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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 3, 2004

Registration No. 333-           



UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549


FORM S-1
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933


LAS VEGAS SANDS CORP.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Nevada
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation or organization)
  7011
(Primary Standard Industrial
Classification Code Number)
  27-0099920
(IRS Employer
Identification Number)

3355 Las Vegas Boulevard South
Las Vegas, Nevada 89109
(702) 414-1000

(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of registrant's principal executive offices)


Frederick H. Kraus, Esq.
Las Vegas Sands Corp.
3355 Las Vegas Boulevard South
Las Vegas, Nevada 89109
(702) 414-1000
(Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)



Copies to:
John C. Kennedy, Esq.
Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP
1285 Avenue of the Americas
New York, NY 10019-6064
(212) 373-3000
  Raymond Y. Lin, Esq.
Kirk A. Davenport II, Esq.
Latham & Watkins LLP
885 Third Avenue, Suite 1000
New York, NY 10022-4834
(212) 906-1200

Approximate date of commencement of proposed sale of the securities to the public:
As soon as practicable after this Registration Statement becomes effective.


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CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE


Title of Each Class of
Securities to be Registered

  Proposed Maximum Aggregate
Offering Price(1)(2)

  Amount Of
Registration Fee


Common stock, par value $0.001 per share   $350,000,000   $44,345


(1)
Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee pursuant to Rule 457(o).

(2)
Including shares of common stock which may be purchased by the underwriters to cover over-allotments, if any.

         The registrant hereby amends this Registration Statement on such date or dates as may be necessary to delay its effective date until the registrant shall file a further amendment which specifically states that this Registration Statement shall thereafter become effective in accordance with Section 8(a) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or until the Registration Statement shall become effective on such date as the Securities and Exchange Commission, acting pursuant to such Section 8(a), may determine.




The information in this preliminary prospectus is not complete and may be changed. These securities may not be sold until the registration statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission is effective. This preliminary prospectus is not an offer to sell nor does it seek an offer to buy these securities in any jurisdiction where the offer or sale is not permitted.

Subject to Completion. Dated             , 2004.

                    Shares

Las Vegas Sands Corp.
Common Stock


This is an initial public offering of shares of common stock of Las Vegas Sands Corp. All of the     shares of common stock are being sold by Las Vegas Sands Corp.

        Prior to this offering, there has been no public market for the common stock. It is currently estimated that the initial public offering price per share will be between $              and $             . Las Vegas Sands Corp. intends to list the common stock on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol "LVS".

         See "Risk Factors" on page    to read about factors you should consider before buying shares of the common stock.


         NEITHER THE NEVADA STATE GAMING CONTROL BOARD, THE NEVADA GAMING COMMISSION NOR ANY OTHER GAMING REGULATORY AGENCY HAS PASSED UPON THE ACCURACY OR ADEQUACY OF THIS PROSPECTUS OR THE INVESTMENT MERITS OF THE SECURITIES OFFERED HEREBY. ANY REPRESENTATION TO THE CONTRARY IS UNLAWFUL.

         Neither the Securities and Exchange Commission nor any other regulatory body has approved or disapproved of these securities or passed upon the accuracy or adequacy of this prospectus. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.


 
  Per Share
  Total
Initial public offering price   $     $  
Underwriting discount   $     $  
Proceeds, before expenses, to Las Vegas Sands Corp.   $     $  

        To the extent that the underwriters sell more than             shares of common stock, the underwriters have the option to purchase up to an additional              shares from Las Vegas Sands Corp. at the initial public offering price less the underwriting discount.


        The underwriters expect to deliver the shares against payment in New York, New York on                          , 2004.

Goldman, Sachs & Co.


Prospectus dated                  , 2004.



PROSPECTUS SUMMARY

         This summary highlights information contained elsewhere in this prospectus. This summary is not complete and does not contain all of the information that you should consider before investing in our common stock. You should read the entire prospectus carefully, including the section describing the risks of investing in our common stock under the caption "Risk Factors" and our financial statements and related notes included elsewhere in this prospectus before making an investment decision. Except as the context otherwise requires, references in this prospectus to the "Company," "we," "our" or "us" are to Las Vegas Sands Corp. and its consolidated subsidiaries, and the term "Las Vegas Sands Opco" refers to Las Vegas Sands, Inc., our operating subsidiary. Unless otherwise indicated, the information in this prospectus gives effect to our holding company merger described in "—Ownership Structure." Unless otherwise indicated, the "pro forma" information in this prospectus gives effect to the transactions described in "Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements." Some of the statements in this summary are forward-looking statements. For more information, please see "Disclosure Regarding Forward-Looking Statements."


Our Company

Overview

        We own and operate the Venetian Casino Resort and the Sands Expo and Convention Center in Las Vegas, Nevada, and the Sands Macao Casino in Macau, China. We are also in the process of developing two other casino resorts: the Palazzo Casino Resort, which will be adjacent to and connected with the Venetian Casino Resort, and the Macao Venetian Casino Resort in Macau. We have also entered into certain agreements to develop gaming properties in the United Kingdom and are exploring other gaming entertainment opportunities in Asia, Europe and the United States.

Our Las Vegas Properties

        The Venetian Casino Resort is one of the most successful properties on Las Vegas Boulevard (known as the "Strip") and one of the largest and most luxurious casino resorts in the world. It is a Renaissance Venice-themed casino resort situated at one of the premier locations on the Strip, across from the Mirage and the Treasure Island Hotel and Casino and next to the Wynn Las Vegas Resort, currently under construction. Since its opening, the Venetian Casino Resort has been a "must-see" destination that provides visitors with first-class accommodations, gaming, entertainment, dining, meeting facilities and shopping at the only all-suites hotel on the Strip. This unique combination of attributes has made the Venetian Casino Resort one of the most productive properties on the Strip, having generated $166.7 million of pro forma EBITDA and $42.7 million of pro forma net income during the six months ended June 30, 2004. During this period, our occupancy rate was 98.8% and our average daily room rate was $228.

        We opened the first phase of the Venetian Casino Resort in May 1999, which originally consisted of 3,036 suites. The Venezia tower, a 1,013 hotel suite expansion of the Venetian Casino Resort, was completed and opened for business on June 26, 2003. The Venetian Casino Resort now includes a total of 4,040 suites; a gaming facility of approximately 116,000 square feet consisting of approximately 2,000 slot machines and 139 table games; and the Congress Center, a meeting and conference facility with approximately 650,000 square feet. In addition, The Grand Canal Shoppes is located within the Venetian Casino Resort and offers approximately 500,000 square feet of shopping, dining and entertainment space directly accessible from the Strip. The Grand Canal Shoppes will also connect directly to the main shopping and dining complex of the Palazzo Casino Resort, which will in turn connect through a walk-over bridge to the Wynn Las Vegas Resort. In May 2004, we sold The Grand Canal Shoppes and leased certain restaurant and other retail assets of the Venetian Casino Resort to an affiliate of General Growth Properties, Inc.

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("GGP") for approximately $766.0 million in gross proceeds. We believe that The Grand Canal Shoppes generates significant foot traffic through our facilities as a result of its premium dining and retail offerings and other attractions and amenities, such as its Venice-themed streetscapes, costumed street performers and gondola rides along the canal with singing gondoliers. In 2003, there were approximately 45,000 visitors per day to The Grand Canal Shoppes. The Grand Canal Shoppes is one of the highest grossing malls per square foot in the United States, with mall shop sales per square foot of $912 in 2003. The Grand Canal Shoppes includes seven restaurants, six food court outlets, three specialty food shops and 60 high and mid-end retail stores.

        The Venetian Casino Resort is connected directly to our Sands Expo and Convention Center, which we refer to as the Sands Expo Center, a premier facility and, at approximately 1.15 million square feet, one of the largest convention and trade show destinations in the United States. This direct connection to the Sands Expo Center, combined with our ability to attract and accommodate trade show and convention business with our 4,000 suites and diverse amenities, has been a key contributor to our success and the cornerstone of our convention-driven business model. Management believes that the Venetian Casino Resort and Sands Expo Center, with a combined 1.8 million square feet of meeting and convention space, together comprise one of the largest hotel and meeting complexes in the world. This complex benefits from its prime location in Las Vegas, which is one of the most visited convention and trade show destinations in the United States. During 2003, approximately 5.7 million visitors attended trade shows and conventions in Las Vegas, with a significant portion of these visitors attending events at the Sands Expo Center or the Congress Center. The demand for rooms generated by visitors at the Sands Expo Center contributed to our 98.8% occupancy rate during the first six months of 2004, including a mid-week occupancy rate of 97.9%, which compare favorably to the Las Vegas average overall occupancy rate of 89.4% and mid-week average occupancy rate of 86.5% during that period.

        In August 2004, we began construction of the Palazzo Casino Resort. Like the Venetian Casino Resort, the Palazzo Casino Resort will be situated at one of the premier locations on the Strip, on approximately 15 acres of land that we own adjacent to the Venetian Casino Resort and the Sands Expo Center, and across Sands Avenue from the Wynn Las Vegas Resort. The Palazzo Casino Resort will be another world-class luxury hotel, casino and resort with a design and ambience reminiscent of high-end locales such as Beverly Hills, Bel Air and Rodeo Drive. The Palazzo Casino Resort will consist of an all-suites 50-floor luxury hotel tower with approximately 3,025 rooms; a gaming facility of approximately 105,000 square feet, consisting of approximately 1,900 slot machines and 80 table games; an enclosed shopping, dining and entertainment complex of approximately 375,000 square feet, which is expected to include approximately 80 high and mid-end retailers; and additional meeting and conference space of approximately 450,000 square feet (which will comprise an addition to the Congress Center). Upon completion of the Palazzo Casino Resort, the combined Congress Center and Sands Expo Center will have approximately 2.25 million gross square feet of meeting and convention space. We expect to fund the construction of the Palazzo Casino Resort at its current budget of $1.6 billion (exclusive of land), primarily with proceeds from the sale of The Grand Canal Shoppes to GGP as well as operating cash flow, availability under our recently-completed $1.010 billion senior secured credit facility and certain additional borrowings which we are currently in the process of securing. The Palazzo Casino Resort is scheduled to open during the first quarter of 2007.

The Macau Properties

        In addition to our Las Vegas operations, we possess the sole subconcession that has been approved by the government of Macau under one of only three government-granted concessions to operate casinos in Macau. Macau is a special administrative region of China and the only location in China, and one of only a few locations throughout Asia, that permits casino gaming. China

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currently has a population of 1.29 billion and approximately 1.0 billion people live within a three-hour flight of Macau. One of the world's largest gaming markets with approximately $3.6 billion in gaming revenue in 2003, Macau is located in a highly-populated region of the world that we believe is currently underserved by its regional gaming facilities. The government of Macau has expressed its goal of transforming Macau into the tourism destination of choice in Asia. The Chinese government has recently removed certain internal travel restrictions, allowing mainland Chinese from certain urban centers and economically developed regions to visit Macau without joining a tour group and has also recently increased the amount of renminbi (the Chinese currency) that Chinese citizens are permitted to bring into Macau. We expect tourism in Macau to continue to grow as the Chinese government continues to implement its policy of liberalizing historical restrictions on internal travel and currency movement. In the month of July 2004, there were nearly 1.1 million visits to Macau. We expect that these high visitation levels will drive the growth of Macau tourism and its casino market in the future.

        On May 18, 2004, we became the first Las Vegas operator in Macau by opening the Sands Macao, a Las Vegas-style casino located at the heart of Macau's gaming district. In July 2004, the Sands Macao had 1,075,310 visits. The remainder of the Sands Macao opened during late August 2004 and the property now offers approximately 319 table games, such as baccarat, Pai Gow, Pai Gow Poker, blackjack and roulette, and approximately 519 slot machines or similar electronic gaming devices. The Sands Macao also includes numerous restaurants, a spacious Paiza Club offering services and amenities to premium customers, luxurious VIP suites and spa facilities, private VIP gaming room facilities and other high-end services and amenities. The dining venues emphasize the most popular regional cuisine and include a Cantonese restaurant, a Shanghai-style restaurant, a Macanese restaurant and a Las Vegas-style steakhouse. Management believes that the Sands Macao is the premier facility in the region, with quality of construction, first-class accommodations and high-end amenities not present at competing facilities. For the two month period ended July 31, 2004, the Sands Macao had table drop of $608.2 million, EBITDA of $41.2 million and net income of $36.9 million.

        Cotai, an area of reclaimed land between the islands of Taipa and Coloane in Macau, has been master-planned by the Macau government as a world-class resort district to accommodate up to 20 hotel and casino properties containing up to 60,000 rooms, exhibition and conference facilities, theaters, showrooms, shopping malls, spas, world-class restaurants and entertainment facilities and other attractions. The plan contemplates that the initial development of Cotai will be subdivided into eight separate development sites, with each site designated for a specific hotel casino or other project.

        Within one such site, as part of the government-approved master plan, we intend to build, own and operate the Macao Venetian Casino Resort, a 3,000-suites hotel, casino and convention center complex with a Venetian-style theme similar to that of our Las Vegas property. As the anchor property at the corner of entry, the Macao Venetian Casino Resort will be the gateway to Cotai and is scheduled to open in 2006. Upon its completion, the Macao Venetian Casino Resort is expected to have approximately 546,000 square feet of gaming facilities.

        The government's plan provides for the other seven initial sites to contain additional casino resort facilities as well as outdoor amenities, including parks and recreation areas for public use and broad thoroughfares to carry automobile and pedestrian traffic. We have been granted the control of the development of two of these remaining sites and have received approval from the government of Macau to develop four other sites in cooperation with third parties.

        We intend to develop a Las Vegas-style collection of properties creating a "Cotai Strip" designed to meet the gaming demand generated by the rapidly-growing Asian market. In addition to the Macao Venetian Casino Resort, we intend to develop six other casino and resort properties

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through cooperative development agreements with premier international third-party lodging companies and investor groups. It is currently contemplated that such third parties will be responsible for financing the construction of these facilities and will own these facilities post-development. We have entered into six non-binding letters of intent with major international hotel investors and operators for these developments. After development, subject to Macau government approval, we will lease and operate the casinos and showroom portions of these facilities under our subconcession, while these third parties will operate the hotel, retail, entertainment and meeting space portions of these facilities, together with associated amenities.

Other Business Opportunities

        Our successes in Las Vegas and Macau provide us with a platform for worldwide growth during what we believe to be the beginning of a period of international gaming expansion. As the first Las Vegas operator to open a casino in Macau, we believe we have a "first-mover" advantage to capitalize on the growing demand for casino gaming in China and throughout Asia. We are currently exploring the possibility of operating casino resorts in certain additional Asian jurisdictions, including Singapore, Japan and Thailand. We are also well-positioned to capitalize on the expansion of casino gaming in other international jurisdictions, such as the United Kingdom, which is currently in the process of enacting legislation for the expansion of casino gaming. We have entered into agreements to develop and lease gaming entertainment facilities with two prominent football clubs in the United Kingdom and are in discussions with several others to build entertainment and gaming facilities in major cities. We are also pursuing the possibility of developing and operating an Internet gaming site. During March 2003, we obtained an interactive gaming license and an electronic betting center license from the Alderney Gambling Control Commission in the Channel Islands although we have not yet established any operations under those licenses.

Business Strategy and Competitive Strengths

        Our primary business objective is to become the leading worldwide operator of premium destination casino resorts and uniquely-branded gaming entertainment properties in order to drive superior returns on invested capital, increase asset value and maximize value for our shareholders. We intend to meet this objective by leveraging the premium character and quality of our existing casino resort offerings, the success of our unique convention-driven business model, our "first-mover" advantage in Asia, the size and scale of our broad-based international operations and the experience of our seasoned management team in developing and operating large, profitable properties worldwide. Accordingly, we have developed distinct but interrelated strategies for our Las Vegas operations and our global expansion plan.

    Las Vegas Strategy

    Our Las Vegas strategy is to create a unique, world-class, "must-see" destination resort complex that caters to premium clientele and effectively leverages our convention-driven business model. To implement this strategy, we intend to:

    Expand on our operation of "must-see" destination resort facilities in Las Vegas . We believe that our prime location at the heart of the Strip and the upscale design and Renaissance-Venice theming of the Venetian Casino Resort represent a compelling, "must-see" Las Vegas offering that attracts visitors to our facilities. The Palazzo Casino Resort is being designed to complement our Venetian offerings while at the same time standing on its own as a "must see" destination with design elements reminiscent of high-end locales such as Beverly Hills, Bel Air and Rodeo Drive.

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    Drive hotel occupancy and casino use, especially during mid-week periods, through the link to our Sands Expo Center and Congress Center . Events held at the Sands Expo Center and the recently-expanded Congress Center help drive recurring, predictable demand for our hotel and casino offerings. During mid-week periods, these events generate more room night demand than the Venetian Casino Resort can accommodate. Moreover, these events generate significant non-hotel foot traffic which drives incremental casino, food and beverage and other revenues. We believe that the Palazzo Casino Resort will allow us to capture a larger percentage of excess room night demand generated by these events. The Venetian Casino Resort had a mid-week average occupancy rate of 97.9% in the first six months of 2004 (compared to an 86.5% mid-week average occupancy rate for Las Vegas) due in large part to our trade show and convention-driven business model.

    Capture superior hotel room rates through a differentiated all-suites product . We believe that our lavish all-suites format, together with our first-class services and high-end resort facilities, results in a highly-differentiated destination resort product that allows for premium pricing on hotel rooms. In the first six months of 2004, the Venetian Casino Resort's average daily room rate was approximately $228 (compared to an average daily room rate of $92 for Las Vegas).

    Cater to a higher-budget hotel customer mix by offering a unique combination of exceptional hospitality, restaurant, shopping and gaming facilities . We believe that our prime location, all-suites hotel product, world class restaurant, spa and retail offerings and gaming facilities provide a powerful combination of attributes that allows us to compete effectively for the higher-budget trade show, convention and free and independent traveler market segments. These travelers help drive revenues at our facilities by spending more on products and services than other travel market segments.

    Leverage our premium co-branding strategy to drive revenues across our facilities . Building awareness of the Venetian brand and providing other well-known branded offerings within our properties have become an important and effective part of our strategy for driving room rates and enhancing foot traffic to generate casino and other revenues. World-famous chefs such as Emeril Lagasse, Wolfgang Puck and Thomas Keller, prestigious art institutions such as the Guggenheim and Hermitage museums, premium retailers such as Mikimoto, Jimmy Choo, Sephora and Burberry, and first class leisure facilities such as the Canyon Ranch Spa all enjoy a sophisticated level of international brand affiliation that complements our premium hotel and casino amenities.

    Target and attract high-end gaming clientele . Certain aspects of our table games, restaurant offerings and amenities, such as our recently-renovated and expanded baccarat pit and our soon to be opened Asian-themed Paiza Club and presidential suites, have been specifically tailored to meet the expectations of high-budget Asian customers, an important segment of the premium gaming customer base that we expect to become even more significant as the Asian market grows and our Macau operations expand. We believe our unmatched combination of Asian-focused offerings and amenities provides us with a competitive advantage in the market for premium Asian gaming customers by allowing us to offer and attract them to a unique Las Vegas experience.

    Capture operating efficiencies through coordinated management of several interconnected facilities within a single complex. We believe that the combined Venetian-Palazzo-Sands Expo Center complex will constitute the largest integrated hotel and convention facility in the world. Many aspects of the Venetian Casino Resort's infrastructure were specifically engineered to interface seamlessly with the Palazzo Casino Resort, including connecting bridges and walkways, contiguous retail and restaurant offerings that drive foot traffic between the properties and a single, continuous "back-of-house" capable of servicing all three facilities.

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      As a result of these design features, we will be able to construct the Palazzo Casino Resort with less capital and operate the combined Venetian-Palazzo-Sands Expo Center complex with less overhead expense than would otherwise be required if these facilities were operated separately.

    Global Expansion Strategy

        Our global expansion strategy is to aggressively pursue development opportunities in gaming markets worldwide with attractive growth prospects. To implement this strategy, we intend to:

    Showcase our successful Las Vegas-style casinos and destination resorts as a platform for worldwide growth . Our demonstrated achievements in developing multi-faceted "must see" destination casino resorts of powerful scale and scope and successfully integrating non-casino attractions and amenities into our properties all combine to provide a showcase of success to the world of our abilities as the casino developer and operator of choice. We believe that, as was the case in Macau, this showcase of success will allow us to win new development opportunities from governments and other corporate partners as jurisdictions, both foreign and domestic, increasingly turn to large-scale casino resort projects as catalysts for economic expansion.

    Take full advantage of our "first-mover" status in Macau as a foundation for further opportunities in the region . In May 2004, we became the first Las Vegas operator to conduct business in Macau by opening our Sands Macao property. We plan to utilize the Sands Macao to develop more sophisticated operational and marketing practices, including databases of premium players, offerings that appeal to the Asian mass market and cross-marketing methods designed to expand our high-end Asian player base for our operations. We also intend to use our "first-mover" status in Macau as a platform for growth by expanding to other properties in Macau and additional regions of Asia.

    Leverage China's economic growth and recent liberalization policies designed to foster tourism. As the only legalized gaming locale in all of China, Macau benefits from its location adjacent to densely populated mainland regions, such as Guangdong province, and is less than an hour away from wealthy Hong Kong. China's emerging economic status has generated an increase in disposable income among China's population and coincided with the recent liberalization of travel and currency-movement restrictions. We intend to capitalize on these trends by positioning the Sands Macao as a day-trip mass-market product and a "convenience buy" for high-end customers who use the Macau ferry and helicopter terminals and travel through the primary gateway to mainland China at Zhuhai. We also plan to own and operate the Macao Venetian Casino Resort as an anchor property at the gateway corner of the Cotai Strip, while, with Macau government approval, also operating other casino and showroom portions of hotel resorts to be developed along the Cotai Strip. Unlike the day-trip focus of the Sands Macao, the Cotai Strip will be designed to offer destination-resort facilities which promote multi-day visits.

    Deliver the Las Vegas experience to the Asian marketplace. Market-based research and customer feedback studies have led us to attribute the successful opening of the Sands Macao to it being the only authentic Las Vegas-style casino in Macau, complete with high-end services and premium amenities above and beyond those previously available in Macau. As gaming continues to expand throughout Asia, we intend to leverage our Macau operations into further opportunities for growth in the region by delivering the Las Vegas experience to the Asian marketplace.

    Aggressively pursue development opportunities in other emerging gaming markets with attractive growth prospects . In addition to our Macau initiatives, we are actively looking at

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      opportunities in a number of emerging gaming markets that have attractive growth prospects, such as Singapore, Japan, Thailand, the United Kingdom and certain U.S. states in anticipation of the enactment of proposed liberalizations to, or the enactment of, the gaming laws of these jurisdictions. We have also entered into development agreements in the United Kingdom where the legislative process for the expansion of casino gaming is currently underway.

    Extend our successful brands worldwide, and cross-market our Las Vegas offerings as international opportunities arise. Our plan to extend our "Sands" and "Venetian" brands is well underway in Macau and we intend to adopt a similar strategy for extending the "Palazzo" brand following the opening of the Palazzo Casino Resort. We expect that our ability to extend our recognized brands globally, including through our databases of premium players, will give rise to significant cross-marketing opportunities to promote our Las Vegas offerings in Macau and elsewhere as we enter into additional jurisdictions.

    Experienced Management Team

        Our senior management team has an average of 30 years of experience in the hotel, gaming and convention industries. The team is significantly incentivized through its ownership in our company. We also have a 24-person in-house development and construction staff, the senior management of which averages 33 years of experience, including eight years with our company.


The Las Vegas Market

        The Las Vegas market has shown consistent growth over the long term and recently, both in terms of visitation and expenditures, and has one of the highest hotel occupancy rates of any major market in the United States. According to the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority (the "LVCVA"), the number of visitors traveling to Las Vegas has increased at a steady and significant rate over the last ten years, from 23.5 million visitors in 1993 to 35.5 million visitors in 2003. In addition, the population of Las Vegas has nearly doubled in the last ten years, from approximately 890,000 in 1993 to approximately 1,642,000 in 2003. We believe that the growth in the Las Vegas market has been enhanced by:

      the introduction of large luxury and themed destination resorts in Las Vegas, such as the Venetian Casino Resort, the Bellagio and the Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino. These world class properties attract new visitors to Las Vegas while also gaining share from older, smaller and/or undifferentiated resorts;

      the increased capacity to host large-scale trade shows and conventions; and

      the increased capacity of McCarran International Airport.

        According to the LVCVA, Las Vegas was the most popular trade show destination in the United States in 2003, with a 25% market share of the largest 200 trade shows in the United States in terms of net square footage, and was the fourth most popular convention destination in the United

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States. The following table indicates the rise in number of trade show and convention attendees in Las Vegas and amounts spent by attendees between 1993 and 2003, according to the LVCVA.

Year

  Attendees (in millions)
  Amount Spent (in billions)
1993   2.4   $ 2.3
1994   2.7   $ 3.0
1995   2.9   $ 3.4
1996   3.3   $ 3.9
1997   3.5   $ 4.4
1998   3.3   $ 4.3
1999   3.8   $ 4.1
2000   3.9   $ 4.3
2001(1)   5.0   $ 5.8
2002   5.1   $ 6.0
2003   5.7   $ 6.5

(1)
In 2001, the LVCVA changed its reporting methodology for conventions and trade shows to account for numerous smaller meetings not previously included in LVCVA counts.

        The majority of the room demand from trade show and convention attendees is generated during weekdays while tourist visits to Las Vegas are higher on weekends. As a result, the trade show and convention market segments have been specifically targeted as prime avenues for driving mid-week traffic to Las Vegas.

        In 2003, Las Vegas was among the most popular travel destinations in the United States with hotel occupancy rates among the highest of any major market in the country. To accommodate this popularity, Las Vegas has experienced a period of rapid hotel development, with the number of hotel and motel rooms in Las Vegas increasing from 86,053 in 1993 to 130,482 in 2003 (a 4.3% compound annual growth rate). The majority of this increase occurred in the late 1990s with the opening of the Venetian Casino Resort, the Bellagio, the Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino, Paris Las Vegas and Aladdin, among others. The concentration of luxury and themed casino hotels and resorts is expected to continue encouraging visitor interest in Las Vegas as a business event and vacation destination and, as a result, increase overall demand for hotel rooms, gaming and entertainment. In addition, management expects the development of the Wynn Las Vegas Resort across the street from the Venetian Casino Resort and the Palazzo Casino Resort to improve foot traffic around and interest in the sections of the Strip between Flamingo Road and Sands Avenue, where our properties are located. Although Las Vegas was impacted by the events of September 11, 2001, with overall visitors down 2.4% and hotel occupancy down 3.9% from 2000, the market rebounded throughout 2002 and 2003, with the number of visitors in 2003 approaching levels from 2000 and total visitor dollar contribution rising to a record $32.8 billion in 2003.

        An increasing number of destination resorts are developing non-gaming entertainment to complement their gaming activities in order to draw additional visitors. According to the LVCVA, while gaming revenues have increased from $4.7 billion in 1993 to $7.8 billion in 2003 (a 5.2% compound annual growth rate), non-gaming tourist revenues increased from $10.4 billion in 1993 to $24.9 billion in 2003 (a 9.1% compound annual growth rate). The newer, large luxury and themed Las Vegas destination resorts have been designed to capitalize on this growth by providing better quality hotel rooms at higher rates and by providing expanded shopping, dining and entertainment venues, as well as meeting facilities, to their patrons in addition to gaming.

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The Macau Market

        Macau, the former Portuguese colony returned to China in 1999, is located less than an hour away from wealthy and densely populated Hong Kong via a hydrofoil ferry system. Macau is one of the largest and fastest growing gaming markets in the world. Since the reversion of Macau to the People's Republic of China, gaming revenues have grown from $1.9 billion in 1999 to $3.6 billion in 2003 (a 18.4% compound annual growth rate). Macau also has the advantage of sharing a border with China's Guangdong province, which has approximately 90 million residents and is considered one of the most prosperous regions of China. It is estimated that there are approximately 1.0 billion people within a three-hour flight from Macau and approximately 3.1 billion people within a five-hour flight from Macau. Approximately 11.9 million visitors arrived in Macau during 2003, according to the Macau Statistics and Census Service.

        Macau benefits from being the only market in all of China to offer legalized casino gaming. Gaming customers traveling to Macau generally come from nearby countries in Asia, such as mainland China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, South Korea and Japan. According to the Macau Statistics and Census Service Monthly Bulletin of Statistics, 87% of the tourists who visited Macau in 2003 came from Hong Kong or mainland China. Until recently, mainland Chinese were only permitted to visit Macau as part of a tour group. Now that these travel restrictions have been removed with respect to mainland Chinese from certain urban centers and economically developed regions, individual travel to Macau is expected to generate increased demand for casino offerings. According to the Macau Statistics and Census Service Monthly Bulletin of Statistics, in 2003, 26% of visitors traveling to Macau stayed overnight in hotels and guestrooms and, for those who stayed overnight in hotels and guestrooms, the average length of stay was only one to two nights. Management expects this length of stay to increase with increased visitation, the expansion of gaming and the addition of upscale hotel resort accommodations in Macau.

        On June 26, 2002, the Government of Macau granted provisional concessions to operate casinos in Macau to three entities, including Galaxy Casino Company Limited ("Galaxy"). During December 2002, we entered into a subconcession agreement with Galaxy pursuant to government approval that allows us to develop and operate casino projects in Macau, including the Sands Macao and the to-be-built Macao Venetian Casino Resort, separately from Galaxy. In May 2004, the Sands Macao became the first Las Vegas-style casino to open in Macau.

        We believe that as new facilities and standards of service are introduced, Macau will become an even more desirable tourist destination and has the potential to become a larger gaming market than Las Vegas. The improved experience of visitors to Macau should lead to longer stays and an increased number of return trips from existing feeder markets and the opening of several new feeder markets. The gaming licensees selected to invest in gaming facilities and foster the growth of the Macau gaming market have committed to invest in Macau a total of at least 17.5 billion patacas (approximately $2.12 billion at exchange rates in effect on June 30, 2004). The substantial financial commitment by these gaming licensees is expected to help boost future gaming revenue and stimulate investment in other Macau tourism and leisure activities. In 2003, China's gross domestic product totaled $1.42 trillion, or $1,095 per capita, compared to $605 billion in 1993, or $514 per capita, on an inflation-adjusted basis, representing compound annual growth rates of 9.9% and 8.8%, respectively. We believe that a wealthier Chinese middle class will lead to increased travel to Macau and generate increasing demand for gaming entertainment and casino resort offerings. We also believe that the combination of less onerous travel restrictions, greater ability of Chinese citizens to bring renminbi to Macau, increasing regional wealth and the build out of world-class facilities will convert Macau from primarily a day-trip market to a multi-day travel destination similar to Las Vegas, where management estimates the average visitor stays approximately three nights.

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Recent Developments

Construction of Palazzo Casino Resort and Related Financing Transactions

        We have begun construction of the Palazzo Casino Resort, which will consist of a hotel, casino and meeting and conference center space, as well as the Palazzo Casino Resort's shopping, dining and entertainment complex, which we refer to as the Phase II mall. The Palazzo Casino Resort is expected to cost us approximately $1.6 billion (exclusive of land) of which the Phase II mall is expected to cost us approximately $275.0 million (exclusive of certain incentive payments to executives made in July 2004). In addition, we expect tenants will make significant additional expenditures to build out stores and restaurants in the Palazzo Casino Resort. The Palazzo Casino Resort is expected to open during the first quarter of 2007. We recently entered into a $1.010 billion senior secured credit facility to, among other things, finance the Palazzo Casino Resort construction costs, and have a commitment for a $250.0 million construction loan to fund a portion of the Phase II mall construction costs. In addition, we are currently in discussion with a lender to provide a furniture, fixtures and equipment ("FF&E") credit facility of up to $135.0 million. As of June 30, 2004, we had incurred approximately $120.9 million in design, pre-development and construction costs for the Palazzo Casino Resort.

        We used a portion of the proceeds from our new $1.010 billion senior secured credit facility to repay in full our prior senior secured credit facility. We intend to use the remaining proceeds from this facility, the proceeds from the financings described above, the remaining net proceeds from the sale of The Grand Canal Shoppes and a portion of our operating cash flow to fund the development and construction costs for the Palazzo Casino Resort, including the Phase II mall, and to pay related fees and expenses. These financings and the use of proceeds therefrom, are collectively referred to throughout this prospectus as the financing transactions.

Sale of The Grand Canal Shoppes and Lease of Restaurant and Retail Assets

        On May 17, 2004, we sold The Grand Canal Shoppes and leased certain restaurant and other retail assets of the Venetian Casino Resort for approximately $766.0 million in gross proceeds to a subsidiary of GGP. In conjunction with the sale of The Grand Canal Shoppes, we repaid the $120.0 million secured loan facility relating to The Grand Canal Shoppes, which we refer to as the secured mall facility, repurchased $6.4 million in principal amount of our mortgage notes pursuant to an asset sale offer, made a tax distribution to shareholders and made certain incentive payments to executives. We intend to use the remaining net proceeds from The Grand Canal Shoppes sale to finance a portion of the cost of constructing the Palazzo Casino Resort.

        As part of The Grand Canal Shoppes sale, we entered into an agreement with GGP to construct and sell the Phase II mall. The purchase price that GGP has agreed to pay for the Phase II mall is the greater of $250.0 million and the Phase II mall's net operating income for months 19 through 30 of its operations divided by a capitalization rate. The capitalization rate is .06 for every dollar of net operating income up to $38.0 million and .08 for every dollar of net operating income above $38.0 million. See "Agreements Related to the Malls—Development Agreement."

Acquisition of Interface Holding

        On July 29, 2004, we acquired all of the capital stock of Interface Group Holding Company, Inc., which we refer to as Interface Holding, from Sheldon G. Adelson, our principal stockholder, in exchange for 220,370 shares of Las Vegas Sands Opco's common stock. Interface Holding indirectly owns the Sands Expo Center and holds a redeemable preferred interest in Venetian Casino Resort, LLC. We ceased accruing interest on the $255.0 million redeemable preferred interest as of July 29, 2004, and intend to retire this interest upon approval by the Nevada gaming authorities. Following this acquisition, we made an equity contribution of $27.0 million to

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Interface Group-Nevada, Inc., the direct owner of the Sands Expo Center and a subsidiary of Interface Holding. On July 30, 2004, Interface Group-Nevada entered into a $100.0 million mortgage loan. Interface Group-Nevada used proceeds from the loan and a portion of the equity contribution to repay in full the amounts outstanding under its $126.0 million prior mortgage loan and to pay related fees and expenses. These transactions are referred to collectively as the Interface transactions.

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Ownership Structure

        Upon consummation of this offering, Sheldon G. Adelson and trusts for the benefit of Mr. Adelson and his family members will beneficially own approximately     % of our outstanding common stock. Mr. Adelson has been Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Las Vegas Sands Opco since it was formed in 1988. Mr. Adelson created and developed the COMDEX Trade Shows, including the COMDEX Fall Trade Show, the world's largest computer show, all of which were sold in April 1995. Mr. Adelson also created and developed the Sands Expo Center, which he grew into one of the largest convention and trade show destinations in the United States before selling it to us in July 2004. Mr. Adelson has extensive experience in the trade show, convention and tour and travel businesses, in addition to his experience as a hotel and casino operator.

        Prior to this offering, we conducted our business through Las Vegas Sands Opco and its subsidiaries. Immediately prior to the closing of this offering, we will become a holding company by merging Las Vegas Sands Opco with and into our subsidiary, Las Vegas Sands Mergerco, Inc., with Las Vegas Sands Opco surviving as our operating subsidiary. We refer to this merger as the "holding company merger." In connection with the holding company merger, holders of Las Vegas Sands Opco's common stock will receive             shares of our common stock for each share of Las Vegas Sands Opco common stock, and we will receive all of the outstanding shares of common stock of Las Vegas Sands Opco. Options to purchase shares of common stock of Las Vegas Sands Opco will be converted into options to purchase shares of our common stock. Investors in this offering will purchase shares of our common stock.

        Set forth below is our ownership structure showing our principal subsidiaries upon consummation of this offering.

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GRAPHIC

(1)
Under the requirements of applicable Macau law, two individuals own 10% and 0.005%, respectively, of the capital stock of Venetian Macau S.A. However, each of them has assigned all of his respective economic, voting and other rights in the shares to our subsidiary Venetian Venture Development Intermediate Limited.

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The Offering

Common stock offered by us                 shares.

Common stock to be outstanding immediately after this offering

 

              shares.

Proposed New York Stock Exchange symbol

 

              "LVS."

Use of proceeds

 

We intend to use the net proceeds from the sale of the shares for general corporate purposes and working capital. In particular, we may use the net proceeds to fund our development projects in Asia, the United Kingdom and in other jurisdictions. See "Use of Proceeds."

Dividends

 

We do not expect to pay cash dividends on our common stock in the foreseeable future. See "Risk Factors—Risks Related to Ownership of Our Common Stock—We do not expect to pay cash dividends."

Risk Factors

 

Investment in our common stock involves substantial risks. You should carefully read and consider the information set forth under "Risk Factors" and all other information set forth in this prospectus before investing in our common stock.

        Unless we specifically state otherwise, the information in this prospectus:

    assumes that our common stock will be sold at $                                 per share, which is the mid-point of the range set forth on the cover of this prospectus;

    assumes that the underwriters will not exercise the over-allotment option granted to them by us;

    gives effect to the holding company merger and the exchange of each outstanding share of Las Vegas Sands Opco common stock into                          shares of our common stock; and

    excludes, in the number of shares of common stock to be outstanding after this offering, options to purchase             shares of common stock outstanding at              , 2004, at a weighted-average exercise price of $              per share.


Corporate Information

        We were incorporated in Nevada in August 2004. Our principal operating subsidiary, Las Vegas Sands Opco, was incorporated in Nevada in 1988. Our principal executive office is located at 3355 Las Vegas Boulevard South, Las Vegas, Nevada 89109. Our telephone number at that address is (702) 414-1000.

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Summary Historical and Pro Forma Financial and Other Data

        The historical statement of operations and other financial data of Las Vegas Sands Opco for the years ended December 31, 2001, 2002 and 2003 are derived from, and are qualified by reference to, the consolidated audited financial statements included elsewhere in this prospectus. The historical statement of operations and other financial data of Las Vegas Sands Opco for the six months ended June 30, 2003 and 2004 and the balance sheet data of Las Vegas Sands Opco at June 30, 2004 are derived from, and are qualified by reference to, the unaudited consolidated financial statements of Las Vegas Sands Opco for these periods included elsewhere in this prospectus. In the opinion of management, such unaudited financial statements reflect all adjustments, consisting only of normal and recurring adjustments, necessary for a fair presentation of the results of operations of Las Vegas Sands Opco for those periods. The results of operations of Las Vegas Sands Opco for the six months ended June 30, 2004 are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the full year or for any future period. The unaudited pro forma statement of operations and balance sheet data of Las Vegas Sands Opco is derived from the unaudited condensed consolidated pro forma financial statements appearing elsewhere in this prospectus and gives effect to The Grand Canal Shoppes sale, the financing transactions and Las Vegas Sands Opco's proposed conversion from a subchapter S corporation to a "C" corporation for income tax purposes as if they had occurred on January 1, 2003 (in the case of statement of operations data) or June 30, 2004 (in the case of balance sheet data). The pro forma data does not give effect to the Interface transactions. The other operating data for all periods presented have been derived from our internal records. The following information should be read in conjunction with "Use of Proceeds," "Capitalization," "Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements," "Selected Historical Financial and Other Data," "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations" and the historical consolidated financial statements, the related notes and other financial information included elsewhere in this prospectus.


Pro Forma Financial Data

 
  Year Ended
December 31, 2003

  Six Months Ended
June 30, 2004

 
 
  (dollars in thousands, except per share data)

 
Statement of Operations Data              
Revenues              
  Casino   $ 272,804   $ 228,597  
  Rooms     251,397     164,597  
  Food and beverage     82,882     67,528  
  Retail and other     38,077     20,924  
   
 
 
      645,160     481,646  
Promotional allowances     (44,839 )   (26,516 )
   
 
 
Net revenues     600,321     455,130  
Operating expenses              
  Casino     128,339     98,630  
  Rooms     64,819     38,717  
  Food and beverage     40,797     33,296  
  Retail and other     26,657     15,072  
  Provision for doubtful accounts     8,197     6,692  
  General and administrative     105,601     66,754  
  Corporate expense     10,914     6,105  
  Rental expense     7,571     3,803  
  Pre-opening and developmental expense     10,525     19,107  
  Depreciation and amortization     45,686     29,038  
   
 
 
      449,106     317,214  
   
 
 

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  Year Ended
December 31, 2003

  Six Months Ended
June 30, 2004

 
 
  (dollars in thousands, except per share data)

 
Operating income     151,215     137,916  
Interest expense, net     (107,352 )   (58,155 )
Preferred return on Redeemable Preferred Interest in Venetian Casino Resort, LLC(1)         (14,300 )
Other income     887      
Loss on early retirement of debt(2)         (224 )
   
 
 
Income before preferred return (for 2003) and provision for income taxes     44,750     65,237  
Preferred return on Redeemable Preferred Interest in Venetian Casino Resort, LLC(1)     (26,217 )    
   
 
 
Income before provision for income taxes     18,533     65,237  
Provision for income taxes     11,046     22,528  
   
 
 
Net income   $ 7,487   $ 42,709  
   
 
 
Per share data:              
Basic earnings per share(3)   $ 7.49   $ 42.71  
   
 
 
Diluted earnings per share(3)   $ 7.47   $ 42.65  
   
 
 
Other Financial Data              
EBITDA(5)   $ 197,788   $ 166,730  
 
  As of June 30, 2004

 
  Actual
  Pro Forma
  As Adjusted(6)
 
  (dollars in thousands)

Balance Sheet Data                  
Cash and cash equivalents   $ 671,241   $ 671,241      
Restricted cash and cash equivalents   $ 12,460   $ 963,970   $ 963,970
Total assets   $ 2,331,495   $ 3,315,336      
Long term debt(1)   $ 1,565,168   $ 2,557,668   $ 2,405,040
Stockholders' equity   $ 365,802   $ 351,274      


Summary Historical Financial and Operating Data

 
  Year Ended
December 31,

  Six Months
Ended June 30,

 
 
  2001
  2002
  2003
  2003
  2004
 
 
  (dollars in thousands, except per share data)

 
Statement of Operations Data                                
Revenues                                
  Casino   $ 227,240   $ 256,484   $ 272,804   $ 136,691   $ 228,597  
  Rooms     204,242     206,706     251,397     113,930     164,597  
  Food and beverage     61,977     70,300     82,882     40,885     67,528  
  Retail and other     73,034     72,395     79,242     37,018     37,703  
   
 
 
 
 
 
      566,493     605,885     686,325     328,524     498,425  
Less—Promotional allowances     (42,594 )   (34,208 )   (44,856 )   (19,437 )   (26,521 )
   
 
 
 
 
 
Net revenues     523,899     571,677     641,469     309,087     471,904  
   
 
 
 
 
 
Operating expenses                                
  Casino     139,936     119,186     128,339     63,455     98,630  
  Rooms     50,039     53,435     64,819     29,082     38,717  
  Food and beverage     29,630     35,217     40,797     19,114     33,296  
  Retail and other     32,302     32,736     33,468     16,615     17,323  
  Provision for doubtful accounts     20,198     21,393     8,084     4,756     6,692  
  General and administrative     86,887     94,410     107,523     50,963     67,457  
  Corporate expense     6,376     11,015     10,914     4,789     6,105  
  Rental expense     8,074     7,640     10,128     5,067     4,689  
  Pre-opening and developmental expense     355     5,925     10,525     4,845     19,107  
  Depreciation and amortization     40,823     43,638     50,837     21,988     30,862  
  Gain on sale of The Grand Canal Shoppes                     (418,222 )
   
 
 
 
 
 
      414,620     424,595     465,434     220,674     (95,344 )
   
 
 
 
 
 

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  Year Ended
December 31,

  Six Months
Ended June 30,

 
 
  2001
  2002
  2003
  2003
  2004
 
 
  (dollars in thousands, except per share data)

 
Operating income     109,279     147,082     176,035     88,413     567,248  
Interest expense, net     (109,359 )   (111,794 )   (113,208 )   (53,908 )   (60,853 )
Preferred return on Redeemable Preferred Interest in Venetian Casino Resort, LLC(1)                     (14,300 )
   
 
 
 
 
 
Other income (expense)     (1,938 )   1,045     825     819     (9 )
Loss on early retirement of debt(2)     (1,383 )   (51,392 )           (1,371 )
   
 
 
 
 
 
Income (loss) before preferred return     (3,401 )   (15,059 )   63,652     35,324     490,715  
Preferred return on Redeemable Preferred Interest in Venetian Casino Resort, LLC(1)     (20,766 )   (23,333 )   (26,217 )   (12,727 )    
   
 
 
 
 
 
Net income (loss)   $ (24,167 ) $ (38,392 ) $ 37,435   $ 22,597   $ 490,715  
   
 
 
 
 
 
Per share data:                                
Basic earnings (loss) per share(3)   $ (24.17 ) $ (38.39 ) $ 37.44   $ 22.60   $ 490.72  
Diluted earnings (loss) per share(3)   $ (24.17 ) $ (38.39 ) $ 37.36   $ 22.53   $ 490.01  
Dividends declared per share(3)(4)   $   $   $ 4.20   $   $ 107.91  
Weighted average shares outstanding (basic)(3)     1,000,000     1,000,000     1,000,000     1,000,000     1,000,000  
Weighted average shares outstanding (diluted)(3)     1,000,000     1,000,000     1,002,000     1,003,000     1,001,437  

Other Financial Data

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
Net cash provided by operating activities   $ 50,792   $ 78,096   $ 133,075   $ 53,147   $ 224,737  
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities   $ (55,231 ) $ (238,452 ) $ (297,306 ) $ (119,038 ) $ 523,823  
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities   $ 16,769   $ 199,162   $ 212,849   $ 48,510   $ (219,679 )
Capital expenditures   $ 55,134   $ 135,848   $ 279,211   $ 173,915   $ 235,772  
EBITDA(5)   $ 146,781   $ 140,373   $ 227,697   $ 111,220   $ 596,730  

Other Operating Data

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
Occupancy %(7)     94.6 %   95.6 %   96.0 %   97.7 %   98.8 %
Average daily room rate (ADR)(7)   $ 196   $ 196   $ 204   $ 211   $ 228  
Revenue per available room (RevPAR)(7)   $ 185   $ 187   $ 195   $ 207   $ 22t5  
Average number of table games(7)     123     126     126     128     134  
Table games drop per unit per day(7)   $ 21,560   $ 18,808   $ 17,969   $ 18,144   $ 19,793  
Average number of slot machines(7)     2,159     2,036     1,995     2,005     2,001  
Slot machine win per unit per day(7)   $ 130   $ 136   $ 165   $ 146   $ 185  
Number of Sands Expo Center visitors per day(7)(8)     9,445     7,711     7,707     8,533     4,836  
Number of show days at Sands Expo Center(8)     110     121     116     46     82  

(1)
In May 2003, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Statement No. 150 ("SFAS 150") "Accounting for Certain Financial Instruments with Characteristics of both Liabilities and Equity." Las Vegas Sands Opco is considered a non-public entity, as defined by SFAS 150, because its equity securities are not listed on a public exchange. Accordingly, the provisions of SFAS 150 became effective during the quarter ending March 31, 2004. As a result of the adoption of SFAS 150, the redeemable preferred interest in Venetian Casino Resort, LLC as of June 30, 2004 is now presented as a liability and the accrual of dividends for the six months ended June 30, 2004 is presented as interest expense. In accordance with the provisions of SFAS 150, prior period amounts have not been reclassified to conform with the new presentation.

(2)
In April 2002, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Statement No. 145 ("SFAS 145") "Recession of FASB Statements Nos. 4, 44 and 64 and Amendment of FASB Statement No. 13." SFAS 145 addresses the presentation for losses on early retirements of debt in the statement of operations to the extent they do not meet the requirements of APB Opinion No. 30. We have adopted SFAS 145 and no longer present losses on early retirements of debt as an extraordinary item. Accordingly, prior period losses on early retirement of debt have been reclassified to other income (expense) to conform to this new presentation in the accompanying table.

(3)
Net income (loss) per share and shares outstanding for all periods presented retroactively reflect the impact of the first quarter 2002 stock split which increased the number of shares of common stock of Las Vegas Sands Opco outstanding from 925,000 to 1,000,000. The impact of outstanding options to purchase 5,500 shares of common stock of Las Vegas Sands Opco has not been included in the computation of diluted earnings (loss) per share for the year ended December 31, 2002, as their impact would have been antidilutive. There were no options outstanding for 2001.

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(4)
Las Vegas Sands Opco intends to make additional tax distributions to shareholders immediately prior to its conversion from a subchapter S Corporation to a "C" corporation for income tax purposes as permitted under its existing debt instruments. Subsequent to the completion of this offering we do not expect to pay cash dividends on our common stock. See "Risk Factors—Risks Related to Ownership of Our Common Stock—We do not expect to pay cash dividends."

(5)
EBITDA consists of operating income before depreciation and amortization. EBITDA is a supplemental non-GAAP financial measure used by management, as well as industry analysts, to evaluate operations. In particular, management utilizes EBITDA to compare the operating profitability of its casino operations with those of its competitors. We are also presenting EBITDA because it is used by some investors as a way to measure a company's ability to incur and service debt, make capital expenditures and meet working capital requirements. Gaming companies have historically reported EBITDA as a supplemental performance measure to GAAP financial measures. When evaluating EBITDA, investors should consider, among other factors, (1) increasing or decreasing trends in EBITDA and (2) how EBITDA compares to levels of debt and interest expense. However, EBITDA should not be interpreted as an alternative to income from operations (as an indicator of operating performance) or to cash flows from operations (as a measure of liquidity) as determined in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. We have significant uses of cash flow, including capital expenditures, interest payments and debt principal repayments, which are not reflected in EBITDA. All companies do not calculate EBITDA in the same manner. As a result, EBITDA as presented by us may not be comparable to similarly titled measures presented by other companies.

        The following is a reconciliation of net income to EBITDA:

 
   
   
   
   
  Six Months Ended June 30,
   
 
 
  Year Ended December 31,
   
   
 
 
  Pro Forma
Year Ended
December 31, 2003

  Pro Forma Six
Months Ended
June 30, 2004

 
 
  2001
  2002
  2003
  2003
  2004
 
Net income (loss)   $ (24,167 ) $ (38,392 ) $ 37,435   $ 7,487   $ 22,597   $ 490,715   $ 42,709  
  Interest income     (1,385 )   (2,564 )   (1,716 )   (1,568 )   (824 )   (897 )   (830 )
  Interest expense     110,744     114,358     114,924     108,920     54,732     61,750     58,985  
  Preferred return on Redeemable Preferred Interest in Venetian Casino Resort, LLC     20,766     23,333     26,217     26,217     12,727     14,300     14,300  
  Provision for income taxes                 11,046             22,528  
  Depreciation and amortization     40,823     43,638     50,837     45,686     21,988     30,862     29,038  
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
EBITDA   $ 146,781   $ 140,373   $ 227,697   $ 197,788   $ 111,220   $ 596,730   $ 166,730  
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(6)
On an as adjusted basis to reflect the pro forma transactions, the elimination of the $252.6 million redeemable preferred interest in Venetian Casino Resort, LLC and the assumption of $100.0 million of long term debt in connection with the Interface transactions and this offering at an assumed initial offering price of $           , the mid-point of the range shown on the cover of this prospectus and the application of the net proceeds that we expect to receive from this offering.

(7)
Operating data represents the average for the respective periods.

(8)
This data is based on actual days during which a convention trade show or similar event is ongoing at the Sands Expo Center. This data excludes move-in and move-out days.

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RISK FACTORS

         An investment in our common stock involves risks. You should consider carefully the following information about these risks, together with the other information contained in this prospectus, before buying shares of our common stock. Any of the risk factors we describe below could adversely affect our business, financial condition or operating results. The market price of our common stock could decline if one or more of these risks and uncertainties develop into actual events. You may lose all or part of the money you pay to buy our common stock. Some of the statements in "Risk Factors" are forward-looking statements. For more information about forward-looking statements, please see "Disclosure Regarding Forward-Looking Statements."

Risks Related to Our Business

Our business is subject to significant contingencies beyond our control which may significantly and adversely affect our financial condition, results of operations or cash flows.

        Our operations are subject to significant business, economic and regulatory uncertainties and contingencies, many of which are beyond our control. The strength and profitability of our business will depend on consumer demand for hotel casino resorts, trade shows and conventions and for the type of luxury amenities we offer. Changes in consumer preferences or discretionary consumer spending could harm our business. Factors that could affect us include fears of war, future acts of terrorism, general economic conditions, disposable consumer income, fears of recession and changes in consumer confidence in the economy. Negative changes in factors affecting discretionary spending could reduce customer demand for the products and services we offer, thus imposing practical limits on pricing and harming our operations.

        We are also dependent on the willingness of our customers to travel. A substantial number of our customers for the Venetian Casino Resort use air travel to come to Las Vegas. On September 11, 2001, acts of terrorism occurred in New York City, Pennsylvania and Washington, D.C. As a result of these terrorist acts, domestic and international travel was severely disrupted, which resulted in temporarily decreased customer visitation to Las Vegas, including to the Venetian Casino Resort and the Sands Expo Center. In addition, developments in the conflict in Iraq could have a similar effect on domestic and international travel. Management cannot predict the extent to which any further terrorist act, outbreak of hostilities or escalation of war could have a material adverse effect on the economy in general and on the hotel/casino business in particular or could further disrupt air travel, which would adversely affect our financial condition, results of operations or cash flows.

        In 2003, Taiwan, China, Hong Kong, Singapore and certain other regions experienced an outbreak of a new and highly contagious form of atypical pneumonia now known as severe acute respiratory syndrome. As a result of the outbreak, there was a decrease in travel to and from, and economic activity in, affected regions, including Macau. If an outbreak recurs or if an outbreak of another highly infectious disease occurs, it may adversely affect the number of visitors to the Sands Macao, the Venetian Casino Resort or the Sands Expo Center and our business and prospects. Furthermore, an outbreak might disrupt our ability to adequately staff our business and could generally disrupt our operations. If any of our customers or employees is suspected of having contracted severe acute respiratory syndrome or such other disease, we may be required to quarantine such customers or employees or the affected areas of our facilities and temporarily suspend part or all of our operations at affected facilities. Any new outbreak of severe acute respiratory syndrome or other infectious diseases could have a material adverse effect on our financial condition and results of operations.

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There are significant risks associated with our planned construction projects, which could adversely affect our financial condition, results of operations or cash flows from these planned facilities.

        Our ongoing and future construction projects, such as the Palazzo Casino Resort and the Macao Venetian Casino Resort, entail significant risks. Construction activity requires us to obtain qualified contractors and subcontractors, the availability of which may be uncertain. Construction projects are subject to cost overruns and delays caused by events not within our control or, in certain cases, our contractors' control, such as shortages of materials or skilled labor, unforeseen engineering, environmental and/or geological problems, work stoppages, weather interference, unanticipated cost increases and unavailability of construction materials or equipment. Construction, equipment or staffing problems or difficulties in obtaining any of the requisite materials, licenses, permits, allocations and authorizations from governmental or regulatory authorities could increase the total cost, delay, jeopardize or prevent the construction or opening of such projects or otherwise affect the design and features of the Palazzo Casino Resort and the Macao Venetian Casino Resort or other projects.

        We have not entered into a fixed-price or guaranteed maximum price contract with a construction manager or general contractor for the construction of the Palazzo Casino Resort and do not expect to do so for the Macao Venetian Casino Resort. As a result, we will rely heavily on our in-house development and construction team to manage construction costs and coordinate the work of the various trade contractors. The lack of any fixed-price contract with a construction manager or general contractor will put more of the risk of cost-overruns on us. If we are unable to manage costs or we are unable to raise additional capital required to complete the Palazzo Casino Resort or the Macao Venetian Casino Resort, we may not be able to open or complete these projects, which may have an adverse impact on our business and prospects for growth.

        The anticipated costs and completion date for the Palazzo Casino Resort are based on a budget, design, development and construction documents and schedule estimates that we have prepared with the assistance of architects and are subject to change as the design, development and construction documents are finalized and more actual construction work is performed. The completion date for the Macao Venetian Casino Resort is management's current estimate based on the development work done to date. A failure to complete the Palazzo Casino Resort or the Macao Venetian Casino Resort on budget or on schedule may adversely affect our financial condition, results of operations or cash flows. Also see "—We are required to make substantial additional investments in Macau and build and open the Macao Venetian Casino Resort by June 2006 and a convention center by December 2006 in order to retain our gaming subconcession. If we do not do so, we may lose our right to continue to operate the Sands Macao or any other facilities developed under the subconcession."

Because we are currently dependent upon three properties in two markets for all of our cash flow, we will be subject to greater risks than a gaming company with more operating properties or that operates in more markets.

        We currently do not have material assets or operations other than the Venetian Casino Resort, the Sands Expo Center and the Sands Macao. As a result, we will be entirely dependent upon these properties for all of our cash flow until we develop other properties.

        Given that our operations are currently conducted at one property location in Las Vegas and one property location in Macau and that a large portion of our planned future development is in Las Vegas and Macau, we will be subject to greater degrees of risk than a gaming company with more operating properties in more markets. The risks to which we will have a greater degree of exposure include the following:

    local economic and competitive conditions;

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    inaccessibility due to inclement weather, road construction or closure of primary access routes;

    decline in air passenger traffic due to higher ticket costs or fears concerning air travel;

    changes in local and state governmental laws and regulations, including gaming laws and regulations;

    natural and other disasters, including the risk of typhoons in the South China region or outbreaks of infectious diseases;

    an increase in the cost of electrical power for the Venetian Casino Resort/Sands Expo Center complex as a result of, among other things, power shortages in California or other western states with which Nevada shares a single regional power grid;

    a decline in the number of visitors to Las Vegas or Macau; and

    a decrease in gaming and non-gaming activities at the Venetian Casino Resort and the Sands Macao.

Our substantial debt could impair our financial condition.

        We are highly leveraged and have substantial debt service obligations. As of June 30, 2004, on a pro forma basis after giving effect to the financing transactions, we would have had approximately $2.56 billion of indebtedness outstanding assuming all the delayed draw term loans under our senior secured credit facility had been fully drawn. We would have also had approximately $65.0 million of available borrowings under the $125.0 million revolving credit facility of our senior secured credit facility and approximately $10.0 million of available borrowings under the $20.0 million revolving credit facility of our Macau subsidiaries. Our Macau subsidiaries may incur additional substantial indebtedness to construct various projects in Macau, including the Macao Venetian Casino Resort. See "Note 8—Long Term Debt" to our consolidated financial statements.

        This substantial indebtedness could have important consequences to us. For example, it could:

    make it more difficult for us to satisfy our debt obligations;

    increase our vulnerability to general adverse economic and industry conditions;

    impair our ability to obtain additional financing in the future for working capital needs, capital expenditures, development projects, acquisitions or general corporate purposes;

    require us to dedicate a significant portion of our cash flow from operations to the payment of principal and interest on our debt, which would reduce the funds available for our operations;

    limit our flexibility in planning for, or reacting to, changes in the business and the industry in which we operate;

    place us at a competitive disadvantage compared to our competitors that have less debt; and

    subject us to higher interest expense in the event of increases in interest rates to the extent a portion of our debt is and will continue to be at variable rates of interest.

The terms of our debt instruments may restrict our current and future operations, particularly our ability to finance additional growth, respond to changes or take some actions.

        Our current debt instruments, including our senior secured credit facility, contain, and any future debt instruments likely would contain, a number of restrictive covenants that impose

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significant operating and financial restrictions on us. Our current debt instruments, including our senior secured credit facility, include covenants restricting, among other things, our ability to:

    incur additional debt, including guarantees or credit support;

    incur liens;

    dispose of assets;

    make certain acquisitions;

    pay dividends and make other restricted payments;

    enter into sale and leaseback transactions;

    engage in any new businesses;

    issue preferred stock; and

    enter into transactions with our shareholders and our affiliates.

        Our senior secured credit facility also includes financial covenants, including requirements that we satisfy:

    a minimum consolidated net worth test;

    a maximum consolidated capital expenditure test;

    a minimum consolidated interest coverage ratio; and

    a maximum consolidated leverage ratio.

        In addition, our other debt and future debt or other contracts could contain financial or other covenants more restrictive than those applicable to the above instruments.

Our insurance coverage may not be adequate to cover all possible losses that the Venetian Casino Resort, the Sands Expo Center or the Sands Macao could suffer. In addition, our insurance costs may increase and we may not be able to obtain the same insurance coverage in the future.

        We currently own and operate the Venetian Casino Resort and the Sands Expo Center in Las Vegas, Nevada, and the Sands Macao in Macau, China. Although we have all-risk property insurance for each such property covering damage caused by a casualty loss (such as fire and natural disasters), each such policy has certain exclusions (for example, acts of war). In addition, our property insurance coverage for the Venetian Casino Resort and the Sands Expo Center is in an amount that is significantly less than the expected replacement cost of rebuilding the complex if there was a total loss. Although we believe, based on discussions with our insurance consultants, that our level of insurance coverage for the Venetian Casino Resort and the Sands Expo Center is prudent given the current cost of obtaining coverage and the likely maximum damage to the complex if there was a major casualty, such insurance coverage may not be adequate to cover all losses in the event of a major casualty. In addition, certain casualty events might not be covered at all under our policies. Therefore, certain acts could expose us to heavy, uninsured losses.

        In addition, although we currently have certain insurance coverage for occurrences of terrorist acts with respect to the Venetian Casino Resort, the Sands Expo Center and the Sands Macao and certain losses that could result from these acts, our terrorism coverage is subject to the same risks and deficiencies as those described above for our all risk property coverage. The lack of sufficient insurance for these types of acts could expose us to heavy losses in the event that any damages occur, directly or indirectly, as a result of terrorist attacks, which could have a significant negative impact on our operations.

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        In addition to the damage caused to our property by a casualty loss (such as fire, natural disasters, acts of war or terrorism), we may suffer disruption of our business as a result of these events or be subject to claims by third parties injured or harmed. While we carry business interruption insurance and general liability insurance, such insurance may not be adequate to cover all losses in such event.

        We renew our insurance policies on an annual basis. The cost of coverage may become so high that we may need to further reduce our policy limits or agree to certain exclusions from our coverage. Among other factors, it is possible that the situation in Iraq, homeland security concerns, other catastrophic events or any change in the current U.S. statutory requirement that insurance carriers offer coverage for certain acts of terrorism could materially adversely affect available insurance coverage and result in increased premiums on available coverage (which may cause us to elect to reduce our policy limits) and additional exclusions from coverage. Among other potential future adverse changes, in the future we may elect to not, or may not be able to, obtain any coverage for losses due to acts of terrorism.

        Our debt instruments and other material agreements require us to maintain a certain minimum level of insurance. Failure to satisfy these requirements could result in an event of default under our debt instruments. Also see "—The Macau government can terminate our subconcession under certain circumstances without compensation to us, which could have a material adverse effect on our operations and financial condition."

We depend on the continued services of key managers and employees. If we do not retain our key personnel or attract and retain other highly skilled employees, our business will suffer.

        Our ability to maintain our competitive position is dependent to a large degree on the services of our senior management team, including Sheldon Adelson, our principal stockholder. William Weidner, Bradley Stone and Robert Goldstein currently have employment agreements and it is expected that Sheldon Adelson will enter into an employment agreement in connection with this offering. However, we cannot assure you that any of these individuals will remain with us. We currently do not have a life insurance policy on any of the members of the senior management team. The death or loss of the services of any of our senior managers or the inability to attract and retain additional senior management personnel could have a material adverse effect on our business.

We are controlled by a principal stockholder whose interest in our business may be different than yours.

        Mr. Adelson and trusts for the benefit of Mr. Adelson and his family members will beneficially own approximately    % of our outstanding common stock upon consummation of this offering. Accordingly, Mr. Adelson exercises significant influence over our business policies and affairs, including the composition of our board of directors and any action requiring the approval of our stockholders, including the adoption of amendments to our articles of incorporation and the approval of mergers or sales of substantially all of our assets. The concentration of ownership may also delay, defer or even prevent a change in control of our company and may make some transactions more difficult or impossible without the support of Mr. Adelson. Because Mr. Adelson will own more than 50% of the voting power of our company upon consummation of this offering, we are considered a controlled company in connection with the New York Stock Exchange listing requirements. As such, the New York Stock Exchange corporate governance requirements that our board of directors and our compensation committee be independent will not apply to us. As a result, the ability of our independent directors to influence our business policies and affairs may be reduced. The interests of Mr. Adelson may conflict with your interests.

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        For additional information regarding the share ownership of, and our relationship with, Mr. Adelson, you should read the information under the headings "Principal Stockholders" and "Certain Relationships and Related Party Transactions."

We are a holding company and our only material source of cash is and will be distributions from our subsidiaries.

        We are a holding company with no material business operations of our own. Our only significant asset is the capital stock of our subsidiaries. We conduct virtually all of our business operations through our direct and indirect subsidiaries. Accordingly, our only material sources of cash are dividends and distributions with respect to our ownership interests in our subsidiaries that are derived from the earnings and cash flow generated by our operating properties. Our subsidiaries might not generate sufficient earnings and cash flow to pay dividends or distributions in the future. In addition, our subsidiaries' debt instruments and other agreements limit or prohibit certain payment of dividends or other distributions to us.

        It is unclear how long it would take, or if it would be feasible or attractive, for us to develop, operate, obtain the necessary regulatory approvals for, acquire land in connection with, obtain financing required for, or take any of the other necessary business risks and measures to complete any of these ventures.

We are currently in the development stage of several projects which are subject to a variety of contingencies that may ultimately prevent the realization of such plans.

        We have several new projects in development, including building and operating the Macau Venetian Casino Resort and a collection of Las Vegas-style casino and showroom facilities under leases with third parties along the Cotai Strip, expanding our casino gaming operations into certain other domestic and foreign jurisdictions, including the United Kingdom, Singapore, Japan and Thailand and certain other foreign jurisdictions, and developing an Internet gaming site. In a number of jurisdictions, such as the United Kingdom, Singapore and Japan, current laws do not permit casino gaming of the type we propose to develop. These projects are subject to a number of contingencies, including, but not limited to, adverse developments in applicable legislation, our inability to reach satisfactory, final agreements with necessary third parties or meet the conditions provided for thereunder, and our inability to raise sufficient financing to fund such projects. In addition, luxury casino resort projects require substantial amounts of capital. As a result, our various plans for the development of our operations may not ultimately be realized as currently planned, or at all. Even if we are successful in launching any of these ventures, we cannot assure you that any of these projects would be successful, or that their operations would not have a material adverse effect on our financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

Risks Associated with Our Las Vegas Operations

We face significant competition in Las Vegas which could materially adversely affect our financial condition, results of operations or cash flows. Some of our competitors have substantially greater resources and access to capital than we have. In addition, any significant downturn in the trade show and convention business would significantly and adversely affect our mid-week occupancy rates and business.

        The hotel, resort and casino business in Las Vegas is highly competitive. See "Business—The Las Vegas Market—Competition in Las Vegas." The Venetian Casino Resort competes with a large number of major hotel-casinos and a number of smaller casinos located on and near the Strip and in and near Las Vegas. Competitors of the Venetian Casino Resort include major resorts on the Strip, such as the Bellagio, the Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino and Paris Las Vegas. Management expects increased competition from the 2,700-room Wynn Las Vegas Resort, one block north of the Venetian Casino Resort. During 2003, the hotel at the Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino completed,

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the new Bellagio tower began construction of, and Caesars announced the planned construction of, approximately 1,000 hotel room additions at each property. In addition, a renovation and rebranding of the 2,600-room Aladdin has been announced. The Aladdin opened in August 2000 and later filed for bankruptcy. We also compete, to some extent, with other hotel-casino facilities in Nevada and in Atlantic City, as well as hotel-casinos and other resort facilities and vacation destinations elsewhere in the United States and around the world. Many of our competitors are subsidiaries or divisions of large public companies and may have greater financial and other resources than we have. In particular, the proposed acquisition of Mandalay Resort Group, the operator of the Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino, by MGM Mirage, the operator of the MGM Grand Hotel and Casino and the Mirage and Treasure Island, and the proposed acquisition of Caesar's Entertainment Inc. by Harrah's Entertainment are expected to result in the creation of the world's two largest gaming companies.

        According to the LVCVA, there were approximately 130,482 hotel and motel rooms in Las Vegas as of December 31, 2003. Various competitors on the Las Vegas Strip have announced several expansions and renovations of existing facilities. If demand for hotel rooms does not keep up with the increase in the number of hotel rooms, competitive pressures may cause reductions in average room rates. In addition, several of our competitors have announced or completed the construction of all-suites products, including an 1,122 room all-suites tower at the Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino which was completed in December 2003.

        We also compete with legalized gaming from casinos located on Native American tribal lands. Native American tribes in California are permitted to operate casinos with video gaming machines, black jack and house-banked card games. The governor of California has entered into compacts with numerous tribes in California and has recently announced the execution of a number of new compacts with no limits on the number of gaming machines, which was limited under the prior compacts. In addition, there are a number of public referendums on the November ballot in California to expand or limit Native American gaming. The federal government has approved numerous compacts in California and casino-style gaming is now legal on those tribal lands. While the competitive impact on our operations in Las Vegas from the continued growth of Native American gaming establishments in California remains uncertain, the proliferation of gaming in California and other areas located near the Venetian Casino Resort could have an adverse effect on our results of operations.

        In addition, certain states have legalized, and others may legalize, casino gaming in specific areas, including metropolitan areas from which we traditionally attract customers, such as New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco and Boston. In October 2001, the New York legislature approved a bill for expanded casino gaming on Native American reservations and video lottery terminals at certain race tracks. In 2003 and 2004, Maine and Pennsylvania, respectively, approved legislation legalizing slot machines or similar electronic gaming devices at certain locations, although such legislation has not been implemented yet. A number of states have permitted or are considering permitting gaming at "racinos," on Native American reservations and through expansion of state lotteries. The current global trend toward liberalization of gaming restrictions and resulting proliferation of gaming venues could result in a decrease in the number of visitors to our Las Vegas facilities by attracting customers close to home and away from Las Vegas, which could adversely affect our financial condition, results of operations or cash flows.

        As a result of the large number of trade shows and conventions held in Las Vegas, the Sands Expo Center and the Congress Center provide recurring demand for mid-week room nights for business travelers who attend these events. The attendance level at the trade shows and conventions that we host contribute to our higher-than-average mid-week occupancy rates. The Sands Expo Center and Congress Center presently compete with other large convention centers, including convention centers in other cities. Competition will be increasing for the Congress Center

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and the Sands Expo Center as a result of certain planned additional convention and meeting facilities as well as the enhancement or expansion of existing convention and meeting facilities in Las Vegas. With the expansion of their facilities, the Las Vegas Convention Center, an approximately 3.2 million square foot convention and exhibition space facility, and the Mandalay Bay Convention Center, an approximately 1.8 million square foot convention center opened in 2003, will continue to be major competitors of the Sands Expo Center and will be able to solely host many large trade shows which had previously split space between the Las Vegas Convention Center and the Sands Expo Center. Because large convention and trade shows are often booked more than one year in advance, the competition from new or expanded facilities may not yet be fully realized. Moreover, management anticipates increased competition from the MGM Grand Hotel and Casino and the Mirage, which have significant conference and meeting facilities. Also, cities such as Boston, Orlando and Pittsburgh are in the process of developing, or have announced plans to develop, convention centers and other meeting, trade and exhibition facilities that may materially adversely affect us. To the extent that these competitors are able to capture a substantially larger portion of the trade show and convention business, there could be a material adverse impact on our financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

The loss of our gaming license or our failure to comply with the extensive regulations that govern our operations could have an adverse effect on our financial condition, results of operations or cash flows.

        Our gaming operations and the ownership of our securities are subject to extensive regulation by the Nevada Gaming Commission, the Nevada State Gaming Control Board and the Clark County Liquor and Gaming Licensing Board. These gaming authorities have broad authority with respect to licensing and registration of our business entities and individuals investing in or otherwise involved with us.

        Although Las Vegas Sands Opco currently holds a gaming license issued by the Nevada gaming authorities, these authorities may, among other things, revoke the gaming license of any corporate entity or the registration of a registered corporation or any entity registered as a holding company of a corporate licensee for violations of gaming regulations.

        In addition, the Nevada gaming authorities may, under certain conditions, revoke the license or finding of suitability of any officer, director, controlling person, shareholder, noteholder or key employee of a licensed or registered entity. If our gaming licenses were revoked for any reason, the Nevada gaming authorities could require the closing of the casino, which would have a material adverse effect on our business. In addition, compliance costs associated with gaming laws, regulations or licenses are significant. Any change in the laws, regulations or licenses applicable to our business or gaming licenses could require us to make substantial expenditures or could otherwise have a material adverse effect on our operations.

        From time to time, the Nevada State Gaming Control Board investigates or reviews the records of gaming companies for compliance with gaming regulations as part of its regular oversight functions. Las Vegas Sands Opco has been investigated for a number of violations, which resulted in a penalty of $663,000 and regulatory investigation costs of $337,000 being assessed by the Nevada gaming authorities during February 2004. A majority of these incidents occurred in the first three years of our operation.

        Any person who acquires more than 10% of our voting securities is required to apply to the Nevada Gaming Commission for a finding of suitability within 30 days after the Chairman of the Nevada State Gaming Control Board mails the written notice requiring such filing. Any beneficial holder of our voting securities, regardless of the number of shares owned, may be required to file an application, be investigated and have its suitability determined by the Nevada Gaming Commission. A holder of our securities who is found unsuitable to hold such securities will not be

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able to exercise full voting rights or receive some of the economic rights attached to the securities it owns. See "Description of Capital Stock—Gaming Requirements."

        This offering of common stock will constitute a public offering requiring the prior approval of the Nevada Gaming Commission. We have filed the necessary applications with the Nevada Gaming Commission to obtain its approval of this offering. In addition, Las Vegas Sands Corp. has also filed applications with the Nevada Gaming Commission to be registered as a publicly traded corporation, for approval of the acquisition of the control of Las Vegas Sands Opco, and for a finding of suitability as the sole stockholder of Las Vegas Sands Opco, among others. However, we cannot assure you that our applications will be granted by the Nevada Gaming Commission on a timely basis or at all. In addition, any approval of this offering of common stock, if granted, will not constitute a finding, recommendation or approval by the Nevada State Gaming Control Board or the Nevada Gaming Commission as to the accuracy or adequacy of this prospectus or the investment merits of the common stock offered. Any representation to the contrary is unlawful.

        In addition, any future public offering of debt or equity securities by us, including this offering requires the prior approval of the Nevada Gaming Commission if we intend to use the securities or the proceeds from the sale thereof to pay for construction of, or to acquire an interest in, any gaming facilities in Nevada, to finance the gaming operations of an affiliated company or to retire or extend obligations incurred for any such purpose.

        For a more complete description of the gaming regulatory requirements affecting our business, see "Business—Regulation and Licensing."

We are involved in a lawsuit with the construction manager regarding the original construction of the Venetian Casino Resort, which could have an adverse impact on our financial condition, results of operations or cash flows.

        The original construction of the principal components of the Venetian Casino Resort was undertaken by Lehrer McGovern Bovis, Inc. as construction manager under a construction management agreement. The construction management agreement established a guaranteed maximum price of $645.0 million, subject to various exceptions, and a required substantial completion date for the Venetian Casino Resort of April 21, 1999. In July 1999, we filed a lawsuit in federal court against the construction manager for the Venetian Casino Resort, the guarantor of the construction manager's obligations and various other parties for breach of contract and breach of guaranty, including failure to pay trade contractors and vendors and failure to meet the April 21, 1999 substantial completion date for the Venetian Casino Resort. We sought total damages in excess of $100.0 million. In response, the construction manager filed a complaint against us in state court for breach of contract and quantum meruit and also alleged that we defrauded the construction manager in connection with the construction of the Venetian Casino Resort. The construction manager sought damages, attorneys' fees, costs and punitive damages and claimed that it is owed approximately $90.0 million from us. Commencing in March 2000, we and the construction manager engaged in arbitration proceedings ordered by the federal court to determine the cost and schedule impact of any changes in the scope of services of the construction manager under the construction management contract.

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        In connection with these disputes, the construction manager and its subcontractors filed mechanics liens against the Venetian Casino Resort for approximately $145.6 million and $182.2 million, respectively. We then purchased surety bonds for all of the claims underlying these liens, other than approximately $15.0 million of claims with respect to which the construction manager purchased bonds. As a result, there can be no foreclosure of the Venetian Casino Resort in connection with the claims of the construction manager and its subcontractors. However, we will be required to pay or immediately reimburse the bonding company if, and to the extent that, the underlying claims are judicially determined to be valid.

        On June 3, 2003, an approximate 10-month trial was concluded in the state court action when a jury returned a verdict, which awarded the construction manager approximately $44.0 million in additional costs under the construction management contract and awarded us approximately $2.0 million in damages for defective and incomplete work performed by the construction manager. The verdict also returned a defense verdict in favor of us on the construction manager's fraud claim, and denied the construction manager's claim for punitive damages. The verdict did not address pre-judgment interest and reimbursement of attorneys' costs, which are being sought from the state court by both parties. Notwithstanding the entry of judgment in the state court action, we have continued to pursue certain claims in the arbitration proceedings. Based on the recent judgment in the state court action and the remaining open items in the arbitration proceedings, we estimate that our range of loss in this matter is from zero (or a gain if all remaining matters are determined in our favor and considering the existing accrual of approximately $7.2 million for unpaid construction costs) to approximately $70.0 million (see below) if we were to lose all remaining arbitration matters and related pending actions and appeals that counsel has advised are possible of loss, and which are not already included in the state court action. Such range of loss is before attorney costs and interest, which have not yet been considered by the state court and the total amounts of which cannot currently be quantified. The range of loss is possibly as high as $70.0 million (the original verdict of $42.0 million plus $28.0 million, representing all remaining indemnity claims and arbitration matters), plus attorneys' fees, any uncovered claims under the insurance policy described below and interest. While the state court's orders denying our post trial motions could be viewed as increasing the possibility that we will be exposed to loss in this litigation, there are appellate issues that we intend to pursue and ongoing arbitration proceedings that we believe will impact the amount of loss and/or any award to which we may be entitled. Therefore, at this time, no amount within the range of any loss can be reasonably determined as an estimated loss. If there is a loss, such loss could be material to our results of operations in the period that the estimate is recorded. We have purchased a special insurance policy to mitigate our losses above $45.0 million from this litigation. See "Business—Legal Proceedings."

The construction and operation of the Palazzo Casino Resort could have an adverse effect on the Venetian Casino Resort.

        We have commenced construction on the Palazzo Casino Resort, which will consist of a hotel, casino, restaurant, dining and entertainment complex, and meeting and conference center space on an approximately 15-acre site adjacent to the Venetian Casino Resort. Although we intend to construct the Palazzo Casino Resort with minimal impact on the Venetian Casino Resort, we cannot guarantee that the construction will not disrupt the operations of the Venetian Casino Resort or that it will be implemented as planned. Therefore, the construction of the Palazzo Casino Resort may adversely impact the businesses, operations and revenues of the Venetian Casino Resort. We also cannot assure you that the Palazzo Casino Resort will be as financially successful as the Venetian Casino Resort. If demand for the additional hotel rooms at the Palazzo Casino Resort is not strong, the lack of demand may adversely affect the occupancy rates and room rates realized by us. In addition, because the business concept for the Palazzo Casino Resort is very similar to that of the

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Venetian Casino Resort, there may not be enough demand to fill the combined hotel room capacity of the Palazzo Casino Resort and the Venetian Casino Resort.

We will be obligated to pay liquidated damages in the event that we have not substantially completed construction of the Phase II mall by an agreed-upon deadline.

        Under our agreement with GGP, we have agreed to substantially complete construction of the Phase II mall before the earlier of 36 months after the date on which sufficient permits are received to allow the Palazzo Casino Resort to begin construction of the Phase II mall and March 1, 2008. These dates may be extended due to force majeure or certain other delays. In the event that we do not substantially complete construction of the Phase II mall on or before the earlier of these dates, we must pay liquidated damages of $5,000 per day until substantial completion (increasing to $10,000 per day if substantial completion does not occur by the end of six months after the completion deadline). If substantial completion has not occurred on or before one year after the deadline, we will be required to pay liquidated damages in the amount of $100.0 million.

Our business relies on high-end, international customers to whom we extend credit, and we may not be able to collect gaming receivables from our credit players.

        A significant portion of our table game revenue is attributable to the play of a limited number of international customers. The loss or a reduction in the play of the most significant of these customers could have a substantial negative effect on our future operating results. A downturn in economic conditions in the countries in which these customers reside could cause a reduction in the frequency of visits and revenue generated by these customers.

        We conduct our gaming activities on a credit basis as well as a cash basis. This credit is unsecured. Table games players typically are extended more credit than slot players, and high-stakes players typically are extended more credit than patrons who tend to wager lower amounts. High-end gaming is more volatile than other forms of gaming, and variances in win-loss results attributable to high-end gaming may have a positive or negative impact on cash flow and earnings in a particular quarter.

        In addition, the collectibility of receivables from international customers could be negatively affected by future business or economic trends or by significant events in the countries in which these customers reside. We extend credit to those customers whose level of play and financial resources warrant, in the opinion of management, an extension of credit.

        While gaming debts evidenced by a credit instrument, including what is commonly referred to as a "marker," and judgments on gaming debts are enforceable under the current laws of Nevada, and Nevada judgments on gaming debts are enforceable in all states under the Full Faith and Credit Clause of the U.S. Constitution, other jurisdictions may determine that enforcement of gaming debts is against public policy. Although courts of some foreign nations will enforce gaming debts directly and the assets in the United States of foreign debtors may be reached to satisfy a judgment, judgments on gaming debts from U.S. courts are not binding on the courts of many foreign nations. We cannot assure you that we will be able to collect the full amount of gaming debts owed to us, even in jurisdictions that enforce gaming debts. Our inability to collect gaming debts could have a material adverse impact on our operating results.

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Risks Associated with Our International Operations

Conducting business in Macau has certain political and economic risks which may affect the results of operations and financial condition of our Asian operations.

        We currently own and operate a casino in Macau and are developing plans to develop and operate one or more hotels, additional casinos and convention centers in Macau, including the Macao Venetian Casino Resort. Accordingly, our business development plans, results of operations and financial condition may be materially and adversely affected by significant political, social and economic developments in Macau and throughout the rest of China and by changes in policies of the government or changes in laws and regulations or the interpretations thereof. Our operations in Macau are also exposed to the risk of changes in laws and policies that govern operations of Macau-based companies. Tax laws and regulations may also be subject to amendment or different interpretation and implementation, thereby adversely affecting our profitability after tax. Further, certain terms of our subconcession may be subject to renegotiations with the Macau government in the future, including amounts we are obligated to pay the Macau government in order to continue operations. The results of those renegotiations may have a material adverse effect on our results of operations and financial condition.

        As we expect a significant number of consumers to come to the Sands Macao and the Macao Venetian Casino Resort from China, general economic conditions and policies in China could have a significant impact on our financial prospects. Any slowdown in economic growth or reversal of China's current policies of liberalizing restrictions on travel and currency movements could adversely impact the number of visitors from China to our Macau properties as well as the amounts they are willing to spend in the casino.

        Current Macau laws and regulations concerning gaming and gaming concessions and subconcessions are, for the most part, fairly recent and there is little precedent on the interpretation of these laws and regulations. We believe that our organizational structure and operations are in compliance with all applicable laws and regulations of Macau. However, these laws and regulations are complex and a court or an administrative or regulatory body may in the future render an interpretation of these laws and regulations, or issue regulations, that differ from our interpretation, which could have a material adverse effect on our results of operations or financial condition.

We are required to make substantial additional investments in Macau and build and open the Macao Venetian Casino Resort by June 2006 and a convention center by December 2006. If we do not do so, we may lose our right to continue to operate the Sands Macao or any other facilities developed under the subconcession .

        We were granted rights to develop the Sands Macao and the Macao Venetian Casino Resort and other gaming projects in Macau pursuant to a subconcession agreement with Galaxy, which was approved by the Macau government. Our subconcession agreement expires in 2022. Under this subconcession agreement, we are obligated to develop and open the Macao Venetian Casino Resort by June 2006 and a convention center by December 2006 and invest, or cause to be invested, at least 4.4 billion patacas (approximately $533.3 million at exchange rates in effect on June 30, 2004) in various development projects in Macau by December 2009. The construction and development costs of the Sands Macao will be applied to the fulfillment of this total investment obligation. After applying all of the current estimated construction and development costs of the Sands Macao towards fulfilling our investment obligations under our subconcession, our remaining investment obligations under our subconcession will be approximately 2.21 billion patacas (approximately $267.8 million at exchange rates in effect on June 30, 2004).

        We expect that the construction and development costs of the Macao Venetian Casino Resort and additional capital improvements of the Sands Macao will satisfy the remainder of this

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obligation, including our obligation to build a convention center. The construction and development of the Macao Venetian Casino Resort will require significant additional debt and/or equity financing. The ability of Las Vegas Sands Opco to incur additional debt or to make investments in the entity constructing the Macao Venetian Casino Resort is limited under the terms of its debt instruments. In addition, we may not be able to obtain such additional debt or equity financing on commercially reasonable terms or at all. The Macau government has the right, after consultation with us, to unilaterally terminate our subconcession without compensation to us if we fail to invest 4.4 billion patacas in Macau by June 2009.

        Construction of the Macao Venetian Casino Resort will also be subject to significant development and construction risks, including construction, equipment and staffing problems or delays and difficulties in obtaining required materials, licenses, permits and authorizations from governmental regulatory authorities, not all of which have been obtained. Construction projects are subject to cost overruns and delays caused by events not within our control or, in certain cases, our contractors' control, such as shortages of materials or skilled labor, unforeseen engineering, environmental and/or geological problems, work stoppages, weather interference, unanticipated cost increases and unavailability of construction materials or equipment. The planning, development and construction of a hotel casino resort is difficult and time consuming. As a result, we cannot assure you that we will be able to complete the development of the Macao Venetian Casino Resort by June 2006. See "—There are significant risks associated with our planned construction projects, which could adversely affect our financial condition, results of operations or cash flows from these planned facilities." The Macau government has the right, after consultation with us, to unilaterally terminate our subconcession to operate the Sands Macao or any of our other casino operations in Macau, without compensation to us, if we fail to develop and open the Macao Venetian Casino Resort by June 2006 and are not successful in obtaining an extension of this deadline. The loss of our subconcession would prohibit us from conducting gaming operations in Macau, which could have a material adverse effect on our results of operations and financial condition.

The Macau government can terminate our subconcession under certain circumstances without compensation to us, which could have a material adverse effect on our operations and financial condition.

        The Macau government has the right, after consultation with us, to unilaterally terminate our subconcession upon the occurrence of certain events of default. These events of default include:

    non-compliance with our basic obligations under our subconcession and applicable Macau laws;

    the operation of gaming without permission or operation of business which does not fall within the business scope of the subconcession;

    suspension of operations of the business without reasonable grounds for more than seven consecutive days or more than 14 non-consecutive days within one calendar year;

    unauthorized transfer of all or part of our operations;

    failure to pay taxes, premiums, levies or other amounts payable to the Macau government;

    failure to resume operations following the temporary assumption of operations by the Macau government;

    repeated failure to comply with decisions of the Macau government;

    failure to provide or supplement the guarantee deposit or the guarantees specified in the subconcession within the prescribed period;

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    bankruptcy or insolvency;

    fraudulent activity;

    serious and repeated violation of the applicable rules for carrying out casino games of chance or games of other forms or the operation of casino games of chance or games of other forms;

    the grant to any other person of any managing power over us;

    failure by our principal shareholder to dispose of its interest in us following notice from the gaming authorities of another jurisdiction to the effect that our principal shareholder can no longer own our shares; or

    failure to maintain specified levels of insurance coverage.

        These events could lead to the termination of our subconcession without compensation to us regardless of whether they occurred with respect to us or with respect to our affiliates who will operate our Macau properties. Upon such termination, all of our casino gaming operations and related equipment in Macau would be automatically transferred to the Macau government without compensation to us and we would cease to generate any revenues from these operations. In many of these instances, the subconcession agreement does not provide a specific cure period within which any such events may be cured and, instead, we would be relying on consultations and negotiations with the Macau government to give us an opportunity to remedy any such default. In addition, the subconcession agreement contains various general covenants and obligations and other provisions, the determination as to compliance with which is subjective. We cannot assure you that we will perform such covenants in a way that satisfies the subjective requirements of the Macau government and, accordingly, we will be dependent on our continuing communications and good faith negotiations with the Macau government to ensure that we are performing our obligations under the subconcession in a manner that would avoid a default thereunder.

        Our subconcession also allows the Macau government to request various changes in the plans and specifications of our Macau properties and to make various other decisions and determinations that may be binding on us. For example, the Macau government has the right to require that additional capital be contributed to our Macau subsidiaries or that we provide certain deposits or other guarantees of performance in any amount determined by the Macau government to be necessary. Our Macau subsidiary, Venetian Macau, is limited in its ability to raise additional capital by its existing debt agreements and the need to first obtain the approval of the Macau gaming and governmental authorities before raising certain debt or equity. As a result, we cannot assure you that we will be able to comply with these requirements or any other requirements of the Macau government or with the other requirements and obligations imposed by our subconcession. In addition, the subconcession agreement provides that the annual fees which we pay to keep our subconcession in effect will be renegotiated at the third year of the subconcession. We cannot assure you that we will be able to reach an acceptable agreement regarding such fees with the Macau government or that the renegotiated fees will not be in an amount that materially and adversely affects our financial condition.

        Furthermore, pursuant to the subconcession agreement, we are obligated to comply not only with the terms of that agreement, but also with orders that the Macau government might promulgate in the future. We cannot assure you that we will be able to comply with any such order or that any such order would not adversely affect our ability to construct or operate our Macau properties. If any disagreement arises between us and the Macau government regarding the interpretation of, or our compliance with, a provision of the subconcession agreement, we will be relying on the consultation process with the applicable Macau governmental agency described

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above. During any such consultation, however, we will be obligated to comply with the terms of the subconcession agreement as interpreted by the Macau government.

        Our failure to comply with the subconcession in a manner satisfactory to the Macau government could result in the termination of the subconcession. Under our subconcession, we would not be compensated if the Macau government decided to terminate the subconcession because of our failure to perform. The loss of our subconcession would prohibit us from conducting gaming operations in Macau, which could have a material adverse effect on our operations and financial condition.

We will stop generating any revenues from our Macau gaming operations if we cannot secure an extension of our subconcession in 2022 or if the Macau government exercises its redemption right in 2017.

        Our subconcession agreement expires on June 26, 2022. Unless our subconcession is extended, on that date, all of our casino operations and related equipment in Macau will be automatically transferred to the Macau government without compensation to us and we will cease to generate any revenues from these operations. Beginning on December 26, 2017, the Macau government may redeem the subconcession agreement by providing us at least one year prior notice. In the event the Macau government exercises this redemption right, we are entitled to fair compensation or indemnity. The amount of such compensation or indemnity will be determined based on the amount of revenue generated during the tax year prior to the redemption. We cannot assure you that we will be able to renew or extend our subconcession agreement on terms favorable to us or at all. We also cannot assure you that if our subconcession is redeemed, the compensation paid will be adequate to compensate us for the loss of future revenues.

Our Macau operations face intense competition, which could have a material adverse effect on our financial condition, results of operations or cash flows.

        The hotel, resort and casino businesses are highly competitive. See "Business—The Macau Market—Competition in Macau." Our Macau operations currently compete with approximately 13 smaller casinos located in Macau. In addition, we expect competition to increase in the near future from local and foreign casino operators. Sociedade de Jogos de Macau ("SJM"), which currently operates 12 of these 13 other gaming facilities in Macau, has committed to invest at least 4.7 billion patacas (approximately $569.7 million at exchange rates in effect on June 30, 2004) in gaming, entertainment and related projects in Macau by December 2004. These projects tentatively include the upgrade of the Lisboa Hotel, Macau's largest hotel with approximately 1,000 rooms, the development of a multimillion dollar Fisherman's Wharf entertainment complex and a potential new casino hotel project. MGM Mirage has recently announced that it has entered into a joint venture agreement with Pansy Ho Chiu-king, the daughter of the managing director of SJM, to develop, build and operate a major hotel-casino resort in Macau, subject to entering into a subconcession with SJM and obtaining the approval of the Macau government.

        In addition, a subsidiary of U.S.-based Wynn Resorts, Ltd., a Las Vegas casino operation headed by Steve Wynn, has also received a concession from the Macau government, which requires it to construct and operate one or more casino gaming properties in Macau, including a full-service casino resort by the end of 2006, and to invest at least 4.0 billion patacas (approximately $484.8 million at exchange rates in effect on June 30, 2004) in Macau-related projects by June 27, 2009. Wynn has recently begun construction of a facility that would be comprised of a 600-room hotel, a 100,000 square foot casino and other non-gaming amenities with a total estimated cost of $705.0 million. SJM and Wynn Resorts, Ltd. will compete directly with our Macau operations.

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        Under its concession, Galaxy is also obligated to invest 4.4 billion patacas (approximately $533.3 million at exchange rates in effect on June 30, 2004) in development projects in Macau by June 2012. Galaxy recently opened a small casino in Macau.

        We will also compete to some extent with casinos located elsewhere in Asia, such as Malaysia's Genting Highlands, as well as gaming venues in Australia, New Zealand and elsewhere in the world, including Las Vegas. In addition, certain countries have legalized and others may in the future legalize casino gaming, including Hong Kong, Singapore, Japan, Taiwan and Thailand. We also expect competition from cruise ships operating out of Hong Kong and other areas of Asia that offer gaming. The proliferation of gaming venues in Southeast Asia could significantly and adversely affect our financial condition, results of operations or cash flows.

The Macau government could grant additional rights to conduct gaming in the future, which could have a material adverse effect on our financial condition, results of operations and cash flows.

        We hold a subconcession under one of only three gaming concessions authorized by the Macau government to operate casinos in Macau, and the Macau government is precluded from granting any additional gaming concessions until 2011. However, we cannot assure you that the laws will not change and permit the Macau government to grant additional gaming concessions before 2011. MGM Mirage has indicated that its joint venture will be seeking a subconcession under SJM's existing concession. If the Macau government were to allow additional competitors to operate in Macau through the grant of additional concessions or subconcessions, we would face additional competition, which could have a material adverse effect on our financial condition and results of operations.

Our business could be adversely affected by the limitations of the pataca exchange markets and restrictions on the export of the renminbi.

        Our revenues in Macau are denominated in patacas, the legal currency of Macau, and Hong Kong dollars. Although currently permitted, we cannot assure you that patacas will continue to be freely exchangeable into U.S. dollars. Also, because the currency market for patacas is relatively small and undeveloped, our ability to convert large amounts of patacas into U.S. dollars over a relatively short period may be limited. As a result, we may experience difficulty in converting patacas into U.S. dollars.

        We are currently prohibited from accepting wagers in renminbi, the currency of China. There are currently restrictions on the export of the renminbi outside of mainland China, including to Macau. Restrictions on the export of the renminbi may impede the flow of gaming customers from China to Macau, inhibit the growth of gaming in Macau and negatively impact our gaming operations.

        The Macau pataca is pegged to the Hong Kong dollar. Certain Asian countries have publicly asserted their desire to eliminate the peg of the Hong Kong dollar and the Chinese renminbi to the U.S. dollar. As a result, we cannot assure you that the Hong Kong dollar, the Chinese renminbi and the Macau pataca will continue to be pegged to the U.S. dollar, which may result in severe fluctuations in the exchange rate for these currencies. We also cannot assure you that the current peg rate for these currencies will remain at the same level. Any change in such peg rate could have a material adverse effect on our ability to make payments on certain of our debt instruments. We do not currently hedge for foreign currency risk.

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Certain Nevada gaming laws apply to our planned gaming activities and associations in other jurisdictions where we operate or plan to operate.

        Certain Nevada gaming laws will also apply to our gaming activities and associations in jurisdictions outside the state of Nevada. We will be required to comply with certain reporting requirements concerning our proposed gaming activities and associations occurring outside the state of Nevada, including Macau, Alderney and other jurisdictions. We will also be subject to disciplinary action by the Nevada Gaming Commission if we:

    knowingly violate any laws of the foreign jurisdiction pertaining to the foreign gaming operation;

    fail to conduct the foreign gaming operation in accordance with the standards of honesty and integrity required of Nevada gaming operations;

    engage in any activity or enter into any association that is unsuitable for us because it poses an unreasonable threat to the control of gaming in Nevada, reflects or tends to reflect discredit or disrepute upon the State of Nevada or gaming in Nevada, or is contrary to the gaming policies of Nevada;

    engage in any activity or enter into any association that interferes with the ability of the State of Nevada to collect gaming taxes and fees; or

    employ, contract with or associate with any person in the foreign gaming operation who has been denied a license or a finding of suitability in Nevada on the ground of personal unsuitability, or who has been found guilty of cheating at gambling.

        In addition, if the Nevada State Gaming Control Board determines that one of our actual or intended activities or associations in a foreign gaming operation may violate one or more of the foregoing, we can be required by it to file an application with the Nevada Gaming Commission for a finding of suitability of such activity or association. If the Nevada Gaming Commission finds that the activity or association in the foreign gaming operation is unsuitable or prohibited, we will either be required to terminate the activity or association, or will be prohibited from undertaking the activity or association. Consequently, should the Nevada Gaming Commission find that our gaming activities or associations in Macau, Alderney or certain other jurisdictions where we operate are unsuitable, we may be prohibited from undertaking our planned gaming activities or associations in those jurisdictions.

The enforceability of foreign judgments in Macau may be limited.

        Our subconcession and the other agreements pursuant to which we are conducting our operations in Macau are governed by the laws and regulations of Macau. There has been an extremely limited number of situations in which a foreign party has sought judicial enforcement of contracts against a Macau entity in a Macau court or through arbitration proceedings in Macau. Enforcement in Macau of judgments of a court in the United States or other foreign jurisdictions may be impossible under certain circumstances.

        In addition, our activities in Macau are subject to administrative review and approval by various agencies of the Macau government. We cannot assure you that we will be able to obtain all necessary approvals, which would materially affect our long term business strategy and operations. While Macau has promulgated an administrative law permitting redress to the courts with respect to certain administrative actions, this law appears to be largely untested in this context.

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Macau is susceptible to severe typhoons that may disrupt operations.

        Macau is susceptible to severe typhoons. Macau consists of several low-lying islands off the coast of mainland China. On some occasions, typhoons have caused a considerable amount of damage to Macau's infrastructure and economy. In the event of a major typhoon or other natural disaster in Macau, our business may be severely disrupted and our results of operations could be adversely affected. Although we own insurance coverage with respect to these events, we cannot assure you that our coverage will be sufficient to fully indemnify us against all direct and indirect costs, including loss of business, that could result from substantial damage to, or partial or complete destruction of, our Macau properties or other damages to the infrastructure or economy of Macau.

Risks Related to Ownership of Our Common Stock

Our stock price may be volatile and you may lose all or part of your investment.

        The market price of our common stock could fluctuate significantly, in which case you may not be able to resell your shares at or above the offering price. The market price of our common stock may fluctuate based on a number of factors in addition to those listed in this prospectus, including:

    our operating performance and the performance of our competitors and other similar companies;

    the public's reaction to our press releases, our other public announcements and our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, which we refer to as the SEC;

    changes in earnings estimates or recommendations by research analysts who track our common stock or the stocks of other companies in our industry;

    changes in general economic conditions;

    the number of shares to be publicly traded after this offering;

    actions of our current stockholders, including sales of common stock by our directors and executive officers;

    the arrival or departure of key personnel or personal matters affecting our principal stockholder;

    acquisitions, strategic alliances or joint ventures involving us or our competitors; and

    other developments affecting us, our industry or our competitors.

        In addition, in recent years the stock market has experienced significant price and volume fluctuations. These fluctuations are often unrelated to the operating performance of particular companies. These broad market fluctuations may cause declines in the market price of our common stock. The price of our common stock could fluctuate based upon factors that have little or nothing to do with our company or its performance, and these fluctuations could materially reduce our stock price.

You will experience immediate and substantial dilution as the net tangible book value of the shares of common stock will be substantially lower than the offering price.

        The initial public offering price of the shares of common stock is substantially higher than the pro forma net tangible book value per share of the outstanding common stock. As a result, if we were liquidated for book value immediately following this offering, you would experience immediate and substantial dilution of $                    per share of common stock. We also have outstanding stock options to purchase             shares of our common stock at a weighted average exercise price of

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$                    per share as of June 30, 2004. Dilution is the difference between the offering price per share and the net tangible book value per share of our common stock. See "Dilution" for a discussion about how net tangible book value is calculated.

Our articles of incorporation and by-laws contain provisions that may discourage a takeover attempt. Nevada law also imposes, and other jurisdictions may impose, barriers to acquiring a controlling interest in our shares.

        Provisions contained in our articles of incorporation and by-laws could make it more difficult for a third party to acquire us, even if doing so might be beneficial to our stockholders. Provisions of our articles of incorporation and by-laws impose various procedural and other requirements which could make it more difficult for stockholders to affect some corporate actions. For example, our articles of incorporation authorize our board to determine the rights, preferences, privileges and restrictions of unissued series of preferred stock, without any vote or action by our stockholders. Thus our board can authorize and issue shares of preferred stock with voting or conversion rights that could adversely affect the voting or other rights of holders of our common stock. These rights may have the effect of delaying or deterring a change of control of our company. In addition, a change of control of our company may be delayed or deferred as a result of our having three classes of directors. Nevada law provides that, in certain circumstances, a shareholder who acquires a controlling interest in a corporation, defined statutorily as any acquisition that causes such shareholders' interest to exceed any of a 1 / 5 , 1 / 3 or 1 / 2 interest in a corporation, has no voting rights in the shares acquired that caused the shareholder to exceed any such threshold, unless:

    the corporation's other shareholders, by majority vote, grant voting rights to such shares; or

    the corporation's articles of incorporation or by-laws in effect on the tenth day following such acquisition of shares exempt the corporation from the relevant Nevada law provisions.

        In addition, under Nevada law, any change of control of our company must also be approved by the gaming authorities. Other jurisdictions may have similar requirements. These provisions could limit the price that investors might be willing to pay in the future for shares of our common stock. See "Business—Regulation and Licensing" and "Description of Capital Stock" for additional information on the anti-takeover measures applicable to us.

Future sales of shares could depress our stock price.

        Sales of a substantial number of shares of our common stock, or the perception that a large number of shares will be sold, following our initial public offering could depress the market price of our common stock. We, our principal stockholder, certain trusts for the benefit of our principal stockholder and his family and our executive officers and directors have agreed with the underwriters not to dispose of or hedge any shares of common stock or securities convertible into or exchangeable for shares of common stock, subject to specified exceptions and extensions, during the period from the date of this prospectus continuing through the date that is 180 days after the date of this prospectus, except with the prior written consent of Goldman, Sachs & Co. Goldman, Sachs & Co. in its sole discretion may release any of the securities subject to these lock-up agreements at any time without notice. Our amended and restated articles of incorporation will authorize us to issue             shares of common stock, of which             shares will be outstanding and             shares will be issuable upon the exercise of outstanding stock options upon completion of this offering. Of these shares,             shares, including the             shares sold in this offering, are freely tradable. Approximately             of the outstanding shares will be eligible for resale after the expiration of the 180-day lock-up period. Shares of common stock held by our affiliates will continue to be subject to the volume and other restrictions of Rule 144 under the Securities Act of 1933.

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        The holders of approximately             shares of our common stock (including shares issuable upon the exercise of outstanding options), will have rights, subject to some conditions, to require us to file registration statements covering their shares or to include their shares in registration statements that we may file for ourselves or other stockholders. By exercising their registration rights and selling a large number of shares, these stockholders could cause the price of our common stock to decline. In addition, immediately following this offering, we intend to file a registration statement registering under the Securities Act of 1933 the shares reserved for issuance under our employee stock option plans.

        See the information under the heading "Shares Eligible for Future Sale" for a more detailed description of the shares that will be available for future sales upon completion of this offering.

There is no existing market for our common stock and we do not know if one will develop to provide you with adequate liquidity. Even if a market were to develop, the stock prices in the market may not exceed the offering price.

        Prior to this initial public offering, there has not been a public market for our common stock. We cannot predict the extent to which investor interest in our company will lead to the development of an active trading market on the New York Stock Exchange or otherwise or how liquid that market might become. If an active trading market does not develop, you may have difficulty selling any of our common stock that you buy.

        The initial public offering price for the shares will be determined by negotiations among us and the representatives of the underwriters and may not be indicative of prices that will prevail in the open market following this offering. Consequently, you may not be able to sell shares of our common stock at prices equal to or greater than the price paid by you in this offering.

We do not expect to pay cash dividends.

        We do not expect to pay cash dividends on our common stock in the foreseeable future. Our board of directors will determine whether to pay dividends in the future based on conditions then existing, including our earnings, financial condition and capital requirements, as well as economic and other conditions our board may deem relevant. Our ability to declare and pay dividends on our common stock is subject to the requirements of Nevada law. We are a holding company, dependent upon the operations of our subsidiaries for cash. The terms of our subsidiaries' debt and other agreements restrict the ability of our subsidiaries to dividend funds up to us. We intend to retain earnings to finance operations and the expansion of our business. Therefore, unless and until we pay cash dividends on our common stock, any gains from your investment in our common stock must come from an increase in its market price.

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DISCLOSURE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

        This prospectus includes "forward-looking statements," as defined by federal securities laws, with respect to our financial condition, results of operations and business and our expectations or beliefs concerning future events. Such forward-looking statements include the discussions of the business strategies of our company and expectations concerning future operations, margins, profitability, liquidity, and capital resources. In addition, in certain portions of this prospectus, the words: "anticipates", "believes", "estimates", "seeks", "expects", "plans", "intends" and similar expressions, as they relate to our company or its management, are intended to identify forward-looking statements. Although we believe that such forward-looking statements are reasonable, we cannot assure you that any forward-looking statements will prove to be correct. Such forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors, which may cause our actual results, performance or achievements to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Such factors include, among others, the risks associated with:

    entering into new development and construction and new ventures, including the Palazzo Casino Resort and the Macao Venetian Casino Resort;

    increased competition and other planned construction in Las Vegas, including the opening of the Wynn Las Vegas Resort on the site of the former Desert Inn and upcoming increases in hotel rooms, meeting and convention space and retail space;

    increased competition and other planned construction projects in Macau, including from SJM, MGM Mirage, Wynn and Galaxy;

    the completion of infrastructure projects in Las Vegas and Macau;

    government regulation of the casino industry, including gaming license approvals and regulation in foreign jurisdictions, the legalization of gaming in certain domestic jurisdictions, including Native American reservations, and regulation of gaming on the Internet;

    passage of new legislation and receipt of governmental approvals for our proposed developments on the Cotai Strip, in the United Kingdom and other jurisdictions where we are planning to operate;

    leverage and debt service (including sensitivity to fluctuations in interest rates and other capital markets trends);

    uncertainty of tourist behavior related to spending and vacationing at casino resorts in Las Vegas and Macau;

    disruptions or reductions in travel due to conflicts with Iraq and any future terrorist incidents;

    outbreaks of infectious diseases, such as severe acute respiratory syndrome, in our market areas;

    new taxes or changes to existing tax rates;

    fluctuations in occupancy rates and average daily room rates in Las Vegas or Macau;

    demand for all-suites rooms;

    the popularity of Las Vegas as a convention and trade show destination;

    insurance risks, including the risk that we have not obtained sufficient coverage against acts of terrorism or will only be able to obtain additional coverage at significantly increased rates;

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    litigation risks, including the outcome of the pending disputes with our Venetian Casino Resort construction manager and its subcontractors; and

    general economic and business conditions which may impact levels of disposable income, consumer spending and pricing of hotel rooms.

        All future written and verbal forward-looking statements attributable to us or any person acting on our behalf are expressly qualified in their entirety by the cautionary statements contained or referred to in this section. New risks and uncertainties arise from time to time, and it is impossible for us to predict these events or how they may affect us. We assume no obligation to update any forward-looking statements after the date of this prospectus as a result of new information, future events or developments, except as required by federal securities laws.


INDUSTRY AND MARKET DATA

        Industry data and other statistical information used throughout this prospectus are based on independent industry publications, government publications, reports by market research firms or other published independent sources. Some data are also based on our good faith estimates, which are derived from our review of internal surveys, as well as the independent sources listed above. Although we believe these sources are reliable, we have not independently verified the information.

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USE OF PROCEEDS

        We estimate that our net proceeds from our sale of             shares of common stock in this offering at an assumed initial public offering price of $                    per share, after deducting underwriting discounts and commissions and estimated offering expenses payable by us, will be approximately $                        million, or approximately $                    million if the underwriters exercise in full their option to purchase additional shares.

        We intend to use the net proceeds from the sale of the common stock for general corporate purposes and working capital. In particular, we may use the net proceeds to fund our development projects in Asia, the United Kingdom and in other jurisdictions.


DIVIDEND POLICY

        We do not expect to pay dividends on our common stock in the future. We expect to retain our future earnings, if any, for use in the operation and expansion of our business. Our board of directors will determine whether to pay dividends in the future based on conditions then existing, including our earnings, financial condition and capital requirements, as well as economic and other conditions our board may deem relevant. Our ability to declare and pay dividends on our common stock is subject to the requirements of Nevada law. In addition, our subsidiaries' ability to pay dividends to us is restricted under certain of their debt and other agreements. See "Risk Factors—Risks Related to Ownership of Our Common Stock—We do not expect to pay cash dividends."

        Las Vegas Sands Opco declared and accrued dividends of $4.2 million in 2003 and none during 2002. In the first six months of 2004, Las Vegas Sands Opco declared and paid $107.9 million of dividends as tax distributions. Las Vegas Sands Opco also intends to make an additional tax distribution to shareholders immediately prior to its proposed conversion from a subchapter S corporation to a "C" corporation for income tax purposes. These tax distributions are permitted under existing debt instruments so long as Las Vegas Sands Opco is a subchapter S corporation. Following the conversion to a "C" corporation for income tax purposes, we will no longer make these tax distributions.

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CAPITALIZATION

        The following table sets forth our cash and cash equivalents, restricted cash and cash equivalents and capitalization as of June 30, 2004 on:

    an actual basis;

    a pro forma basis to reflect the financing transactions and the Las Vegas Sands Opco's proposed conversion from a subchapter S corporation to a "C" corporation for income tax purposes described in "Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements;" and

    on an as adjusted pro forma basis to reflect the above transactions, the Interface transactions and this offering at an assumed initial offering price of $                    , the mid-point of the range shown on the cover of this prospectus and the application of the net proceeds that we expect to receive from this offering, as described under "Use of Proceeds."

        You should read this information in conjunction with "Use of Proceeds," "Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements," "Selected Historical Financial and Other Data," "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations" and our historical consolidated financial statements, the related notes and other financial information included elsewhere in this prospectus.

 
  As of June 30, 2004
 
  Actual
  Pro Forma
  As
Adjusted
Pro Forma

 
  (dollars in thousands)

Cash and cash equivalents   $ 671,241   $ 671,241   $  
   
 
 
Restricted cash and cash equivalents(1)   $ 12,460   $ 963,970   $ 963,970
   
 
 
Debt of Las Vegas Sands Opco and its subsidiaries other than Phase II Mall Subsidiary and the Macau Subsidiaries:                  
  New senior secured credit facility (2)   $   $ 885,000   $ 885,000
  Prior senior secured credit facility     290,000        
  11% mortgage notes due 2010     843,640     843,640     843,640
  Palazzo Casino Resort FF&E credit facility (3)         135,000     135,000
  Venetian Casino Resort FF&E credit facility     13,800     13,800     13,800
  Redeemable Preferred Interest in Venetian Casino Resort, LLC     252,628     252,628    

Debt of Phase II Mall Subsidiary:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
  Phase II mall construction loan (4)         250,000     250,000

Debt of the Macau Subsidiaries:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
  Venetian Macau revolver     10,000     10,000     10,000
  Venetian Macau senior secured notes     120,000     120,000     120,000
  Venetian Intermediate credit facility     50,000     50,000     50,000

Debt of Interface Holding:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
  Interface Group—Nevada mortgage loan             100,000
   
 
 
    Total debt     1,580,068     2,560,068     2,407,440
   
 
 

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  As of June 30, 2004
 
  Actual
  Pro Forma
  As
Adjusted
Pro Forma

 
  (dollars in thousands)

Shareholders' equity:                
  Common stock, par value $0.001 per share (            shares authorized,            shares issued and outstanding on an actual basis and pro forma basis;            shares authorized,            shares issued and outstanding on a pro forma as adjusted basis)     100     100    
  Notes receivable from stockholders     (858 )   (858 )  
  Capital in excess of par value(5)     128,653     352,032    
  Retained earnings(6)     237,907        
   
 
 
  Total shareholders' equity     365,802     351,274    
   
 
 
    Total capitalization   $ 1,945,870   $ 2,911,342    
   
 
 

(1)
Pro forma restricted cash and cash equivalents assumes the borrowing of $1.27 billion under new debt facilities described in notes (2), (3) and (4) below and the utilization of a portion of these proceeds for the prepayment of $290.0 million outstanding on the prior senior secured credit facility and $28.5 million of debt offering costs.

(2)
Our new senior secured credit facility consists of (a) a $115.0 million term loan A, which has up to an 18-month delayed draw period, (b) a $770.0 million term loan B, of which $105.0 million has up to a 6-month delayed draw period and (c) a $125.0 million revolving credit facility. The only amounts initially borrowed were $665.0 million under the term loan B. However, for purposes of preparing this table, we have assumed that both the term loans A and B facilities were fully drawn. In addition, $60.0 million of letters of credit were outstanding as of August 20, 2004, which reduces the amount available for borrowing under the revolving facility.

(3)
We are currently in negotiation with a lender for an FF&E credit facility which we will use to fund a portion of the costs of constructing the Palazzo Casino Resort. We anticipate that the Palazzo Casino Resort FF&E credit facility will allow us to borrow up to $135.0 million of senior secured delayed draw loans. However, for purposes of preparing this table, we have assumed that this facility was fully drawn.

(4)
We have a commitment for a loan to fund a portion of the Phase II mall construction costs. The Phase II mall construction loan will allow the Phase II Mall Subsidiary to borrow up to $250.0 million on a senior secured delayed draw basis. However, for purposes of preparing this table, we have assumed that this facility was fully drawn.

(5)
Capital in excess of par value reflects the reclassification of previously undistributed pro forma retained earnings of $223.4 million upon termination of our subchapter S corporation tax status.

(6)
Pro forma retained earnings reflects the recognition of a $5.4 million loss on early retirement of indebtedness related to the write-off of unamortized debt offering costs associated with the prior senior secured credit facility, the $9.1 million impact of our recognition of deferred tax assets and liabilities and the reclassification of previously undistributed pro forma retained earnings of $223.4 million to capital in excess of par value associated with the termination of Las Vegas Sands Opco's subchapter S corporation tax status.

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DILUTION

        The net tangible book value per share of our common stock is the difference between our tangible assets and our liabilities, divided by the number of shares of common stock outstanding. For investors in this offering, dilution is the difference between the initial public offering price per share of the common stock in this offering and the pro forma net tangible book value per share of our common stock immediately after completing this offering. Dilution results from the fact that the per share offering price of the common stock is substantially in excess of the net tangible book value per share attributable to the existing stockholders for the currently outstanding stock.

        As of June 30, 2004, our pro forma net tangible book value prior to this offering was approximately $                                 million, or approximately $                                  per share, based on             shares of common stock outstanding.

        As of June 30, 2004, without taking into account any changes in our pro forma net tangible book value subsequent to that date other than the sale of the common stock in this offering at the assumed initial public offering price of $                                 per share, the mid-point of the range shown on the cover of this prospectus, after deducting the estimated underwriting discounts and commissions and other offering expenses, the pro forma net tangible book value of each of the outstanding shares of common stock would have been $                                  after this offering. Therefore, new investors in the common stock would have paid $                                 for a share of common stock having a pro forma net tangible book value of approximately $                                 per share after this offering. That is, their investment would have been diluted by approximately $                                 per share. At the same time, existing common stockholders would have realized an increase in pro forma net tangible book value of $                                 per share after this offering without further cost or risk to themselves. The following table illustrates this per share dilution:

Initial public offering price per share of common stock         $  
Net tangible pro forma book value per share of common stock before the offering   $        
Increase in net tangible pro forma book value per share of common stock attributable to investors in the offering            
   
     
Net tangible pro forma book value per share of common stock after the offering (1) (2)            
         
Dilution per share to new investors   $        
         

(1)
After deduction of the estimated offering expenses payable by us, including the underwriting discounts and commissions.

(2)
Does not give effect to the issuance of up to             shares issuable by us if the underwriters exercise their over-allotment option.

        The following table sets forth, as of June 30, 2004, the differences between our existing stockholders and the new investors with respect to the average price per share paid by our existing stockholders and to be paid by new investors in this offering at $                        , the mid-point of the

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range of the initial public offering price set forth on the cover page of this prospectus, and before deducting estimated underwriting discounts and commissions.

 
  Shares Purchased
  Total Consideration
   
 
  Average
Price Per
Share

 
  Number
  Percent
  Amount
  Percent
Existing stockholders         % $       % $  
New investors         %         %    
   
 
 
 
 
Total       100.0 % $     100.0 % $  
       
 
 
 

        The discussion and tables above assume no exercise of the stock options that will be outstanding as of the date of the completion of this offering. As of the completion of this offering, we expect to have options outstanding to purchase a total of             shares of common stock at a weighted average price of $    per share. For more information, please see "Shares Eligible for Future Sale" and "Note 10—Stockholders' Equity and Per Share Data" to our consolidated financial statements.

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SELECTED HISTORICAL FINANCIAL AND OTHER DATA

        Set forth in the following table are certain historical financial and other data of Las Vegas Sands Opco as of and for each of the periods specified. The balance sheet and statement of operations and other financial data as of and for each of the years ended December 31, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002 and 2003 have been derived from the audited consolidated financial statements of Las Vegas Sands Opco for these periods. The audited consolidated financial statements of Las Vegas Sands Opco as of December 31, 2002 and 2003 and for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2003 are included in this prospectus. The balance sheet data as of June 30, 2004 and the statement of operations and other financial data for the six months ended June 30, 2003 and 2004 of Las Vegas Sands Opco have been derived from the unaudited consolidated financial statements for these periods which are included in this prospectus. The balance sheet data as of June 30, 2003 of Las Vegas Sands Opco has been derived from the unaudited consolidated financial statements for this period which are not included in this prospectus. In the opinion of management, such unaudited financial statements reflect all adjustments, consisting only of normal and recurring adjustments, necessary for a fair presentation of the results for those periods. The results of operations of Las Vegas Sands Opco for the six months ended June 30, 2004 are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the full year or for any future period. The historical results are not necessarily indicative of the results of operations to be expected in the future. The other operating data for all periods presented have been derived from our internal records. The following information should be read in conjunction with "Prospectus Summary—Summary Historical and Pro Forma Financial and Other Data," "Use of Proceeds," "Capitalization," "Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements," "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations" and our historical consolidated financial statements, the related notes and other financial information included elsewhere in this prospectus.

 
  Year Ended December 31,
  Six Months Ended June 30,
 
 
  1999(1)
  2000
  2001
  2002
  2003
  2003
  2004
 
 
  (dollars in thousands, except per share data)

 
Statement of Operations Data                                            
Revenues:                                            
  Casino   $ 124,161   $ 299,083   $ 227,240   $ 256,484   $ 272,804   $ 136,691   $ 228,597  
  Rooms     89,585     192,327     204,242     206,706     251,397     113,930     164,597  
  Food and beverage     30,786     67,052     61,977     70,300     82,882     40,885     67,528  
  Retail and other     28,966     68,804     73,034     72,395     79,242     37,018     37,703  
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
      273,498     627,266     566,493     605,885     686,325     328,524     498,425  
Promotional allowances     (25,045 )   (46,296 )   (42,594 )   (34,208 )   (44,856 )   (19,437 )   (26,521 )
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net revenues     248,453     580,970     523,899     571,677     641,469     309,087     471,904  
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Operating expenses:                                            
  Casino     69,664     163,157     139,936     119,186     128,339     63,455     98,630  
  Rooms     25,532     49,618     50,039     53,435     64,819     29,082     38,717  
  Food and beverage     19,134     32,627     29,630     35,217     40,797     19,114     33,296  
  Retail and other     11,581     29,406     32,302     32,736     33,468     16,615     17,323  
  Provision for doubtful accounts     13,655     19,252     20,198     21,393     8,084     4,756     6,692  
  General and administrative     50,450     93,413     86,887     94,410     107,523     50,963     67,457  
  Corporate expense     2,510     6,275     6,376     11,015     10,914     4,789     6,105  
  Rental expense     5,485     8,727     8,074     7,640     10,128     5,067     4,689  
  Pre-opening and developmental expense     21,484         355     5,925     10,525     4,845     19,107  
  Depreciation and amortization     25,145     41,722     40,823     43,638     50,837     21,988     30,862  
  Gain on sale of The Grand Canal Shoppes                             (418,222 )
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
      244,640     444,197     414,620     424,595     465,434     220,674     (95,344 )
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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  Year Ended December 31,
  Six Months Ended June 30,
 
 
  1999(1)
  2000
  2001
  2002
  2003
  2003
  2004
 
 
  (dollars in thousands, except per share data)

 
Operating income     3,813     136,773     109,279     147,082     176,035     88,413     567,248  
Interest expense, net of amounts capitalized     (68,847 )   (118,036 )   (109,359 )   (111,794 )   (113,208 )   (53,908 )   (60,853 )
Preferred return on Redeemable Preferred Interest in Venetian Casino Resort, LLC(2)                             (14,300 )
Other income (expense)             (1,938 )   1,045     825     819     (9 )
Loss on early retirement of debt(3)     (589 )   (2,785 )   (1,383 )   (51,392 )           (1,371 )
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Income (loss) before preferred return     (65,623 )   15,952     (3,401 )   (15,059 )   63,652     35,324     490,715  
Preferred return on Redeemable Preferred Interest in Venetian Casino Resort, LLC(2)     (14,399 )   (18,482 )   (20,766 )   (23,333 )   (26,217 )   (12,727 )    
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net income (loss)   $ (80,022 ) $ (2,530 ) $ (24,167 ) $ (38,392 ) $ 37,435   $ 22,597   $ 490,715  
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Per share data:                                            
Basic earnings (loss) per share(4)   $ (80.02 ) $ (2.53 ) $ (24.17 ) $ (38.39 ) $ 37.44   $ 22.60   $ 490.72  
Diluted earnings (loss) per share(4)   $ (80.02 ) $ (2.53 ) $ (24.17 ) $ (38.39 ) $ 37.36   $ 22.53   $ 490.01  
Dividends declared per share(4)   $   $   $   $   $ 4.20   $   $ 107.91  
Weighted average shares outstanding (basic)(4)     1,000,000     1,000,000     1,000,000     1,000,000     1,000,000     1,000,000     1,000,000  
Weighted average shares outstanding (diluted)(4)     1,000,000     1,000,000     1,000,000     1,000,000     1,002,000     1,003,000     1,001,437  

Other Financial Data

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities   $ (30,063 ) $ 81,017   $ 50,792   $ 78,096   $ 133,075   $ 53,147   $ 224,737  
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities   $ (196,150 ) $ (20,158 ) $ (55,231 ) $ (238,452 ) $ (297,306 ) $ (119,038 ) $ 523,823  
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities   $ 250,180   $ (44,505 ) $ 16,769   $ 199,162   $ 212,849   $ 48,510   $ (219,679 )
Capital expenditures   $ 319,106   $ 28,589   $ 55,134   $ 135,848   $ 279,211   $ 173,915   $ 235,772  

Other Operating Data

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
Occupancy %(5)     81.7 %   95.2 %   94.6 %   95.6 %   96.0 %   97.7 %   98.8 %
Average daily room rate (ADR)(5)   $ 159   $ 182   $ 196   $ 196   $ 204   $ 211   $ 228  
Revenue per available room (Rev PAR)(5)   $ 130   $ 174   $ 185   $ 187   $ 195   $ 207   $ 225  
Average number of table games(5)     116     122     123     126     126     128     134  
Table games drop per unit per day (5)   $ 15,587   $ 25,241   $ 21,560   $ 18,808   $ 17,969   $ 18,144   $ 19,793  
Average number of slot machines(5)     2,293     2,159     2,159     2,036     1,995     2,005     2,001  
Slot machine win per unit per day(5)     99     129     130     136     165     146     185  
Number of Sands Expo Center visitors per day(5)(6)     9,496     8,528     9,445     7,711     7,707     8,533     4,836  
Number of show days at Sands Expo Center(6)     123     159     110     121     116     46     82  
 
  December 31,
  June 30,
 
  1999(1)
  2000
  2001
  2002
  2003
  2003
  2004
 
  (dollars in thousands, except per share data)

   
   
Balance Sheet Data                                          
Cash and cash equivalents   $ 26,252   $ 42,606   $ 54,936   $ 93,742   $ 142,360   $ 76,361   $ 671,241
Restricted cash and cash equivalents   $ 10,980   $ 2,549   $ 2,646   $ 105,250   $ 122,502   $ 49,547   $ 12,460
Total assets   $ 1,209,602   $ 1,232,385   $ 1,271,786   $ 1,516,681   $ 1,831,894   $ 1,606,319   $ 2,331,495
Long—term debt(2)   $ 907,754   $ 863,293   $ 811,869   $ 1,216,250   $ 1,426,350   $ 1,260,000   $ 1,565,168
Redeemable Preferred Interest in Venetian Casino Resort, LLC(2)   $ 149,530   $ 168,012   $ 188,778   $ 212,111   $ 238,328   $ 224,838   $
Stockholders' equity (deficit)   $ 15,706   $ 13,176   $ (10,991 ) $ (49,383 ) $ (16,989 ) $ (27,612 ) $ 365,802

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(1)
The Venetian Casino Resort opened May 4, 1999.

(2)
In May 2003, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued SFAS 150, "Accounting for Certain Financial Instruments with Characteristics of both Liabilities and Equity." Las Vegas Sands Opco is considered a non-public entity, as defined by SFAS 150, because its equity securities are not listed on a public exchange. Accordingly, the provisions of SFAS 150 became effective during the quarter ending March 31, 2004. As a result of the adoption of SFAS 150 as of June 30, 2004, the Redeemable Preferred Interest in Venetian Casino Resort, LLC is now presented as a liability and the accrual of dividends for the six months ended June 30, 2004 is now presented as interest expense. In accordance with the provisions of SFAS 150, prior period amounts have not been reclassified to conform with the new presentation.

(3)
In April 2002, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued SFAS 145, "Recession of FASB Statements Nos. 4, 44 and 64 and Amendment of FASB Statement No. 13." SFAS 145 addresses the presentation for losses on early retirements of debt in the statement of operations to the extent they do not meet the requirements of APB Opinion No. 30. We have adopted SFAS 145 and no longer present losses on early retirements of debt as an extraordinary item. Accordingly, prior period losses on early retirement of debt have been reclassified to other income (expense) to conform to this new presentation in the accompanying table.

(4)
Net income (loss) per share and shares outstanding for all periods presented retroactively reflect the impact of the first quarter 2002 stock split which increased the number of shares of common stock of Las Vegas Sands Opco outstanding from 925,000 to 1,000,000. The impact of outstanding options to purchase 5,500 shares of common stock of Las Vegas Sands Opco has not been included in the computation of diluted earnings (loss) per share for the year ended December 31, 2002, as their impact would have been antidilutive. There were no options outstanding for the years 1999-2001.

(5)
Operating data represents the average for the respective periods.

(6)
This data is based on actual days during which a convention trade show or similar event is ongoing at the Sands Expo Center. This data excludes move-in and move-out days.

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UNAUDITED PRO FORMA CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

        The unaudited pro forma condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared by management and give effect to The Grand Canal Shoppes sale, the financing transactions and the proposed conversion of Las Vegas Sands Opco from a subchapter S corporation to a "C" corporation for income tax purposes. The unaudited pro forma condensed consolidated financial statements do not give effect to the Interface transactions.

        The unaudited pro forma condensed consolidated statements of operations for the year ended December 31, 2003 and the six months ended June 30, 2004 have been prepared to give effect to the transactions described above, as if they had occurred as of January 1, 2003. The unaudited pro forma condensed consolidated balance sheet as of June 30, 2004 has been prepared to only give effect to the financing transactions and the proposed conversion of Las Vegas Sands Opco from a subchapter S corporation to a "C" corporation as if they had occurred as of June 30, 2004.

        The pro forma adjustments, which are based on available information and certain assumptions that we believe are reasonable under the circumstances, are applied to the historical consolidated financial statements. The unaudited pro forma condensed consolidated financial statements are provided for informational purposes only and do not purport to represent what our financial position or results of operations would actually have been had the transactions described above occurred on such dates or to project our results of operations or financial position for any future period.

        The accompanying unaudited pro forma condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations," "Use of Proceeds," "Selected Historical Financial and Other Data" and the historical consolidated financial statements and the notes thereto included elsewhere in this prospectus.

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UNAUDITED PRO FORMA CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED
STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS

 
  For the Six Month Period Ended June 30, 2004
 
 
  LVSI
Historical

  Grand Canal Shoppes
Transaction

  Financing
Transactions

  Conversion
to "C" Corporation

  Pro Forma
 
 
  (dollars in thousands, except per share data)

 
Revenues:                                
  Casino   $ 228,597   $     $     $     $ 228,597  
  Rooms     164,597                       164,597  
  Food and beverage     67,528                       67,528  
  Retail and other     37,703     (16,779 )(1)               20,924  
   
 
 
 
 
 
      498,425     (16,779 )               481,646  
Less — promotional allowances     (26,521 )   5 (3)               (26,516 )
   
 
 
 
 
 
Net revenues     471,904     (16,774 )               455,130  
   
 
 
 
 
 
Operating expenses:                                
  Casino     98,630                       98,630  
  Rooms     38,717                       38,717  
  Food and beverage     33,296                       33,296  
  Retail and other     17,323     (2,251 )(2)               15,072  
  Provision for doubtful accounts     6,692                       6,692  
  General and administrative     67,457     (703) (3)               66,754  
  Corporate expense     6,105                       6,105  
  Rental expense     4,689     (886 )(3)               3,803  
  Pre-opening and developmental expense     19,107                       19,107  
  Depreciation and amortization     30,862     (1,824 )(3)               29,038  
  Gain on sale of The Grand Canal Shoppes     (418,222 )   418,222 (4)                  
   
 
 
 
 
 
      (95,344 )   412,558                 317,214  
   
 
 
 
 
 
Operating income     567,248     (429,332 )               137,916  
Other income (expense):                                
  Interest income     897     (67) (3)               830  
  Interest expense, net of amounts capitalized     (61,750 )   2,056 (3)   709 (8)         (58,985 )
  Preferred return on Redeemable Preferred Interest in Venetian Casino Resort, LLC     (14,300 )                     (14,300 )
  Other income (expense)     (9 )   9 (3)                  
  Loss on early retirement of debt     (1,371 )   1,147 (3)               (224 )
   
 
 
 
 
 
Income before provision for income taxes     490,715     (426,187 )   709           65,237  
  Provision for income taxes                       22,528 (9)   22,528  
   
 
 
 
 
 
Net income   $ 490,715   $ (426,187 ) $ 709   $ (22,528 ) $ 42,709  
   
 
 
 
 
 
Basic earnings per share   $ 490.72                     $ 42.71  
   
                   
 
Diluted earnings per share   $ 490.01                     $ 42.65  
   
                   
 

See the accompanying Notes to Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements, which are an integral part of these statements.

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UNAUDITED PRO FORMA CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED
STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS

 
  For the Year Ended December 31, 2003
 
 
  LVSI
Historical

  Grand Canal Shoppes
Transaction

  Financing
Transactions

  Conversion
to "C" Corporation

  Pro Forma
 
 
  (dollars in thousands, except per share data)

 
Revenues:                                
  Casino   $ 272,804   $     $     $     $ 272,804  
  Rooms     251,397                       251,397  
  Food and beverage     82,882                       82,882  
  Retail and other     79,242     (41,165) (5)               38,077  
   
 
 
 
 
 
      686,325     (41,165 )               645,160  
Less — promotional allowances     (44,856 )   17                 (44,839 )
   
 
 
 
 
 
Net revenues     641,469     (41,148 )               600,321  
   
 
 
 
 
 
Operating expenses:                                
  Casino     128,339                       128,339  
  Rooms     64,819                       64,819  
  Food and beverage     40,797                       40,797  
  Retail and other     33,468     (6,811) (6)               26,657  
  Provision for doubtful accounts     8,084     113 (7)               8,197  
  General and administrative     107,523     (1,922) (7)               105,601  
  Corporate expense     10,914                       10,914  
  Rental expense     10,128     (2,557) (7)               7,571  
  Pre-opening and developmental expense     10,525                       10,525  
Depreciation and amortization     50,837     (5,151) (7)               45,686  
   
 
 
 
 
 
      465,434     (16,328 )               449,106  
   
 
 
 
 
 
Operating income     176,035     (24,820 )               151,215  
Other income (expense):                                
  Interest income     1,716     (148) (7)               1,568  
  Interest expense, net of amounts capitalized     (114,924 )   4,874 (7)   1,130 (8)         (108,920 )
  Interest expense on indebtedness to Principal Shareholder                                
  Other income     825     62 (7)               887  
  Loss on early retirement of debt                                
   
 
 
 
 
 
Income before preferred return and provision for income taxes     63,652     (20,032 )   1,130           44,750  
  Preferred return on Redeemable Preferred Interest in Venetian Casino Resort, LLC     (26,217 )                     (26,217 )
   
 
 
 
 
 
Income before provision for income taxes     37,435     (20,032 )   1,130           18,533  
  Provision for income taxes                       (11,046) (9)   11,046  
   
 
 
 
 
 
Net income   $ 37,435   $ (20,032 ) $ 1,130   $ (11,046 ) $ 7,487  
   
 
 
 
 
 
Basic earnings per share   $ 37.44                     $ 7.49  
   
                   
 
Diluted earnings per share   $ 37.36                     $ 7.47  
   
                   
 

See the accompanying Notes to Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements, which are an integral part of these statements.

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UNAUDITED PRO FORMA CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET

 
  June 30, 2004
 
 
  LVSI
Historical

  Financing
Transactions

  Conversion
to "C" Corporation

  Pro Forma
 
 
  (dollars in thousands)

 
Assets:                          
Current assets:                          
  Cash and cash equivalents   $ 671,241   $     $     $ 671,241  
  Restricted cash and cash equivalents     12,460                 12,460  
  Accounts receivable, net     56,050                 56,050  
  Inventories     6,126                 6,126  
  Prepaid expenses and other current assets     9,985           9,226 (10)   19,211  
   
 
 
 
 
Total current assets     755,862         9,226     765,088  

Property and equipment, net

 

 

1,513,395

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,513,395

 
Deferred offering costs, net     33,474     (5,385 )(11)            
            28,490 (11)         56,579  
Restricted cash and cash equivalents         951,510 (11)         951,510  
Other assets, net     28,764                 28,764  
   
 
 
 
 
    $ 2,331,495   $ 974,615   $ 9,226   $ 3,315,336  
   
 
 
 
 
Liabilities and Stockholder's Equity:                          
Current liabilities:                          
  Accounts payable   $ 27,518               $ 27,518  
  Construction payables     51,900                 51,900  
  Construction payables—contested     7,232                 7,232  
  Accrued interest payable     5,001                 5,001  
  Other accrued liabilities     105,491                 105,491  
  Current maturities of long term debt     14,900     (12,500 )(11)         2,400  
   
 
 
 
 
Total current liabilities     212,042     (12,500 )         199,542  
Other long term liabilities     7,317           18,369 (10)   25,686  
Deferred gain on sale of The Grand Canal Shoppes     73,325                 73,325  
Deferred rent from Grand Central Shops transaction     107,841                 107,841  
Redeemable Preferred Interest in Venetian Casino Resort, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary     252,628                 252,628  
Long term debt     1,312,540     (277,500 )(11)            
            1,270,000 (11)         2,305,040  
   
 
 
 
 
      1,965,693     980,000     18,369     2,964,062  
   
 
 
 
 
Stockholders' equity:                          
Common stock, $.10 par value, 3,000,000 shares authorized, 1,000,000 shares issued and outstanding     100                 100  
Notes receivable from stockholders     (858 )               (858 )
Capital in excess of par value     128,653           223,379  (12)   352,032  
Retained earnings     237,907     (5,385 )(11)   (9,143 )(10)      
                  (223,379 )(12)    
   
 
 
 
 
      365,802     (5,385 )   (9,143 )   351,274  
   
 
 
 
 
    $ 2,331,495   $ 974,615   $ 9,226   $ 3,315,336  
   
 
 
 
 

See the accompanying Notes to Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements, which are an integral part of these statements.

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Notes to Unaudited Pro Forma
Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

(1)
Reflects the elimination of The Grand Canal Shoppes revenues for the six months ended June 30, 2004 of $14.0 million and the elimination of revenues associated with the leased shops of $3.4 million, offset by the recognition of deferred rent income associated with The Grand Canal Shoppes sale transaction of $.6 million.

(2)
Reflects the elimination of The Grand Canal Shoppes expenses for the six months ended June 30, 2004 of $4.7 million and the addition of $4.2 million of rent associated with certain lease backs from GGP, offset by the amortization of the deferred gain from The Grand Canal Shoppes sale of $1.7 million.

(3)
Reflects the elimination of The Grand Canal Shoppes revenue and expenses for the six months ended June 30, 2004.

(4)
Reflects the elimination of the gain on sale of The Grand Canal Shoppes for purposes of the pro forma statement of operations because the transaction is assumed to have occurred immediately prior to January 1, 2003.

(5)
Reflects the elimination of The Grand Canal Shoppes revenues for the year ended December 31, 2003 of $34.7 million and the elimination of revenues associated with the leased shops of $7.7 million, offset by the amortization of deferred revenues associated with The Grand Canal Shoppes sale transaction of $1.2 million.

(6)
Reflects the elimination of The Grand Canal Shoppes expenses for the year ended December 31, 2004 of $11.7 million and the addition of $8.4 million of rent associated with certain lease backs from GGP, offset by the amortization of the deferred gain from The Grand Canal Shoppes sale of $3.5 million.

(7)
Reflects the elimination of The Grand Canal Shoppes revenue and expenses for the year ended December 31, 2003.

(8)
Reflects the effect on interest expense from the following debt transactions:

 
  Year Ended
December 31, 2003

  Six Months Ended
June 30, 2004

 
 
  (dollars in thousands)

 
Deductions to historical interest expense :              
Interest expense related to indebtedness repaid with proceeds from the financing transactions, at actual historical amounts   $ (12,744 ) $ (7,143 )
Interest expense related to amortization of deferred offering costs, at actual historical amounts     (1,483 )   (742 )

Additions to historical interest expense :

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
Pro forma interest expense on $290.0 million of the new senior secured credit facility which were used to repay the prior senior secured credit facility (interest rate of 3.99%)(a)     11,732     5,850  
Pro forma interest expense for letters of credit fees under new senior secured credit facility (2.5% fixed rate)     227     758  
Pro forma interest expense for undrawn fees on revolver under new senior secured credit facility (0.5% fixed rate)     330     164  
Pro forma amortization of estimated deferred offering costs and commitment fees using a life of 7 years     808     404  
   
 
 
  Net pro forma decrease to historical interest expense   $ (1,130 ) $ (709 )
   
 
 

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    (a)
    Based on one-month LIBOR rates at August 1, 2004 (1.49%) plus the contractual spread for the new indebtedness.

    Had interest rates been .125% higher during the year ended December 31, 2003 and the six months ended June 30, 2004, the impact on the variable rate indebtedness would have caused pro forma interest expense for each period to increase by $368,000 and $184,000, respectively.

(9)
Since inception, we have elected to be taxed as a subchapter S corporation for federal and state income tax purposes. Accordingly, no provision has been made for federal or state income taxes in the historical financial statements. Prior to the completion of this offering, we will revoke and terminate our subchapter S election and thereafter be taxed as a "C" corporation. The pro forma provision for income taxes reflects the tax impact of this proposed conversion on our historical results of operations, after the the pro forma impact of The Grand Canal Shoppes and the financing transactions as if the conversion had occurred on January 1, 2003. This adjustment excludes the initial establishment of deferred tax assets and liabilities which would have been recorded upon our tax status conversion.

(10)
Reflects the proposed conversion from a subchapter S corporation to a "C" corporation and the recognition of net current deferred tax assets and net noncurrent deferred tax liabilities as if the proposed conversion had occurred on June 30, 2004.

(11)
Reflects the assumed completion of the $1.27 billion financing transactions, utilization of a portion of the proceeds for the repayment of $290.0 million outstanding on our prior senior secured credit facility and $28.5 million of debt offering costs and the write-off of $5.4 million unamortized debt offering costs related to our prior senior secured credit facility.

(12)
Reflects the reclassification of previously undistributed retained earnings to capital in excess of par value upon the completion of the proposed conversion from a subchapter S corporation to a "C" corporation for income tax purposes.

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MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF
FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

        The following discussion should be read in conjunction with, and is qualified in its entirety by, the consolidated financial statements, and the notes thereto and other financial information included in this prospectus. Certain statements in this "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations" are forward-looking statements. See "Disclosure Regarding Forward-Looking Statements."

General

        We own and operate the Venetian Casino Resort and the Sands Expo and Convention Center in Las Vegas, Nevada, and the Sands Macao in Macau, China. We are also developing two other casino resorts: the Palazzo Casino Resort, which will be adjacent to and connected with the Venetian Casino Resort and the Macao Venetian Casino Resort in Macau. This discussion does not include the effect of transactions that occurred after June 30, 2004, including the acquisition of the Sands Expo Center in July 2004.

        We currently offer hotel, gaming, dining, entertainment, retail, and spa and other amenities at the Venetian Casino Resort in Las Vegas and gaming and dining at the Sands Macao. Approximately 76.4% of our gross revenues in 2003 was derived from gaming and hotel rooms at the Venetian Casino Resort, of which approximately 39.7% was derived from gaming and 36.7% was derived from hotel rooms. Approximately 78.9% of our gross revenues in the first six months of 2004 were derived from gaming and hotel rooms at the Venetian Casino Resort, of which approximately 45.9% was derived from gaming and 33.0% was derived from hotel rooms. The percentage of gaming revenue for the Venetian Casino Resort is one of the lowest on the Strip because of our emphasis on the group convention and trade show business and the resulting higher occupancy and room rates during mid-week periods. From its opening through June 30, 2004, 95.9% of the Sands Macao's revenue was derived from gaming activities with the remainder derived from food and beverage.

        Las Vegas has continued to experience an upward trend in total visitation, convention, and trade show attendees, as well as gaming win, hotel occupancy and hotel average daily room rates. In particular, Las Vegas has experienced an increase in visitors arriving by air. The population in the southwest area of the United States, including Las Vegas, has also grown. In Las Vegas, the population has nearly doubled in the last ten years, from approximately 890,000 in 1993 to approximately 1,642,000 in 2003. The Venetian Casino Resort/Sands Expo Center complex has benefited from these trends along with low interest rates during 2003 and the first six months of 2004.

    Las Vegas Projects

        We completed an addition to the Venetian Casino Resort during the second quarter of 2003, which we refer to as the Phase IA addition. The Phase IA addition opened for business on June 26, 2003. The Phase IA addition included the 1,013-room Venezia hotel tower on top of the Venetian Casino Resort's existing parking garage, an approximately 1,000-parking space expansion to the existing parking garage and approximately 150,000 square feet of additional meeting and conference space as an expansion of our Congress Center meeting and conference facility. The total construction cost of the Phase IA addition was approximately $285.0 million, including $9.0 million to expand the Venetian Casino Resort's heating, ventilation and air conditioning facility (the "HVAC plant") to accommodate the Phase IA addition.

        We have begun extensive design and planning work for, and have commenced demolition and construction work on the site of, the Palazzo Casino Resort. During the second quarter of 2004, we

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invested $23.9 million toward the development of the Palazzo Casino Resort and as of June 30, 2004, we had incurred approximately $120.9 million in design, pre-development and construction costs for the Palazzo Casino Resort. The Palazzo Casino Resort is expected to open during the first quarter of 2007 and is expected to cost us approximately $1.6 billion (exclusive of land) of which the Phase II mall is expected to cost us approximately $275.0 million (exclusive of certain incentive payments to executives made in July 2004). In addition, we expect tenants will make significant additional capital expenditures to build out stores and restaurants in the Palazzo Casino Resort. We recently entered into a $1.010 billion senior secured credit facility to, among other things, finance the Palazzo Casino Resort construction costs, and have a commitment for a $250.0 million construction loan to fund a portion of the Phase II mall construction costs. In addition, we are currently in discussion with a lender to provide an FF&E credit facility of up to $135.0 million. See "Description of Indebtedness and Operating Agreements." We intend to use the remaining proceeds from our senior secured credit facility, the proceeds from the Phase II mall construction loan and the FF&E credit facility, the remaining net proceeds from the sale of The Grand Canal Shoppes described below and a portion of our operating cash flow to fund the development and construction costs for the Palazzo Casino Resort (including the Phase II mall) and to pay related fees and expenses.

    Macau Projects

        We also own and operate the Sands Macao, a Las Vegas style casino in Macau. We opened the main portion of the Sands Macao on May 18, 2004 and opened the remainder of the Sands Macao, including 42 additional table games, 4 restaurants, 2 spas, entertainment venues, and 49 high-end suites, during late August 2004. We currently estimate that the total cost of developing, constructing, and operating the Sands Macao, including design costs, construction costs, equipment costs, working capital and pre-opening expenses, is approximately $265.0 million. Through June 2004, we expended pre-opening and developmental expenses and capital expenditures of $185.1 million, in connection with our Sands Macao project. In addition to the Sands Macao, we also plan to build the Macao Venetian Casino Resort, an estimated 3,000-suites hotel, casino and convention center complex, with a Venetian-style theme similar to that of our Las Vegas property. Under the subconcession agreement, we are obligated to develop and open the Macao Venetian Casino Resort by June 2006 and a convention center by December 2006, and invest, or cause to be invested, at least 4.4 billion patacas (approximately $533.3 million at exchange rates in effect on June 30, 2004) in various development projects in Macau by June 2009. We expect that the cost of the Sands Macao and the construction of the Macao Venetian Casino Resort will satisfy these investment obligations. See "—Liquidity and Capital Resources—Macao Casino Projects."

    The Grand Canal Shoppes

        On April 12, 2004, we entered into an agreement with GGP to sell The Grand Canal Shoppes and lease certain restaurant and other retail assets of the Venetian Casino Resort for approximately $766.0 million. The Grand Canal Shoppes sale was completed on May 17, 2004 and we realized a net gain of $418.2 million in connection with the sale. In conjunction with the sale, we repaid all of our outstanding indebtedness under our $120.0 million secured mall facility, repurchased $6.4 million in principal amount of our outstanding mortgage notes pursuant to an asset sale offer and made a tax distribution to our shareholders. Under generally accepted accounting principles ("GAAP"), we are required to defer a portion of the gain from the sale of The Grand Canal Shoppes. First, we deferred $109.2 million of the gain from the transaction deemed prepaid operating lease payments. This deferral related to 19 spaces currently occupied by various tenants and which we leased to GGP for an annual rent of one dollar per year under an 89 year operating lease. GGP assumed, and is entitled to rent payments under, the tenant leases for these 19 spaces.

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This deferred amount is amortized over the 89 year lease term on a straight line basis. Second, we deferred $77.2 million which constitutes the estimated net present value of payments we make to GGP under three lease back arrangements. Under these arrangements we:

    lease the C2K Showroom space located within The Grand Canal Shoppes from GGP for a period of 25 years, subject to an additional 50 years of extension options, with initial annual fixed minimum rent of $3.3 million per year;

    lease the gondola retail store and the canal space located within The Grand Canal Shoppes from GGP for a period of 25 years, subject to an additional 50 years of extension options, with initial annual fixed minimum rent of $3.5 million; and

    lease certain office space from GGP for a period of 10 years, subject to an additional 65 years of extension options, with initial annual fixed minimum rent of $860,350.

        The three lease payments described above are subject to automatic increases of 5% beginning on the sixth lease year and each subsequent fifth lease year thereafter. The net present value of these lease payments is $77.2 million. Under GAAP, a portion of the transaction must be deferred in an amount equal to the present value of the minimum lease payments set forth in the lease back agreements. This deferred gain will be amortized to reduce lease expense on a straight-line basis over the life of the leases.

        We are party to tenant lease termination and asset purchase agreements. The total remaining payment obligations under these arrangements was $18.7 million as of June 30, 2004. Under the Grand Canal Shoppes sale agreement, we continue to be obligated to fulfill the lease termination and asset purchase agreements.

        As part of The Grand Canal Shoppes sale, we entered into an agreement with GGP to construct and sell the Phase II mall. The purchase price that GGP has agreed to pay for the Phase II mall is the greater of (i) $250.0 million and (ii) the Phase II mall's net operating income for months 19 through 30 of its operations divided by a capitalization rate. The capitalization rate is .06 for every dollar of net operating income up to $38.0 million and .08 for every dollar of net operating income above $38.0 million. On the date the Phase II mall opens to the public, GGP will be obligated to make an initial purchase price payment based on projected net operating income for the first 12 months of operations (but in no event less than $250.0 million). Every six months thereafter until the 24 month anniversary of the opening date, the required purchase price will be adjusted (up or down, but never to less than $250.0 million) based on projected net operating income for the upcoming 12 months. The "final" purchase price adjustment (subject to audit thereafter) will be made on the 30-month anniversary of the Phase II mall's opening date based on the formula described in the first two sentences of this paragraph. For all purchase price and purchase price adjustment calculations, "net operating income" will be calculated by using the "accrual" method of accounting and, for purposes of calculating the final purchase price adjustment, by applying the base rent payable by all tenants in the last month of the applicable 12-month period to the entire 12-month period. We have formed a separate subsidiary to develop and construct the Phase II mall, which we refer to as the Phase II Mall Subsidiary. The Phase II mall is expected to cost approximately $275.0 million (excluding incentive payments to certain of our executives described below). In addition, we expect tenants will make significant additional expenditures to build out stores and restaurants in the Palazzo Casino Resort. We have a commitment for a $250.0 million construction loan to finance the construction of the Phase II mall. We expect to finance the Phase II mall construction costs with the proceeds from that loan and a $25.0 million investment from us.

        In July 2004, the Phase II Mall Subsidiary paid one-time incentive payments to certain of our executives in the aggregate amount of $62.0 million. These incentive payments were paid to our

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executives for the significant value they created for our company in connection with securing the financing of the Phase II mall and arranging for the sale of the Phase II mall.

    Interface Acquisition

        On July 29, 2004, we acquired all of the capital stock of Interface Holding from our principal stockholder in exchange for 220,370 shares of Las Vegas Sands Opco's common stock. Interface Holding indirectly owns the Sands Expo Center and holds the $255.0 million redeemable preferred interest in Venetian Casino Resort, LLC. We have ceased accrual of the redeemable preferred return as of July 29, 2004, and intend to retire the redeemable preferred interest upon approval by the Nevada gaming authorities, prior to the consummation of this offering. Following this acquisition, we made an equity contribution of $27.0 million to Interface Group-Nevada, the direct owner of the Sands Expo Center. On July 30, 2004, Interface Group-Nevada entered into the $100.0 million mortgage loan and used proceeds from the loan and a portion of the equity contribution to repay in full the amounts outstanding under its $126.0 million prior mortgage loan and to pay related fees and expenses.

    Other Development Projects

        We have entered into agreements to develop and lease gaming and entertainment facilities with two prominent football clubs in the United Kingdom and are in discussions with several others to build entertainment and gaming facilities in major cities. During the six months ended June 30, 2004, we expensed $2.8 million in relation to our subsidiary in the United Kingdom for predevelopment activities in the United Kingdom.

        We are assessing the feasibility of, and developing, an Internet gaming site. Through June 30, 2004, we had invested $1.3 million in development costs of an Internet gaming site. During March 2003, we obtained an interactive gaming license and an electronic betting center license from the Alderney Gambling Control Commission in the Channel Islands although we have not yet established any operations under those licenses.

Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates

        Management has identified the following critical accounting policies that affect our more significant judgments and estimates used in the preparation of our consolidated financial statements. The preparation of our financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires our management to make estimates and judgments that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, revenues and expenses, and related disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities. On an on-going basis, management evaluates those estimates, including those related to asset impairment, accruals for slot marketing points, self-insurance, compensation and related benefits, revenue recognition, allowance for doubtful accounts, contingencies, and litigation. We state these accounting policies in the notes to the consolidated financial statements and in relevant sections in this discussion and analysis. These estimates are based on the information that is currently available to us and on various other assumptions that management believes to be reasonable under the circumstances. Actual results could vary from those estimates and we may change our estimates and assumptions in future evaluations. Changes in these estimates and assumptions may have a material effect on our results of operations and financial condition.

        We believe that the following critical accounting policies affect significant judgments and estimates used in the preparation of its consolidated financial statements:

    We maintain an allowance for doubtful accounts for estimated losses resulting from the failure of its customers to make required payments, which results in bad debt expense.

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      Management determines the adequacy of this allowance by continually evaluating individual customer receivables, considering the customer's financial condition, credit history and current economic conditions. If the financial condition of customers were to deteriorate, or if a customer refuses to pay or disputes any such payment, additional allowances may be required. Our estimate of the provision for doubtful accounts was $8.1 million during 2003 as compared to $21.4 million and $20.2 million for the years 2002 and 2001, respectively, and $6.7 million during the six months of 2004 as compared to $4.8 million during the first six months of 2003. We have historically estimated our provision for doubtful accounts related to table games receivables both on a specific identification basis for high dollar accounts and on a percentage of table games credit volume for the balance of the receivable portfolio.

    We maintain accruals for health and workers compensation self-insurance, slot club point redemption and group sales commissions, which are classified in other accrued liabilities in the consolidated balance sheets. Management determines the adequacy of these accruals by periodically evaluating the historical experience and projected trends related to these accruals. If such information indicates that the accruals are overstated or understated, or if business conditions indicate we should adjust the assumptions utilized, we will reduce or provide for additional accruals as appropriate.

    We are subject to various claims and legal actions, including lawsuits with our construction manager, Lehrer McGovern Bovis, Inc., for the original construction of the Venetian Casino Resort. Some of these matters relate to personal injuries to customers and damage to customers' personal assets. Management has established no accrual for any gain or loss in connection with the construction litigation because such gain or loss while reasonably possible has not been determined to be probable, nor can it be measured with any reasonable certainty. It is reasonably possible that this position could change in the near term as arbitration proceedings are concluded, and the amount of any such change could be material. Management estimates guest claims expense and accrues for such liabilities based upon historical experience in the other accrued liability category in its consolidated balance sheet.

    At June 30, 2004, we had net property and equipment of $1.5 billion, representing 64.9% of our total assets. We depreciate property and equipment on a straight-line basis over their estimated useful lives. The estimated useful lives are based on the nature of the assets as well as current operating strategy and legal considerations such as contractual life. Future events, such as property expansions, property developments, new competition or new regulations, could result in a change in the manner in which we use certain assets requiring a change in the estimated useful lives of such assets. In assessing the recoverability of the carrying value of property and equipment if events and circumstance warrant such an assessment, we must make assumptions regarding estimated future cash flows and other factors. If these estimates or the related assumptions change, we may be required to record an impairment loss for these assets. Such an impairment loss would be recognized as a non-cash component of operating income.

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Summary Financial Results

        The following table summarizes our results of operations:

 
  Year Ended December 31,
  Six Months Ended June 30,
 
  2001
  Percent
Change

  2002
  Percent
Change

  2003
  2003
  Percent
Change

  2004
 
  (dollars in thousands)

Net revenues   $ 523,899   9.1 % $ 571,677   12.2 % $ 641,469   $ 309,087   52.7 % $ 471,904
Operating income     109,279   34.6 %   147,082   19.7 %   176,035     88,413   541.6 %   567,248
General and administrative expenses     86,887   8.7 %   94,410   13.9 %   107,523     50,963   32.4 %   67,457
Net income (loss)   $ (24,167 ) -58.9 % $ (38,392 ) 197.5 % $ 37,435   $ 22,597   2071.6 % $ 490,715
 
  Percent of Net Revenues
Year Ended December 31,

  Six Months Ended June 30,
 
 
  2001
  2002
  2003
  2003
  2004
 
Operating Income   20.9 % 25.7 % 27.4 % 28.6 % 120.2 %
General and Administrative expenses   16.6 % 16.5 % 16.8 % 16.5 % 14.3 %
Net income (loss)   -4.6 % -6.7 % 5.8 % 7.3 % 104.0 %

        Our historical financial results will not be indicative of our future results for the following reasons: We sold The Grand Canal Shoppes on May 17, 2004, we opened the Sands Macao on May 18, 2004, we acquired Interface Holding on July 29, 2004 and in connection with this offering we will elect to cease to be taxed as a subchapter S corporation for income tax purposes. In addition we are developing and/or constructing the Palazzo Casino Resort and the Macao Venetian Casino Resort.

Operating Results

    Key operating revenue measurements:

        The Venetian Casino Resort's operating revenue is dependent upon the volume of customers that stay at the hotel, which affects the price that can be charged for hotel rooms and the volume of table games and slot machine play. The Sands Macao is almost wholly dependent on casino customers that visit the casino on a daily basis. Hotel revenues are not expected to be material for the Sands Macao. Sands Macao visitors arrive by ferry, automobile, airplane or helicopter from Hong Kong, cities in China, and other Southeast Asian cities in close proximity to Macau.

        The following are the key measurements we use to evaluate operating revenue. Hotel revenue measurements include hotel occupancy rate, which is the average percentage of available hotel rooms occupied during a period and average daily room rate which is the average price of occupied rooms per day. Revenue per available room represents a summary of hotel average daily room rates and occupancy.

        Casino revenue measurements: table games drop and slot handle are volume measurements. Win or hold percentage represents the percentage of drop or handle that is won by the casino. Normal table games win percentage is 19% to 21% of table games drop and normal slot machine win percentage is 6% to 7% of slot handle. Generally, slot machine play at the Venetian Casino Resort is conducted on a cash basis, while the Venetian Casino Resort's table games revenue is from higher wagering guests, generally on a credit basis. The Sands Macao table game and slot machine play is conducted primarily on a cash basis.

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Six Months Ended June 30, 2004 compared to the Six Months Ended June 30, 2003

    Operating Revenues

        Our net revenues consisted of the following:

 
  Six Months Ended June 30,
 
 
  2003
  2004
  Percent
Change

 
 
  (dollars in thousands)

 
Net Revenues                  
Casino   $ 136,691   $ 228,597   67.2 %
Rooms     113,930     164,597   44.5 %
Food and beverage     40,885     67,528   65.2 %
The Grand Canal Shoppes(1)     18,793     15,977   -15.0 %
Retail     3,969     4,634   16.8 %
Other     14,256     17,092   19.9 %
   
 
 
 
      328,524     498,425   51.7 %
Less—Promotional Allowances     (19,437 )   (26,521 ) 36.4 %
   
 
 
 
  Total net revenues   $ 309,087   $ 471,904   52.7 %
   
 
 
 

(1)
The Grand Canal Shoppes was sold on May 17, 2004 and certain other retail and restaurant venues were leased to GGP under the sale and lease agreement.

        Consolidated net revenues were $471.9 million for the six months ended June 30, 2004 representing an increase of $162.8 million or 52.7% compared to $309.1 million for the six months ended June 30, 2003. The increase in net revenues was due to:

    an increase of casino revenue of $91.9 million, primarily as a result of increased table games and slot machine volumes and win percentages at the Venetian Casino Resort, and the 1 1 / 2 months of operation of the Sands Macao, beginning on May 18, 2004;

    an increase in room revenue of $50.7 million at the Venetian Casino Resort as a result of adding an additional 1,013 new hotel rooms at the Venetian Casino Resort during June 2003 as part of the Phase IA addition project, an increase in average daily hotel room rates at the Venetian Casino Resort and an increase in hotel room occupancy at the Venetian Casino Resort; and

    an increase in food and beverage revenue of $26.6 million, which resulted from the additional rooms and the associated increased banquet revenues at the Venetian Casino Resort.

        Casino revenues were $228.6 million for the six months ended June 30, 2004, an increase of $91.9 million or 67.2% when compared to $136.7 million for the six months ended June 30, 2003. The increase was attributable to several factors, including:

    the 1 1 / 2 months of operation of the Sands Macao, beginning on May 18, 2004;

    an increase in slot handle (volume) in the six months ended June 30, 2004 to $1.0 billion from $902.0 million during the same period of 2003, primarily as a result of adding 1,013 new hotel rooms (slot machine win percentage at the Venetian Casino Resort as a percentage of slot handle was within a normal range during the second quarter of both 2004 and 2003);

    an increase in table games drop (volume) at the Venetian Casino Resort to $482.1 million for the six months ended 2004 from $419.2 million for the six months ended 2003; and

    table game win as a percentage of table games drop which was within a normal range during both the first six months of 2004 and 2003 (casino win percentage is reasonably predictable over time, but may vary considerably during shorter periods).

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        Table games drop at the Sands Macao during the period it was open in the second quarter of 2004 was $392.2 million and slot handle was $36.2 million. Table games hold percentage was within a normal range at the Sands Macao.

        The Venetian Casino Resort maintained an average daily room rate of $228 for the six months ended June 30, 2004 as compared to $211 for the six months ended June 30, 2003. The Venetian Casino Resort generated revenue per available room of $225 for the six months ended June 30, 2004 as compared to $207 for the six months ended June 30, 2003. Room revenues for the six months ended June 30, 2004 were $164.6 million, representing an increase of $50.7 million or 44.5% when compared to $113.9 million for the six months ended June 30, 2003. The increase in room revenues was the result of an increase in the number of hotel rooms at the Venetian Casino Resort, after the opening of the Phase IA addition on June 26, 2003, an increase in the average daily room rate and a slight increase in room occupancy.

        Food and beverage revenues were $67.5 million for the six months ended June 30, 2004, representing an increase of $26.6 million or 65.2% compared to $40.9 million for the six months ended June 30, 2003. The increase was attributable to the additional hotel rooms and higher room occupancy at the Venetian Casino Resort and the opening of the Sands Macao.

        Retail and other revenues were $37.7 million for the six months ended June 30, 2004, representing an increase of $0.7 million or 1.9% compared to $37.0 million for the six months ended June 30, 2003.

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    Operating Expenses

        The breakdown of operating expenses is as follows:

 
  Six Months Ended June 30,
 
 
  2003
  2004
  Percent
Change

 
 
  (dollars in thousands)

 
Operating Expenses                  
Casino   $ 63,455   $ 98,630   55.4 %
Rooms     29,082     38,717   33.1 %
Food and beverage     19,114     33,296   74.2 %
The Grand Canal Shoppes     8,281     5,793   -30.0 %
Retail and other     8,334     11,530   38.3 %
Provision for doubtful accounts     4,756     6,692   40.7 %
General and administrative     50,963     67,457   32.4 %
Corporate     4,789     6,105   27.5 %
Rental expense     5,067     4,689   -7.5 %
Pre-opening and developmental expense     4,845     19,107   294.4 %
Depreciation and amortization     21,988     30,862   40.4 %
   
 
 
 
      220,674     322,878   46.3 %
Gain on sale of The Grand Canal Shoppes         (418,222 ) N/A  
   
 
 
 
Total operating expenses   $ 220,674   $ (95,344 ) -143.2 %
   
 
 
 

        Operating expenses (including pre-opening and developmental and corporate expenses) were $(95.3) million for the six months ended June 30, 2004, representing a decrease of $316.0 million or 143.2% compared to $220.7 million for the six months ended June 30, 2003. The decrease in operating expenses was attributable to the $418.2 million gain on the sale of The Grand Canal Shoppes. Excluding the gain on the sale of The Grand Canal Shoppes, operating expenses were $322.9 million or an increase of $102.2 million or 46.3%. The increase was primarily attributable to higher operating revenues and business volumes associated with the opening and operations of the Sands Macao, the completion of the Phase IA addition, increased pre-opening and developmental expense associated with the construction of the Sands Macao and developmental activities in the United Kingdom, increased general and administrative costs and an increase in the provision for doubtful accounts. Casino department expenses increased $35.2 million or 55.4% primarily as a result of the additional casino expenses related to the opening of the Sands Macao, which includes the 39.0% tax expense on casino revenues, and as a result of increased slot machine volume and increased table games marketing cost at the Venetian Casino Resort. Room department expense increased $9.6 million or 33.1% as a result of the addition of 1,013 hotel rooms to the Venetian Casino Resort and slightly higher room occupancy. Food and beverage expense increased $14.2 million or 74.2% as a result of increased food and beverage sales at the Venetian Casino Resort and the opening of the Sands Macao. General and administrative cost increased $16.5 million or 32.4% primarily as the result of the opening of the Sands Macao and increased utility cost, legal expense, management bonus program and property taxes at the Venetian Casino Resort.

        The provision for doubtful accounts was $6.7 million for the six months ended June 30, 2004, representing an increase of $1.9 million or 40.7% compared to $4.8 million for the six months ended June 30, 2003. The increase was primarily the result of an increase of table games receivables at the Venetian Casino Resort during the 2004 period as compared to the 2003 period.

        Pre-opening and developmental expense was $19.1 million for the six months ended June 30, 2004, representing an increase of $14.3 million or 294.4% compared to $4.8 million for the six

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months ended June 30, 2003. The increase was primarily a result of our development of the Sands Macao and developmental activities in the United Kingdom.

    Interest Expense

        The following table summarizes information related to interest expense on long term debt, excluding the redeemable preferred interest:

 
  Six Months Ended June 30,
(dollars in thousands)

 
 
  2003
  2004
 
Interest cost   $ 59,394   $ 64,134  
Less: Capitalized interest     (4,662 )   (2,384 )
   
 
 
  Interest expense, net   $ 54,732   $ 61,750  
   
 
 
Cash paid for interest, net of amounts capitalized   $ 54,742   $ 60,330  
Average total debt balance   $ 1,230,867   $ 1,419,366  
Weighted average interest rate     8.0 %   7.8 %

        Interest expense net of amounts capitalized was $61.8 million for the six months ended June 30, 2004, representing an increase of $7.1 million or 13.0% compared to $54.7 million for the six months ended June 30, 2003. Of the net interest expense incurred for the six months ended June 30, 2004, $56.2 million was related to the Venetian Casino Resort (excluding The Grand Canal Shoppes), $2.7 million was related to The Grand Canal Shoppes (which was sold on May 17, 2004), and $2.9 million was related to the Sands Macao. The increase in interest expense was attributable to increased borrowings associated with the construction of the Phase IA addition and the Sands Macao and a decrease in capitalized interest during the 2004 period.

        During the six months ended June 30, 2004 and 2003, $14.3 million and $12.7 million, respectively, were accrued on the redeemable preferred interest in Venetian Casino Resort, LLC held by Interface Holding. On July 29, 2004, we acquired Interface Holding. We ceased accrual of the redeemable preferred return as of July 29, 2004, and plan to retire the redeemable preferred interest upon approval by the Nevada gaming authorities.

Year Ended December 31, 2003 Compared to the Year Ended December 31, 2002

    Operating Revenues

        The breakdown of our net revenues is as follows:

 
  Year Ended December 31,
 
 
  2002
  2003
  Percent Change
 
 
  (dollars in thousands)

 
Net Revenues                  
Casino   $ 256,484   $ 272,804   6.4 %
Rooms     206,706     251,397   21.6 %
Food and beverage     70,300     82,882   17.9 %
The Grand Canal Shoppes     36,493     39,374   7.9 %
Retail     8,030     8,623   7.4 %
Other     27,872     31,245   12.1 %
   
 
 
 
      605,885     686,325   13.3 %
Less—Promotional Allowances     (34,208 )   (44,856 ) 31.1 %
   
 
 
 
  Total net revenues   $ 571,677   $ 641,469   12.2 %
   
 
 
 

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        Consolidated net revenues in 2003 were $641.5 million, representing an increase of $69.8 million or 12.2% when compared with $571.7 million of consolidated net revenues during 2002. The increase in net revenues was due to:

    an increase of casino revenue of $16.3 million, primarily as a result of increased slot machine revenue;

    an increase in room revenue of $44.7 million as a result of adding an additional 1,013 new hotel rooms during June 2003 as part of the Phase IA addition project, an increase in average daily hotel room rates and a slight increase in hotel room occupancy;

    an increase in food and beverage revenue of $12.6 million from the additional rooms and the associated increased banquet revenues; and

    an increase in other revenues from $79.2 million during 2003 as compared to $72.4 million during 2002.

        Casino revenues were $272.8 million in the year ended December 31, 2003, an increase of $16.3 million or 6.4% from 2002. The increase was attributable to several factors, including that the slot handle (volume) in 2003 increased to $1.902 billion from $1.658 billion during 2002, primarily as a result of adding 1,013 new hotel rooms (slot machine win percentage as a percentage of slot handle was within a normal range during 2003 and 2002); offset by more stringent table games marketing parameters during 2003 that resulted in decreased table games volume. Table games drop (volume) decreased to $829.0 million in 2003 from $867.3 million during 2002. Table game win as a percentage of table games drop was within a normal range during both 2003 and 2002 (table games and slot machine win percentage is reasonably predictable over time, but may vary considerably during shorter periods).

        The Venetian Casino Resort maintained an average daily room rate of $204 in 2003 as compared to $196 in 2002. The Venetian Casino Resort generated revenue per available room of $195 during 2003 as compared to $187 during 2002. Room revenues during 2003 were $251.4 million, representing an increase of $44.7 million or 21.6% when compared to $206.7 million during 2002. The increase in room revenues was the result of an increase in the number of hotel rooms, after the opening of the Venezia tower on June 26, 2003, an increase in the average daily room rate and a slight increase in room occupancy.

        Food and beverage revenues were $82.9 million during 2003, representing an increase of $12.6 million or 17.9% compared to $70.3 million for 2002. The increase was attributable to the additional hotel rooms and higher room occupancy.

        The Grand Canal Shoppes revenues, which are included in retail and other revenues, were $39.4 million during 2003, compared to $36.5 million during 2002. The 7.9% increase was attributable to higher foot traffic, additional tenants and increased proceeds from rents calculated on tenant gross revenues.

        Retail and other revenues (excluding the mall) increased $3.9 million or 10.9% to $39.8 million in 2003 from $35.9 million in 2002. The increase was primarily attributable to the new hotel rooms.

    Operating Expenses

        Variations in our operating expenses are generally based upon volume of guests staying in the hotel and utilizing the Venetian Casino Resort's amenities, including the casino, food and beverage, spa and retail outlets. Operating expenses not related to the operations of the Venetian Casino Resort, such as corporate, pre-opening and pre-developmental expenses are not based upon guests of the Venetian Casino Resort but on strategic decisions as to new opportunities for our company such as in Macau and Internet gaming.

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        The breakdown of operating expenses is as follows:

 
  Year Ended December 31,
 
 
  2002
  2003
  Percent Change
 
 
  (dollars in thousands)

 
Operating Expenses                  
Casino   $ 119,186   $ 128,339   7.7 %
Rooms     53,435     64,819   21.3 %
Food and beverage     35,217     40,797   15.8 %
Retail and other     32,736     33,468   2.2 %
Provision for doubtful accounts     21,393     8,084   -62.2 %
General and administrative     94,410     107,523   13.9 %
Corporate     11,015     10,914   -0.9 %
Rental expense     7,640     10,128   32.6 %
Pre-opening and developmental expense     5,925     10,525   77.6 %
Depreciation and amortization     43,638     50,837   16.5 %
   
 
 
 
  Total operating expenses   $ 424,595   $ 465,434   9.6 %
   
 
 
 

        Operating expenses (including pre-opening, developmental and corporate expenses) were $465.4 million 2003, representing an increase of $40.8 million or 9.6% when compared to $424.6 million during 2002. The increase in operating expenses was primarily attributable to higher operating revenues and business volumes in all departments of the Venetian Casino Resort due to the completion of the Phase IA addition, increased pre-opening and development expense associated with the construction of the Sands Macao and increased general and administrative costs, partially offset by a decrease in the provision for doubtful accounts. Casino department expenses increased $9.1 million or 7.7% as a result of increased slot machine volume and increased table games marketing cost. Room department expense increased $11.4 million or 21.3% as a result of the addition of 1,013 hotel rooms and slightly higher room occupancy. Food and beverage expense increased $5.6 million or 15.8% as a result of increased food and beverage sales. General and administrative cost increased $13.1 million primarily as the result of increased utility cost, legal expense, management bonus program and property taxes.

        The Grand Canal Shoppes operating expenses, which are included in retail and other expenses, were $23.7 million during 2003 compared to $22.9 million during 2002.

        The provision for doubtful accounts was $8.1 million in 2003, representing a decrease of $13.3 million when compared to $21.4 million during 2002. The decrease was primarily the result of improved collections of table games receivables during 2003. Net casino receivables were $28.6 million in 2003 as compared to $37.8 million in 2002. Net hotel receivables were $21.0 million in 2003 as compared to $11.9 million in 2002. The $9.1 million increase in hotel receivables was the result of the increase in the number of hotel rooms and group convention and banquet business. Hotel receivables are generally secured by credit cards or cash deposits and therefore rarely have significant allowances associated with outstanding balances.

        Corporate expense was $10.9 million in 2003 compared with $11.0 million in 2002.

        Pre-opening and developmental expense was $10.5 million as compared to $5.9 million during 2002, an increase of $4.6 million or 78%. The increase was primarily as a result of our pre-development activity associated with the development of the Sands Macao and the opening of the Phase IA addition to the Venetian Casino Resort.

        Fixed payment obligations (rent expense) primarily related to the HVAC plant for 2003 were $10.1 million, including $7.5 million for the Venetian Casino Resort and $2.6 million for The Grand

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Canal Shoppes. Fixed payment obligations were $7.6 million during 2002, including $5.2 million for the Venetian Casino Resort and $2.4 million for The Grand Canal Shoppes.

    Interest Expense

        The following table summarizes information related to interest expense on long term debt:

 
  Year Ended December 31,
 
 
  2002
  2003
 
 
  (dollars in thousands)

 
Interest cost   $ 116,914   $ 120,564  
Less: Capitalized interest     (2,556 )   (5,640 )
   
 
 
  Interest expense, net   $ 114,358   $ 114,924  
   
 
 
Cash paid for interest, net of amount capitalized   $ 114,401   $ 111,805  
Average total debt balance   $ 1,165,036   $ 1,335,371  
Weighted average interest rate     10.0 %   9.0 %

        Interest expense net of amounts capitalized was $114.9 million for 2003 compared to $114.4 million in 2002. Of the net interest expense incurred during 2003, $107.3 million was related to the Venetian Casino Resort (excluding The Grand Canal Shoppes), $5.3 million was related to The Grand Canal Shoppes and $2.3 million was related to the Sands Macao. The increase in interest expense was attributable to increased borrowings associated with the construction of the Phase IA addition and the Sands Macao, partially offset by decreases in interest rates on our variable rate debt during 2003.

        Interest income was $1.7 million and $2.6 million for the years ended December 31, 2003 and 2002, respectively. The decrease was due to a decline in restricted cash balances for the Phase IA addition and Sands Macao construction and declining interest rates on investments.

Year Ended December 31, 2002 Compared to the Year Ended December 31, 2001

    Operating Revenues

        The breakdown of net revenues is as follows:

 
  Year Ended December 31,
 
 
  2001
  2002
  Percent Change
 
 
  (dollars in thousands)

 
Net Revenues                  
Casino   $ 227,240   $ 256,484   12.9 %
Rooms     204,242     206,706   1.2 %
Food and beverage     61,977     70,300   13.4 %
The Grand Canal Shoppes     33,492     36,493   9.0 %
Retail     8,136     8,030   -1.3 %
Other     31,406     27,872   -11.3 %
   
 
 
 
      566,493     605,885   7.0 %
Less—Promotional Allowances     (42,594 )   (34,208 ) -19.7 %
   
 
 
 
Total net revenues   $ 523,899   $ 571,677   9.1 %
   
 
 
 

        Consolidated net revenues in 2002 were $571.7 million, representing an increase of $47.8 million when compared with $523.9 million of consolidated net revenues during 2001. The increase in net revenues was due to:

    an increase of casino revenue of $29.2 million primarily as a result of increased table games win percentage;

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    an increase in room revenue of $2.5 million as a result of higher hotel room occupancy;

    an increase in food and beverage revenue of $8.3 million which resulted from higher room occupancy and increased banquet revenues; and

    all of which was partially offset by a decrease in other revenues of $0.6 million as a result of reduced group cancellation fees.

        Casino revenues were $256.5 million in 2002, an increase of $29.2 million from 2001. The increase was attributable to several factors, including higher table games win percentage (calculated before discounts) of 21.4% during 2002 as compared to 15.3% during 2001 (the table games win percentage is reasonably predictable over time, but may vary considerably during shorter periods), offset by more stringent table games marketing parameters during 2002 that resulted in decreased table games volume. Table games drop (volume) decreased to $867.3 million in 2002 from $966.6 million during 2001. Slot handle (volume) in 2002 decreased to $1.658 billion from $1.825 billion reported during 2001 because of more stringent marketing parameters.

        The Venetian Casino Resort maintained an average daily room rate of $196 for each of 2002 and 2001. Room revenues during 2002 were $206.7 million, representing an increase of $2.5 million when compared to $204.2 million during 2001. The increase in room revenues was the result of an increase of the occupancy of available guestrooms to 95.6% during 2002 as compared to 94.6% during 2001.

        Food and beverage revenues were $70.3 million during 2002, representing an increase of $8.3 million compared to $62.0 million for 2001. The increase was attributable to higher room occupancy and related banquet sales.

        The Grand Canal Shoppes revenues, which are included in retail and other revenues, were $36.5 million during 2002, compared to $33.5 million during 2001. The increase was attributable to higher foot traffic, additional tenants and increased proceeds from rents calculated on tenant gross revenues.

        Retail and other revenues (excluding the mall) decreased $3.6 million to $35.9 million in 2002 from $39.5 million in 2001. The decrease was primarily attributable to group cancellation fees of $5.2 million during 2001. Retail and other revenue for 2002 includes our share of net revenues from the Art of the Motorcycle exhibition at the Guggenheim Hermitage Museum. The exhibit opened to the public on October 7, 2001 and closed on January 6, 2003.

    Operating Expenses

 
  Year Ended December 31,
 
 
  2001
  2002
  Percent Change
 
 
  (dollars in thousands)

 
Operating Expenses                  
Casino   $ 139,936   $ 119,186   -14.8 %
Rooms     50,039     53,435   6.8 %
Food and beverage     29,630     35,217   18.9 %
Retail and other     32,302     32,736   1.3 %
Provision for doubtful accounts     20,198     21,393   5.9 %
General and administrative     86,887     94,410   8.7 %
Corporate     6,376     11,015   72.8 %
Rental expense     8,074     7,640   -5.4 %
Pre-opening and developmental expense     355     5,925   1569.0 %
Depreciation and amortization     40,823     43,638   6.9 %
   
 
 
 
  Total operating expenses   $ 414,620   $ 424,595   2.4 %
   
 
 
 

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        Operating expenses (including pre-opening, developmental and corporate expenses) were $424.6 million in 2002, representing an increase of $10.0 million when compared to $414.6 million during 2001. The increase in operating expenses was primarily attributable to higher operating revenues and business volumes in all departments of the Venetian Casino Resort and increased general and administrative costs and partially offset by reduced advertising costs during 2002. Casino department expenses decreased $20.7 million as a result of reduced drop (table games volume) and reduced casino marketing costs. Room department expense increased $3.4 million resulting from higher room occupancy. Food and beverage expense increased $5.6 million as a result of increased food and beverage sales. General and administrative costs increased $7.5 million primarily as the result of increased utility, property tax, and insurance costs.

        The Grand Canal Shoppes operating expenses, which are included in retail and other expenses, were $22.9 million during 2002 compared to $20.9 million during 2001. The increase in The Grand Canal Shoppes operating expenses was primarily attributable to increased utility costs during 2002 as compared to 2001.

        Corporate expense was $11.0 million in 2002, compared with $6.4 million in 2001. The increase was due to increased incentive compensation and transportation costs.

        Pre-opening and developmental expense was $5.9 million as a result of our pre-development activity associated with the development of the Sands Macao.

        Fixed payment obligations (rent expense) primarily related to the HVAC plant in 2002 were $7.6 million, including $5.2 million for the Venetian Casino Resort and $2.4 million for The Grand Canal Shoppes. Fixed payment obligations were $8.1 million during 2001, including $5.9 million for the Venetian Casino Resort and $2.2 million for The Grand Canal Shoppes.

    Interest Expense

        The following table summarizes information related to interest on long term debt:

 
  Year Ended December 31,
 
 
  2001
  2002
 
 
  (dollars in thousands)

 
Interest cost   $ 112,701   $ 116,914  
Less: Capitalized interest     (1,957 )   (2,556 )
   
 
 
Interest expense, net   $ 110,744   $ 114,358  
   
 
 
Cash paid for interest, net of amounts capitalized   $ 106,150   $ 114,401  
Average total debt balance   $ 949,306   $ 1,165,036  
Weighted average interest rate     11.6 %   10.0 %

        Interest expense net of amounts capitalized was $114.4 million for 2002, compared to $110.7 million in 2001. Of the net interest expense incurred during 2002, $105.9 million was related to the Venetian Casino Resort (excluding The Grand Canal Shoppes) and $8.5 million was related to The Grand Canal Shoppes. The increase in interest expense was attributable to increased borrowings associated with the refinancing transactions that took place in 2002 partially offset by decreases in interest rates on our variable rate debt during 2002.

        Interest income was $2.6 million and $1.4 million for 2002 and 2001, respectively. The increase was due to increased cash balances and restricted cash balances to be used for the Phase IA addition.

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Liquidity and Capital Resources

    Cash Flows—Summary

        Our cash flows consist of the following:

 
  Year Ended December 31,
  Six Months Ended June 30,
 
 
  2001
  2002
  2003
  2003
  2004
 
 
  (dollars in thousands)

 
Net cash provided by operations   $ 50,792   $ 78,096   $ 133,075   $ 53,147   $ 224,737  
   
 
 
 
 
 
Investing cash flows:                                
  Proceeds from disposition of The Grand Canal Shoppes, net of transaction costs                     649,568  
  Capital expenditures     (55,134 )   (135,848 )   (279,211 )   (173,915 )   (235,772 )
  Increase (decrease) in restricted cash     (97 )   (102,604 )   (17,252 )   55,703     110,042  
  Notes Receivable from Shareholders             (843 )   (826 )   (15 )
   
 
 
 
 
 
Net cash used in investing activities     (55,231 )   (238,452 )   (297,306 )   (119,038 )   523,823  
   
 
 
 
 
 
Financing cash flows:                                
  Dividends to shareholders                     (107,909 )
  Repayments of long term debt     (198,883 )   (966,620 )   (5,237 )   (1,720 )   (131,543 )
  Issue of long term debt     221,525     1,241,000     225,470     50,470     20,000  
  Other     (5,873 )   (75,218 )   (7,384 )   (240 )   (227 )
   
 
 
 
 
 
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities     16,769     199,162     212,849     48,510     (219,679 )
   
 
 
 
 
 
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents   $ 12,330   $ 38,806   $ 48,618   $ (17,381 ) $ 528,881  
   
 
 
 
 
 

    Cash Flows—Operating Activities

        The Venetian Casino Resort's slot machine and retail hotel rooms businesses are generally conducted on a cash basis, its table games and group hotel businesses are conducted on a cash and credit basis and its banquet business is conducted primarily on a credit basis resulting in operating cash flows being generally affected by changes in operating income and accounts receivables. The Sands Macao table games and slot machine play is currently conducted on a cash basis. As of June 30, 2004 and December 31, 2003, we held unrestricted cash and cash equivalents of $671.2 million and $142.4 million, respectively. Net cash provided by operating activities for 2003 was $133.1 million, compared with $78.1 million for 2002. Our operating cash flow in 2003 was positively impacted as compared to the prior year primarily because of the increase of $33.3 million in the Venetian Casino Resort's room division operating profit during 2003 as compared to 2002 and certain positive changes in our working capital assets and liabilities. Net cash provided by operating activities for the first six months of 2004 was $224.7 million, compared to $53.1 million for the first six months of 2003. Factors contributing to the increase in cash flow provided by operating activities were the receipt of prepaid rent from GGP under The Grand Canal Shoppes sale agreement, positive operating results associated with the opening of the Sands Macao, an increase in the Venetian Casino Resort's room division operating profit during the first six months of 2004 as compared to the first six months of 2003, the sale of The Grand Canal Shoppes and certain positive changes in our working capital assets and liabilities.

    Capital Expenditures

        Capital expenditures during 2003 were $279.2 million, of which $176.0 million was attributable to construction of the Phase IA addition and $52.8 million was attributable to the Sands Macao

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project with the balance having been incurred for operating capital expenditures at the Venetian Casino Resort. Capital expenditures during the first six months of 2004 were $235.8 million, of which $129.9 million was attributable to the Sands Macao project, $23.9 million for the Palazzo Casino Resort, with the balance having been incurred for capital expenditures at the Venetian Casino Resort. We expect capital expenditures (excluding the Palazzo Casino Resort and the Phase II mall) in 2004 to total approximately $318.0 million, including Sands Macao construction costs of approximately $190.0 million, and approximately $90.0 million for operating capital expenditures at the Venetian Casino Resort and $38.0 million for land acquisition by Las Vegas Sands Opco for future developments. We have commenced design, demolition, and construction work for the Palazzo Casino Resort and plan to continue development work on the Palazzo Casino Resort during 2004. We currently estimate that construction will be completed in the first quarter of 2007 and that the cost to develop and construct the Palazzo Casino Resort will be approximately $1.6 billion (exclusive of land) of which the Phase II mall is expected to cost us approximately $275.0 million (exclusive of certain incentive payments to executives made in July 2004). We entered into a $1.010 billion senior secured credit facility and have a commitment for a $250.0 million construction loan to, among other things, finance the construction costs of the Palazzo Casino Resort and the Phase II mall. In addition, we are currently in discussion with a lender for an FF&E credit facility of up to $135.0 million. As of June 30, 2004, we had incurred approximately $120.9 million in design, pre-development and construction costs for the Palazzo Casino Resort. We expect that the development and construction of the Macao Venetian Casino Resort will require significant capital expenditures. See "—Macau Casino Projects."

        We held restricted cash balances of $12.5 million as of June 30, 2004. Of this amount, $9.6 million was held in restricted accounts and invested in cash or permitted investments by a disbursement agent for the holders of the senior secured notes issued by our subsidiary, Venetian Macau Finance Company, on August 21, 2003 (which we refer to as the Venetian Macau senior secured notes) until required for the Sands Macao project costs under the disbursement terms of the Venetian Macau senior secured notes.

    Aggregate Indebtedness and Other Known Contractual Obligations

        Our total long-term indebtedness and other known contractual obligations are summarized below as of December 31, 2003:

 
  Payments due by Period
(dollars in thousands)

 
  Less than
1 Year

  1-3 Years
  3-5 Years
  Thereafter
  Total
Long-Term Indebtedness                              
  11% Mortgage Notes due 2010(1)   $   $   $   $ 850,000   $ 850,000
  Prior Senior Secured Credit Facility—Term A(2)     8,333     30,000     10,000         48,333
  Prior Senior Secured Credit Facility—Term B(2)     2,500     5,000     238,750         246,250
  Secured Mall Facility(3)         120,000             120,000
  FF&E Credit Facility(4)     1,800     4,800     7,800         14,400
  Venetian Macau Senior Secured Notes Tranche A(5)         18,750     56,250         75,000
  Venetian Macau Senior Secured Notes Tranche B(5)             45,000         45,000
  Venetian Intermediate Credit Facility(6)         40,000             40,000

Other Contractual Obligations

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
  HVAC Provider fixed payments(7)     7,657     15,314     15,314     3,828     42,113
  Former Tenants(8)     8,650     3,300     1,300     9,977     23,227
  Macau Subsidiary Land Lease(9)     5,733     8,744     323     3,072     17,872
  Macau Subsidiary Operating Leases     458     618     328         1,404
   
 
 
 
 
    Total   $ 35,131   $ 246,526   $ 375,065   $ 866,877   $ 1,523,599
   
 
 
 
 

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(1)
During June 2004, we repaid $6.4 million of the mortgage notes with a portion of the proceeds from The Grand Canal Shoppes sale.

(2)
The prior senior secured credit facility—Term B was to mature on June 4, 2008 and was subject to nominal quarterly amortization payments, beginning from September 30, 2002 through June 30, 2007, and equal quarterly amortization payments of the balance of this facility thereafter. The senior secured credit facility—Term A for draw down and amounts borrowed at December 31, 2003 was to mature on June 4, 2007 and was subject to quarterly amortization payments commencing on December 31, 2003. Indebtedness under the prior senior secured revolving credit facility was to mature on June 4, 2007 with no interim amortization. On August 20, 2004 the prior senior secured credit facility was retired with a portion of the proceeds from our new senior secured credit facility.

(3)
The $120.0 million secured mall facility was to mature on June 10, 2005 (subject to extension for two terms of one year each), with no amortization. The secured mall facility was retired on May 17, 2004 with a portion of the proceeds from the sale of The Grand Canal Shoppes.

(4)
The $15.0 million FF&E credit facility will mature on July 1, 2008 and is subject to quarterly amortization payments.

(5)
The Venetian Macau senior secured notes Tranche A will mature on August 21, 2008 and are subject to mandatory annual redemption. The Venetian Macau senior secured notes Tranche B will mature on August 21, 2008 and are not subject to mandatory annual redemption.

(6)
The Venetian Intermediate credit facility will mature on March 27, 2006, with no amortization.

(7)
Las Vegas Sands Opco and the Phase II Mall Subsidiary are parties to a services agreement with a third party for thermal energy (heating, ventilating and air conditioning) for the Venetian Casino Resort. The total remaining payment obligation under this agreement was $42.1 million as of December 31, 2003, payable in equal monthly installments through July 1, 2009.

(8)
Las Vegas Sands Opco and the Phase II Mall Subsidiary are party to tenant lease termination and asset purchase agreements. The total remaining payment obligations under these agreements was $23.2 million as of December 31, 2003.

(9)
Venetian Macau is party to a long-term lease of 25 years, the total remaining payment obligation under this lease is $17.9 million as of December 31, 2003.

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        Our total long term indebtedness and other known contractual obligations are summarized below as of June 30, 2004:

 
  Payments due by Period
(dollars in thousands)

 
  Less than
1 Year

  1-3 Years
  3-5 Years
  Thereafter
  Total
Long-Term Indebtedness                              
  11% Mortgage Notes due 2010   $   $   $   $ 843,640   $ 843,640
  Prior Senior Secured Credit Facility—Term A(1)     10,000     35,000             45,000
  Prior Senior Secured Credit Facility—Term B(1)     2,500     5,000     237,500         245,000
  FF&E Credit Facility(2)     2,400     4,800     6,600         13,800
  Venetian Macau Senior Secured Notes Tranche A(3)         18,700     56,300         75,000
  Venetian Macau Senior Secured Notes Tranche B(3)             45,000         45,000
  Venetian Intermediate Credit Facility(4)         50,000             50,000
  Redeemable Preferred Interest(5)                 252,628     252,628
  Venetian Macau Revolver         10,000             10,000

Other Contractual Obligations

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
  HVAC Provider fixed payments(6)     6,012     12,024     12,024         30,060
  Former Tenants(7)     6,650     1,300     1,300     9,451     18,701
  Macau subsidiary land lease(8)     1,419     5,771     5,802     2,991     15,983
  Mall Leases(9)     7,660     15,320     15,320     158,390     196,690
  Macau subsidiary Operating Leases     2,164     5,527     1,611     55     9,357
   
 
 
 
 
    Total   $ 38,805   $ 163,442   $ 381,457   $ 1,267,155   $ 1,850,859
   
 
 
 
 

(1)
The prior senior secured credit facility—term A for drawn down and amounts borrowed at June 30, 2004 was to mature on June 4, 2007 and was subject to quarterly amortization payments commencing on December 31, 2003. The prior senior secured credit facility—term B was to mature on June 4, 2008 and was subject to nominal quarterly amortization payments, beginning from September 30, 2002 through June 30, 2007, and equal quarterly amortization payments of the balance of this facility thereafter. Indebtedness under the prior senior secured revolving credit facility was to mature on June 4, 2007 with no interim amortization. On August 20, 2004 the prior senior secured credit facility was retired with a portion of the proceeds from our new senior secured credit facility.

(2)
The $15.0 million FF&E credit facility will mature on July 1, 2008 and is subject to quarterly amortization payments.

(3)
The Venetian Macau senior secured notes tranche A will mature on August 21, 2008 and are subject to mandatory annual redemption. The Venetian Macau senior secured notes tranche B will mature on August 21, 2008 and are not subject to mandatory annual redemption.

(4)
The Venetian intermediate credit facility will mature on March 27, 2006, with no amortization.

(5)
The redeemable preferred interest is subordinated to all other secured indebtedness, has no interim amortization, accrues interest semi-annually at 12.0% and is redeemable along with accrued interest in 2011. Interface Holding was acquired by us on July 29, 2004. We have

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    ceased accrual on the preferred return and plan to retire the redeemable preferred interest upon approval by the Nevada gaming authorities.

(6)
We are a party to a services agreement with a third party for thermal energy (heating, ventilating, and air conditioning) for the Venetian Casino Resort. The total remaining payment obligation under this arrangement was $30.1 million as of June 30, 2004, payable in equal monthly installments through July 1, 2009. We have the right to terminate the agreement based upon the failure of the HVAC provider to provide HVAC service. Upon the sale of The Grand Canal Shoppes on May 17, 2004, GGP assumed the responsibility for $1.6 million of annual payments to the HVAC provider.

(7)
We are party to tenant lease termination and asset purchase agreements. The total remaining payment obligations under these arrangements was $18.7 million as of June 30, 2004. Under the agreement for The Grand Canal Shoppes sale, we are obligated to fulfill the lease termination and asset purchase agreements.

(8)
Venetian Macau is party to a long term land lease of 25 years; the total remaining payment obligation under this lease is $17.9 million as of June 30, 2004.

(9)
We are party to certain leaseback agreements for the showroom, gondola and certain office space related to The Grand Canal Shoppes sale. The total remaining payments due as of June 30, 2004 is $196.7 million.

        Pursuant to the debt agreements of our subsidiary, Venetian Macau, Las Vegas Sands Opco, Venetian Casino Resort, LLC or another of our subsidiaries is obligated to either purchase gaming equipment or other assets with a cost of up to $25.0 million or enter into lease or other arrangements with Venetian Macau or enter into other transactions with Venetian Macau that will enable it to purchase gaming or other FF&E equipment for the Sands Macao if Venetian Macau is not able to purchase these assets out of its operating cash flows.

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

        During 1997, Las Vegas Sands Opco and the owner of The Grand Canal Shoppes entered into off-balance sheet arrangements with a heating and air conditioning provider (the "HVAC provider"). Under the terms of these energy service agreements, HVAC energy and services will be purchased by us and Interface Group-Nevada over initial terms expiring in 2009 with an option to collectively extend the terms of these agreements for two consecutive five-year periods. We have fixed payments obligations due during the next twelve months of $6.0 million under the energy services agreements with the HVAC provider. The total remaining payment obligations under these arrangements was $30.1 million as of June 30, 2004, payable in equal monthly installments through July 1, 2009. We have the right to terminate the agreement based upon the failure of the HVAC provider to provide HVAC service. Upon the sale of The Grand Canal Shoppes on May 17, 2004, GGP assumed the responsibility for $1.6 million of annual payments to the HVAC provider. We have no other off-balance sheet arrangements.

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Capital and Liquidity

        We expect to fund our operations, capital expenditures (other than the Sands Macao construction and the Palazzo Casino Resort and Macao Venetian Casino Resort development and construction costs) and debt service requirements from existing cash balances, operating cash flow, and borrowings under our revolving credit facilities. We have a $125.0 million revolving facility available for working capital needs of which $65.0 million was available as of September 1, 2004. In addition, Venetian Macau has a $20.0 million revolver entered into on December 18, 2003, which we refer to as the Venetian Macau revolver, available for working capital needs of which $10.0 million was available as of June 30, 2004. We repaid the entire amount outstanding under this facility in August 2004 and had $20.0 million available for borrowing under this facility as of September 1, 2004.

        On May 17, 2004, we consummated the sale of The Grand Canal Shoppes pursuant to which we received approximately $766.0 million of cash proceeds. We used a portion of these proceeds to repay in full the $120.0 million of indebtedness under our prior secured mall facility, make a $100 million tax distribution to shareholders, make a $62 million one time incentive payment to key executives and redeem $6.4 million in aggregate principal amount of mortgage notes pursuant to an asset sale offer. We expect to use the remaining proceeds for general corporate purposes, including for the construction of the Palazzo Casino Resort.

        As discussed in "Description of Indebtedness and Operating Agreements," to finance the construction of the Palazzo Casino Resort and the Phase II mall, we entered into a $1.010 billion senior secured credit facility and have a commitment for a $250.0 million construction loan facility. In addition, we are currently in discussion with a lender to provide an FF&E facility of up to $135.0 million. We drew down $665.0 million under the senior secured credit facility's tranche B term loan on August 20, 2004 to repay $290.0 million of indebtedness under our prior senior secured credit facility and to fund expenses related to the Palazzo Casino Resort and the Phase II mall. The remaining $354.5 million of borrowings under the tranche B term loan were placed in escrow. The senior secured credit facility's tranche B term loan also provides for a $105.0 million loan that is subject to a 6-month delayed draw period. The senior secured credit facility's tranche A loan provides for a $115.0 million loan that is subject to an 18-month delayed draw period. We will use the FF&E facility to fund a portion of the costs of constructing the Palazzo Casino Resort. We also have a commitment for a loan to fund a portion of the Phase II mall construction costs. The Phase II mall construction loan facility is expected to allow us to borrow up to $250.0 million on a senior secured delayed draw basis.

        As of June 30, 2004, we had $671.2 million in cash and cash equivalents (plus $12.5 million in restricted cash for Macau and insurance and tax reserves).

        As described in "—Macau Casino Projects" below, we expect to incur significant capital expenditures in connection with our projects in Macau and will need to arrange additional debt financing.

Dividends

        Las Vegas Sands Opco declared and accrued dividends of $4.2 million in 2003 and none during 2002. In the first six months of 2004, Las Vegas Sands Opco declared and paid $107.9 million of dividends as tax distributions. Las Vegas Sands Opco also intends to make an additional tax distribution to shareholders immediately prior to its conversion to a "C" corporation. These tax distributions are permitted under existing debt instruments so long as Las Vegas Sands Opco is a subchapter S corporation. Following the conversion to a "C" corporation for income tax purposes, we will no longer make such tax distributions.

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Debt Instruments

        We are a holding company whose only significant asset is the stock of our subsidiaries. The debt instruments of Las Vegas Sands Opco contain significant restrictions on the payment of dividends and distributions to us by Las Vegas Sands Opco. In addition, the debt instruments of our Macau subsidiaries and the Phase II Mall Subsidiary also restrict the payment of dividends and distributions to Las Vegas Sands Opco and us. See "Description of Indebtedness and Operating Agreements."

        The debt instruments of our subsidiaries also contain certain restrictions that, among other things, limit the ability of our company and/or certain subsidiaries to incur additional indebtedness, issue disqualified stock or equity interests, pay dividends or make other distributions, repurchase equity interests or certain indebtedness, create certain liens, enter into certain transactions with affiliates, enter into certain mergers or consolidations or sell our assets of our company without prior approval of the lenders or noteholders. Financial covenants included in our senior secured credit facility include a minimum interest coverage ratio, a maximum leverage ratio, a minimum net worth covenant and maximum capital expenditure limitations. See the note entitled "Long term Debt" to our consolidated financial statements.

Macau Casino Projects

        Under the subconcession agreement, we are obligated to develop and open the Macao Venetian Casino Resort by June 2006 and a convention center by December 2006, and invest, or cause to be invested, at least 4.4 billion patacas (approximately $533.3 million at exchange rates in effect on June 30, 2004) in various development projects in Macau by June 2009. The construction and development costs of the Sands Macao will be applied to the fulfillment of this total investment obligation to the Macau government. We currently estimate the total cost of developing, constructing, and operating the Sands Macao, including design costs, construction costs, equipment costs, working capital and pre-opening expenses, will be approximately $265.0 million, all of which qualifies to meet the investment obligation to the Macau government. After applying all of the current estimated construction and development costs of the Sands Macao and additional capital improvements of the Sands Macao towards fulfilling the investment obligations under the subconcession agreement, the remaining investment obligations under the subconcession agreement will be approximately $268.3 million. It is expected that the construction and development costs of the Macao Venetian Casino Resort will satisfy the remainder of this obligation, including our obligation to build a convention center. To support this obligation, a Macau bank and our subsidiary, Lido Casino Resort Holding Company, LLC, have guaranteed 500 million patacas (approximately $60.6 million at exchange rates in effect on June 30, 2004) of our legal and contractual obligations to the Macau government until March 31, 2007.

        We opened a portion of the Sands Macao on May 18, 2004 and the remainder in late August 2004. As of June 30, 2004, approximately $185.1 million of the costs relating to the Sands Macao had been expended. The remaining $79.9 million of estimated costs to complete construction have been or we expect will be funded by:

      net proceeds from the issuance and sale of $120.0 million in aggregate principal amount of the Venetian Macau senior secured notes. As of June 30, 2004, approximately $9.6 million of these proceeds remained unused;

      borrowings under the $20.0 million Venetian Macau revolver. As of June 30, 2004, $10.0 million had been drawn on the Venetian Macau revolver; and

      operating cash flow of the Sands Macao.

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We expect the funds provided by these sources to be sufficient to complete construction of the remaining facilities of the Sands Macao. In addition, Las Vegas Sands Opco, Venetian or another of their subsidiaries have agreed to either purchase gaming equipment or other assets with a cost of up to $25.0 million or enter into lease or other arrangements with Venetian Macau or enter into other transactions with Venetian Macau that will enable it to purchase gaming or other FF&E equipment for the Sands Macao if Venetian Macau is not able to purchase these assets out of its operating cash flows.

        We are in the development phase of the Macao Venetian Casino Resort. Currently we expect to use debt financings and operating cash flow of the Sands Macao to fund the construction of the Macao Venetian Casino Resort. No assurance can be given that we will be successful in arranging any such debt financings or that any debt terms will be favorable to our Macau subsidiaries. The debt instruments of Las Vegas Sands Opco limit its ability to make investments or provide guarantees to our Macau subsidiaries.

Litigation Contingencies and Available Resources

        We are a party to certain litigation matters and claims related to the construction of the Venetian Casino Resort and subject to a $42.0 million net judgment awarded to Lehrer McGovern Bovis, Inc. the construction manager of the Venetian Casino Resort, pending the outcome of remaining arbitration and various appeals. If we are required to pay any of the construction manager's judgment or contested construction costs which are not covered by the insurance policy and for which we cannot recover from the construction manager or its affiliates, pursuant to the construction management contract or guarantees from the managing contractor's affiliates, we may use cash from the following sources to fund such costs:

      third parties, pursuant to their liability to us under their agreements with us;

      borrowings under the revolving facility of our senior secured credit facility;

      cash on hand;

      additional debt or equity financings; and

      operating cash flow.

        See the note entitled "Commitments and Contingencies" to our consolidated financial statements.

        Based on the recent judgment in the state court action and the remaining open items in the arbitration proceedings, we estimate that our range of loss in this matter is from none (or a gain if all remaining matters are determined in our favor and considering the existing accrual of approximately $7.2 million for unpaid construction costs) to approximately $70.0 million (see below) if we were to lose all remaining arbitration matters and related pending actions and appeals that counsel has advised are possible of loss, and which are not already included in the state court action. Such range of loss is before attorney costs and interest, which have not yet been considered by the state court and the total amounts of which cannot currently be quantified. The range of loss is possibly as high as $70.0 million (the original verdict of $42.0 million plus $28.0 million, representing all remaining indemnity claims and arbitration matters), plus attorneys' fees, any uncovered claims under our insurance policy and interest. While the state court's orders denying our post trial motions could be viewed as increasing the possibility that we will be exposed to loss in this litigation, there are appellate issues that we intend to pursue and ongoing arbitration proceedings that we believe will impact the amount of loss and/or any award to which we may be entitled. Therefore, at this time, no amount within the range of any loss can be reasonably determined as an estimated loss. If there is a loss, such loss could be material to our results of

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operations in the period that the estimate is recorded. We have purchased a special insurance policy to mitigate our losses above $45.0 million from this litigation. See "Business—Legal Proceedings" and "Risk Factors—Risks Associated with Our Las Vegas Operations—We are involved in a lawsuit with the construction manager regarding the original construction of the Venetian Casino Resort, which could have an adverse impact on our financial condition, results of operations or cash flows."

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

        In May 2003, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Statement No. 150 ("SFAS 150") "Accounting for Certain Financial Instruments with Characteristics of both Liabilities and Equity." We are considered a non-public entity, as defined by SFAS 150. Accordingly, for us, the provisions of SFAS 150 became effective during the quarter ending March 31, 2004. As a result of the adoption of SFAS 150, the redeemable preferred interest in Venetian Casino Resort, LLC is no longer presented as "member's interest" but rather has been reclassified as a liability and dividends have been classified as interest expense.

Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk

        Market risk is the risk of loss arising from adverse changes in market rates and prices, such as interest rates, foreign currency exchange rates and commodity prices. Our primary exposure to market risk is interest rate risk associated with our long term debt. We attempt to manage our interest rate risk by managing the mix of our long term fixed-rate borrowings and variable rate borrowings, and by use of interest rate cap agreements. The ability to enter into interest rate cap agreements allows us to manage our interest rate risk associated with our variable rate debt.

        We do not hold or issue financial instruments for trading purposes and do not enter into derivative transactions that would be considered speculative positions. Our derivative financial instruments consist exclusively of interest rate cap agreements, which do not qualify for hedge accounting. Interest differentials resulting from these agreements are recorded on an accrual basis as an adjustment to interest expense.

        To manage exposure to counterparty credit risk in interest rate cap agreements, we enter into agreements with highly rated institutions that can be expected to fully perform under the terms of such agreements. Frequently, these institutions are also members of the bank group providing our credit facility, which management believes further minimizes the risk of nonperformance.

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        The table below provides information about our financial instruments that are sensitive to changes in interest rates. For debt obligations, the table presents notional amounts and weighted average interest rates by contractual maturity dates for the twelve month periods ended June 30:

 
  2004
  2005
  2006
  2007
  2008
  Thereafter
  Total
  Fair Value(1)
 

 


 

(dollars in millions)


 
LIABILITIES                                                  
Short-term debt                                                  
Variable rate   $ 14.9                       $ 14.9   $ 14.9  
Average interest rate(2)     4.1 %                       4.1 %   4.1 %
Long term debt                                                  
Fixed rate                       $ 1,096.3   $ 1,096.3   $ 1,218.6  
Average interest rate(2)                         11.2 %   11.2 %   11.2 %
Variable rate       $ 77.4   $ 46.1   $ 258.7   $ 86.7       $ 468.9   $ 468.9  
Average interest rate(2)         4.0 %   4.2 %   4.1 %   4.1 %       4.1 %   4.1 %

(1)
The fair values are based on the borrowing rates currently available for debt instruments with similar terms and maturities and market quotes of our publicly traded debt.

(2)
Based upon contractual interest rates for fixed rate indebtedness or current LIBOR rates for variable rate indebtedness.

        We entered into a $1.010 billion senior secured credit facility on August 20, 2004 and a portion of the proceeds from the facility were used to refinance our prior senior secured facility. Borrowings under the new senior secured credit facility bear interest at our election either at LIBOR plus 2.50% or the base rate plus 1.50% per annum, subject to downward adjustments based upon achieving certain levels of leverage. We have a commitment for a $250.0 million construction loan facility to fund a portion of the construction costs for the Phase II mall. Borrowings under this facility will bear interest at our election either at a base rate plus 0.75% per annum or at LIBOR plus 1.75% per annum. See "Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements."

        Foreign currency translation gains and losses were not material to our results of operations for the six months ended June 30, 2004, but may be in future periods in relation to activity associated with our Macau subsidiaries.

        We do not hedge our exposure to foreign currency.

        See also "—Liquidity and Capital Resources" and "Note 4—Long Term Debt" to our consolidated financial statements.

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BUSINESS

Overview

        We own and operate the Venetian Casino Resort and the Sands Expo and Convention Center in Las Vegas, Nevada, and the Sands Macao Casino in Macau, China. We are also in the process of developing two other casino resorts: the Palazzo Casino Resort, which will be adjacent to and connected with the Venetian Casino Resort, and the Macao Venetian Casino Resort in Macau. We have also entered into certain agreements to develop gaming properties in the United Kingdom and are exploring other gaming entertainment opportunities in Asia, Europe and the United States.

        The Venetian Casino Resort is one of the most successful properties on the Strip and one of the largest and most luxurious casino resorts in the world. It is a Renaissance Venice-themed casino resort situated at one of the premier locations on the Strip, across from the Mirage and the Treasure Island Hotel and Casino and next to the Wynn Las Vegas Resort, currently under construction. Since its opening, the Venetian Casino Resort has been a "must-see" destination that provides visitors with first-class accommodations, gaming, entertainment, dining, meeting facilities and shopping at the only all-suites hotel on the Strip. This unique combination of attributes has made the Venetian Casino Resort one of the most productive properties on the Strip, having generated $166.7 million of pro forma EBITDA and $42.7 million of pro forma net income during the six months ended June 30, 2004. During this period, our occupancy rate was 98.8% and our average daily room rate was $228.

        We opened the first phase of the Venetian Casino Resort in May 1999, which originally consisted of 3,036 suites. The Venezia tower, a 1,013 hotel suite expansion of the Venetian Casino Resort, was completed and opened for business on June 26, 2003. The Venetian Casino Resort now includes a total of 4,040 suites; a gaming facility of approximately 116,000 square feet consisting of approximately 2,000 slot machines and 139 table games; and the Congress Center, a meeting and conference facility with approximately 650,000 square feet. In addition, The Grand Canal Shoppes is located within the Venetian Casino Resort and offers approximately 500,000 square feet of shopping, dining and entertainment space directly accessible from the Strip. The Grand Canal Shoppes will also connect directly to the main shopping and dining complex of the Palazzo Casino Resort, which will in turn connect through a walk-over bridge to the Wynn Las Vegas Resort. In May 2004, we sold The Grand Canal Shoppes and leased certain restaurant and other retail assets of the Venetian Casino Resort to GGP for approximately $766.0 million in gross proceeds. We believe that The Grand Canal Shoppes generates significant foot traffic through our facilities as a result of its premium dining and retail offerings and other attractions and amenities, such as its Venice-themed streetscapes, costumed street performers and gondola rides along the canal with singing gondoliers. In 2003, there were approximately 45,000 visitors per day to The Grand Canal Shoppes. The Grand Canal Shoppes is one of the highest grossing malls per square foot in the United States, with mall shop sales per square foot of $912 in 2003. The Grand Canal Shoppes includes seven restaurants, six food court outlets, three specialty food shops and 60 high and mid-end retail stores.

        The Venetian Casino Resort is connected directly to our Sands Expo and Convention Center, which we refer to as the Sands Expo Center, a premier facility and, at approximately 1.15 million square feet, one of the largest convention and trade show destinations in the United States. This direct connection to the Sands Expo Center, combined with our ability to attract and accommodate trade show and convention business with our 4,000 suites and diverse amenities, has been a key contributor to our success and the cornerstone of our convention-driven business model. Management believes that the Venetian Casino Resort and Sands Expo Center, with a combined 1.8 million square feet of meeting and convention space, together comprise one of the largest hotel and meeting complexes in the world. This complex benefits from its prime location in Las Vegas, which is one of the most visited convention and trade show destinations in the United States. During 2003, approximately 5.7 million visitors attended trade shows and conventions in Las Vegas,

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with a significant portion of these visitors attending events at the Sands Expo Center or the Congress Center. The demand for rooms generated by visitors at the Sands Expo Center contributed to our 98.8% occupancy rate during the first six months of 2004, including a mid-week occupancy rate of 97.9%, which compare favorably to the Las Vegas average overall occupancy rate of 89.4% and mid-week average occupancy rate of 86.5% during that period.

        In August 2004, we began construction of the Palazzo Casino Resort. Like the Venetian Casino Resort, the Palazzo Casino Resort will be situated at one of the premier locations on the Strip, on approximately 15 acres of land that we own adjacent to the Venetian Casino Resort and the Sands Expo Center, and across Sands Avenue from the Wynn Las Vegas Resort. The Palazzo Casino Resort will be another world-class luxury hotel, casino and resort with a design and ambience reminiscent of high-end locales such as Beverly Hills, Bel Air and Rodeo Drive. The Palazzo Casino Resort will consist of an all-suites 50-floor luxury hotel tower with approximately 3,025 rooms; a gaming facility of approximately 105,000 square feet, consisting of approximately 1,900 slot machines and 80 table games; an enclosed shopping, dining and entertainment complex of approximately 375,000 square feet, which is expected to include approximately 80 high and mid-end retailers; and additional meeting and conference space of approximately 450,000 square feet (which will comprise an addition to the Congress Center). Upon completion of the Palazzo Casino Resort, the combined Congress Center and Sands Expo Center will have approximately 2.25 million gross square feet of meeting and convention space. We expect to fund the construction of the Palazzo Casino Resort at its current budget of $1.6 billion (exclusive of land), primarily with proceeds from the sale of The Grand Canal Shoppes to GGP as well as operating cash flow, availability under our recently-completed $1.010 billion senior secured credit facility and certain additional borrowings which we are currently in the process of securing. The Palazzo Casino Resort is scheduled to open during the first quarter of 2007.

        In addition to our Las Vegas operations, we possess the sole subconcession that has been approved by the government of Macau under one of only three government-granted concessions to operate casinos in Macau. Macau is a special administrative region of China and the only location in China, and one of only a few locations throughout Asia, that permits casino gaming. China currently has a population of 1.29 billion and approximately 1.0 billion people live within a three-hour flight of Macau. One of the world's largest gaming markets with approximately $3.6 billion in gaming revenue in 2003, Macau is located in a highly-populated region of the world that we believe is currently underserved by its regional gaming facilities. The government of Macau has expressed its goal of transforming Macau into the tourism destination of choice in Asia. The Chinese government has recently removed certain internal travel restrictions, allowing mainland Chinese from certain urban centers and economically developed regions to visit Macau without joining a tour group and has also recently increased the amount of renminbi that Chinese citizens are permitted to bring into Macau. We expect tourism in Macau to continue to grow as the Chinese government continues to implement its policy of liberalizing historical restrictions on internal travel and currency movement. In the month of July 2004, there were nearly 1.1 million visits to Macau. We expect that these high visitation levels will drive the growth of Macau tourism and its casino market in the future.

        On May 18, 2004, we became the first Las Vegas operator in Macau by opening the Sands Macao, a Las Vegas-style casino located at the heart of Macau's gaming district. In July 2004, the Sands Macao had 1,075,310 visits. The remainder of the Sands Macao opened during late August 2004 and the property now offers approximately 319 table games, such as baccarat, Pai Gow, Pai Gow Poker, blackjack and roulette, and approximately 519 slot machines or similar electronic gaming devices. The Sands Macao also includes numerous restaurants, a spacious Paiza Club offering services and amenities to premium customers, luxurious VIP suites and spa facilities, private VIP gaming room facilities and other high-end services and amenities. The dining venues emphasize the most popular regional cuisine and include a Cantonese restaurant, a Shanghai-style

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restaurant, a Macanese restaurant and a Las Vegas-style steakhouse. Management believes that the Sands Macao is the premier facility in the region, with quality of construction, first-class accommodations and high-end amenities not present at competing facilities. For the two month period ended July 31, 2004, the Sands Macao had table drop of $608.2 million, EBITDA of $41.2 million and net income of $36.9 million.

        The Cotai Strip, an area of reclaimed land between the islands of Taipa and Coloane in Macau, has been master-planned by the Macau government as a world class resort district to accommodate up to 20 hotel and casino properties containing up to 60,000 rooms, exhibition and conference facilities, theaters, showrooms, shopping malls, spas, world-class restaurants and entertainment facilities and other attractions. The plan contemplates that the initial development of the Cotai Strip will be subdivided into eight separate development sites, with each site designated for a specific hotel casino or other project.

        Within one such site, as part of the government-approved master plan, we intend to build, own and operate the Macao Venetian Casino Resort, a 3,000-suites hotel, casino and convention center complex with a Venetian-style theme similar to that of our Las Vegas property. As the anchor property at the corner of entry, the Macao Venetian Casino Resort will be the gateway to the Cotai Strip and is scheduled to open in 2006. Upon its completion, the Macao Venetian Casino Resort is expected to have approximately 546,000 square feet of gaming facilities.

        The government's plan provides for the other seven initial sites to contain additional casino resort facilities as well as outdoor amenities, including parks and recreation areas for public use and broad thoroughfares to carry automobile and pedestrian traffic. We have been granted the control of the development of two of these remaining sites and have received approval from the government of Macau to develop four other sites in cooperation with third parties.

        We intend to develop a Las Vegas-style collection of properties along the Cotai Strip designed to meet the gaming demand generated by the rapidly-growing Asian market. In addition to the Macao Venetian Casino Resort, we intend to develop six other casino and resort properties through cooperative development agreements with premier international third-party lodging companies and investor groups. It is currently contemplated that such third parties will be responsible for financing the construction of these facilities and will own these facilities post-development. We have entered into six non-binding letters of intent with major international hotel investors and operators for these developments. After development, subject to Macau government approval, we will lease and operate the casinos and showroom portions of these facilities under our subconcession, while these third parties will operate the hotel, retail, entertainment and meeting space portions of these facilities, together with associated amenities.

        Our successes in Las Vegas and Macau provide us with a platform for worldwide growth during what we believe to be the beginning of a period of international gaming expansion. As the first Las Vegas operator to open a casino in Macau, we believe we have a "first-mover" advantage to capitalize on the growing demand for casino gaming in China and throughout Asia. We are currently exploring the possibility of operating casino resorts in certain additional Asian jurisdictions, including Singapore, Japan and Thailand. We are also well-positioned to capitalize on the expansion of casino gaming in other international jurisdictions, such as the United Kingdom, which is currently in the process of enacting legislation for the expansion of casino gaming. We have entered into agreements to develop and lease gaming entertainment facilities with two prominent football clubs in the United Kingdom and are in discussions with several others to build entertainment and gaming facilities in major cities. We are also pursuing the possibility of developing and operating an Internet gaming site. During March 2003, we obtained an interactive gaming license and an electronic betting center license from the Alderney Gambling Control Commission in the Channel Islands although we have not yet established any operations under those licenses.

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Business and Marketing Strategy

        Our primary business objective is to become the leading worldwide operator of premium destination casino resorts and uniquely-branded gaming entertainment properties in order to drive superior returns on invested capital, increase asset value and maximize value for our shareholders. We intend to meet this objective by leveraging the premium character and quality of our existing casino resort offerings, the success of our unique convention-driven business model, our "first-mover" advantage in Asia, the size and scale of our broad-based international operations and the experience of our management team in developing and operating large, profitable properties worldwide. Accordingly, we have developed distinct but inter-related strategies for our Las Vegas operations and our global expansion plan.

    Las Vegas Strategy

        To implement this strategy in Las Vegas, we intend to:

    expand on our operation of "must-see" destination resorts facilities in Las Vegas;

    drive hotel occupancy and casino use, especially during mid-week periods, through the link to our Sands Expo Center and Congress Center;

    capture superior hotel room rates through a differentiated all-suites product;

    cater to a higher budget hotel customer mix by offering a unique combination of exceptional hospitality, restaurant, shopping and gaming facilities;

    leverage our premium co-branding strategy to drive revenues across our facilities;

    target and attract high-end gaming clientele; and

    capture operating efficiencies through coordinated management of several interconnected facilities within a single complex.

         Expand on our operation of "must-see" destination resort facilities in Las Vegas . Centrally located at the heart of the Strip, across from the Mirage and the Treasure Island Hotel and Casino, next to the Wynn Las Vegas Resort and adjacent to our 1.15 million square foot Sands Expo Center, our resort facility complex is unlike any other in the world. We believe that our prime location and the upscale design and Renaissance-Venice theming of the Venetian Casino Resort represent a compelling, "must-see" Las Vegas offering that attracts visitors to our facilities. Through our combination of all-suites hotel rooms, first-class amenities, vast meeting spaces, world-class retail shops and signature restaurants, we are able to provide our customers with a comprehensive set of products and services at a scale and of a quality that differentiate us from our competitors. The Venezia tower addition, completed in June 2003, proved that the Venetian strategy can be successfully extended; despite adding over 1,000 rooms, facility-wide occupancy and average daily room rates increased following the addition. The Palazzo Casino Resort, with its 3,025 all-suites hotel rooms, 105,000 square foot gaming floor, 375,000 square foot enclosed retail and entertainment facility having first-class shopping and dining attractions, and 450,000 square feet of meeting space (which will comprise an addition to the Congress Center), will further expand upon this strategy. We believe that the high-end amenities and first-class offerings at the Palazzo Casino Resort will complement our Venetian offerings by generating additional demand for our Las Vegas product and further differentiate us from our competitors. At the same time, the Palazzo Casino Resort will stand on its own as a "must-see" destination with design elements reminiscent of high-end locales such as Beverly Hills, Bel Air and Rodeo Drive.

         Drive hotel occupancy and casino use, especially during mid-week periods, through the link to our Sands Expo Center and Congress Center . The Venetian Casino Resort's all-suites product and premium amenities appeal to the high-budget, weekend leisure and free and independent traveler market segments. Moreover, the Venetian Casino Resort is the first themed entertainment resort in Las Vegas designed specifically to accommodate large-scale trade shows, conventions, conferences and meetings. During mid-week periods, these events generate more room night

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demand than the Venetian Casino Resort can accommodate. Moreover, these events generate significant additional non-hotel foot traffic which drives incremental casino, food and beverage and other revenues. Accordingly, the Sands Expo Center and the Congress Center help drive recurring, predictable demand for our casino offerings as well as mid-week room nights. The Venetian Casino Resort had a mid-week average occupancy rate of 97.9% in the first six months of 2004 (compared to an 86.5% mid-week average occupancy rate for Las Vegas during that period) due in large part to our trade show and convention-driven business model. We believe that the Palazzo Casino Resort with its 3,025 all-suites rooms will allow us to expand upon this strategy by capturing a larger percentage of excess room night demand generated by trade shows, conventions, conferences and meetings taking place at both the Sands Expo Center and the Congress Center. We also expect further convention business to be generated by our Congress Center, which was recently increased by 150,000 square feet as part of our Venezia expansion and which will be increased again by another 450,000 square feet in conjunction with the construction of the Palazzo Casino Resort.

        Capture superior hotel room rates through a differentiated all-suites product.     The Venetian hotel, with typical suite sizes ranging from approximately 655 square feet to 735 square feet, offers the only all-suites product on the Strip and provides first-class services and high-end resort facilities. As a result, the Venetian hotel has been recognized numerous times for the excellence of its offerings. The Venetian Resort Hotel Casino is a multiple recipient of the Exxon Mobil Travel Guide Four Star Award and AAA 's Four Diamond Award, including in 2003 and 2004. In addition, The Venetian Casino Resort has been named as one of the "Top 100 Hotels in the World," by Travel & Leisure , "Top 50 Hotels in North America" and "Best of the Best," by Condé Nast Traveler , "Best Resort Hotel Casino" by Opulence , and among the "Ultimate 10 Hotels in the World" by The Learning Channel . It has also received Meetings and Conventions Magazine 's prestigious "Gold Key Award" and Corporate and Incentive Travel Magazines "Award of Excellence." While the Palazzo hotel will also offer an all-suites product and first-class amenities that will be comparable to those offered at the Venetian hotel, the average room size will be even larger than at the Venetian. We believe that our all-suites format, together with the many other unique attributes that the Venetian Casino Resort has and the Palazzo Casino Resort will have, results in a highly-differentiated destination resort product that attracts both business and leisure customers, allows for premium pricing on rooms and provides us with a competitive advantage over other properties on the Strip. In the first six months of 2004, the Venetian Casino Resort's average daily room rate was approximately $228 (compared to an average daily room rate of $92 for Las Vegas).

         Cater to a higher-budget hotel customer mix by offering a unique combination of exceptional hospitality, restaurant, shopping and gaming facilities . On both weekdays and weekends, our hospitality offerings are designed to appeal to leisure travelers and "high-roller" gaming customers, both segments of the travel market that spend more on hotel rooms and entertainment than other travelers. We believe that our prime location, all-suites hotel product, world class restaurant, spa and retail offerings and gaming facilities provide a powerful combination of attributes that allows us to compete effectively for the higher-budget trade show, convention and free and independent traveler market segments. These travelers at our facilities help drive revenues by spending more on products and services than other travel market segments. As a result, we have consistently captured occupancies and hotel room rates that exceed the Las Vegas average. Management expects that the Palazzo Casino Resort, with its all-suites rooms, high-end gaming facilities and upscale dining, spa and shopping facilities, will also appeal to higher-budget customers by replicating this strategy.

         Leverage our premium co-branding strategy to drive revenues across our facilities . We believe that the Venetian Casino Resort's premier location on the Strip, its extensive theming and demonstrated ability to draw visitors has enabled us to attract an established and growing concentration of "signature" restaurant concepts from internationally recognized chefs and premier

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global retail and entertainment brands. Building awareness of the Venetian brand and providing other well known branded offerings within our properties have become an important effective part of our strategy for driving room rates and enhancing foot traffic to generate casino and other revenues. World-famous chefs such as Emeril Lagasse, Wolfgang Puck and Thomas Keller, prestigious art institutions such as the Guggenheim and Hermitage museums, premium retailers such as Mikimoto, Jimmy Choo, Sephora and Burberry, and first-class leisure facilities such as the Canyon Ranch Spa all enjoy a sophisticated level of international brand affiliation that complements our premium hotel and casino amenities. Building awareness of the Venetian brand and branded offerings have become an important and effective part of our strategy for driving room rates and enhancing foot traffic to generate casino and other revenues, building awareness of the Venetian brand. We expect to build upon the Venetian's brand awareness both domestically and internationally through its association with premier retail and restaurant brands to provide continued revenue growth opportunities across our facilities. Our strategy for the Venetian Casino Resort will be extended to the Palazzo Casino Resort, which will have a design and ambience reminiscent of high-end locales such as Beverly Hills, Bel Air and Rodeo Drive. We expect this theming to be similarly attractive to premier and globally-recognized retailers and restauranteurs, which will enable us to build worldwide recognition for the "Palazzo" brand as we have done for our "Sands" and "Venetian" brands.

        Target and attract high-end gaming clientele.     The Venetian Casino Resort has facilities and amenities designed to attract premium gaming customers, such as expansive, lavishly appointed hotel suites, high-limit table offerings, world-class gaming salons and first-class dining accommodations. Moreover, certain aspects of our table games, restaurant offerings and amenities, such as our recently-renovated and expanded Baccarat pit and our soon to be opened Asian-themed Paiza Club and presidential suites, have been specifically tailored to meet the expectations of high-budget Asian customers, an important segment of the premium gaming customer base that we expect to become even more significant as the Asian market grows and our Macau operations expand. We believe this unmatched combination of Asian-focused offerings and amenities provides us with a competitive advantage in the market for premium Asian gaming customers by allowing us to offer and attract them to a unique Las Vegas experience. The Palazzo Casino Resort has been designed to advance this strategy further by offering its own Paiza club and amenities similar to those of the Venetian to cater to the Asian customer. We expect that cross-marketing opportunities between our Las Vegas and Macau properties will enable us to enhance this strategy by targeting and more effectively marketing to high-budget Asian customers who are introduced to our company through our Macau operations and local market presence.

         Capture operating efficiencies through coordinated management of several interconnected facilities within a single complex. We believe that the combined Venetian-Palazzo-Sands Expo Center complex will constitute the largest integrated hotel and convention facility in the world. With over 7,000 all-suites hotel rooms and a combined 2.25 million square feet of meeting and convention space, we will be able to provide large-group accommodations and a unique product offering that we believe will provide us with a competitive advantage and create operational synergies. A key component of our strategy has been to focus consistently on the highest margin aspects of the casino resort business. During the first six months of 2004, we had an EBITDA margin of 126.5% and a net income margin of 104.0% (each of which includes a $418.2 million gain on the sale of The Grand Canal Shoppes). Our critical mass of hotel and convention capacity will continue to focus on the highest margin aspects of our business, including hotel room revenues and high-margin food and beverage offerings, such as banquet and bar services—all of which will be key drivers for the Palazzo Casino Resort as they have been and will continue to be for the Venetian Casino Resort. Moreover, the Venetian Casino Resort was originally designed in contemplation of the eventual construction of the Palazzo Casino Resort. Many aspects of the Venetian Casino Resort's infrastructure were specifically engineered to interface seamlessly with the

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Palazzo Casino Resort, including connecting bridges and walkways, contiguous retail and restaurant offerings that drive foot traffic between the properties and a single, continuous "back-of-house" capable of servicing all three facilities. As a result of these design features, we are able to construct the Palazzo Casino Resort with less capital, and will be able to operate the two facilities together with less overhead expense, than would otherwise be required if these facilities were operated separately.

Global Expansion Strategy

        Our global expansion strategy is to pursue development opportunities aggressively in gaming markets worldwide with attractive growth prospects. To implement this strategy, we intend to:

    showcase our successful Las Vegas-style casinos and destination resorts as a platform for worldwide growth;

    take full advantage of our "first-mover" status in Macau as a foundation for further opportunities in the region;

    leverage China's economic growth and recent liberalization policies designed to foster tourism;

    deliver the Las Vegas experience to the Asian marketplace;

    aggressively pursue development opportunities in other emerging gaming markets with attractive growth prospects; and

    extend our successful brands worldwide and cross-market our Las Vegas offerings as international opportunities arise.

         Showcase our successful Las Vegas-style casinos and destination resorts as a platform for worldwide growth . We believe that our combined Venetian Casino Resort and Palazzo Casino Resort facilities in Las Vegas will be the largest destination casino resort complex in the world. Our demonstrated achievements in developing multi-faceted "must-see" destination casino resorts of powerful scale and scope and successfully integrating non-casino attractions and amenities into our properties all combine to provide a showcase of success to the world of our abilities as the casino developer and operator of choice. We believe this showcase of success will allow us to win new development opportunities from governments and other corporate partners as jurisdictions, both foreign and domestic, turn to large-scale casino resort projects as catalysts for economic expansion. We believe that the attractiveness, prominence and success of our Las Vegas operations were instrumental in leading the Macau government ultimately to select us over numerous other applicants as a casino operator in Macau, and we expect to win further opportunities worldwide on this basis.

         Take full advantage of our "first-mover" status in Macau as a foundation for further opportunities in the region . In May 2004, we became the first Las Vegas operator to conduct business in Macau by opening our Sands Macao property, located at the heart of Macau's gaming district. We plan to build upon the success of our Sands Macao property by utilizing it to develop more sophisticated operational and marketing practices, including databases of premium players, offerings that appeal to the Asian mass market and cross-marketing methods designed to expand our high-end Asian player base for our operations. We also intend to use our "first-mover" status in Macau as a platform for growth by expanding to other properties in Macau and additional regions of Asia as gaming expands throughout the region. Just as our Las Vegas operations served as a showcase of our capabilities to the government of Macau, we believe that our Macau operations will serve as a showcase of our capabilities to nations throughout Asia, such as Singapore, Japan and Thailand, as they consider casino development to attract foreign investment, create additional sources of tax revenue and improve their domestic economies.

         Leverage China's economic growth and recent liberalization policies designed to foster tourism. We believe that Macau's gaming sector is in the early stages of a period of rapid growth. As the

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only legalized gaming locale in China, Macau benefits from its location adjacent to densely populated mainland regions, such as Guangdong province, and is less than an hour away from wealthy Hong Kong. China's emerging economic status has generated an increase in disposable income among China's population and coincided with the recent liberalization of travel and currency-movement restrictions. These trends have fueled the growth of Macau as a tourist destination for China's middle class, and we expect they will continue to do so. We intend to capitalize on these trends through our existing operations at the Sands Macao by positioning that property as a day-trip mass-market product and a "convenience" buy for high-end customers who use the Macau ferry and helicopter terminals and travel through the primary gateway to mainland China at Zhuhai. We also expect that these trends will draw off-shore investment into our government-approved master plan for the development of a cluster of casino resort properties along the Cotai Strip, which will cater to destination resort tourists and higher budget gaming customers. Our current plan is to own and operate the Macao Venetian Casino Resort as an anchor property at the gateway corner of the Cotai Strip, while, with approval from the Macau government, also operating other casino and showroom portions of hotel resorts to be developed along the Cotai Strip. Unlike the day-trip focus of the Sands Macao, the Cotai Strip will be designed to offer destination-resort facilities which promote multi-day visits.

        Deliver the Las Vegas experience to the Asian marketplace.     Our customers expect and respond well to premium services and amenities. While there is a large demand for an Asian gaming environment with these qualities, the Macau casino properties existing before the opening of the Sands Macao were outdated and substandard. Market-based research and customer feedback studies have led us to attribute the successful opening of the Sands Macao to it being the only authentic Las Vegas-style casino in Macau, complete with high-end services and premium amenities above and beyond those previously available in Macau. Our strategy combined basic features, such as professional staff and numerous table game offerings, with Asian customer preferences such as private gaming suites, a Paiza Club, regional and international cuisine offerings, free tea service and feng shui-inspired designs. The strong growth in the Macau gaming market provides us with the opportunity to export the Las Vegas Strip experience and transform Macau into a world-class gaming destination. We believe that Macau will become the center of Asian gaming and have a reputation similar to the one Las Vegas enjoys in the United States. As gaming continues to expand throughout Asia, we intend to leverage our Macau operations into further opportunities for growth in the region by delivering the Las Vegas experience to the Asian market.

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        Aggressively pursue development opportunities in other emerging gaming markets with attractive growth prospects.     The popularity of gaming and its increased acceptance around the world provide us with exciting opportunities for global expansion beyond Las Vegas and Macau. Numerous jurisdictions, both domestically and internationally, are currently considering creating or expanding their gaming offerings due to their ability to attract foreign investment, drive domestic employment, promote new business and create tax revenues. We intend to capitalize on these trends by pursuing attractive development opportunities in order to expand our operations into jurisdictions that have legalized or will soon legalize casino gaming. We are actively looking at opportunities beyond Macau in a number of emerging gaming markets that have attractive growth prospects, such as Singapore, Japan, Thailand, the United Kingdom and certain U.S. states, in anticipation of the enactment of proposed changes to, or the enactment of, the gaming laws of these jurisdictions. We have also entered into certain development agreements in the United Kingdom where the legislative process for the expansion of casino gaming is currently underway.

        Extend our successful brands worldwide and cross-market our Las Vegas offerings as international opportunities arise.     Our plan to extend our "Sands" and "Venetian" brands is well underway. Our first international market is Macau, where we recently opened the Sands Macao and are in the development stages for the Macao Venetian Casino Resort, and we intend to adopt a similar strategy for extending the "Palazzo" brand following the opening of the Palazzo Casino Resort. We expect that our ability to extend our recognized brands globally, including through our databases of premium players, will give rise to significant cross-marketing opportunities. The high-end Asian gaming customer is an important segment of the Venetian Casino Resort's customer base, comprising approximately 40% of our 2003 rated table win. Marketing programs and promotions provided through our casinos in Macau will expand our ability to market effectively to Asian customers to build upon this important market segment. We are already benefiting in Las Vegas from changes that are designed to accommodate the preferences of Asian clients, such as the recent expansion and renovation of our high-end gaming salon which emphasizes décor and amenities targeted to our Asian customers. In December 2004, we expect to open five new Asian-influenced presidential suites adjacent to a Paiza Club designed to service the needs of Asian clientele and which will provide traditional Asian cuisine. We expect to benefit further from these changes as our Macau operations and marketing efforts develop and we enter into additional jurisdictions.

Experienced Management Team

        We have a proven, experienced senior management team, many of whom have been with our company since 1995. This team is responsible for adopting and implementing our successful business strategy, including the development, construction and operation of the Venetian Casino Resort, the Sands Macao and the Sands Expo Center, all of which have contributed to our strong financial performance. The team has an average of 30 years of experience in the hotel, gaming and convention industries. The senior management team is significantly incentivized through its ownership in our company. We also have a 24-person in-house development and construction staff, the senior management of which averages 33 years of experience, including eight years with us. This staff also includes an eight-person project management team with significant expertise in all major construction disciplines.

The Venetian Casino Resort

    The Venetian Hotel

        The Venetian hotel presently has 4,040 single and multiple bedroom suites situated in a 3,027 suite 35-story, three-winged tower rising above the casino and the 1,013 suite 12-story Venezia tower situated above a parking garage. The hotel lobby features a 65-foot domed ceiling decorated

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with Venetian-themed, fresco-style paintings, a main passageway formed by a barrel-vaulted ceiling carried on ornamental columns, and a replica of the unique three dimensional-style marble floors found in Venetian palaces.

        A typical hotel suite approximates 655 to 735 square feet, consisting of a raised sleeping area and bathroom and a sunken living/working area. The suite's bi-level configuration creates a multi-function living space in which guests can sleep, work and entertain and includes two queen-size beds or one king-size bed, a writing desk, dual-line speakerphones, a fax machine, a pullout sofa, sitting chairs and a dining table. A large number of our suites are of a larger size for use by high-end gaming customers and VIPs associated with group and trade show business.

        The first phase of the Venetian Casino Resort opened in May 1999, consisting of 3,036 suites. A major expansion of the hotel was completed during the second quarter of 2003 and opened for business on June 26, 2003. The expansion included the 1,013-suite Venezia tower on top of the Venetian Casino Resort's existing parking garage, an approximately 1,000-parking space expansion to the existing parking garage and approximately 150,000 square feet of additional meeting and conference space added to the Congress Center. Average daily room rates increased from $196 in 2002 to $204 in 2003 and to $228 in the first six months of 2004, and occupancy increased from 95.6% to 96.0% and to 98.9%, respectively, in each case including the impact of the Venezia tower that opened in mid-2003.

        As part of the Venezia tower expansion, we introduced 122 concierge level suites, which have been popular with customers and very successful for us, generating above average margins. Customers who stay on the concierge levels receive additional services such as a free breakfast in the morning, free cocktails and hors d'oeuvres in the evening, a 24-hour concierge service and upgraded room amenities. In the first six months of 2004, the average daily room rate for these concierge level suites was $337, which exceeded the Venetian hotel's overall average daily room rate by $109 or 46%.

        The Venetian Casino Resort contains 16 restaurants and two food courts (the majority of which were sold to GGP as part of The Grand Canal Shoppes sale), and a theater/entertainment complex. We recently entered into a long term contract to bring the popular Andrew Lloyd Webber Broadway musical "The Phantom of the Opera" to our stage in a new production. In addition, the hotel provides a variety of amenities for its guests, including a state-of-the-art health spa operated by Canyon Ranch, with massage and treatment rooms and exercise and fitness areas. The Canyon Ranch Spa Club has been named one of the Top 10 Resort Spas in North America by Condé Nast Traveler . The hotel features an outdoor swimming complex (including four pools, as well as spas, pool bars and cabanas) surrounded by gardens, fountains and sculptures.

        The Venetian hotel has an exhibition space that houses the Guggenheim Hermitage Museum, an art museum featuring masterpiece collections from the Guggenheim Museum in New York, the Hermitage museum in Saint Petersburg, Russia and other museums. The Guggenheim/Hermitage Museum was named the "Best Museum in Las Vegas" by the Las Vegas Review Journal .

    The Venetian Casino

        The Venetian casino has 116,000 square feet of gaming space and is situated adjacent to the hotel lobby. The Venetian casino floor is accessible from each of the hotel, The Grand Canal Shoppes, the Congress Center, the Sands Expo Center and the Strip. The Venetian casino is marketed to attract a broad base of patrons, with a focus on targeted slot customers and high-end table customers. We market the Venetian casino directly to this gaming market segment using database-marketing techniques, slot clubs and traditional incentives such as reduced room rates and complimentary meals and suites. We offer "high-roller" gaming customers premium suites and special hotel and casino services. Additionally, we have marketing executives located in offices

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throughout North America, Europe and Asia who source high-end players for the Las Vegas operation.

        The Venetian casino and its adjacent amenities are stylized with architectural and interior design features reminiscent of Venice's Renaissance era. The ceiling in the table games area features fresco-style paintings of Venetian palaces. The gaming facilities include approximately 2,000 slot machines of various denominations, including popular multi-property, linked progressive games. A high-end slot area, with a private lounge, provides slot customers with premium slot products and services. The Venetian casino's 139 table games feature the traditional games of blackjack, craps, baccarat and roulette, Asian games such as Pai Gow and Pai Gow Poker, and popular progressive table games such as Caribbean Stud and Let It Ride. In addition, the Venetian casino offers gaming customers an upscale sportsbook room. For its premium customers, the Venetian Casino Resort recently expanded its gaming salon, which includes baccarat, blackjack and roulette. This facility provides Asian influenced private dining rooms, direct access to private cash-out windows at the casino cage and direct access to the casino's credit department.

    The Sands Expo Center and the Congress Center

        With over 1.15 million gross square feet of exhibit and meeting space, including four exhibit halls and 20 meeting rooms, the Sands Expo Center is one of the largest overall trade show and convention facilities in the United States (as measured by net leasable square footage). We also own and operate the Congress Center, an approximately 650,000 gross square foot meeting and conference facility which links the Sands Expo Center and the rest of the Venetian Casino Resort. The Congress Center includes an approximately 85,000 square foot column-free "Venetian Ballroom," an approximately 13,500 square foot "Palazzo Ballroom," a meeting complex of 42 individual rooms which can be combined to create three additional ballrooms, a complex of 64 meeting rooms which can be combined into an additional three ballrooms and four boardrooms and an approximately 105,000 square foot exhibition hall. Together, the Sands Expo Center and the Congress Center offer nearly 1.8 million square feet of state-of-the-art exhibition and meeting facilities, which can be configured to provide small, mid-size or large meeting rooms and/or accommodate large-scale multi-media events. As part of the Palazzo Casino Resort we will add an additional 450,000 gross square feet of meeting and conference facilities for a combined 2.25 million of gross square feet of convention and trade show space. Management believes that this combined facility, together with the on-site amenities offered by the Venetian Casino Resort, offers the most flexible and expansive space for large-scale trade shows and conventions both in Las Vegas, a fast-growing convention market, and in the United States.

        Management markets the Congress Center to complement the operations of the Sands Expo Center by target marketing the Congress Center for business conferences and upscale business events typically held during the mid-week period, thereby generating room-night demand and driving average daily room rates during the weekday move-in/move-out phases of Sands Expo Center events. Our goal is to draw from attendees and exhibitors at Sands Expo Center events and from attendees of Congress Center events to maintain mid-week demand at the hotel from this higher budget market segment, when room demand would otherwise be derived from the lower-budget tour and travel group market segment.

        In 2003, approximately 894,000 visitors attended trade shows and conventions at the Sands Expo Center during 116 show days. The Sands Expo Center hosted 16 events on the 2003 Trade Show Week 200 list of the largest trade shows in the United States in 2003, including the Spring and Fall Western Shoe Show and JCK Jewelry Show, as well as the Automotive Service Industry Association Week, each of which were multiple-location events.

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        Major events at the Sands Expo Center and the Congress Center in 2004 are expected to bring thousands of potential shoppers, diners and gaming customers through the Venetian Casino Resort on a daily basis. This customer base is expected to drive occupancy and average daily room rates by maximizing hotel revenue during Sands Expo Center and Congress Center events, which are typically the mid-week period, when, unlike weekends and holidays during which occupancy and room rates are at their peak, Las Vegas hotels and casinos experience less demand.

The Palazzo Casino Resort

        Building on the success of the Venetian Casino Resort, we are developing and constructing the Palazzo Casino Resort, a high-end sister property to the Venetian Casino Resort. The Palazzo Casino Resort will be situated at one of the premier locations on the Las Vegas Strip, on approximately 15 acres of land that we own directly adjacent to and north of the Venetian Casino Resort and across Sands Avenue from the Wynn Las Vegas Resort. Projected opening to the general public is scheduled for the first quarter of 2007. The Palazzo Casino Resort will be directly connected to both the Venetian Casino Resort and the Sands Expo Center and also connected to the Wynn Las Vegas Resort via a walk-over bridge.

        The Palazzo Casino Resort will consist of approximately 3,025 luxury hotel suites in a 50-floor tower, making the combined Venetian/Palazzo the largest hotel complex in the world with a total of over 7,000 rooms; approximately 105,000 square feet of casino space; approximately 450,000 square feet of additional meeting space (which will comprise an addition of the Congress Center); an approximately 1,600-seat showroom and a retail shopping, dining and entertainment complex (which we have pre-sold to GGP), containing approximately 375,000 square feet of net leasable space.

        This world-class luxury property will have a design and ambience reminiscent of high-end locales such as Beverly Hills, Bel Air and Rodeo Drive. The Palazzo Casino Resort's luxury theme is intended to be complementary to the Venetian Casino Resort's Venice theme. Similar to the Venetian Casino Resort, the Palazzo Casino Resort will feature several spectacular "must-see" architectural elements.

    Palazzo Hotel

        The Palazzo hotel will be a 50-floor luxury tower with approximately 3,025 luxury suites consistent with those contained in the Venetian hotel. The hotel lobby will feature a 60-foot glass dome, multiple two story fountains, imported marble, bronze case columns and special custom wall finishes. Guests arriving from the street will enter the domed entry lobby while those approaching from the Venetian Casino Resort will make the transition through a towering octagonal structure, itself topped by a glass and decorative iron dome. The floors throughout will complement the spaces with numerous interlocking patterns of polished veined marbles and colorful inlay strips. Landscaping will be in the form of palm trees, tailored paintings and exotically shaped topiaries.

        The Palazzo Casino Resort will include over 375 concierge-level suites, which will offer additional services similar to those currently offered at the concierge level suites in the Venetian Casino Resort. Based on our success at the Venetian Casino Resort, management believes that these concierge level suites will be popular with customers (especially higher-budget customers) and result in significantly higher average daily room rates and profitability versus standard suites. The Palazzo hotel will also include six villas (up to 11,000 square feet each) which will have 3-4 bedrooms, 3.5-4.5 baths, extensive living areas, media rooms, private pools, private jacuzzis, private salons, massage areas, heated spas, personal gyms and, in some cases, private putting greens. The presidential suites and the villas will also offer private butler services. The Palazzo hotel will also have six presidential and 296 multi-room suites. All of these facilities will be targeted at

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high-end gaming customers. The Palazzo hotel will also have an elaborate pool deck (with seven pools, gardens, sculptures, cabanas and fountains) and an adjacent spa facility.

        A typical hotel suite will be approximately 655 to 735 square feet, consisting of a raised sleeping area and bathroom and a sunken living/working area. The suite's bi-level configuration creates a multi-function living space in which guests can sleep, work and entertain and includes two queen-size beds or one king-size bed, a writing desk, dual-line speaker phones, a fax machine, a pullout sofa, sitting chairs and a dining table. The Palazzo Casino Resort will likely feature premium, signature restaurants owned and operated by well-known restauranteurs. We are in active discussions with several such restauranteurs at this time.

        The Palazzo hotel will also include a 1,600-seat theater that is expected to host a major production or Broadway show. We expect to commence discussions with interested parties shortly to occupy such space upon opening.

    Palazzo Casino

        The Palazzo casino, anticipated to be approximately 105,000 square feet, will have approximately 80 table games and 1,900 slots and will include an exclusive gaming salon comprised of approximately 25 gaming tables (including baccarat, blackjack and roulette), a noodle bar, a spa and private dining rooms. Management believes the exclusive gaming salon will compete with the best facilities in the market and is designed to appeal to high-end customers from Asia. The Palazzo casino will be differentiated from the Venetian casino in terms of look, feel and experience. The Palazzo casino's design is also expected to attract a large number of walk-in players given its proximity to both the Wynn Las Vegas Resort and the Venetian Casino Resort. The Palazzo casino's table games will feature the traditional games of blackjack, craps, baccarat and roulette, Asian games such as Pai Gow and Pai Gow Poker, and popular progressive tables games such as Caribbean Stud and Let It Ride. The Palazzo casino will target high-end table games customers and premium slot customers, and will feature a high-end slot area with special products and services.

        The Palazzo casino will be accessible from each of the Palazzo hotel, the Phase II mall, the Congress Center, the Sands Expo Center and the Strip. The Palazzo casino will be marketed to a broad base of patrons with a specific focus on high-end and premium gaming customers. Marketing for the Palazzo casino will be done in conjunction with the Venetian casino, including the benefits of immediate use of the existing customer databases, slot clubs and our marketing offices throughout North America, Europe and Asia. Management also expects significant benefits from cross-marketing between our Las Vegas and Macau operations.

    Phase II Mall

        The Phase II mall will connect directly with The Grand Canal Shoppes and will offer approximately 375,000 net leasable square feet of shopping, dining and entertainment space in two levels located within the Palazzo Casino Resort's main structure, between the casino level and the hotel tower and an interconnected six-story structure. The Phase II mall is expected to include approximately seven dining establishments and 80 high-end and mid-level retail stores. Visitors and guests will also be able to access the Phase II mall from several different locations, including from the Strip, the Palazzo hotel, the Palazzo casino, the Sands Expo Center and the Congress Center.

        The Phase II mall will offer a lively array of high quality dining experiences. The Phase II mall also is expected to include exclusive showcase and high-end boutiques, popular brand names, mid-priced stores and themed entertainment concepts. We expect that a major nationally-known retailer will anchor one end of the Phase II mall in a six-story structure that will interconnect with the rest of the Phase II mall and adjoin Las Vegas Boulevard, and is expected to create significant foot

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traffic to the Phase II mall as well as to provide a marketing benefit to other potential tenants. Based on the significant success of The Grand Canal Shoppes, we have received significant interest from potential tenants. Leases with potential tenants will be marketed during the construction period, with our goal being to have the Phase II mall substantially occupied at its opening. The restaurants and stores will be set along a "high-end" streetscape reminiscent of Beverly Hills and Rodeo Drive. We believe that the Phase II mall will have all the essential elements for success: outstanding design, premium restaurants and well-known retailers to draw on brand name awareness, all offered at various price points in order to appeal to a broad market. The success of brand name and boutique retailers and restaurants at The Grand Canal Shoppes as well as the Forum Shops at Caesars and The Fashion Show Mall on the Strip has demonstrated the demand in Las Vegas for quality shopping and dining.

    Meeting Space

        The construction of the Palazzo Casino Resort will include the completion of a 450,000 square foot meeting and ballroom space which was partially constructed in conjunction with the Venezia tower expansion. This meeting space will be comprised of approximately 200 meeting rooms of approximately 1,500 square feet each on three levels; a ballroom of approximately 75,000 square feet; pre-function and back-of-house spaces to service the meeting facilities; loading, service and mechanical facilities; and a bus parking area. The new meeting room facility will be part of the Congress Center and connected to the Sands Expo Center.

Macau Casinos

    Concession

        On June 26, 2002, the Macau government granted a provisional concession to operate casinos in Macau to Galaxy. Macau, the former Portuguese colony located near Hong Kong, had annual gaming revenues of approximately $3.6 billion in 2003 and is one of the largest and fastest growing gaming markets in the world. Approximately 11.9 million visitors arrived in Macau during 2003, according to the Macau Statistics and Census Service. The following factors are expected to continue to significantly improve Macau's status as a world-class gaming and resort destination:

    the increased ease of access from Hong Kong, China and Taiwan and other Asian regional gaming markets (Macau is the only location in regions where Chinese is the predominant language that has legalized gambling);

    significant foreign and domestic investment in new and expanded gaming products; and

    the development of Hong Kong Disneyland and other new resort developments in the region.

        We believe that the Macau opportunity provides an international platform to expand our premier Sands and Venetian brand and create increased diversification of, and a new source of significant growth for, our revenue and cash flow base.

        Galaxy was one of three entities to be granted a casino license in Macau. During December 2002, we entered into a subconcession agreement with Galaxy which was approved by the Macau government. The subconcession agreement allows us to develop and operate certain casino projects in Macau, including the Sands Macao, separately from Galaxy. See "—Regulation and Licensing—Macau." Galaxy will develop hotel and casino projects separately from us. Galaxy recently completed and opened a small casino in Macau under its concession.

    Macau Casinos

        We own and operate the Sands Macao, the first Las Vegas-style casino situated in Macau, pursuant to the 20-year gaming concession described above.

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        The Sands Macao is situated 0.3 miles from the Macau Hong Kong Ferry Terminal. It is situated on a waterfront parcel centrally located at the heart of Macau's gaming district, which provides the Sands Macao primary access to a large customer base, particularly the approximately 5.7 million visitors who arrive to Macau by ferry annually. The Sands Macao includes approximately 145,000 gross square feet of gaming facilities, comprised of 319 table games, including baccarat, Pai Gow, Pai Gow Poker, blackjack and roulette, and approximately 519 slot machines or similar electronic gaming devices. The Sands Macao also includes numerous restaurants, a spacious Paiza Club offering services and amenities to premium customers, luxurious VIP suites and spa facilities, private VIP gaming room facilities and other high end services and amenities. For the two month period ended July 31, 2004, the Sands Macao had table drop of $608.2 million, EBITDA of $41.2 million and net income of $36.9 million.

        The following is a reconciliation of the Sands Macao net income to EBITDA for the two months ended July 30, 2004 (in millions).

Net income   $ 36.9
Interest expense     1.7
Depreciation and amortization     2.8
EBITDA   $ 41.4

        The first phase of the Sands Macao opened on May 18, 2004 and the remaining portion opened in late August 2004. The final development cost of the Sands Macao is expected to be approximately $265.0 million.

        The Cotai Strip, an area of reclaimed land between the islands of Taipa and Coloane in Macau, has been master-planned by the Macau government as a world-class resort district to accommodate up to 20 hotel and casino properties containing up to 60,000 rooms, exhibition and conference facilities, theaters, showrooms, shopping malls, spas, world-class restaurants and entertainment facilities and other attractions. The plan contemplates that the initial development of the Cotai Strip will be subdivided into eight separate development sites, with each site designated for a specific hotel casino or other project.

        Within one such site, as part of the government-approved master plan, we intend to build, own and operate the Macao Venetian Casino Resort, a 3,000-suites hotel, casino and convention center complex with a Venetian-style theme similar to that of our Las Vegas property. As the anchor property at the corner of entry, the Macao Venetian Casino Resort will be the gateway to the Cotai Strip and is scheduled to open in 2006. Upon its completion, the Macao Venetian Casino Resort is expected to have approximately 546,000 square feet of gaming facilities.

        The government's plan provides for the other seven initial sites to contain additional casino resort facilities as well as outdoor amenities, including parks and recreation areas for public use and broad thoroughfares to carry automobile and pedestrian traffic. We have been granted the control of the development of two of these remaining sites and have received approval from the government of Macau to develop four other sites in cooperation with third parties.

        We intend to develop a Las Vegas-style collection of properties along the Cotai Strip designed to meet the gaming demand generated by the rapidly-growing Asian market. In addition to the Macao Venetian Casino Resort, we intend to develop six other casino and resort properties through cooperative development agreements with premier international third-party lodging companies and investor groups. It is currently contemplated that such third parties will be responsible for financing the construction of these facilities and will own these facilities post-development. We have entered into six non-binding letters of intent with major international hotel investors and operators for these developments. After development, subject to Macau government approval, we will lease and operate the casinos and showroom portions of these facilities under our subconcession, while such third parties will operate the hotel, retail, entertainment and meeting space portions of these facilities, together with associated amenities.

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        Due to inherent risks in large construction projects in a foreign jurisdiction, however, we cannot assure you that the Macao Venetian Casino Resort or the other projects contemplated by the Cotai master plan will be constructed without substantial delays or cost increases. See "Risk Factors—Risks Related to Our Business—There are significant risks associated with our planned construction projects, which could adversely affect our financial condition, results of operations or cash flows from these planned facilities" and "Risk Factors—Related Associated with Our International Operations—We are required to make substantial additional investments in Macau and build the Macao Venetian Casino Resort by June 2006 and a convention center by December 2006. If we do not do so, we may lose our right to continue to operate the Sands Macao or any other facilities developed under the subconcession" and "Risk Factors—Risks Associated With Our Las Vegas Operations—The loss of our gaming license or our failure to comply with the extensive regulations that govern our operations could have an adverse effect on our financial condition, results of operations or cash flows."

Other Business Opportunities

        Our success in Las Vegas and Macau provides us with a platform for worldwide growth during what we believe to be the beginning of a period of international gaming expansion. As the first Las Vegas operator to open a casino in Macau, we believe we have a first-mover advantage to capitalize on the growing demand for casino gaming in China and throughout Asia. We are currently exploring the possibility of operating casino resorts in certain additional Asian jurisdictions, including Singapore, Japan and Thailand. We are also well-positioned to capitalize on the expansion of casino gaming in other international jurisdictions, such as the United Kingdom, which is currently in the process of enacting legislation for the expansion of casino gaming. We have entered into agreements to develop and lease gaming and entertainment facilities with two prominent football clubs in the United Kingdom and are in discussion with several others to build entertainment and gaming facilities in major cities. We are also pursuing the possibility of developing and operating an Internet gaming site. During March 2003, we obtained an interactive gaming license and an electronic betting center license from the Alderney Gambling Control Commission in the Channel Islands although we have not yet established any operations under those licenses.

The Las Vegas Market

        The Las Vegas market has shown consistent growth over the long term and recently, both in terms of visitation and expenditures, and has one of the highest hotel occupancy rates of any major market in the United States. According to the LVCVA, the number of visitors traveling to Las Vegas has increased at a steady and significant rate over the last ten years, from 23.5 million visitors in 1993 to 35.5 million visitors in 2003. In addition, the population of Las Vegas has nearly doubled in the last ten years, from approximately 890,000 in 1993 to approximately 1,642,000 in 2003. We believe that the growth in the Las Vegas market has been enhanced by:

    the introduction of large luxury and themed destination resorts in Las Vegas, such as the Venetian Casino Resort, the Bellagio and the Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino. These world class properties attract new visitors to Las Vegas while also gaining share from older, smaller and/or undifferentiated resorts;

    the increased capacity to host large-scale trade shows and conventions; and

    the increased capacity of McCarran International Airport.

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    Las Vegas as a Trade Show, Convention and Meeting Destination

        According to the LVCVA, Las Vegas was the most popular trade show destination in the United States in 2003, with a 25% market share of the largest 200 trade shows in the United States in terms of net square footage, and the fourth most popular convention destination in the United States. The following table indicates the rise in number of trade show and convention attendees in Las Vegas and amounts spent by attendees between 1993 and 2003, according to the LVCVA.

Year

  Attendees (in millions)
  Amount Spent (in billions)
1993   2.4   $ 2.3
1994   2.7   $ 3.0
1995   2.9   $ 3.4
1996   3.3   $ 3.9
1997   3.5   $ 4.4
1998   3.3   $ 4.3
1999   3.8   $ 4.1
2000   3.9   $ 4.3
2001(1)   5.0   $ 5.8
2002   5.1   $ 6.0
2003   5.7   $ 6.5

(1)
In 2001, the LVCVA changed its reporting methodology for conventions and trade shows to account for numerous smaller meetings not previously included in LVCVA counts.

        The majority of the room demand from trade show and convention attendees is generated during weekdays while tourist visits to Las Vegas are higher on weekends. As a result, the trade show convention market segments have been specifically targeted as prime avenues for driving mid-week traffic to Las Vegas.

        Trade shows are held for the purpose of getting sellers and buyers of products or services together in order to conduct business. Trade shows differ from conventions in that trade shows typically require substantial amounts of space for exhibition purposes and participant circulation. Conventions generally are gatherings of companies or groups that require less space for breakout meetings and general meetings of the overall group. Las Vegas offers trade shows and conventions a unique infrastructure for handling the world's largest shows, including the concentration of 109,890 hotel rooms located on or around the Las Vegas Strip, three convention centers (the Las Vegas Convention Center (the "LVCC") with 3.2 million square feet, the Mandalay Bay Convention Center with 1.8 million square feet and the Sands Expo Center), convenient air service from major cities throughout the United States and other countries, and significant entertainment opportunities.

    Expanding Hotel Market

        In 2003, Las Vegas was among the most popular travel destinations in the United States with hotel occupancy rates among the highest of any major market in the country. To accommodate this popularity, Las Vegas has experienced a period of rapid hotel development, with the number of hotel and motel rooms in Las Vegas increasing from 86,053 in 1993 to 130,482 in 2003, a 4.3% compound annual growth rate. The majority of this increase occurred in the late 1990s with the opening of the Venetian Casino Resort, the Bellagio, the Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino, Paris Las Vegas and Aladdin, among others. The concentration of luxury and themed casino hotels and resorts is expected to continue encouraging visitor interest in Las Vegas as a business event and vacation destination and, as a result, increase overall demand for hotel rooms, gaming and entertainment. In addition, management expects the development of the Wynn Las Vegas Resort across the street from the Venetian Casino Resort and the Palazzo Casino Resort to improve foot traffic around and interest in the sections of the Strip between Flamingo Road and Sands Avenue,

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where our properties are located. Although Las Vegas was impacted by the events of September 11, 2001, with overall visitors down 2.4% and hotel occupancy down 3.9% from 2000, the market rebounded throughout 2002 and 2003, with the number of visitors in 2003 approaching levels from 2000 and total visitor dollar contribution rising to a record $32.8 billion in 2003.

        After years of significant capital investment, there is limited new supply expected to be introduced in Las Vegas over at least the next three years. We believe hotel occupancy rates in Las Vegas will remain high as a result of the sustained growth in the number of visitors traveling to Las Vegas and the lack of new construction in Las Vegas, other than the Wynn Las Vegas Resort and approximately 1,000 hotel room additions at each of the Bellagio and Caesars.

        The Venetian Casino Resort has become a top performing property on the Strip in terms of occupancy and average daily room rates, primarily due to the execution of our business strategy, including the accommodation of mid-week convention and trade show attendees. These trends continued through the opening of the Venezia tower in June 2003.

    Growth of Las Vegas Retail Sector and Non-Gaming Revenue Expenditures

        An increasing number of destination resorts are developing non-gaming entertainment to complement their gaming activities in order to draw additional visitors. According to the LVCVA, while gaming revenues have increased from $4.7 billion in 1993 to $7.8 billion in 2003 (a 5.2% compound annual growth rate), non-gaming tourist revenues increased from $10.4 billion in 1993 to $24.9 billion in 2003 (a 9.1% compound annual growth rate). The newer, large luxury and themed Las Vegas destination resorts have been designed to capitalize on this growth by providing better quality hotel rooms at higher rates and by providing expanded shopping, dining and entertainment venues, as well as meeting facilities, to their patrons in addition to gaming.

        With annual visitor volume in excess of 30 million for each of the last seven years, the Strip joins the likes of Rodeo Drive in Los Angeles, Fifth Avenue in New York City and Michigan Avenue in Chicago as one of the elite shopping corridors in the United States. According to the International Council of Shopping Centers, the average mall shop sales per square foot in malls in the United States was approximately $330 (based on a proprietary database of non-anchor store sales and square footage information for more than 500 regional and super-regional malls). The Grand Canal Shoppes at the Venetian Casino Resort is among the leaders in the nation in annual mall shop sales per square foot at an estimated $912 in 2003. Mall shop sales are retail sales excluding sales in anchor stores.

    Infrastructure Improvements

        Clark County and metropolitan Las Vegas have completed several infrastructure improvements to accommodate the increase in travel to Las Vegas by all modes of transportation. According to the LVCVA, in 2003 visitors to Las Vegas arrived by the following methods of transportation: 45% by air; 43% by auto; 9% by recreational vehicle and 3% by bus.

    McCarran International Airport Expansion

        During the past five years, the facilities of McCarran International Airport have been expanded to accommodate the increased number of airlines and passengers that it services. The number of passengers traveling through McCarran International Airport has increased from 22.5 million in 1993 to 36.3 million in 2003. Long term expansion plans for McCarran International Airport provide for additional runway and related areas. An addition to the terminal is currently under construction and expected to be completed during 2006.

    Competition in Las Vegas

        The casino/hotel industry is highly competitive. Strip hotels compete with other hotels on the Strip and with other hotels in downtown Las Vegas. The Venetian Casino Resort also competes with

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a large number of hotels and motels near Las Vegas. Many of our competitors are subsidiaries or divisions of large public companies and may have greater financial and other resources than we have. In particular, the proposed acquisition of Mandalay Resort Group, the operator of the Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino, by MGM Mirage, the operator of the MGM Grand Hotel and Casino and the Mirage and Treasure Island, and the proposed acquisition of Caesars Entertainment Inc. by Harrah's Entertainment are expected to result in the creation of the world's two largest gaming companies.

    Hotel/Casino Properties

        Competitors of the Venetian Casino Resort include themed resorts on the Strip, such as the Bellagio, the Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino and Paris Las Vegas. In November 2002, Steve Wynn began construction of the Wynn Las Vegas Resort. The Wynn Las Vegas Resort will be an approximately 2,700 hotel-room resort and casino, constructed on the site of the former Desert Inn located on Sands Avenue across from the site of the anticipated Palazzo Casino Resort, with an expected completion date of April 2005. During 2003, the hotel at the Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino completed, the new Bellagio tower began construction of, and Caesars announced the planned construction of, approximately 1,000 hotel room additions at each property. In addition, a renovation and rebranding of the 2,600-room Aladdin has been announced. The Aladdin opened in August 2000 and later filed for bankruptcy. Management is not aware of any other new significant developments of casino properties in Las Vegas in the near future.

        We believe that themed resorts are generally more successful at generating higher traffic volumes and higher revenues and operating income than the large-scale non-themed properties in Las Vegas. Themed resorts compete on the basis of the quality of theming, as well as on more traditional bases, such as quality of rooms, pricing and location. Themed resorts tend to be clustered on the Strip, which generate significant traffic for the themed resorts as a group, thereby capturing a larger portion of the Las Vegas hotel and gaming market than non-themed properties. We believe that the existence of other themed resorts in close proximity to the Venetian Casino Resort directly benefits the Venetian Casino Resort. The Venetian Casino Resort is part of a cluster of themed properties, which includes the Mirage, the Treasure Island Hotel and Casino, the Bellagio and the Forum Shops at Caesars, and will in the future include the Wynn Las Vegas Resort and the Palazzo Casino Resort.

        In addition to the advantages of being a centrally-located, themed resort, the Venetian Casino Resort's direct connection with the Sands Expo Center provides the Venetian Casino Resort with a unique tie-in to one of the premier trade show and convention facilities in the United States. With these competitive advantages, the Venetian Casino Resort is, and the Palazzo Casino Resort will be, positioned to appeal to the mid-week meeting, trade show and convention market comprised of customers who pay higher average room rates and have higher average travel budgets than other categories of weekday customers, such as tour groups.

        We also compete with legalized gaming from casinos located on Native American tribal lands. Native American tribes in California are permitted to operate casinos with video gaming machines, black jack and house-banked card games. The governor of California has entered into compacts with numerous tribes in California and has recently announced the execution of a number of new compacts with no limits on the number of gaming machines, which was limited under the prior compacts. In addition, there are a number of public referendums on the November ballot in California to expand or limit Native American gaming. The federal government has approved numerous compacts in California and casino-style gaming is now legal on those tribal lands. While the competitive impact on our operations in Las Vegas from the continued growth of Native American gaming establishments in California remains uncertain, the proliferation of gaming in California and other areas located near the Venetian Casino Resort could have an adverse effect on our results of operations.

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        The hotel-casino operation of the Venetian Casino Resort also competes, to some extent, with other hotel-casino facilities in Nevada and in Atlantic City, hotel/casino and other resort facilities elsewhere in the country and the world, Internet gaming web sites and state lotteries. In addition, certain states have legalized, and others may legalize, casino gaming in specific areas. The passage of the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act in 1988, for example, has led to rapid increases in Native American gaming operations, particularly in California. The continued proliferation of gaming venues could significantly and adversely affect our business. In particular, the legalization of casino gaming in or near major metropolitan areas from which we traditionally attract customers, such as New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco and Boston, could have a material adverse effect on our business. In October 2001, the New York legislature approved a bill for expanded casino gaming on Native American reservations and video lottery terminals. In 2003 and 2004, Maine and Pennsylvania, respectively, approved legislation legalizing slot machines or similar electronic gaming devices at certain locations, although such legislation has not been implemented yet. A number of states have permitted or are considering permitting gaming at "racinos," on Native American reservations and through expansion of state lotteries. The current global trend toward liberalization of gaming restrictions and the resulting proliferation of gaming venues could result in a decrease in the number of visitors at our Las Vegas facilities, by attracting customers close to home and away from Las Vegas, which could adversely affect our financial condition, results of operations or cash flows.

    Trade Show and Convention Facilities

        The Sands Expo Center, the Congress Center, and Las Vegas generally compete with trade show and convention facilities located in and around major U.S. cities, including Atlanta, Chicago, New York, and Orlando. Within Las Vegas, the Sands Expo Center and the Congress Center compete with the LVCC, which is located off the Strip and currently has approximately 3.2 million gross square feet of convention and exhibit facilities. In addition to the LVCC competition, the Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino has an approximately 1.8 million square foot convention center. The MGM Grand Hotel and Casino has a conference and meeting facility of approximately 380,000 square feet and the Mirage has approximately 170,000 gross square feet of meeting space. It is anticipated that the Wynn Las Vegas Resort will have over 200,000 square feet of meeting space. The conference and meeting facilities at these hotel/resorts are the Congress Center's primary competition. The LVCC and the Mandalay Bay Convention Center are the primary competitors of the Sands Expo Center. To the extent that any of the competitors of the Venetian Casino Resort can offer a hotel/casino experience that is integrated with substantial trade show and convention, conference and meeting facilities, the Venetian Casino Resort's competitive advantage in attracting trade show and convention, conference and meeting attendees could be adversely affected. Other cities such as Boston, Orlando, and Pittsburgh are also in the process of developing, or have announced plans to develop, convention centers and other meeting, trade and exhibition facilities.

The Macau Market

    Introduction

        Management believes that Macau is located amidst one of the world's largest pools of potential gaming patrons. Located less than an hour away from Hong Kong via a hydrofoil ferry system, Macau is regarded as one of the largest and fastest growing gaming markets in the world. Macau also has the advantage of sharing a border with China's Guangdong province, which has approximately 90 million residents and is one of the most populous and prosperous regions of China. Approximately 11.9 million visitors arrived in Macau during 2003, according to the Macau Statistics and Census Service. Macau benefits from being the only market in China to offer legalized casino gaming.

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        Since the reversion of Macau from Portugal to China, gaming revenue in Macau has grown from approximately $1.9 billion in 1999 to approximately $3.6 billion in 2003, reflecting an 18.4% compound annual growth rate, and visitor volume has grown from approximately 7.4 million in 1999 to approximately 11.9 million in 2003, a 12.6% compound annual growth rate. While the effect of severe acute respiratory syndrome held visitor volume growth to 3.1% in 2003, the first five months of 2004 show 51.3% growth as compared to the same period in 2003. Gaming customers traveling to Macau generally come from nearby countries in Asia, such as mainland China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, South Korea and Japan. It is estimated that there are approximately 1.0 billion people living within a three-hour flight from Macau and approximately 3.1 billion people within a five-hour flight from Macau. According to the Macau Statistics and Census Service Monthly Bulletin of Statistics, 87% of the tourists who visited Macau in 2003 came from Hong Kong or mainland China and the dominant feeder market to Macau has been and continues to be Hong Kong. Although the absolute number of visitors from Hong Kong continues to grow, that market has shrunk as a percentage of the total visitor distribution from 67.2% in 1997 to 38.9% in 2003, while mainland China made up 43.8% of total visitors in 2003. The number of visitors from China has exhibited consistent growth from 1997 to 2003, with a 47.4% compound annual growth rate in the number of visitors for that period. Until recently, mainland Chinese were only permitted to visit Macau as part of a tour group. Now that these travel restrictions have been removed with respect to mainland Chinese from certain urban centers and economically developed regions, individual travel to Macau is expected to generate increased demand for casino offerings.

    Macau as a Gaming and Resort Destination

        On June 26, 2002, the Government of Macau granted provisional concessions to operate casinos in Macau to three entities, including Galaxy. During December 2002, we entered into a subconcession agreement with Galaxy that allows us to develop and operate certain casino projects in Macau, including the Sands Macao and the to-be-built Macao Venetian Casino Resort, separately from Galaxy. In May 2004, the Sands Macao became the first Las Vegas-style casino to open in Macau. Our superior gaming product is expected to enable us to capture a meaningful share of the overall growth of the market, including the VIP player market segment, in Macau. Although we believe that the continued improvement of the casino gaming regulations by the Macau government, including the enactment of casino credit and collection legislation effective July 1, 2004, will enable us to effectively compete in the VIP player market segment, our business in Macau may not be able to realize the full benefits of extending credit to our customers if laws are not changed.

        Gaming revenues in Macau in 2003 reached a record $3.6 billion, a 29% increase over 2002. Gaming revenues are expected to reach yet another record in 2004 as revenues in the first four months of 2004 were up 28.5% as compared to the same period last year. Visitation was up 51.3% in the first five months of 2004.

        According to Macau Statistics and Census Service Monthly Bulletin of Statistics, in 2003, 26% of visitors traveling to Macau stayed overnight in hotels and guestrooms and, for those who stayed overnight in hotels and guestrooms, the average length of stay was only one to two nights. Management expects this length of stay to increase with increased visitation, the expansion of gaming and the addition of upscale hotel resort accommodations in Macau. According to the Macau Statistics and Census Service Monthly Bulletin of Statistics, in 2003, there were 37 hotels and 32 guest houses in operation in Macau, of which nine were classified as "5-star". These hotels and guest houses maintained approximately 9,200 available rooms and experienced 64% occupancy rates.

        Table games are the dominant form of gaming in Asia. Baccarat is by far the most popular game, followed by blackjack, "big and small," roulette and other traditional U.S. and Asian games. Slot machines are offered in Macau, but they are few in number. We believe the limited emphasis

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on slot machines reflects the market's perception that slots currently offered in Macau are an inferior slot product and the lack of attention given to this segment by existing Macau casinos. By contrast, in other gaming venues catering to an Asian clientele, slot machines are in high demand and profitable. We expect the slots business to grow in Macau as we introduce more modern and popular products to appeal to the Asian marketplace.

        We believe that as new facilities and standards of service are introduced, Macau will become an even more desirable tourist destination and has the potential to become a larger gaming market than Las Vegas. The improved experience of visitors to Macau should lead to longer stays and an increased number of return trips from existing feeder markets and the opening of several new feeder markets. The gaming licensees selected to invest in gaming facilities and foster the growth of the Macau gaming market have committed to invest in Macau a total of at least 17.5 billion patacas (approximately $2.12 billion at exchange rates in effect on June 30, 2004). The substantial financial commitment by these gaming licensees is expected to help boost future gaming revenue and stimulate investment in other Macau tourism and leisure activities. In 2003, China's gross domestic product totaled $1.42 trillion, or $1,095 per capita, compared to $605 billion in 1993, or $514 per capita, on an inflation-adjusted basis, representing compound annual growth rates of 9.9% and 8.8%, respectively. We believe that a wealthier Chinese middle class will lead to increased travel to Macau and generate increasing demand for gaming entertainment and casino resort offerings. We also believe that the combination of less onerous travel restrictions, greater ability of Chinese citizens to bring renminbi to Macau, increasing regional wealth and the build-out of world-class facilities will convert Macau from primarily a day-trip market to a multi-day travel destination similar to Las Vegas, where management estimates the average visitor stays approximately three nights.

    Proximity to Major Asian Cities

        Gaming customers from Hong Kong, southeast China, Taiwan and other locations in Asia can reach Macau in a relatively short period of time, using a variety of methods of transportation, and visitors from more distant locations in Asia can take advantage of short travel times by air to Macau or to Hong Kong (followed by a short water ferry or helicopter trip to Macau). The relatively easy access from major population centers promotes Macau as a popular gaming destination in Asia.

        Macau draws a significant number of gaming customers from both visitors and residents of Hong Kong. One of the major methods of transportation to Macau from Hong Kong is the hydrofoil ferry service. The hydrofoil ferry offers service up to four times per hour, with trips to and from Macau taking under an hour. Macau is also accessible from Hong Kong by helicopter in approximately 20 to 30 minutes.

        Macau completed construction of an international airport in 1995 that provides direct air service to many major cities in Asia, such as Manila, Singapore, Taipei, Bangkok, Beijing and Shanghai. The Macau International Airport can accommodate large commercial airliners and has regularly scheduled air service to approximately 20 cities, including at least 12 in China, with links to numerous other major Asian destinations.

        The Macau pataca and the Hong Kong dollar are linked to each other and, in many cases, are used interchangeably in Macau. However, currency exchange controls and restrictions on the export of currency by certain countries may negatively impact the success of our operations. For example, there are currently existing currency exchange controls and restrictions on the export of the renminbi, the currency of China. Restrictions on the export of the renminbi may impede the flow of gaming customers from China to Macau, inhibit the growth of gaming in Macau and negatively impact our gaming operations.

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    Competition in Macau

        Gaming in Macau is administered as a government-sanctioned concession awarded to three different concessionaires. We will face increased competition if any of the existing concessionaires constructs new, or renovates pre-existing casinos in Macau. The Macau government is precluded from granting any additional gaming concessions until 2011. However, the laws could change and permit the Macau government to grant additional gaming concessions before 2011. MGM Mirage has indicated that its joint venture will be seeking a subconcession under SJM's existing concession. If the Macau government were to allow additional competitors to operate in Macau through the grant of additional concessions or subconcessions, we would face additional competition, which could have a material adverse effect on our financial condition and results of operations.

        SJM holds one of the three concessions. SJM currently operates 12 facilities throughout Macau. Historically, SJM was the only gaming operator in Macau, with over 40 years of operating experience in Macau. Most of its 12 casinos are relatively small facilities which are offered as amenities in hotels, however a few are large operations enjoying recognition by gaming customers. SJM is obligated to invest at least approximately 4.7 billion patacas (approximately $569.7 million at exchange rates in effect on June 30, 2004) by December 2004 under its concession agreement with the government of Macau. SJM's projects tentatively include the upgrade of the Lisboa Hotel, Macau's largest hotel with approximately 1,000 rooms, the development of a multimillion dollar Fisherman's Wharf entertainment complex and a potential new casino hotel project. MGM has recently announced that it has entered into a joint venture agreement with Pansy Ho Chiu-king, the daughter of the managing director of SJM, to develop, build and operate a major hotel-casino resort in Macau, subject to entering into a subconcession with SJM and obtaining the approval of the Macau government.

        Galaxy holds a concession and has the ability to operate casino properties independent of us. Galaxy is obligated to invest at least 4.4 billion patacas (approximately $533.3 million at exchange rates in effect on June 30, 2004) by June 2012 under its concession agreement with the government of Macau. Galaxy currently operates one small casino in Macau.

        Wynn Macau, a subsidiary of Wynn Resorts, Ltd., holds the third concession and is expected to open a facility in August 2006. Wynn is obligated to invest at least 4.0 billion patacas (approximately $484.8 million at exchange rates in effect on June 30, 2004) by June 27, 2009 under its concession agreement with the government of Macau. Wynn Resorts, Ltd. has recently begun construction of a facility that would be comprised of a 600-room hotel, a 100,000 square foot casino and other non-gaming amenities with a total estimated costs of $705.0 million.

        We will also face competition from casinos located in other areas of Asia, such as the major gaming and resort destination Genting Highlands Resort, located outside of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia and casinos in South Korea and the Philippines, as well as pachinko and pachislot parlors in Japan. We will also encounter competition from other major gaming centers located around the world, such as Australia and Las Vegas, cruise ships in Asia that offer gaming, and illegal casinos throughout Asia.

Advertising and Marketing

        We advertise in many types of media, including television, radio, newspapers, magazines, and billboards, to promote general market awareness of the Venetian Casino Resort as a unique vacation, business and convention destination due to our first-class hotel, casino, retail stores, restaurants and other amenities. The Sands Macao also provides advertising and direct marketing of its casino. We actively engage in direct marketing, which is targeted at specific market segments, including the premium slot and table games markets and free and independent market, and database marketing, which focuses on high frequency, high-margin market segments such as the high-roller gaming market.

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Regulation and Licensing

    State of Nevada

        The ownership and operation of casino gaming facilities in the State of Nevada are subject to the Nevada Gaming Control Act and the regulations promulgated thereunder (collectively, the "Nevada Act") and various local regulations. Our gaming operations are also subject to the licensing and regulatory control of the Nevada Gaming Commission (the "Nevada Commission"), the Nevada Gaming Control Board (the "NGCB") and the Clark County Liquor and Gaming Licensing Board (the "CCLGLB" and, together with the Nevada Commission and the NGCB, the "Nevada Gaming Authorities").

        The laws, regulations and supervisory procedures of the Nevada Gaming Authorities are based upon declarations of public policy that are concerned with, among other things:

    the prevention of unsavory or unsuitable persons from having a direct or indirect involvement with gaming at any time or in any capacity;

    the establishment and maintenance of responsible accounting practices and procedures;

    the maintenance of effective controls over the financial practices of licensees, including the establishment of minimum procedures for internal fiscal affairs and the safeguarding of assets and revenues, providing reliable record-keeping and requiring the filing of periodic reports with the Nevada Gaming Authorities;

    the prevention of cheating and fraudulent practices; and

    the establishment of a source of state and local revenues through taxation and licensing fees.

        Any change in such laws, regulations and procedures could have an adverse effect on our gaming operations or on the operation of the Venetian Casino Resort and the Palazzo Casino Resort.

        Las Vegas Sands Opco is licensed by the Nevada Gaming Authorities to operate a casino. The gaming license requires the periodic payment of fees and taxes and is not transferable. We will be required to be registered by the Nevada Commission as a publicly-traded corporation ("Registered Corporation"). Accordingly, Las Vegas Sands Corp. has filed applications with the Nevada Commission to be registered as a publicly-traded corporation, for approval of the acquisition of the control of Las Vegas Sands Opco, and for a finding of suitability as the sole stockholder of Las Vegas Sands Opco, among others. However, we cannot assure you that our applications will be granted by the Nevada Commission on a timely basis or at all. Once Las Vegas Sands Corp. becomes a Registered Corporation, then all of the following Nevada gaming regulatory requirements described below will become applicable to us. As such, we must periodically submit detailed financial and operating reports to the Nevada Gaming Authorities and furnish any other information that the Nevada Gaming Authorities may require. No person may become a stockholder of, or receive any percentage of the profits from, Las Vegas Sands Opco without first obtaining licenses and approvals from the Nevada Gaming Authorities. Las Vegas Sands Opco operates the Venetian casino and expects to operate the Palazzo casino pursuant to casino leases between Las Vegas Opco and Venetian Casino Resort, LLC and our subsidiary Lido Casino Resort, LLC, which we refer to as the Palazzo subsidiary. The lease for the Venetian casino provides and the lease for the Palazzo casino will provide for a fixed monthly rental payment. Las Vegas Sands Opco possesses all state and local government registrations, approvals, permits and licenses required in order for us to engage in gaming activities at the Venetian Casino Resort, and we will apply for all state and local government registrations, approvals, permits and licenses that may be required in order for us to engage in gaming activities at the Palazzo Casino Resort.

        The Nevada Gaming Authorities may investigate any individual who has a material relationship to or material involvement with us or the Palazzo subsidiary to determine whether such individual is

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suitable or should be licensed as a business associate of a gaming licensee. Our officers, directors and certain of our key employees must file applications and be licensed by the Nevada Gaming Authorities.

        The Nevada Gaming Authorities may deny an application for licensing or a finding of suitability for any cause they deem reasonable. A finding of suitability is comparable to licensing; both require submission of detailed personal and financial information followed by a thorough investigation. The applicant for licensing or a finding of suitability, or the gaming licensee by whom the applicant is employed or for whom the applicant serves, must pay all the costs of the investigation. Changes in licensed positions must be reported to the Nevada Gaming Authorities, and in addition to their authority to deny an application for a finding of suitability or licensure, the Nevada Gaming Authorities have jurisdiction to disapprove a change in a corporate position.

        If the Nevada Gaming Authorities were to find an officer, director or key employee unsuitable for licensing or to have an inappropriate relationship with us, we would have to sever all relationships with such person. In addition, the Nevada Commission may require us to terminate the employment of any person who refuses to file appropriate applications. Determinations of suitability or of questions pertaining to licensing are not subject to judicial review in Nevada.

        We are required to submit periodic detailed financial and operating reports to the Nevada Commission. Substantially all material loans, leases, sales of securities and similar financing transactions by us must be reported to or approved by the Nevada Commission.

        If it were determined that the Nevada Act was violated by us, the registration and gaming licenses we then hold could be limited, conditioned, suspended or revoked, subject to compliance with certain statutory and regulatory procedures. In addition, we and the persons involved could be subject to substantial fines for each separate violation of the Nevada Act at the discretion of the Nevada Commission. Further, a supervisor could be appointed by the Nevada Commission to operate the Venetian Casino Resort and the Palazzo Casino Resort and, under certain circumstances, earnings generated during the supervisor's appointment (except for the reasonable rental value of the Venetian Casino Resort and the Palazzo Casino Resort) could be forfeited to the State of Nevada. Limitation, conditioning or suspension of any gaming registration or license or the appointment of a supervisor could (and revocation of any gaming license would) materially adversely affect our gaming operations.

        Any beneficial holder of our voting securities, regardless of the number of shares owned, may be required to file an application, be investigated, and have its suitability as a beneficial holder of our voting securities determined if the Nevada Commission has reason to believe that such ownership would otherwise be inconsistent with the declared policies of the State of Nevada. The applicant must pay all costs of investigation incurred by the Nevada Gaming Authorities in conducting any such investigation.

        The Nevada Act requires any person who acquires more than 5% of our voting securities to report the acquisition to the Nevada Commission. The Nevada Act requires that beneficial owners of more than 10% of our voting securities apply to the Nevada Commission for a finding of suitability within thirty days after the Chairman of the Nevada Board mails the written notice requiring such filing.

        Under certain circumstances, an "institutional investor" as defined in the Nevada Act, which acquires more than 10% but not more than 15% of our voting securities, may apply to the Nevada Commission for a waiver of such finding of suitability if such institutional investor holds the voting securities only for investment purposes. An institutional investor shall not be deemed to hold voting securities only for investment purposes unless the voting securities were acquired and are held in the ordinary course of business as an institutional investment and not for the purpose of causing, directly or indirectly, the election of a majority of the members of our board of directors, any change in our corporate charter, by-laws, management, policies or our operations or any of our

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gaming affiliates, or any other action which the Nevada Commission finds to be inconsistent with holding our voting securities only for investment purposes. Activities that are not deemed to be inconsistent with holding voting securities only for investment purposes include: (1) voting on all matters voted on by stockholders; (2) making financial and other inquiries of management of the type normally made by securities analysts for informational purposes and not to cause a change in management, policies or operations; and (3) such other activities as the Nevada Commission may determine to be consistent with such investment intent. If the beneficial holder of voting securities who must be found suitable is a corporation, partnership or trust, it must submit detailed business and financial information including a list of beneficial owners.

        Under a provision of the Nevada Act, under certain circumstances, an "institutional investor" as defined in the Nevada Act, which intends to acquire not more than 15% of any class of nonvoting securities of a privately-held corporation, limited partnership or limited liability company that is also a registered holder or intermediary company of the holder of a gaming license, may apply to the Nevada Commission for a waiver of the usual prior licensing or finding of suitability requirements if such institutional investor holds such nonvoting securities only for investment purposes. An institutional investor shall not be deemed to hold nonvoting securities only for investment purposes unless the nonvoting securities were acquired and are held in the ordinary course of business as an institutional investor, do not give the institutional investor management authority, and do not, directly or indirectly, allow the institutional investor to vote for the election or appointment of members of the board of directors, a general partner or manager, cause any change in the articles of organization, operating agreement, other organic document, management, polices or operations, or cause any other action that the Nevada Commission finds to be inconsistent with holding nonvoting securities only for investment purposes. Activities that are not deemed to be inconsistent with holding nonvoting securities only for investment purposes include:

    nominating any candidate for election or appointment to the entity's board of directors or equivalent in connection with a debt restructuring;

    making financial and other inquiries of management of the type normally made by securities analysts for informational purposes and not to cause a change in the entity's management, polices or operations; and

    such other activities as the Nevada Commission may determine to be consistent with such investment intent.

        If the beneficial holder of nonvoting securities who must be licensed or found suitable is a corporation, partnership or trust, it must submit detailed business and financial information including a list of beneficial owners. The applicant is required to pay all costs of investigation.

        Any person who fails or refuses to apply for a finding of suitability or a license within thirty days after being ordered to do so by the Nevada Commission or the Chairman of the Nevada Board may be found to be unsuitable. The same restrictions apply to a record owner if the record owner, after request, fails to identify the beneficial owner. Any stockholder found to be unsuitable and who holds, directly or indirectly, any beneficial ownership of the common stock of a Registered Corporation beyond such period of time as may be prescribed by the Nevada Commission may be guilty of a criminal offense. We are subject to disciplinary action if, after we receive notice that a person is unsuitable to be a stockholder or to have any other relationship with us, we:

    pay that person any dividend or interest upon voting securities of us;

    allow that person to exercise, directly or indirectly, any voting right conferred through securities held by that person;

    pay remuneration in any form to that person for services rendered or otherwise; or

    fail to pursue all lawful efforts to require such unsuitable person to relinquish his or her voting securities for cash at fair market value.

        Our charter documents include provisions intended to help us comply with these requirements. See "Description of Capital Stock—Gaming Requirements."

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        Additionally, the CCLGLB has taken the position that it has the authority to approve all persons owning or controlling the stock of any corporation holding a gaming license.

        The Nevada Commission may, in its discretion, require the holder of any debt security of a Registered Corporation to file an application, be investigated and be found suitable to own the debt security of such Registered Corporation. If the Nevada Commission determines that a person is unsuitable to own such security, then pursuant to the Nevada Act, the Registered Corporation can be sanctioned, including the loss of its approvals, if without the prior approval of the Nevada Commission, it:

    pays to the unsuitable person any dividend, interest, or any distribution whatsoever;

    recognizes any voting right by such unsuitable person in connection with such securities;

    pays the unsuitable person remuneration in any form; or

    makes any payment to the unsuitable person by way of principal, redemption, conversion, exchange, liquidation, or similar transaction.

        We are required to maintain a current stock ledger in Nevada that may be examined by the Nevada Gaming Authorities at any time. If any securities are held in trust by an agent or by a nominee, the record holder may be required to disclose the identity of the beneficial owner to the Nevada Gaming Authorities and we are also required to disclose the identity of the beneficial owner to the Nevada Gaming Authorities. A failure to make such disclosure may be grounds for finding the record holder unsuitable. We are also required to render maximum assistance in determining the identity of the beneficial owner. Our stock certificates bear a legend indicating that such securities are subject to the Nevada Act.

        We cannot make a public offering of any securities without the prior approval of the Nevada Commission if the securities or the proceeds therefore are intended to be used to construct, acquire or finance gaming facilities in Nevada, or to retire or extend obligations incurred for such purposes.

        This offering of common stock will constitute a public offering requiring the prior approval of the Nevada Commission. We have filed the necessary applications with the Nevada Commission to obtain its approval of this offering. However, we cannot assure you that our applications for approval of this offering of common stock will be granted by the Nevada Commission on a timely basis or at all. In addition, any approval of this offering of common stock, if granted, will not constitute a finding, recommendation or approval by the Nevada Board or the Nevada Commission as to the accuracy or adequacy of this prospectus or the investment merits of the common stock offered. Any representation to the contrary is unlawful.

        Changes in our control through a merger, consolidation, stock or asset acquisition, management or consulting agreement, or any act or conduct by any person whereby he or she obtains control, shall not occur without the prior approval of the Nevada Commission. Entities seeking to acquire control of a Registered Corporation must satisfy the Nevada Board and the Nevada Commission concerning a variety of stringent standards prior to assuming control of such Registered Corporation. The Nevada Commission may also require controlling stockholders, officers, directors and other persons having a material relationship or involvement with the entity proposing to acquire control, to be investigated and licensed as part of the approval process of the transaction.

        The Nevada legislature has declared that some corporate acquisitions opposed by management, repurchases of voting securities and corporate defense tactics affecting Nevada gaming licensees, and Registered Corporations that are affiliated with those operations, may be injurious to stable and productive corporate gaming. The Nevada Commission has established a

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regulatory scheme to ameliorate the potentially-adverse effects of these business practices upon Nevada's gaming industry and to further Nevada's policy to:

    assure the financial stability of corporate gaming operators and their affiliates;

    preserve the beneficial aspects of conducting business in the corporate form; and

    promote a neutral environment for the orderly governance of corporate affairs.

        Approvals are, in certain circumstances, required from the Nevada Commission before we can make exceptional repurchases of voting securities above the current market price thereof and before a corporate acquisition opposed by management can be consummated.

        The Nevada Act also requires prior approval of a plan of recapitalization proposed by the board of directors in response to a tender offer made directly to the Registered Corporation's stockholders for the purposes of acquiring control of the Registered Corporation.

        License fees and taxes, computed in various ways depending upon the type of gaming or activity involved, are payable to the State of Nevada and to Clark County, Nevada. Depending upon the particular fee or tax involved, these fees and taxes are payable either monthly, quarterly or annually and are based upon:

    a percentage of the gross revenues received;

    the number of gaming devices operated; or

    the number of table games operated.

        In addition, an excise tax is paid by us on charges for admission to any facility where certain forms of live entertainment are provided.

        Any person who is licensed, required to be licensed, registered, required to be registered, or under common control with such persons (collectively, "Licensees"), and who proposes to become involved in a gaming operation outside of Nevada, is required to deposit with the Nevada Board, and thereafter maintain, a revolving fund in the amount of $10,000 to pay the expenses of any investigation by the Nevada Board into their participation in such foreign gaming operation. The revolving fund is subject to increase or decrease at the discretion of the Nevada Commission. Thereafter, Licensees are also required to comply with certain reporting requirements imposed by the Nevada Act. Licensees are also subject to disciplinary action by the Nevada Commission if they knowingly violate any laws of any foreign jurisdiction pertaining to such foreign gaming operation, fail to conduct such foreign gaming operation in accordance with the standards of honesty and integrity required of Nevada gaming operations, engage in activities that are harmful to the State of Nevada or its ability to collect gaming taxes and fees, or employ a person in such foreign operation who has been denied a license or a finding of suitability in Nevada on the ground of personal unsuitability or who has been found guilty of cheating at gambling.

        The sale of alcoholic beverages by us on the premises of the Venetian Casino Resort, the Palazzo Casino Resort and the Sands Expo Center is subject to licensing, control, and regulation by the applicable local authorities. We have obtained Clark County gaming and liquor licenses. All licenses are revocable and are not transferable. The agencies involved have full power to limit, condition, suspend or revoke any such licenses, and any such disciplinary action could (and revocation of such licenses would) have a material adverse effect upon our operations.

    Macau

        We are subject to licensing and control under applicable Macau law. We are required to be licensed by the Macau gaming authorities to operate a casino. We must pay periodic fees and taxes, and our gaming license is not transferable. We must periodically submit detailed financial and operating reports to the Macau gaming authorities and furnish any other information that the

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Macau gaming authorities may require. No person may acquire any rights over the shares or assets of our subsidiary Venetian Macau without first obtaining the approval of the Macau gaming authorities. Similarly, no person may enter into possession of its premises or operate them through a management agreement or any other contract or through step in rights without first obtaining the approval of, and receiving a license from, the Macau gaming authorities. The transfer or creation of encumbrances over ownership of shares representing the share capital of Venetian Macau or other rights relating to such shares, and any act involving the granting of voting rights or other shareholders' rights to persons other than the original owners, would require the permission of the Macau government.

        The holding company merger will require the approval of the Macau government. We are in the process of making the necessary applications with the Macau government to obtain its approval of the holding company merger.

        Our subconcession agreement requires any person who acquires more than 5% of the voting securities of Venetian Macau to report the acquisition to the Macau Gaming Commission. In addition, this agreement requires approval of the Macau government for transfers of shares in Venetian Macau or in any of its direct or indirect shareholders, including us. This approval requirement will not apply however if the securities are listed on a stock market. In addition, this agreement requires approval of the Macau government for the creation of any encumbrance or the grant of voting rights on the shares of Venetian Macau or the shares of any of its direct or indirect 5% shareholders, including us. This approval requirement will not apply however to securities listed on a stock exchange.

        The Macau gaming authorities may investigate any individual who has a material relationship to, or material involvement with, us to determine whether our suitability and/or financial capacity is affected by this individual. Our officers, directors and some of our key employees must apply for and undergo a finding of suitability process and on-going suitability assessment and, for that purpose, may be investigated by the Macau gaming authorities at any time. These authorities may deny an application or a finding of suitability for any cause they deem reasonable. Changes in licensed positions must be reported to the Macau gaming authorities, and in addition to their authority to deny an application for a finding of suitability or licensure, the Macau gaming authorities have jurisdiction to disapprove a change in corporate position. If the Macau gaming authorities were to find one of our officers, directors or key employees unsuitable for licensing, we would have to sever all relationships with that person. In addition, the Macau Gaming Commission may require us to terminate the employment of any person who refuses to file appropriate applications. Determinations of suitability or of questions pertaining to licensing are not subject to judicial review in Macau.

        Any person who fails or refuses to apply for a finding of suitability after being ordered to do so by the Macau Gaming Commission may be found unsuitable. Any stockholder found unsuitable and who holds, directly or indirectly, any beneficial ownership of the common stock of a registered corporation beyond the period of time prescribed by the Macau Gaming Commission may lose his rights to the shares. We will be subject to disciplinary action if, after we receive notice that a person is unsuitable to be a stockholder or to have any other relationship with us, we:

    pay that person any dividend or interest upon its shares;

    allow that person to exercise, directly or indirectly, any voting right conferred through shares held by that person;

    pay remuneration in any form to that person for services rendered or otherwise; or

    fail to pursue all lawful efforts to require that unsuitable person to relinquish its shares.

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        The Macau Gaming Commission also has the authority to approve all persons owning or controlling the stock of any corporation holding a gaming license.

        The Macau Gaming Commission also requires prior approval for the hypothecation of Venetian Macau's assets and restrictions on stock in connection with any financing.

        The Macau Gaming Commission must give its prior approval to changes in control of Venetian Macau through a merger, consolidation, stock or asset acquisition, management or consulting agreement or any act or conduct by any person whereby he or she obtains control. Entities seeking to acquire control of a registered corporation must satisfy the Macau Gaming Commission concerning a variety of stringent standards prior to assuming control. The Macau Gaming Commission may also require controlling stockholders, officers, directors and other persons having a material relationship or involvement with the entity proposing to acquire control, to be investigated and licensed as part of the approval process of the transaction.

        The Macau Gaming Commission may consider that some management opposition to corporate acquisitions, repurchases of voting securities and corporate defense tactics affecting Macau gaming licensees, and registered corporations that are affiliated with those operations, may be injurious to stable and productive corporate gaming. The Macau Gaming Commission also has the power to supervise gaming licensees in order to:

    assure the financial stability of corporate gaming operators and their affiliates;

    preserve the beneficial aspects of conducting business in the corporate form; and

    promote a neutral environment for the orderly governance of corporate affairs.

        The subconcession agreement requires the Macau Gaming Commission's prior approval of any recapitalization plan proposed by Venetian Macau's board of directors. The Chief Executive of Macau could also require Venetian Macau to increase its share capital if he deemed it necessary.

        Non-compliance with these obligations could lead to the revocation of Venetian Macau's gaming subconcession.

        The Sands Macao was constructed and is operated, and the Venetian Macau Casino Resort will be constructed and operated, under our subconcession agreement. This subconcession excludes the following gaming activities: mutual bets, gaming activities provided to the public, interactive gaming and games of chance or other gaming, betting or gambling activities on ships or planes. Our subconcession is exclusively governed by Macau law. We are subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of Macau in case of any potential dispute or conflict relating to our subconcession.

        Under the subconcession agreement, we are obligated to develop and open the Macao Venetian Casino Resort by June 2006 and a convention center by December 2006. We are also obligated to operate casino games of chance or games of other forms in Macau and to invest, or cause to be invested, at least 4.4 billion patacas (approximately $533.3 million at exchange rates in effect on June 30, 2004) in various development projects in Macau by June 2009. The construction and development costs of the Sands Macao will be applied to the fulfillment of this total investment obligation to the Macau government. It is expected that the construction and development costs of the Macao Venetian Casino Resort and additional capital improvements of the Sands Macao will satisfy the remainder of these obligations, including our obligation to build a convention center. See "Risk Factors—Risks Associated with Our International Operations—We are required to make substantial additional investments in Macau and build and open the Macao Venetian Casino Resort by June 2006 and a convention center by December 2006. If we do not do so, we may lose our right to continue to operate the Sands Macao or any other facilities developed under the subconcession."

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        Our subconcession agreement expires on June 26, 2022. Unless our subconcession is extended, on that date, all our casino operations and related equipment in Macau will automatically be transferred to the Macau government without compensation to us and we will cease to generate any revenues from these operations. Beginning on June 27, 2017, the Macau government may redeem our subconcession by giving us at least one year prior notice and by paying us fair compensation or indemnity. The amount of such compensation or indemnity will be determined based on the amount of revenue generated during the tax year prior to the redemption. The Macau government also has the right, after consultation with us, to unilaterally terminate, without compensation to us, the subconcession at any time upon the occurrence of specified events of default. See "Risk factors—Risks Associated with Our International Operations—The Macau government can terminate our subconcession under certain circumstances without compensation to us, which could have a material adverse effect on our operations and financial condition" and "—We will stop generating any revenues from our Macau operations if we cannot secure an extension of our subconcession in 2022 or if the Macau government exercises its redemption right in 2017." The subconcession agreement does not provide a specific cure period within which any such events of default may be cured. We must rely on consultations and negotiations with the Macau government to give us an opportunity to remedy any such default. Accordingly, we are dependent on our continuing communications and good faith negotiations with the Macau government to ensure that we are performing our obligations under the subconcession in a manner that would avoid a default thereunder.

        The subconcession agreement contains various general covenants and obligations and other provisions, the compliance with which is subjective. We have the following obligations under the subconcession agreement:

    ensure the proper operation and conduct of casino games;

    employ people with appropriate qualifications;

    operate and conduct casino games of chance in a fair and honest manner without the influence of criminal activities; and

    safeguard and ensure Macau's interests in tax revenue from the operation of casinos and other gaming areas.

        In addition, the subconcession agreement requires us to maintain a certain minimum level of insurance. Failure to satisfy these requirements could result in a default under the subconcession. We are also subject to certain reporting requirements in Macau, including to the Macau Gambling Inspection and Coordination Bureau.

        Under the subconcession, we are obligated to pay to the Macau government an annual premium with a fixed portion equal to 30 million patacas (approximately $3.6 million at exchange rates in effect on June 30, 2004) and a variable portion based on the number and type of gaming tables employed by us. The variable portion of our premium is subject to renegotiations in 2005. We also have to pay a special gaming tax of 35% of gross gaming revenues and applicable withholding taxes. We must also contribute 4% of our gross gaming revenue to the Macau government, a portion of which must be used for promotion of tourism in Macau. This percentage will be subject to change in 2010.

        Currently, the gaming tax in Macau is calculated as a percentage of gross gaming revenue. However, unlike Nevada, gross gaming revenue does not include deductions for credit losses. As a result, if we extend credit to our customers in Macau and are unable to collect on the related receivables from them, we have to pay taxes on our winnings from these customers even though we were unable to collect on the related receivables from them. We are currently not offering credit to customers in Macau. If the laws are not changed, our business in Macau may not be able to

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realize the full benefits of extending credit to our customers. Although there are proposals to revise the gaming tax laws in Macau, there can be no assurance that the laws will be changed.

        We have received a concession from the Macau government to use a six-acre parcel of land for the Sands Macao. The land concession will expire in 2028 and is renewable. The land concession requires us to pay a premium which is payable over a number of years. In addition, we are also obligated to pay rent annually for the term of the land concession. The rent amount may be revised every five years by the Macau government. See the note entitled "Commitments and Contingencies—Macau Casino Projects" of our consolidated financial statements for more information on our payment obligation under this concession.

    Alderney

        During March 2003, one of our subsidiaries received an interactive gaming license and an electronic betting center license from the Alderney Gambling Control Commission. Alderney is part of the Channel Islands located between Great Britain and France. Alderney is a self-governing member of the British Commonwealth. Our Internet and other projects are in developmental or exploratory stages and there can be no assurance that any of these ventures will prove to be attractive opportunities, or that if implemented they will be successful. We intend to continue to explore this and other similar new business opportunities.

Employees

        We directly employ approximately 5,600 employees in connection with the Venetian Casino Resort, approximately 100 employees in connection with the Sands Expo Center and approximately 4,400 employees in connection with the Sands Macao. In addition, we hire temporary employees on an as needed basis at the Venetian Casino Resort. The Venetian Casino Resort's employees are not covered by collective bargaining agreements. Most, but not all, major casino resorts situated on the Strip have collective bargaining contracts covering at least some of the labor force at such sites. We believe that we have good relations with our employees, as evidenced by the fact that we have been voted as the "Best Place to Work in Southern Nevada" by the Southern Nevada Human Resources Association.

        The unions currently on the Strip include the Local 226 of the Hotel Employees and Restaurant Employees International Union, the Operating Engineers Union and the Teamsters Union. Local 226 has requested us to recognize it as the bargaining agent for employees of the Venetian Casino Resort. We have declined to do so, believing that current and future employees are entitled to select their own bargaining agent, if any. In the past, when other hotel-casino operators have taken a similar position, Local 226 has engaged in certain confrontational and obstructive tactics, including contacting potential customers, tenants and investors, objecting to various administrative approvals and picketing. Local 226 has engaged in such tactics with respect to the Venetian Casino Resort and may continue to do so. Although we believe we will be able to operate despite such dispute, no assurance can be given that we will be able to do so or that the failure to do so would not result in a material adverse effect on our results of operations, cash flows, or financial position. Although no assurances can be given, if employees decide to be represented by labor unions, management does not believe that such representation would have a material impact upon our results of operations, cash flows or financial position.

        We are not aware of any union activity at the Sands Macao.

        Certain casual culinary personnel are hired from time to time for trade shows and conventions at the Sands Expo Center and are covered under a collective bargaining agreement between the Local 226 and the Sands Expo Center. This collective bargaining agreement expired in December 2000. As a result, the Sands Expo Center is operating under the terms of the expired bargaining agreement with respect to these employees.

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Properties

        We own an approximately 60-acre parcel of land on which the Venetian Casino Resort and Sands Expo Center sit and on which the Palazzo Casino Resort will be constructed.

        Our senior secured credit facility is, subject to certain exceptions, secured by a first priority security interest (subject to permitted liens) in the real property owned by us, including, the parcel of land under the Venetian Casino Resort and the improvements thereon (including the Palazzo Casino Resort when it is constructed) but excluding the site of the Sands Expo Center. Subject to limited exceptions, the mortgage notes are also secured on a second-lien basis (subject to permitted liens) by these assets. The Phase II mall construction loan is expected to be secured by first priority security interests in all of the assets of the Phase II mall. The $100.0 million of borrowings by Interface Group-Nevada under a mortgage loan entered into on July 30, 2004, which we refer to as Interface mortgage loan, is secured by a first priority mortgage on the Sands Expo Center and by certain other related collateral.

        We have received a concession from the Macau government to use a six-acre land site for the Sands Macao. The land concession will expire in 2028 and is renewable. The land concession requires us to pay a premium which is payable over a number of years. In addition, we are also obligated to pay rent annually for the term of the land concession. The rent amount may be revised every five years by the Macau government. See the note entitled "Commitments and Contingencies—Macau Casino Projects" of our consolidated financial statements for more information on our payment obligation under this concession.

Legal Proceedings

        In addition to the matters described below, we are party to various legal matters and claims arising in the ordinary course of business. We do not expect that the final resolution of these ordinary course matters will have a material adverse impact on our financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

    Construction Litigation

        The construction of the principal components of the Venetian Casino Resort was undertaken by Lehrer McGovern Bovis, Inc. pursuant to a construction management agreement and certain amendments thereto. The construction management contract established a final guaranteed maximum price of $645.0 million, so that, subject to certain exceptions (including an exception for cost overruns due to "scope changes"), the construction manager was responsible for any costs of the work covered by the construction management contract in excess of $645.0 million. The construction management contract also established a required "substantial completion" date (the date on which the construction of the Venetian Casino Resort was sufficiently complete, including the receipt of necessary permits, licenses and approvals, so that all components of the Venetian Casino Resort could be open to the general public) of April 21, 1999 (subject to extensions on account of "scope changes" and force majeure events), with a per-day liquidated damages penalty for failure to meet such deadline.

        The obligations of the construction manager under the construction management contract were guaranteed by Bovis, Inc., the construction manager's direct parent at the time the construction management contract was entered into. Bovis' obligations under the Bovis guaranty were guaranteed by The Peninsula and Oriental Steam Navigation Company, or P&O, a British public company and the construction manager's ultimate parent at the time the construction management contract was entered into.

        On July 30, 1999, Venetian Casino Resort, LLC filed a complaint against the construction manager and Bovis in the United States District Court for the District of Nevada. The action alleges

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breach of contract by the construction manager of its obligations under the construction management contract and a breach of contract by Bovis of its obligations under the Bovis guaranty, including failure to fully pay trade contractors and vendors and failure to meet the April 21, 1999 guaranteed completion date. We amended this complaint on November 23, 1999 to add P&O as an additional defendant. In response to Venetian Casino Resort, LLC's breach of contract claims against the construction manager, Bovis and P&O, the construction manager filed a complaint on August 3, 1999 against Venetian Casino Resort, LLC in the District Court of Clark County, Nevada. The action alleges a breach of contract and quantum meruit claims under the construction management contract and also alleges that Venetian Casino Resort, LLC defrauded the construction manager in connection with the construction of the Venetian Casino Resort. The construction manager seeks damages, attorney's fees and costs and punitive damages. In the lawsuit, the construction manager claims that it is owed approximately $90.0 million from Venetian Casino Resort, LLC and its affiliates. This complaint was subsequently amended by the construction manager, which also filed an additional complaint against us relating to work done and funds advanced with respect to the contemplated development of the Palazzo Casino Resort. Simultaneously, commencing in March 2000, we and the construction manager engaged in arbitration proceedings ordered by the federal court to determine the cost and schedule impact of any changes in the scope of services of the construction manager under the construction management contract.

        In connection with these disputes, as of December 31, 1999 the construction manager and its subcontractors filed mechanics liens against the Venetian Casino Resort for $145.6 million and $182.2 million, respectively. We believe that a major reason these lien amounts exceeded the construction manager's claims of $90.0 million is based upon a duplication of liens through the inclusion of lower-tier claims by subcontractors in the liens of higher-tier contractors, including the lien of the construction manager. We have purchased surety bonds for virtually all of the claims underlying these liens (other than approximately $15.0 million of claims with respect to which the construction manager purchased bonds). As a result, there can be no foreclosure of the Venetian Casino Resort in connection with the claims of the construction manager and its subcontractors. However, we will be required to pay or immediately reimburse the bonding company if and to the extent that the underlying claims are judicially determined to be valid. If such claims are not settled, it is likely to take a significant amount of time for their validity to be judicially determined.

        In June 2000, we purchased an insurance policy for loss coverage in connection with all litigation relating to the construction of the Venetian Casino Resort. Under the insurance policy, we will self-insure $45.0 million and the insurer will insure up to $80.0 million of any covered losses. The insurance policy provides coverage (subject to certain exceptions) for any amounts determined in the construction litigation to be owed to the construction manager or its subcontractors relating to claimed delays, inefficiencies, disruptions, lack of productivity/unauthorized overtime or schedule impact, allegedly caused by us during construction of the Venetian Casino Resort, and lien claims of, or acquired by, the construction manager as well as any defense costs.

        On June 3, 2003, an approximate 10-month trial was concluded in the state court action when a jury returned a verdict, which awarded the construction manager approximately $44.0 million in additional costs under the construction management contract and awarded us approximately $2.0 million in damages for defective and incomplete work performed by the construction manager. The verdict also returned a defense verdict in our favor on the construction manager's fraud claim, and denied the construction manager's claim for punitive damages. The verdict did not address pre-judgment interest and reimbursement of attorney's costs, which are being sought from the state court by both parties.

        The judge in the state court action arguably entered judgment on the verdict on December 24, 2003. We have filed motions requesting that the state court reconsider the entry of the judgment,

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and stay the verdict until the conclusion of the arbitration proceedings, which proceedings we contend must be considered in determination of any final award between the parties. The request for a stay was denied. We believe that the arbitration proceedings may result in the lowering of the verdict that was awarded to the construction manager in the state court action and may provide a basis to increase the amount that was awarded to us.

        By orders dated June 17 and July 19, 2004, the post trial motions were denied in all material respects. We have filed a notice of appeal.

        While there are pending subcontractor claims against the construction manager and us and related claims for indemnity by and against the construction manager, we believe that all such claims asserted against us in those actions should be subsumed within the verdict in the state court action and that our liability should be limited to the amount of any final judgment which may be ultimately entered in the state court action. If a judgment for the construction manager is entered on the verdict and such a judgment can be executed upon by the construction manager following the resolution of all appeals, we believe the payment of such a judgment will be applied towards satisfaction of the $45.0 million self-insured retention under the insurance policy. We intend to seek an elimination or reduction of the construction manager's and its subcontractors' mechanic's liens in an amount to be consistent with any final judgment on the verdict.

        Notwithstanding the entry of judgment in the state court action, we have continued to pursue certain claims in the arbitration proceedings to determine, among other things, the impact of certain changes, which determination by the arbitrator we believe may provide a basis for reducing the amount awarded to the construction manager in the state court action and raising the amount of the verdict for us or otherwise establishing offsetting claims for us against the construction manager. We also intend to pursue additional affirmative claims in the federal court action and in other proceedings that were not resolved by the verdict in the state court action. Because of the magnitude of the remaining open items in the arbitration proceedings, which we believe must be considered in any ultimate award between the parties, we are not able to determine with any reasonable certainty the value of such claims or the probability of success on such claims at this time. Accordingly, no accrual for a liability has been reflected in the accompanying financial statements for this matter, other than approximately $7.2 million, which we had previously accrued in 1999 for unpaid construction costs and which have not yet been paid pending outcome of the litigation.

        Based on the recent judgment in the state court action and the remaining open items in the arbitration proceedings, we estimate that our range of loss in this matter is from zero (or a gain if all remaining matters are determined in our favor and considering the existing accrual of approximately $7.2 million for unpaid construction costs) to approximately $70.0 million (see below) if we were to lose all remaining arbitration matters and related pending actions and appeals that counsel has advised are possible of loss, and which are not already included in the state court action. Such range of loss is before attorney costs and interest, which have not yet been considered by the state court and the total amounts of which cannot currently be quantified. The range of loss is possibly as high as $70.0 million, (the original verdict of $42.0 million plus $28.0 million, representing all remaining indemnity claims and arbitration matters), plus attorneys' fees, any uncovered claims under our insurance policy and interest. While the state court's orders denying our post trial motions could be viewed as increasing the possibility that we will be exposed to loss in this litigation, there are appellate issues that we intend to pursue and ongoing arbitration proceedings that we believe will impact the amount of loss and/or any award to which we may be entitled. Therefore, at this time, no amount within the range of any loss can be reasonably determined as an estimated loss. If there is a loss, such loss could be material to our results of operations in the period that the estimate is recorded. See "Risk Factors—Risks Associated with Our Las Vegas Operations—We are involved in a lawsuit with the construction manager regarding the original construction of the Venetian Casino Resort, which could have an adverse impact on our financial condition, results of operations or cash flows."

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MANAGEMENT

        The table below sets forth the executive officers and directors of our company as of September 1, 2004.

Name

  Age
  Position
Sheldon G. Adelson   71   Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer and Treasurer

William P. Weidner

 

59

 

President, Chief Operating Officer and Director

Bradley H. Stone

 

49

 

Executive Vice President

Robert G. Goldstein

 

49

 

Senior Vice President

Harry D. Miltenberger

 

61

 

Vice President—Finance and Secretary

Charles D. Forman

 

57

 

Director

Michael A. Leven

 

66

 

Director

James L. Purcell

 

75

 

Director

         Sheldon G. Adelson has been the Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer and a director of our company since August 2004. He has been Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer and a director of Las Vegas Sands Opco since April 1988 when it was formed to own and operate the former Sands Hotel and Casino. Mr. Adelson has extensive experience in the convention, trade show, and tour and travel businesses. Mr. Adelson also has investments in other business enterprises. He has been President and Chairman of Interface Holding since the mid-1970s and Chairman of Interface Group-Massachusetts Inc. since 1990. Mr. Adelson created and developed the COMDEX Trade Shows, including the COMDEX/Fall Trade Show, the world's largest computer show, all of which were sold to Softbank Corporation in April 1995.

         William P. Weidner has been the President and Chief Operating Officer and a director of our company since August 2004. He has been the President and Chief Operating Officer of Las Vegas Sands Opco since December 1995 and a director of Las Vegas Sands Opco since August 2004. From 1985 to 1995, Mr. Weidner was President and Chief Operating Officer and served on the board of Pratt Hotel Corporation. From February 1991 to December 1995, Mr. Weidner was also the President of Pratt's Hollywood Casino-Aurora subsidiary and from June 1992 until December 1995, he served on the board of the Hollywood Casino Corporation. Since September 1993, Mr. Weidner has served on the Board of Directors of Shorewood Packaging Corporation. Mr. Weidner directed the opening of Hollywood Casino, one of Chicago's first riverboat casino hotels, New York City's Maxim's de Paris (now the Peninsula), and hotels in Orlando and Palm Springs.

         Bradley H. Stone has been Executive Vice President of our company since August 2004. He has been Executive Vice President of Las Vegas Sands Opco since December 1995. From June 1984 through December 1995, Mr. Stone was President and Chief Operating Officer of the Sands Hotel in Atlantic City. Mr. Stone also served as an Executive Vice President of the parent Pratt Hotel Corporation from June 1986 through December 1995.

         Robert G. Goldstein has been Senior Vice President of our company since August 2004. He has been Senior Vice President of Las Vegas Sands Opco since December 1995. From 1992 until joining our company in December 1995, Mr. Goldstein was the Executive Vice President of Marketing at the Sands in Atlantic City as well as an Executive Vice President of the parent Pratt Hotel Corporation.

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         Harry D. Miltenberger is a certified public accountant and has been Vice President-Finance of our company since August 2004 and Vice President-Finance of Las Vegas Opco since February 1997.

         Charles D. Forman has been a director of our company since August 2004. He has been a director of Las Vegas Sands Opco since March 2004. Mr. Forman serves as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Centric Events Group, LLC, a trade show and conference business. From 1995 to 2001, Mr. Forman was Executive Vice President, Chief Financial and Legal Officer of ZD Events Inc., a trade show business that included COMDEX, the largest tradeshow in the United States. From 1988 to 1995, Mr. Forman was Vice President and General Counsel of Interface Group, Inc., a tradeshow and convention business that owned and operated COMDEX. Mr. Forman was in private law practice from 1972 to 1988.

         Michael A. Leven has been a director of our company since August 2004. He has been a director of Las Vegas Sands Opco since May 2004. Mr. Leven has spent his entire 43-year career in the hotel industry. Mr. Leven is the founder, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President of U.S. Franchise Systems, Inc., which franchises the Microtel Inns & Suites, Hawthorn Suites and Best Inns & Suites hotel brands. Mr. Leven formed U.S. Franchise Systems, Inc. in 1995. From 1990 to 1995, Mr. Leven was President and Chief Operating Officer of Holiday Inns Worldwide. From 1985 to 1990, he was president of Days Inn of America. Mr. Leven serves as director of Hersha Hospitality Trust. Mr. Leven serves on many other business group boards.

         James L. Purcell has been a director of our company and of Las Vegas Sands Opco since July 2004. Mr. Purcell was a partner at the law firm of Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP from January 1964 through December 1999. Mr. Purcell has practiced law in Palm Beach, Florida, since his retirement from Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP. Mr. Purcell is a Director Emeritus of King's College.

Board Structure and Compensation

        Our board of directors currently consists of five directors. We are planning to appoint an additional director to the board of directors who would be deemed independent under applicable federal securities laws and the listing standards of the New York Stock Exchange. Upon consummation of this offering, our board of directors will be divided into three classes of directors, designated as Class I, Class II and Class III, with the directors in each class serving staggered three-year terms. Each class will consist, as nearly as possible, of one-third of the directors constituting the entire board. Messrs.             will serve initially as Class I directors, Messrs.             will serve initially as Class II directors and Messrs.             will serve initially as Class III directors. At the first annual stockholders' meeting following this offering, the term of office of the Class I directors will expire and new Class I directors will be elected for a full term of three years. At the second annual stockholders' meeting following this offering, the term of office of the Class II directors will expire and new Class II directors will be elected for a full term of three years. At the third annual stockholders' meeting following this offering, the term of office of the Class III directors will expire and new Class III directors will be elected for a full term of three years.

Committees

        Upon consummation of this offering, our board of directors will have two standing committees: an audit committee and a compensation committee. Following the consummation of this offering, we will be a "controlled" company pursuant to the rules of the New York Stock Exchange. As a result, we are not required to have a majority of independent directors on our board of directors. We are required, however, to have an audit committee with one independent director during the 90-day period beginning on the date of effectiveness of the registration statement filed with the SEC

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in connection with this offering and of which this prospectus is a part. After such 90-day period and until one year from the date of effectiveness of the registration statement, we are required to have a majority of independent directors on our audit committee. Thereafter, we are required to have an audit committee comprised entirely of independent directors.

        The primary purpose of the audit committee is to assist the board in monitoring the integrity of our financial statements, our independent public accounting firm's qualifications and independence, the performance of our audit function and independent auditors and our compliance with legal and regulatory requirements. Messrs.             will serve on the audit committee upon consummation of this offering. Mr.             will serve as chairman of the audit committee and qualifies as an independent "audit committee financial expert" as such term has been defined by the SEC in Item 401(h)(2) of Regulation S-K.

        The compensation committee has the authority to approve salaries and bonuses and other compensation matters for our officers. In addition, the compensation committee has the authority to approve employee benefit plans as well as administer our 1997 Fixed Stock Option Plan, our 2004 Equity Award Plan and our Executive Cash Incentive Plan following their adoption. The compensation committee will consist of Messrs.         upon consummation of this offering. We are not required to have a compensation committee comprised entirely of independent directors.

Compensation Committee Interlocks and Insider Participation

        None of our executive officers serves, or in the past year has served, as a member of the board of directors or compensation committee of any entity that has one or more executive officers who serve on our board of directors or compensation committee.

Directors' Compensation

        Each non-employee director will receive an annual cash retainer of $50,000 and an annual grant of restricted stock equal in value to $50,000. The restricted stock is subject to a one-year forfeiture period and may not be sold until the director retires from the board of directors. In addition, non-employee directors will receive a one-time grant of options with an aggregate value of $100,000 on the date of grant (based on the Black-Scholes Option valuation model). These options will vest at a rate of 20% of the option grant each year over five years. Both the restricted stock grants and the options will be granted to the directors pursuant to our 2004 Equity Award Plan. We will pay non-employee directors $1,500 for each meeting of the board of directors that they attend ($750 for telephonic meetings) and $1,000 for each meeting of a committee of the board of directors that they attend ($500 for telephonic meetings). Annual retainers will be paid to the chairperson of each committee of the board of directors as follows: $10,000 for the audit committee chairperson and $5,000 for the compensation committee chairperson. The above cash compensation may be deferred by directors into a deferred compensation plan that we will establish. Directors will also be reimbursed for expenses incurred in connection with their service as directors, including travel expenses for meeting attendance.

Executive Compensation

Summary Compensation Table

        The following table sets forth certain information concerning the compensation for the last three fiscal years of those persons who were, at December 31, 2003, the Chief Executive Officer and the

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four other highest paid executive officers of Las Vegas Sands Opco (the "named executive officers").

 
  Annual Compensation
  Long-Term Compensation
 
Name and Principal Position

  Year
  Salary($)
  Bonus($)
  Securities
Underlying
Options(#)

  All Other
Compensation($)(1)

 
Sheldon G. Adelson
Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer and Treasurer
  2003
2002
2001
  1,500,000
3,000,000
  750,000

 

 

 

William P. Weidner
President and Chief Operating Officer

 

2003
2002
2001

 

1,187,648
1,139,600
1,038,462

 

885,980
1,972,000
200,000

 


19,960

 

31,655(2
5,712(3
5,712(3

)
)
)

Bradley H. Stone
Executive Vice President

 

2003
2002
2001

 

950,118
911,680
830,769

 

708,784
582,600
160,000

 


14,970

 

11,098(4
4,200(5
4,200(5

)
)
)

Robert G. Goldstein
Senior Vice President

 

2003
2002
2001

 

890,736
854,700
778,846

 

664,485
504,000
150,000

 


9,980

 

16,862(6
4,200(7
4,200(7

)
)
)

David Friedman (8)
Former Assistant to Chairman of the Board and Secretary

 

2003
2002
2001

 

500,000
496,406
415,385

 

200,000
400,000
80,000

 


4,990

 

3,109(9
4,421(10
4,447(11

)
)
)

(1)
We make matching employer contributions under the Venetian Casino Resort, LLC 401(k) Plan, a tax-qualified defined contribution plan, which is generally available to our eligible employees. In addition, group term life insurance of two times base salary up to a maximum of $250,000 in coverage is generally available to all salaried employees. Our executive officers are provided with the opportunity to use our airplane for personal use, but the officer will be deemed to have received the value of the airplane use. This value is calculated using the standard industry fare level published by the IRS.

(2)
Includes a $2,322 group life insurance premium paid for the benefit of Mr. Weidner, $16,746 in value for the personal use of our airplane, $9,197 of interest forgiven on a loan to Mr. Weidner and a $3,390 matching contribution to our 401(k) plan.

(3)
Includes a $2,322 group life insurance premium paid for the benefit of Mr. Weidner and a $3,390 matching contribution to our 401(k) plan.

(4)
Includes a $810 group life insurance premium paid for the benefit of Mr. Stone, $6,898 of interest forgiven on a loan to Mr. Stone and a $3,390 matching contribution to our 401(k) plan.

(5)
Includes a $810 group life insurance premium paid for the benefit of Mr. Stone and a $3,390 matching contribution to our 401(k) plan.

(6)
Includes a $810 group life insurance premium paid for the benefit of Mr. Goldstein, $8,063 in value for the personal use of our airplane, $4,599 of interest forgiven on a loan to Mr. Goldstein and a $3,390 matching contribution to our 401(k) plan.

(7)
Includes a $810 group life insurance premium paid for the benefit of Mr. Goldstein and a $3,390 matching contribution to our 401(k) plan.

(8)
On March 1, 2004, Mr. Friedman resigned from his position as Assistant to Chairman of the Board and Secretary.

(9)
Includes a $810 group life insurance premium paid for the benefit of Mr. Friedman, $2,300 of interest forgiven on a loan to Mr. Friedman and a $3,390 matching contribution to our 401(k) plan.

(10)
Includes a $1,031 group life insurance premium paid for the benefit of Mr. Friedman and a $3,390 matching contribution to our 401(k) plan.

(11)
Includes a $1,057 group life insurance premium paid for the benefit of Mr. Friedman and a $3,390 matching contribution to our 401(k) plan.

        In July 2004, we made one-time cash incentive payments to Messrs. Adelson, Weidner, Stone and Goldstein in the amounts of $30.0 million, $11.2 million, $10.2 million and $10.6 million, respectively. These incentive payments were paid to these executives for the significant value they created in connection with securing the financing of the Phase II mall and arranging for the sale of the Phase II mall.

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    Stock Option Grants During 2003

        During 2003, options to purchase an additional 5,000 shares of common stock of Las Vegas Sands Opco were granted by the principal shareholder under the 1997 Fixed Stock Option Plan at the exercise price of $271.04 per share. All of these options were exercised.

        None of these options were granted to the named executive officers.

    Option Exercises and Values in 2003

        None of the named executive officers exercised any options in 2003 or held any options at the end of fiscal 2003.

Employment Arrangements

    Existing Employment Agreements

        Messrs. Weidner, Stone and Goldstein each have entered into employment agreements with us through December 31, 2005, with automatic one-year extension rights. Pursuant to the employment agreements, these executive officers have such powers, duties and responsibilities as are generally associated with their offices, as may be modified or assigned by our Chairman of the board of directors (or our President, in the case of Mr. Stone) and subject to the supervision of the board of directors (and the President, in the case of Mr. Stone). During the terms of their employment, these officers may not engage in any other business or professional pursuit unless consented to by us in writing.

        Messrs. Weidner, Stone and Goldstein currently receive annual base salaries of $1,237,350, $989,880 and $928,031 respectively and annual bonuses based upon certain performance-based criteria. Their base salaries are increased annually by 4%. These officers are also entitled to receive other employee benefits.

        In the event of a termination of employment for cause, voluntary termination by any of these executive officers or similar circumstances set forth in the employment agreements, all salary and benefits immediately cease (subject to any requirements of law) for the executive officer. In the event of a termination caused by a breach of the employment agreements by us, or similar circumstances set forth in the agreements, we are obligated to pay to the executive officer his salary for the rest of the term of his employment agreement. If the executive officer becomes employed elsewhere, we are obligated to pay the difference, if any, in the income earned in such other employment and the salary payable under his employment agreement with us.

        In the case of a disability termination, we will continue to pay salary, less any applicable disability insurance payments, for a period six months following the date of termination. See "Certain Relationships and Related Party Transactions—Stock Option Loans" and descriptions of our stock option plans for other rights of these executive officers following a termination of employment. The employment agreements may not be amended, changed or modified except by a written document signed by each of the parties.

        Each of the existing employment agreements with Messrs. Weidner, Stone and Goldstein described above will be superseded on the later of January 1, 2005 and the consummation of the offering, at which time the employment agreements described below will become effective.

    New Employment Agreements

        Messrs. Weidner, Stone and Goldstein each will enter into employment agreements with Las Vegas Sands Opco (which will be assumed by Las Vegas Sands Corp. in connection with this offering) for a five-year term, commencing as of the later of January 1, 2005 and the consummation

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of this offering, with automatic one-year extension rights. Pursuant to the employment agreements, these executive officers will have such powers, duties and responsibilities as are generally associated with their offices, as may be modified or assigned by our Chief Executive Officer and the board of directors and subject to the supervision of our chief executive officer and the board of directors. During the terms of their employment, these officers may not engage in any other business or professional pursuit unless consented to by us in writing.

        Messrs. Weidner, Stone and Goldstein will receive annual base salaries of $1,000,000, $1,000,000, and $965,000 respectively. It is currently anticipated that these executive officers will receive:

      annual bonuses (in the form of both a base bonus and annual supplemental bonus) based on the attainment of certain performance targets pursuant to our Executive Cash Incentive Plan, and

      long term incentive compensation in the form of options and other equity awards based upon the attainment of certain performance targets pursuant to our 2004 Equity Award Plan.

        These executive officers will also be entitled to receive other employee benefits.

        In the event of a termination of the employment of one of these executive officers for cause (as defined in the applicable employment agreement) or a voluntary termination by the executive officer (other than for good reason), all salary and benefits for the executive officer will immediately cease (subject to any requirements of law).

        In the event of a termination of the employment of one of these executive officers by us without cause or a voluntary termination by the executive officer for good reason (as defined in the applicable employment agreement) other than during the two year period following a change in control (as defined in the 2004 Equity Award Plan), we will be obligated to pay to the executive officer:

      his salary and base bonus for the rest of the term of his employment agreement subject to a one-year minimum (if the officer becomes employed elsewhere, we are obligated to pay the difference, if any, in 50% of the income earned in such other employment and the salary payable under his employment agreement with us);

      a pro rated annual supplemental bonus at the time the bonus would normally be paid;

      continued vesting of options that would have vested through the remainder of the term of the employment agreement and pro rata vesting of other equity awards outstanding on the date of termination; and

      continued health and welfare benefits for the remainder of the term of the employment agreement (or, if earlier, until the executive officer receives health and welfare coverage with a subsequent employer).

        In the event of a termination of the employment of one of these executive officers by us without cause or a termination by the executive officer for good reason within the two-year period following a change in control, we will be obligated to pay or provide the executive officer with:

      a lump sum payment of two times his salary plus base bonus for the year of termination;

      immediate vesting of all options;

      a pro rata annual supplemental bonus for the year of termination and pro rata vesting of other equity awards outstanding on the date of termination; and

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      continued health and welfare benefits for two years following termination (or, if earlier, until the executive officer receives health and welfare coverage with a subsequent employer).

        In the case of a termination of the employment of one of these executive officers due to his death or disability (as defined in the applicable employment agreement), the executive officer will be entitled to receive:

      continued payments of salary and base bonus, less any applicable disability insurance payments, for a period of twelve months following the date of termination;

      accelerated vesting of equity such that all equity that would have vested over the twelve months following the date of termination will be vested as of the date of termination; and

      an annual supplemental pro rata bonus payable at the time the bonus would normally be paid.

        For additional information regarding the executive officer's rights following termination, see "Certain Relationships and Related Party Transactions—Stock Option Loans." The employment agreements may not be amended, changed or modified except by a written document signed by each of the parties.

        It is expected that Mr. Sheldon G. Adelson will enter into an employment agreement with Las Vegas Sands Opco (which will be assumed by Las Vegas Sands Corp. in connection with this offering) for a five-year term, commencing as of the later of January 1, 2005 or the consummation of this offering, with automatic one-year extension rights. Pursuant to the employment agreement, Mr. Adelson will have such powers, duties and responsibilities as are generally associated with the position of Chief Executive Officer, as may be modified or assigned by our board of directors and subject to the supervision of our board of directors. Mr. Adelson will also serve as the Chairman of our board of directors during the term of his employment agreement except under specific circumstances.

Las Vegas Sands Opco 1997 Fixed Stock Option Plan

        The Las Vegas Sands Opco 1997 Fixed Stock Option Plan (the "1997 Plan") provides for 75,000 shares of common stock of Las Vegas Sands Opco to be reserved for issuance to officers and other key employees or consultants of our company or any of our Affiliates or Subsidiaries (each as defined in the 1997 Plan) pursuant to options granted under the 1997 Plan. We will assume the 1997 Plan and options awarded under the 1997 Plan will be converted into options to purchase shares of our common stock in connection with the holding company merger. Until the consummation of this offering, the issuance of shares of common stock in connection with the exercise of these options is subject to approval by the Nevada Gaming Authorities. The purpose of the 1997 Plan is to promote the interest of our company and our principal stockholder by (1) attracting and retaining exceptional officers and other key employees and consultants to our company and our affiliates and subsidiaries and (2) enabling such individuals to participate in the long term growth and financial success of our company. The board of directors has the authority to determine the participants to whom options are granted, the number of shares covered by each option or any repurchase or other disposition of shares thereunder, the exercise price therefore, and the conditions and limitations applicable to the exercise of the option. The board of directors is authorized to make adjustments in the terms and conditions of, and the criteria included in, options, in the case of certain unusual or nonrecurring events, whenever the board of directors determines that such adjustments are appropriate in order to prevent dilution or enlargement of benefits or potential benefits under the 1997 Plan. In the event of any "acceleration event" (as defined in the 1997 Plan), any outstanding options then held by the participants which are unexercisable or

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otherwise unvested, will automatically become fully vested and shall be exercisable pursuant to the applicable award agreement.

        The board of directors may amend, alter, suspend, discontinue or terminate the 1997 Plan or any portion thereof at any time, provided that any such action may not be taken without shareholder approval if such approval is necessary to comply with any tax or regulatory requirement applicable to the 1997 Plan and provided that any such amendment, alteration, suspension, discontinuance or termination that would impair the rights of any holder of an option already granted will not be effective without the holder's consent.

        The 1997 Plan provides that the principal stockholder may, at any time, assume the 1997 Plan or certain obligations under the 1997 Plan, in which case the principal stockholder will be the administrator of the 1997 Plan, the issuer of the options and will have all the rights, powers, and responsibilities granted to us or the board of directors under the 1997 Plan with respect to such assumed obligations. The principal stockholder assumed Las Vegas Sands Opco's obligations under the 1997 Plan with respect to options to acquire shares of common stock granted prior to July 15, 2004. Las Vegas Sands Opco assumed all obligations under the 1997 Plan with respect to options granted on or after July 15, 2004 and shares offered pursuant to any options granted after that date are subject to redemption by Las Vegas Sands Opco. See "Certain Relationships and Related Party Transactions—Stock Option Loans."

        2004 Awards under the 1997 Plan.     On July 30, 2004, fully vested options to purchase an additional 11,474 shares of common stock of Las Vegas Sands Opco were granted by the board of directors under the 1997 Plan at an exercise price of $1,500 per share. Each of these options may only be exercised by the delivery of cash or check, or its equivalent. Messrs. Weidner, Stone, Goldstein and another officer received options to purchase 3,544, 2,658, 1,772 and 3,500, respectively, shares of Las Vegas Sands Opco common stock. On August 2, 2004, Mr. Weidner exercised all of the options granted to him. On August 2, 2004, Mr. Stone exercised options granted to him to acquire 1,329 shares of Las Vegas Sands Opco common stock. On August 2, 2004, Mr. Goldstein exercised options granted to him to purchase 886 shares of Las Vegas Sands Opco common stock.

        We intend to file a registration statement under the Securities Act to register the shares of common stock issuable upon the exercise of outstanding options under the 1997 Plan. We do not intend to grant any additional options under the 1997 Plan following the consummation of this offering.

Las Vegas Sands Corp. 2004 Equity Award Plan

        Prior to the consummation of this offering, we expect to adopt the Las Vegas Sands Corp. 2004 Equity Award Plan (the "2004 Plan") for grants of our common stock to be made to participants immediately prior to and following the consummation of this offering. The purpose of our 2004 Plan is to give us a competitive edge in attracting, retaining and motivating employees, directors and consultants and to provide us with a stock plan providing incentives directly related to increases in our stockholder value.

        Administration.     Our compensation committee will administer our 2004 Plan. The committee will have the authority to determine the terms and conditions of any agreements evidencing any awards granted under our 2004 Plan, and to adopt, alter and repeal rules, guidelines and practices relating to our 2004 Plan. Our compensation committee will have full discretion to administer and interpret the 2004 Plan, to adopt such rules, regulations and procedures as it deems necessary or advisable and to determine among other things the time or times at which the awards may be exercised and whether and under what circumstances an award may be exercised.

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        Eligibility.     Any of our, our subsidiaries' or our affiliates' employees, directors, officers or consultants will be eligible for awards under our 2004 Plan. Our compensation committee has the sole and complete authority to determine who will be granted an award under the plan.

        Number of Shares Authorized.     The 2004 Plan provides for an aggregate of       shares of our common stock to be available for awards. No more than       shares of common stock may be issued in respect of incentive stock options under our 2004 Plan. No participant may be granted awards of options and stock appreciation rights with respect to more than       shares of common stock in any one year. No more than       shares of common stock may be granted under our 2004 Plan with respect to performance compensation awards in any one year. If any award is forfeited, or if any option terminates, expires or lapses without being exercised, shares of our common stock subject to such award will again be available for future grant. If there is any change in our corporate capitalization, the compensation committee in its sole discretion may make substitutions or adjustments to the number of shares reserved for issuance under our 2004 Plan, the number of shares covered by awards then outstanding under our 2004 Plan, the limitations on awards under our 2004 Plan, the exercise price of outstanding options and such other equitable substitution or adjustments as it may determine appropriate.

        The 2004 Plan will have a term of ten years and no further awards may be granted after the expiration of the term.

        Awards Available for Grant.     The compensation committee may grant awards of nonqualified stock options, incentive (qualified) stock options, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock awards, restricted stock units, stock bonus awards, performance compensation awards or any combination of the foregoing.

        Options.     The compensation committee is authorized to grant options to purchase shares of common stock that are either "qualified," meaning they satisfy the requirements of Section 422 of the Internal Revenue Code (the "Code") for incentive stock options, or "nonqualified," meaning they are not intended to satisfy the requirements of Section 422 of the Code. These options will be subject to the terms and conditions established by the compensation committee. Under the terms of our 2004 Plan, unless the compensation committee determines otherwise, the exercise price of the options will not be less than the fair market value of our common stock at the time of grant. Options granted under the 2004 Plan will be subject to such terms, including the exercise price and the conditions and timing of exercise, as may be determined by our compensation committee and specified in the applicable award agreement. The maximum term of an option granted under the 2004 Plan will be ten years from the date of grant (or five years in the case of a qualified option granted to a 10% stockholder). Payment in respect of the exercise of an option may be made in cash or by check, by surrender of unrestricted shares (at their fair market value on the date of exercise) which have been held by the participant for at least six months or have been purchased on the open market, or the compensation committee may, in its discretion and to the extent permitted by law, allow such payment to be made through a broker-assisted cashless exercise mechanism or by such other method as our compensation committee may determine to be appropriate.

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        Stock Appreciation Rights.     Our compensation committee is authorized to award stock appreciation rights (referred to in this prospectus as SARs) under the 2004 Plan. SARs will be subject to the terms and conditions established by the compensation committee. A SAR is a contractual right that allows a participant to receive, either in the form of cash, shares or any combination of cash and shares, the appreciation, if any, in the value of a share over a certain period of time. An option granted under the 2004 Plan may include SARs. SARs may also be awarded to a participant independent of the grant of an option. SARs granted in connection with an option shall be subject to terms similar to the option corresponding to such SARs. The terms of the SARs shall be subject to terms established by the compensation committee and reflected in the award agreement.

        Restricted Stock.     Our compensation committee is authorized to award restricted stock under the 2004 Plan. Awards of restricted stock will be subject to the terms and conditions established by the compensation committee. Restricted stock is common stock that generally is non-transferable and is subject to other restrictions determined by the compensation committee for a specified period. Unless the compensation committee determines otherwise, or specifies otherwise in an award agreement, if the participant terminates employment during the restricted period, then any unvested restricted stock is forfeited.

        Restricted Stock Unit Awards.     Our compensation committee is authorized to award restricted stock units. Restricted stock unit awards will be subject to the terms and conditions established by the compensation committee. Unless the compensation committee determines otherwise, or specifies otherwise in an award agreement, if the participant terminates employment or services during the period of time over which all or a portion of the units are to be earned, then any unvested units will be forfeited. At the election of the compensation committee, the participant will receive a number of shares of common stock equal to the number of units earned or, if specifically permitted in the applicable award agreement, an amount in cash equal to the fair market value of that number of shares, at the expiration of the period over which the units are to be earned, or at a later date selected by the compensation committee.

        Stock Bonus Awards.     Our compensation committee is authorized to grant awards of unrestricted shares, either alone or in tandem with other awards, under such terms and conditions as the compensation committee may determine.

        Performance Compensation Awards.     The compensation committee may grant any award under the 2004 Plan in the form of a performance compensation award by conditioning the vesting of the award on the satisfaction of certain performance goals. The committee may establish these performance goals with reference to one or more of the following:

    net earnings or net income (before or after taxes);

    basic or diluted earnings per share (before or after taxes);

    net revenue or net revenue growth;

    gross profit or gross profit growth;

    net operating profit (before or after taxes);

    return measures (including, but not limited to, return on assets, capital, invested capital, equity, or sales);

    cash flow (including, but not limited to, operating cash flow, free cash flow, and cash flow return on capital);

    earnings before or after taxes, interest, depreciation, amortization and/or rents;

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    gross or operating margins;

    productivity ratios;

    share price (including, but not limited to, growth measures and total stockholder return);

    expense targets;

    margins;

    operating efficiency;

    objective measures of customer satisfaction;

    working capital targets;

    measures of economic value added; and

    inventory control.

        Non-Employee Director Awards.     Under our 2004 Plan, our non-employee directors receive automatic awards of options and restricted stock. See "Management — Directors' Compensation."

        Transferability.     Each award may be exercised during the participant's lifetime only by the participant or, if permissible under applicable law, by the participant's guardian or legal representative, and may not be otherwise transferred or encumbered by a participant other than by will or by the laws of descent and distribution.

        Amendment.     Our 2004 Plan will have a term of ten years. Our board of directors may amend, suspend or terminate our 2004 Plan at any time; however, shareholder approval may be necessary if the law so requires. No amendment, suspension or termination will impair the rights of any participant or recipient of any award without the consent of the participant or recipient.

        Change in Control.     In the event of a change in control (as defined in the 2004 Plan), all outstanding options and equity (other than performance compensation awards) issued under the 2004 Plan shall fully vest and performance compensation awards shall vest, as determined by the compensation committee, based on the level of attainment of the performance goals. The compensation committee may, in its discretion, cancel outstanding awards and pay the value of the awards to the participants in connection with a change in control.

    U.S. Federal Income Tax Consequences.

        The following is a general summary of the material U.S. federal income tax consequences of the grant and exercise of awards under the 2004 Plan and the 1997 Plan and the disposition of shares purchased pursuant to the exercise of such awards and is intended to reflect the current provisions of the Code and the regulations thereunder. This summary is not intended to be a complete statement of applicable law, nor does it address foreign, state, local and payroll tax considerations. Moreover, the U.S. federal income tax consequences to any particular participant may differ from those described herein by reason of, among other things, the particular circumstances of such participant.

        Options.     The Code requires that, for treatment of an option as an "incentive stock option," shares of our common stock acquired through the exercise of an incentive stock option cannot be disposed of before the later of (i) two years from the date of grant of the option, or (ii) one year from the date of exercise. Holders of incentive stock options will generally incur no federal income tax liability at the time of grant or upon exercise of those options. However, the spread at exercise will be an "item of tax preference" which may give rise to "alternative minimum tax" liability for the taxable year in which the exercise occurs. If the holder does not dispose of the shares before two

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years following the date of grant and one year following the date of exercise, the difference between the exercise price and the amount realized upon disposition of the shares will constitute long term capital gain or loss, as the case may be. Assuming both holding periods are satisfied, no deduction will be allowed to us for federal income tax purposes in connection with the grant or exercise of the incentive stock option. If, within two years following the date of grant or within one year following the date of exercise, the holder of shares acquired through the exercise of a incentive stock option disposes of those shares, the participant will generally realize taxable compensation at the time of such disposition equal to the difference between the exercise price and the lesser of the fair market value of the share on the date of exercise or the amount realized on the subsequent disposition of the shares, and that amount will generally be deductible by us for federal income tax purposes, subject to the possible limitations on deductibility under Sections 280G and 162(m) of the Code for compensation paid to executives designated in those Sections. Finally, if an option that would otherwise be an incentive stock option becomes first exercisable in any one year for shares having an aggregate value in excess of $100,000 (based on the grant date value), the portion of the incentive stock option in respect of those excess shares will be treated as a non-qualified stock option for federal income tax purposes. No income will be realized by a participant upon grant of a non-qualified stock option. Upon the exercise of a non-qualified stock option, the participant will recognize ordinary compensation income in an amount equal to the excess, if any, of the fair market value of the underlying exercised shares over the option exercise price paid at the time of exercise. We will be able to deduct this same amount for U.S. federal income tax purposes, but such deduction may be limited under Sections 280G and 162(m) of the Code for compensation paid to certain executives designated in those Sections.

        Restricted Stock.     A participant will not be subject to tax upon the grant of an award of restricted stock unless the participant otherwise elects to be taxed at the time of grant pursuant to Section 83(b) of the Code. On the date an award of restricted stock becomes transferable or is no longer subject to a substantial risk of forfeiture, the participant will have taxable compensation equal to the difference between the fair market value of the shares on that date over the amount the participant paid for such shares, if any, unless the participant made an election under Section 83(b) of the Code to be taxed at the time of grant. If the participant made an election under Section 83(b), the participant will have taxable compensation at the time of grant equal to the difference between the fair market value of the shares on the date of grant over the amount the participant paid for such shares, if any. (Special rules apply to the receipt and disposition of restricted shares received by officers and directors who are subject to Section 16(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Exchange Act").) We will be able to deduct, at the same time as it is recognized by the participant, the amount of taxable compensation to the participant for U.S. federal income tax purposes, but such deduction may be limited under Sections 280G and 162(m) of the Code for compensation paid to certain executives designated in those Sections.

        Restricted Stock Units.     A participant will not be subject to tax upon the grant of a restricted stock unit award. Rather, upon the delivery of shares or cash pursuant to a restricted stock unit award, the participant will have taxable compensation equal to the fair market value of the number of shares (or the amount of cash) he actually receives with respect to the award. We will be able to deduct the amount of taxable compensation to the participant for U.S. federal income tax purposes, but the deduction may be limited under Sections 280G and 162(m) of the Code for compensation paid to certain executives designated in those Sections.

        Section 162(m).     In general, Section 162(m) of the Code denies a publicly held corporation a deduction for U.S. federal income tax purposes for compensation in excess of $1,000,000 per year per person to its chief executive officer and the four other officers whose compensation is disclosed in its proxy statement, subject to certain exceptions. The 2004 Plan is intended to satisfy either an exception or applicable transitional rule requirements with respect to grants of options to covered

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employees. In addition, the 2004 Plan is designed to permit certain awards of restricted stock units and other awards to be awarded as performance compensation awards intended to qualify under either the "performance-based compensation" exception to Section 162(m) of the Code or applicable transitional rule requirements.

        We intend to file a registration statement under the Securities Act to register the shares of common stock issuable upon the exercise of outstanding options under the 2004 Plan.

Executive Cash Incentive Plan

        Prior to the consummation of this offering, we expect the board of directors and the compensation committee to adopt and approve the Las Vegas Sands Corp. Executive Cash Incentive Plan, effective as of January 1, 2005.

        Purpose.     The purpose of our incentive plan is to establish a program of annual incentive compensation awards for designated officers and other key executives of our company and our subsidiaries and divisions, that is directly related to our performance results and to ensure that bonus payments made to our named executive officers will be tax deductible to us under either the "performance-based compensation" exception to Section 162(m) of the Code or transitional rules applicable following an initial public offering.

        Administration.     Our incentive plan is administered by our compensation committee, which is selected by our board of directors and is comprised of two or more members of our board, each of whom is required to be an "outside director" within the meaning of Section 162(m) of the Code. Our compensation committee has all the authority that may be necessary or helpful to enable it to discharge its responsibilities with respect to our incentive plan, including authority to determine eligibility for participation, establish the maximum award that may be earned by each participant, which may be expressed in terms of dollar amount, percentage of salary or any other measurement, establish goals for each participant, calculate and determine each participant's level of attainment of these goals and calculate an award for each participant based upon the level of attainment. Except as otherwise specifically limited in our incentive plan, our compensation committee has full power and authority to construe, interpret and administer our incentive plan.

        Eligibility.     Our incentive plan provides that our compensation committee will designate the officers and other key executives who will be eligible for awards for the "performance period" during which performance is measured. A performance period is our fiscal year, which is currently the calendar year.

        Bonus Awards and Performance Goals.     Our compensation committee will establish for each performance period a maximum award, and, if our compensation committee so determines, a target and/or threshold award, and goals relating to our and/or our subsidiaries', divisions', departments', and/or functional performance for each participant, or "performance goals." Our compensation committee will communicate these performance goals to each participant prior to or during the applicable performance period. Participants will earn awards only upon the attainment of the applicable performance goals during the applicable performance period, as and to the extent established by our compensation committee.

        The performance goals for participants will be based on attainment of specific levels of our performance and/or the performance of our subsidiaries, divisions or departments, as applicable, with reference to one or more of the following performance criteria:

    net earnings or net income (before or after taxes);

    basic or diluted earnings per share (before or after taxes);

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    net revenue or net revenue growth;

    gross profit or gross profit growth;

    net operating profit (before or after taxes);

    return measures (including, but not limited to, return on assets, capital, invested capital, equity, or sales);

    cash flow (including, but not limited to, operating cash flow, free cash flow, and cash flow return on capital);

    earnings before or after taxes, interest, depreciation, amortization and/or rents;

    gross or operating margins;

    productivity ratios;

    share price (including, but not limited to, growth measures and total stockholder return);

    expense targets;

    margins;

    operating efficiency;

    objective measures of customer satisfaction;

    working capital targets;

    measures of economic value added; and

    inventory control.

        As soon as practicable following the end of the applicable performance period, our compensation committee will certify the attainment of the performance goals and will calculate the award, if any, payable to each participant. Bonus awards will be paid in a lump sum cash payment as soon as practicable following the determination of the applicable amount by our compensation committee. Our compensation committee retains the right to reduce any award, in its sole discretion. The maximum amount payable to a participant in respect of an annual bonus award that is intended to qualify for the "performance-based compensation" exception to Section 162(m) of the Code is $                    million.

        Termination or Amendment of Plan.     Our compensation committee may amend, suspend or terminate our incentive plan at any time, provided that no amendment may be made without the approval of our shareholders if the effect of any amendment would be to cause outstanding or pending awards that are intended to qualify for the "performance-based compensation" exception to Section 162(m) of the Code to cease to qualify for this exception.

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PRINCIPAL STOCKHOLDERS

Beneficial Ownership of Our Common Stock

        The following table sets forth information as of September 1, 2004, as to the beneficial ownership of shares of common stock of Las Vegas Sands Opco and, after giving effect to this offering, the beneficial ownership of our common stock, in each case, by:

    each person known to us to be the beneficial owner of more than 5% of our common stock;

    each named executive officer;

    each of our directors; and

    all of our executive officers and directors as a group.

        The outstanding shares of Las Vegas Sands Opco common stock will be converted into shares of our common stock in connection with the holding company merger. Also, outstanding options to purchase shares of Las Vegas Sands Opco common stock will be converted into options to purchase our common stock.

 
  Beneficial Ownership
Prior to the Offering(1)

  Beneficial Ownership
After the Offering(1)

 
Name of Beneficial Owner(2)

  Shares
  Percent (%)
  Shares
  Percent (%)
 
Sheldon G. Adelson   887,353 (3) 72.3 %        
William P. Weidner   13,524 (4) 1.1 %        
Bradley H. Stone   27,608 (5) 2.3 %        
Robert G. Goldstein   11,752 (6) 1.0 %        
David Friedman(7)   4,990   *          
Charles D. Forman   273,817 (8) 22.3 %        
Michael A. Leven              
James L. Purcell              
All executive officers and the directors of our company as a group(7)(9)   1,219,844   99.5 %        

*
Less than 1%.

(1)
For purposes of this table, information as to the percentage of shares beneficially owned is calculated based on 1,228,344 shares of common stock outstanding on September 1, 2004. A person is deemed to be a "beneficial owner" of a security if that person has or shares voting power, which includes the power to vote or direct the voting of such security, or investment power, which includes the power to dispose of or to direct the disposition of such security. A person is also deemed to be a beneficial owner of any securities of which that person has a right to acquire beneficial ownership within 60 days. Securities that can be so acquired are deemed to be outstanding for purposes of computing such person's ownership percentage, but not for purposes of computing any other person's percentage. Under these rules, more than one person may be deemed a beneficial owner of the same securities and a person may be deemed to be a beneficial owner of such securities as to which such person has no economic interest. Except as otherwise indicated in these footnotes, each of the beneficial owners has, to out knowledge, the sole voting and investment power with respect to the indicated shares of common stock.

(2)
The address of each person named in this table is c/o Las Vegas Sands Opco, 3355 Las Vegas Boulevard South, Room 1A, Las Vegas, NV 89109.

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(3)
This amount includes 3,700 shares that may be purchased from Mr. Adelson upon exercise of options granted by the principal stockholder to two of our employees under the 1997 Plan. See "Management—Las Vegas Sands Opco 1997 Fixed Stock Option Plan." This amount excludes 271,317 shares that Mr. Adelson transferred to various family trusts established by Mr. Adelson and over which he has no voting or dispositive control.

(4)
This amount excludes 9,980 shares that Mr. Weidner transferred to the Irrevocable Trust of William P. Weidner and over which he has no voting or dispositive control.

(5)
This amount includes 9,980 shares that Mr. Stone may be deemed to beneficially own as trustee of the Irrevocable Trust of William P. Weidner. Mr. Stone disclaims such beneficial ownership and this prospectus shall not be deemed an admission that Mr. Stone is a beneficial owner of such shares for purposes of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. This amount also includes options to purchase 1,329 shares of Las Vegas Sands Opco common stock, which are exercisable at any time.

(6)
This amount includes options to purchase 886 shares of Las Vegas Sands Opco common stock, which are exercisable at any time.

(7)
On March 1, 2004, Mr. Friedman resigned from his position as Assistant to the Chairman of the Board and Secretary. Mr. Friedman is included in this table only because he was a named executive officer in 2003.

(8)
This amount includes 157,015 shares that Mr. Forman may be deemed to beneficially own as trustee of the Sheldon G. Adelson 2002 Two Year LVSI Annuity Trust and 114,302 shares that Mr. Forman may be deemed to beneficially own as trustee of the Sheldon G. Adelson 2002 Four Year LVSI Annuity Trust. Mr. Forman disclaims such beneficial ownership, and this prospectus shall not be deemed an admission that Mr. Forman is a beneficial owner of such shares for purposes of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

(9)
This amount includes options to purchase 3,015 shares of Las Vegas Sands Opco issuable by it under the 1997 Plan and which are exercisable at any time.

        Certain shares of common stock held by the named executive officers (other than the principal stockholder) have been pledged as collateral for loans made by the principal stockholder in connection with the exercise of options by such named executive officers. See "Certain Relationships and Related Party Transactions—Stock Option Loans."

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CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

Acquisition of Interface Holding

        On July 29, 2004, we acquired all of the capital stock of Interface Holding from Sheldon G. Adelson, our principal stockholder, in exchange for 220,370 shares of common stock of Las Vegas Sands Opco. Interface Holding indirectly owns the Sands Expo Center and holds the redeemable preferred interest in Venetian Casino Resort, LLC, which as of July 29, 2004, was valued at $255.0 million.

Transactions with Interface Holding

        Prior to our acquisition of Interface Holding, Interface Holding was owned by Sheldon G. Adelson, our principal stockholder. The following are transactions that we had entered into with Interface Holding prior to its acquisition by us on July 29, 2004.

Redeemable Preferred Interest

        Venetian Casino Resort, LLC currently has two members, Las Vegas Sands Opco and Interface Holding. Las Vegas Sands Opco is the managing member of Venetian and owns 100% of the common equity interest in Venetian. Las Vegas Sands Opco also owns 100% of Interface Holding. Interface Holding holds the redeemable preferred interest in Venetian Casino Resort, LLC. The redeemable preferred interest is non voting, not subject to mandatory redemption or redemption at the option of the holder and has a preferred return of 12%. Commencing on June 30, 2011, to the extent of the positive capital account of the holders of the redeemable preferred interest, there must be a distribution on the redeemable preferred interest. As of July 29, 2004, $133.5 million had accrued on the redeemable preferred interest. We ceased accrual of the preferred return as of July 29, 2004 and plan to retire the redeemable preferred interest upon approval by the Nevada gaming authorities.

Cooperation Agreement

        Our business plan calls for each of the Venetian Casino Resort, the Congress Center, The Grand Canal Shoppes, the Sands Expo Center, the Palazzo Casino Resort and the Phase II mall to be integrally related parts of a single project. In order to establish terms for the integrated operation of these facilities, Las Vegas Sands Opco, GGP, Interface Group-Nevada, a subsidiary of Interface Holding and the owner of the Sands Expo Center, and our subsidiary Lido Casino Resort, are parties to a cooperation agreement. The cooperation agreement sets forth agreements among the parties regarding, among other things, encroachments, easements, operating standards, maintenance requirements, insurance requirements, casualty and condemnation, joint marketing, the construction of the Palazzo Casino Resort and the sharing of certain facilities and costs relating thereto. No payments were made among affiliates under the cooperation agreement in 2001, 2002, 2003 or for the six months ended June 30, 2004.

Administrative Services Agreement

        Pursuant to a services agreement among Las Vegas Sands Opco, certain of our subsidiaries and Interface Holding, the parties have agreed to share ratably in the costs of, and under certain circumstances provide to one another, shared services, including legal services, accounting services, insurance administration, benefits administration, travel services and such other services as each party may request of the other. In addition, under the services sharing agreement, the parties have agreed to share ratably the costs of any shared office space. Under this agreement, we utilized a Gulfstream III aircraft, which was operated by an affiliate of our principal stockholder. The aircraft was used primarily for the benefit of our executive officers, including our principal stockholder. We are currently in the process of entering into separate joint lease and cost sharing agreements relating to the Gulfstream III aircraft. As a result of these agreements, the Gulfstream III aircraft will no longer be a part of this agreement. Charge-backs to us in connection with this use were based on certain actual costs to operate the aircraft allocated in accordance with the purpose

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for which the aircraft is used. Total payments made or accrued by us to Interface Holding and its affiliates pursuant to the services sharing agreement were $7.4 million in the first six months of 2004, $7.4 million in 2003, $3.7 million in 2002 and $1.1 million in 2001.

Hotel Service Agreement

        Interface Group-Nevada provides audio visual services, telecommunications, electrical, janitorial and other related services to group customers of the Venetian Casino Resort. These services are provided pursuant to a contract that provides for an equal sharing of revenues after direct operating expenses. Pursuant to this contract, we received $1.8 million in the first six months of 2004, $2.7 million during 2003, $2.6 million during 2002 and $2.5 million during 2001.

Temporary Lease

        On November 1, 1996, we and Interface Group-Nevada entered into a lease agreement whereby we agreed to lease approximately 5,000 square feet in the Sands Expo Center to be used as our temporary executive offices during the construction of the Venetian Casino Resort. Management believes that the lease agreement, which provides for monthly rent of $5,000 to be paid by us to Interface Group-Nevada, is at least as favorable as that which we could have obtained from an independent third party. The initial term of the lease agreement expired on November 1, 1998, but we and Interface Group Nevada extended its term for a period of 5 years and 8 months, subject to additional extension for two consecutive terms of 1 year each. Total payments made by us to Interface Group-Nevada pursuant to the lease agreement totaled $20,000 in 2003 and $60,000 in each of 2002 and 2001. As of May 1, 2003, this lease was terminated.

Preferred Reservation System Agreement

        We entered into a preferred reservation system agreement with Interface Group-Nevada that governs the booking of exposition and trade shows in the Phase IA addition meeting space and in the Sands Expo Center. The agreement provides the Sands Expo Center with the first opportunity or right of first refusal to book or host expositions and trade shows prior to such expositions and trade shows being offered to the Phase IA addition meeting space.

Registration Rights Agreement

        Prior to the consummation of this offering, Mr. Adelson and certain trusts that he established will enter into a registration rights agreement with us relating to the shares of common stock they hold. Subject to several exceptions, including our right to defer a demand registration under certain circumstances, Mr. Adelson and the trusts may require that we register for public resale under the Securities Act all shares of common stock they request be registered at any time following this offering, subject to any restrictions in the lock-up agreements with the underwriters. Mr. Adelson and the trusts may demand registrations so long as the securities being registered in each registration statement are reasonably expected to produce aggregate proceeds of $20 million or more. If we become eligible to register the sale of our securities on Form S-3 under the Securities Act, Mr. Adelson and the trusts have the right to require us to register the sale of the common stock held by them on Form S-3, subject to offering size and other restrictions. In addition, Mr. Adelson and the trusts have been granted piggyback rights on any registration for our account or the account of another stockholder. In connection with any registrations described above, we will indemnify Mr. Adelson and bear all fees, costs and expenses (except underwriting discounts and commissions).

        In addition, prior to the consummation of this offering, we will grant certain piggyback registration rights to each of Messrs. Weidner, Stone and Goldstein.

Tax Indemnification

        In connection with the proposed conversion of Las Vegas Sands Opco from a subchapter S corporation to a "C" corporation for income tax purposes, we expect to enter into an indemnification agreement pursuant to which we will agree to indemnify those of our shareholders

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who were shareholders of Las Vegas Sands Opco immediately prior to the proposed conversion against certain tax liabilities incurred by such shareholders as a result of (i) a final determination with respect to Las Vegas Sands Opco's tax returns that results in an increase in such shareholders' tax liability for periods prior to the conversion so that the increased liability is greater than the amounts previously distributed to such shareholders for such periods or (ii) any adjustments with respect to estimated tax payments made during 2004 that result in an increase in such shareholders' tax liability for the applicable estimated tax periods so that the increased liability is greater than the amounts previously distributed to such shareholders for such periods.

Transactions Relating to Aircraft

Time Sharing Agreement

        On June 18, 2004, we entered into an aircraft time sharing agreement with Interface Operations LLC, which is controlled by our principal stockholder. The agreement provides for our use on a time sharing basis of a Boeing Business Jet owned by an entity controlled by our principal stockholder. The agreement has a term ending on December 31, 2005, but is automatically extended by one year if neither party to the agreement has given notice of non-renewal. Either party may terminate the agreement on thirty days' notice so long as the party is not in default of the agreement. In addition, the agreement automatically terminates upon the termination of the lease between the owner of the aircraft and Interface Operations. For our use of the aircraft, we have agreed to pay Interface Operations fees equal to (1) twice the cost of the fuel, oil and other additives used, (2) all fees, including fees for landing, parking, hangar, tie-down, handling, customs, use of airways and permission for overflight, (3) all expenses for catering and in-flight entertainment materials, (4) all expenses for flight planning and weather contract services, (5) all travel expenses for pilots, flight attendants and other flight support personnel, including food, lodging and ground transportation, and (6) all communications charges, including in-flight telephone. In addition, we will also be responsible for all passenger ground transportation and accommodation in connection with our use of the aircraft.

Aviation Employees

        Interface Employee Leasing, LLC is an entity whose employees provide aviation services for aircraft owned by us and our principal stockholder. Interface Employee Leasing was transferred in August 2004 by the principal stockholder to us for no consideration and is now our wholly-owned subsidiary. Interface Employee Leasing will charge out the cost of employees to the companies controlled by the principal stockholder in connection with services provided for aircraft owned by those companies. Charges will be based on actual costs and time attributed to the aircrafts. General and administrative costs will also be allocated in a similar manner.

Restaurant Leases

        Our principal stockholder is a partner in three entities that operate restaurants in the Venetian Casino Resort. In addition, the children and step-children of our principal stockholder owned a 50% interest in an entity that operated one restaurant in the Venetian Casino Resort, Carnevale Coffee Bar, LLC. Management believes that the terms and conditions of the leases granted by us for such restaurants are no less favorable than those negotiated with independent third parties. Valentino Las Vegas LLC and Night Market, LLC paid us $477,000, $1.1 million, $1.0 million and $1.1 million, and Positano (dba Postrio) Las Vegas LLC and Carnevale Coffee Bar LLC paid us $449,000, $1.0 million, $1.1 million and $1.1 million under those leases in the first six months of 2004, and in 2003, 2002 and 2001, respectively. We purchased the lease interest and assets of Carnevale Coffee Bar LLC during 2003 for $3.1 million, payable $625,000 during 2003 and $250,000 annually over ten years, beginning in 2004, 50% of which payments are payable to a family trust of our principal stockholder. In connection with the sale of The Grand Canal Shoppes, we leased to GGP the spaces occupied by the restaurants operated by Valentino Las Vegas LLC and Night Market, LLC, and sold to GGP the space occupied by the restaurant operated by Postrio Las Vegas LLC.

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Stock Option Loans

        In January 2002, our principal stockholder made loans to each of Messrs. Weidner, Stone, Goldstein and Friedman to enable them to exercise options that they had been granted to purchase common stock from the principal stockholder. Each loan is evidenced by a full recourse demand promissory note with interest at the short term annual applicable federal rate (as defined in Section 7872 of the Internal Revenue Code) determined to be a market rate at the date of issuance consistent with the financial profile of the borrower, to be adjusted each January, and compounding annually. In 2004, such rate was 1.71%. Following termination of any of such borrowers' employment with us under certain circumstances, the interest rate of the loan to that person may change to our weighted average cost of capital, if greater than the rate in effect at the time of such termination. Payments of a portion of accrued interest are due each year ten days following the filing of such borrower's income tax return. Payments on the outstanding principal are payable on demand or following a sale of shares by each borrower in excess of 25% of his holdings. A loan will immediately be due upon an individual filing for bankruptcy or upon other similar actions. Each note is a full recourse loan and is collateralized by a pledge of the common stock issued to each borrower. Other than in limited circumstances, each borrower may not dispose of his shares of common stock prior to repayment of his loan. As of August 31, 2004, $5,754,999, $4,316,250, $2,877,500 and $1,438,750 was outstanding under the loans to Messrs. Weidner, Stone, Goldstein and Friedman, respectively.

Phase II Subsidiary Bank Loan Guarantee

        During 2001, our principal stockholder guaranteed a $2.9 million bank loan made to architects of Lido Casino Resort, LLC, our subsidiary that owns the land upon which we are developing the Palazzo Casino Resort, to secure a trade payable owed to the architects by Lido Casino Resort, LLC. This guarantee was terminated upon repayment of the indebtedness in June 2002.

Equipment Purchases

        During November 1999, our principal stockholder purchased idle construction equipment from us (tower cranes) for $2.0 million, the cost basis of the equipment, which was its estimated fair value at the time of purchase. During 2003, we repurchased the tower cranes for $0.8 million and paid our principal stockholder $1.2 million of rent for the tower cranes for use during the Phase IA addition construction period.

Tranche B Take-Out Loan and Principal Stockholder's $20.0 Million Guaranty of Tranche A Take-Out Loan

        On December 20, 1999, we incurred a $105.0 million tranche A take-out loan and a $35.0 million tranche B take-out loan. These loans were secured by mortgages on The Grand Canal Shoppes assets. The principal stockholder guaranteed, on an unsecured basis, $20.0 million of indebtedness under the $105.0 million tranche A take-out loan. In addition, the sole lender under the $35.0 million tranche B take-out loan was our principal stockholder. The tranche B take-out loan was deeply subordinated to the tranche A take-out loan. The tranche B take-out loan was due December 16, 2004, provided that we had an option to extend the loan until December 16, 2007. We incurred approximately $2.1 million and $5.0 million of interest expense relating to the tranche B take-out loan during 2002 and 2001, respectively. Both the tranche A take-out loan and the tranche B take-out loan were repaid and terminated and the related guaranty was terminated in connection with the refinancing transactions that occurred in June 2002.

Completion Guaranty

        Our principal stockholder had extended a completion guaranty for the construction of the Venetian Casino Resort in November 1997. Our principal stockholder guaranteed, subject to certain conditions and limitations, payment of Venetian Casino Resort construction costs in excess of available funds, up to a maximum of $25.0 million (plus interest accrued on the collateral for such

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guaranty, as described below), provided that the cap on liability under the guaranty did not apply with respect to excess construction costs attributable to scope changes. The principal stockholder's obligations under the guaranty were collateralized by $25.0 million in cash and cash equivalents and the interest accrued thereon. On November 12, 1999, an advance of approximately $23.5 million was made under the guaranty and was being treated as a subordinated completion guaranty loan. The completion guaranty loan was to mature on November 16, 2005 and bore interest at a rate of 14 1/4% per annum. Total interest expense accrued on the completion guarantee to our principal stockholder was approximately $1.9 million during 2002 and $4.1 million in 2001. As the completion guaranty was given for the benefit of the lenders of our indebtedness that was repaid in the June 2002 refinancing transactions, the completion guaranty was terminated upon repayment of this indebtedness in the June 2002 refinancing transactions, the remaining cash collateral was returned to our principal stockholder and the completion guarantee loan was repaid in full.

Other Transactions with our Principal Stockholder and his Family

        We have employed Dr. Miriam Adelson, the principal stockholder's wife as the Director of Community Involvement since August 1990. Her annual salary is $50,000 per year.

        We employed the principal stockholder's stepdaughter and her husband from October 2003 to August 2004, both at annualized salaries of $85,000 per year.

        Based on the advice of an independent security consultant, we provide security coverage for our principal stockholder, his spouse and minor children. In 2004, the security coverage was expanded to include the principal stockholder's daughter and grandchildren, the cost of which (approximately $1,000 per month) are charged directly to and paid by the principal stockholder. The coverage for the benefit of our principal stockholder's daughter and grandchildren was terminated in June 2004.

        We purchase amenities and other products used by hotel guests, such as robes, towels and slippers, from Deluxe Hotels Supply, LLC, an approved Venetian vendor. Deluxe Hotels Supply is owned by the principal stockholder's brother, Leonard Adelson. We purchased $935,002 of products from Deluxe Hotels Supply during 2003 and $938,058 during the six months ended June 30, 2004. Management believes that the terms and conditions of the purchases are no less favorable than those negotiated with independent third parties.

        Our principal stockholder's brother, Leonard Adelson, acted as a finder in connection with securing an agreement with a laundry provider. No determination has yet been made with respect to the amount of the finder's fee which Leonard Adelson will be entitled to receive as a result of this transaction.

Management Loans

        In April 2003, we made loans to certain executive officers of our company. Loans were made to Messrs. Weidner, Stone, Goldstein and Friedman in the amounts of $345,747, $259,310, $172,873 and $86,445, respectively. The loans bore interest at the greater of 4% per annum and an applicable short term federal rate. The loans were to mature on the earlier of December 31, 2010, the date any public offering of Las Vegas Sands Opco's shares commences pursuant to a registration statement and the date on which the borrower disposes of any of his shares of Las Vegas Sands Opco. In September 2004, each of Messrs. Weidner, Stone and Goldstein repaid their loans in full. Mr. Friedman resigned from his position as executive officer of Las Vegas Sands Opco on March 1, 2004.

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AGREEMENTS RELATING TO THE MALLS

The Grand Canal Shoppes Sale and Lease Agreement

        On April 12, 2004, we entered into an agreement with GGP to sell The Grand Canal Shoppes and lease certain restaurant and other retail assets of the Venetian Casino Resort for approximately $766 million. We completed the sale of The Grand Canal Shoppes on May 17, 2004. The Grand Canal Shoppes master lease agreement provides for us to lease to GGP 19 spaces currently occupied by various retail and restaurant tenants for 89 years with annual rent of one dollar per year, and GGP has assumed our interest as landlord under the various space leases associated with these 19 spaces. In addition we will:

    continue to be obligated to fulfill certain lease termination and asset purchase agreements;

    lease the C2K Showroom space located within The Grand Canal Shoppes from GGP for a period of 25 years, subject to an additional 50 years of extension options, with initial fixed minimum rent of $3.3 million per year;

    lease the gondola retail store and the canal space located within The Grand Canal Shoppes from GGP for a period of 25 years, subject to an additional 50 years of extension options, with initial fixed minimum rent of $3.5 million per year; and

    lease certain office space from GGP for a period of 10 years, subject to an additional 65 years of extension options, with initial annual rent of $860,350.

        The lease payments relating to the C2K Showroom, the canal space within The Grand Canal Shoppes and the office space from GGP are subject to automatic increases of 5% beginning on the sixth lease year and each subsequent fifth lease year.

Development Agreement

        Our subsidiary, Lido Casino Resort, LLC, and GGP entered into a development agreement whereby Lido Casino Resort agreed to construct the Phase II mall, and GGP agreed to buy 100% of the membership interests in the entity which will be created that will own the Phase II mall when it opens at the price described below. Lido Casino Resort agreed to substantially complete construction of the Phase II mall (subject to force majeure and certain other delays) before the earlier of:

    36 months after the date when Lido Casino Resort receives sufficient permits to begin construction of the Phase II mall; and

    March 1, 2008.

        In the event that Lido Casino Resort does not substantially complete construction of the Phase II mall on or before the stated date, GGP is entitled to receive liquidated damages in the amount of $5,000 per day for the first six months and $10,000 per day for an additional six months after the completion deadline has passed. If substantial completion has not occurred on or before one year after the above deadline, Lido Casino Resort will be required to pay GGP liquidated damages in the amount of $100 million.

        In the event that Lido Casino Resort complies with all of its obligations under the development agreement and GGP fails to acquire the membership interests in the entity owning the Phase II mall, Lido Casino Resort will be entitled:

    to sue GGP for specific performance;

    to liquidated damages in the amount of $100 million; or

    to purchase the interest of GGP in The Grand Canal Shoppes for (a) the lesser of (i) $766.0 million and (ii) the fair market value minus (b) $100.0 million.

        The purchase price that GGP has agreed to pay for the Phase II Mall is the greater of (i) $250.0 million and (ii) the Phase II Mall's net operating income for months 19-30 of its operations

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divided by a capitalization rate. The capitalization rate is .06 for every dollar of net operating income up to $38 million and .08 for every dollar of net operating income above $38 million. On the date the Phase II Mall opens to the public, GGP will be obligated to make an initial purchase price payment based on projected net operating income for the first 12 months of operations (but in no event less than $250 million). Every six months thereafter until the 24 month anniversary of the opening date, the required purchase price will be adjusted (up or down, but never to less than $250 million) based on projected net operating income for the upcoming 12 months. The "final" purchase price adjustment (subject to audit thereafter) will be made on the 30-month anniversary of the Phase II Mall's opening date and will be based on the formula described in the first two sentences of this paragraph. For all purchase price and purchase price adjustment calculations, "net operating income" will be calculated by using the "accrual" method of accounting and, for purposes of calculating the final purchase price adjustment, by applying the base rent payable by all tenants in the last month of the applicable 12-month period to the entire 12-month period.

        Disputes under the development agreement will be resolved by arbitration or an independent expert selected by the parties.

Cooperation Agreement

        Our business plan calls for each of the Venetian Casino Resort, the Congress Center, The Grand Canal Shoppes, the Sands Expo Center, the Palazzo Casino Resort and the Phase II mall, though separately owned, to be integrally related components of one facility. In establishing the terms for the integrated operation of these components, the cooperation agreement sets forth agreements regarding, among other things, encroachments, easements, operating standards, maintenance requirements, insurance requirements, casualty and condemnation, joint marketing, the construction of the Palazzo Casino Resort, and the sharing of some facilities and related costs. Subject to applicable law, the cooperation agreement binds all current and future owners of the Sands Expo Center, the Venetian Casino Resort, The Grand Canal Shoppes, the Palazzo Casino Resort, the Congress Center and the Phase II mall, and has priority over the liens securing our senior secured credit facility and the mortgage notes and any liens securing any indebtedness of The Grand Canal Shoppes, the Sands Expo Center or Palazzo Casino Resort or Phase II mall. Accordingly, subject to applicable law, the obligations in the cooperation agreement will "run with the land" if any of the components change hands.

    Operating Covenants

        The cooperation agreement regulates certain aspects of the operation of the Sands Expo Center, The Grand Canal Shoppes and the Venetian Casino Resort. For example, under the cooperation agreement, we are obligated to operate the Venetian Casino Resort continuously and to use it exclusively in accordance with standards of first-class Las Vegas Boulevard-style hotels and casinos. We are also obligated to operate and to use the Sands Expo Center exclusively in accordance with standards of first-class convention, trade show and exposition centers. The owner of The Grand Canal Shoppes is obligated to operate The Grand Canal Shoppes exclusively in accordance with standards of first-class restaurant and retail complexes. For so long as the Venetian Casino Resort is operated in accordance with a "Venetian" theme, the owner of The Grand Canal Shoppes must operate The Grand Canal Shoppes in accordance with the overall Venetian theme.

    Maintenance and Repair

        We must maintain the Venetian Casino Resort as well as some common areas and common facilities that are to be shared with The Grand Canal Shoppes. The cost of maintenance of all shared common areas and common facilities is to be shared between us and the owner of The Grand Canal Shoppes. We must also maintain, repair and restore the Sands Expo Center and certain common areas and common facilities located in the Sands Expo Center. The owner of The

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Grand Canal Shoppes must maintain, repair and restore The Grand Canal Shoppes and certain common areas and common facilities located in The Grand Canal Shoppes.

    Insurance

        We and the owner of The Grand Canal Shoppes must also maintain minimum types and levels of insurance, including property damage, general liability and business interruption insurance. The cooperation agreement establishes an insurance trustee to assist in the implementation of the insurance requirements.

    Parking

        The cooperation agreement also addresses issues relating to the use of the Venetian Casino Resort's parking facilities, the use of parking facilities planned in connection with the Palazzo Casino Resort and easements for access. The Venetian Casino Resort, The Grand Canal Shoppes and the Sands Expo Center may use the parking spaces in the Venetian Casino Resort's parking garage on a "first come, first served" basis, as long as each property retains use of sufficient spaces to comply with specified minimum parking standards. This means that each property shall have the right to use, at a minimum, sufficient spaces to comply with applicable laws and to conduct its business as permitted under the cooperation agreement. The Venetian Casino Resort's parking garage is owned, maintained, and operated by us, with the proportionately allocated operating costs billed to the owner of The Grand Canal Shoppes. After the completion of the parking garage to be built in connection with the Palazzo Casino Resort, the Venetian Casino Resort, The Grand Canal Shoppes, the Sands Expo Center and, when completed, the Phase II mall will have the right to use the Palazzo Casino Resort parking garage, with the operating costs proportionately allocated among each facility. Each party to the cooperation agreement has granted to the others non-exclusive easements and rights to use the roadways and walkways on each other's properties for vehicular and pedestrian access to the parking garages.

    Utility Easements

        All property owners have also granted each other all appropriate and necessary easement rights to utility lines servicing the Venetian Casino Resort, The Grand Canal Shoppes, the Palazzo Casino Resort and the Sands Expo Center.

    Coordinated Relations with HVAC Provider

        As discussed under "Description of Indebtedness and Operating Agreements—HVAC Services Agreement and Related Documents," the owners of the Venetian Casino Resort, The Grand Canal Shoppes, the Sands Expo Center and the Phase II mall have or will have separate services agreements with the HVAC provider.

    Consents, Approvals and Disputes

        If any current or future party to the cooperation agreement has a consent or approval right or has discretion to act or refrain from acting, the consent or approval of such party will only be granted and action will be taken or not taken only if a commercially reasonable owner would do so and such consent, approval, action or inaction would not have a material adverse effect on the property owned by such property owner. The cooperation agreement provides for the appointment of an independent expert to resolve some disputes between the parties, as well as for expedited arbitration for other disputes.

    Sale of The Grand Canal Shoppes by GGP

        Our consent is required to any sale of The Grand Canal Shoppes by GGP or the sale of certain ownership interests in The Grand Canal Shoppes by GGP until the earlier to occur of the substantial completion of the Palazzo Casino Resort and January 31, 2007. We have a right of first offer, both before and after the dates set forth in the previous sentence, in connection with a proposed sale of The Grand Canal Shoppes by GGP. We also have the right to receive notice of any default of GGP sent by its mortgagee, if any, and the right to cure such default subject to our meeting certain net worth tests.

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DESCRIPTION OF INDEBTEDNESS AND OPERATING AGREEMENTS

Indebtedness of Las Vegas Sands Opco

Senior Secured Credit Facility

        Las Vegas Sands Opco and Venetian entered into a senior secured credit facility on August 20, 2004. The senior secured credit facility allows the borrowers to borrow up to $1.010 billion from Goldman Sachs Credit Partners L.P., The Bank of Nova Scotia and the other lenders thereunder. The Bank of Nova Scotia acts as the administrative and collateral agent for the lenders. The following is a summary of the principal terms of the senior secured credit facility.

        Structure.     The senior secured credit facility consists of (1) a $115.0 million term loan A, which is subject to an 18-month delayed draw period, (2) a $770.0 million term loan B, of which $665.0 million was funded on August 20, 2004 and the remaining $105.0 million is subject to a 6-month delayed draw period and (3) a $125.0 million revolving credit facility (with a $75.0 million subfacility for letters of credit). As of August 20, 2004, $60 million of letters of credit were outstanding, which reduced the amount available for borrowing under the revolving facility.

        Use of Proceeds.     A portion of the proceeds of the term loan B facility funded on August 20, 2004 was used to refinance our prior senior secured credit facility under which $290.0 million was outstanding and to pay fees and expenses incurred in connection with the senior secured credit facility.

        The proceeds of borrowings under the term loan A and remaining proceeds under the term loan B facilities will be used to finance a portion of the design, development, construction and pre-opening costs of the Palazzo Casino Resort.

        Up to $85 million (at any time outstanding) of the proceeds of borrowings under the revolving credit facility (minus the then current letter of credit usage) may be used to finance a portion of the design, development, construction and pre-opening costs of the Palazzo Casino Resort. The proceeds of borrowings under the revolving credit facility may also be used for general corporate purposes.

        Guarantors.     Subject to certain exceptions, all of Las Vegas Sands Opco's existing and subsequently acquired or organized U.S. subsidiaries have guaranteed the senior secured credit facility on a first-priority senior secured basis. Phase II Mall Holding, LLC, The Phase II Mall Subsidiary, Interface Holding and its subsidiaries, our Macau subsidiaries and certain other subsidiaries are excluded subsidiaries and did not guarantee the loan.

        Security.     The obligations of the borrowers under the senior secured credit facility and the obligations of guarantors under the guarantees are secured by first priority security interests in substantially all of the borrowers' and substantially all of each guarantor's assets (other than capital stock). The collateral does not include certain furniture, fixtures and equipment that will secure the FF&E credit facilities to be entered into by the borrowers.

        Disbursement Arrangements.     The provisions of the disbursement agreement described below will apply to this agreement.

        Maturity.     The borrowers must repay in full all amounts outstanding under the term loan A facility and revolving credit facility on August 20, 2009, and all amounts outstanding under the term loan B facility on June 15, 2011 provided that, in the event our existing $843.6 million 11% mortgage notes due 2010 are not refinanced in full on or prior to December 15, 2009, with such refinancing extending the maturity date of such indebtedness to a date no earlier than August 20, 2012, then the maturity date of the term B loan facility will be December 15, 2009.

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        Amortization.     Commencing on December 31, 2005, the term loan A facility will amortize each year (in equal quarterly installments) in the following annual amounts (stated as a percentage of the aggregate principal amount of the term loan A facility that has been drawn):

Year

  Annual Percentage of
Aggregate Principal Amount

 

2006

 

10

%

2007

 

15

%

2008

 

25

%

2009

 

50

%

        Commencing with the first full fiscal quarter after substantial completion of the Palazzo Casino Resort, the term loan B facility will amortize during each twelve-month period (in equal quarterly installments) in an amount equal to 1% of the aggregate principal amount of the term loan B facility, with the remainder due in equal quarterly installments in the final year prior to the maturity date of the term loan B facility.

        No amortization shall be required with respect to the revolving credit facility.

        Interest.     All amounts outstanding under the senior secured credit facility will bear interest at the borrowers' option at a rate equal to LIBOR plus 2.50% per annum or the base rate plus 1.50% per annum.

        Beginning on the first interest period occurring after the date on which the Palazzo Casino Resort and the Phase II mall are substantially completed, the applicable margin for the term loan facilities and the revolving credit facility will be determined in accordance with a pricing grid to be determined based on the ratio of consolidated total indebtedness as of the date of the financial statements most recently delivered to the lenders to EBITDA for the four-fiscal quarter period ending on such date.

        Interest on overdue amounts following an event of default shall accrue at a rate equal to the applicable interest rate on such loans plus an additional 2.0% per annum.

        Optional Prepayments.     The borrowers may prepay loans and reduce the amounts available to us at any time by giving prior notice thereof, in each case, without premium or penalty. However, prior to substantial completion of the Palazzo Casino Resort and the Phase II mall, voluntary prepayments or commitment reductions are only permitted so long as, after giving effect thereto, the Phase II project is "in-balance" (meaning that there are sufficient available funds to complete each of the Palazzo Casino Resort and the Phase II mall).

        Mandatory Prepayments.     Our senior secured credit facility must be prepaid in an amount equal to:

    100% of the net after-tax cash proceeds of the sale or other disposition of any property or assets (with certain exceptions);

    100% of the net cash proceeds of insurance or condemnation awards paid on account of any loss of any property or assets (with certain exceptions);

    100% of the net cash proceeds received from the incurrence of indebtedness (other than specified items of indebtedness otherwise permitted);

    100% of the proceeds received from any pension plan reversion; and

    Any proceeds of the senior secured credit facility remaining on deposit with the disbursement agent after final completion of the Palazzo Casino Resort.

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        Fees.     The borrowers are required to pay the following fees under our senior secured credit facility:

    0.50% per annum multiplied by the daily average undrawn portion of the commitment under the revolving credit facility (reduced by the amount of the letters of credit issued and outstanding);

    1.50% per annum multiplied by the daily average undrawn portion of the commitments under the term loan A facility;

    0.75% per annum multiplied by the daily average undrawn portion of the commitments under the term loan B delayed draw facility; and

    customary fronting fees for the letters of credit.

        Financial Covenants.     Our senior secured credit facility contains financial covenants that require that:

    Las Vegas Sands Opco's consolidated leverage ratio be no greater than 7.25 to 1.0 through the last day of the fiscal quarter in which the Palazzo Casino Resort and the Phase II mall are substantially completed, and 6.75 to 1.0, 6.25 to 1.0, 5.75 to 1.0 and 5.0 to 1.0 during the six-month period that follows such fiscal quarter, the period beginning six months after and ending 12 months after such fiscal quarter, the period beginning 12 months after and ending 18 months after such fiscal quarter, and the period beginning 18 months after such fiscal quarter and ending on the maturity date, respectively;

    Las Vegas Sands Opco's interest coverage ratio be at least 1.5 to 1.0 through the last day of the fiscal quarter in which the Palazzo Casino Resort and the Phase II mall are substantially completed, 1.75 to 1.0 during the 12-month period that follows such fiscal quarter and 2.0 to 1.0 during the period beginning 12 months after such fiscal quarter and for any period thereafter;

    Las Vegas Sands Opco's consolidated net worth be no less than $400.0 million on September 30, 2004 and thereafter, $400.0 million plus an amount equal to 85% of consolidated net income for all periods from September 30, 2004 through the applicable quarterly measurement date; and

    Las Vegas Sands Opco's consolidated capital expenditures (other than capital expenditures attributable to the design, development, construction and pre-opening costs of the Palazzo Casino Resort) be no greater than $80.0 million through December 31, 2004, $80.0 million from January 1, 2005 through December 31, 2005, $80.0 million from January 1, 2006 through each year through the final completion of the Palazzo Casino Resort and Phase II mall, and $60.0 million each year thereafter until the maturity date (with unexpended amounts carrying over to the next succeeding year).

        Our senior secured credit facility also contains covenants including limitations with respect to the following:

    other indebtedness;

    liens;

    investments;

    guarantees;

    restricted payments (including dividends and distributions on, and redemptions and refinancings of, capital stock and cash payments on certain other debt (other than scheduled payments));

    mergers and acquisitions;

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    sales of assets (including equity interests in subsidiaries other than in connection with the sale of The Grand Canal Shoppes);

    sales and lease-backs;

    modifications to material contracts;

    incurrence of obligation under additional material contracts;

    formation of subsidiaries;

    transactions with affiliates;

    satisfactory definitive material employment agreements executed within 90 days post-closing; and

    negative pledges.

        Events of Default.     Our senior secured credit facility contains events of default including the following:

    failure to make payments when due;

    defaults under other material agreements or instruments governing indebtedness of certain minimum amounts;

    loss of material licenses or permits;

    failure or inability to complete the Palazzo Casino Resort and the Phase II mall in all material respects in accordance with the definitive construction documents, in material compliance with the budget and by an agreed-upon deadline (subject to force majeure extension);

    loss of material contracts;

    noncompliance with covenants;

    breaches of representations and warranties;

    bankruptcy;

    judgments in excess of specified amounts;

    ERISA;

    impairment of security interests in collateral;

    loss of Nevada gaming licenses; and

    a change of control.

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Disbursement Agreement

        Lido Casino Resort, LLC, Phase II Mall Holding, LLC, Phase II Mall Subsidiary, LLC, Goldman Sachs Credit Partners L.P., as an arranger, and The Bank of Nova Scotia, as the disbursement agent, are expected to enter into a disbursement agreement.

        The disbursement agreement will set forth the material obligations of Lido Casino Resort, LLC and Phase II Mall Holding, LLC and Phase II Mall Subsidiary, LLC to construct and complete the Palazzo Casino Resort and the Phase II mall and will establish a line item budget and a schedule for construction for the Palazzo Casino Resort and Phase II mall. The disbursement agreement will also establish the conditions for the disbursement agent to make disbursements under the respective funding commitments of the senior secured credit facility and the Phase II mall construction loan and the relevant sequencing of such disbursements upon satisfaction of such conditions.

        Prior to disbursing any funds from the proceeds of the senior secured credit facility for the construction of the Palazzo Casino Resort, Lido Casino Resort, LLC must first use $552.0 million of its own equity to fund construction and development costs and certain other expenses related to the Palazzo Casino Resort. Prior to disbursing any funds from the proceeds of the Phase II mall construction loan, Phase II Mall Subsidiary, LLC must first use $25.0 million of its own equity to fund construction and development costs and certain other expenses related to the Phase II mall.

        The disbursement agreement will authorize disbursement requests only upon the satisfaction of various customary funding conditions.

        The disbursement agreement will require the borrowers to comply with various negative covenants. Unless performed in accordance with the procedures set forth in the disbursement agreement, these negative covenants prohibit the borrowers from, among other things:

    amending, terminating or waiving rights under certain project documents;

    entering into new material project documents;

    implementing any change in the plans and specifications;

    amending the project budget or the project schedule; or

    causing or permitting the Palazzo Casino Resort to open.

        Disbursement Requirement.     If, on the date that is the earlier of (a) the date that the full amount of funds required to be deposited in the company equity account have been utilized to pay project costs of the Palazzo Casino Resort and (b) December 31, 2005, all of the conditions to the initial bank advance under the disbursement agreement have not been satisfied or waived, (i) the borrowers are required to repay the full amount of the term loan A and term loan B facilities then on deposit in the term loan disbursement account, and (ii) all outstanding commitments under the term loan A and/or the term loan B delayed draw facility will be terminated.

11% Mortgage Notes due 2010

        On June 4, 2002, Las Vegas Sands Opco and Venetian Casino Resort LLC issued $850 million of mortgage notes. The mortgage notes mature on June 15, 2010 and bear interest at 11%, payable each June 15th and December 15th. Las Vegas Sands Opco made an asset sale offer for the mortgage notes with the excess proceeds of The Grand Canal Shoppes sale, which was completed on May 17, 2004, and purchased $6.4 million in aggregate principal amount of mortgage notes. The mortgage notes are guaranteed by certain of our domestic subsidiaries and are secured by second priority liens on certain of our assets and those of our subsidiary guarantors (the personal property and the real estate improvements that comprise the hotel, the casino, and the

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convention space, with certain exceptions). The mortgage notes are redeemable at the option of the issuers at prices ranging from 100% to 105.5% commencing on or after June 15, 2006, as set forth in the mortgage notes and the indenture for the mortgage notes. Prior to June 15, 2006, the issuers may redeem the mortgage notes at their principal amount plus an applicable make-whole premium. Upon a change of control (as defined in the indenture for the mortgage notes), each mortgage note holder may require the issuers to repurchase such mortgage notes at 101% of the principal amount thereof plus accrued interest and other amounts which are then due, if any. On or prior to June 15, 2005, the issuers may redeem up to 35% of the mortgage notes with the net cash proceeds of one or more offerings of equity securities at a redemption price of 111% of the principal amount of the mortgage notes, plus accrued and unpaid interest. Upon an event of loss or certain asset sales, the issuers may also be required to offer to purchase all or a portion of the mortgage notes with the proceeds of such event of loss or sale. The mortgage notes are not subject to a sinking fund requirement. The mortgage notes contain covenants that restrict the ability of Las Vegas Sands Opco and its restricted subsidiaries to:

    borrow money;

    pay dividends on stock or repurchase stock;

    make investments;

    use assets as security in other transactions;

    create liens;

    engage in transactions with our affiliates;

    enter into certain leases;

    merge or consolidate; and

    transfer or sell all or substantially all assets.

        The mortgage notes contain events of default including the following:

    failure to make payments when due;

    failure to offer to purchase or purchase the mortgage notes when required to do so under the terms of the notes;

    noncompliance with covenants;

    default or acceleration of payments under other loan instruments;

    failure to pay judgments;

    judicial holding that the mortgage notes are unenforceable or invalid;

    bankruptcy;

    cessation of effectiveness of any gaming license; and

    failure to comply with certain obligations under the Cooperation Agreement with respect to Interface Holding.

Phase II Mall Construction Loan

        Las Vegas Sands Opco, Venetian and Lido Casino Resort, LLC have entered into a commitment letter for the Phase II mall construction loan. The Phase II mall construction loan is expected to allow us to borrow up to $250.0 million on a senior secured delayed draw basis. The following is a description of the expected principal terms of the Phase II mall construction loan.

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        Structure.     The Phase II mall construction loan is expected to consist of a senior secured credit delayed draw loan in an amount not to exceed $250.0 million.

        Use of Proceeds.     The proceeds of borrowing under the Phase II mall construction loan are expected to be used to finance the design, development and construction costs of the Phase II mall and certain restaurant and retail space on the casino level of the Palazzo Casino Resort.

        Security.     The Phase II mall construction loan and all interest rate protection products with respect thereto are expected to be secured by, among other things, first priority security interests in our Phase II Mall Subsidiary's interests in the airspace within which the Phase II mall will be constructed and a lease of the Phase II mall airspace, the master lease agreement for certain restaurant and retail space located on the casino level of the Palazzo Casino Resort, the lease of certain airspace adjacent to the Venetian Casino Resort and the Phase II mall purchase agreement under which we have agreed to sell the Phase II mall to GGP Limited Partnership.

        Disbursement Arrangements.     The provisions of the disbursement agreement described above will apply to this agreement.

        Maturity.     We expect that we will be required to repay in full all amounts outstanding under the Phase II mall construction loan on the earlier of 42 months after the closing date for this loan and the date on which GGP or its permitted assignee becomes the owner of the Phase II mall.

        Amortization.     No interim amortization is required.

        Interest.     All amounts outstanding under the Phase II mall construction loan bear interest, at our option, as follows:

    (i)
    at a base rate plus 0.75% per annum or

    (ii)
    LIBOR plus 1.75% per annum .

        Interest on overdue amounts following an event of default accrue at a rate equal to the rate on loans bearing interest at the rate determined by reference to the then applicable base rate plus an additional 2.00% per annum .

        Optional Prepayments.     We may prepay loans and reduce the amounts available to us at any time by giving prior notice thereof, in each case, without premium or penalty provided that, prior to substantial completion of the construction of the Palazzo Casino Resort voluntary partial prepayments are only permitted so long as, after giving effect thereto, the borrowers satisfy the "in-balance" requirement of the Phase II mall construction loan and the disbursement agreement.

        Mandatory Prepayments.     Our Phase II mall construction loan must be prepaid upon a change of control; in an amount equal to all of the net after tax cash proceeds of the sale or other disposition of certain of our property or assets (including the sale of the Phase II mall); in an amount equal to 100% of the net cash proceeds received from the issuance of debt (other than (i) debt permitted to be incurred pursuant to the terms of the Phase II mall construction loan documents and (ii) debt financing of certain permitted investments); and in an amount equal to any proceeds of the Phase II mall construction loan remaining on deposit with the disbursement agent after final completion of the Phase II mall.

        Fees.     We are required to pay a commitment fee based on the daily average unused portion of the commitments.

        Covenants.     The Phase II mall construction loan contains covenants, including a covenant to substantially complete the Phase II mall by the required deadline set forth in the Phase II mall

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purchase agreement, subject to various force majeure and other delays set forth in the Phase II mall purchase agreement, and limitations with respect to:

    other indebtedness;

    liens;

    negative pledges (to the extent and in the manner permitted by Nevada gaming law);

    investments (subject to permitted exceptions described in the Phase II mall construction loan documents); guarantees;

    restricted junior payments (including, without limitation, dividends, redemptions, refinancing and payment on other debt other than scheduled payments);

    mergers and acquisitions;

    sales of assets;

    leases;

    transactions with affiliates;

    scope-changes and modifications to material contracts; and

    incurrence of obligations under additional material contracts.

        Events of Default.     Our senior secured credit facility contains events of default including the following:

    failure to make payments when due;

    material defaults under other material agreements beyond the expiration of applicable grace, notice and cure periods or payment or other material defaults beyond the expiration of applicable grace, notice and cure periods under instruments of indebtedness of certain amounts;

    loss of material license or permit; failure or inability to complete the construction of the Palazzo Casino Resort in all material respects by an agreed-upon deadline (subject to force majeure extension);

    loss of material contracts;

    noncompliance with covenants;

    breaches of representations and warranties;

    bankruptcy;

    judgments in excess of specified amounts;

    ERISA; impairment of security interests in the collateral; and

    a change of control.

Palazzo FF&E Facility

        We are currently in discussion with a lender to provide an FF&E credit facility which is expected to allow us to borrow up to $135 million of senior secured delayed draw loans. The proceeds of borrowings are expected to be used to fund the acquisition of selected HVAC systems, power systems, furniture, fixtures, equipment and other personal property of the Palazzo Casino Resort. Interest is expected to be the higher of (i) the highest rate of interest under our senior

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secured credit facility plus 0.25% and (ii) LIBOR plus 2.75%. Our obligations under the Palazzo FF&E credit facility are expected to be secured by a perfected first priority security interest in favor of the FF&E lender in the Palazzo FF&E that we expect to use the borrowings to acquire. Interest is expected to accrue only through the date of last funding, thereafter followed by level quarterly principal payments adequate to fully amortize the loan over twenty quarters. We expect that we will be required to repay in full all amounts outstanding under the Palazzo FF&E credit facility 60 months after the last funding date (which we expect to be no later than March 31, 2007). We expect that if the Palazzo FF&E credit facility is prepaid between the first and the ninth fiscal quarter after closing, a fee equal to 3.0% of the amount being prepaid will apply. We expect that if a prepayment is made between the tenth and the twenty-first fiscal quarter after closing, a fee equal to 2.0% of the amount being prepaid will apply. We expect that there will be no fee for prepayments made after the twenty-first fiscal quarter after closing.

Venetian FF&E Financing

        In September 2003, we and a lender entered into an FF&E financing to provide $15.0 million of financing for the Phase IA addition. The proceeds from this financing were used to finance certain FF&E for the Phase IA addition and the related note is secured by the those FF&E. The Venetian FF&E financing provides for a 60-month basic term loan. Interest is three month LIBOR plus 3.00% and is payable quarterly. The Venetian FF&E note is subject to nineteen quarterly amortization payments of $600,000 beginning January 1, 2004, and one final payment of $3,600,000 on October 1, 2008. The average interest rate for the Venetian FF&E credit facility was 4.1% during the six months ended June 30, 2004.

Interface Mortgage Loan

        Interface Group-Nevada borrowed $100.0 million under a mortgage loan on July 30, 2004.

        Use of Proceeds.     The proceeds of borrowings under the Interface mortgage loan were used to refinance a portion of the prior Interface mortgage loan and pay for related fees and expenses.

        Security.     Interface Group-Nevada's obligations under the Interface mortgage loan are secured by a first priority mortgage on the Sands Expo Center and by certain other related collateral.

        Maturity.     We must repay in full all amounts outstanding under the Interface mortgage loan by August 10, 2006, unless we exercise our renewal options, in which event the loan must be repaid by February 10, 2009.

        Mandatory Amortization.     The loan will amortize pursuant to a 20-year mortgage schedule, based on a 9.25% assumed annual interest rate.

        Additional Amortization:     If cash flow is available after the payment of interest and mandatory amortization, tax and insurance reserve amounts, operating expenses, capital expenditures and deposits into a deferred revenue reserve, additional principal payments must be made equal to the difference between (i) the principal payments necessary to amortize the loan pursuant to a 15-year schedule, based on a 7.00% assumed annual interest rate and (ii) the mandatory amortization payment.

        Interest.     The loan bears interest at an interest rate equal to LIBOR plus 3.75%.

        Optional Prepayments.     After a twelve-month lockout period, the loan may be prepaid in whole or in part. If any part of the loan is prepaid after acceleration of the loan during the lockout period, a fee equal to 2% of the amount prepaid will apply.

        Covenants.     The Interface mortgage loan contains limitations with respect to the following:

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    other indebtedness;

    liens;

    investments;

    guarantees;

    mergers and acquisitions;

    sales of assets;

    leases;

    transactions with affiliates;

    changes to material contracts; and

    construction of competing facilities.

        Events of Default:     Our Interface mortgage loan contains events of default, including:

    failure to make payments when due;

    noncompliance with covenants;

    breaches of representations and warranties;

    bankruptcy;

    ERISA;

    change of control;

    equity pledges; and

    defaults under certain material contracts.

Indebtedness of Macau Subsidiaries

Venetian Venture Development Intermediate Credit Facility

        On March 27, 2003, our wholly-owned subsidiary Venetian Venture Development Intermediate Limited entered into a credit agreement with a lender to provide $50.0 million of financing for the Sands Macao. Venetian Venture Development Intermediate owns 100% of the beneficial interest in Venetian Macau Casino Resort. The obligations under the loans to be made under the Venetian Venture Development Intermediate credit agreement are guaranteed by Las Vegas Sands Opco and Venetian Casino Resort, LLC and supported by letters of credit issued under the senior secured revolving facility in favor of the Venetian Venture Development Intermediate credit agreement lenders.The amounts outstanding under the Venetian Venture Development Intermediate credit facility bear interest at the base rate or the adjusted Eurodollar rate plus 0.5% per annum. Interest is payable on the base rate loans on a quarterly basis and is payable on Eurodollar loans at the end of the applicable interest period. There is no scheduled principal amortization and the credit facility is due in full on March 27, 2006. As of June 30, 2004, $50.0 million was outstanding under the Venetian Venture Development Intermediate credit agreement and was supported by $50.0 million of letters of credit issued under the senior secured revolving facility. The average interest rate was 1.6% for the six months ended June 30, 2004.

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Venetian Macau Senior Secured Notes

        On August 21, 2003, a wholly owned subsidiary of Venetian Macau S.A., Venetian Macau Finance Company, issued $120.0 million in aggregate principal amount of floating rate senior secured notes due August 2008. These senior secured notes issued by Venetian Macau Finance Company are guaranteed by Venetian Macau S.A. All assets of Venetian Macau S.A. and its subsidiaries, including their rights under the Macau government's land concession, secure the Venetian Macau senior secured notes and the guarantee and restrictions have been placed on the payment of dividends to Las Vegas Sands Opco from Venetian Macau S.A. and its subsidiaries. In addition, holders of the Venetian Macau senior secured notes have consented to the grant of a junior lien on these assets in favor of a Macau bank that provided certain guarantees under our subconcession and land concession. As of June 30, 2004, approximately $9.6 million of the proceeds from the issuance of the Venetian Macau senior secured notes remained unused and have been classified as restricted cash in the accompanying balance sheet.

        The senior secured notes issued by Venetian Macau Finance Company were issued in two tranches, of which $75.0 million in aggregate principal amount (tranche A) bear interest at the rate of three month U.S. dollar LIBOR plus 3.25%, payable quarterly, and $45 million in aggregate principal amount (tranche B) bear interest at the rate of three month U.S. dollar LIBOR plus 4.00%, payable quarterly. The tranche A notes have a mandatory redemption of $7.5 million on August 21, 2005, $11.2 million on August 21, 2006, $18.8 million on August 21, 2007 and $37.5 million on August 21, 2008. The tranche B notes have no interim amortization and are due in full on August 21, 2008. The average interest rate on the Venetian Macau senior secured notes was 4.8% during the six months ended June 30, 2004.

        The Venetian Macau senior secured notes contain covenants that, among other things, restrict the ability of Venetian Macau Finance Company, Venetian Macau, S.A. and the subsidiary guarantors to:

    incur additional indebtedness;

    pay dividends on stock or repurchase stock;

    make investments;

    make capital expenditures;

    use assets as security in other transactions;

    create liens;

    engage in transactions with affiliates;

    enter into certain leases;

    modify certain material contracts;

    merge or consolidate; and

    transfer or sell all or substantially all of their assets.

        The Venetian Macau senior secured notes also requires Venetian Macau Finance Company, Venetian Macau, S.A. and the subsidiary guarantors to maintain certain kinds of insurance coverage and maintain certain financial ratios.

Venetian Macau Revolver

        On December 18, 2003, Venetian Macau Limited and Venetian Macau Finance Company entered into a $20.0 million revolving credit facility with a group of lenders. In addition, the lenders

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under the Venetian Macau revolver have consented to the grant of a junior lien on this collateral in favor of a Macau bank that provided certain guarantees under our subconcession and land concession. The Venetian Macau revolver is secured on a pari passu basis with the same collateral as the Venetian Macau senior secured notes. The Venetian Macau revolver matures December 18, 2006 and bears interest at LIBOR plus 3.75%. As of June 30, 2004, $10.0 million has been drawn under the Venetian Macau revolver.

        The Venetian Macau revolver contains affirmative, negative and financial covenants that impose limitations on our Macau subsidiaries, including limitations on the following:

    incurrence of additional debt, including guarantees;

    incurrence of liens;

    mergers and consolidations;

    disposition of assets (including equity interests in subsidiaries);

    certain acquisitions;

    entrance into certain leases;

    transactions with affiliates;

    modifications to material contracts;

    incurrence of obligations under additional material contracts;

    engagement in any new business;

    payment of dividends and other restricted payments; and

    issuance of preferred stock.

        Additionally, our Macau subsidiaries are required to comply with the following financial ratios and other financial covenants:

    maximum total debt to EBITDA ratios;

    minimum EBITDA to interest coverage ratios;

    minimum net worth;

    maximum capital expenditures; and

    minimum fixed charges coverage ratios.

HVAC Services Agreement and Related Documents

        Sempra Energy Solutions is the HVAC provider to the Venetian Casino Resort and Sands Expo Center. It is a California company and is a subsidiary of Sempra Energy, a utility holding company.

        Thermal energy (i.e., heating and air conditioning) is provided to the Venetian Casino Resort and the Sands Expo Center by the HVAC provider using certain heating and air conditioning-related and other equipment (the "HVAC Equipment"). In addition, the HVAC provider provides us with other energy-related services. The central HVAC plant is located on land owned by us, which land has been leased to the HVAC provider for a nominal annual rent. The HVAC plant and equipment is owned by the HVAC provider, and the HVAC provider has been granted appropriate easements and other rights so as to be able to use the HVAC plant and the HVAC equipment to supply thermal energy to the Venetian Casino Resort and the Sands Expo Center (and, potentially, other buildings), so long as such easements do not materially interfere with the operations of the Venetian Casino

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Resort and the Sands Expo Center. The HVAC provider paid all costs ("HVAC costs") in connection with the purchase and installation of the HVAC plant and equipment, which costs totaled $70 million. The HVAC provider has entered into separate service contracts (collectively, the "HVAC service agreements") with Venetian Casino Resort, LLC, Interface Group-Nevada, and the owner of The Grand Canal Shoppes, for the provision of heat and cooling requirements at agreed-to rates. The charges payable by all users include a fixed component that enables the HVAC provider to recover 85% of the HVAC costs over the initial term of the service contracts, with interest at a fixed annual rate of 7.1%. In addition, the users reimburse the HVAC provider for the annual cost of operating and maintaining the HVAC equipment and providing certain other energy related services, and pay the HVAC provider a management fee of $500,000 per year. Each user is allocated a portion of the total agreed-to charges and fees through its service contract, which portion includes paying 100% of the cost of services in connection with the HVAC equipment relating solely to such user. Each user is not liable for the obligations of the other users; provided, however, that the owner of The Grand Canal Shoppes is liable for the obligations of each mall tenant. The HVAC service agreements expire in 2009, at which time the users will have the right, but not the obligation, to collectively either extend the term of their agreements for five years (with a second, additional five-year renewal option) each or purchase the HVAC plant and equipment in accordance with purchase provisions set forth in the HVAC service agreements.

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DESCRIPTION OF CAPITAL STOCK

        The following summary of the terms of our capital stock is qualified in its entirety by reference to the applicable provisions of Nevada law and our articles of incorporation and by-laws. Copies of our restated articles of incorporation and by-laws are filed as exhibits to the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part.

Capital Stock

        Our authorized capital stock currently consists of 1,000,000,000 shares of common stock and 50,000,000 shares of preferred stock. Immediately prior to this offering and upon consummation of the holding company merger, we will have approximately             holders of record of our common stock and no holders of record of our preferred stock. After consummation of this offering, we expect to have              shares of common stock and no shares of preferred stock outstanding.

Common Stock

        The holders of our common stock are entitled to one vote per share on all matters submitted to a vote of stockholders, including the election of directors. Holders of the common stock do not have any preemptive rights or cumulative voting rights, which means that the holders of a majority of the outstanding common stock voting for the election of directors can elect all directors then being elected. The holders of our common stock are entitled to receive dividends when, as, and if declared by our board out of legally available funds. Upon our liquidation or dissolution, the holders of common stock will be entitled to share ratably in those of our assets that are legally available for distribution to stockholders after payment of liabilities and subject to the prior rights of any holders of preferred stock then outstanding. All of the outstanding shares of common stock are, and the shares of common stock to be sold in this offering when issued and paid for will be, fully paid and nonassessable. The rights, preferences and privileges of holders of common stock are subject to the rights of the holders of shares of any series of preferred stock that may be issued in the future. Nevada gaming laws and regulations subject holders of our common stock to certain suitability requirements. See "Business—Regulation and Licensing—State of Nevada."

Preferred Stock

        We are authorized to issue up to 50,000,000 shares of preferred stock. Our board of directors is authorized, subject to limitations prescribed by Nevada law and our certificate of incorporation, to determine the terms and conditions of the preferred stock, including whether the shares of preferred stock will be issued in one or more series, the number of shares to be included in each series and the powers, designations, preferences and rights of the shares. Our board of directors also is authorized to designate any qualifications, limitations or restrictions on the shares without any further vote or action by the stockholders. The issuance of preferred stock may have the effect of delaying, deferring or preventing a change in control of our company and may adversely affect the voting and other rights of the holders of our common stock, which could have an adverse impact on the market price of our common stock. We have no current plan to issue any additional shares of preferred stock.

Certain Articles of Incorporation, By-Laws and Statutory Provisions

        The provisions of our articles of incorporation and by-laws and of the Nevada General Corporation Law summarized below may have an anti-takeover effect and may delay, defer or prevent a tender offer or takeover attempt that you might consider in your best interest, including an attempt that might result in your receipt of a premium over the market price for your shares.

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Limitation of Liability of Officers and Directors

        Nevada law currently provides that our directors will not be personally liable to our company or our stockholders for monetary damages for any act or omission as a director other than in the following circumstances:

    the director breaches his fiduciary duty to our company or our stockholders and such breach involves intentional misconduct, fraud or a knowing violation of law; or

    our company makes an unlawful payment of a dividend or unlawful stock purchases, redemptions or other distribution.

        As a result, neither we nor our stockholders have the right, through stockholders' derivative suits on our behalf, to recover monetary damages against a director for breach of fiduciary duty as a director, including breaches resulting from grossly negligent behavior, except in the situations described above. Nevada law allows the articles of incorporation of a corporation to provide for greater liability of the corporation's directors. Our articles of incorporation do not provide for such expanded liability.

Special Meetings of Stockholders

        Our articles of incorporation provide that special meetings of stockholders may be called only by the chairman or by a majority of the members of our board. Stockholders are not permitted to call a special meeting of stockholders, to require that the chairman call such a special meeting, or to require that our board request the calling of a special meeting of stockholders.

Stockholder Action; Advance Notice Requirements for Stockholder Proposals and Director Nominations

        Our articles of incorporation provides that stockholders may not take action by written consent, but may only take action at duly called annual or special meetings. In addition, our by-laws establish advance notice procedures for:

    stockholders to nominate candidates for election as a director; and

    stockholders to propose topics for consideration at stockholders' meetings.

        Stockholders must notify our corporate secretary in writing prior to the meeting at which the matters are to be acted upon or directors are to be elected. The notice must contain the information specified in our by-laws. To be timely, the notice must be received at our corporate headquarters not less than 90 days nor more than 120 days prior to the first anniversary of the date of the prior year's annual meeting of stockholders. If the annual meeting is advanced by more than 30 days, or delayed by more than 70 days, from the anniversary of the preceding year's annual meeting, or if no annual meeting was held in the preceding year or for the first annual meeting following this offering, notice by the stockholder, to be timely, must be received not earlier than the 120th day prior to the annual meeting and not later than the later of the 90th day prior to the annual meeting or the 10th day following the day on which we notify stockholders of the date of the annual meeting, either by mail or other public disclosure. In the case of a special meeting of stockholders called to elect directors, the stockholder notice must be received not earlier than 120 days prior to the special meeting and not later than the later of the 90th day prior to the special meeting or 10th day following the day on which we notify stockholders of the date of the special meeting, either by mail or other public disclosure. These provisions may preclude some stockholders from bringing matters before the stockholders at an annual or special meeting or from nominating candidates for director at an annual or special meeting.

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Election and Removal of Directors

        Our board is divided into three classes. The directors in each class will serve for a three-year term, one class being elected each year by our stockholders. Our stockholders may only remove directors for cause. Our board of directors may elect a director to fill a vacancy created by the expansion of the board of directors. This system of electing and removing directors may discourage a third party from making a tender offer or otherwise attempting to obtain control of us because it generally makes it more difficult for stockholders to replace a majority of our directors.

Nevada Anti-Takeover Statutes

    Business Combinations Act

        Under the terms of our articles of incorporation and as permitted under Nevada law, we have elected not to be subject to Nevada's anti-takeover law. This law provides that specified persons who, together with affiliates and associates, own, or within three years did own, 10% or more of the outstanding voting stock of a corporation cannot engage in specified business combinations with the corporation for a period of three years after the date on which the person became an interested stockholder. The law defines the term "business combination" to encompass a wide variety of transactions with or caused by an interested stockholder, including mergers, asset sales and other transactions in which the interested stockholder receives or could receive a benefit on other than a pro rata basis with other stockholders. With the approval of our stockholders, we may amend our articles of incorporation in the future to become governed by the anti-takeover law. This provision would then have an anti-takeover effect for transactions not approved in advance by our board of directors, including discouraging takeover attempts that might result in a premium over the market price for the shares of our common stock. By opting out of the Nevada anti-takeover law, third parties could more easily pursue a takeover transaction that was not approved by our board of directors.

    Control Shares Act

        Nevada law provides that, in certain circumstances, a shareholder who acquires a controlling interest in a corporation, defined in the statute as an interest in excess of a 1/5, 1/3 or 1/2 interest, has no voting rights in the shares acquired that caused the shareholder to exceed any such threshold, unless the corporation's other shareholders, by majority vote, grant voting rights to such shares. We may opt out of this act by amending our by-laws either before or within ten days after the relevant acquisition of shares. Presently, our by-laws do not opt out of this act.

    Gaming Requirements

        Applicable gaming laws impose certain suitability requirements to holders of our capital stock. See "Business-Regulation and Licensing."

        Our amended and restated certificate of incorporation provides that if the Nevada gaming authorities determine at any time that a holder of our stock or other securities is unsuitable to hold such securities, then until such securities are owned by the Nevada gaming authorities to be suitable to own them:

    we will not be required or permitted to pay any dividend or interest with regard to these securities;

    the holder of these securities will not be entitled to vote on any matter as the holder of the securities and these securities will not for any purposes be included in the securities entitled to vote; and

    we will not pay any remuneration in any form to the holder of these securities.

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Amendment to Certain Certificate of Incorporation and By-Law Provisions

        Our amended and restated certificate of incorporation provides that amendments to certain provisions of the certificate will require the affirmative vote of the holders of at least 66 2 / 3 % of the outstanding shares of our voting stock, namely:

    the provisions requiring a 66 2 / 3 % stockholder vote for removal of directors;

    the provisions requiring a 66 2 / 3 % stockholder vote for the amendment, repeal or adoption of our bylaw provisions (described below);

    the provisions requiring a 66 2 / 3 % stockholder vote for the amendment of certain provisions of our certificate of incorporation; and

    the provisions prohibiting stockholder action by written consent except under certain circumstances.

        In addition, our amended and restated certificate of incorporation and by-laws provide that our by-laws are subject to adoption, amendment or repeal either by a majority of the members of our board or the affirmative vote of the holders of not less than 662/3% of the outstanding shares of our voting stock.

        The 66 2 / 3 % vote will allow the holders of a minority of our voting securities to prevent the holders of a majority or more of our voting securities from amending certain provisions of our amended and restated certificate of incorporation and our by-laws.

Transfer Agent and Registrar

        The transfer agent and registrar for the common stock is             . Its telephone number is             .

Listing

        We intend to apply for listing of our common stock on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol "LVS." Such listing will require the prior approval of the Nevada State Gaming Control Board. We have filed the necessary application with the Nevada State Gaming Control Board to obtain such approval. However, there can be no assurance that our application will be granted by the Nevada State Gaming Control Board on a timely basis or at all.

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SHARES ELIGIBLE FOR FUTURE SALE

        Future sales of substantial amounts of our common stock in the public market, or the perception that substantial sales may occur, could adversely affect the prevailing market price of our common stock. Prior to this offering, there has been no public market for our common stock. After completion of the offering, there will be shares of common stock outstanding. Of these shares,                   shares of common stock sold in the offering, or up to shares if the underwriters exercise their option to purchase additional shares, will be freely transferable without restriction under the Securities Act, except by persons who may be deemed to be our affiliates.

        In addition to the shares of our common stock sold in this offering, there will be shares of our common stock outstanding immediately after this offering. Of these shares, all are restricted securities and may be sold into the public market pursuant to Rule 144 and 144(k) under the Securities Act as described below.

Sales of Restricted Shares

        An aggregate of                   shares of our common stock held by our existing stockholders upon completion of this offering will be "restricted securities," as that phrase is defined in Rule 144, and may not be resold in the absence of registration under the Securities Act or pursuant to an exemption from such registration, including among others, the exemptions provided by Rule 144 and 144(k) under the Securities Act, which are summarized below. Taking into account the lock-up agreements described below and the provisions of Rules 144 and 144(k), additional shares will be available for sale in the public market as follows:

    shares will be available for immediate sale on the date of this prospectus;

                 shares will be available for sale 180 days (or earlier if waived by the underwriters) after the date of this prospectus, the expiration date for the lock-up agreements, pursuant to Rules 144 and 144(k); and

    an additional         shares will be available for sale at various times after the expiration of the lock up pursuant to Rule 144.

Rule 144

        In general, under Rule 144 as currently in effect, beginning 90 days after the date of this prospectus, a person (or persons whose shares are aggregated), who has beneficially owned restricted shares for at least one year, including persons who may be deemed to be our "affiliates," would be entitled to sell within any three-month period a number of shares that does not exceed the greater of:

    1.0% of the number of shares of common stock then outstanding, which will equal approximately shares immediately after this offering; or

    the average weekly trading volume of our common stock on the New York Stock Exchange during the four calendar weeks before a notice of the sale on Form 144 is filed with the SEC.

        Sales under Rule 144 are also subject to certain manner of sale provisions and notice requirements and to the availability of certain public information about us.

Rule 144(k)

        Under Rule 144(k), a person who is not deemed to have been one of our "affiliates" at any time during the 90 days preceding a sale, and who has beneficially owned the shares proposed to be sold for at least two years, including the holding period of any prior owner other than an

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"affiliate," is entitled to sell these shares without complying with the manner of sale, public information, volume limitation or notice provisions of Rule 144.

Options

        Following this offering, we intend to file a registration statement on Form S-8 to register              shares of our common stock reserved for issuance under our option plans and arrangements. We have granted options to some of our directors and members of management to purchase                   shares of our common stock. All of the shares of our common stock issuable upon the exercise of options under our stock option plans and arrangements would otherwise be freely tradable upon effectiveness of the registration statement on Form S-8 without restrictions under the Securities Act, unless these shares are held by an "affiliate" of ours or subject to other contractual restrictions.

Lock-up Agreements

        We, our principal stockholder, certain trusts for the benefit of our principal stockholder and his family and our executive officers and directors have agreed with the underwriters not to dispose of or hedge any of their common stock or securities convertible into or exchangeable for shares of common stock other than under our employee compensation plans during the period from the date of this prospectus continuing through the date that is 180 days after the date of this prospectus, except with the prior written consent of Goldman, Sachs & Co. Goldman, Sachs & Co. in its sole discretion may release any of the securities subject to these lock-up agreements at any time without notice. The lock-up agreements by these persons (other than us) cover an aggregate of approximately                   shares of our outstanding common stock. An aggregate of approximately                   shares will not be subject to the lock-up agreements and will be freely tradable immediately following this offering. See "Underwriting."

        The 180-day restricted period described in the preceding paragraph will be automatically extended if: (1) during the last 17 days of the 180-day restricted period we issue an earnings release or announce material news or a material event; or (2) prior to the expiration of the 180-day restricted period, we announce that we will release earnings results during the 16-day period beginning on the last day of the 180-day period, in which case the restrictions described in the preceding paragraph will continue to apply until the expiration of the 18-day period beginning on the issuance of the earnings release of the announcement of the material news or material event.

Registration Rights

        We have granted registration rights to our principal stockholder, certain trusts for the benefit of our principal stockholder and his family, who will collectively hold approximately                   shares (including shares issuable upon the exercise of outstanding options) upon consummation of this offering. Beginning 180 days after the date of this offering, our principal stockholder and the trusts can require us under certain circumstances to file registration statements that permit them to re-sell their shares. In addition, we have granted certain piggyback registration rights to certain of our senior executive officers. For more information, see "Certain Relationships and Related Party Transactions—Registration Rights Agreement."

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MATERIAL U.S. FEDERAL TAX CONSIDERATIONS FOR NON-U.S. HOLDERS

        The following summary describes the material U.S. federal income tax and estate tax consequences of the ownership and disposition of shares of our common stock purchased pursuant to this offering by a holder that is a non-U.S. holder as we define that term below. This discussion does not address all aspects of United States federal income or estate taxation that may be relevant to a non-U.S. Holder's decision to purchase shares of our common stock and is limited to persons that will hold the shares of our common stock as "capital assets"—generally, property held for investment—within the meaning of Section 1221 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code"). In addition, this summary does not deal with foreign, state and local tax consequences that may be relevant to non-U.S. Holders in light of their personal circumstances. This summary does not address the tax treatment of special classes of non-U.S. Holders, such as banks, insurance companies, tax-exempt entities, financial institutions, broker-dealers, persons holding our common stock as part of a hedging or conversion transaction or as part of a "straddle," partnerships (including any entity treated as a partnership for U.S. federal income tax purposes) or other pass-through entities, persons subject to the alternative minimum tax or U.S. expatriates. Furthermore, the discussion below is based upon the provisions of the Code, U.S. Treasury regulations, judicial opinions, published positions of the U.S. Internal Revenue Service (the "IRS") and other applicable authorities, all as in effect on the date of this prospectus and all of which are subject to differing interpretations or change, possibly with retroactive effect, which could result in federal tax consequences that are materially different from those discussed below. We have not sought, and will not seek, any ruling from the IRS or opinion of counsel with respect to the tax consequences discussed in this prospectus. Consequently, the IRS may disagree with or challenge any of the tax consequences discussed in this prospectus.

We urge you to consult your own tax advisor concerning the U.S. federal, state or local income tax and federal, state or local estate tax consequences of your ownership and disposition of shares of our common stock in light of your particular situation as well as any consequences arising under the laws of any other taxing jurisdiction or under any applicable tax treaty.

        As used in this discussion, a "non-U.S. Holder" means a beneficial owner of shares of our common stock who is not, for U.S. tax purposes:

    a citizen or individual resident of the United States;

    a corporation, including any entity treated as a corporation for U.S. tax purposes, created or organized in or under the laws of the United States or any political subdivision thereof;

    an estate, the income of which is subject to United States federal income taxation regardless of its source; or

    a trust:

    (1)
    that is subject to the primary supervision of a U.S. court and that has one or more United States persons who have the authority to control all substantial decisions of the trust; or

    (2)
    that has validly elected to be treated as a U.S. person for U.S. federal income tax purposes under applicable Treasury regulations.

        If a partnership (including any entity treated as a partnership for U.S. federal income tax purposes) or other pass-through entity holds our shares, the tax treatment of a partner in or owner of the partnership or pass-through entity will generally depend upon the status of the partner or owner and the activities of the partnership or pass-through entity. If you are a partner or owner of a partnership or other pass-through entity that is considering holding shares, you should consult your tax advisor.

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Payment of Dividends

        We do not presently anticipate paying cash distributions on shares of our common stock. For more information, please see "Dividend Policy." In the event that we do pay distributions on our common stock, however, these distributions generally will constitute dividends for U.S. federal income tax purposes to the extent paid from our current or accumulated earnings and profits, as determined under U.S. federal income tax principles. To the extent that the amount of any distribution exceeds our current and accumulated earnings and profits, such distribution will be treated first as a tax-free return of capital to the extent of the non-U.S. Holder's basis in its common shares and then as a capital gain. Any amounts treated as a tax-free return of capital in accordance with the preceding sentence will cause a reduction in the basis of the common shares (thereby increasing the amount of gain, or decreasing the amount of loss, that may be recognized by the non-U.S. holder on a subsequent disposition of the common shares).

        If dividends are paid on shares of our common stock these dividends will generally be subject to withholding of U.S. federal income tax at a rate of 30% of the gross amount, or any lower rate that may be specified by an applicable income tax treaty if we have received proper certification of the application of that income tax treaty. Non-U.S. holders should consult their tax advisors regarding their entitlement to benefits under an applicable income tax treaty and the manner of claiming the benefits of such treaty. A non-U.S. holder that is eligible for a reduced rate of U.S. federal withholding tax under an income tax treaty may obtain a refund or credit of any excess amounts withheld by filing an appropriate claim for a refund with the IRS.

        Dividends that are effectively connected with a non-U.S. holder's conduct of a trade or business in the U.S. or, if provided in an applicable income tax treaty, dividends that are attributable to a permanent establishment maintained by the non-U.S. holder in the U.S., are not subject to U.S. withholding tax, but are instead taxed in the manner applicable to U.S. persons. In that case, we will not have to withhold U.S. federal withholding tax, provided that the non-U.S. holder complies with applicable certification and disclosure requirements. In addition, dividends received by a foreign corporation that are effectively connected with the conduct of a trade or business in the U.S. may also be subject to a branch profits tax at a 30% rate, or any lower rate as may be specified in an applicable income tax treaty.

Sale or Exchange

        A non-U.S. Holder will generally not be subject to U.S. federal income tax, including by way of withholding, on gain recognized on a sale, exchange or other disposition of shares of our common stock unless any one of the following is true:

    the gain is effectively connected with the non-U.S. Holder's conduct of a trade or business in the United States and, if an applicable tax treaty applies, is attributable to a permanent establishment maintained by the non-U.S. Holder in the U.S., in which case, the branch profits tax discussed above may also apply if the non-U.S. holder is a corporation;

    a non-U.S. Holder, who is an individual, is present in the United States for 183 days or more in the taxable year of sale, exchange or other disposition and some additional conditions are met; or

    Foreign Investment in Real Property Tax Act, or "FIRPTA," rules are applicable because:

    our common stock constitutes a U.S. real property interest by reason of our status as a "United States real property holding corporation" ("USRPHC") for U.S. federal income tax purposes at any time during the shorter of the period during which you hold our common stock or the five-year period ending on the date on which you dispose of shares of our common stock; and

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      assuming that our common stock constitutes a U.S. real property interest and is treated as regularly traded on an established securities market (within the meaning of applicable Treasury regulations), you held, directly or indirectly, at any time within the five-year period preceding the disposition, more than 5% of our common stock.

        The determination of whether we are a USRPHC depends on the fair market value of our U.S. real property interests relative to the fair market value of our interests in real property located outside the U.S. and the fair market value of our other business assets. We can give no assurances that we are not a USRPHC. In addition, even if we are not a USRPHC at the present time, since the determination of USRPHC status in the future will be based upon the composition of our assets from time to time, there can be no assurance that we will not be or become a USRPHC in the future. However, as indicated above, so long as our stock is treated as "regularly traded" on an established securities market (within the meaning of applicable Treasury regulations), our common stock will not be treated as a U.S. real property interest for a particular holder who disposes of common stock unless such holder holds, directly or indirectly, at any time within the five-year period preceding the disposition, more than 5% of our common stock. We currently expect that our common stock will be considered to be "regularly traded" on an established securities market for these purposes because we expect it to be traded on the New York Stock Exchange and to be regularly quoted by brokers and/or dealers making a market in our common stock. You should consult your own tax advisor regarding the application of the FIRPTA rules discussed above to a disposition by you of our common stock.

        Individual non-U.S. holders who are subject to U.S. tax because the holder was present in the U.S. for 183 days or more during the year of disposition are taxed on their gains, including gains from the sale of shares of our common stock and net of applicable U.S. losses from sale or exchanges of other capital assets incurred during the year, at a flat rate of 30%. Other non-U.S. holders who may be subject to U.S. federal income tax on the disposition of our common stock will be taxed on such disposition in the manner applicable to U.S. persons. In addition, if any of this gain is taxable because we are a USRPHC and the selling holder's ownership of our common stock exceeds 5%, the buyer of our common stock may be required to withhold a tax equal to 10% of the amount realized on the sale.

Federal Estate Tax

        Shares of our common stock owned or treated as owned by an individual non-U.S. Holder will be included in that non-U.S. Holder's estate for U.S. federal estate tax purposes, and may be subject to U.S. federal estate tax, unless an applicable estate tax treaty provides otherwise.

Backup Withholding and Information Reporting

        Under U.S. Treasury regulations, we must report annually to the IRS and to each non-U.S. Holder the amount of dividends paid to that holder and the tax withheld with respect to those dividends. These information reporting requirements apply even if withholding was not required because the dividends were effectively connected dividends or withholding was reduced or eliminated by an applicable tax treaty. Under an applicable tax treaty, that information may also be made available to the tax authorities in the country in which the non-U.S. Holder resides or is established.

        The gross amount of dividends paid to a non-U.S. Holder that fails to certify its non-U.S. Holder status in accordance with applicable U.S. Treasury regulations or to otherwise establish an applicable exemption generally will be reduced by any backup withholding tax that may be imposed.

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        The payment of the proceeds of the disposition of our common stock by a non-U.S. Holder to or through the U.S. office of a broker generally will be reported to the IRS and reduced by backup withholding unless the non-U.S. Holder either certifies its status as a non-U.S. Holder in accordance with applicable U.S. Treasury regulations or otherwise establishes an exemption and the broker has no actual knowledge, or reason to know, to the contrary. The payment of the proceeds on the disposition of our common stock by a non-U.S. Holder to or through a non-U.S. office of a broker generally will not be reduced by backup withholding or reported to the IRS. If, however, the broker is a U.S. person or has specified connections with the United States, unless some conditions are met, the proceeds from that disposition generally will be reported to the IRS, but not reduced by backup withholding.

        Backup withholding is not an additional tax. Any amounts withheld under the backup withholding rules will be refunded or credited against the non-U.S. Holder's U.S. federal income tax liability, if any, provided that certain required information is furnished to the IRS. Non-U.S. Holders should consult their own tax advisors regarding the application of the information reporting and backup withholding rules to them and the availability and procedure for obtaining an exemption from backup withholding under current U.S. Treasury regulations.

         The above discussion is included for general information only. You should consult your tax advisor with respect to the U.S. federal income tax and federal estate tax consequences of the ownership and disposition of our common stock, as well as the application and effect of the laws of any state, local, foreign or other taxing jurisdiction.

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UNDERWRITING

        We and the underwriters named below have entered into an underwriting agreement with respect to the shares being offered. Subject to certain conditions, each underwriter has severally agreed to purchase the number of shares indicated in the following table. Goldman, Sachs & Co. is the representative of the underwriters.

Underwriters

  Number of Shares
Goldman, Sachs & Co.    
   
Total    
   

        The underwriters are committed to take and pay for all of the shares being offered, if any are taken, other than the shares covered by the option described below unless and until this option is exercised.

        If the underwriters sell more shares than the total number set forth in the table above, the underwriters have an option to buy up to an additional              shares from us to cover such sales. They may exercise that option for 30 days. If any shares are purchased pursuant to this option, the underwriters will severally purchase shares in approximately the same proportion as set forth in the table above.

        The following table shows the per share and total underwriting discounts and commissions to be paid to the underwriters by us. Such amounts are shown assuming both no exercise and full exercise of the underwriters' option to purchase             additional shares.

Paid by Us
 
  No Exercise
  Full Exercise
Per Share   $     $  
Total   $     $  

        Shares sold by the underwriters to the public will initially be offered at the initial public offering price set forth on the cover of this prospectus. Any shares sold by the underwriters to securities dealers may be sold at a discount of up to $                    per share from the initial public offering price. Any such securities dealers may resell any shares purchased from the underwriters to certain other brokers or dealers at a discount of up to $                    per share from the initial public offering price. If all the shares are not sold at the initial public offering price, the representative may change the offering price and the other selling terms.

        We, our principal stockholder, certain trusts for the benefit of our principal stockholder and his family and our executive officers and directors have agreed with the underwriters not to dispose of or hedge any of their common stock or securities convertible into or exchangeable for shares of common stock other than under our existing employee compensation plans during the period from the date of this prospectus continuing through the date that is 180 days after the date of this prospectus, except with the prior written consent of Goldman, Sachs & Co. Goldman, Sachs & Co. in its sole discretion may release any of the securities subject to these lock-up agreements at any time without notice.

        The 180-day restricted period described in the preceding paragraph will be automatically extended if: (1) during the last 17 days of the 180-day restricted period we issue an earnings release or announce material news or a material event; or (2) prior to the expiration of the 180-day restricted period, we announce that we will release earnings results during the 16-day period beginning on the last day of the 180-day period, in which case the restrictions described in the

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preceding paragraph will continue to apply until the expiration of the 18-day period beginning on the issuance of the earnings release of the announcement of the material news or material event.

        This agreement does not apply to any existing employee benefit plans. See "Shares Eligible for Future Sale" for a discussion of certain transfer restrictions.

        Prior to the offering, there has been no public market for the shares. The initial public offering price has been negotiated among us and the representative. Among the factors to be considered in determining the initial public offering price of the shares, in addition to prevailing market conditions, will be our historical performance, estimates of our business potential and earnings prospects, an assessment of our management and the consideration of the above factors in relation to market valuation of companies in related businesses.

        We intend to list our common stock on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol "LVS."

        In connection with the offering, the underwriters may purchase and sell shares of common stock in the open market. These transactions may include short sales, stabilizing transactions and purchases to cover positions created by short sales. Short sales involve the sale by the underwriters of a greater number of shares than they are required to purchase in the offering. "Covered" short sales are sales made in an amount not greater than the underwriters' option to purchase additional shares from us in the offering. The underwriters may close out any covered short position by either exercising their option to purchase additional shares or purchasing shares in the open market. In determining the source of shares to close out the covered short position, the underwriters will consider, among other things, the price of shares available for purchase in the open market as compared to the price at which they may purchase additional shares pursuant to the option granted to them. "Naked" short sales are any sales in excess of such option. The underwriters must close out any naked short position by purchasing shares in the open market. A naked short position is more likely to be created if the underwriters are concerned that there may be downward pressure on the price of the common stock in the open market after pricing that could adversely affect investors who purchase in the offering. Stabilizing transactions consist of various bids for or purchases of common stock made by the underwriters in the open market prior to the completion of the offering.

        The underwriters may also impose a penalty bid. This occurs when a particular underwriter repays to the underwriters a portion of the underwriting discount received by it because the representative has repurchased shares sold by or for the account of such underwriter in stabilizing or short covering transactions.

        Purchases to cover a short position and stabilizing transactions may have the effect of preventing or retarding a decline in the market price of our stock, and together with the imposition of the penalty bid, may stabilize, maintain or otherwise affect the market price of the common stock. As a result, the price of the common stock may be higher than the price that otherwise might exist in the open market. If these activities are commenced, they may be discontinued at any time. These transactions may be effected on the New York Stock Exchange, in the over-the-counter market or otherwise.

        Each underwriter has represented, warranted and agreed that: (i) it has not offered or sold and, prior to the expiry of a period of six months from the closing date of this offering, will not offer or sell any shares to persons in the United Kingdom except to persons whose ordinary activities involve them in acquiring, holding, managing or disposing of investments (as principal or agent) for the purposes of their businesses or otherwise in circumstances which have not resulted and will not result in an offer to the public in the United Kingdom within the meaning of the Public Offers of Securities Regulations 1995; (ii) it has only communicated or caused to be communicated and will only communicate or cause to be communicated any invitation or inducement to engage in investment activity (within the meaning of section 21 of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000

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("FSMA")) received by it in connection with the issue or sale of any shares in circumstances in which section 21(1) of the FSMA does not apply to the Issuer; and (iii) it has complied and will comply with all applicable provisions of the FSMA with respect to anything done by it in relation to the shares in, from or otherwise involving the United Kingdom.

        The shares may not be offered or sold, transferred or delivered, as part of their initial distribution or at any time thereafter, directly or indirectly, to any individual or legal entity in the Netherlands other than to individuals or legal entities who or which trade or invest in securities in the conduct of their profession or trade, which includes banks, securities intermediaries, insurance companies, pension funds, other institutional investors and commercial enterprises which, as an ancillary activity, regularly trade or invest in securities.

        The shares may not be offered or sold by means of any document other than to persons whose ordinary business is to buy or sell shares or debentures, whether as principal or agent, or in circumstances which do not constitute an offer to the public within the meaning of the Companies Ordinance (Cap. 32) of Hong Kong, and no advertisement, invitation or document relating to the shares may be issued, whether in Hong Kong or elsewhere, which is directed at, or the contents of which are likely to be accessed or read by, the public in Hong Kong (except if permitted to do so under the securities laws of Hong Kong) other than with respect to shares which are or are intended to be disposed of only to persons outside Hong Kong or only to "professional investors" within the meaning of the Securities and Futures Ordinance (Cap. 571) of Hong Kong and any rules made thereunder.

        This prospectus has not been registered as a prospectus with the Monetary Authority of Singapore. Accordingly, this prospectus and any other document or material in connection with the offer or sale, or invitation or subscription or purchase, of the securities may not be circulated or distributed, nor may the securities be offered or sold, or be made the subject of an invitation for subscription or purchase, whether directly or indirectly, to persons in Singapore other than under circumstances in which such offer, sale or invitation does not constitute an offer or sale, or invitation for subscription or purchase, of the securities to the public in Singapore.

        The securities have not been and will not be registered under the Securities and Exchange Law of Japan (the "Securities and Exchange Law") and each underwriter has agreed that it will not offer or sell any securities, directly or indirectly, in Japan or to, or for the benefit of, any resident of Japan (which term as used herein means any person resident in Japan, including any corporation or other entity organized under the laws of Japan), or to others for re-offering or resale, directly or indirectly, in Japan or to a resident of Japan, except pursuant to an exemption from the registration requirements of, and otherwise in compliance with, the Securities and Exchange Law and any other applicable laws, regulations and ministerial guidelines of Japan.

        We currently anticipate that we will undertake a directed share program, pursuant to which we will direct the underwriters to reserve up to            shares of common stock for sale at the initial public offering price to directors, officers, employees and friends through a directed share program. The number of shares of common stock available for sale to the general public in the public offering will be reduced to the extent these persons purchase any reserved shares. Any shares not so purchased will be offered by the underwriters to the general public on the same basis as other shares offered hereby.

        We estimate that our share of the total expenses of the offering, excluding underwriting discounts and commissions, will be approximately $             .

        We have agreed to indemnify the several underwriters against certain liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act.

        Certain of the underwriters and their respective affiliates have, from time to time, performed, and may in the future perform, various financial advisory and investment banking services for us, for which they received or will receive customary fees and expenses. Affiliates of Goldman, Sachs & Co. were initial purchasers of our mortgage notes that we issued in June 2002. Goldman, Sachs & Co. also acted as our financial advisor in connection with our sale of The Grand Canal Shoppes. In addition, an affiliate of Goldman, Sachs & Co. acted as an initial purchaser in connection with the senior secured notes offering by our subsidiary, Venetian Macau Finance Company. Also, an affiliate of Goldman, Sachs & Co. acted as a lender under our secured mall facility. Goldman Sachs Mortgage Company, an affiliate of Goldman Sachs & Co., is the lender under the new Interface Group-Nevada mortgage loan. Finally, an affiliate of Goldman, Sachs & Co. was the joint lead arranger, joint bookrunner and syndication agent under our prior senior secured credit facility and is the lead arranger, bookrunner and syndication agent under our new senior secured credit facility.

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LEGAL MATTERS

        Lionel Sawyer & Collins, Las Vegas, Nevada, will pass upon the validity of the common stock offered by this prospectus for us. Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP, New York, New York, will pass upon certain other matters for us. Latham & Watkins LLP, New York, New York, will pass upon certain matters for the underwriters.


EXPERTS

        The consolidated financial statements as of December 31, 2003 and 2002 and for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2003 included in this prospectus have been so included in reliance on the report of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, an independent registered public accounting firm, given on the authority of said firm as experts in auditing and accounting.


WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION

        We have filed with the SEC a registration statement on Form S-1 with respect to the common stock being sold in this offering. This prospectus constitutes a part of that registration statement. This prospectus does not contain all the information set forth in the registration statement and the exhibits and schedules to the registration statement, because some parts have been omitted in accordance with the rules and regulations of the SEC. For further information with respect to us and our common stock being sold in this offering, you should refer to the registration statement and the exhibits and schedules filed as part of the registration statement. Statements contained in this prospectus regarding the contents of any agreement, contract or other document referred to are not necessarily complete; reference is made in each instance to the copy of the contract or document filed as an exhibit to the registration statement. Each statement is qualified by reference to the exhibit. You may inspect a copy of the registration statement without charge at the SEC's principal office in Washington, D.C. Copies of all or any part of the registration statement may be obtained after payment of fees prescribed by the SEC from the SEC's Public Reference Room at the SEC's principal office, 450 Fifth Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20549.

        You may obtain information regarding the operation of the Public Reference Room by calling the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330. The SEC maintains a website at http://www.sec.gov that contains reports, proxy and information statements and other information regarding registrants like us that file electronically with the SEC. You can also inspect our registration statement on this website.

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INDEX TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Audited Financial Statements:

   
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm   F-2
Consolidated Balance Sheets at December 31, 2002 and 2003   F-3
Consolidated Statements of Operations for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2003   F-4
Consolidated Statements of Stockholders' Equity (Deficit) for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2003   F-5
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2003   F-6
Notes to Financial Statements   F-8

Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements:

 

 
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2003 and June 30, 2004   F-47
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations for the three and six months ended June 30, 2003 and June 30, 2004   F-48
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Stockholder's Equity (Deficit) for six months ended June 30, 2004   F-49
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the six month ended June 30, 2003 and June 30, 2004   F-50
Notes to Financial Statements   F-51

F-1



REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

To the Directors and Stockholders of Las Vegas Sands, Inc.

        In our opinion, the accompanying consolidated balance sheets and the related consolidated statements of operations, of stockholders' equity (deficit) and of cash flows present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Las Vegas Sands, Inc. and its subsidiaries at December 31, 2003 and 2002, and the results of their operations and their cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2003 in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits. We conducted our audits of these statements in accordance with standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Las Vegas, Nevada
January 30, 2004, except for Note 15—Segment Information,
as to which the date is August 16, 2004

F-2



LAS VEGAS SANDS, INC.

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(Dollars in thousands, except share data)

 
  December 31,
2002

  December 31,
2003

 
ASSETS              
CURRENT ASSETS:              
  Cash and cash equivalents   $ 93,742   $ 142,360  
  Restricted cash and cash equivalents     21,880     36,358  
  Accounts receivable, net     53,312     52,542  
  Inventories     5,070     6,093  
  Prepaid expenses     5,004     3,462  
   
 
 
  Total current assets     179,008     240,815  
 
Property and equipment, net

 

 

1,191,828

 

 

1,432,176

 
  Deferred offering costs, net     38,015     38,489  
  Restricted cash     83,370     86,144  
  Other assets, net     24,460     34,270  
   
 
 
    $ 1,516,681   $ 1,831,894  
   
 
 

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY (DEFICIT)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
CURRENT LIABILITIES:              
  Accounts payable   $ 12,201   $ 14,991  
  Construction payables     29,727     42,155  
  Construction payables—contested     7,232     7,232  
  Accrued interest payable     4,336     4,809  
  Other accrued liabilities     80,585     95,940  
  Current maturities of long-term debt     2,500     12,633  
   
 
 
  Total current liabilities     136,581     177,760  
  Other long-term liabilities     1,122     6,445  
  Long-term debt     1,216,250     1,426,350  
   
 
 
      1,353,953     1,610,555  
   
 
 

Redeemable Preferred Interest in Venetian Casino Resort, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary

 

 

212,111

 

 

238,328

 

Stockholders' equity (deficit):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
  Common stock, $.10 par value, 3,000,000 shares authorized, 1,000,000 shares issued and outstanding     100     100  
  Notes receivable from stockholders         (843 )
  Capital in excess of par value     140,760     136,562  
  Accumulated deficit     (190,243 )   (152,808 )
   
 
 
      (49,383 )   (16,989 )
   
 
 
    $ 1,516,681   $ 1,831,894  
   
 
 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

F-3



LAS VEGAS SANDS, INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)

 
  Year Ended December 31,
 
 
  2001
  2002
  2003
 
Revenues:                    
  Casino   $ 227,240   $ 256,484   $ 272,804  
  Rooms     204,242     206,706     251,397  
  Food and beverage     61,977     70,300     82,882  
  Retail and other     73,034     72,395     79,242  
   
 
 
 
      566,493     605,885     686,325  
Less-promotional allowances     (42,594 )   (34,208 )   (44,856 )
   
 
 
 
Net revenues     523,899     571,677     641,469  
   
 
 
 
Operating expenses:                    
  Casino     139,936     119,186     128,339  
  Rooms     50,039     53,435     64,819  
  Food and beverage     29,630     35,217     40,797  
  Retail and other     32,302     32,736     33,468  
  Provision for doubtful accounts     20,198     21,393     8,084  
  General and administrative     86,887     94,410     107,523  
  Corporate expense     6,376     11,015     10,914  
  Rental expense     8,074     7,640     10,128  
  Pre-opening and developmental expense     355     5,925     10,525  
  Depreciation and amortization     40,823     43,638     50,837  
   
 
 
 
      414,620     424,595     465,434  
   
 
 
 
Operating income     109,279     147,082     176,035  
Other income (expense):                    
  Interest income     1,385     2,564     1,716  
  Interest expense, net of amounts capitalized     (101,724 )   (110,348 )   (114,924 )
  Interest expense on indebtedness to Principal Stockholder     (9,020 )   (4,010 )    
  Other income (expense)     (1,938 )   1,045     825  
  Loss on early retirement of debt     (1,383 )   (51,392 )    
   
 
 
 
  Income (loss) before preferred return     (3,401 )   (15,059 )   63,652  
  Preferred return on Redeemable Preferred Interest in Venetian Casino Resort, LLC     (20,766 )   (23,333 )   (26,217 )
   
 
 
 
Net income (loss)   $ (24,167 ) $ (38,392 ) $ 37,435  
   
 
 
 
Basic earnings (loss) per share   $ (24.17 ) $ (38.39 ) $ 37.44  
   
 
 
 
Diluted earnings (loss) per share   $ (24.17 ) $ (38.39 ) $ 37.36  
   
 
 
 
Dividends declared per share   $   $   $ 4.20  
   
 
 
 
 
   
   
   
Unaudited pro forma data (reflecting change in tax status) (See Note 17):              
Provision for income taxes             17,661
           
Net income           $ 19,774
           

Unaudited net income per share of common stock:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
Basic           $ 19.77
           
Diluted           $ 19.73
           

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

F-4



LAS VEGAS SANDS, INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDER'S EQUITY (DEFICIT)

(Dollars in thousands)

 
  Common Stock
   
   
   
   
 
 
  Number
of Shares

  Amount
  Capital in
Excess of
Par Value

  Notes
Receivable
from Stockholders

  Accumulated
Deficit

  Total
 
Balance at December 31, 2000   925,000   $ 92   $ 140,768   $   $ (127,684 ) $ 13,176  
  Net loss                   (24,167 )   (24,167 )
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
Balance at December 31, 2001   925,000     92     140,768         (151,851 )   (10,991 )
  Stock split   75,000     8     (8 )            
  Net loss                   (38,392 )   (38,392 )
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
Balance at December 31, 2002   1,000,000     100     140,760         (190,243 )   (49,383 )
  Declared and unpaid dividends           (4,198 )           (4,198 )
  Notes receivable from stockholder               (843 )       (843 )
  Net income                   37,435     37,435  
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
Balance at December 31, 2003   1,000,000   $ 100   $ 136,562   $ (843 ) $ (152,808 ) $ (16,989 )
   
 
 
 
 
 
 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

F-5



LAS VEGAS SAND, INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS

(Dollars in thousands)

 
  Year Ended December 31,
 
 
  2001
  2002
  2003
 
Cash flows from operating activities:                    
Net income (loss)   $ (24,167 ) $ (38,392 ) $ 37,435  

Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by operating activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
  Depreciation and amortization     40,823     43,638     50,837  
  Amortization of debt offering costs and original issue discount     8,691     8,188     6,910  
  Non-cash preferred return on Redeemable Preferred Interest in Venetian     20,766     23,333     26,217  
  Loss on early retirement of debt     1,383     51,392      
  Loss on disposition of fixed asset         301     454  
  Non-cash interest on completion guaranty loan     4,052          
  Provision for doubtful accounts     20,198     21,393     8,084  
  Changes in operating assets and liabilities:                    
    Accounts receivable     (12,962 )   (17,613 )   (7,314 )
    Inventories     (879 )   (323 )   (1,023 )
    Prepaid expenses     (190 )   (1,142 )   1,542  
    Other assets     (2,252 )   8,747     (9,810 )
    Accounts payable     12,518     (24,152 )   2,790  
    Accrued interest payable     (3,269 )   (5,672 )   473  
    Other accrued liabilities     (13,920 )   8,398     16,480  
   
 
 
 
Net cash provided by operating activities     50,792     78,096     133,075  
   
 
 
 
Cash flows from investing activities:                    
Increase in restricted cash     (97 )   (102,604 )   (17,252 )
Notes receivable from stockholders             (843 )
Capital expenditures     (55,134 )   (135,848 )   (279,211 )
   
 
 
 
Net cash used in investing activities     (55,231 )   (238,452 )   (297,306 )
   
 
 
 
Cash flows from financing activities:                    
Repayments on 12 1 / 4 % mortgage notes         (425,000 )    
Proceeds from 11% mortgage notes         850,000      
Repayments on senior subordinated notes         (97,500 )    
Proceeds from secured mall facility         120,000      
Repayments on mall—tranche A take-out Loan         (105,000 )    
Repayments on mall—tranche B take-out Loan         (35,000 )    
Repayments on completion guaranty loan         (31,124 )    
Repayments on senior secured credit facility—term A             (1,667 )
Proceeds from senior secured credit facility—term A             50,000  
Repayments on senior secured credit facility—term B         (1,250 )   (2,500 )
Proceeds from senior secured credit facility—term B         250,000      
Repayments on bank credit facility—tranche A term loan     (103,125 )        
Repayments on bank credit facility—tranche B term loan     (49,750 )        

F-6


 
  Year Ended December 31,
 
 
  2001
  2002
  2003
 
Repayments on bank credit facility—tranche C term loan     (5,750 )        
Proceeds from bank credit facility—tranche C term loan     5,750          
Proceeds from Venetian Macau senior secured notes—tranche A             75,000  
Proceeds from Venetian Macau senior secured notes—tranche B             45,000  
Proceeds from Venetian Intermediate credit facility             40,000  
Repayments on bank credit term facility     (764 )   (151,986 )    
Proceeds from bank credit term facility     152,750          
Repayments on bank credit facility—revolver     (18,000 )   (61,000 )   (470 )
Proceeds from bank credit facility—revolver     58,000     21,000     470  
Repayments on FF&E credit facility     (21,494 )   (53,735 )   (600 )
Proceeds from FF&E credit facility             15,000  
Proceeds from (repayments on) Phase II Subsidiary credit facility     3,933     (3,933 )    
Proceeds from (repayments on) Phase II Subsidiary unsecured bank loan     1,092     (1,092 )    
Repurchase premiums incurred in connection with refinancing transactions         (33,478 )    
Payments of debt offering costs     (5,873 )   (41,740 )   (7,384 )
   
 
 
 
Net cash provided by financing activities     16,769     199,162     212,849  
   
 
 
 
Increase in cash and cash equivalents     12,330     38,806     48,618  
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year     42,606     54,936     93,742  
   
 
 
 
Cash and cash equivalents at end of year   $ 54,936   $ 93,742   $ 142,360  
   
 
 
 

Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
Cash payments for interest   $ 106,150   $ 114,401   $ 111,805  
   
 
 
 

Non-cash interest on completion guaranty loan

 

$

4,052

 

$


 

$


 
   
 
 
 

Declared and unpaid dividends included in accrued liabliities

 

$


 

$


 

$

4,198

 
   
 
 
 

Property and equipment asset acquisitions included in accounts payable

 

$

33,347

 

$

36,959

 

$

49,387

 
   
 
 
 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

F-7



LAS VEGAS SANDS, INC.

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

NOTE 1—ORGANIZATION AND BUSINESS OF COMPANY

        Las Vegas Sands, Inc. ("LVSI") and its subsidiaries (collectively, the "Company") own and operate the Venetian Casino Resort (the "Casino Resort"), a Renaissance Venice-themed resort situated at one of the premier locations on the Las Vegas Strip (the "Strip"). The Casino Resort is located across from The Mirage and the Treasure Island Hotel and Casino. The Casino Resort includes the only all-suites hotel on the Strip with 4,049 suites (the "Hotel"); a gaming facility of approximately 116,000 square feet (the "Casino"); an enclosed retail, dining and entertainment complex of approximately 446,000 net leasable square feet (the "Mall"); and a meeting and conference facility of approximately 650,000 square feet (the "Congress Center").

        The Company is involved in significant litigation relating to the cost of construction of the Casino Resort. See "Note 13—Commitments and Contingencies".

        The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of LVSI and its subsidiaries (the "Subsidiaries"), including Venetian Casino Resort, LLC ("Venetian"), Mall Intermediate Holding Company, LLC ("Mall Intermediate"), Grand Canal Shops Mall Subsidiary, LLC (the "New Mall Subsidiary"), Grand Canal Shops II, LLC (the "Mall II Subsidiary"), Grand Canal Shops Mall MM Subsidiary, Inc., Venetian Hotel Operations, LLC ("Mall Construction"), Lido Intermediate Holding Company, LLC ("Lido Intermediate"), Lido Casino Resort Holding Company, LLC, Lido Casino Resort, LLC (the "Phase II Subsidiary"), Lido Casino Resort MM, Inc., Venetian Transport, LLC ("Venetian Transport"), Venetian Venture Development, LLC ("Venetian Venture"), Venetian Venture Development Intermediate Limited, Venetian Venture Development Intermediate I, Venetian Venture Development Intermediate II, Venetian Macau Finance Company, VI Limited, Las Vegas Sands (UK) Limited, Venetian Macau Limited ("Venetian Macau"), Venetian Macau Holdings Limited, Venetian Marketing, Inc. ("Venetian Marketing"), Venetian Far East Limited and Venetian Operating Company, LLC ("Venetian Operating") (collectively, and including all other direct and indirect subsidiaries of LVSI, the "Company"). Each of LVSI and the Subsidiaries is a separate legal entity and the assets of each such entity are intended to be available only to the creditors of such entity, except to the extent of guarantees on indebtedness. See "Note 8—Long-Term Debt ".

        Venetian was formed on March 20, 1997 to own and operate certain portions of the Casino Resort. LVSI is the managing member and owns 100% of the common voting equity in Venetian. The entire preferred interest in Venetian is owned by Interface Group Holding Company, Inc. ("Interface Holding"), which is wholly owned by LVSI's principal stockholder (the "Principal Stockholder").

        Various Subsidiaries are guarantors or co-obligors of certain indebtedness related to the Casino Resort. See "Note 8—Long-Term Debt ."

        The Mall II Subsidiary is an indirect, wholly owned subsidiary of LVSI, and owns and operates the Mall. The Mall II Subsidiary was formed on May 31, 2002 and became a successor to the Mall Subsidiary in connection with the refinancing of the Mall's indebtedness. See "Note 8—Long-Term Debt."

        The Company announced during January 2004 that it has retained an investment-banking firm, as financial advisor, to explore various strategic alternatives available to it relating to the Grand Canal Shops. No decision has been made as to whether there will be a sale or any other transaction involving the Grand Canal Shops. The Company is uncertain as to what strategic alternatives it may ultimately pursue, and there can be no assurance that, if any transaction is

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commenced, it will be completed or as to the value that any such transaction might have for the Company.

        Venetian Macau is an indirect, wholly owned subsidiary of LVSI, and owns and will operate the Macau Casino. See "Note 8—Long-Term Debt."

        The Casino Resort is physically connected to the approximately 1.15 million square foot Sands Expo and Convention Center (the "Expo Center"). Interface Group-Nevada, Inc. ("Interface"), the owner of the Expo Center, is beneficially owned by the Principal Stockholder. Venetian, the Mall II Subsidiary, and Interface transact business with each other and are parties to certain agreements. The nature of such transactions and the amounts involved are disclosed in the notes to the financial statements.

NOTE 2—SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

    Principles of Consolidation

        The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its subsidiaries. Significant intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated.

    Significant Accounting Policies and Estimates

        The preparation of the consolidated financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles requires the Company to make estimates and judgments that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses, and related disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities. On an on-going basis, management evaluates those estimates, including those related to asset impairment, accruals for slot marketing points, self-insurance, compensation and related benefits, revenue recognition, allowance for doubtful accounts, contingencies and litigation. The Company bases its estimates on historical experience and on various other assumptions that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying values of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. Actual results may differ from these estimates under different assumptions or conditions.

    Cash and Cash Equivalents

        Cash and cash equivalents consist of cash and short-term investments with original maturities not in excess of 90 days.

    Inventories

        Inventories are stated at the lower of cost or market. Cost is determined by the first-in, first-out and specific identification methods. Inventories consist primarily of food, beverage and retail products.

    Accounts Receivable

        Accounts receivable are due within one year and are recorded net of amounts estimated to be uncollectible.

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    Property and Equipment

        Property and equipment are stated at cost. Depreciation and amortization are provided on a straight-line basis over the estimated useful lives of the assets as follows:

Building and improvements   15 to 40 years
Furniture, fixtures and equipment   3 to 15 years
Leasehold improvements   5 to 10 years

        Maintenance, repairs and renewals that neither materially add to the value of the property nor appreciably prolong its life are charged to expense as incurred. Gains or losses on disposition of property and equipment are included in the statements of operations.

        Management reviews assets for possible impairment of long-lived assets whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of such assets exceeds their fair value. Impairment losses are recognized when estimated future undiscounted cash flows expected to result from the use of the assets and their eventual disposition are less than their carrying amounts. Effective January 1, 2002, the Company adopted Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 144 ("SFAS 144"), "Accounting for the Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets." This statement retains the prior requirements of SFAS No. 121, "Accounting for the Impairment of Long-Lived assets and for Long-Lived Assets to Be Disposed Of" to recognize impairments on property, plant and equipment. The adoption of SFAS No. 144 had no impact on the Company's financial condition, results of operations or cash flows.

    Capitalized Interest

        Interest costs associated with major construction projects are capitalized. Interest is capitalized on amounts expended using the weighted-average cost of the Company's outstanding borrowings. Capitalization of interest ceases when the project is substantially complete.

    Pre-opening and Developmental Costs

        Pre-opening and developmental costs, representing primarily direct personnel and other costs incurred prior to the opening of new ventures are expensed as incurred.

    Debt Discount and Deferred Offering Costs

        Debt discount and offering costs are amortized based on the terms of the related debt instruments using the effective interest method.

    Earnings (loss) Per Share

        Basic and diluted income (loss) per share is calculated based upon the weighted average number of shares outstanding. The impact of the unexercised options to purchase shares of the Company's common stock have been included in the computation of diluted earnings per share for the twelve months ended December 31, 2003, but have been excluded from the computation of earnings per share for the twelve months ended December 31, 2002 as their impact would have been antidilutive.

        As further described in Note 10, in the first quarter of 2002, the Company completed a stock split whereby the number of common shares outstanding was increased to 1,000,000 from 925,000.

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Accordingly, all earnings per share calculations have been adjusted to retroactively give effect to the increase in shares outstanding to 1,000,000.

        The Company has elected to follow Accounting Principles Board Opinion No. 25 entitled "Accounting For Stock Issued to Employees" and accounts for its stock-based compensation to employees using the intrinsic value method. Under this method, compensation expense is the difference between the market value of the Company's stock and the stock option's exercise price at the measurement date. Under APB 25, if the exercise price of the stock options is equal to or greater than the market price of the underlying stock on the date of grant, no compensation expense is recognized. The Company's stock-based employee compensation plan is more fully discussed in Note 10.

        Had the Company accounted for the plan under the fair value method allowed by Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 123, "Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation" ("SFAS 123"), the Company's net income and earnings per share would have been reduced to the following pro forma amounts:

 
  For Year Ended December 31,
 
 
  2001
  2002
  2003
 
Net income (loss), as reported   $ (24,167 ) $ (38,392 ) $ 37,435  
Deduct: Total stock-based employee compensation expense determined under the minimum value method for all awards, net of related tax effects         (55 )   (3 )
Add: Forfeitures of options to purchase common stock             1  
   
 
 
 
Pro forma net income (loss)   $ (24,167 ) $ (38,447 ) $ 37,433  
   
 
 
 
Basic earnings per share, as reported   $ (24.17 ) $ (38.39 ) $ 37.44  
   
 
 
 
Basic earnings per share, pro-forma   $ (24.17 ) $ (38.45 ) $ 37.36  
   
 
 
 
Diluted earnings per share, as reported   $ (24.17 ) $ (38.39 ) $ 37.36  
   
 
 
 
Diluted earnings per share, pro-forma   $ (24.17 ) $ (38.45 ) $ 37.36  
   
 
 
 

        The fair value of the option grant during 2003 was estimated on the date of grant using an appraisal of the value of LVSI and its common stock. The fair value of the option grant was estimated to equal the option strike price on the date of grant. The estimated fair value of options granted and outstanding as of December 31, 2002 was $1 per share and was computed using the minimum valve method with the following weighted average assumptions: risk free interest rate of 3.84%; no expected dividend yields; and expected lives of 2 years.

    Revenue Recognition

        The Company recognizes revenue when persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists, performance of the service or delivery of the product has occurred, the sales price is fixed or determinable and collectibility is probable.

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    Casino Revenue and Promotional Allowances

        Casino revenue is the aggregate of gaming wins and losses. Effective in the first quarter of 2001, the Company adopted Emerging Issues Task Force Issue 00-22 ("EITF 00-22"). EITF 00-22 requires that cash discounts and other cash incentives related to gaming play be recorded as a reduction of gross casino revenues. In connection with the adoption of EITF 00-22 in the first quarter of 2001, the Company reclassified $6.1 million of such discounts in the 2000 financial statements. In addition, in accordance with industry practice, the retail value of accommodations, food and beverage, and other services furnished to hotel/casino guests without charge is included in gross revenue and then deducted as promotional allowances. The estimated departmental cost of providing such promotional allowances is included primarily in casino operating expenses as follows (in thousands):

 
  Cost
December 31,

 
  2001
  2002
  2003
Food and Beverage   $ 9,357   $ 8,171   $ 8,362
Rooms     6,996     5,614     8,545
Other     1,752     1,157     1,067
   
 
 
    $ 18,105   $ 14,942   $ 17,974
   
 
 

        The estimated retail value of such promotional allowances is included in operating revenues as follows (in thousands):

 
  Revenue
December 31,

 
  2001
  2002
  2003
Food and Beverage   $ 14,749   $ 12,858   $ 13,712
Rooms     25,828     20,007     29,819
Other     2,017     1,343     1,325
   
 
 
    $ 42,594   $ 34,208   $ 44,856
   
 
 

    Rental Revenue

        Minimum rental revenues are recognized on a straight-line basis over the terms of the related lease. Percentage rents are recognized in the period in which the tenants exceed their respective percentage rent thresholds. Charges to tenants for real estate taxes, insurance and other shopping center operating expenses are recognized as revenues in the period billed which approximates the period in which the applicable costs are incurred.

    Hotel and Food and Beverage Revenues

        Hotel revenue recognition criteria are generally met at the time of occupancy. Food and beverage revenue recognition criteria are generally met at the time of service. Deposits for future hotel occupancy or food and beverage services contracts are recorded as deferred income until revenue recognition criteria are met. Cancellation fees for hotel and food and beverage services are recognized upon cancellation by the customer as defined by a written contract entered into with the customer.

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    Slot Club Promotion and Progressive Jackpot Payouts

        The Company has established a promotional club to encourage repeat business from frequent and active slot machine customers and table games patrons. Members earn points based on gaming activity and such points can be redeemed for cash. The Company accrues for club points as a reduction to revenue based upon the estimates for expected redemptions. The Company maintains a number of progressive slot machines and table games. As wagers are made on the respective progressive games, the amount available to win (to be paid out when the appropriate jackpots are hit) increases. The Company has recorded the progressive jackpots as a liability with a corresponding charge against casino revenue.

    Income Taxes

        LVSI has elected to be taxed as an S Corporation and its wholly owned subsidiaries are either limited liability companies or S Corporations, each of which is a tax pass-through entity for federal income tax purposes. Nevada does not levy a corporate income tax and the Company has an income tax holiday in Macau through 2007. Accordingly, no provision for federal, state, or foreign income taxes is included in the statement of operations. The Company's debt instruments provides for dividends to be paid to stockholders to pay income taxes associated with taxable income of the Company attributable to each stockholder. During 2003, the Company declared and accrued $4.2 million of tax dividends.

    Advertising Costs

        Costs for advertising are expensed as incurred, except costs for direct-response advertising, which are capitalized and amortized over the period of the related program. Direct-response advertising consists primarily of mailing costs associated with the direct-mail programs. Capitalized advertising costs, included in prepaid expense, were immaterial at December 31, 2002 and 2003. Advertising costs that were expensed during the year were $5.6 million, $3.6 million and $2.6 million in 2001, 2002 and 2003, respectively.

    Concentrations of Credit Risk

        Financial instruments, which potentially subject the Company to concentrations of credit risk, consist principally of short-term investments and receivables. The short-term investments (including restricted cash equivalents) are placed with a high credit quality financial institution, which invests primarily in money market funds.

    Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities

        In June 1998, the Financial Accounting Standards Board adopted Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 133 ("SFAS 133"), entitled "Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities," which establishes accounting and reporting standards for derivative instruments and for hedging activities. It requires that an entity recognize all derivatives as either assets or liabilities in the statement of financial position and measure those instruments at fair value. If specific conditions are met, a derivative may be specifically designated as a hedge of specific financial exposures. The accounting for changes in the fair value of a derivative depends on the intended use of the derivative and, if used in hedging activities, it depends on its effectiveness as a hedge. The Company adopted SFAS 133 on January 1, 2001.

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        The Company, from time to time, uses interest rate caps and floors and similar financial instruments to assist in managing interest incurred on its long-term debt. The difference between amounts received and amounts paid under such agreements, as well as any costs or fees, is recorded as a reduction of, or addition to, interest expense as incurred over the life of the cap and floor or similar financial instruments.

        The Company has a policy aimed at managing interest rate risk associated with its current and anticipated future borrowings. This policy enables the Company to use any combination of interest rate swaps, futures, options, cap and similar instruments. To the extent the Company employs such financial instruments pursuant to this policy, and the instruments qualify for hedge accounting, they are accounted for as hedging instruments. In order to qualify for hedge accounting, the underlying hedged item must expose the Company to risks associated with market fluctuations and the financial instrument used must be designated as a hedge and must reduce the Company's exposure to market fluctuation throughout the hedge period. If these criteria are not met, a change in the market value of the financial instrument is recognized as a gain or loss in the period of change. Otherwise, gains and losses are not recognized except to the extent that the financial instrument is disposed of prior to maturity. Net interest paid or received pursuant to the financial instrument is included as interest expense in the period.

    Losses on Retirement of Indebtedness

        In April 2002, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Statement No. 145 ("SFAS 145") "Rescission of FASB Statements Nos. 4, 44 and 64 and Amendment of FASB Statement No. 13." SFAS 145 addresses the presentation for losses on early retirements of debt in the statement of operations. During 2002, the Company adopted SFAS 145 and has not presented losses on early retirements of debt as an extraordinary item. Additionally, during 2002 prior period extraordinary losses were reclassified to conform to this new presentation. Adoption of SFAS 145 had no impact on the Company's financial condition or cash flows.

    Reclassifications

        The consolidated financial statements and footnotes for prior years reflect certain reclassifications to conform with the current year presentation, which have no effect on previously reported net income (loss).

    Recent Accounting Pronouncements

        In August 2001, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Statement No. 143 ("SFAS 143"), "Accounting for Obligations Associated with the Retirement of Long-Lived Assets." The objectives of SFAS 143 are to establish accounting standards for the recognition and measurement of an asset retirement obligation and its associated asset retirement cost. SFAS 143 is effective for fiscal years beginning after June 15, 2002, and was adopted by the Company on January 1, 2003.

        In June 2002, the Financial Accounting Standard Board issued Statement No. 146 ("SFAS 146") "Accounting for Costs Associated with Exit or Disposal Activities." The provisions of SFAS 146 become effective for exit or disposal activities commenced subsequent to December 31, 2002. SFAS 146 was adopted by the Company on January 1, 2003.

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        In November 2002, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued FASB Interpretation No. 45 ("FIN 45"), "Guarantor's Accounting and Disclosure Requirements for Guarantees, Including Indirect Guarantees of Indebtedness of Others." This Interpretation elaborates on the disclosures to be made by a guarantor in its interim and annual financial statements about its obligations under certain guarantees that it has issued. It also clarifies (for guarantees issued after January 1, 2003) that a guarantor is required to recognize at the inception of a guarantee, a liability for the fair value of the obligations undertaken in issuing the guarantee, excluding those for guarantees among entities within a consolidated group. At December 31, 2003, the Company does not have any guarantees outside of its consolidated group.

        In December 2002 the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Statement No. 148 ("SFAS 148") "Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation." The provisions of SFAS 148 became effective on December 15, 2002. The Company has adopted the disclosure requirements of SFAS 148.

        In January 2003, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued FASB Interpretation No. 46 ("FIN 46"), "Consolidation of Variable Interest Entities." This Interpretation addresses the requirements for business enterprises to consolidate related entities in which they are determined to be the primary economic beneficiary as a result of their variable economic interests. The Interpretation is intended to provide guidance in judging multiple economic interests in an entity and in determining the primary beneficiary. The Interpretation outlines disclosure requirements for variable interest entities in existence prior to January 31, 2003, and outlines consolidation requirements for variable interest entities created after January 31, 2003. The Company has reviewed its major relationships and its overall economic interests with other companies consisting of related parties, companies in which it has an equity position and other suppliers to determine the extent of its variable economic interest in these parties.

        The adoptions of SFAS 143, SFAS 146, SFAS 148 and FIN 45 and FIN 46 did not have a material impact on the Company's financial condition, results of operations or cash flows.

        In May 2003, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Statement No. 150 ("SFAS 150") "Accounting for Certain Financial Instruments with Characteristics of both Liabilities and Equity." The Company is considered a non-public entity, as defined by SFAS 150. Accordingly, for the Company, the provisions of SFAS 150 will become effective during the quarter ending March 31, 2004. Upon adoption of SFAS 150, the Company anticipates that the Series B Preferred Interest in Venetian will no longer be presented as "member's interest" but rather will be reclassified as a liability and dividends will be classified as interest expenses.

        In December 2003, the FASB issued a revision to SFAS No. 132, "Employers' Disclosure about Pensions and Other Postretirement Benefits, an Amendment of FASB Statements No. 87, 88 and 106 and a revision of FASB Statement No. 132" ("SFAS 132R"). This statement requires additional disclosure in relation to the types of plan assets, investment strategy, measurement date(s), plan obligations, cash flows and components of net periodic benefit cost recognized during interim periods. The provisions of this statement are effective for financial statements with fiscal years ending after December 15, 2003. The interim period disclosures are effective for interim periods beginning after December 15, 2003. The Company adopted SFAS 132R in December 2003. The adoption of this statement did not have a material impact on the Company's financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

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NOTE 3—STRATEGIC REDIRECTION AND QUASI-REORGANIZATION

        During 1996, in response to increasing competition and rapid market changes, management decided to strategically redirect the Company's business. On June 30, 1996, the Company suspended operations and closed the existing Sands property in order to construct a new hotel-casino resort (Note 1).

        In connection with the closing of the Sands (Note 1), the Company's director and Principal Stockholder approved a quasi-reorganization, effective as of June 30, 1996, pursuant to which the Company revalued certain of its assets as of that date. This revaluation, in accordance with the accounting principles applicable to a quasi-reorganization, permitted the Company to eliminate the adjusted accumulated deficit account as of that date, by a charge against capital in excess of par value, and to establish a new retained earnings account for the accumulation of the results of future operations. The quasi-reorganization resulted in an increase in the carrying value of land of $51.7 million and a corresponding decrease of $45.0 million in buildings and other property and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation and $6.7 million in severance and related closing costs. The remaining accumulated depreciation against the cost basis of the remaining property was eliminated, and the accumulated deficit of $155.0 million as of June 30, 1996, was transferred to capital in excess of par value.

NOTE 4—RESTRICTED CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS

        The Venetian Macau Senior Secured Notes issued on August 21, 2003 provided for a $120.0 million single draw. The Venetian Macau Senior Secured Notes proceeds of $117.1 million (net of financing fees and costs) were deposited into restricted accounts invested in cash or permitted investments and pledged to the holders of the Venetian Macau Senior Secured Notes. The December 31, 2003 restricted cash balance of $117.1 million will be used as required for the Macau Casino project costs under disbursement terms specified in the Venetian Macau Senior Secured Notes agreements.

        The senior secured credit facility that the Company entered into on June 4, 2002 (the "Senior Secured Credit Facility") provided for a $250.0 million single draw senior secured term loan facility (the "Term B Facility"). Term B Facility proceeds of $185.0 million were deposited into restricted accounts invested in cash or permitted investments and pledged to a disbursement agent for the Senior Secured Credit Facility lenders. The $185.0 million was used as required for Phase IA Addition project costs under disbursement terms specified in the Senior Secured Credit Facility. The disbursement account was subject to a security interest in favor of the lenders under the Senior Secured Credit Facility. As of December 31, 2002 the Phase IA disbursement, account balance was $101.2 million all of which was expended during 2003 in connection with the completion of constructions of the Phase IA Addition.

        Pursuant to the terms of the Secured Mall Facility (Note 8) , the Mall II Subsidiary is also required to maintain certain funds in escrow for debt service and property taxes. At December 31, 2002 and 2003, $1.9 million and $2.4 million, respectively was held by the lenders' agent in escrow for these purposes. The amounts in escrow are classified as restricted cash in the accompanying financial statements.

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NOTE 5—ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE

        Components of accounts receivable were as follows (thousands):

 
  December 31,
 
 
  2002
  2003
 
Casino   $ 59,633   $ 55,096  
Hotel     15,820     24,398  
Other     3,904     3,160  
   
 
 
      79,357     82,654  
Less: allowance for doubtful accounts and discounts     (26,045 )   (30,112 )
   
 
 
    $ 53,312   $ 52,542  
   
 
 

        The Company extends credit to approved casino customers following background checks and investigations of creditworthiness. At December 31, 2003, a substantial portion of the Company's casino receivables were due from customers residing in foreign countries. Business or economic conditions, the legal enforceability of gaming debts, or other significant events in these countries could affect the collectibility of such receivables.

        An estimated allowance for doubtful accounts and discounts is maintained to reduce the Company's receivables to their estimated net realizable value. Although management believes the allowance is adequate, it is possible that the estimated amount of cash collections with respect to the casino accounts receivable could change.

NOTE 6—PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT, NET

        Property and equipment includes costs incurred to construct the Casino Resort which amount is disputed in litigation (See—"Note 13—Commitments and Contingencies") and other new ventures and consist of the following (in thousands):

 
  For Year Ended December 31,
 
 
  2002
  2003
 
Land and land improvements   $ 113,428   $ 121,195  
Building and improvements     888,688     1,157,784  
Equipment, furniture, fixtures and leasehold improvements     142,004     186,485  
Construction in progress     197,882     167,235  
   
 
 
      1,342,002     1,632,699  
Less: accumulated depreciation and amortization     (150,174 )   (200,523 )
   
 
 
    $ 1,191,828   $ 1,432,176  
   
 
 

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        Construction in progress at December 31, 2003 consists of the following:

 
  For Year Ended December 31,
 
  2002
  2003
Macau Casino   $ 4,821   $ 85,956
Phase IA     146,853    
Phase II Resort     42,279     64,719
Other     3,929     16,560
   
 
    $ 197,882   $ 167,235
   
 

        The Casino Resort serves as collateral for various financing facilities (Note 8) .

        During the years ended December 31, 2001, 2002 and 2003, the Company capitalized interest expense of $2.0 million, $2.6 million and $5.6 million, respectively.

NOTE 7—OTHER ACCRUED LIABILITIES

        Other accrued liabilities consist of the following (in thousands):

 
  For Year Ended December 31,
 
  2002
  2003
Customer deposits   $ 35,216   $ 44,345
Payroll and related     23,913     29,893
Taxes and licenses     7,718     6,639
Outstanding gaming chips and tokens     5,075     4,888
Accrued dividends payable         4,198
Other accruals     8,663     5,977
   
 
    $ 80,585   $ 95,940
   
 

        Customer deposits relate to Casino front money, hotel, and banquet advance payments and are all due within one year.

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NOTE 8—LONG-TERM DEBT

        Long-term debt consists of the following (in thousands):

 
  For Year Ended December 31,
 
 
  2002
  2003
 
Indebtedness of the Company and its Subsidiaries other than the Mall II and Macau Subsidiaries:              
  11% Mortgage Notes, due June 15, 2010   $ 850,000   $ 850,000  
  Senior Secured Credit Facility—Term B     248,750     246,250  
  Senior Secured Credit Facility—Term A         48,333  
  FF&E Credit Facility         14,400  
Indebtedness of the Mall II Subsidiary:              
  Secured Mall Facility     120,000     120,000  
Indebtedness of the Macau Subsidiaries:              
  Venetian Macau Senior Secured Notes—Tranche A         75,000  
  Venetian Macau Senior Secured Notes—Tranche B         45,000  
  Venetian Intermediate Credit Facility         40,000  
   
 
 
      1,218,750     1,438,983  
Less: current maturities     (2,500 )   (12,633 )
   
 
 
Total long-term debt   $ 1,216,250   $ 1,426,350  
   
 
 

        On June 4, 2002, the Company completed a series of refinancing transactions (collectively, the "Refinancing Transactions") including: (1) the issuance of $850.0 million in aggregate principal amount of 11% mortgage notes due 2010 (the "Mortgage Notes") in a private placement; (2) entering into a new senior secured credit facility (the "Senior Secured Credit Facility") with a syndicate of lenders in an aggregate amount of $375.0 million; and (3) entering into a secured mall facility (the "Secured Mall Facility") in an aggregate amount of $105.0 million, which was subsequently increased to $120.0 million on June 28, 2002. The Company used the proceeds of the Refinancing Transactions to repay, redeem or repurchase all of its previously outstanding indebtedness, to finance the construction and development of the Phase IA Addition and to pay all fees and expenses associated with the Refinancing Transactions. In addition, the completion guarantee provided by the Principal Stockholder relating to the construction of the Casino Resort was terminated upon the consummation of the Refinancing Transactions and the remaining cash collateral was returned to the Principal Stockholder.

    Mortgage Notes

        The Mortgage Notes bear interest at 11%, payable each June 15th and December 15th. The Mortgage Notes are secured by second priority liens on certain assets of the Company (the personal property and the real estate improvements that comprise the hotel, the casino, and the convention space, with certain exceptions). The Mortgage Notes are redeemable at the option of LVSI and Venetian at prices ranging from 100% to 105.5% commencing on or after June 15, 2006, as set forth in the Mortgage Notes and the indenture pursuant to which the Mortgage Notes were issued (the "Indenture"). Prior to June 15, 2006, LVSI and Venetian may redeem the Mortgage Notes at their principal amount plus an applicable make-whole premium. Upon a change of control

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(as defined in the Indenture), each Mortgage Note holder may require LVSI and Venetian to repurchase such Mortgage Notes at 101% of the principal amount thereof plus accrued interest and other amounts which are then due, if any. On or prior to June 15, 2005, the Company may redeem up to 35% of the Mortgage Notes with the net cash proceeds of one or more offerings of equity securities at a redemption price of 111% of the principal amount of the Mortgage Notes, plus accrued and unpaid interest. Upon an event of loss or certain asset sales, the Company may also be required to offer to purchase all or a portion of the Mortgage Notes with the proceeds of such event of loss or sale. The Mortgage Notes are not subject to a sinking fund requirement.

        On December 27, 2002, the Company completed an exchange offer to exchange the Mortgage Notes for publicly traded mortgage notes with substantially the same terms.

    Senior Secured Credit Facility

        The Senior Secured Credit Facility provides for a $250.0 million single draw senior secured term loan facility (the "Term B Facility"), a $50.0 million senior secured delayed draw facility (the "Term A Facility") and a $75.0 million senior secured revolving facility (the "Revolving Facility"). The net proceeds from the Term A and Term B Facilities of $235.0 million were deposited into a disbursement account for the Phase IA Addition, invested in cash or permitted investments, pledged to a disbursement agent for the Senior Secured Credit Facility lenders and used as required for Phase IA Addition project costs under disbursement terms specified in the Senior Secured Credit Facility.

        The Term B Facility matures on June 4, 2008 and is subject to quarterly amortization payments in the amount of $625,000 from September 30, 2002 until September 30, 2007, followed by four equal quarterly amortization payments of $59.4 million until the maturity date. The Term A Facility was drawn in full on May 26, 2003, matures on June 4, 2007 and is subject to quarterly amortization payments commencing on December 31, 2003 in the amount of $1,666,667 for three quarters, $2,500,000 for the succeeding four quarters, $3,750,000 for the next four quarters and $5,000,000 for the final four quarters.

        The Revolving Facility matures on June 4, 2007 and has no interim amortization. No amounts had been drawn under the Revolving Facility as of December 31, 2003. However, as described below, LVSI has guaranteed borrowings under a $50 million credit facility of Venetian Venture Development Intermediate Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company ("Venetian Intermediate"), to fund construction and development costs of the Macau Casino. These guarantees will be supported by $50 million of letters of credit to be issued under the Revolving Facility of which $40.0 million had been issued as of December 31, 2003. In addition, LVSI will guarantee funding of certain cost overruns of the Macau Casino as further described in Note 13. The guaranty is supported by a $10 million letter of credit issued under the Revolving Facility during January 2004. As a result of the issuance of these letters of credit, the amount available for working capital loans under the Revolving Facility has decreased from the $35.0 million of availability as of December 31, 2003 to $15.0 million during January 2004.

        All amounts outstanding under the Senior Secured Credit Facility bear interest at the option of the Company at the prime rate plus 2% per annum, or at the reserve adjusted Eurodollar rate plus 3% per annum. Since the substantial completion of the Phase IA Addition, the applicable margin for amounts outstanding under the Term A Facility and the Revolving Facility is determined by a grid

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based upon a leverage ratio. The leverage ratio is calculated as the ratio of consolidated total debt as of the last day of each fiscal quarter to EBITDA (as defined in the Senior Secured Credit Facility) for the four-fiscal quarter period ending on such date. Commitment fees equal to 0.50% per annum of the daily average unused portion of the commitment under the Revolving Facility are payable quarterly in arrears. The average interest rate for the Senior Secured Credit Facility was 4.2% during the twelve months ended December 31, 2003.

        The Senior Secured Credit Facility is secured by a first priority lien on certain assets of the Company (the personal property and the real estate improvements that comprise the hotel, the casino, and the convention space, with certain exceptions). The Senior Secured Credit Facility contains affirmative, negative and financial covenants including limitations on indebtedness, liens, investments, guarantees, restricted junior payments, mergers and acquisitions, sales of assets, leases, transactions with affiliates and scope-changes and modifications to material contracts. Additionally, the Company is required to comply with certain financial ratios and other financial covenants including total debt to EBITDA ratios, EBITDA to interest coverage ratios, minimum net worth covenants and maximum capital expenditure limitations. At December 31, 2003, the Company was in compliance with all required covenants and ratios under the Senior Secured Credit Facility.

        Pursuant to the terms of the Senior Secured Credit Facility, the Company is also required to maintain certain funds in escrow for insurance and property taxes. At December 31, 2003, $2.1 million was held by the lenders' agent in escrow for these purposes. The amounts in escrow are classified as restricted cash in the accompanying financial statements.

    FF&E Financing

        In September 2003, the Company and a lender entered into a credit facility (the "FF&E Credit Facility") to provide $15.0 million of financing for the Phase IA Addition. The proceeds from the FF&E Credit Facility were used to finance certain furniture, fixtures and equipment (the "Specified FF&E") for the Phase IA Addition and the facility is secured by the specified FF&E. The FF&E Credit Facility provides for a 60-month basic term loan. Interest on the term loan is three month LIBOR plus 3.00% and is payable quarterly. The FF&E Credit Facility is subject to nineteen quarterly amortization payments of $600,000 beginning January 1, 2004, and one final payment of $3,600,000 on October 1, 2008. The average interest rate for the FF&E Credit Facility was 4.2% during the period the Facility was outstanding during 2003.

    Secured Mall Facility

        In June 2002, the Company also entered into an agreement (the "Secured Mall Facility") with certain lenders to provide for a $105.0 million loan (subsequently increased to $120.0 million on June 28, 2002) to the Mall II Subsidiary. The initial $105.0 million of proceeds (net of financing costs) from the Secured Mall Facility, along with the proceeds of a $37.9 million capital contribution in Mall II Subsidiary by Venetian, were used to repay the Mall Take-out Financing and costs previously owed by the Mall Subsidiary. Upon the consummation of the Refinancing Transactions, the assets of the Mall were transferred to the Mall II Subsidiary, the borrower under the Secured Mall Facility. The additional $15.0 million of proceeds (net of financing costs) were distributed to Venetian and used for general corporate purposes. The indebtedness under the Secured Mall Facility is secured by a first priority lien on the assets that comprise the Mall (the "Mall Assets").

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The average interest rate for the Secured Mall Facility was 3.1% during the twelve month ended December 31, 2003.

        The amounts outstanding under the Secured Mall Facility bear interest at the adjusted one month Eurodollar rate plus 1.875% per annum. Interest is paid monthly and there is no scheduled principal amortization. The Secured Mall Facility is due in full on June 10, 2005 and provides for two one-year extensions at the option of the Company, subject to certain criteria. The Secured Mall Facility contains affirmative, negative and financial covenants including net operating income performance standards. Failure to meet these financial covenants in certain circumstances allows the lenders' agent to control collection of rents, to approve operating budgets and provides for a cash sweep of excess cash flow to reduce amounts outstanding under the Secured Mall Facility.

        The Company is required to maintain an interest rate cap agreement to limit the impact of increases in interest rates on its floating rate debt derived from the Secured Mall Facility. To meet the requirements of the Secured Mall Facility, the Company entered into a cap agreement during June 2002 (the "Mall Cap Agreement") that resulted in a premium payment to counterparties based upon notional principal amounts for a term equal to the term of the Secured Mall Facility. The provisions of the Mall Cap Agreement entitle the Company to receive from the counterparties the amounts, if any, by which the selected market interest rates exceed the strike rates stated in such agreement. There was no net effect on interest expense as a result of the Mall Cap Agreement for the twelve months ended December 31, 2003. The notional amount of the Mall Cap Agreement (which expires on June 28, 2005) at December 31, 2003 was $120.0 million.

    Venetian Intermediate Credit Facility

        As further described in Note 6, Venetian Macau is currently constructing the Macau Casino, which it expects to complete by June 2004. On March 27, 2003, Venetian Intermediate entered into a credit agreement ("Venetian Intermediate Credit Agreement") with a lender to provide $50.0 million of financing for the Macau Casino. Venetian Intermediate owns 100% of Venetian Macau. The obligations under the loans to be made under the Venetian Intermediate Credit Agreement are guaranteed by the Company and Venetian and supported by letters of credit to be issued under the Revolving Facility in favor of the Venetian Intermediate Credit Agreement lenders. As a result of the issuance of the letters of credit, the amounts available for working capital loans under the Revolving Facility have been reduced on a dollar for dollar basis. The amounts outstanding under the Venetian Intermediate Credit Facility bear interest at the base rate or the adjusted Eurodollar rate plus 0.5% per annum. Interest is payable on the base rate loans on a quarterly basis and is payable on Eurodollar loans at the end of the applicable interest period, and there is no scheduled principal amortization. The credit facility is due in full on March 27, 2006. As of December 31, 2003, $40.0 million was outstanding under the Venetian Intermediate Credit Agreement and was supported by $40.0 million of letters of credit issued under the Revolving Facility. The average interest rate during 2003 was $1.7%.

    Venetian Macau Senior Secured Notes

        On August 21, 2003, a wholly owned subsidiary of Venetian Macau, Venetian Macau Finance Company issued $120.0 million in aggregate principal amount of floating rate senior secured notes due August 2008 (the "Venetian Macau Senior Secured Notes"). The Venetian Macau Senior

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Secured Notes issued by Venetian Macau Finance Company are guaranteed by Venetian Macau. All assets of Venetian Macau and its subsidiaries secure the Venetian Macau Senior Secured Notes and the guarantee and restrictions have been placed on the payment of dividends to LVSI from Venetian Macau and its subsidiaries. As a result of the restrictions, approximately $117.9 in net assets for the Venetian Macau at December 31, 2003 are not available at the parent level and are considered to be restricted net assets of subsidiaries at such date.

        $75.0 million in aggregate principal amount of the Venetian Macau Senior Secured Notes bear interest at the rate of three month U.S. dollar LIBOR plus 3.25%, payable quarterly ("Tranche A Notes"), and $45 million in aggregate principal amount of the Venetian Macau Senior Secured Notes bear interest at the rate of three month U.S. dollar LIBOR plus 4.00%, payable quarterly ("Tranche B Notes"). The Tranche A Notes have a mandatory redemption of $7.5 million on August 21, 2005, $11.2 million on August 21, 2006, $18.8 million on August 21, 2007 and $37.5 million on August 21, 2008. The Tranche B Notes have no interim amortization and are due in full on August 21, 2008. The average interest rate on the Venetian Macau Senior Secured Notes during 2003 was 4.8%.

    Macau Revolver

        On December 18, 2003, Venetian Macau and Venetian Macau Finance Company entered into a $20.0 million revolving credit facility ("Macau Revolver") with a group of lenders. The Macau Revolver is secured on a pari passu basis with the same collateral as the Venetian Macau Senior Secured Notes. The Macau Revolver matures December 18, 2006 and bears interest at Libor plus 3.75%. No amounts have been drawn under the Macau Revolver.

    Scheduled Maturities of Long-Term Debt

        Scheduled maturities of long-term debt outstanding at December 31, 2003 are summarized as follows (in thousands):

2004   $ 12,633
2005     144,900
2006     73,650
2007     151,150
2008     206,650
Thereafter     850,000
   
    $ 1,438,983
   

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    Fair Value

        Estimated fair values of the Company's debt and related financial instruments are as follows (in thousands):

 
  For Year Ended December 31,
 
 
  2002
  2003
 
 
  Carrying
Amount

  Fair
Value

  Carrying
Amount

  Fair
Value

 
11% Mortgage Notes   $ 850,000   $ 890,375   $ 850,000   $ 986,000  
Senior Secured Credit Facility—Term A             48,333     48,333  
Senior Secured Credit Facility—Term B     248,750     248,750     246,250     246,250  
Secured Mall Facility     120,000     120,000     120,000     120,000  
FF&E Credit Facility             14,400     14,400  
Venetian Macau Senior Secured Notes             120,000     120,000  
Venetian Intermediate Credit Facility             40,000     40,000  
Cap and Floor Agreement     887     887          
Cap Agreement     (74 )   (74 )   (1 )   (1 )

        The fair values of the Mortgage Notes are based on quoted market prices. The fair values of other indebtedness and the FF&E Credit Facility approximate their respective carrying amounts based on the variable nature of these facilities. The fair value of the Cap Agreement is based upon quotes from brokers.

NOTE 9—REDEEMABLE PREFERRED INTEREST IN VENETIAN CASINO RESORT, LLC

        During 1997, Interface Holding contributed $77.1 million in cash to Venetian in exchange for a Series A preferred interest (the "Series A Preferred Interest") in Venetian. By its terms, the Series A Preferred Interest was convertible at any time into a Series B preferred interest in Venetian (the "Series B Preferred Interest"). In August 1998, the Series A Preferred Interest was converted into the Series B Preferred Interest. The rights of the Series B Preferred Interest include the accrual of a preferred return of 12% from the date of contribution in respect of the Series A Preferred Interest. Until the indebtedness under the Senior Secured Credit Facility is repaid and cash payments are permitted under the restricted payment covenants of the Indenture relating to the Mortgage Notes, the preferred return on the Series B Preferred Interest will accrue but will not be paid in cash. Commencing on June 30, 2011, distributions must be made to the extent of the positive capital account of the holder. During the second and third quarters of 1999, Interface Holding contributed $37.3 million and $7.1 million, respectively, in cash in exchange for an additional Series B Preferred Interest. During the years ended December 31, 2001, 2002 and 2003, $20.8 million, $23.3 million and $26.2 million, respectively, were accrued on the Series B Preferred Interest related to the contributions made. There were no distributions of preferred interest or preferred return paid during 2001, 2002 or 2003.

NOTE 10—STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY AND PER SHARE DATA

        The Company established a nonqualified stock option plan, which provides for the granting of stock options pursuant to the applicable provisions of the Internal Revenue Code and regulations.

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The stock option plan provides that the Principal Stockholder may assume the obligations of the Company under the plan and provides for the granting of up to 75,000 shares of common stock to officers and other key employees of the Company.

        During the first quarter of 2002, the Company entered into a stockholders' agreement (the "Stockholders' Agreement") with the employees to whom options were granted (the "Additional Stockholders") and the Principal Stockholder. The Stockholders' Agreement restricts the ability of the Additional Stockholders and any of their permitted transferees, who have agreed to be bound by the terms and conditions of the agreement to sell, assign, pledge, encumber or otherwise dispose of any shares of common stock of LVSI, except in accordance with the provisions of the Stockholders' Agreement. If at any time before LVSI completes an initial public offering, the Principal Stockholder wishes to sell 20% or more of his ownership interest in LVSI to any third party transferee, each Additional Stockholder shall have the right to participate in such sale on the same terms as those offered to the Principal Stockholder. The Additional Stockholders also have certain piggyback registration rights. Finally, if at any time prior to the completion by LVSI of an initial public offering LVSI wishes to issue any new securities, the Additional Stockholders will have the right to purchase that number of shares of LVSI common stock, at the proposed purchase price of the new securities, such that the Additional Stockholders' percentage ownership of LVSI would remain the same following such issuance.

        As of December 31, 2003, there were unexercised options to purchase 2,000 shares of the Company's common stock. During the year ended December 31, 2003 options to purchase 5,000 shares of common stock were exercised and 1,000 options to purchase common stock were forfeited.

        The Company's stock option plan is administered by the Board of Directors. Salaried officers, directors, and other key employees of the Company and its subsidiaries are eligible to receive options. The options have 10-year terms.

        There were no options granted prior to January 1, 2002. A summary of the status of the Company's stock option plan for the years ended December 31, 2002 and 2003 is presented below:

 
  Shares
  Weighted
Average
Exercise Price

  Weighted
Average
Remaining
Contractual
Life (Years)

Outstanding, December 31, 2001     $  
  Granted   55,400     271.00  
  Exercised   (49,900 )   271.00  
  Forfeited        
   
 
 
Outstanding and exercisable, December 31, 2002   5,500     271.00   9.6
  Granted   2,500     271.00  
  Exercised   (5,000 )   271.00  
  Forfeited   (1,000 )   271.00  
   
 
 
Outstanding and exercisable, December 31, 2003   2,000   $ 271.00   8.6
   
 
 

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NOTE 11—EMPLOYEE SAVINGS PLAN

        Participation in the Venetian Casino Resort, LLC 401(k) employee savings plan is available for all full time employees. The savings plan allows participants to defer, on a pre-tax basis, a portion of their salary and accumulate tax-deferred earnings as a retirement fund. Venetian matches 150% of the first $390 of employee contributions and 50% of employee contributions in excess of $390 up to a maximum of 3% of participating employee's eligible gross wages. For the year ended December 31, 2001, 2002 and 2003, contributions accrued under the savings plan were $2.0 million, $2.1 million and $2.1 million, respectively.

NOTE 12—RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

        The Principal Stockholder is a partner in four entities that operate restaurants in the Casino Resort. The terms and conditions of the leases granted by the Company for such restaurants are at amounts which management believes would be no less favorable than those negotiated with independent third parties. Valentino Las Vegas LLC and Night Market, LLC paid Venetian $1.0 million, $1.0 million and $1.1 million, and Postrio Las Vegas LLC and Carnevale Coffee Bar LLC paid the Mall Subsidiary $1.1 million, $1.1 million and $1.0 million for the years ended December 31, 2001, 2002 and 2003, respectively. The Casino Resort purchased the lease interest and assets of Carnevale Coffee Bar LLC during 2003 for $3.1 million, payable $625,000 during 2003 and $250,000 annually over ten years, beginning in 2004 through September 1, 2013.

        During 2001, the Principal Stockholder guaranteed a $2.9 million bank loan made to architects of the Phase II Subsidiary to secure a trade payable owed to the architects by the Phase II Subsidiary. The loan was repaid during 2002 and the guarantee was released.

        During November 1999, the Principal Stockholder purchased idle construction equipment from the Company (tower cranes) for $2.0 million, the cost basis of the equipment, which was its estimated fair value at the time of purchase. During 2003 the Company repurchased the tower cranes for $0.8 million and paid the Principal Stockholder $1.2 million of rent for the tower cranes for use during the Phase IA Addition construction period.

        In 2003, LVSI received from, and rendered to, Interface and its affiliates certain administrative and other services such as travel. Any such services were provided at amounts which management believes would be no less favorable than those negotiated with independent third parties. The Company paid certain affiliates $1.1 million, $3.7 million, and $7.4 million for these services during 2001, 2002 and 2003, respectively.

        Interface provides audio visual, telecommunications, electrical, janitorial and other related services to group customers of the Casino Resort. These services are provided pursuant to a contract that provides for an equal sharing of revenues after direct operating expenses. The Company received $2.5 million, $2.6 million, and $2.7 million pursuant to this contract during 2001, 2002 and 2003, respectively. The relationship between the Phase IA Addition meeting space and the Expo Center will be governed by the Cooperation Agreement, a preferred reservation system agreement, and a meeting services agreement with Interface.

        The Company, the New Mall Subsidiary, the Phase II Subsidiary and Interface are parties to an Amended and Restated Reciprocal Easement, Use and Operating Agreement (the "Cooperation Agreement") which, among other things, provides for the integrated operation of all the facilities

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and addresses, encroachments, joint marketing and the sharing of certain facilities and costs related thereto.

        In conjunction with the Phase II Subsidiary Credit Facility on October 19, 2001, the Phase II Subsidiary leased the Phase II Land to Venetian for five years at an annual rent of $8.0 million, which amounts eliminate in consolidation. The lease was terminated on June 4, 2002 and the accrued rent was forgiven. Prior to October 2001, Interface leased parking spaces on the Phase II Land from the Phase II Subsidiary for rent of $5,000 per month.

        In 2002, Venetian entered into a long-term lease, at nominal rent, with the Phase II Subsidiary for the lease of the airspace in which the meeting and conference space for the Phase IA Addition is being constructed. The airspace was designated as a separate legal parcel and conveyed to the Venetian from the Phase II Subsidiary for nominal consideration in August 2002, which amounts eliminate in consolidation. The lease terminated as a result of such transfer.

NOTE 13—COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

    Energy Services Agreements

        During 1997, Venetian and the Mall Subsidiary entered into separate energy service agreements with a heating and air conditioning ("HVAC") provider (the "HVAC Provider"). Under the terms of the energy services agreement and other separate energy services agreements, HVAC energy and services will be purchased by Venetian, the New Mall Subsidiary, its mall tenants and Interface over initial terms expiring in 2009 with an option to collectively extend the terms of their agreements for two consecutive five-year periods.

        Pursuant to the Company's construction management contract (as more fully defined under "Litigation" below), the HVAC plant was constructed by the Construction Manager on land owned by the Company and leased to the HVAC Provider. The HVAC equipment is owned by the HVAC Provider, which paid all costs ("HVAC Costs") in connection with the purchase and installation of the HVAC equipment. The total HVAC Costs were $70.0 million.

        The charges payable under the separate energy services agreements include a fixed component applied to the HVAC Costs paid by the HVAC Provider, reimbursement of operational and related costs and a management fee.

        As of December 31, 2003, Venetian and the New Mall Subsidiary were obligated under the energy services agreements to make future minimum payments as follows (in thousands):

Years Ending December 31,

   
2004   $ 7,657
2005     7,657
2006     7,657
2007     7,657
2008     7,657
Thereafter     3,828
   
Total minimum payments   $ 42,113
   

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        Expenses incurred under the energy services agreements were $6.2 million ($7.657 million less leasee reimbursements), $5.6 million and $7.7 million for the years ended December 31, 2001, 2002 and 2003, respectively. The New Mall Subsidiary is responsible for 19% of energy services rental payments and these amounts exclude payments by IGN.

    Operating Lease Agreements

        Expenses incurred under short-term, variable rate operating lease agreements totaled $1.7 million, $1.7 million and $1.7 million for the years ended December 31, 2001, 2002 and 2003, respectively.

    Construction Litigation

        The construction of the principal components of the Casino Resort was undertaken by Lehrer McGovern Bovis, Inc. (the "Construction Manager") pursuant to a construction management agreement and certain amendments thereto (as so amended, the "Construction Management Contract"). The Construction Management Contract established a final guaranteed maximum price (the "Final GMP") of $645.0 million, so that, subject to certain exceptions (including an exception for cost overruns due to "scope changes"), the Construction Manager was responsible for any costs of the work covered by the Construction Management Contract in excess of $645.0 million. The Construction Management Contract also established a required "substantial completion" date (the date on which the construction of the Casino Resort was sufficiently complete, including the receipt of necessary permits, licenses and approvals, so that all components of the Casino Resort could be open to the general public) of April 21, 1999 (subject to extensions on account of "scope changes" and force majeure events), with a per-day liquidated damages penalty for failure to meet such deadline.

        The obligations of the Construction Manager under the Construction Management Contract were guaranteed by Bovis, Inc. ("Bovis"), the Construction Manager's direct parent at the time the Construction Management Contract was entered into (such guaranty, the "Bovis Guaranty"). Bovis' obligations under the Bovis Guaranty were guaranteed by The Peninsula and Oriental Steam Navigation Company ("P&O"), a British public company and the Construction Manager's ultimate parent at the time the Construction Management Contract was entered into (such guaranty, the "P&O Guaranty").

        On July 30, 1999, Venetian filed a complaint against the Construction Manager and Bovis in the United States District Court for the District of Nevada (the "Federal Court Action"). The action alleges breach of contract by the Construction Manager of its obligations under the Construction Management Contract and a breach of contract by Bovis of its obligations under the Bovis Guaranty, including failure to fully pay trade contractors and vendors and failure to meet the April 21, 1999 guaranteed completion date. The Company amended this complaint on November 23, 1999 to add P&O as an additional defendant. In response to Venetian's breach of contract claims against the Construction Manager, Bovis and P&O, the Construction Manager filed a complaint on August 3, 1999 against Venetian in the District Court of Clark County, Nevada (the "State Court Action"). The action alleges a breach of contract and quantum meruit claims under the Construction Management Contract and also alleges that Venetian defrauded the Construction Manager in connection with the construction of the Casino Resort. The Construction Manager seeks

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damages, attorney's fees and costs and punitive damages. In the lawsuit, the Construction Manager claims that it is owed approximately $90.0 million from Venetian and its affiliates. This complaint was subsequently amended by the Construction Manager, which also filed an additional complaint against the Company relating to work done and funds advanced with respect to the contemplated development of the Phase II Resort. Simultaneously, commencing in March 2000, the Construction Manager and the Company engaged in arbitration proceedings ordered by the Federal Court to determine the cost and schedule impact of any changes in the scope of services of the Construction Manager under the Construction Management Contract (the "Arbitration Proceedings").

        In connection with these disputes, as of December 31, 1999 the Construction Manager and its subcontractors filed mechanics liens against the Casino Resort for $145.6 million and $182.2 million, respectively. The Company believes that a major reason these lien amounts exceeded the Construction Manager's claims of $90.0 million is based upon a duplication of liens through the inclusion of lower-tier claims by subcontractors in the liens of higher-tier contractors, including the lien of the Construction Manager. As of December 31, 1999, the Company had purchased surety bonds for virtually all of the claims underlying these liens (other than approximately $15.0 million of claims with respect to which the Construction Manager purchased bonds). As a result, there can be no foreclosure of the Casino Resort in connection with the claims of the Construction Manager and its subcontractors. However, the Company will be required to pay or immediately reimburse the bonding company if and to the extent that the underlying claims are judicially determined to be valid. If such claims are not settled, it is likely to take a significant amount of time for their validity to be judicially determined.

        In June 2000, the Company purchased an insurance policy (the "Insurance Policy") for loss coverage in connection with all litigation relating to the construction of the Casino Resort (the "Construction Litigation"). Under the Insurance Policy, the Company will self-insure the first $45.0 million and the insurer will insure up to the next $80.0 million of any possible covered losses. The Insurance Policy provides coverage for any amounts determined in the Construction Litigation to be owed to the Construction Manager or its subcontractors relating to claimed delays, inefficiencies, disruptions, lack of productivity/unauthorized overtime or schedule impact, allegedly caused by the Company during construction of the Casino Resort, as well as any defense costs.

        On June 3, 2003, an approximate 10-month trial was concluded in the State Court Action when a jury returned a verdict, which the Construction Manager contends approximately $44.0 million in additional costs under the Construction Management Contract and awarding the Company approximately $2.0 million in damages for defective and incomplete work performed by the Construction Manager. The verdict also allows each party to seek pre-judgment interest and reimbursement of attorney's costs. The judge in the State Court Action arguably entered judgment on the verdict on December 24, 2003. The Company has appealed the entering of the judgment, requesting a stay of the verdict until the conclusion of the Arbitration Proceedings, which proceedings the Company contends must be considered in determination of any final award between the parties. The Company believes that results of the Arbitration Proceedings will result in the lowering of the verdict that was awarded to Construction Manager in the State Court Action and will provide a basis to increase the amount that was awarded to the Company.

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        While there are pending subcontractor claims against the Construction Manager and the Company and related claims for indemnity by and against the Construction Manager, The Company believes that all such claims asserted against the Company in those actions would be subsumed within the verdict in the State Court Action and that the Company's liability will be limited to the amount of any final judgment which may be ultimately entered in the State Court Action. If a judgment for the Construction Manager is entered on the verdict and such a judgment can be executed upon by the Construction Manager following the resolution of all appeals, the Company believes its payment of such a judgment shall be in satisfaction of and shall be capped at its $45.0 million self-insurance requirement under the Insurance Policy. The Company intends to seek an elimination or reduction of the Construction Manager's and its subcontractors' mechanic's liens in an amount to be consistent with any final judgment on the verdict.

        Notwithstanding the entry of judgment in the State Court Action, the Company has continued to pursue certain claims in the Arbitration Proceedings to determine, among other things, the impact of certain changes which determination by the arbitrator the Company believes may provide a basis for reducing the amount awarded to the Construction Manager in the State Court Action and raising the amount of the verdict for the Company or otherwise establishing a basis for claims for the Company against the Construction Manager. The Company also intends to pursue additional affirmative claims in the Federal Court Action and in other proceedings that were not resolved by the verdict in the State Court Action. Because of the magnitude of remaining open items in the Arbitration Proceedings, which the Company believes must be considered in any ultimate award between the parties, the Company is not able to determine with any reasonable certainty the value of such claims or the probability of success on such claims at this time. Accordingly, no accrual for a liability has been reflected in the accompanying financial statements for this matter, other than approximately $7.2 million which the Company had previously accrued in 1999 for unpaid construction costs and which have not yet been paid pending outcome of the litigation.

        Based on the recent judgment in the State Court Action and the remaining open items in the Arbitration Proceedings, the Company estimates that its range of loss in this matter is from none (or a gain if all remaining matters are determined in the Company's favor and considering the existing accrual of approximately $7.2 million for unpaid construction costs) to approximately $28 million if the Company were to lose all remaining arbitration matters and related pending actions and appeals that counsel has advised are possible of loss, and which are not already included in the State Court Action. Such range of loss is before attorney costs and interest, which have not yet been considered by the State Court and the total amounts of which cannot currently be quantified. While the range of loss is possibly as high as $70.0 million, (the original verdict of $42.0 million plus the above referenced arbitration matters) plus attorney's fees and interest, the Insurance Policy is available to provide coverage of amounts, together with any other in excess of $45.0 million. At this time, no amount within the range of loss can be reasonably determined as an estimated loss. It is possible that the Arbitration Proceedings will conclude (or interim decisions rendered) in the near future, at which time an estimate of loss could be determined. Such loss could be material to the Company's results of operations in the period that the estimate is recorded.

    Macau Casino Projects

        On June 26, 2002, the Macau government granted a provisional concession to operate casinos in Macau to the Company's subsidiary Venetian Macau and to Galaxy Casino Company Limited, a

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consortium of Macau and Hong Kong-based investors ("Galaxy"). During December 2002, Venetian Macau and Galaxy entered into a subconcession agreement. The subconcession agreement with Galaxy was recognized and approved by the Macau government and allows Venetian Macau to develop and operate certain casino projects, including the Macau Casino, separately from Galaxy.

        In addition to the Macau Casino, the Company also intends to build in Macau a hotel, casino and convention center complex with a Venetian-style theme similar to the Company's Las Vegas property (the "Macau Venetian Casino Resort").

        Under the subconcession agreement, Venetian Macau is obligated to develop and open the Macau Venetian Casino Resort by June 2006 and invest, or cause to be invested, at least 4.4 billion patacas (approximately $535.6 million at exchange rates in effect on December 31, 2003) in various development projects in Macau by June 2009. The construction and development costs of the Macau Casino will be applied to the fulfillment of this total investment obligation to the Macau government. The Company currently estimates the total cost of constructing, developing and operating the Macau Casino, including design costs, construction costs, equipment costs, working capital and pre-opening expenses, will be approximately $257.9 million, all of which qualifies to meet the investment obligation to the Macau government. Assuming that all of the current estimated construction and development costs of the Macau Casino are applied towards fulfilling the investment obligations under the subconcession agreement, remaining investment obligations under the subconcession agreement will be approximately $277.7 million. It is expected that the construction and development costs of the Macau Venetian Casino Resort will satisfy the remainder of this obligation. To support this obligation, a Macau bank and a subsidiary of the Company, Lido Casino Resort Holding Company, LLC, have guaranteed 500 million patacas (approximately $60.9 million at exchange rates in effect on December 31, 2003) of Venetian Macau's legal and contractual liabilities to the Macau government until March 31, 2007. These development and investment obligations may be satisfied by Venetian Macau and/or its affiliates, including the Company.

        As of December 31, 2003, approximately $70.5 million of these costs relating to the Macau Casino had been expended. The Company anticipates funding the remaining estimated costs of construction from a combination of the following sources:

    operating cash flow of the Company (although the Senior Secured Credit Facility and the Indenture for the Mortgage Notes limit the Company's ability to make investments in the Macau projects); as of December 31, 2003 the Company had the ability to invest approximately $41.0 million in unrestricted subsidiaries (including the Macau Subsidiaries);

    borrowings of $50.0 million under the Venetian Intermediate Credit Agreement ( See Note 8—Venetian Intermediate Credit Facility ). As of December 31, 2003, $40.0 million had been borrowed under this facility;

    net proceeds from the issuance and sale of $120 million in aggregate principal amount of the Venetian Macau Senior Secured Notes. The Venetian Macau Senior Secured Notes were issued by a wholly owned subsidiary of Venetian Macau and guaranteed by Venetian Macau on August 21, 2003. The Venetian Macau Senior Secured Notes and the guarantee are secured by all assets of Venetian Macau and its subsidiaries, subject to certain exceptions;

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    borrowings under the $20.0 million revolving credit facility entered into by Venetian Macau and the issuer of the Venetian Macau Senior Secured Notes with a group of lenders (the "Macau Revolver"). The Macau Revolver is secured on a pari passu basis with the same collateral as the Venetian Macau Senior Secured Notes. The facility matures in 2006. The entire amount outstanding under this facility bears interest at LIBOR or at a base rate, in each case plus 3.75%;

    a completion guaranty issued by LVSI and Venetian, guaranteeing payment of certain costs of the Macau Casino in excess of available funds (the "Completion Guaranty"). The Completion Guaranty is supported by a $10.0 million letter of credit issued in January 2004 under the Company's Senior Secured Credit Facility ( See Note 8—Senior Secured Credit Facility ). The remainder of the Completion Guaranty is expected to be funded by borrowings of up to $15.0 million under the Macau Revolver;

    borrowings under proposed furnishings, fixtures & equipment facilities and vendor financings which the Company expects to be able to enter into in the aggregate principal amount of $25.0 million (the "FF&E Facilities") to finance certain equipment and other assets of the Macau Casino. If Venetian Macau is unable to obtain the FF&E Facilities or vendor financing, LVSI, Venetian or another of their subsidiaries have agreed to either:

    purchase, or cause to be purchased assets with a cost of up to $25.0 million and enter into lease or other arrangements with Venetian Macau or

    otherwise assist Venetian Macau in securing such facilities, including by issuing guarantees in connection with any such facilities or otherwise lending such amounts to Venetian Macau for purposes of securing such equipment

    in each case, to the extent permitted under the Senior Secured Credit Facility and the Indenture for the Mortgage Notes.

        The Company expects the funds provided by these sources to be sufficient to construct, develop, and operate the Macau Casino, assuming there are no significant delay costs or construction cost overruns. If Venetian Macau incurs significant cost overruns, it may need to arrange for additional financing to pay for these costs. If it requires additional financing, the Company or its affiliates may incur additional bank borrowings or debt or equity financing. However, no assurance can be given that such funds will be available or that such funds will be on terms that will be favorable to the Company. In addition, the construction and development of the Macau Venetian Casino Resort will require significant additional debt and/or equity financing.

        During 2003, Venetian Macau entered into a 25-year land lease agreement with the Macau government for the land on which the Macau Casino is being constructed. As of December 31,

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2003 Venetian Macau was obligated under its leases to make future payments as follows (in thousands):

2004   $ 6,191
2005     6,144
2006     3,218
2007     401
2008     250
Thereafter     3,072
   
    $ 19,276
   

    Other Ventures and Commitments

        During 2003, the Company entered into three lease termination and asset purchase agreements with Mall tenants. The first agreement provided for payments by the Company to a tenant of $800,000 during 2003, with 27 additional annual payments of $400,000, thereafter. The second agreement provided for an initial deposit of $5.0 million which was paid by the Company during May 2003 and 15 subsequent monthly payments totaling $10.0 million beginning January 2004 plus interest at 6% per annum. The lease termination and asset transfer is expected to be completed during April 2004. The subsequent monthly payments will commence beginning January 2004. The third agreement and asset purchase agreement provided for an initial payment of $500,000 during 2003 and subsequent quarterly payments of $62,500 for ten years. In each case, the Company has obtained title to leasehold improvements and other fixed assets, which were originally purchased by the Mall tenants, and which have been recorded at estimated fair market value, which approximated the discounted present value of the Company's obligation to the former tenants. The Company is negotiating with other potential tenants for the spaces to be vacated under the above-described agreements.

        The Company entered into a joint venture to develop a new restaurant in the Casino Resort and invested $7.4 million of capital into the joint venture, which amount includes $2.0 million of tenant allowances. The investment was funded during the fourth quarter of 2003 and the first quarter of 2004 through available cash flow provided by operating activities of the Casino Resort. As of December 31, 2003 the joint venture had no operating activities.

NOTE 14—MINIMUM LEASE INCOME

        The Company has entered into a number of operating leases in relation to the New Mall Subsidiary and various retail and food and beverage outlets in the Casino Resort, which range in length from 5 to 20 years. The future minimum lease income under these leases (of which

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approximately 90% is attributable to the New Mall Subsidiary) consisted of the following at December 31, 2003 (in thousands):

2004   $ 23,310
2005     22,461
2006     20,502
2007     19,893
2008     19,044
Thereafter     38,012
   
Total   $ 143,222
   

        Most of the leases include provisions for reimbursements of other charges including real estate taxes, utilities and other operating costs. Total reimbursements amounted to $11.4 million, $11.8 million and $11.5 million in 2001, 2002 and 2003, respectively.

        A predecessor to the New Mall Subsidiary has entered into an agreement with Forest City Enterprises (the "Mall Manager"), a subsidiary of Forest City Ratner Enterprises, a leading developer and manager of retail and commercial real estate developments, whereby the Mall Manager manages the Mall and supervises and assists in the creation of an advertising and promotional program and a marketing plan for the Mall. The Mall Manager is also responsible for, among other things, preparation of a detailed plan for the routine operation of the Mall, collection and deposit procedures for rents and other tenant charges, supervision of maintenance and repairs and, on an annual basis, preparation of a detailed budget (including any anticipated extraordinary expenses and capital expenditures) for the Mall. The term of the management contract is five years from June 19, 1999, the date the Mall opened to the public. The Mall Manager receives a management fee of 2% of all gross rents received from the operation of the Mall with a minimum fee of $600,000 per year. For the years ended December 31, 2001, 2002 and 2003, management fees paid to the Mall Manager were $450,000, $525,000 and $600,000, respectively.

NOTE 15—SEGMENT INFORMATION

        The Company reviews the results of operations based on the following distinct geographic gaming market segments, which are the Casino Resort on the Las Vegas Strip, the Macao Casino in Macao and the United Kingdom. The Company's segment information is as follows for the three years ended December 31, 2001, 2002 and 2003 (in thousands):

 
  Year Ended December 31,
 
 
  2001
  2002
  2003
 
Net Revenues                    
Casino Resort   $ 532,899   $ 571,677   $ 641,469  
Macao Casino              
United Kingdom              
   
 
 
 
Total net revenues   $ 523,899   $ 571,677   $ 641,469  
   
 
 
 
                     

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Adjusted EBITDA(1)                    
Casino Resort   $ 156,833   $ 207,660   $ 248,311  
Macao Casino              
United Kingdom              
   
 
 
 
      156,833     207,660     248,311  
Other Operating Costs and Expenses                    
Corporate expense     (6,376 )   (11,015 )   (10,914 )
Depreciation     (40,823 )   (43,638 )   (50,837 )
Pre-opening expenses     (355 )   (5,925 )   (10,525 )
   
 
 
 
Operating income     109,279     147,082     176,035  
Other Non-operating Costs and Expenses                    
Interest expense, net of amounts capitalized     (110,744 )   (114,358 )   (114,924 )
Preferred return on Redeemable Preferred                    
  Interest in Venetian Casino Resort LLC     (20,766 )   (23,333 )   (26,217 )
Interest income     1,385     2,564     1,716  
Other income (expense)     (1,938 )   1,045     825  
Loss on early retirement of debt     (1,383 )   (51,392 )    
   
 
 
 
Net income (loss)   $ (24,167 ) $ (38,392 ) $ 37,435  
   
 
 
 
 
   
  December 31,
 
   
  2002
  2003
Total Assets                
  Casino Resort       $ 1,402,962   $ 1,492,863
  Macao Casino         30,586     232,174
  Corporate (principally Phase II land and project costs)         83,133     106,857
       
 
    Total consolidated assets       $ 1,516,681   $ 1,831,894
       
 

(1)
Adjusted EBITDA is earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, amortization, pre-opening expenses and gain on the sale of Grand Canal Shops. Adjusted EBITDA is used by management as the primary measure of operating performance of its properties and to compare the operating performance of its properties with those of its competitors.

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NOTE 16—SUBSEQUENT EVENTS (UNAUDITED)

    Mall Sale and Related Matters

        On April 12, 2004, the Company entered into an agreement to sell the Mall and lease certain restaurant and other retail assets of the Casino Resort (the "Master Lease") for approximately $766.0 million. The Mall Sale closed on May 17, 2004 and the Company realized a gain of $418.2 million in connection with the Mall Sale. In conjunction with the Mall Sale, the Company repaid all of its $120.0 million secured Mall facility and redeemed $6.4 million of the Mortgage Notes pursuant to the Asset Sale Offer. The Master Lease agreement provides for the Casino Resort to lease nineteen spaces currently occupied by various tenants to the purchaser of the Mall for 89-years with annual rent of one dollar per year and for the Mall Purchaser to assume the various leases. Under generally accepted accounting principles ("GAAP"), the Master Lease agreement does not qualify as a sale of the related assets, which were not separately legally demised. Accordingly, $109.2 million of the transaction has been deferred as prepaid operating lease payments to the Casino Resort, which will amortize into income on a straight-line basis over the 89-year lease term. In addition the Company will: (i) continue to be obligated to fulfill certain lease termination and asset purchase agreements; (ii) lease the C2K Showroom space located within the Mall from the purchaser of the Mall for a period of 25 years with fixed minimum rent of $3.3 million per year with cost of living adjustments; (iii) operate the Gondola ride under an operating agreement for a period of 25 years for an annual fee of $3.5 million; and (iv) lease certain office space from the purchaser of the Mall for a period of 10 years, subject to extension options for a period of up to 65 years, with annual rent of $860,350. The lease payments under clauses (ii) through (iv) above are subject to automatic increases beginning on the sixth lease year. The net present value of the lease payments under clauses (ii) through (iv) is $77.2 million. Under GAAP, a portion of the transaction must be deferred in an amount equal to the present value of the minimum lease payments set forth in the lease back agreements. This deferred gain will be amortized to reduce lease expense on a straight-line basis over the life of the leases.

        As part of the Mall Sale, the Company entered into an agreement with the purchaser of the Mall to construct and sell the multi-level retail space of the our next casino resort, which is currently under construction, for an amount equal to the greater of (i) $250.0 million; or (ii) the projected net operating income divided by a cap rate. Such cap rate is .06 for every dollar of annual net operating income up to $38.0 million, and .08 for every dollar of operating income above $38.0 million. The Company has formed the Phase II Mall Subsidiary to develop and construct the Phase II Mall. The Phase II Mall is expected to cost approximately $275.0 million (excluding incentive payments described below). The Phase II Mall is expected to be constructed with the proceeds from a Phase II Mall Construction Loan of $250.0 million and a $25.0 million investment from the Company. Under the Mall Sale agreement, the Company has agreed to substantially complete construction of the Phase II Mall before the earlier of 36 months after the date on which sufficient permits are received to allow the Phase II casino resort to begin construction of the Phase II Mall and March 1, 2008. These dates may be extended due to force majeure or certain other delays. In the event that the Company does not substantially complete construction of the Phase II Mall on or before the earlier of these dates, the Company must pay liquidated damages of $5,000 per day for the first six months and $10,000 per day for an additional six months after the completion deadline has passed. If substantial completion has not occurred on or before one year after the deadline, the Company will be required to pay liquidated damages in the amount of $100.0 million.

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        The Company made an equity contribution to the Phase II Mall Subsidiary of $62.0 million on July 15, 2004, which was used to make certain incentive payments to the Principal Stockholder and other senior executives of the Company for their work, in connection with the Phase II Mall Sale and related financing transactions.

    Acquisition of Interface Holding

        On July 29, 2004, the Company acquired all of the capital stock of Interface Holding from the Principal Stockholder in exchange for the issuance to the Principal Stockholder of 220,370 additional shares of LVSI's common stock. Interface Holding indirectly owns the Expo Center and holds the $252.6 million Redeemable Preferred Interest in Venetian Casino Resort, LLC. Following this acquisition, the Company made an equity contribution of $27.0 million to Interface-Group Nevada, Inc. ("Interface Nevada"), the direct owner of the Expo Center. On July 30, 2004, Interface Nevada entered into a mortgage loan (the "Interface Mortgage Loan") pursuant to which it borrowed $100.0 million. The proceeds from the loan and a portion of the equity contribution were used to repay in full the amounts outstanding under its prior mortgage loan and to pay for related fees and expenses. Interface Nevada's obligations under the loan are secured by a first priority mortgage on the Expo Center and by certain other related collateral.

        Interface Nevada must repay in full all amounts outstanding under the Interface Mortgage Loan by August 10, 2006, unless it exercises its renewal options, in which event the loan must be repaid by February 10, 2009. The loan will amortize pursuant to a 20-year mortgage schedule, based on a 9.25% interest rate assumption. If cash flow is available after the payment of interest and mandatory amortization, tax and insurance reserve amounts, operating expenses, capital expenditures and deposits into a deferred revenue reserve, additional principal payments must be made equal to the difference between (i) the principal payments necessary to amortize the loan pursuant to a 15-year schedule, based on a 7.00% interest rate and (ii) the mandatory amortization payment. The loan bears interest at an interest rate equal to LIBOR plus 3.75%. After a twelve-month lockout period, the loan may be prepaid in whole or in part.

    Stock Option Issuances

        In August 2004, fully vested options to purchase an additional 7,974 shares of the Company's common stock were granted to employees of the Company by the board of directors under the Company's stock option plan at an exercise price of $1,500 per share. Each of these options may only be exercised by the delivery of cash or check, or its equivalent. Also in August 2004, options to purchase 7,559 shares of the Company's common stock were exercised.

    Debt Refinancing

        On August 20, 2004 the Company closed a new $1.01 billion senior secured credit facility. The new senior secured credit facility is comprised of a $115.0 million term A delayed draw term loan, a $105.0 million term B delayed draw term loan, a $665.0 million term B loan and a $125.0 million revolving facility and is collateralized by a priority lien on certain assets of the Company. All amounts outstanding under the new senior secured credit facility bear interest at a variable rate based on LIBOR plus an applicable spread of 2.50%. The Company utilized $290.0 million of the proceeds to repay the Senior Secured Credit Facility in full. The remainder of the available

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proceeds will be utilized to fund the design, development, construction, and pre-opening costs of the Phase II casino resort and pay related fees and expenses.

NOTE 17—PRO FORMA INCOME TAXES (UNAUDITED)

        In connection with the completion of the proposed IPO, the Company intends to revoke its S corporation status and therefore will be subject to corporate federal and state income taxes as a C corporation. Because the Company is an S corporation, deferred taxes have not been reflected in the financial statements and the Company is not responsible for these income taxes until the revocation of the S corporation status. The statement of operations include a pro forma adjustment for income taxes that would have been recorded if the Company was a C corporation, calculated in accordance with SFAS No. 109, Accounting for Income Taxes.

        Significant components of the pro forma provision for (benefit from) income taxes on income (loss) are as follows (in thousands):

 
  December 31, 2003
Federal:      
  Current   $ 8,649
  Deferred     9,012
   

Total income tax provision (benefit)

 

$

17,661
   

        The differences between pro forma income taxes at the statutory U.S. federal income tax rate of 35% and those reported in the statements of operations are as follows:

 
  December 31, 2003
 
Statutory federal income tax rate   35.00 %
Permanent differences:      
  Nondeductibles losses of foreign subsidiary   11.08 %
  Other permanent differences   1.10 %
   
 
Effective tax rate   47.18 %
   
 

NOTE 18—CONDENSED FINANCIAL INFORMATION

        LVSI and Venetian are co-obligors of the Mortgage Notes and the indebtedness under the Senior Secured Credit Facility and are jointly and severally liable for such indebtedness. Venetian, Mall Intermediate, Mall Construction, Lido Intermediate, Venetian Venture, Venetian Athens, Venetian Marketing and Venetian Operating (collectively, the "Subsidiary Guarantors") are subsidiaries of LVSI, all of the capital stock of which is owned by LVSI and Venetian. The Subsidiary Guarantors have jointly and severally guaranteed (and Venetian is a co-obligors of) such debt on a full and unconditional basis. The Mall is owned by the Mall II Subsidiary, a non-guarantor subsidiary which is the borrower under the Secured Mall Facility.

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        Separate financial statements and other disclosures concerning each of Venetian and the Subsidiary Guarantors are not presented below because management believes that they are not material to investors. In accordance with Rule 3-10 of Regulation S-X of the Securities and Exchange commission, condensed consolidating financial information of LVSI, Venetian, the Subsidiary Guarantors and the non-guarantor subsidiaries on a combined basis as of December 31, 2002 and December 31, 2003, and for each of the three years in for the period ended December 31, 2003, is as follows (in thousands):

CONDENSED BALANCE SHEETS

December 31, 2002

 
  Las Vegas
Sands, Inc.

  Venetian
Casino
Resort LLC

  Other
Guarantor
Subsidiaries

  Other Non-
Guarantor
Subsidiaries

  Consolidating/
Eliminating
Entries

  Total
 
Cash and cash equivalents   $ 46,746   $ 9,973   $ 6   $ 37,017   $   $ 93,742  
Restricted cash and cash equivalents         19,936         1,944         21,880  
Intercompany receivable     686     529             (1,215 )    

Accounts receivable, net

 

 

37,853

 

 

13,953

 

 


 

 

1,506

 

 


 

 

53,312

 
Inventories         5,070                 5,070  
Prepaid expenses     562     3,863         579         5,004  
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total current assets     85,847     53,324     6     41,046     (1,215 )   179,008  

Property and equipment,
net

 

 

4,722

 

 

967,442

 

 


 

 

219,664

 

 


 

 

1,191,828

 
Investment in subsidiaries     981,077     140,165             (1,121,242 )    
Deferred offering costs, net         35,351         2,664         38,015  
Restricted cash         83,370                 83,370  
Other assets, net     4,115     17,195         3,150         24,460  
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
    $ 1,075,761   $ 1,296,847   $ 6   $ 266,524   $ (1,122,457 ) $ 1,516,681  
   
 
 
 
 
 
 

Accounts payable

 

$

1,655

 

$

9,804

 

$


 

$

742

 

$


 

$

12,201

 
Construction payables         27,332         2,395         29,727  
Construction payables-contested         7,232                 7,232  
Intercompany payables                 1,215     (1,215 )    
Accrued interest payable         4,156         180         4,336  
Other accrued liabilities     24,739     54,182         1,664         80,585  
Current maturities of long-term debt(1)     2,500     2,500             (2,500 )   2,500  
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total current liabilities     28,894     105,206         6,196     (3,715 )   136,581  

Other long-term liabilities

 

 


 

 

1,122

 

 


 

 


 

 


 

 

1,122

 
Long-term debt(1)     1,096,250     1,096,250         120,000     (1,096,250 )   1,216,250  
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
      1,125,144     1,202,578         126,196     (1,099,965 )   1,353,953  
   
 
 
 
 
 
 

Redeemable Preferred Interest in Venetian

 

 


 

 

212,111

 

 


 

 


 

 


 

 

212,111

 
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
Stockholders' equity (deficit)     (49,383 )   (117,842 )   6     140,328     (22,492 )   (49,383 )
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
    $ 1,075,761   $ 1,296,847   $ 6   $ 266,524   $ (1,122,457 ) $ 1,516,681  
   
 
 
 
 
 
 

(1)
As more fully described in Note 8—Long-Term Debt, LVSI and Venetian are co-obligors of certain of the Company's indebtedness. Accordingly, such indebtedness has been presented as an obligation of both entities in the above balance sheets.

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CONDENSED BALANCE SHEETS

December 31, 2003

 
  Las Vegas
Sands, Inc.

  Venetian
Casino
Resort LLC

  Other
Guarantor
Subsidiaries

  Other Non
Guarantor
Subsidiaries

  Consolidating/
Eliminating
Entries

  Total
 
Cash and cash equivalents   $ 73,049   $ 29,549   $ 5   $ 39,757   $   $ 142,360  
Restricted cash and cash equivalents         2,121         34,237         36,358  
Intercompany receivable         48,016             (48,016 )    
Accounts receivable, net     28,772     22,592         1,178         52,542  
Inventories         6,093                 6,093  
Prepaid expenses     687     1,886         889         3,462  
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total current assets     102,508     110,257     5     76,061     (48,016 )   240,815  

Property and equipment, net

 

 

4,687

 

 

1,101,726

 

 


 

 

325,763

 

 


 

 

1,432,176

 
Investment in subsidiaries     1,078,595     152,494             (1,231,089 )    
Deferred offering costs, net         30,513         7,976         38,489  
Restricted cash and cash equivalents                 86,144         86,144  
Other assets, net     3,922     18,894         11,454         34,270  
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
    $ 1,189,712   $ 1,413,884   $ 5   $ 507,398   $ (1,279,105 ) $ 1,831,894  
   
 
 
 
 
 
 

Accounts payable

 

$

2,076

 

$

11,778

 

$


 

$

1,137

 

$


 

$

14,991

 

Construction payables

 

 


 

 

10,330

 

 


 

 

31,825

 

 


 

 

42,155

 
Construction payables—contested         7,232                 7,232  
Intercompany payables     16,526             31,490     (48,016 )    
Accrued interest payable         3,896         913         4,809  
Other accrued liabilities     29,116     63,341         3,483         95,940  
Current maturities of long-term debt(1)     12,633     12,633             (12,633 )   12,633  
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total current liabilities     60,351     109,210         68,848     (60,649 )   177,760  

Other long-term liabilities

 

 


 

 

883

 

 


 

 

5,562

 

 


 

 

6,445

 
Long-term debt(1)     1,146,350     1,146,350         280,000     (1,146,350 )   1,426,350  
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
      1,206,701     1,256,443         354,410     (1,206,999 )   1,610,555  
   
 
 
 
 
 
 

Redeemable Preferred Interest in Venetian

 

 


 

 

238,328

 

 


 

 


 

 


 

 

238,328

 
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
Stockholders' equity (deficit)     (16,989 )   (80,887 )   5     152,988     (72,106 )   (16,989 )
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
    $ 1,189,712   $ 1,413,884   $ 5   $ 507,398   $ (1,279,105 ) $ 1,831,894  
   
 
 
 
 
 
 

(1)
As more fully described in Note 8—Long-Term Debt, LVSI and Venetian are co-obligors of certain of the Company's indebtedness. Accordingly, such indebtedness has been presented as an obligation of both entities in the above balance sheets.

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LAS VEGAS SANDS, INC.

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

For the year ended December 31, 2001

 
  Las Vegas
Sands, Inc.

  Venetian
Casino
Resort LLC

  Other
Guarantor
Subsidiaries

  Other Non-
Guarantor
Subsidiaries

  Consolidating/
Eliminating
Entries

  Total
 
Revenues:                                      
  Casino   $ 227,240   $   $   $   $   $ 227,240  
  Rooms         204,242                 204,242  
  Food and beverage         61,977                 61,977  
  Casino rental revenue from
LVSI
        45,973             (45,973 )    
  Retail and other     1,417     38,125         36,329     (2,837 )   73,034  
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Total revenue     228,657     350,317         36,329     (48,810 )   566,493  
Less promotional allowances         (5,181 )           (37,413 )   (42,594 )
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net revenues     228,657     345,136         36,329     (86,223 )   523,899  
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
Operating expenses:                                      
  Casino     207,587                 (67,651 )   139,936  
  Rooms         55,322             (5,283 )   50,039  
  Food and beverage         38,896             (9,266 )   29,630  
  Retail and other         21,148         12,230     (1,076 )   32,302  
  Provision for doubtful accounts     18,200     1,866         132         20,198  
  General and administrative     2,711     83,928         1,573     (1,325 )   86,887  
  Corporate expense     2,459     3,917                 6,376  
  Rental expense     914     6,625         2,157     (1,622 )   8,074  
  Pre-opening and developmental expense         355                 355  
  Depreciation and amortization         36,039         4,784         40,823  
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
      231,871     248,096         20,876     (86,223 )   414,620  
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
Operating income (loss)     (3,214 )   97,040         15,453         109,279  
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
Other income (expense):                                      
  Interest income     643     613         129         1,385  
  Interest expense, net of amounts capitalized         (90,947 )       (10,777 )       (101,724 )
  Interest expense on indebtedness to Principal Stockholder         (4,052 )       (4,968 )       (9,020 )
  Other income         (1,938 )               (1,938 )
  Loss on early retirement of debt         (1,383 )               (1,383 )
  Loss from equity investment in Grand Canal Shops II     (35 )   (1,143 )           1,178      
  Loss from equity investment in VCR and subsidiaries     (795 )   1,015             (220 )    
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Income (loss) before preferred return     (3,401 )   (795 )       (163 )   958     (3,401 )
  Preferred return on Redeemable Preferred                                      
  Interest in Venetian Casino Resort, LLC     (20,766 )                   (20,766 )
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net income (loss)   $ (24,167 ) $ (795 ) $   $ (163 ) $ 958   $ (24,167 )
   
 
 
 
 
 
 

F-41


CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

For the year ended December 31, 2002

 
  Las Vegas
Sands, Inc.

  Venetian
Casino
Resort LLC

  Other
Guarantor
Subsidiaries

  Other Non-
Guarantor
Subsidiaries

  Consolidating/
Eliminating
Entries

  Total
 
Revenues:                                      
  Casino   $ 256,484   $   $   $   $   $ 256,484  
  Rooms         206,706                 206,706  
  Food and beverage         70,300                 70,300  
  Casino rental revenue from
LVSI
        96,844             (96,844 )    
  Retail and other     1,743     34,159         41,079     (4,586 )   72,395  
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Total revenue     258,227     408,009         41,079     (101,430 )   605,885  
Less promotional allowances         (3,757 )           (30,451 )   (34,208 )
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net revenues     258,227     404,252         41,079     (131,881 )   571,677  
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
Operating expenses:                                      
  Casino     232,995                 (113,809 )   119,186  
  Rooms         58,009             (4,574 )   53,435  
  Food and beverage         43,348             (8,131 )   35,217  
  Retail and other         20,144         13,828     (1,236 )   32,736  
  Provision for doubtful accounts     14,470     6,823         100         21,393  
  General and administrative     2,553     90,676     12     1,967     (798 )   94,410  
  Corporate expense     5,895     5,120                 11,015  
  Rental expense     924     7,670         2,379     (3,333 )   7,640  
  Pre-opening and developmental expense                 5,925         5,925  
  Depreciation and amortization     429     38,515         4,694         43,638  
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
      257,266     270,305     12     28,893     (131,881 )   424,595  
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
Operating income (loss)     961     133,947     (12 )   12,186         147,082  
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
Other income (expense):                                      
  Interest income     460     2,027         77         2,564  
  Interest expense, net of amounts capitalized     (17 )   (103,404 )       (6,927 )       (110,348 )
  Interest expense on indebtedness to Principal Stockholder         (1,914 )       (2,096 )       (4,010 )
  Other income         1,051         (6 )       1,045  
  Loss on early retirement of debt         (49,865 )       (1,527 )       (51,392 )
  Loss from equity investment in Grand Canal Shops II     161     5,189             (5,350 )    
  Loss from equity investment in VCR and subsidiaries     (16,624 )   (3,655 )           20,279      
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Income (loss) before preferred return     (15,059 )   (16,624 )   (12 )   1,707     14,929     (15,059 )
  Preferred return on Redeemable Preferred Interest in Venetian Casino Resort, LLC     (23,333 )                   (23,333 )
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net income (loss)   $ (38,392 ) $ (16,624 ) $ (12 ) $ 1,707   $ 14,929   $ (38,392 )
   
 
 
 
 
 
 

F-42


CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

For the year ended December 31, 2003

 
  Las Vegas
Sands, Inc.

  Venetian
Casino
Resort LLC

  Other
Guarantor
Subsidiaries

  Other Non-
Guarantor
Subsidiaries

  Consolidating/
Eliminating
Entries

  Total
 
Revenues:                                      
  Casino   $ 272,804   $   $   $   $   $ 272,804  
 
Rooms

 

 


 

 

251,397

 

 


 

 


 

 


 

 

251,397

 
  Food and beverage         82,882                 82,882  
  Casino rental revenues from LVSI         100,962             (100,962 )    
  Retail and other     970     38,897         40,521     (1,146 )   79,242  
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Total revenues     273,774     474,138         40,521     (102,108 )   686,325  
Less promotional allowances         (4,897 )           (39,959 )   (44,856 )
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net revenues     273,774     469,241         40,521     (142,067 )   641,469  
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
Operating expenses:                                      
  Casino     253,237                 (124,898 )   128,339  
  Rooms         72,037             (7,218 )   64,819  
  Food and beverage         49,091             (8,294 )   40,797  
  Retail and other         20,335         14,227     (1,094 )   33,468  
  Provision for doubtful accounts     7,724     473         (113 )       8,084  
  General and administrative     4,499     101,645     1     1,941     (563 )   107,523  
  Corporate expense     5,963     4,951                 10,914  
  Rental expense     738     6,833         2,557         10,128  
  Pre-opening and developmental expense         1,125         9,400         10,525  
  Depreciation and amortization     1,905     43,558         5,374         50,837  
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
      274,066     300,048     1     33,386     (142,067 )   465,434  
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
Operating income (loss)     (292 )   169,193     (1 )   7,135         176,035  
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
Other income (expense):                                      
  Interest income     478     934         1,083     (779 )   1,716  
  Interest expense, net of amounts capitalized     (53 )   (107,214 )       (8,436 )   779     (114,924 )
  Other income (expense)         887         (62 )       825  
  Income from equity investment in Grand Canal Shops II     347     11,221             (11,568 )    
  Income (loss) from equity investment in VCR and subsidiaries     63,172     (11,849 )           (51,323 )    
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Income (loss) before preferred return     63,652     63,172     (1 )   (280 )   (62,891 )   63,652  
  Preferred return on Redeemable Preferred                                      
  Interest in Venetian Casino Resort, LLC     (26,217 )                   (26,217 )
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net income (loss)   $ 37,435   $ 63,172   $ (1 ) $ (280 ) $ (62,891 ) $ 37,435  
   
 
 
 
 
 
 

F-43


CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
For the year ended December 31, 2001

 
  Las Vegas
Sands, Inc.

  Venetian
Casino
Resort LLC

  Other
Guarantor
Subsidiaries

  Other
Non-
Guarantor
Subsidiaries

  Consolidating/
Eliminating
Entries

  Total
 
Net cash provided by operating activities   $ 2,444   $ 43,711   $   $ 4,637   $   $ 50,792  
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cash flows from investing activities:                                      
Increase in restricted cash         (57 )       (40 )       (97 )
Capital expenditures         (53,660 )       (1,474 )       (55,134 )
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net cash used in investing activities         (53,717 )       (1,514 )       (55,231 )
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cash flows from financing activities:                                      
Repayments on bank credit facility—tranche A term loan         (103,125 )               (103,125 )
Repayments on bank credit facility—tranche B term loan         (49,750 )               (49,750 )
Repayments on bank credit facility—tranche C term loan         (5,750 )               (5,750 )
Proceeds from bank credit facility—tranche C term loan         5,750                 5,750  
Repayments on bank credit term facility         (764 )               (764 )
Proceeds from bank credit term facility         152,750                 152,750  
Repayments on bank credit facility—revolver         (18,000 )               (18,000 )
Proceeds from bank credit facility—revolver         58,000                 58,000  
Repayments on FF&E credit facility         (21,494 )               (21,494 )
Proceeds from Phase II Subsidiary credit facility                 3,933         3,933  
Proceeds from Phase II Subsidiary unsecured bank loan                 1,092         1,092  
Payments of deferred offering costs         (5,573 )       (300 )       (5,873 )
Net change in intercompany accounts     (409 )   1,508         (1,099 )        
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities     (409 )   13,552         3,626         16,769  
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
Increase in cash and cash equivalents     2,035     3,546           6,749         12,330  
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year     35,332     4,260     8     3,006         42,606  
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cash and cash equivalents at end of year   $ 37,367   $ 7,806   $ 8   $ 9,755   $   $ 54,936  
   
 
 
 
 
 
 

F-44



CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
For the year ended December 31, 2002

 
  Las Vegas
Sands, Inc.

  Venetian
Casino
Resort LLC

  Other
Guarantor
Subsidiaries

  Other
Non-
Guarantor
Subsidiaries

  Consolidating/
Eliminating
Entries

  Total
 
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities   $ 3,293   $ 65,132   $ (12 ) $ 9,683   $   $ 78,096  
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cash flows from investing activities:                                      
Increase in restricted cash         (101,778 )       (826 )       (102,604 )
Capital expenditures         (128,793 )       (7,055 )       (135,848 )
Dividend from Grand Canal Shops II LLC         21,590             (21,590 )    
Capital contributions to subsidiaries         (73,572 )           73,572      
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities         (282,553 )       (7,881 )   51,982     (238,452 )
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cash flows from financing activities:                                      
Dividend to Venetian Casino Resort LLC                 (21,590 )   21,590      
Capital contribution from Venetian Casino Resort LLC             10     73,562     (73,572 )    
Repayments on 12 1 / 4 mortgage notes         (425,000 )               (425,000 )
Proceeds from 11% mortgage notes         850,000                 850,000  
Repayments on senior subordinated notes         (97,500 )               (97,500 )
Proceeds from secured mall facility                 120,000         120,000  
Repayments on mall—tranche A take-out loan                 (105,000 )       (105,000 )
Repayments on mall—tranche B take-out loan                 (35,000 )       (35,000 )
Repayments on completion guaranty loan         (31,124 )               (31,124 )
Repayments on senior secured credit facility—term B         (1,250 )               (1,250 )
Proceeds from senior secured credit facility—term B         250,000                 250,000  
Repayments on bank credit facility—term         (151,986 )               (151,986 )
Repayments on bank credit facility—revolver         (61,000 )               (61,000 )
Proceeds from bank credit facility—revolver         21,000                 21,000  
Repayments on FF&E credit facility         (53,735 )               (53,735 )
Repayments on Phase II Subsidiary credit facility                 (3,933 )       (3,933 )
Repayments on Phase II Subsidiary unsecured bank loan                 (1,092 )       (1,092 )
Repurchase premiums incurred in connection with refinancing transactions         (33,478 )               (33,478 )
Payments of deferred offering costs         (38,465 )       (3,275 )       (41,740 )
Net change in intercompany accounts     6,086     (7,874 )       1,788          
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities     6,086     219,588     10     25,460     (51,982 )   199,162  
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents     9,379     2,167     (2 )   27,262         38,806  
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year     37,367     7,806     8     9,755         54,936  
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cash and cash equivalents at end of year   $ 46,746   $ 9,973   $ 6   $ 37,017   $   $ 93,742  
   
 
 
 
 
 
 

F-45



CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
For the year ended December 31, 2003

 
  Las Vegas
Sands, Inc.

  Venetian
Casino
Resort LLC

  Other
Guarantor
Subsidiaries

  Other
Non-
Guarantor
Subsidiaries

  Consolidating/
Eliminating
Entries

  Total
 
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities   $ 11,804   $ 101,201   $ (1 ) $ 20,071   $   $ 133,075  
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cash flows from investing activities:                                      
(Increase) decrease in restricted cash         101,185         (118,437 )       (17,252 )
Notes receivable from stockholders     (843 )                   (843 )
Capital expenditures     (1,870 )   (195,148 )       (82,193 )       (279,211 )
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net cash used in investing activities     (2,713 )   (93,963 )       (200,630 )       (297,306 )
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cash flows from financing activities:                                      
Repayments on senior secured credit facility—term A         (1,667 )               (1,667 )
Proceeds from senior secured credit facility—term A         50,000                 50,000  
Repayments on senior secured credit facility—term B         (2,500 )               (2,500 )
Proceeds from Venetian Macau senior secured notes—tranche A                 75,000         75,000  
Proceeds from Venetian Macau senior secured notes—tranche B                 45,000         45,000  
Proceeds from Venetian Intermediate credit facility                 40,000         40,000  
Repayments on bank credit facility—revolver         (470 )               (470 )
Proceeds from bank credit facility—revolver         470                 470  
Repayments on FF&E credit facility         (600 )               (600 )
Proceeds from FF&E credit facility         15,000                 15,000  
Payments of deferred offering costs         (408 )       (6,976 )       (7,384 )
Net change in intercompany accounts     17,212     (47,487 )       30,275          
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net cash provided by financing activities     17,212     12,338         183,299         212,849  
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents     26,303     19,576     (1 )   2,740         48,618  
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year     46,746     9,973     6     37,017         93,742  
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cash and cash equivalents at end of year   $ 73,049   $ 29,549   $ 5   $ 39,757   $   $ 142,360  
   
 
 
 
 
 
 

F-46



LAS VEGAS SANDS, INC.

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(Dollars in thousands, except share data)
(Unaudited)

 
  December 31,
2003

  June 30,
2004

  Pro Forma
June 30, 2004
(change in
tax status)

 
ASSETS                    
CURRENT ASSETS:                    
  Cash and cash equivalents   $ 142,360   $ 671,241   $ 671,241  
  Restricted cash and cash equivalents     36,358     12,460     12,460  
  Accounts receivable, net     52,542     56,050     56,050  
  Inventories     6,093     6,126     6,126  
  Prepaid expenses     3,462     9,985     19,211  
   
 
 
 
  Total current assets     240,815     755,862     765,088  

Property and equipment, net

 

 

1,432,176

 

 

1,513,395

 

 

1,513,395

 
Deferred offering costs, net     38,489     33,474     33,474  
Restricted cash and cash equivalents     86,144          
Other assets, net     34,270     28,764     28,764  
   
 
 
 
    $ 1,831,894   $ 2,331,495   $ 2,340,721  
   
 
 
 

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY (DEFICIT)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
CURRENT LIABILITIES:                    
  Accounts payable   $ 14,991   $ 27,518   $ 27,518  
  Construction payables     42,155     51,900     51,900  
  Construction payables—contested     7,232     7,232     7,232  
  Accrued interest payable     4,809     5,001     5,001  
  Other accrued liabilities     95,940     105,491     105,491  
  Current maturities of long-term debt     12,633     14,900     14,900  
   
 
 
 
Total current liabilities     177,760     212,042     212,042  

Other long-term liabilities

 

 

6,445

 

 

7,317

 

 

25,686

 
Deferred gain on sale of Grand Canal Shops         73,325     73,325  
Deferred rent from Grand Canal Shops transaction         107,841     107,841  
Redeemable Preferred Interest in Venetian Casino Resort, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary         252,628     252,628  
Long-term debt     1,426,350     1,312,540     1,312,540  
   
 
 
 
      1,610,555     1,965,693     1,984,062  
   
 
 
 
Redeemable Preferred Interest in Venetian Casino Resort, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary     238,328          
   
 
 
 

Stockholders' equity (deficit):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
  Common stock, $.10 par value, 3,000,000 shares authorized, 1,000,000 shares issued and outstanding     100     100     100  
  Notes receivable from stockholders     (843 )   (858 )   (858 )
  Capital in excess of par value     136,562     128,653     357,417  
  Retained earnings (deficit)     (152,808 )   237,907      
   
 
 
 
      (16,989 )   365,802     356,659  
   
 
 
 
    $ 1,831,894   $ 2,331,495   $ 2,340,721  
   
 
 
 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

F-47



LAS VEGAS SANDS, INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)
(Unaudited)

 
  Three Months Ended
June 30,

  Six Months Ended
June 30,

 
 
  2003
  2004
  2003
  2004
 
Revenues:                          
  Casino   $ 63,378   $ 133,889   $ 136,691   $ 228,597  
  Rooms     56,439     79,230     113,930     164,597  
  Food and beverage     20,817     34,073     40,885     67,528  
  Retail and other     19,221     16,672     37,018     37,703  
   
 
 
 
 
      159,855     263,864     328,524     498,425  
Less-promotional allowances     (9,433 )   (12,761 )   (19,437 )   (26,521 )
   
 
 
 
 
Net revenues     150,422     251,103     309,087     471,904  
   
 
 
 
 
Operating expenses:                          
  Casino     30,537     62,002     63,455     98,630  
  Rooms     14,555     18,676     29,082     38,717  
  Food and beverage     9,672     17,798     19,114     33,296  
  Retail and other     8,791     7,817     16,615     17,323  
  Provision for doubtful accounts     1,035     3,448     4,756     6,692  
  General and administrative     24,351     35,495     50,963     67,457  
  Corporate expense     2,188     3,445     4,789     6,105  
  Rental expense     2,524     2,238     5,067     4,689  
  Pre-opening and developmental expense     3,018     10,728     4,845     19,107  
  Depreciation and amortization     11,251     16,081     21,988     30,862  
  Gain on sale of Grand Canal Shops         (418,222 )       (418,222 )
   
 
 
 
 
      107,922     (240,494 )   220,674     (95,344 )
   
 
 
 
 

Operating income

 

 

42,500

 

 

491,597

 

 

88,413

 

 

567,248

 

Other income (expense):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
  Interest income     378     539     824     897  
  Interest expense, net of amounts capitalized     (27,196 )   (30,704 )   (54,732 )   (61,750 )
  Preferred return on Redeemable Preferred Interest in Venetian Casino Resort, LLC         (7,150 )       (14,300 )
  Other income (expense)     259         819     (9 )
  Loss on early retirement of debt         (1,371 )       (1,371 )
   
 
 
 
 
Income before preferred return     15,941     452,911     35,324     490,715  
 
Preferred return on Redeemable Preferred Interest in Venetian Casino Resort, LLC

 

 

(6,364

)

 


 

 

(12,727

)

 


 
   
 
 
 
 
Net income   $ 9,577   $ 452,911   $ 22,597   $ 490,715  
   
 
 
 
 
Basic earnings per share   $ 9.58   $ 452.91   $ 22.60   $ 490.72  
   
 
 
 
 
Diluted earnings per share   $ 9.55   $ 452.26   $ 22.53   $ 490.01  
   
 
 
 
 
Dividends declared per share   $   $ 100.00   $   $ 107.91  
   
 
 
 
 
Pro forma data (reflecting change in tax status):                          
  Provision for income taxes                 9,417     171,445  
               
 
 
  Net income               $ 13,180   $ 319,253  
               
 
 
Net income per share of common stock:                          
  Basic               $ 13.18   $ 319.25  
               
 
 
  Diluted               $ 13.14   $ 318.79  
               
 
 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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LAS VEGAS SANDS, INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY (DEFICIT)

(Dollars in thousands)
(Unaudited)

 
  Common Stock
   
   
   
   
 
 
  Number
of Shares

  Amount
  Capital in
Excess of
Par Value

  Notes
Receivable from
Stockholders

  Retained
Earnings
(Deficit)

  Total
 
Balance at December 31, 2002   1,000,000   $ 100   $ 140,760   $   $ (190,243 ) $ (49,383 )
  Declared and unpaid dividends           (4,198 )           (4,198 )
  Notes receivable from stockholders               (843 )       (843 )
  Net income                   37,435     37,435  
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
Balance at December 31, 2003   1,000,000     100     136,562     (843 )   (152,808 )   (16,989 )
  Declared and paid dividends           (7,909 )       (100,000 )   (107,909 )
  Interest income on notes receivable from stockholders               (15 )       (15 )
  Net income                   490,715     490,715  
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
Balance at June 30, 2004   1,000,000   $ 100   $ 128,653   $ (858 ) $ 237,907   $ 365,802  
   
 
 
 
 
 
 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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LAS VEGAS SANDS, INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(Dollars in thousands)
(Unaudited)

 
  Six Months Ended
June 30,

 
 
  2003
  2004
 
Cash flows from operating activities:              
Net income   $ 22,597   $ 490,715  
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:              
  Depreciation and amortization     21,988     30,862  
  Amortization of debt offering costs and original issue discount     3,198     3,870  
  Amortization of deferred revenue         (573 )
  Deferred rent from Grand Canal Shops transaction         109,220  
  Non-cash preferred return on Redeemable Preferred Interest in Venetian     12,727     14,300  
  Loss on early retirement of debt         1,371  
  Loss on disposition of fixed assets     206     148  
  Gain on sale of Grand Canal Shops           (418,222 )
  Provision for doubtful accounts     4,756     6,692  
  Changes in operating assets and liabilities:              
    Accounts receivable     (2,792 )   (10,200 )
    Inventories     (509 )   (33 )
    Prepaid expenses     216     (6,523 )
    Other assets     (5,710 )   (8,063 )
    Accounts payable     1,515     4,635  
    Accrued interest payable     492     192  
    Other accrued liabilities     (5,537 )   6,346  
   
 
 
Net cash provided by operating activities     53,147     224,737  
   
 
 
Cash flows from investing activities:              
Proceeds from sale of Grand Canal Shops, net of transaction costs         649,568  
Decrease in restricted cash     55,703     110,042  
Notes receivable from stockholders     (826 )   (15 )
Capital expenditures     (173,915 )   (235,772 )
   
 
 
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities     (119,038 )   523,823  
   
 
 
Cash flows from financing activities:              
Dividends paid to shareholders         (107,909 )
Repayments on 11% mortgage notes         (6,360 )
Repayments on secured mall facility         (120,000 )
Proceeds from senior secured credit facility—term A     50,000      
Repayments on senior secured credit facility—term A         (3,333 )
Repayments on senior secured credit facility—term B     (1,250 )   (1,250 )
Proceeds from Macao revolver         10,000  
Proceeds from Venetian Intermediate credit facility         10,000  
Repayments on bank credit facility—revolver     (470 )    
Proceeds from bank credit facility—revolver     470      
Repayments on FF&E credit facility         (600 )
Payments of deferred offering costs     (240 )   (227 )
   
 
 
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities     48,510     (219,679 )
   
 
 
Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents     (17,381 )   528,881  
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period     93,742     142,360  
   
 
 
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period   $ 76,361   $ 671,241  
   
 
 
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:              
Cash payments for interest   $ 54,742   $ 60,330  
   
 
 
Property and equipment asset acquisitions included in construction accounts payable   $ 49,387   $ 59,132  
   
 
 
Property and equipment acquisitions included in accounts payable   $   $ 7,892  
   
 
 
Deferred gain on sale of Grand Canal Shops   $   $ 77,217  
   
 
 
Decrease in other assets related to Grand Canal Shops sale   $   $ 13,569  
   
 
 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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LAS VEGAS SANDS, INC.

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

NOTE 1—ORGANIZATION AND BUSINESS OF COMPANY

        The accompanying consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2003. The year-end balance sheet data was derived from audited financial statements but does not include all disclosures required by generally accepted accounting principles. In addition, certain amounts in the 2003 financial statements have been reclassified to conform with the 2004 presentation. In the opinion of management, all adjustments and normal recurring accruals considered necessary for a fair statement of the results for the interim period have been included. The interim results reflected in the unaudited financial statements are not necessarily indicative of expected results for the full year.

        Las Vegas Sands, Inc. ("LVSI") and its subsidiaries (collectively, the "Company") own and operate the Venetian Casino Resort (the "Casino Resort"), a Renaissance Venice-themed resort situated at one of the premier locations on the Las Vegas Strip (the "Strip"). On May 18, 2004, the Company opened a portion of the Sands Macao Casino, a Las Vegas style casino (the "Macao Casino") located in Macao, a Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China. The remainder of the Macao Casino is scheduled to open in late August 2004. The Company is also in the process of developing two additional casino resorts: the Palazzo Casino Resort in Las Vegas and the Macao Venetian Casino Resort in Macao.

    Las Vegas Properties

        The Casino Resort is located across from The Mirage and the Treasure Island Hotel and Casino. The Casino Resort includes the only all-suites hotel on the Strip with 4,049 suites (the "Hotel"); a gaming facility of approximately 116,000 square feet (the "Casino"); an enclosed retail, dining and entertainment complex of approximately 446,000 net leasable square feet (the "Mall"); and a meeting and conference facility of approximately 650,000 square feet (the "Congress Center"). On May 17, 2004, the Company sold the Mall to General Growth Properties (the "Mall Purchaser") and leased certain other restaurant and retail assets of the Casino Resort for approximately $766.0 million (the "Mall Sale"). See "Note 5—Commitments and Contingencies." The Company is involved in significant litigation relating to the cost of construction of the Casino Resort. See "Note 5—Commitments and Contingencies".

        The Company has begun design and construction work and has completed demolition and clearing on the site of the Palazzo Casino Resort, a second resort similar in size to the Casino Resort, which will be situated on a 15-acre site situated adjacent to the Casino Resort and the Sands Convention and Expo Center (the "Expo Center"), across Sands Boulevard from the Wynn Resort (the "Palazzo"). The Palazzo will consist of an all-suite, 50-floor luxury hotel tower with approximately 3,025 rooms, a gaming facility of approximately 105,000 square feet, an enclosed shopping, dining and entertainment complex of approximately 375,000 square feet and additional meeting and conference space of approximately 450,000 square feet. As part of the Mall Sale, the Company entered into an agreement to construct and sell the multi-level retail space of the Palazzo for approximately $250.0 million subject to an upward adjustment based on operating income performance upon completion of construction of the Palazzo (the "Phase II Mall Sale"). The Company has commenced the marketing of a new $1.01 billion senior secured credit facility, consisting of a revolving facility and term loan facilities, the proceeds of which will be used, among other things, to fund the design, development, construction, and pre-opening costs of the Palazzo. The Palazzo is expected to be completed in 2007.

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        On July 29, 2004, the Company acquired all of the capital stock of Interface Group Holding Company, Inc. ("Interface Holding") from the Company's principal stockholder (the "Principal Stockholder") in exchange for the issuance to the Principal Stockholder of 220,370 additional shares of LVSI common stock. Interface Holding is the indirect owner of the Expo Center and the holder of all the Series B Preferred Interest in Venetian Casino Resort, LLC (the "Redeemable Preferred Interest"). With approximately 1.15 million square feet, the Expo Center is one of the largest convention and trade show facilities in the United States. The Expo Center is physically connected to the Casino Resort.

    Macao Properties

        The Company intends to develop a "Las Vegas-style" collection of properties in Macao. On May 18, 2004, the Company opened a portion of the Macao Casino with the remainder scheduled to open in late August 2004. Upon its completion, the Macao Casino will consist of approximately 160,000 gross square feet of gaming facilities, including approximately 319 table games and 619 slot machines or other similar electronic devices, as well as numerous restaurants and private VIP gaming room facilities.

        In addition, the Company has begun design and planning work for the Macao Venetian Casino Resort, a 500-suite hotel, casino and convention center complex, with a Venetian- style theme similar to that of the Casino Resort to be located in the area of Macao known as Cotai (the "Macao Venetian Casino Resort").

    Subsidiaries

        The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of LVSI and its subsidiaries (the "Subsidiaries"), including Venetian Casino Resort, LLC ("Venetian"), Mall Intermediate Holding Company, LLC ("Mall Intermediate"), Grand Canal Shops Mall Subsidiary, LLC (the "New Mall Subsidiary"), Grand Canal Shops II, LLC (the "Mall II Subsidiary")(which was sold May 17, 2004), Grand Canal Shops Mall MM Subsidiary, Inc, Venetian Hotel Operations, LLC ("Mall Construction"), Lido Intermediate Holding Company, LLC ("Lido Intermediate"), Lido Casino Resort Holding Company, LLC, Lido Casino Resort, LLC (the "Phase II Subsidiary"), Lido Casino Resort MM, Inc., Venetian Transport, LLC ("Venetian Transport"), Venetian Venture Development, LLC ("Venetian Venture"), Venetian Venture Development Intermediate Limited ("Venetian Intermediate"), Venetian Venture Development Intermediate I, Venetian Venture Development Intermediate II, Venetian Macau Finance Company, VI Limited, Las Vegas Sands ("UK") Limited, Las Vegas Sands ("Ibrox") Limited, Las Vegas Sands ("Sheffield") Limited, Venetian Macau Limited ("Venetian Macao"), Venetian Global Holdings Limited, Venetian Marketing, Inc. ("Venetian Marketing"), Venetian Far East Limited, Venetian Operating Company, LLC ("Venetian Operating"), Venetian Resort Development Limited, Phase II Mall Subsidiary, LLC and Phase II Mall Holding, LLC. Each of LVSI and its subsidiaries is a separate legal entity and the assets of each such entity are intended to be available only to the creditors of such entity, except to the extent of guarantees on indebtedness. See "Note 4—Long-Term Debt".

        Venetian was formed on March 20, 1997 to own and operate certain portions of the Casino Resort. LVSI is the managing member and owns 100% of the common voting equity in Venetian. The entire preferred interest in Venetian is owned by Interface Holding, which became a wholly

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owned subsidiary of LVSI following the acquisition by LVSI of all of its capital stock on July 29, 2004.

        Various subsidiaries are guarantors or co-obligors of certain indebtedness related to the Casino Resort. See "Note 4—Long-Term Debt."

        The Mall II Subsidiary was an indirect, wholly owned subsidiary of LVSI that owned and operated the Mall and was formed on May 31, 2002 and became a successor to the New Mall Subsidiary in connection with the refinancing of the Mall's indebtedness. The Mall II Subsidiary was sold on May 17, 2004. See "Note 4—Long-Term Debt."

        Venetian Macao is an indirect subsidiary of LVSI, which owns and operates the Macao Casino. See "Note 4—Long-Term Debt."

NOTE 2—STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY AND PER SHARE DATA

        The Company has a nonqualified stock option plan, which provides for the granting of stock options pursuant to the applicable provisions of the Internal Revenue Code and regulations. The stock option plan provides that the Principal Stockholder may assume the obligations of the Company under the plan and provides for the granting of up to 75,000 shares of common stock to officers and other key employees of the Company.

        During the first quarter of 2002, the Company entered into a stockholders' agreement (the "Stockholders' Agreement") with the employees to whom options were granted (the "Additional Stockholders") and the Principal Stockholder. The Stockholders' Agreement restricts the ability of the Additional Stockholders and any of their permitted transferees who have agreed to be bound by the terms and conditions of the agreement to sell, assign, pledge, encumber, or otherwise dispose of any shares of common stock of LVSI, except in accordance with the provisions of the Stockholders' Agreement. If at any time before LVSI completes an initial public offering, the Principal Stockholder wishes to sell 20% or more of his ownership interest in LVSI to any third party transferee, each Additional Stockholder shall have the right to participate in such sale on the same terms as those offered to the Principal Stockholder. The Additional Stockholders also have certain piggyback registration rights. Finally, if at any time prior to the completion by LVSI of an initial public offering LVSI wishes to issue any new securities, the Additional Stockholders will have the right under certain circumstances to purchase that number of shares of LVSI common stock, at the proposed purchase price of the new securities, such that the Additional Stockholders' percentage ownership of LVSI would remain the same following such issuance.

        Basic and diluted income per share is calculated based upon the weighted average number of shares outstanding. In the first quarter of 2002, the Company completed a stock split whereby the number of shares of common stock outstanding was increased from 925,000 to 1,000,000. At the time of the stock split, the Principal Stockholder maintained 100% ownership of the Company's common stock. All references to share and per share data herein have been adjusted retroactively to give effect to the increase in shares of common stock outstanding to 1,000,000. As of June 30, 2004, there were unexercised options to purchase 2,000 shares of the Company's common stock. The impact of the unexercised options to purchase shares of the Company's common stock have been included in the computation of diluted earnings per share for the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2003 and 2004.

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        The Company has elected to follow Accounting Principles Board Opinion No. 25 entitled "Accounting For Stock Issued to Employees" and accounts for its stock-based compensation to employees using the intrinsic value method. Under this method, compensation expense is the difference between the market value of the Company's stock and the stock option's exercise price at the measurement date. Under APB 25, if the exercise price of the stock options is equal to or less than the market price of the underlying stock on the date of grant, no compensation expense is recognized.

        Had the Company accounted for the plan under the fair value method allowed by Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 123, "Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation" ("SFAS 123"), the Company's net income, and earnings per share would have been reduced to the following pro forma amounts (dollars in thousands except per share data):

 
  For the Three
Months Ended
June
30, 2003

  For the Three
Months Ended
June
30, 2004

  For the Six
Months Ended
June 30,
2003

  For the Six
Months Ended
June 30,
2004

Net income, as reported   $ 9,577   $ 452,911   $ 22,597   $ 490,715
Deduct: Total stock-based employee compensation expense determined under the minimum value method for all awards, net of related tax effects                
   
 
 
 
Pro forma net income   $ 9,577   $ 452,911   $ 22,597   $ 490,715
   
 
 
 
Basic earnings per share, as reported   $ 9.58   $ 452.91   $ 22.60   $ 490.72
   
 
 
 
Basic earnings per share, pro-forma   $ 9.58   $ 452.91   $ 22.60   $ 490.72
   
 
 
 
Diluted earnings per share, as reported   $ 9.55   $ 452.26   $ 22.53   $ 490.01
   
 
 
 
Diluted earnings per share, pro-forma   $ 9.55   $ 452.26   $ 22.53   $ 490.01
   
 
 
 

NOTE 3—PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT

        Property and equipment consists of the following (in thousands):

 
  December 31,
2003

  June 30,
2004

 
Land and land improvements   $ 121,195   $ 162,377  
Building and improvements     1,157,784     1,164,599  
Equipment, furniture, fixtures and leasehold improvements     186,485     224,400  
Construction in progress     167,235     171,044  
   
 
 
      1,632,699     1,722,420  
Less: accumulated depreciation and amortization     (200,523 )   (209,025 )
   
 
 
    $ 1,432,176   $ 1,513,395  
   
 
 

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        During the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2003 and June 30, 2004, the Company capitalized interest expense of $2.4 million and $1.2 million, $4.7 million and $2.7 million, respectively.

        As of June 30, 2004, construction in progress represented design, pre-development, construction costs and shared facilities costs of $120.9 million for the Palazzo, of $25.8 million for the Venetian Macao, and $24.3 million for on-going capital improvement projects at the Casino Resort.

        Property and equipment with a net book value of approximately $132.4 million were sold in connection with the Mall Sale as further described in Note 5.

NOTE 4—LONG-TERM DEBT

        Long-term debt consists of the following (in thousands):

 
  December 31,
2003

  June 30,
2004

 
Indebtedness of the Company and its Subsidiaries other than the Mall II and Macao Subsidiaries:              
11% Mortgage Notes, due June 15, 2010   $ 850,000   $ 843,640  
Senior Secured Credit Facility—Term B     246,250     245,000  
Senior Secured Credit Facility—Term A     48,333     45,000  
FF&E Credit Facility     14,400     13,800  

Indebtedness of the Mall II Subsidiary:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
Secured Mall Facility     120,000      

Indebtedness of the Macao Subsidiaries:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
Venetian Macao Revolver         10,000  
Venetian Macao Senior Secured Notes—Tranche A     75,000     75,000  
Venetian Macao Senior Secured Notes—Tranche B     45,000     45,000  
Venetian Intermediate Credit Facility     40,000     50,000  
   
 
 
      1,438,983     1,327,440  

Less: current maturities

 

 

(12,633

)

 

(14,900

)
   
 
 
Total long-term debt   $ 1,426,350   $ 1,312,540  
   
 
 

    Mortgage Notes

        On June 4, 2002, the Company issued $850.0 million in aggregate principal amount of 11.0% mortgage notes due 2010 (the "Mortgage Notes"). The Mortgage Notes bear interest at 11%, payable each June 15th and December 15th. The Mortgage Notes are secured by second priority liens on certain assets of the Company (the personal property and the real estate improvements that comprise the hotel, the casino, and the convention space, with certain exceptions). The Mortgage Notes are redeemable at the option of LVSI and Venetian at prices ranging from 100% to 105.5% commencing on or after June 15, 2006, as set forth in the Mortgage Notes and the indenture pursuant to which the Mortgage Notes were issued (the "Indenture"). Prior to June 15, 2006, LVSI and Venetian may redeem the Mortgage Notes at their principal amount plus an

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applicable make-whole premium. Upon a change of control (as defined in the Indenture), each Mortgage Note holder may require LVSI and Venetian to repurchase such Mortgage Notes at 101% of the principal amount thereof plus accrued interest and other amounts which are then due, if any. On or prior to June 15, 2005, the Company may redeem up to 35% of the Mortgage Notes with the net cash proceeds of one or more offerings of equity securities at a redemption price of 111% of the principal amount of the Mortgage Notes, plus accrued and unpaid interest. Upon an event of loss or certain asset sales, the Company may also be required to offer to purchase all or a portion of the Mortgage Notes with the proceeds of such event of loss or sale. The Mortgage Notes are not subject to a sinking fund requirement. The Mortgage Notes have been registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act").

        As a result of the consummation of the Mall Sale on May 17, 2004 (as further described in Note 5), LVSI and Venetian were obligated to use the Excess Proceeds (as defined under the Indenture) from the Mall Sale to make an offer to purchase the maximum principal amount of Mortgage Notes that may be purchased out of the Excess Proceeds of the Mall Sale at an offer price in cash equal to 100% of the principal amount of the Mortgage Notes, plus accrued and unpaid interest and liquidated damages, if any, to the closing date of the offer (the "Asset Sale Offer"). The Asset Sale Offer closed on June 6, 2004, and $6.4 million of Mortgage Notes were tendered and re-purchased by the Company.

    Senior Secured Credit Facility

        On June 4, 2002, the Company entered into a senior secured credit facility with a syndicate of lenders in an aggregate amount of $375.0 million (the "Senior Secured Credit Facility"). The Senior Secured Credit Facility provides for a $250.0 million single draw senior secured term loan facility (the "Term B Facility"), a $50.0 million senior secured delayed draw facility (the "Term A Facility"), and a $75.0 million senior secured revolving facility (the "Revolving Facility"). The net proceeds from the Term A and Term B Facilities of $235.0 million were deposited into a disbursement account for an expansion of the Casino Resort the ("Phase IA Addition"), invested in cash or permitted investments, pledged to a disbursement agent for the Senior Secured Credit Facility lenders and used as required for Phase IA Addition project costs under disbursement terms specified in the Senior Secured Credit Facility. As of June 30, 2004 all funds had been drawn.

        The Term B Facility matures on June 4, 2008 and is subject to quarterly amortization payments in the amount of $625,000 from September 30, 2002 until September 30, 2007, followed by four equal quarterly amortization payments of $59.4 million until the maturity date. The Term A Facility was drawn in full on May 26, 2003, matures on June 4, 2007, and is subject to quarterly amortization payments commencing on December 31, 2003 in the amount of $1,666,667 for three quarters, $2,500,000 for the succeeding four quarters, $3,750,000 for the next four quarters and $5,000,000 for the final four quarters.

        The Revolving Facility matures on June 4, 2007 and has no interim amortization. No amounts had been drawn under the Revolving Facility as of June 30, 2004. However, as described below, LVSI has guaranteed borrowings under a $50.0 million credit facility of its wholly owned subsidiary, Venetian Intermediate, to fund construction and development costs of the Macao Casino. These guarantees are supported by $50.0 million of letters of credit that were issued under the Revolving Facility. In addition, LVSI guaranteed funding of certain cost overruns of the Macao Casino as further described in Note 5. This guaranty is supported by a $10.0 million letter of credit, which was

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issued under the Revolving Facility during January 2004. As a result of the issuance of these letters of credit, the amount available for working capital loans under the Revolving Facility is $15.0 million as of June 30, 2004.

        All amounts outstanding under the Senior Secured Credit Facility bear interest at the option of the Company at the prime rate plus 2% per annum, or at the reserve adjusted Eurodollar rate plus 3% per annum. Since the substantial completion of the Phase IA Addition, the applicable margin for amounts outstanding under the Term A Facility and the Revolving Facility is determined by a grid based upon a leverage ratio. The leverage ratio is calculated as the ratio of consolidated total debt as of the last day of each fiscal quarter to EBITDA (as defined in the Senior Secured Credit Facility) for the four-fiscal quarter period ending on such date. Commitment fees equal to 0.50% per annum of the daily average unused portion of the commitment under the Revolving Facility are payable quarterly in arrears. The average interest rate for the Senior Secured Credit Facility was 4.1% during the three and six months ended June 30, 2004.

        The Senior Secured Credit Facility is secured by a first priority lien on certain assets of the Company (the personal property and the real estate improvements that comprise the hotel, the casino, and the convention space, with certain exceptions). The Senior Secured Credit Facility contains affirmative, negative, and financial covenants including limitations on indebtedness, liens, investments, guarantees, restricted junior payments, mergers and acquisitions, sales of assets, leases, transactions with affiliates and scope-changes and modifications to material contracts. Additionally, the Company is required to comply with certain financial ratios and other financial covenants including total debt to EBITDA ratios, EBITDA to interest coverage ratios, minimum net worth covenants and maximum capital expenditure limitations. At June 30, 2004, the Company was in compliance with all required covenants and ratios under the Senior Secured Credit Facility.

        Pursuant to the terms of the Senior Secured Credit Facility, the Company is also required to maintain certain funds in escrow for insurance and property taxes. At June 30, 2004, $2.1 million was held by the lenders' agent in escrow for these purposes. The amounts in escrow are classified as restricted cash in the accompanying financial statements.

        The Company has obtained an amendment or waiver to its Senior Secured Credit Facility (the "Bank Amendment") to, among other things; permit the consummation of the Mall Sale, the purchase of a parcel of real property adjacent to the Casino Resort and waiving any events of default resulting therefrom. The parcel will be used either as a parking lot for the Palazzo or for constructing additional convention space. The Bank Amendment permitted the Company to use the proceeds from the Mall Sale to repurchase Mortgage Notes tendered pursuant to the Asset Sale Offer.

    FF&E Financing

        In September 2003, the Company and a lender entered into a credit facility (the "FF&E Credit Facility") to provide $15.0 million of financing for the Phase IA Addition. The proceeds from the FF&E Credit Facility were used to finance certain furniture, fixtures and equipment (the "Specified FF&E") for the Phase IA Addition and the facility is secured by the specified FF&E. The FF&E Credit Facility provides for a 60-month basic term loan. Interest on the term loan is three month LIBOR plus 3.00% and is payable quarterly. The FF&E Credit Facility is subject to nineteen quarterly amortization payments of $600,000 beginning January 1, 2004, and one final payment of

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$3,600,000 on October 1, 2008. The average interest rate for the FF&E Credit Facility was 4.1% during the three and six months ended June 30, 2004.

    Venetian Intermediate Credit Facility

        On March 27, 2003, Venetian Intermediate entered into a credit agreement ("Venetian Intermediate Credit Agreement") with a lender to provide $50.0 million of financing for the Macao Casino. Venetian Intermediate owns 100% of Venetian Macao, the owner and operator of the Macao Casino. The obligations under the loans to be made under the Venetian Intermediate Credit Agreement are guaranteed by the Company and Venetian and supported by letters of credit, which have been issued under the Revolving Facility in favor of the Venetian Intermediate Credit Agreement lender. As a result of the issuance of the letters of credit, the amounts available for working capital loans under the Revolving Facility have been reduced on a dollar for dollar basis. The amounts outstanding under the Venetian Intermediate Credit Agreement bear interest at the base rate or the adjusted Eurodollar rate plus 0.5% per annum. Interest is payable on the base rate loans on a quarterly basis and is payable on Eurodollar loans at the end of the applicable interest period, and there is no scheduled principal amortization. The credit facility is due in full on March 27, 2006. As of June 30, 2004, $50.0 million was outstanding under the Venetian Intermediate Credit Agreement and was supported by $50.0 million of letters of credit issued under the Revolving Facility. The average interest rate was 1.6% for the three and six months ended June 30, 2004.

    Venetian Macao Senior Secured Notes

        On August 21, 2003, a wholly owned subsidiary of Venetian Macao, Venetian Macao Finance Company, issued $120.0 million in aggregate principal amount of floating rate senior secured notes due August 2008 (the "Venetian Macao Senior Secured Notes"). The Venetian Macao Senior Secured Notes issued by Venetian Macao Finance Company are guaranteed by Venetian Macao. All assets of Venetian Macao and its subsidiaries secure the Venetian Macao Senior Secured Notes and restrictions have been placed on the payment of dividends to LVSI and its subsidiaries from Venetian Macao and its subsidiaries. As of June 30, 2004, approximately $9.6 million of the proceeds from the issuance of the Venetian Macao Senior Secured Notes remained unused and have been classified as restricted cash in the accompanying balance sheet. As a result of the restrictions on dividend payments described above, approximately $9.6 million in net assets for the Venetian Macao at June 30, 2004 are not available at the parent level and are considered to be restricted net assets of subsidiaries at such date.

        The Venetian Macao Senior Secured Notes of $75.0 million in aggregate principal amount bear interest at the rate of three month U.S. dollar LIBOR plus 3.25%, payable quarterly ("Tranche A Notes"), and $45.0 million in aggregate principal amount of the Venetian Macao Senior Secured Notes bear interest at the rate of three month U.S. dollar LIBOR plus 4.00%, payable quarterly ("Tranche B Notes"). The Tranche A Notes have a mandatory redemption of $7.5 million on August 21, 2005, $11.2 million on August 21, 2006, $18.8 million on August 21, 2007, and $37.5 million on August 21, 2008. The Tranche B Notes have no interim amortization and are due in full on August 21, 2008. The average interest rate on the Venetian Macao Senior Secured Notes was 4.8% during the three and six months ended June 30, 2004.

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    Macao Revolver

        On December 18, 2003, Venetian Macao and Venetian Macao Finance Company entered into a $20.0 million revolving credit facility ("Macao Revolver") with a group of lenders. The Macao Revolver is secured on a pari passu basis with the same collateral as the Venetian Macao Senior Secured Notes. The Macao Revolver matures on December 18, 2006 and bears interest at LIBOR plus 3.75%. As of June 30, 2004, $10.0 million has been drawn under the Macao Revolver.

    Redeemable Preferred Interest in Venetian Casino Resort, LLC

        Interface Holding owns the $77.1 million Redeemable Preferred Interest. The rights of the Redeemable Preferred Interest include the accrual of a preferred return of 12% from June 30, 1997. Until the indebtedness under the Senior Secured Credit Facility is repaid and cash payments are permitted under the restricted payment covenants of the Indenture, the preferred return on the Redeemable Preferred Interest will accrue but will not be paid in cash. Commencing June 30, 2011, distributions must be made to the extent of the positive capital account of the holder. During the second and third quarters of 1999, Interface Holding contributed $37.3 million and $7.1 million, respectively, in cash in exchange for an additional Redeemable Preferred Interest. During the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2003 and June 30, 2004, $14.3 million and $7.2 million, and $12.7 million and $6.4 million, respectively, were accrued on the Redeemable Preferred Interest related to the contributions made. Since 1997, no distributions of preferred interest or preferred return have been paid on the Redeemable Preferred Interest. As further described in Note 5, on July 29, 2004, the Company acquired all of the capital stock of Interface Holding from the Principal Stockholder in exchange for the issuance to the Principal Stockholder of 220,370 additional shares of LVSI's common stock. The Company currently plans to cease accrual of the preferred return and to retire the Redeemable Preferred Interest upon approval of the Nevada Gaming Authorities.

        In May 2003, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Statement No. 150 ("SFAS 150") "Accounting for Certain Financial Instruments with Characteristics of both Liabilities and Equity." The Company is considered a non-public entity, as defined by SFAS 150 because its equity securities are not listed on a public exchange. Accordingly, for the Company, the provisions of SFAS 150 became effective during the quarter ending March 31, 2004. As a result of the adoption of SFAS 150, the Redeemable Preferred Interest in Venetian is now presented as a liability and the accrual of dividends is presented as interest expense of the Company. In accordance with the provisions of SFAS 150, prior period amounts have not been reclassified to conform with the new presentation.

    Construction Litigation

        The construction of the principal components of the Casino Resort was undertaken by Lehrer McGovern Bovis, Inc. (the "Construction Manager") pursuant to a construction management agreement and certain amendments thereto (as so amended, the "Construction Management Contract"). The Construction Management Contract established a final guaranteed maximum price (the "Final GMP") of $645.0 million, so that, subject to certain exceptions (including an exception for cost overruns due to "scope changes"), the Construction Manager was responsible for any costs of the work covered by the Construction Management Contract in excess of $645.0 million. The Construction Management Contract also established a required "substantial completion" date (the date on which the construction of the Casino Resort was sufficiently complete, including the

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receipt of necessary permits, licenses and approvals, so that all components of the Casino Resort could be open to the general public) of April 21, 1999 (subject to extensions on account of "scope changes" and force majeure events), with a per-day liquidated damages penalty for failure to meet such deadline.

NOTE 5—COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

        The obligations of the Construction Manager under the Construction Management Contract were guaranteed by Bovis, Inc. ("Bovis"), the Construction Manager's direct parent at the time the Construction Management Contract was entered into (such guaranty, the "Bovis Guaranty"). Bovis' obligations under the Bovis Guaranty were guaranteed by The Peninsula and Oriental Steam Navigation Company ("P&O"), a British public company and the Construction Manager's ultimate parent at the time the Construction Management Contract was entered into (such guaranty, the "P&O Guaranty").

        On July 30, 1999, Venetian filed a complaint against the Construction Manager and Bovis in the United States District Court for the District of Nevada (the "Federal Court Action"). The action alleges breach of contract by the Construction Manager of its obligations under the Construction Management Contract and a breach of contract by Bovis of its obligations under the Bovis Guaranty, including failure to fully pay trade contractors and vendors and failure to meet the April 21, 1999 guaranteed completion date. The Company amended this complaint on November 23, 1999 to add P&O as an additional defendant. In response to Venetian's breach of contract claims against the Construction Manager, Bovis and P&O, the Construction Manager filed a complaint on August 3, 1999 against Venetian in the District Court of Clark County, Nevada (the "State Court Action"). The action alleges a breach of contract and quantum meruit claims under the Construction Management Contract and also alleges that Venetian defrauded the Construction Manager in connection with the construction of the Casino Resort. The Construction Manager seeks damages, attorney's fees and costs and punitive damages. In the lawsuit, the Construction Manager claims that it is owed approximately $90.0 million from Venetian and its affiliates. This complaint was subsequently amended by the Construction Manager, which also filed an additional complaint against the Company relating to work done and funds advanced with respect to the contemplated development of the Palazzo. Simultaneously, commencing in March 2000, the Construction Manager and the Company engaged in arbitration proceedings ordered by the Federal Court to determine the cost and schedule impact of any changes in the scope of services of the Construction Manager under the Construction Management Contract (the "Arbitration Proceedings").

        In connection with these disputes, as of December 31, 1999 the Construction Manager and its subcontractors filed mechanics liens against the Casino Resort for $145.6 million and $182.2 million, respectively. The Company believes that a major reason these lien amounts exceeded the Construction Manager's claims of $90.0 million is based upon a duplication of liens through the inclusion of lower-tier claims by subcontractors in the liens of higher-tier contractors, including the lien of the Construction Manager. As of December 31, 1999, the Company had purchased surety bonds for virtually all of the claims underlying these liens (other than approximately $15.0 million of claims with respect to which the Construction Manager purchased bonds). As a result, there can be no foreclosure of the Casino Resort in connection with the claims of the Construction Manager and its subcontractors. However, the Company will be required to pay or immediately reimburse the bonding company if and to the extent that the underlying claims are

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judicially determined to be valid. If such claims are not settled, it is likely to take a significant amount of time for their validity to be judicially determined.

        In June 2000, the Company purchased an insurance policy (the "Insurance Policy") for loss coverage in connection with all litigation relating to the construction of the Casino Resort (the "Construction Litigation"). Under the Insurance Policy, the Company will self-insure $45.0 million and the insurer will insure up to $80.0 million of any covered losses. The Insurance Policy provides coverage for any amounts determined in the Construction Litigation to be owed to the Construction Manager or its subcontractors relating to claimed delays, inefficiencies, disruptions, lack of productivity/unauthorized overtime or schedule impact, allegedly caused by the Company during construction of the Casino Resort, and lien claims of, or acquired by, the Construction Manager as well as any defense costs.

        On June 3, 2003, an approximate 10-month trial was concluded in the State Court Action when a jury returned a verdict, which awarded the Construction Manager approximately $44.0 million in additional costs under the Construction Management Contract and awarded the Company approximately $2.0 million in damages for defective and incomplete work performed by the Construction Manager. The verdict also returned a defense verdict in favor of the Company on the Construction Manager's fraud claim, and denied the Construction Manager's claim for punitive damages. The verdict did not address pre-judgment interest and reimbursement of attorney's costs, which are being sought from the State Court by both parties.

        The judge in the State Court Action arguably entered judgment on the verdict on December 24, 2003. The Company has filed motions requesting that the State Court reconsider the entry of the judgment, and stay the verdict until the conclusion of the Arbitration Proceedings, which proceedings the Company contends must be considered in determination of any final award between the parties. The request for a stay was denied. The Company believes that results of the Arbitration Proceedings will result in the lowering of the verdict that was awarded to the Construction Manager in the State Court Action and will provide a basis to increase the amount that was awarded to the Company.

        By orders dated June 17 and July 19, 2004, the post trial motions were denied in all material respects. The Company intends to appeal the denial.

        While there are pending subcontractor claims against the Construction Manager and the Company and related claims for indemnity by and against the Construction Manager, the Company believes that all such claims asserted against the Company in those actions should be subsumed within the verdict in the State Court Action and that the Company's liability should be limited to the amount of any final judgment which may be ultimately entered in the State Court Action. If a judgment for the Construction Manager is entered on the verdict and such a judgment can be executed upon by the Construction Manager following the resolution of all appeals, the Company believes its payment of such a judgment shall be in satisfaction of, and shall be capped at, its $45.0 million self-insured retention under the Insurance Policy. The Company intends to seek an elimination or reduction of the Construction Manager's and its subcontractors' mechanic's liens in an amount to be consistent with any final judgment on the verdict.

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        Notwithstanding the entry of judgment in the State Court Action, the Company has continued to pursue certain claims in the Arbitration Proceedings to determine, among other things, the impact of certain changes, which determination by the arbitrator the Company believes may provide a basis for reducing the amount awarded to the Construction Manager in the State Court Action and raising the amount of the verdict for the Company or otherwise establishing offsetting claims for the Company against the Construction Manager. The Company also intends to pursue additional affirmative claims in the Federal Court Action and in other proceedings that were not resolved by the verdict in the State Court Action. Because of the magnitude of the remaining open items in the Arbitration Proceedings, which the Company believes must be considered in any ultimate award between the parties, the Company is not able to determine with any reasonable certainty the value of such claims or the probability of success on such claims at this time. Accordingly, no accrual for a liability has been reflected in the accompanying financial statements for this matter, other than approximately $7.2 million, which the Company had previously accrued in 1999 for unpaid construction costs and which have not yet been paid pending outcome of the litigation.

        Based on the recent judgment in the State Court Action and the remaining open items in the Arbitration Proceedings, the Company estimates that its range of loss in this matter is from none (or a gain if all remaining matters are determined in the Company's favor and considering the existing accrual of approximately $7.2 million for unpaid construction costs) to approximately $70.0 million (see below) if the Company were to lose all remaining arbitration matters and related pending actions and appeals that counsel has advised are possible of loss, and which are not already included in the State Court Action. Such range of loss is before attorney costs and interest, which have not yet been considered by the State Court and the total amounts of which cannot currently be quantified. While the range of loss is possibly as high as $70.0 million, (the original verdict of $42.0 million plus $28.0 million, representing all remaining indemnity claims and arbitration matters), plus attorney's fees, any uncovered claims not within the self-insured retention, and interest, the Company believes the Insurance Policy will provide coverage in excess of the Company's self-insured retention of $45.0 million for up to a total of $80.0 million of covered claims as further defined in the Insurance Policy. While the State Court's orders denying the Company's post trial motions could be viewed as increasing the possibility that the Company will be exposed to loss in this litigation, there are appellate issues that the Company intends to pursue and ongoing Arbitration Proceedings that the Company believes will impact the amount of loss and/or any award to which the Company may be entitled. Therefore, at this time, no amount within the range of any loss can be reasonably determined as an estimated loss. If there is a loss, such loss could be material to the Company's results of operations in the period that the estimate is recorded.

    Macao Casino Projects

        On June 26, 2002, the Macao government granted a provisional concession to operate casinos in Macao through June 26, 2027 to the Company's subsidiary Venetian Macao and to Galaxy Casino Company Limited, a consortium of Macao and Hong Kong-based investors ("Galaxy"). During December 2002, Venetian Macao and Galaxy entered into a subconcession agreement. The subconcession agreement with Galaxy was recognized and approved by the Macao government and allows Venetian Macao to develop and operate certain casino projects, including the Macao Casino, separately from Galaxy. The Macao Casino opened on May 18, 2004. Additional facilities, including restaurants and entertainment venues and 49 of 52 high-end suites are expected to open during late August 2004.

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        In addition to the Macao Casino, the Company also intends to build the Macao Venetian Casino Resort in Macao, a hotel, casino and convention center complex with a Venetian-style theme similar to the Company's Las Vegas property.

        Under the subconcession agreement, Venetian Macao is obligated to develop and open the Macao Venetian Casino Resort by June 2006 and invest, or cause to be invested, at least 4.4 billion Patacas (approximately $533.3 million at exchange rates in effect on June 30, 2004) in various development projects in Macao by June 2009. The construction and development costs of the Macao Casino will be applied to the fulfillment of this total investment obligation to the Macao government. The Company currently estimates the total cost of constructing, developing, and operating the Macao Casino, including design costs, construction costs, equipment costs, working capital and pre-opening expenses, will be approximately $265.0 million, all of which qualifies to meet the investment obligation to the Macao government. Assuming that all of the current estimated construction and development costs of the Macao Casino are applied towards fulfilling the investment obligations under the subconcession agreement, remaining investment obligations under the subconcession agreement will be approximately $268.3 million. It is expected that the construction and development costs of the Macao Venetian Casino Resort will satisfy the remainder of this obligation. To support this obligation, a Macao bank and a subsidiary of the Company, Lido Casino Resort Holding Company, LLC, have guaranteed 500 million Patacas (approximately $60.6 million at exchange rates in effect on June 30, 2004) of Venetian Macao's legal and contractual obligations to the Macao government until March 31, 2007. Venetian Macao received consents during June 2004 from the holders of the Venetian Macao Senior Secured Notes to permit the creation of a junior lien on Venetian Macao's rights over the land upon which the Macao Casino is being constructed in Macao to support the guarantee being issued by the Macao bank under the Venetian Macao subconcession. Venetian Macao's development and investment obligations under its subconcession agreement may be satisfied by Venetian Macao and/or its affiliates, including the Company.

        As of June 30, 2004, approximately $185.1 million of the costs relating to the Macao Casino had been expended. The Company anticipates funding the $79.9 million of remaining estimated costs of construction related to the additional restaurant and entertainment facilities and the guest suites from a combination of the following sources:

    net proceeds from the issuance and sale of $120.0 million in aggregate principal amount of the Venetian Macao Senior Secured Notes. As of June 30, 2004, approximately $9.6 million of these proceeds remained unused;

    operating cash flow of the Company (although the Senior Secured Credit Facility and the Indenture for the Mortgage Notes limit the Company's ability to make investments in the Macao projects) and Venetian Macao;

    borrowings under the $20.0 million Macao Revolver. As of June 30, 2004, $10.0 million had been drawn on the Macao Revolver;

    a completion guaranty issued by LVSI and Venetian, guaranteeing payment of certain costs of the Macao Casino in excess of available funds (the "Completion Guaranty"). The Completion Guaranty is supported by a $10.0 million letter of credit issued in January 2004 under the Company's Senior Secured Credit Facility (See Note 4—Senior Secured Credit

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      Facility). The remainder of the Completion Guaranty may be funded by borrowings of up to $10.0 million under the Macao Revolver;

    borrowings under proposed furnishings, fixtures & equipment facilities and vendor financings which the Company expects to be able to enter into in the aggregate principal amount of $25.0 million (the "FF&E Facilities") to finance certain equipment and other assets of the Macao Casino. If Venetian Macao is unable to obtain the FF&E Facilities or vendor financing, LVSI, Venetian or another of their subsidiaries have agreed to either:

    purchase, or cause to be purchased assets with a cost of up to $25.0 million and enter into lease or other arrangements with Venetian Macao or

    otherwise assist Venetian Macao in securing such facilities, including by issuing guarantees in connection with any such facilities or otherwise lending such amounts to Venetian Macao for purposes of securing such equipment

      in each case, to the extent permitted under the Senior Secured Credit Facility and the Indenture for the Mortgage Notes.

        The Company expects the funds provided by these sources to be sufficient to complete construction and opening of the remainder of the Macao Casino. The construction and development of the Macao Venetian Casino Resort will require significant additional debt and/or equity financing.

        Venetian Macao, Venetian Intermediate and the Company's other Macao subsidiaries are not guarantors under the Mortgage Notes or the Senior Secured Credit Facility and, subject to certain limited exceptions, are not restricted subsidiaries under the Indenture for the Mortgage Notes or the Senior Secured Credit Facility. Restrictions have been placed on the payment of dividends to LVSI and its subsidiaries from Venetian Macao and its subsidiaries.

    Mall Sale and Related Matters

        On April 12, 2004, the Company entered into an agreement with the Mall Purchaser to sell the Mall and lease certain restaurant and other retail assets of the Casino Resort (the "Master Lease") for approximately $766.0 million. The Mall Sale closed on May 17, 2004 and the Company realized a gain of $418.2 million in connection with the Mall Sale. In conjunction with the Mall Sale, the Company repaid all of its $120.0 million secured Mall facility and redeemed $6.4 million of the Mortgage Notes pursuant to the Asset Sale Offer. The Master Lease agreement provides for the Casino Resort to lease nineteen spaces currently occupied by various tenants to the Mall Purchaser for 89-years with annual rent of one dollar per year and for the Mall Purchaser to assume the various leases. Under generally accepted accounting principles ("GAAP"), the Master Lease agreement does not qualify as a sale of the related assets, which were not separately legally demised. Accordingly, $109.2 million of the transaction has been deferred as prepaid operating lease payments to the Casino Resort, which will amortize into income on a straight-line basis over the 89-year lease term. In addition the Company will: (i) continue to be obligated to fulfill certain lease termination and asset purchase agreements; (ii) lease the C2K Showroom space located within the Mall from the Mall Purchaser for a period of 25 years with fixed minimum rent of $3.3 million per year with cost of living adjustments; (iii) operate the Gondola ride under an operating agreement for a period of 25 years for an annual fee of $3.5 million; and (iv) lease certain

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office space from the Mall Purchaser for a period of 10 years, subject to extension options for a period of up to 65 years, with annual rent of $860,350. The lease payments under clauses (ii) through (iv) above are subject to automatic increases beginning on the sixth lease year. The net present value of the lease payments under clauses (ii) through (iv) is $77.2 million. Under GAAP, a portion of the transaction must be deferred in an amount equal to the present value of the minimum lease payments set forth in the lease back agreements. This deferred gain will be amortized to reduce lease expense on a straight-line basis over the life of the leases.

    Phase II Mall

        The Company formed the Phase II Mall Subsidiary on July 1, 2004 to develop and construct the Phase II Mall. As part of the Mall Sale, the Company entered into an agreement with the Mall Purchaser to construct and sell the multi-level retail space of the Palazzo for an amount equal to the greater of (i) $250.0 million; or (ii) the projected net operating income divided by a cap rate. Such cap rate is .06 for every dollar of net operating income up to $38,000,000, and .08 for every dollar of annual operating income above $38,000,000. The Phase II Mall is expected to cost approximately $275.0 million (excluding incentive payments described below). The Phase II Mall is expected to be constructed using the proceeds of a construction loan of $250.0 million (the "Phase II Mall Construction Loan") and a $25.0 million investment from the Company. Under the Mall Sale agreement, the Company has agreed to substantially complete construction of the Phase II Mall before the earlier of 36 months after the date on which sufficient permits are received to allow the Phase II casino resort to begin construction of the Phase II Mall and March 1, 2008. These dates may be extended due to force majeure or certain other delays. In the event that the Company does not substantially complete construction of the Phase II Mall on or before the earlier of these dates, the Company must pay liquidated damages of $5,000 per day for the first six months and $10,000 per day for an additional six months after the completion deadline has passed. If substantial completion has not occurred on or before one year after the deadline, the Company will be required to pay liquidated damages in the amount of $100.0 million.

        The Company made an equity contribution to the Phase II Mall Subsidiary of $62.0 million on July 15, 2004, which was used to make certain incentive payments to the Principal Stockholder and other senior executives of the Company for their work in connection with the Phase II Mall Sale and related financing transactions.

    Dividends

        During the six months ending June 30, 2004, the Company paid $107.9 million of dividends to its stockholders for their tax obligations related to their allocated portion of the Company's earnings. The Company's debt agreements, generally restrict payments of cash dividends. However, the debt agreements allow for tax distributions to stockholders.

    Acquisition of Interface Holding

        On July 29, 2004, the Company acquired all of the capital stock of Interface Holding from the Principal Stockholder in exchange for the issuance to the Principal Stockholder of 220,370 additional shares of LVSI's common stock. Interface Holding indirectly owns the Expo Center and holds the $252.6 million Redeemable Preferred Interest in Venetian Casino Resort, LLC. Following

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this acquisition, the Company made an equity contribution of $27.0 million to Interface-Group Nevada, Inc. ("Interface Nevada"), the direct owner of the Expo Center. On July 30, 2004, Interface Nevada entered into a mortgage loan (the "Interface Mortgage Loan") pursuant to which it borrowed $100.0 million. The proceeds from the loan and a portion of the equity contribution were used to repay in full the amounts outstanding under its prior mortgage loan and to pay for related fees and expenses. Interface Nevada's obligations under the loan are secured by a first priority mortgage on the Expo Center and by certain other related collateral.

        Interface Nevada must repay in full all amounts outstanding under the Interface Mortgage Loan by August 10, 2006, unless it exercises its renewal options, in which event the loan must be repaid by February 10, 2009. The loan will amortize pursuant to a 20-year mortgage schedule, based on a 9.25% interest rate assumption. If cash flow is available after the payment of interest and mandatory amortization, tax and insurance reserve amounts, operating expenses, capital expenditures and deposits into a deferred revenue reserve, additional principal payments must be made equal to the difference between (i) the principal payments necessary to amortize the loan pursuant to a 15-year schedule, based on a 7.00% interest rate and (ii) the mandatory amortization payment. The loan bears interest at an interest rate equal to LIBOR plus 3.75%. After a twelve-month lockout period, the loan may be prepaid in whole or in part.

NOTE 6—SEGMENT INFORMATION

        The Company reviews the results of operations based on the following distinct geographic gaming market segments, which are the Casino Resort on the Las Vegas Strip, the Macao Casino in Macao and the United Kingdom. The Company's segment information is as follows for the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2003 and 2004 (in thousands):

 
  Three Months Ended
June 30,

  Six Months Ended
June 30,

 
 
  2003
  2004
  2003
  2004
 
Net Revenues                          
Casino Resort   $ 150,422   $ 191,015   $ 309,087   $ 411,816  
Macao Casino         60,088         60,088  
United Kingdom                  
   
 
 
 
 
Total net revenues   $ 150,422   $ 251,103   $ 309,087   $ 471,904  
   
 
 
 
 
Adjusted EBITDA(1)                          
Casino Resort   $ 58,957   $ 80,717   $ 120,035   $ 182,188  
Macao Casino         22,912         22,912  
United Kingdom                  
   
 
 
 
 
      58,957     103,629     120,035     205,100  
Other Operating Costs and Expenses                          
Corporate expense     (2,188 )   (3,445 )   (4,789 )   (6,105 )
Depreciation     (11,251 )   (16,081 )   (21,988 )   (30,862 )
Pre-opening expenses     (3,018 )   (10,728 )   (4,845 )   (19,107 )
Gain on sale of Grand Canal Shops         418,222         418,222  
   
 
 
 
 
Operating income     42,500     491,597     88,413     567,248  
                           

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Other Non-operating Costs and Expenses                          
Interest expense, net of amounts capitalized     (27,196 )   (30,704 )   (54,732 )   (61,750 )
Preferred return on Redeemable Preferred                          
  Interest in Venetian Casino Resort LLC     (6,364 )   (7,150 )   (12,727 )   (14,300 )
Interest income     378     539     824     897  
Other income (expense)     259         819     (9 )
Loss on early retirement of debt         (1,371 )       (1,371 )
   
 
 
 
 
Net income   $ 9,577   $ 452,911   $ 22,597   $ 490,715  
   
 
 
 
 
 
  December 31, 2003
  June 30, 2004
Total Assets            
Casino Resort   $ 1,492,863   $ 1,880,309
Macao Casino     232,174     288,048
Corporate (principally Phase II land and project costs)     106,857     163,138
   
 
  Total consolidated assets   $ 1,831,894   $ 2,331,495
   
 

(1)
Adjusted EBITDA is earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, amortization, pre-opening expenses and gain on the sale of Grand Canal Shops. Adjusted EBITDA is used by management as the primary measure of operating performance of its properties and to compare the operating performance of its properties with those of its competitors.

NOTE 7—SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

    Stock Option Issuances

        In August 2004, fully vested options to purchase an additional 7,974 shares of the Company's common stock were granted to employees of the Company by the board of directors under the Company's stock option plan at an exercise price of $1,500 per share. Each of these options may only be exercised by the delivery of cash or check, or its equivalent. Also in August 2004, options to purchase 7,559 shares of the Company's common stock were exercised.

    Debt Refinancing

        On August 20, 2004 the Company closed a new $1.01 billion senior secured credit facility. The new senior secured credit facility is comprised of a $115.0 million term A delayed draw term loan, a $105.0 million term B delayed draw term loan, a $665.0 million term B loan and a $125.0 million revolving facility and is collateralized by a priority lien on certain assets of the Company. All amounts outstanding under the new senior secured credit facility bear interest at a variable rate based on LIBOR plus an applicable spread of 2.50%. The Company utilized $290.0 million of the proceeds to repay the Senior Secured Credit Facility in full. The remainder of the available proceeds will be utilized to fund the design, development, construction, and pre-opening costs of the Phase II casino resort and pay related fees and expenses.

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NOTE 8—SUMMARIZED FINANCIAL INFORMATION

        LVSI and Venetian are co-obligors of the Mortgage Notes and the indebtedness under the Senior Secured Credit Facility and are jointly and severally liable for such indebtedness. Mall Intermediate, Mall Construction, Lido Intermediate, Venetian Venture, Venetian Transport LLC, Venetian Marketing and Venetian Operating (collectively, the "Subsidiary Guarantors") are subsidiaries of LVSI. The Subsidiary Guarantors have jointly and severally guaranteed (or are co-obligors of) such debt on a full and unconditional basis. Until its sale to the Mall Purchaser on May 17, 2004, the Mall was owned by the Mall II Subsidiary, which was the borrower under the secured Mall facility (which was paid off from the Mall Sale proceeds). The Macao Casino is owned by Venetian Macao, which is the guarantor for the Venetian Macao Senior Secured Notes. Mall II Subsidiary (until sold) and Venetian Macao are non-guarantor unrestricted subsidiaries under the Mortgage Notes and the Senior Secured Credit Facility.

        Separate financial statements and other disclosures concerning each of Venetian and the Subsidiary Guarantors are not presented below because management believes that they are not material to investors. The following information represents the summarized financial information of LVSI, Venetian, the Subsidiary Guarantors, and the non-guarantor subsidiaries on a combined basis as of December 31, 2003 and June 30, 2004, and for the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2003 and June 30, 2004. In addition, certain amounts in the 2003 information have been reclassified to conform with the 2004 presentation.

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CONDENSED BALANCE SHEETS
December 31, 2003

 
  Las Vegas
Sands, Inc.

  Venetian
Casino
Resort LLC

  Other
Guarantor
Subsidiaries

  Other
Non-
Guarantor
Subsidiaries

  Consolidating/
Eliminating
Entries

  Total
 
Cash and cash equivalents   $ 73,049   $ 29,549   $ 5   $ 39,757   $   $ 142,360  
Restricted cash and cash equivalents         2,121         34,237         36,358  
Intercompany receivable         48,016             (48,016 )    
Accounts receivable, net     28,772     22,592         1,178         52,542  
Inventories         6,093                 6,093  
Prepaid expenses     687     1,886         889         3,462  
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total current assets     102,508     110,257     5     76,061     (48,016 )   240,815  
Property and equipment, net     4,687     1,101,726         325,763         1,432,176  
Investment in subsidiaries     1,078,595     152,494             (1,231,089 )    
Deferred offering costs, net         30,513         7,976         38,489  
Restricted cash and cash equivalents                 86,144         86,144  
Other assets, net     3,922     18,894         11,454         34,270  
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
    $ 1,189,712   $ 1,413,884   $ 5   $ 507,398   $ (1,279,105 ) $ 1,831,894  
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
Accounts payable   $ 2,076   $ 11,778   $   $ 1,137   $   $ 14,991  
Construction payables         10,330         31,825         42,155  
Construction payables-contested         7,232                 7,232  
Intercompany payables     16,526             31,490     (48,016 )    
Accrued interest payable         3,896         913         4,809  
Other accrued liabilities     29,116     63,341         3,483         95,940  
Current maturities of long-term debt(1)     12,633     12,633             (12,633 )   12,633  
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total current liabilities     60,351     109,210         68,848     (60,649 )   177,760  
Other long-term liabilities         883         5,562         6,445  
Long-term debt(1)     1,146,350     1,146,350         280,000     (1,146,350 )   1,426,350  
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
      1,206,701     1,256,443         354,410     (1,206,999 )   1,610,555  
Redeemable Preferred Interest in Venetian Casino Resort, LLC a wholly owned subsidiary         238,328                 238,328  
Stockholders' equity (deficit)     (16,989 )   (80,887 )   5     152,988     (72,106 )   (16,989 )
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
    $ 1,189,712   $ 1,413,884   $ 5   $ 507,398   $ (1,279,105 ) $ 1,831,894  
   
 
 
 
 
 
 

(1)
As more fully described in Note 4 Long-Term Debt, LVSI and Venetian are co-obligors of certain of the Company's indebtedness. Accordingly, such indebtedness has been presented as an obligation of both entities in the above balance sheets.

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CONDENSED BALANCE SHEETS
June 30, 2004

 
  Las Vegas
Sands, Inc.

  Venetian
Casino
Resort LLC

  Other
Guarantor
Subsidiaries

  Other
Non-
Guarantor
Subsidiaries

  Consolidating/
Eliminating
Entries

  Total
Cash and cash equivalents   $ 56,190   $ 559,665   $ 4   $ 55,382   $   $ 671,241
Restricted cash and cash equivalents         2,113         10,347         12,460
Intercompany receivable         124,771         3,441     (128,212 )  
Accounts receivable, net     24,417     30,263         1,370         56,050
Inventories         5,630         496         6,126
Prepaid expenses     3,514     4,834         1,637         9,985
   
 
 
 
 
 
Total current assets     84,121     727,276     4     72,673     (128,212 )   755,862
Property and equipment, net     42,751     1,101,081         369,563         1,513,395
Investment in subsidiaries     1,505,499     174,099     5         (1,679,603 )  
Deferred offering costs, net         27,676         5,798         33,474
Other assets, net     5,518     17,953         5,293         28,764
   
 
 
 
 
 
    $ 1,637,889   $ 2,048,085   $ 9   $ 453,327   $ (1,807,815 ) $ 2,331,495
   
 
 
 
 
 
Accounts payable   $ 1,794   $ 22,017   $   $ 3,707   $   $ 27,518
Construction payables         8,002         43,898         51,900
Construction payables-contested         7,232                 7,232
Intercompany payables     104,862         2     23,348     (128,212 )  
Accrued interest payable         4,266         735         5,001
Other accrued liabilities     17,991     59,373         28,127         105,491
Current maturities of long-term debt(1)     14,900     14,900             (14,900 )   14,900
   
 
 
 
 
 
Total current liabilities     139,547     115,790     2     99,815     (143,112 )   212,042
Other long-term liabilities         6,179         1,138         7,317
Deferred gain on sale of Grand Canal Shops         73,325                 73,325
Deferred rent from Grand Canal Shops transaction         107,841                 107,841
Redeemable Preferred Interest in Venetian Casino Resort, LLC a wholly owned subsidiary         252,628                 252,628
Long-term debt(1)     1,132,540     1,132,540         180,000     (1,132,540 )   1,312,540
   
 
 
 
 
 
      1,272,087     1,688,303     2     280,953     (1,275,652 )   1,965,693
Stockholders' equity (deficit)     365,802     359,782     7     172,374     (532,163 )   365,802
   
 
 
 
 
 
    $ 1,637,889   $ 2,048,085   $ 9   $ 453,327   $ (1,807,815 ) $ 2,331,495
   
 
 
 
 
 

(1)
As more fully described in Note 4 Long-Term Debt, LVSI and Venetian are co-obligors of certain of the Company's indebtedness. Accordingly, such indebtedness has been presented as an obligation of both entities in the above balance sheets.

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CONDENSED STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
For the three months ended June 30, 2003

 
  Las Vegas
Sands, Inc.

  Venetian
Casino
Resort LLC

  Other
Guarantor
Subsidiaries

  Other
Non-
Guarantor
Subsidiaries

  Consolidating/
Eliminating
Entries

  Total
 
Revenues:                                      
  Casino   $ 63,378   $   $   $   $   $ 63,378  
  Rooms         56,439                 56,439  
  Food and beverage         20,817                 20,817  
  Casino rental revenue from LVSI         10,681             (10,681 )    
  Retail and other     232     9,724         9,548     (283 )   19,221  
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Total revenue     63,610     97,661         9,548     (10,964 )   159,855  
Less promotional allowances         (1,345 )           (8,088 )   (9,433 )
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net revenues     63,610     96,316         9,548     (19,052 )   150,422  
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
Operating expenses:                                      
  Casino     46,051                 (15,514 )   30,537  
  Rooms         15,930             (1,375 )   14,555  
  Food and beverage         11,451             (1,779 )   9,672  
  Retail and other         5,362         3,707     (278 )   8,791  
  Provision for doubtful accounts     735     300                 1,035  
  General and administrative     499     23,545         413     (106 )   24,351  
  Corporate expense     1,190     998                 2,188  
  Rental expense     175     1,713         636         2,524  
  Pre-opening and developmental expense         1,126         1,892         3,018  
  Depreciation and amortization     450     9,502         1,299         11,251  
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
      49,100     69,927         7,947     (19,052 )   107,922  
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
Operating income     14,510     26,389         1,601         42,500  
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
Other income (expense):                                      
  Interest income     165     144         69         378  
  Interest expense, net of amounts capitalized         (25,912 )       (1,284 )       (27,196 )
  Other income (expense)         306         (47 )       259  
  Income from equity investment in Grand Canal Shops II     66     2,129             (2,195 )    
  Income (loss) from equity investment in VCR and subsidiaries     1,200     (1,856 )           656      
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Income before preferred return     15,941     1,200         339     (1,539 )   15,941  
  Preferred return on Redeemable Preferred Interest in Venetian Casino Resort, LLC     (6,364 )                   (6,364 )
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Net income   $ 9,577   $ 1,200   $   $ 339   $ (1,539 ) $ 9,577  
   
 
 
 
 
 
 

F-71


CONDENSED STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
For the three months ended June 30, 2004

 
  Las Vegas
Sands, Inc.

  Venetian
Casino
Resort LLC

  Other
Guarantor
Subsidiaries

  Other
Non-
Guarantor
Subsidiaries

  Consolidating/
Eliminating
Entries

  Total
 
Revenues:                                      
  Casino   $ 76,246   $   $   $ 57,643   $   $ 133,889  
  Rooms         79,230                 79,230  
  Food and beverage         31,875         2,305     (107 )   34,073  
  Casino rental revenues from LVSI         10,969             (10,969 )    
  Retail and other     331     11,102         5,653     (414 )   16,672  
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total revenues     76,577     133,176         65,601     (11,490 )   263,864  
Less promotional allowances         (1,442 )           (11,319 )   (12,761 )
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net revenues     76,577     131,734         65,601     (22,809 )   251,103  
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
Operating expenses:                                      
  Casino     51,129             29,025     (18,152 )   62,002  
  Rooms         20,520             (1,844 )   18,676  
  Food and beverage         17,790         2,495     (2,487 )   17,798  
  Retail and other         6,393         1,569     (145 )   7,817  
  Provision for doubtful accounts     3,348     100                 3,448  
  General and administrative     1,294     28,757         5,625     (181 )   35,495  
  Corporate expense     1,500     1,394         551         3,445  
  Rental expense     176     1,707         355         2,238  
  Pre-opening and developmental expense                 10,728         10,728  
  Depreciation and amortization     562     12,994         2,525         16,081  
  Gain on sale of Grand Canal Shops         (418,222 )               (418,222 )
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
      58,009     (328,567 )       52,873     (22,809 )   (240,494 )
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
Operating income (loss)     18,568     460,301         12,728         491,597  
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Other income (expense):                                      
  Interest income     118     379         1,181     (1,139 )   539  
  Interest expense, net of amounts capitalized     (8 )   (28,339 )       (3,496 )   1,139     (30,704 )
  Preferred return on Redeemable Preferred Interest in Venetian Casino Resort, LLC     (7,150 )                   (7,150 )
  Loss on early retirement of debt         (224 )       (1,147 )       (1,371 )
  Income from equity investment in Grand Canal Shops II     33     1,070             (1,103 )    
  Income (loss) from equity investment in VCR and subsidiaries     441,350     8,163             (449,513 )    
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net income   $ 452,911   $ 441,350   $   $ 9,266   $ (450,616 ) $ 452,911  
   
 
 
 
 
 
 

F-72


CONDENSED STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
For the six months ended June 30, 2003

 
  Las Vegas
Sands, Inc.

  Venetian
Casino
Resort LLC

  Other
Guarantor
Subsidiaries

  Other
Non-
Guarantor
Subsidiaries

  Consolidating/
Eliminating
Entries

  Total
 
Revenues:                                      
  Casino   $ 136,691   $   $   $   $   $ 136,691  
  Rooms         113,930                 113,930  
  Food and beverage         40,885                 40,885  
  Casino rental revenue from LVSI         21,313             (21,313 )    
  Retail and other     125     18,100         19,362     (569 )   37,018  
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Total revenue     136,816     194,228         19,362     (21,882 )   328,524  
Less promotional allowances         (2,382 )           (17,055 )   (19,437 )
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net revenues     136,816     191,846         19,362     (38,937 )   309,087  
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
Operating expenses:                                      
  Casino     94,925                 (31,470 )   63,455  
  Rooms         31,922             (2,840 )   29,082  
  Food and beverage         22,964             (3,850 )   19,114  
  Retail and other         9,806         7,336     (527 )   16,615  
  Provision for doubtful accounts     4,156     600                 4,756  
  General and administrative     1,558     48,710         945     (250 )   50,963  
  Corporate expense     2,528     2,261                 4,789  
  Rental expense     363     3,422         1,282         5,067  
  Pre-opening and developmental expense         1,126         3,719         4,845  
  Depreciation and amortization     894     18,580         2,514         21,988  
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
      104,424     139,391         15,796     (38,937 )   220,674  
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
Operating income     32,392     52,455         3,566         88,413  
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
Other income (expense):                                      
  Interest income     241     414         169         824  
  Interest expense, net of amounts capitalized     (52 )   (52,156 )       (2,524 )       (54,732 )
  Other income         886         (67 )       819  
  Income from equity investment in Grand Canal Shops II     143     4,617             (4,760 )    
  Income (loss) from equity investment in VCR and subsidiaries     2,600     (3,616 )           1,016      
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Income before preferred return     35,324     2,600         1,144     (3,744 )   35,324  
  Preferred return on Redeemable Preferred Interest in Venetian Casino Resort, LLC     (12,727 )                   (12,727 )
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net income   $ 22,597   $ 2,600   $   $ 1,144   $ (3,744 ) $ 22,597  
   
 
 
 
 
 
 

F-73


CONDENSED STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
For the six months ended June 30, 2004

 
  Las Vegas
Sands, Inc.

  Venetian
Casino
Resort LLC

  Other
Guarantor
Subsidiaries

  Other
Non-
Guarantor
Subsidiaries

  Consolidating/
Eliminating
Entries

  Total
 
Revenues:                                      
  Casino   $ 170,954   $   $   $ 57,643   $   $ 228,597  
  Rooms         164,597                 164,597  
  Food and beverage         65,380         2,305     (157 )   67,528  
  Casino rental revenues from LVSI         21,793             (21,793 )    
  Retail and other     389     21,622         16,545     (853 )   37,703  
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total revenues     171,343     273,392         76,493     (22,803 )   498,425  
Less promotional allowances         (3,038 )           (23,483 )   (26,521 )
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net revenues     171,343     270,354         76,493     (46,286 )   471,904  
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
Operating expenses:                                      
  Casino     106,332             29,025     (36,727 )   98,630  
  Rooms         42,570             (3,853 )   38,717  
  Food and beverage         35,657         2,495     (4,856 )   33,296  
  Retail and other         11,682         6,050     (409 )   17,323  
  Provision for doubtful accounts     6,692                     6,692  
  General and administrative     2,509     59,363     1     6,025     (441 )   67,457  
  Corporate expense     2,998     2,556         551         6,105  
  Rental expense     297     3,408         984         4,689  
  Pre-opening and developmental expense         965         18,142         19,107  
  Depreciation and amortization     1,087     25,841         3,934         30,862  
  Gain on sale of Grand Canal Shops         (418,222 )               (418,222 )
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
      119,915     (236,180 )   1     67,206     (46,286 )   (95,344 )
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
Operating income (loss)     51,428     506,534     (1 )   9,287         567,248  
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
Other income (expense):                                      
  Interest income     192     716         2,121     (2,132 )   897  
  Interest expense, net of amounts capitalized     (25 )   (56,386 )       (7,471 )   2,132     (61,750 )
  Preferred return on Redeemable Preferred Interest in Venetian Casino Resort, LLC     (14,300 )                   (14,300 )
  Other income (expense)                 (9 )       (9 )
  Loss on early retirement of debt         (224 )       (1,147 )       (1,371 )
  Income from equity investment in Grand Canal Shops II     103     3,338             (3,441 )    
  Income (loss) from equity investment in VCR and subsidiaries     453,317     (661 )           (452,656 )    
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net income   $ 490,715   $ 453,317   $ (1 ) $ 2,781   $ (456,097 ) $ 490,715  
   
 
 
 
 
 
 

F-74



CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
For the six months ended June 30, 2003

 
  Las Vegas
Sands, Inc.

  Venetian
Casino
Resort LLC

  Other
Guarantor
Subsidiaries

  Other
Non-
Guarantor
Subsidiaries

  Consolidating/
Eliminating
Entries

  Total
 
Net cash provided by operating activities   $ 27,955   $ 20,358   $   $ 4,834   $   $ 53,147  
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cash flows from investing activities:                                      
(Increase) decrease in restricted cash         57,364         (1,661 )       55,703  
Notes receivable from stockholders     (826 )                   (826 )
Capital expenditures     (427 )   (152,336 )       (21,152 )       (173,915 )
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net cash used in investing activities     (1,253 )   (94,972 )       (22,813 )       (119,038 )
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cash flows from financing activities:                                      
Proceeds from senior secured credit facility—term A         50,000                 50,000  
Repayments on senior secured credit facility—term B         (1,250 )               (1,250 )
Repayments on bank credit facility—revolver         (470 )               (470 )
Proceeds from bank credit facility—revolver         470                 470  
Payments of deferred offering costs         (38 )       (202 )       (240 )
Net change in intercompany accounts     (21,475 )   19,702         1,773          
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities     (21,475 )   68,414         1,571         48,510  
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents     5,227     (6,200 )       (16,408 )       (17,381 )
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period     46,746     9,973     6     37,017         93,742  
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period   $ 51,973   $ 3,773   $ 6   $ 20,609   $   $ 76,361  
   
 
 
 
 
 
 

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CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
For the six months ended June 30, 2004

 
  Las Vegas
Sands, Inc.

  Venetian
Casino
Resort LLC

  Other
Guarantor
Subsidiaries

  Other
Non-
Guarantor
Subsidiaries

  Consolidating/
Eliminating
Entries

  Total
 
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities   $ 41,903   $ 54,595   $ (3 ) $ 128,242   $   $ 224,737  
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cash flows from investing activities:                                      
Proceeds from sale of Grand Canal Shops, net of transaction costs         649,568                 649,568  
Decrease in restricted cash         8         110,034         110,042  
Notes receivable from stockholders     (15 )                   (15 )
Capital expenditures     (39,174 )   (28,358 )       (168,240 )       (235,772 )
Capital contributions to subsidiaries         (57,362 )           57,362      
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net cash used in investing activities     (39,189 )   563,856         (58,206 )   57,362     523,823  
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cash flows from financing activities:                                      
Dividends paid to shareholders     (107,909 )                   (107,909 )
Capital contribution from Venetian Casino Resort LLC                 57,362     (57,362 )    
Repayments on 11% mortgage notes         (6,360 )               (6,360 )
Repayments on secured mall facility                 (120,000 )       (120,000 )
Repayments on senior secured credit facility—term A         (3,333 )               (3,333 )
Repayments on senior secured credit facility—term B         (1,250 )               (1,250 )
Proceeds from Macao revolver                 10,000         10,000  
Proceeds from Venetian Intermediate credit facility                 10,000         10,000  
Repayments on FF&E credit facility         (600 )               (600 )
Payments of deferred offering costs         (37 )       (190 )       (227 )
Net change in intercompany accounts     88,336     (76,755 )   2     (11,583 )        
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities     (19,573 )   (88,335 )   2     (54,411 )   (57,362 )   (219,679 )
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents     (16,859 )   530,116     (1 )   15,625         528,881  
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period     73,049     29,549     5     39,757         142,360  
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period   $ 56,190   $ 559,665   $ 4   $ 55,382   $   $ 671,241  
   
 
 
 
 
 
 

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Financial Statement Schedule:

 

 
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm on Financial Statement Schedule   S-1
Schedule II—Valuation and Qualifying Accounts   S-2

        The financial information included in the financial statement schedule should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements. All other financial statement schedules have been omitted because they are not applicable or the required information is included in the consolidated financial statements or the notes thereto.


REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM ON FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULE

To the Board of Directors of
Las Vegas Sands, Inc.

        Our audits of the consolidated financial statements referred to in our report dated January 30, 2004, except for Note 15—Segment Information, as to which the date is August 16, 2004, appearing in this Registration Statement on Form S-1 also included an audit of the accompanying financial statement schedule. In our opinion, this financial statement schedule presents fairly, in all material respects, the information set forth therein when read in conjunction with the related consolidated financial statements.

/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Las Vegas, Nevada
January 30, 2004

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  Additions
  Deductions
   
Description
  Balance at
beginning
of period

  Charge to
costs and
expenses

  Accounts
charged off
(recovered)

  Balance
at end
of period

Allowance for doubtful accounts and discounts:                    
  Year ended December 31:                    
    2001   $ 22,913   20,198   (19,118 ) $ 23,993
   
 
 
 
    2002   $ 23,993   21,393   (19,341 ) $ 26,045
   
 
 
 
    2003   $ 26,045   8,084   (4,017 ) $ 30,112
   
 
 
 

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        No dealer, salesperson or other person is authorized to give any information or to represent anything not contained in this prospectus. You must not rely on any unauthorized information or representations. This prospectus is an offer to sell only the shares offered hereby, but only under circumstances and in jurisdictions where it is lawful to do so. The information contained in this prospectus is current only as of its date.


TABLE OF CONTENTS

 
  Page
Prospectus Summary   1
Risk Factors   19
Disclosure Regarding Forward-Looking Statements   39
Industry and Market Data   40
Use of Proceeds   41
Dividend Policy   41
Capitalization   42
Dilution   44
Selected Historical Financial and Other Data   46
Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements   49
Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations   55
Business   80
Management   115
Principal Stockholders   129
Certain Relationships and Related Party Transactions   131
Agreements Relating to the Malls   136
Description of Indebtedness and Operating Agreements   139
Description of Capital Stock   152
Shares Eligible for Future Sale   156
Material U.S. Federal Tax Considerations for Non-U.S. Holders   158
Underwriting   162
Legal Matters   165
Experts   165
Where You Can Find More Information   165
Index to Consolidated Financial Statements   F-1

        Through and including                          , 2004 (the 25th day after the date of this prospectus), all dealers effecting transactions in these securities, whether or not participating in this offering, may be required to deliver a prospectus. This is in addition to a dealer's obligation to deliver a prospectus when acting as an underwriter and with respect to an unsold allotment or subscription.

Shares

Las Vegas Sands Corp.

Common Stock

Goldman, Sachs & Co.





Part II
Information Not Required in Prospectus

Item 13. Other Expenses of Issuance and Distribution.

        The following sets forth the estimated expenses and costs (other than underwriting discounts and commissions) expected to be incurred in connection with the issuance and distribution of the common stock registered hereby:

SEC registration fee   $ 44,345
NASD fee   $ 30,500
New York Stock Exchange listing fees     *
Printing and engraving expenses     *
Accounting fees and expenses     *
Legal fees and expenses     *
Blue Sky fees and expenses     *
Transfer agent fees and expenses     *
Miscellaneous     *
   
  TOTAL     *
   

*
To be provided by amendment.

Item 14. Indemnification of Directors and Officers.

        Las Vegas Sands Corp. ("LVS" or the "Company") is a Nevada corporation. Section 78.7502 of Chapter 78 of the Nevada Revised statutes (referred to throughout this registration statement as the Nevada General Corporation Law, or the "NGCL") empowers a corporation to indemnify any person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative (other than an action by or in the right of the corporation) by reason of the fact that he is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation, or is or was serving at the request of the corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation or enterprise, against expenses, including attorneys' fees, judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by him in connection with such action, suit or proceeding if he acted in good faith and in a manner he reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation, and, with respect to any criminal action or proceedings, had no reasonable cause to believe his conduct was unlawful. No indemnification may be made in respect of any claim, issue or matter as to which such person shall have been adjudged by a court of competent jurisdiction after exhaustion of all appeals therefrom to be liable to the corporation or for amounts paid in settlement to the corporation unless and only to the extent that the court in which such action or suit was brought or other court of competent jurisdiction determines that in view of all the circumstances of the case, such person is fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnity for such expenses as the court deems proper.

        LVS's Articles of Incorporation, as amended, provide in Article Eight that LVS shall indemnify its directors and officers to the fullest extent permitted by the laws of the State of Nevada. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the provision does not eliminate liability for acts or omissions involving intentional misconduct, fraud, a knowing violation of the law, or the payment of dividends or other distribution in violation of the Nevada Revised Statutes ("N.R.S.") 78.300.

        LVS maintains a Directors' and Officers' Liability and Reimbursement Insurance Policy designed to reimburse LVS for any payments made by it pursuant to the foregoing indemnification.

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Item 15. Recent Sales of Unregistered Securities.

        The following relates to sale of securities that have occurred in the last three years that have not been registered under the Securities Act:

        On June 4, 2002, Las Vegas Sands Opco and Venetian Casino Resort, LLC sold $850,000,000 aggregate principal amount of their 11% mortgage notes due 2010 (the "Mortgage Notes") to Goldman, Sachs & Co. and Scotia Capital (the "Initial Purchasers") for 97% of the aggregate principal amount. The Mortgage Notes are guaranteed by certain of our domestic subsidiaries. These securities were issued in reliance on the exemption from registration pursuant to Section 4(2) of the Securities Act. The Initial Purchasers subsequently resold the Mortgage Notes at 100% of their aggregate principal amount to qualified institutional buyers and non-U.S. persons pursuant to Rule 144A and Regulation S under the Securities Act.

        In 2002, options to purchase 55,400 shares of common stock of Las Vegas Sands Opco with an exercise price of $271.04 per share were granted under the 1997 Plan and options to purchase 49,900 shares were exercised. In 2003, options to purchase 5,000 shares of common stock of Las Vegas Sands Opco with an exercise price of $271.04 per share were granted under the 1997 Plan and options to purchase 7,500 shares were exercised. In 2004, options to purchase 11,474 shares of common stock of Las Vegas Sands Opco with an exercise price of $1,500 per share were granted under the 1997 Plan and options to purchase 7,559 shares were exercised. These options were granted and the shares issued in reliance on the exemptions from registration pursuant to Rule 701 and section 4(2) under the Securities Act. No stock options were granted in 2001.

        On July 29, 2004, Las Vegas Sands Opco issued Mr. Adelson 220,370 shares of its common stock as consideration for his sale to it of all of the capital stock of Interface Group Holding, Inc.

        Prior to this offering, Las Vegas Sands Opco will merge with and into our subsidiary, Las Vegas Sands Mergerco, Inc. with Las Vegas Sands Opco surviving as our operating subsidiary. In this merger, holders of Las Vegas Sands Opco will receive shares of our common stock and we will receive all of the outstanding shares of common stock of Las Vegas Sands Opco. Options to purchase shares of common stock of Las Vegas Sands Opco will be converted into options to purchase shares of our common stock. These shares and options will be issued in reliance on the exemption from registration pursuant to Section 4(2) of the Securities Act.

Item 16. Exhibits

Exhibit
Number

  Description

1.1*

 

Form of Underwriting Agreement.

3.1*

 

Form of Restated Articles of Incorporation of Las Vegas Sands Corp.

3.2*

 

Form of Amended and Restated By-laws of Las Vegas Sands Corp.

4.1*

 

Form of Specimen Common Stock Certificate of Las Vegas Sands Corp.

4.2

 

Indenture, dated as of June 4, 2002, by and among Las Vegas Sands Opco and Venetian Casino Resort, LLC, as issuers, Mall Intermediate Holding Company, LLC, Grand Canal Shops Mall Construction, LLC, Lido Intermediate Holding Company, LLC, Venetian Casino Resort Athens, LLC, Venetian Venture Development, LLC, Venetian Operating Company, LLC and Venetian Marketing, Inc. (as "Subsidiary Guarantors") and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee (the "Trustee") (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 4.1 to the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2002).
     

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4.3

 

First Supplemental Indenture, dated as of August 20, 2004, by and among Las Vegas Sands Opco and Venetian Casino Resort, LLC as issuers, the Subsidiary Guarantors, Yona Venetian, LLC, and Interface Employee Leasing, LLC as additional Subsidiary Guarantors, and the Trustee.

4.4

 

Amended and Restated Security Agreement, dated as of August 20, 2004, by and among Las Vegas Sands Opco, Venetian Casino Resort, LLC, the Subsidiary Guarantors and The Bank of Nova Scotia, as Intercreditor Agent.

4.5

 

Deed of Trust, Leasehold Deed of Trust, Assignment of Rents and Leases, Security Agreement and Fixture Filing, dated as of June 4, 2002, made by Venetian Casino Resort, LLC and Las Vegas Sands Opco, jointly and severally as trustor, to First American Title Insurance Company, as trustee, for the Trustee, as beneficiary (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 4.4 to the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2002).

4.6

 

Amendment to Deed of Trust, Leasehold Deed of Trust, Assignment of Rents and Leases, Security Agreement and Fixture Filing, effective August 20, 2004, by Las Vegas Sands Opco and Venetian Casino Resort, LLC as trustors to First American Title Insurance Company, as trustee, for the benefit of the Trustee.

4.7

 

Deed of Trust, Assignment of Rents and Leases, Security Agreement and Fixture Filing, effective as of May 6, 2004, made by Las Vegas Sands Opco, as trustor, to First American Title Insurance Company, as trustee, for the benefit of the Trustee.

4.8

 

Amended and Restated Intercreditor Agreement, dated as of August 20, 2004, by and among The Bank of Nova Scotia, as Bank Agent and Intercreditor Agent, and U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee.

4.9

 

Unsecured Indemnity Agreement, dated as of June 4, 2002, by and among Las Vegas Sands Opco and Venetian Casino Resort, LLC, to and for the benefit of U.S. Bank National Association, and the Indemnified Parties defined therein (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 4.6 to the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2002).

4.10

 

Amendment No. 1 to Unsecured Indemnity Agreement, dated as of August 20, 2004, by and among Las Vegas Sands Opco and Venetian Casino Resort, LLC, to and for the benefit of U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee.

4.11

 

Holding Account Agreement, dated as of August 20, 2004, by and among Las Vegas Sands Opco, Venetian Casino Resort, LLC and the Bank of Nova Scotia as Intercreditor Agent and securities intermediary.

4.12

 

Grant of Security Interest in United States Trademarks, dated as of August 20, 2004, from Las Vegas Sands Opco in favor of The Bank of Nova Scotia as Intercreditor Agent.

4.13

 

Grant of Security Interest in United States Trademarks, dated as of August 20, 2004, from Venetian Casino Resort, LLC in favor of The Bank of Nova Scotia as Intercreditor Agent.

4.14

 

Letter regarding certain debt instruments.

5.1*

 

Legality Opinion of Lionel Sawyer & Collins.

8.1*

 

Opinion of Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP, regarding certain tax matters.
     

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10.1

 

Credit Agreement, dated as of August 20, 2004, by and among Las Vegas Sands Opco and Venetian Casino Resort, LLC as borrowers, the lenders party thereto, Goldman Sachs Credit Partners, L.P., as syndication agent, sole lead arranger and sole bookrunner, The Bank of Nova Scotia, as administrative agent, and Wells Fargo Foothill, Inc., CIT Group/Equipment Financing, Inc. and Commerzbank AG as documentation agents (the "Bank Agreement").

10.2

 

Deed of Trust, Leasehold Deed of Trust, Assignment of Rents and Leases, Security Agreement and Fixture Filing, dated as of August 20, 2004, made by Venetian Casino Resort, LLC and Las Vegas Sands Opco, jointly and severally as trustor, to First American Title Insurance Company, as trustee, for the benefit of The Bank of Nova Scotia (as administrative agent), as beneficiary.

10.3

 

Subsidiary Guaranty, dated as of August 20, 2004, by the Subsidiary Guarantors for the benefit of The Bank of Nova Scotia, as Administrative Agent.

10.4*

 

Environmental Indemnity Agreement, dated as of August 20, 2004, by and among Las Vegas Sands Opco and Venetian Casino Resort, LLC, to and for the benefit of The Bank of Nova Scotia, as Administrative Agent for itself and for the other lenders under the Bank Agreement.

10.5

 

Indemnity Agreement, dated as of August 25, 2000, by and among Las Vegas Sands Opco, Venetian Casino Resort, LLC, Grand Canal Shops Mall Subsidiary, LLC, Grand Canal Shops Mall Construction, LLC, Grand Canal Shops Mall, LLC, Interface Group Holding Company, and American Insurance Companies (of which American Home Assurance Company is a member company) (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.8 to the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2002).

10.6

 

Energy Services Agreement, dated as of November 14, 1997, by and between Atlantic Pacific Las Vegas, LLC and Venetian Casino Resort, LLC (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.3 to the Company's Registration Statement on Form S-4 (File No. 333-42147)).

10.7

 

Energy Services Agreement Amendment No. 1, dated as of July 1, 1999, by and between Atlantic Pacific Las Vegas, LLC and Venetian Casino Resort, LLC (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.4 to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1999).

10.8*

 

Energy Services Agreement, dated as of November 14, 1997, by and between Atlantic Pacific Las Vegas, LLC and Interface Group-Nevada, Inc.

10.9*

 

Energy Services Agreement Amendment No. 1, dated as of July 1, 1999, by and between Atlantic Pacific Las Vegas, LLC and Interface Group-Nevada, Inc.

10.10

 

Ground Lease, dated November 14, 1997, between Venetian Casino Resort, LLC and Atlantic Pacific Las Vegas, LLC (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.10 to the Company's Registration Statement on Form S-4 (File No. 333-42147)).

10.11

 

Construction Management Agreement, dated as of February 15, 1997, between Las Vegas Sands Opco, as owner, and Lehrer McGovern Bovis, Inc (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.5 to the Company's Registration Statement on Form S-4 (File No. 333-42147)).

10.12

 

Assignment, Assumption and Amendment of Construction Management Agreement, dated as of November 14, 1997, by and among Las Vegas Sands Opco, Venetian Casino Resort, LLC and Lehrer McGovern Bovis, Inc. (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.6 to the Company's Registration Statement on Form S-4 (File No. 333-42147)).
     

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10.13

 

Guaranteed Maximum Price Amendment to Construction Management Agreement, dated as of June 17, 1998 (effective September 9, 1998), between Lehrer McGovern Bovis, Inc. and Venetian Casino Resort, LLC (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.1 to the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 1998).

10.14

 

Guaranty of Performance, dated as of August 19, 1997, by Peninsular and Steam Navigation Company in favor of Las Vegas Sands Opco, as assigned by Las Vegas Sands Opco to Venetian Casino Resort, LLC by that certain Assignment, Assumption and Amendment of Contracts (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.24 to the Company's Registration Statement on Form S-4 (File No. 333-42147)).

10.15

 

Guaranty of Performance and Completion, dated as of August 19, 1997, by Bovis, Inc., in favor of Las Vegas Sands Opco (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.25 to the Company's Registration Statement on Form S-4 (File No. 333-42147)).

10.16

 

Primary Liquidated Damages Insurance Agreement, dated as of August 4, 1997, by and between the Construction Manager and C.J. Coleman Companies, Ltd. (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.23 to the Company's Registration Statement on Form S-4 (File No. 333-42147)).

10.17

 

Amended and Restated Services Agreement, dated as of November 14, 1997, by and among LVSI, Venetian Casino Resort, LLC, Interface Group Holding Company, Inc., Interface Group-Nevada, Inc., Lido Casino Resort MM, Inc., Grand Canal Shops Mall MM Subsidiary, Inc. and certain subsidiaries of Venetian Casino Resort, LLC named therein (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.15 to Amendment No. 1 to the Company's Registration Statement on Form S-4 (File No. 333-42147)).

10.18

 

Construction Agency Agreement, dated as of November 14, 1997, by and between Venetian Casino Resort, LLC and Atlantic Pacific Las Vegas, LLC (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.21 to the Company's Registration Statement on Form S-4 (File No. 333-42147)).

10.19

 

Sands Resort Hotel and Casino Agreement, dated as of February 18, 1997, by and between Clark County and Las Vegas Sands Opco (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.27 to the Company's Registration Statement on Form S-4 (File No. 333-42147) ).

10.20*

 

First Amendment to Sands Resort Hotel and Casino Agreement, dated as of September 1997, by and between Clark County and Las Vegas Sands Opco

10.21*

 

Improvement phasing agreement by and between Clark County and Lido Casino Resort, LLC.

10.22

 

Amended and Restated Las Vegas Sands Opco 1997 Fixed Stock Option Plan (the "1997 Stock Option Plan") (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.10 to the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2002).

10.23

 

First Amendment to the 1997 Stock Option Plan, dated June 4, 2002 (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.11 to the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2002).

10.24

 

Assumption Agreement, dated as of January 2, 2002, by Sheldon G. Adelson with respect to the 1997 Stock Option Plan (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.5 to the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2002).
     

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10.25

 

Assumption Agreement, dated as of July 15, 2004, by Las Vegas Sands Opco with respect to the 1997 Stock Option Plan.

10.26

 

Amended and Restated Employment Agreement, dated as of January 1, 2002, by and between Las Vegas Sands Opco and William P. Weidner (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.12 to the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2002).

10.27*

 

Form of Amended and Restated Employment Agreement to be entered into by and between Las Vegas Sands Opco and William P. Weidner.

10.28

 

Stock Option Agreement, dated as of January 2, 2002, by and among Las Vegas Sands Opco, Sheldon G. Adelson and William P. Weidner (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.1 to the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2002).

10.29

 

Amended and Restated Employment Agreement, dated as of January 1, 2002, by and between Las Vegas Sands Opco and Bradley H. Stone (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.13 to the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2002).

10.30*

 

Form of Amended and Restated Employment Agreement to be entered into by and between Las Vegas Sands Opco and Bradley H. Stone.

10.31

 

Stock Option Agreement, dated as of January 2, 2002, by and among Las Vegas Sands Opco, Sheldon G. Adelson and Bradley H. Stone (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.2 to the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2002).

10.32

 

Amended and Restated Employment Agreement, dated as of January 1, 2002, by and between Las Vegas Sands Opco and Robert G. Goldstein (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.14 to the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2002).

10.33*

 

Form of Amended and Restated Employment Agreement to be entered into by and between Las Vegas Sands Opco and Robert G. Goldstein.

10.34

 

Stock Option Agreement, dated as of January 2, 2002, by and among Las Vegas Sands Opco, Sheldon G. Adelson and Robert G. Goldstein (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.3 to the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2002).

10.35

 

Stock Option Agreement, dated as of January 2, 2002, by and among Las Vegas Sands Opco, Sheldon G. Adelson and David Friedman (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.4 to the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2002).

10.36*

 

Form of Employee Agreement to be entered into by and between Las Vegas Sands Opco and Sheldon G. Adelson.

10.37

 

Catastrophic Equity Protection Insurance Agreement, dated as of June 28, 2000, by and among American Home Assurance Company, Las Vegas Sands Opco and Venetian Casino Resort, LLC (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.15 to the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2002).
     

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10.38

 

Concession Contract for Operating Casino Games of Chance or Games of Other Forms in the Macau Special Administrative Region, June 26, 2002, by and among the Macau Special Administrative Region and Galaxy Casino Company Limited (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.40 to the Company's Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2002).

10.39*

 

Lease concession, dated as of December 10, 2003, issued by the Macau Special Administrative Region to Venetian Macau, S.A.

10.40

 

Purchase Agreement, dated April 12, 2004, by and among Grand Canal Shops Mall Subsidiary, LLC, Grand Canal Shops Mall MM Subsidiary, Inc. and GGP Limited Partnership (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.1 to the Company's Form 8-K filed on April 16, 2004).

10.41

 

Agreement, made as of April 12, 2004, by and between Lido Casino Resort, LLC and GGP Limited Partnership (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.2 to the Company's Form 8-K filed on April 16, 2004).

10.42

 

Second Amended and Restated Reciprocal Easement, Use and Operating Agreement, dated as of May 17, 2004, by and among Venetian Casino Resort, LLC, Interface Group-Nevada, Inc., Grand Canal Shops II, LLC and Lido Casino Resort, LLC.

10.43

 

First Amendment to Second Amended and Restated Reciprocal Easement, Use and Operating Agreement, dated as of July 30, 2004, by and among Venetian Casino Resort, LLC, Interface Group-Nevada, Inc., Grand Canal Shops II, LLC and Lido Casino Resort, LLC.

10.44*

 

Form of Registration Rights Agreement, to be entered into by and among Las Vegas Sands Corp., Sheldon D. Adelson, the Sheldon G. Adelson 2002 Two Year LVSI Annuity Trust, the Sheldon G. Adelson 2002 Four Year LVSI Annuity Trust, the Sheldon G. Adelson 2004 Two Year LVSI Annuity Trust, William P. Weidner, Bradley H. Stone and Robert G. Goldstein.

10.45*

 

Form of Las Vegas Sands Corp. 2004 Equity Incentive Plan.

10.46*

 

Form of Las Vegas Sands Corp. Executive Cash Incentive Plan.

10.47

 

Agreement, dated as of July 8, 2004, by and between Sheldon G. Adelson and Las Vegas Sands Opco.

10.48*

 

Aircraft Time Sharing Agreement, dated as of June 18, 2004, by and between Interface Operations LLC and Las Vegas Sands Opco.

10.49*

 

Venetian Hotel Service Agreement, dated as of June 28, 2001, by and between Venetian Casino Resort, LLC and Interface Group-Nevada, Inc. d/b/a Sands Expo and Convention Center.

10.50

 

First Amendment to Venetian Hotel Service Agreement, dated as of June 28, 2004, by and between Venetian Casino Resort, LLC and Interface Group-Nevada, Inc. d/b/a Sands Expo and Convention Center.

21.1

 

Subsidiaries of Las Vegas Sands, Corp.

23.1*

 

Consent of Lionel Sawyer & Collins (included in Exhibit 5.1).

23.2*

 

Consent of Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP (included in Exhibit 8.1).
     

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23.3

 

Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP.

24.1

 

Power of Attorney (included on signature pages hereto).

*
To be filed by amendment.

Item 17. Undertakings

(a)
Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933 may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.

(b)
The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes that:

    (1)
    For purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, the information omitted from the form of prospectus filed as part of this registration statement in reliance upon Rule 430A and contained in a form of prospectus filed by the registrant pursuant to Rule 424(b)(1) or (4) or 497(h) under the Securities Act shall be deemed to be part of this registration statement as of the time it was declared effective.

    (2)
    For the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each post-effective amendment that contains a form of prospectus shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.

(c)
The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes to provide to the underwriter at the closing specified in the underwriting agreement certificates in such denominations and registered in such names as required by the underwriter to permit prompt delivery to each purchaser.

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SIGNATURES

        Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Las Vegas, State of Nevada, on September 3, 2004.

    LAS VEGAS SANDS CORP.

 

 

By:

/s/  
SHELDON G. ADELSON       
Name: Sheldon G. Adelson
Title: Chief Executive Officer


POWER OF ATTORNEY

        Each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints Harry D. Miltenberger, William P. Weidner, Bradley H. Stone and Robert G. Goldstein or any of them, as his true and lawful attorney-in-fact with full power of substitution and resubstitution, in any and all capacities, to sign this registration statement or amendments (including post-effective amendments and including, without limitation, registration statements filed pursuant to Rule 462 under the Securities Act of 1933) thereto and to file the same with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto each of said attorneys-in-fact and agents full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and conforming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or their substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

        Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registration statement has been signed below on September 3, 2004 by the following persons in the following capacities and on the date indicated.

Signature

  Title

 

 

 
/s/   SHELDON G. ADELSON       
Sheldon G. Adelson
  Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer and
Treasurer (principal executive officer)

/s/  
WILLIAM P. WEIDNER       
William P. Weidner

 

President, Chief Operating Officer and Director

/s/  
HARRY D. MILTENBERGER       
Harry D. Miltenberger

 

Vice President — Finance and Secretary (principal financial and accounting officer)

/s/  
CHARLES D. FORMAN       
Charles D. Forman

 

Director

/s/  
MICHAEL A. LEVEN       
Michael A. Leven

 

Director

/s/  
JAMES L. PURCELL       
James L. Purcell

 

Director

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Exhibit Index

Exhibit
Number

  Description

  1.1*

 

Form of Underwriting Agreement.

  3.1*

 

Form of Restated Articles of Incorporation of Las Vegas Sands Corp.

  3.2*

 

Form of Amended and Restated By-laws of Las Vegas Sands Corp.

  4.1*

 

Form of Specimen Common Stock Certificate of Las Vegas Sands Corp.

  4.2

 

Indenture, dated as of June 4, 2002, by and among Las Vegas Sands Opco and Venetian Casino Resort, LLC, as issuers, Mall Intermediate Holding Company, LLC, Grand Canal Shops Mall Construction, LLC, Lido Intermediate Holding Company, LLC, Venetian Casino Resort Athens, LLC, Venetian Venture Development, LLC, Venetian Operating Company, LLC and Venetian Marketing, Inc. (as "Subsidiary Guarantors") and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee (the "Trustee") (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 4.1 to the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2002).

  4.3

 

First Supplemental Indenture, dated as of August 20, 2004, by and among Las Vegas Sands Opco and Venetian Casino Resort, LLC as issuers, the Subsidiary Guarantors, Yona Venetian, LLC, and Interface Employee Leasing, LLC as additional Subsidiary Guarantors, and the Trustee.

  4.4

 

Amended and Restated Security Agreement, dated as of August 20, 2004, by and among Las Vegas Sands Opco, Venetian Casino Resort, LLC, the Subsidiary Guarantors and The Bank of Nova Scotia, as Intercreditor Agent.

  4.5

 

Deed of Trust, Leasehold Deed of Trust, Assignment of Rents and Leases, Security Agreement and Fixture Filing, dated as of June 4, 2002, made by Venetian Casino Resort, LLC and Las Vegas Sands Opco, jointly and severally as trustor, to First American Title Insurance Company, as trustee, for the Trustee, as beneficiary (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 4.4 to the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2002).

  4.6

 

Amendment to Deed of Trust, Leasehold Deed of Trust, Assignment of Rents and Leases, Security Agreement and Fixture Filing, effective August 20, 2004, by Las Vegas Sands Opco and Venetian Casino Resort, LLC as trustors to First American Title Insurance Company, as trustee, for the benefit of the Trustee.

  4.7

 

Deed of Trust, Assignment of Rents and Leases, Security Agreement and Fixture Filing, effective as of May 6, 2004, made by Las Vegas Sands Opco, as trustor, to First American Title Insurance Company, as trustee, for the benefit of the Trustee.

  4.8

 

Amended and Restated Intercreditor Agreement, dated as of August 20, 2004, by and among The Bank of Nova Scotia, as Bank Agent and Intercreditor Agent, and U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee.

  4.9

 

Unsecured Indemnity Agreement, dated as of June 4, 2002, by and among Las Vegas Sands Opco and Venetian Casino Resort, LLC, to and for the benefit of U.S. Bank National Association, and the Indemnified Parties defined therein (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 4.6 to the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2002).
     

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  4.10

 

Amendment No. 1 to Unsecured Indemnity Agreement, dated as of August 20, 2004, by and among Las Vegas Sands Opco and Venetian Casino Resort, LLC, to and for the benefit of U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee.

  4.11

 

Holding Account Agreement, dated as of August 20, 2004, by and among Las Vegas Sands Opco, Venetian Casino Resort, LLC and the Bank of Nova Scotia as Intercreditor Agent and securities intermediary.

  4.12

 

Grant of Security Interest in United States Trademarks, dated as of August 20, 2004, from Las Vegas Sands Opco in favor of The Bank of Nova Scotia as Intercreditor Agent.

  4.13

 

Grant of Security Interest in United States Trademarks, dated as of August 20, 2004, from Venetian Casino Resort, LLC in favor of The Bank of Nova Scotia as Intercreditor Agent.

  4.14

 

Letter regarding certain debt instruments.

  5.1*

 

Legality Opinion of Lionel Sawyer & Collins.

  8.1*

 

Opinion of Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP, regarding certain tax matters.

10.1

 

Credit Agreement, dated as of August 20, 2004, by and among Las Vegas Sands Opco and Venetian Casino Resort, LLC as borrowers, the lenders party thereto, Goldman Sachs Credit Partners, L.P., as syndication agent, sole lead arranger and sole bookrunner, The Bank of Nova Scotia, as administrative agent, and Wells Fargo Foothill, Inc., CIT Group/Equipment Financing, Inc. and Commerzbank AG as documentation agents (the "Bank Agreement").

10.2

 

Deed of Trust, Leasehold Deed of Trust, Assignment of Rents and Leases, Security Agreement and Fixture Filing, dated as of August 20, 2004, made by Venetian Casino Resort, LLC and Las Vegas Sands Opco, jointly and severally as trustor, to First American Title Insurance Company, as trustee, for the benefit of The Bank of Nova Scotia (as administrative agent), as beneficiary.

10.3

 

Subsidiary Guaranty, dated as of August 20, 2004, by the Subsidiary Guarantors for the benefit of The Bank of Nova Scotia, as Administrative Agent.

10.4*

 

Environmental Indemnity Agreement, dated as of August 20, 2004, by and among Las Vegas Sands Opco and Venetian Casino Resort, LLC, to and for the benefit of The Bank of Nova Scotia, as Administrative Agent for itself and for the other lenders under the Bank Agreement.

10.5

 

Indemnity Agreement, dated as of August 25, 2000, by and among Las Vegas Sands Opco, Venetian Casino Resort, LLC, Grand Canal Shops Mall Subsidiary, LLC, Grand Canal Shops Mall Construction, LLC, Grand Canal Shops Mall, LLC, Interface Group Holding Company, and American Insurance Companies (of which American Home Assurance Company is a member company) (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.8 to the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2002).

10.6

 

Energy Services Agreement, dated as of November 14, 1997, by and between Atlantic Pacific Las Vegas, LLC and Venetian Casino Resort, LLC (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.3 to the Company's Registration Statement on Form S-4 (File No. 333-42147)).

10.7

 

Energy Services Agreement Amendment No. 1, dated as of July 1, 1999, by and between Atlantic Pacific Las Vegas, LLC and Venetian Casino Resort, LLC (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.4 to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1999).
     

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10.8*

 

Energy Services Agreement, dated as of November 14, 1997, by and between Atlantic Pacific Las Vegas, LLC and Interface Group-Nevada, Inc.

10.9*

 

Energy Services Agreement Amendment No. 1, dated as of July 1, 1999, by and between Atlantic Pacific Las Vegas, LLC and Interface Group-Nevada, Inc.

10.10

 

Ground Lease, dated November 14, 1997, between Venetian Casino Resort, LLC and Atlantic Pacific Las Vegas, LLC (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.10 to the Company's Registration Statement on Form S-4 (File No. 333-42147)).

10.11

 

Construction Management Agreement, dated as of February 15, 1997, between Las Vegas Sands Opco, as owner, and Lehrer McGovern Bovis, Inc (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.5 to the Company's Registration Statement on Form S-4 (File No. 333-42147)).

10.12

 

Assignment, Assumption and Amendment of Construction Management Agreement, dated as of November 14, 1997, by and among Las Vegas Sands Opco, Venetian Casino Resort, LLC and Lehrer McGovern Bovis, Inc. (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.6 to the Company's Registration Statement on Form S-4 (File No. 333-42147)).

10.13

 

Guaranteed Maximum Price Amendment to Construction Management Agreement, dated as of June 17, 1998 (effective September 9, 1998), between Lehrer McGovern Bovis, Inc. and Venetian Casino Resort, LLC (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.1 to the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 1998).

10.14

 

Guaranty of Performance, dated as of August 19, 1997, by Peninsular and Steam Navigation Company in favor of Las Vegas Sands Opco, as assigned by Las Vegas Sands Opco to Venetian Casino Resort, LLC by that certain Assignment, Assumption and Amendment of Contracts (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.24 to the Company's Registration Statement on Form S-4 (File No. 333-42147)).

10.15

 

Guaranty of Performance and Completion, dated as of August 19, 1997, by Bovis, Inc., in favor of Las Vegas Sands Opco (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.25 to the Company's Registration Statement on Form S-4 (File No. 333-42147)).

10.16

 

Primary Liquidated Damages Insurance Agreement, dated as of August 4, 1997, by and between the Construction Manager and C.J. Coleman Companies, Ltd. (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.23 to the Company's Registration Statement on Form S-4 (File No. 333-42147)).

10.17

 

Amended and Restated Services Agreement, dated as of November 14, 1997, by and among LVSI, Venetian Casino Resort, LLC, Interface Group Holding Company, Inc., Interface Group-Nevada, Inc., Lido Casino Resort MM, Inc., Grand Canal Shops Mall MM Subsidiary, Inc. and certain subsidiaries of Venetian Casino Resort, LLC named therein (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.15 to Amendment No. 1 to the Company's Registration Statement on Form S-4 (File No. 333-42147)).

10.18

 

Construction Agency Agreement, dated as of November 14, 1997, by and between Venetian Casino Resort, LLC and Atlantic Pacific Las Vegas, LLC (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.21 to the Company's Registration Statement on Form S-4 (File No. 333-42147)).

10.19

 

Sands Resort Hotel and Casino Agreement, dated as of February 18, 1997, by and between Clark County and Las Vegas Sands Opco (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.27 to the Company's Registration Statement on Form S-4 (File No. 333-42147)).
     

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10.20*

 

First Amendment to Sands Resort Hotel and Casino Agreement, dated as of September 1997, by and between Clark County and Las Vegas Sands Opco

10.21*

 

Improvement Phasing Agreement by and between Clark County and Lido Casino Resort, LLC.

10.22

 

Amended and Restated Las Vegas Sands Opco 1997 Fixed Stock Option Plan (the "1997 Stock Option Plan") (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.10 to the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2002).

10.23

 

First Amendment to the 1997 Stock Option Plan, dated June 4, 2002 (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.11 to the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2002).

10.24

 

Assumption Agreement, dated as of January 2, 2002, by Sheldon G. Adelson with respect to the 1997 Stock Option Plan (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.5 to the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2002).

10.25

 

Assumption Agreement, dated as of July 15, 2004, by Las Vegas Sands Opco with respect to the 1997 Stock Option Plan.

10.26

 

Amended and Restated Employment Agreement, dated as of January 1, 2002, by and between Las Vegas Sands Opco and William P. Weidner (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.12 to the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2002).

10.27*

 

Form of Amended and Restated Employment Agreement to be entered into by and between Las Vegas Sands Opco and William P. Weidner.

10.28

 

Stock Option Agreement, dated as of January 2, 2002, by and among Las Vegas Sands Opco, Sheldon G. Adelson and William P. Weidner (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.1 to the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2002).

10.29

 

Amended and Restated Employment Agreement, dated as of January 1, 2002, by and between Las Vegas Sands Opco and Bradley H. Stone (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.13 to the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2002).

10.30*

 

Form of Amended and Restated Employment Agreement to be entered into by and between Las Vegas Sands Opco and Bradley H. Stone.

10.31

 

Stock Option Agreement, dated as of January 2, 2002, by and among Las Vegas Sands Opco, Sheldon G. Adelson and Bradley H. Stone (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.2 to the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2002).

10.32

 

Amended and Restated Employment Agreement, dated as of January 1, 2002, by and between Las Vegas Sands Opco and Robert G. Goldstein (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.14 to the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2002).

10.33*

 

Form of Amended and Restated Employment Agreement to be entered into by and between Las Vegas Sands Opco and Robert G. Goldstein.
     

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10.34

 

Stock Option Agreement, dated as of January 2, 2002, by and among Las Vegas Sands Opco, Sheldon G. Adelson and Robert G. Goldstein (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.3 to the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2002).

10.35

 

Stock Option Agreement, dated as of January 2, 2002, by and among Las Vegas Sands Opco, Sheldon G. Adelson and David Friedman (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.4 to the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2002).

10.36*

 

Form of Employee Agreement to be entered into by and between Las Vegas Sands Opco and Sheldon G. Adelson.

10.37

 

Catastrophic Equity Protection Insurance Agreement, dated as of June 28, 2000, by and among American Home Assurance Company, Las Vegas Sands Opco and Venetian Casino Resort, LLC (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.15 to the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2002).

10.38

 

Concession Contract for Operating Casino Games of Chance or Games of Other Forms in the Macau Special Administrative Region, June 26, 2002, by and among the Macau Special Administrative Region and Galaxy Casino Company Limited (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.40 to the Company's Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2002).

10.39*

 

Lease concession, dated as of December 10, 2003, issued by the Macau Special Administrative Region to Venetian Macau, S.A.

10.40

 

Purchase Agreement, dated April 12, 2004, by and among Grand Canal Shops Mall Subsidiary, LLC, Grand Canal Shops Mall MM Subsidiary, Inc. and GGP Limited Partnership (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.1 to the Company's Form 8-K filed on April 16, 2004).

10.41

 

Agreement, made as of April 12, 2004, by and between Lido Casino Resort, LLC and GGP Limited Partnership (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.2 to the Company's Form 8-K filed on April 16, 2004).

10.42

 

Second Amended and Restated Reciprocal Easement, Use and Operating Agreement, dated as of May 17, 2004, by and among Venetian Casino Resort, LLC, Interface Group-Nevada, Inc., Grand Canal Shops II, LLC and Lido Casino Resort, LLC.

10.43

 

First Amendment to Second Amended and Restated Reciprocal Easement, Use and Operating Agreement, dated as of July 30, 2004, by and among Venetian Casino Resort, LLC, Interface Group-Nevada, Inc., Grand Canal Shops II, LLC and Lido Casino Resort, LLC.

10.44*

 

Form of Registration Rights Agreement, to be entered into by and among Las Vegas Sands Corp., Sheldon D. Adelson, the Sheldon G. Adelson 2002 Two Year LVSI Annuity Trust, the Sheldon G. Adelson 2002 Four Year LVSI Annuity Trust, the Sheldon G. Adelson 2004 Two Year LVSI Annuity Trust, William P. Weidner, Bradley H. Stone and Robert G. Goldstein.

10.45*

 

Form of Las Vegas Sands Corp. 2004 Equity Incentive Plan.

10.46*

 

Form of Las Vegas Sands Corp. Executive Cash Incentive Plan.
     

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10.47

 

Agreement, dated as of July 8, 2004, by and between Sheldon G. Adelson and Las Vegas Sands Opco.

10.48*

 

Aircraft Time Sharing Agreement, dated as of June 18, 2004, by and between Interface Operations LLC and Las Vegas Sands Opco.

10.49*

 

Venetian Hotel Service Agreement, dated as of June 28, 2001, by and between Venetian Casino Resort, LLC and Interface Group-Nevada, Inc. d/b/a Sands Expo and Convention Center.

10.50

 

First Amendment to Venetian Hotel Service Agreement, dated as of June 28, 2004, by and between Venetian Casino Resort, LLC and Interface Group-Nevada, Inc. d/b/a Sands Expo and Convention Center.

21.1

 

Subsidiaries of Las Vegas Sands, Corp.

23.1*

 

Consent of Lionel Sawyer & Collins (included in Exhibit 5.1).

23.2*

 

Consent of Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP (included in Exhibit 8.1).

23.3

 

Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP.

24.1

 

Power of Attorney (included on signature pages hereto).

*
To be filed by amendment.

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Exhibit 4.3


FIRST SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE

        FIRST SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE (this " Supplemental Indenture "), dated as of August 20, 2004, among Yona Venetian, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, and Interface Employee Leasing, LLC, a Nevada limited liability company (together, the " Guaranteeing Subsidiaries "), each, an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Las Vegas Sands, Inc., a Nevada corporation (the " Company "), the Company, Venetian Casino Resort, LLC (" Venetian " and, together with the Company, the " Issuers "), the other Note Guarantors (as defined in the Indenture referred to below) and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee under the Indenture referred to below (the " Trustee ").


WITNESSETH

        WHEREAS, the Company has heretofore executed and delivered to the Trustee an indenture (the " Indenture "), dated as of June 4, 2002 providing for the issuance of 11.00% Mortgage Notes due 2010 (the " Notes ");

        WHEREAS, the Indenture provides that under certain circumstances the Guaranteeing Subsidiaries shall execute and deliver to the Trustee a supplemental indenture pursuant to which the Guaranteeing Subsidiaries shall unconditionally guarantee all of the Issuers' Obligations under the Notes and the Indenture on the terms and conditions set forth herein (the " Note Guarantee "); and

        WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 9.01 of the Indenture, the Trustee is authorized to execute and deliver this Supplemental Indenture.

        NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, the Guaranteeing Subsidiaries and the Trustee mutually covenant and agree for the equal and ratable benefit of the Holders of the Notes as follows:

        1.     Capitalized Terms .    Capitalized terms used herein without definition shall have the meanings assigned, to them in the Indenture.

        2.     Agreement to Guarantee .    Each Guaranteeing Subsidiary hereby agrees as follows:


        3.     Execution and Delivery .    Each Guaranteeing Subsidiary agrees that the Note Guarantees shall remain in full force and effect notwithstanding any failure to endorse on each Note a notation of such Note Guarantee.

        4.     Guaranteeing Subsidiaries May Consolidate, etc. on Certain Terms .    

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        5.     Releases .    

        6.     No Recourse Against Others .    No past, present or future director, officer, employee, incorporator, member, partner or stockholder of the Guaranteeing Subsidiaries, as such, shall have any liability for any obligations of the Issuers or any Guaranteeing Subsidiary under the Notes, any Note Guarantees, the Indenture or this Supplemental Indenture or for any claim based on, in respect of, or

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by reason of, such obligations or their creation. Each Holder of the Notes by accepting a Note waives and releases all such liability. The waiver and release are part of the consideration for issuance of the Notes.

        7.     NEW YORK LAW TO GOVERN .    THE INTERNAL LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK SHALL GOVERN AND BE USED TO CONSTRUE THIS SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE BUT WITHOUT GIVING EFFECT TO APPLICABLE PRINCIPLES OF CONFLICTS OF LAW TO THE EXTENT THAT THE APPLICATION OF THE LAWS OF ANOTHER JURISDICTION WOULD BE REQUIRED THEREBY.

        8.     Counterparts .    The parties may sign any number of copies of this Supplemental Indenture. Each signed copy shall be an original, but all of them together represent the same agreement.

        9.     Effect of Headings .    The Section headings herein are for convenience only and shall not affect the construction hereof.

        10.     The Trustee .    The Trustee shall not be responsible in any manner whatsoever for or in respect of the validity or sufficiency of this Supplemental Indenture or for or in respect of the recitals contained herein, all of which recitals are made solely by the Guaranteeing Subsidiaries and the Issuers.

        IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Supplemental Indenture to be duly executed and attested, all as of the date first above written.

Dated: August 20, 2004      

 

 

YONA VENETIAN, LLC

 

 

By:

Las Vegas Sands, Inc., its member

 

 

By:

/s/  
ROBERT G. GOLDSTEIN       
Name: Robert G. Goldstein
Title: Senior Vice President

 

 

INTERFACE EMPLOYEE LEASING, LLC

 

 

By:

Las Vegas Sands, Inc., its member

 

 

By:

/s/  
ROBERT G. GOLDSTEIN       
Name: Robert G. Goldstein
Title: Senior Vice President
       

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U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
as Trustee

 

 

By:

/s/  
RICHARD PROKOSCH       
Name: Richard Prokosch
Title: Vice President

 

 

ACKNOWLEDGED AND AGREED:

 

 

LAS VEGAS SANDS, INC.

 

 

By:

/s/  
ROBERT G. GOLDSTEIN       
Name: Robert G. Goldstein
Title: Senior Vice President

 

 

VENETIAN CASINO RESORT, LLC

 

 

By:

Las Vegas Sands, Inc., its
managing member

 

 

By:

/s/  
ROBERT G. GOLDSTEIN       
Name: Robert G. Goldstein
Title: Senior Vice President

 

 

MALL INTERMEDIATE HOLDING COMPANY, LLC

 

 

By:

Venetian Casino Resort, LLC, its member

 

 

By:

Las Vegas Sands, Inc., its managing member

 

 

By:

/s/  
ROBERT G. GOLDSTEIN       
Name: Robert G. Goldstein
Title: Senior Vice President
       

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VENETIAN HOTEL OPERATIONS, LLC

 

 

By:

Venetian Casino Resort, LLC, its member

 

 

By:

Las Vegas Sands, Inc., its managing member

 

 

By:

/s/  
ROBERT G. GOLDSTEIN       
Name: Robert G. Goldstein
Title: Senior Vice President

 

 

LIDO INTERMEDIATE HOLDING COMPANY, LLC

 

 

By:

Venetian Casino Resort, LLC, its member

 

 

By:

Las Vegas Sands, Inc., its managing member

 

 

By:

/s/  
ROBERT G. GOLDSTEIN       
Name: Robert G. Goldstein
Title: Senior Vice President

 

 

VENETIAN VENTURE DEVELOPMENT, LLC

 

 

By:

Venetian Casino Resort, LLC, its member
    By: Las Vegas Sands, Inc., its managing member

 

 

By:

/s/  
ROBERT G. GOLDSTEIN       
Name: Robert G. Goldstein
Title: Senior Vice President
       

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VENETIAN OPERATING COMPANY, LLC

 

 

By:

Venetian Casino Resort, LLC, its member

 

 

By:

Las Vegas Sands, Inc., its managing member

 

 

By:

/s/  
ROBERT G. GOLDSTEIN       
Name: Robert G. Goldstein
Title: Senior Vice President

 

 

VENETIAN MARKETING INC.

 

 

By:

/s/  
ROBERT G. GOLDSTEIN       
Name: Robert G. Goldstein
Title: President

 

 

VENETIAN TRANSPORT, LLC

 

 

By:

Las Vegas Sands, Inc., its managing member

 

 

By:

/s/  
ROBERT G. GOLDSTEIN       
Name: Robert G. Goldstein
Title: Senior Vice President

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Exhibit 4.4


AMENDED AND RESTATED SECURITY AGREEMENT

        This AMENDED AND RESTATED SECURITY AGREEMENT (this " Agreement "), dated as of August 20, 2004, is entered into by and between LAS VEGAS SANDS, INC. , a Nevada corporation (" LVSI "), VENETIAN CASINO RESORT, LLC , a Nevada limited liability company (" Venetian "), and each Subsidiary Guarantor (as defined below) from time to time a party to this Agreement (individually each a " Debtor " and collectively, " Debtors "), and THE BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA , a Canadian chartered bank (" Scotiabank "), in its capacity as the Intercreditor Agent under the Intercreditor Agreement (as defined below) (in such capacity, " Intercreditor Agent ") for and on behalf of (i) each Bank Secured Party (as defined below), (ii) U.S. Bank National Association, a national banking association, as the trustee (the " Mortgage Notes Indenture Trustee ") for and on behalf of the Mortgage Note Holders (individually, each a " Mortgage Note Secured Party " and together, the " Mortgage Note Secured Parties ") under the Mortgage Notes Indenture (as defined below) and (iii) the Intercreditor Agent. This Agreement amends and restates in its entirety that certain Security Agreement, dated as of June 4, 2002 (the " Existing Security Agreement "), among Debtors and the Intercreditor Agent.


RECITALS

        A.    Existing Casino Resort.     LVSI and Venetian own and operate a Venetian-themed hotel, casino, retail, meeting and entertainment complex (the " Existing Casino Resort ") with an existing total of approximately 4,000 suites, approximately 116,000 square feet of casino space and approximately 650,000 square feet of meeting and conference space located at 3355 Las Vegas Boulevard South, Clark County, Nevada.

        B.    Existing Credit Facility.     LVSI, Venetian, Scotiabank, as administrative agent, joint lead arranger and joint bookrunner, Goldman Sachs Credit Partners L.P., as syndication agent, joint lead arranger and joint bookrunner, and the lenders from time to time party thereto entered into that certain Credit Agreement, dated as of June 4, 2002, pursuant to which such lenders agreed, subject to the terms thereof, to provide certain credit facilities to LVSI and Venetian.

        C.    Mortgage Notes Indenture.     LVSI, Venetian, certain guarantors named therein and the Mortgage Notes Indenture Trustee entered into the Mortgage Notes Indenture, dated as of June 4, 2002 (the "Mortgage Notes Indenture"), pursuant to which LVSI and Venetian issued the Mortgage Notes.

        D.    Phase II Hotel/Casino.     Lido Casino Resort, LLC, a Nevada limited liability company (" LCR "), an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of LVSI and VCR, intends to design, develop, construct, own and operate an approximately 3,000 suite hotel, a gaming facility of approximately 100,000 square feet, a multi-story parking structure and meeting complex (the " Phase II Hotel/Casino ") on certain land and airspace adjacent to the Existing Casino Resort, to be integrated with the Existing Casino Resort. The Phase II Hotel/Casino will also be integrated with an enclosed mall with retail shops and restaurants of approximately 375,000 net leasable square feet (the " Phase II Mall ").

        E.    Bank Credit Facility.     Concurrently herewith, LVSI, Venetian, Scotiabank, as administrative agent (in such capacity, the " Bank Agent "), Goldman Sachs Credit Partners L.P., as sole lead arranger and sole bookrunner, each of the other agents and arrangers from time to time party thereto and the financial institutions from time to time party thereto (the " Bank Lenders ") have entered into the Credit Agreement, dated as of the date hereof (as amended, amended and restated, supplemented, or otherwise modified from time to time, the " Credit Agreement "), pursuant to which the Bank Lenders have agreed, subject to the terms thereof and hereof, to make extensions of credit to LVSI and Venetian. The Bank Credit Facility will be used, among other things, to (i) repay all amounts outstanding under the Company's existing bank credit facility described in Recital B , (ii) finance a portion of the development and construction costs of the Phase II Hotel/Casino and (iii) for certain



other purposes, all as more particularly described in the Bank Credit Agreement. The Subsidiary Guarantors have guaranteed LVSI and Venetian's obligations under the Bank Credit Agreement.

        F.    Intercreditor Agreement.     Concurrently herewith, the Intercreditor Agent, the Bank Agent and the Mortgage Notes Indenture Trustee have entered into the Amended and Restated Intercreditor Agreement, dated as of the date hereof (as amended, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified, from time to time, the " Intercreditor Agreement "), which sets forth certain agreements among such lenders with respect to the priority of the liens created hereunder, the enforcement of remedies and the allocation of the proceeds of any realization upon the Collateral (as defined below). The Intercreditor Agent is entering into this Agreement and shall perform its obligations as set forth herein and in the manner provided, pursuant to the provisions of the Intercreditor Agreement and shall take directions from time to time from one or more of the Secured Credit Parties as defined and provided for therein.

        G.    Condition Precedent.     It is a condition precedent to entering into the Credit Agreement and consummating the transactions contemplated therein (including the extension of credit thereunder) that Debtors enter into this Agreement. It is a condition to the occurrence of the Closing Date that the Bank Agent shall have received this Agreement, dated as of the Closing Date, duty executed and delivered by an Authorized Officer of each of LVSI, Venetian and each Subsidiary Guarantor.


AGREEMENT

        In consideration of the promises contained herein and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and adequacy of which are hereby acknowledged, Debtors hereby agree to amend and restate the Existing Security Agreement as follows:

        1.     Definitions.     

        1.1   " Assigned Agreements " means all of the agreements and documents, as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time described in clauses (A) through (J) of Section 2.1.1 .

        1.2   " Bank Agent " has the meaning given in the recitals to this Agreement.

        1.3   " Bank Event of Default " shall mean any Event of Default under and as defined in the Credit Agreement.

        1.4   " Bank Lenders " has the meaning given in the recitals to this Agreement.

        1.5   " Bank Secured Obligations " is defined in Section 3.1 .

        1.6   " Bank Secured Parties " means the Secured Parties, as defined in the Credit Agreement.

        1.7   " Collateral " is defined in Section 2.1 .

        1.8   " Copyrights " is defined in Section 2.1 .

        1.9   " Credit Agreement " has the meaning given in the recitals to this Agreement.

        1.10 " Debtor " and " Debtors " have the meanings given in the preamble to this Agreement.

        1.11 " Disbursement Account Agreement " means that certain Disbursement Collateral Account Agreement, dated as of the Closing Date, as amended, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, among LVSI, VCR, LCR, the Intercreditor Agent and Scotiabank, as the financial institution.

        1.12 " Event of Default " shall mean a Bank Event of Default or a Mortgage Note Event of Default.

        1.13 " Existing Casino Resort " has the meaning given in the recitals to this Agreement.

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        1.14 " Existing Security Agreement " has the meaning given in the preamble to this Agreement.

        1.15 " Financing Agreements " is defined in the Intercreditor Agreement as in effect on the date hereof.

        1.16 " Future First Lien Credit Facility " is defined in the Intercreditor Agreement as in effect on the date hereof.

        1.17 " Intercreditor Agreement " has the meaning given in the recitals to this Agreement.

        1.18 " Intercreditor Agent " has the meaning given in the preamble to this Agreement.

        1.19 " LCR " has the meaning given in the recitals to this Agreement.

        1.20 " LVSI " has the meaning given in the preamble to this Agreement.

        1.21 " Marks " is defined in Section 2.1 .

        1.22 " Mortgage Note Event of Default " shall mean any Event of Default under and as defined in the Mortgage Notes Indenture.

        1.23 " Mortgage Note Secured Obligations " is defined in Section 3.2 .

        1.24 " Mortgage Note Secured Parties " means the Mortgage Notes Indenture Trustee and the Mortgage Note Holders.

        1.25 " Obligations " shall mean collectively the Bank Secured Obligations and the Mortgage Note Secured Obligations.

        1.26 " Patents " is defined in Section 2.1 .

        1.27 " Permitted Counterparty" is defined in the Intercreditor Agreement as in effect on the date hereof.

        1.28 " Phase II Hotel/Casino" has the meaning given in the recitals to this Agreement.

        1.29 " Phase II Mall " has the meaning given in the recitals to this Agreement.

        1.30 " Receivables " shall mean all of the Debtor's accounts and accounts receivable, including, without limitation, all rights to payment for goods sold or leased or secured or for services rendered which are not evidenced by an instrument or chattel paper, all other present or future rights for money due or to become due, all of the accounts, chattel paper, instruments, promissory notes, contract rights, documents, other obligations and general intangibles for money due or to become due of any kind, in each case whether now existing or hereafter arising and wherever arising and whether or not earned by performance.

        1.31 " Scotiabank " has the meaning given in the preamble to this Agreement.

        1.32 " Secured Parties " shall mean individually and collectively, the Intercreditor Agent, the Bank Secured Parties, the Mortgage Note Secured Parties and the holders of any Indebtedness that is a Future First Lien Credit Facility.

        1.33 " UCC " shall mean the Uniform Commercial Code as the same may, from time to time, be in effect in the State of New York; provided , however , in the event that, by reason of mandatory provisions of law, any or all of the attachment, perfection or priority of the security interest in any of the Collateral is governed by the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect in a jurisdiction other than the State of New York, the term "UCC" shall mean the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect in such other jurisdiction for purposes of the provisions hereof relating to such attachment, perfection or priority and for purposes of definitions related to such provisions.

        1.34 " Venetian " has the meaning given in the preamble to this Agreement.

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        1.35 Unless otherwise defined herein, all capitalized terms used herein which are defined in the Credit Agreement shall have their respective meanings as used in the Credit Agreement as in effect on the date hereof. The rules of interpretation contained in the Credit Agreement as in effect on the date hereof shall apply to this Agreement.

        1.36 Unless otherwise defined herein or in the Credit Agreement or the context otherwise requires, terms for which meanings are provided in the UCC are used in this Agreement (whether or not capitalized herein), including its preamble and recitals, with such meanings.

        2.      Assignment, Pledge and Grant of Security Interests.     

        2.1      Senior Grant in Favor of Bank Secured Parties and the Intercreditor Agent in Assigned Agreements .     To secure the timely payment and performance of the Bank Secured Obligations, subject to compliance with applicable Nevada Gaming Laws, each Debtor does hereby grant and pledge to, and subject to a continuing security interest on a first priority basis in favor of, the Intercreditor Agent, on behalf and for the benefit of the Bank Secured Parties and the Intercreditor Agent, all the estate, right, title and interest of such Debtor, whether now owned or hereafter acquired or arising and wheresoever located, whether or not of a type which may be subject to a security interest under the UCC, in, to and under the following (the " Collateral "):

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        2.2      Junior Grant in Favor of Mortgage Note Secured Parties.     To secure the timely payment and performance of the Mortgage Note Secured Obligations, subject to compliance with applicable Nevada Gaming Laws, each Debtor does hereby assign, grant and pledge to, and subject to a security interest on a second priority basis, in favor of, the Intercreditor Agent, on behalf of and for the benefit of the Mortgage Note Secured Parties and the Intercreditor Agent, all the estate, right, title and interest of each Debtor, whether now owned or hereafter acquired or arising and wheresoever located, whether or not of a type which may be subject to a security interest under the UCC, in, to and under the Collateral.

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the term "Collateral" for purposes of this Section 2.2 shall not include any Excluded Collateral.

        2.3      Delivery of Assigned Agreements.     Each Debtor has heretofore delivered, or concurrently with the delivery hereof, is delivering to the Intercreditor Agent an executed counterpart or certified copy of each of the Assigned Agreements executed on or prior to the Closing Date. Each Debtor will likewise deliver to the Intercreditor Agent an executed copy of each Assigned Agreement not yet delivered and each Material Contract entered into by Debtors and amendments and supplements to the foregoing, as they are entered into by Debtor promptly upon the execution thereof. Each Debtor will, at the reasonable request of the Intercreditor Agent, further: (i) mark conspicuously each item of chattel paper and each of its records pertaining to the Collateral, with a legend, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Intercreditor Agent, indicating that such Collateral is subject to the security interest granted hereby, (ii) at the reasonable request of the Intercreditor Agent, deliver and pledge to the Intercreditor Agent hereunder all promissory notes and other instruments and all original counterparts of chattel paper constituting Collateral, duly endorsed and accompanied by duly executed instruments of transfer or assignment, all in form and substance satisfactory to the Intercreditor Agent. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, no such future lease, construction agreement, operation agreement or other material agreement may be entered into by Debtor unless such lease, construction agreement, operation agreement or other material agreement is not in violation of either the Credit Agreement or the Mortgage Notes Indenture.

        2.4      Debtors to Remain Liable.     Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, Debtors shall remain liable under each of the Assigned Agreements and to perform all of the obligations undertaken by them thereunder, all in accordance with and pursuant to the terms and provisions thereof and take such action to such end as requested by the Intercreditor Agent, and the Secured Parties shall have no obligation or liability under any of such Assigned Agreements by reason of or arising out of this Agreement, nor shall the Intercreditor Agent or any other Secured Party be required or obligated in any manner to perform or fulfill any obligations of Debtors thereunder or to make any payment or inquiry as to the nature or sufficiency of any payment received by it, or present or file any claim, or take any action to collect or enforce the payment of any amounts which may have been assigned to the Secured Parties or to which such Secured Party may be entitled at any time.

        2.5      Action by the Intercreditor Agent and Secured Parties to Cure Certain Defaults.     If any default by a Debtor under any of the Assigned Agreements shall occur and be continuing that constitutes an Event of Default, then subject to the terms of the Intercreditor Agreement any of the Intercreditor Agent and the Secured Parties shall be permitted (but shall not be obligated) to remedy any such

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default by giving written notice of such intent to Debtors and to the parties to the Assigned Agreement or Assigned Agreements for which such of the Intercreditor Agent and the Secured Parties intends to remedy the default. After giving such notice of its intent to cure such default and upon the commencement thereof, the Intercreditor Agent or the Secured Parties, as applicable, will proceed diligently to cure such default. Any cure by the Intercreditor Agent or any of the Secured Parties of any Debtor's default under any of the Assigned Agreements shall not be construed as an assumption by the Intercreditor Agent or any of the other Secured Parties of any obligations, covenants or agreements of Debtors under such Assigned Agreement, and neither the Intercreditor Agent nor any of the Secured Parties shall be liable to any Debtor or any other Person as a result of any actions undertaken by the Intercreditor Agent or any of the Secured Parties pursuant hereto or pursuant to any Consent or in curing or attempting to cure any such default. This Agreement shall not be deemed to release or to affect in any way the obligations of Debtors under the Assigned Agreements or the rights of the Intercreditor Agent hereunder with respect to the exercise of remedies.

        2.6      Restrictions on Modification of Assigned Agreements.     No Debtor shall, without the consent of the Intercreditor Agent (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld):

Notwithstanding the foregoing, Debtors may take any actions otherwise prohibited under this Section 2.6 to the extent such actions are not in violation of either the Mortgage Notes Indenture or the Credit Agreement. Further, Debtors shall not sell, assign (by operation of law or otherwise) or otherwise dispose of any of the Collateral except to the extent that such sale, assignment or other disposition is not in violation of either the Mortgage Notes Indenture or the Credit Agreement, so long as any such agreement by its terms restricts the sale, assignment or other disposition of Collateral.

        3.      Obligations Secured.     

        3.1      Bank Secured Obligations.     This Agreement secures, and all of the Collateral is collateral security for (i) the Obligations (as defined in the Credit Agreement), (ii) any and all sums advanced by any of the Bank Secured Parties in order to preserve the Collateral or preserve Bank Secured Parties' security interest in the Collateral (or the priority thereof), (iii) the expenses of any Bank Secured Parties of retaking, holding, preparing for sale or lease, selling or otherwise disposing of or realizing on the Collateral, of any proceeding for the collection or enforcement of any indebtedness, obligations or liabilities of Debtors referred to above, or of any exercise by the Bank Secured Parties of their rights hereunder, together with reasonable attorneys' fees and disbursements and court costs, (iv) any and all obligations of Debtors to the Intercreditor Agent and any other agents in respect of costs, fees, indemnification or otherwise under this Agreement and/or any other Financing Agreement whether voluntary or involuntary, direct or indirect, absolute or contingent, liquidated or unliquidated and whether or not jointly owed with others and (v) any of the foregoing obligations that are paid to the extent all or any portion of such payment is avoided or recovered directly or indirectly from any Bank Secured Party as a preference, fraudulent transfer or otherwise (collectively, the " Bank Secured Obligations ").

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        3.2      Mortgage Note Secured Obligations.     This Agreement secures, and all of the Collateral is collateral security for (i) the prompt payment and performance by each Debtor when due whether at stated maturity, by required prepayment, declaration, acceleration, demand or otherwise (including the payment of amounts that would become due but for the operation of the automatic stay under Section 362(a) of the Bankruptcy Code, 11 U.S.C. §362(a)), of all obligations and liabilities of every nature of Debtors now or hereafter existing under or arising out of or in connection with the Mortgage Notes, the Mortgage Notes Indenture, this Agreement, and the other Mortgage Notes Documents and all extensions and renewals thereof, whether for principal, interest (including, interest that, but for the filing of a petition in bankruptcy with respect to such Debtor, would accrue on such obligations at the contract rate whether or not a claim for such interest is allowed in any such proceeding), payments for early termination, fees, expenses, increased costs, indemnification, or otherwise, whether voluntary or involuntary, direct or indirect, absolute or contingent, liquidated or unliquidated and whether or not jointly owed with others, (ii) any and all sums advanced by any of the Mortgage Note Secured Parties in order to preserve the Collateral or preserve the Mortgage Note Secured Parties' security interest in the Collateral (or the priority thereof), (iii) the expenses of the Intercreditor Agent or the Mortgage Notes Indenture Trustee of retaking, holding, preparing for sale or lease, selling or otherwise disposing of or realizing on the Collateral, of any proceeding for the collection or enforcement of any indebtedness, obligations or liabilities of Debtors referred to above, or of any exercise by the Mortgage Notes Indenture Trustee of its rights hereunder, together with reasonable attorneys' fees and disbursements and court costs, (iv) any and all obligations of Debtors to the Intercreditor Agent in respect of costs, fees, indemnification or otherwise under this Agreement, and/or any other Financing Agreement whether voluntary or involuntary, direct or indirect, absolute or contingent, liquidated or unliquidated and whether or not jointly owed with others and (v) any of the foregoing obligations that are paid, to the extent all or a portion of such payment is avoided or recovered directly or indirectly from any Mortgage Note Secured Party as a preference, fraudulent transfer or otherwise (collectively, the " Mortgage Note Secured Obligations ").

        4.      Representations and Warranties of Debtor.     

        Each Debtor represents and warrants as of the date hereof as follows:

        4.1   Such Debtor has not assigned any of its rights under the Assigned Agreements except as expressly permitted under each of the Credit Agreement and the Mortgage Notes Indenture.

        4.2   Except as otherwise permitted by the Credit Agreement and the Mortgage Notes Indenture such Debtor has not executed and is not aware of any effective financing statement, security agreement or other instrument similar in effect covering all or any part of the Collateral, except such as may have been filed in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and the other Financing Agreements in favor of the Secured Parties.

        4.3   Except as otherwise permitted by the Credit Agreement and the Mortgage Notes Indenture and as provided in Sections 4.5 and 4.6 hereof, such Debtor is lawfully possessed of ownership of the Collateral and has full right, title and interest in and to all rights purported to be granted to it under the Assigned Agreements, not subject to any Liens except Permitted Liens. Such Debtor has full power and lawful authority to grant and assign the Collateral hereunder and all consents of third parties required in connection therewith have been obtained.

        4.4   Except as set forth in Item C of Annex 1 , such Debtor does not do business, and for the previous five years has not done business, under any fictitious business names or trade names.

        4.5   To the knowledge of such Debtor, such Debtor is the true, lawful and exclusive owner of the Marks listed in Annex 2 in connection with Debtor's present business, except those listed as being held under a non-exclusive license, and said listed Marks include all of such Debtor's United States federal registrations or applications registered in the United States Patent and Trademark office. To the knowledge of such Debtor, such Debtor owns or is licensed to use all Marks in connection with its

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present business that are material to its business. Such Debtor is aware of no material third party claim that any aspect of such Debtor's present or contemplated business operations infringes or will infringe on any such third party's rights to such Marks. Such Debtor is the owner of record of all United States registrations and applications listed in Annex 2 hereto and that, to the knowledge of such Debtor, said registrations are valid, subsisting, have not been canceled and that such Debtor is not aware of any material third-party claim that any of said registrations is invalid or unenforceable.

        4.6   To the knowledge of such Debtor, such Debtor is the true, lawful and exclusive owner of all rights in the Patents listed in Annex 3 hereto and in the Copyrights listed in Annex 4 hereto. Said listed Patents include all the United States patents and applications for United States patents that such Debtor owns and said listed Copyrights constitute all the United States copyrights registered in the United States Copyright Office and applications for United States copyrights that it now uses or practices under that are material to its business. Such Debtor is aware of no material third party claim that any aspect of such Debtor's present or contemplated business operations infringes or will infringe on any such third party's rights to any patent or any copyright.

        4.7   All notes and other instruments (excluding checks) comprising any and all items of Collateral have been delivered to the Intercreditor Agent duly endorsed and accompanied by duly executed instruments of transfer or assignment in blank.

        4.8   The jurisdiction in which each Debtor is located for purposes of Sections 9-301 and 9-307 of the UCC is set forth in Item A of Annex 1 hereto. Set forth in Item B of Annex 1 is each location a secured party would have filed a UCC financing statement prior to July 1, 2001 to perfect a security interest in equipment, inventory and general intangibles owned by each Debtor. No Debtor has any trade names other than those set forth in Item C of Annex 1 hereto. During the four months preceding the date hereof, no Debtor has been known by any legal name different from the one set forth on the signature page hereto, nor has such Debtor been the subject of any merger or other corporate reorganization, except as set forth in Item D of Annex 1 hereto. The name set forth on the signature page is the true and correct name of such Debtor. Each Debtor's federal taxpayer identification number is (and, during the four months preceding the date hereof, such Debtor has not had a federal taxpayer identification number different from that) set forth in Item E of Annex 1 hereto. If the Collateral of any Debtor includes any inventory located in the State of California, such Debtor is not a "retail merchant" within the meaning of Section 9102 of the California UCC. No Debtor is a party to any federal, state or local government contract except as set forth in Item F of Annex 1 hereto.

        4.9   This Agreement creates a valid security interest in the Collateral securing the payment of the Obligations; provided that with respect to Marks, Copyrights and Patents and any other intellectual property included as Collateral herein, this representation shall only extend to such Marks, Copyrights and Patents that are the subject of United States federal registrations or applications. Each Debtor has filed or caused to be filed all financing statements in the appropriate offices therefor (or has authenticated and delivered to the Intercreditor Agent financing statements suitable for filing in such offices) and has taken all of the actions necessary to create perfected and (subject to Permitted Liens) first-priority security interests in the Collateral, other than (a) any deposit accounts, securities accounts and investment accounts (and related investment property and financial assets) for which a control agreement relating to such accounts is not required to be obtained by Debtors under Section 5.13 , (b) letter of credit rights except to the extent the issuer of such letter of credit has consented to an assignment of the proceeds of such letter of credit, (c) aircraft to the extent perfection of the security interests in such aircraft is not required under Section 6.10 of the Bank Credit Agreement, and (d) motor vehicles and mobile goods.

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        5.      Covenants of Debtors.     

        Each Debtor covenants as follows:

        5.1   Any action or proceeding to enforce this Agreement after an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing under any Assigned Agreement may be taken by the Intercreditor Agent either in such Debtor's name or in the Intercreditor Agent's name, as the Intercreditor Agent may deem necessary.

        5.2   Such Debtor will, so long as any Obligations shall be outstanding, warrant and defend its title to the Collateral and the interests of the Intercreditor Agent and the Secured Parties in the Collateral against any claim or demand of any persons (other than Permitted Liens) which could reasonably be expected to materially and adversely affect such Debtor's title to, or the Secured Parties right or interest in, such Collateral.

        5.3   Such Debtor will at all times keep accurate and complete records of the Collateral. Such Debtor shall, at its own expense, permit representatives of the Intercreditor Agent, the Bank Agent and the Mortgage Notes Indenture Trustee upon reasonable prior notice, and in accordance with the Credit Agreement and the Mortgage Notes Indenture, at any time during normal business hours of such Debtor to inspect and make abstracts from such Debtor's books and records pertaining to the Collateral subject to a confidentiality undertaking in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Debtors. Upon the occurrence and during the continuation of any Event of Default, at the Intercreditor Agent's request, Debtors shall promptly deliver copies of any and all such records to the Intercreditor Agent.

        5.4   Unless waived in writing by the Intercreditor Agent, such Debtor shall give the Intercreditor Agent at least forty-five days' notice before it changes its name, identity, corporate structure, location of its principal place of business or location of its chief executive office and shall at the expense of such Debtor execute and deliver such instruments and documents as may reasonably be required by the Intercreditor Agent to maintain a prior perfected security interest in the Collateral.

        5.5   Such Debtor will keep and maintain the Collateral in good condition, working order and repair and from time to time will make or cause to be made all repairs, replacements and other improvements in connection therewith that are necessary or desirable toward such end. Such Debtor will not misuse the Collateral, or allow it to deteriorate except for the ordinary wear and tear of its normal and expected use in such Debtor's business in accordance with such Debtor's policies as then in effect ( provided that no changes are made to such Debtor's policies as in effect on the date hereof that would be materially adverse to the interests of the Secured Parties), and will comply in all material respects with all laws, statutes and regulations pertaining to the use or ownership of the Collateral. Such Debtor will promptly notify the Intercreditor Agent, Bank Agent and the Mortgage Notes Indenture Trustee regarding any material loss or damage to any material Collateral or portion thereof; provided , however , that the foregoing provisions exclude normal wear and tear to the Collateral, items that such Debtor reasonably believes are no longer necessary to the successful operation of its business and the disposition of obsolete items. Such Debtor will not use or permit any Collateral to be used unlawfully or in violation of any provision of this Agreement or any applicable statute, regulation or ordinance or any policy of insurance covering the Collateral. Nothing contained in this Section 5.5 shall prohibit such Debtor from taking any action or refraining from taking any action permitted by the Credit Agreement and the Mortgage Notes Indenture.

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        5.6   Upon the reasonable request of the Intercreditor Agent, Bank Agent or the Mortgage Notes Indenture Trustee, such Debtor will promptly deliver to such Person records and schedules that show the status, condition and location of the Collateral, including accounts receivable aging reports and other reports reasonably requested by such Person, all in reasonable detail; and will promptly notify the Intercreditor Agent, Bank Agent and the Mortgage Notes Indenture Trustee in writing of any event, or change of law, regulation, business practice, or business condition that may materially adversely affect the value of the Collateral. The Intercreditor Agent, Bank Agent and the Mortgage Notes Indenture Trustee shall have the right to review and verify such records, schedules, financial information and notices, and such Debtor will reimburse each such Person for all costs incurred thereby. Such review and verification shall include the right of the Intercreditor Agent, Bank Agent and the Mortgage Notes Indenture Trustee to contact account debtors to confirm balances owing on and the terms of Receivables, provided that an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing.

        5.7   Except as otherwise provided in this Section 5.7 , such Debtor shall continue to collect at its own expense, all amounts due or to be become due to such Debtor under the Receivables. In connection with such collections, such Debtor may take (and, at the Intercreditor Agent's direction when an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, shall take) such action as such Debtor or the Intercreditor Agent after consultation with such Debtor reasonably deem necessary or advisable to enforce collection of the Receivables; provided , however , that such Debtor shall not adjust, settle, sell with recourse, sell for less than face value or compromise the amount or payment of any Receivable, or release wholly or partly any account debtor or obligor thereof, or allow any credit or discount thereon, other than adjustments, settlements, or discounts that are in accordance with such Debtor's policies as then in effect; provided that no changes are made to such Debtor's policies as in effect on the date hereof that would be materially adverse to the interests of the Secured Parties. The Intercreditor Agent shall have the right at any time after the occurrence and during the continuation of an Event of Default to notify the account debtors or obligors under any of the Receivables of the assignment of such Receivables to the Secured Parties and to direct such account debtors or obligors to make payment of all amounts due or to become due to such Debtor thereunder directly to the Intercreditor Agent or to such Secured Parties as the Intercreditor Agent may direct in accordance with the Intercreditor Agreement and, upon such notification and at the expense of such Debtor, to enforce collection of any such Receivables, and to adjust, settle or compromise the amount or payment thereof, as the Intercreditor Agent may deem appropriate in its sole discretion. After the occurrence and during the continuation of an Event of Default (i) all amounts and proceeds (including instruments) received by such Debtor in respect of the Receivables shall be received in trust for the benefit of the Secured Parties hereunder and, upon notice from the Intercreditor Agent, shall be segregated from other funds of such Debtor and shall be forthwith paid over to the Intercreditor Agent or to such Secured Parties as the Intercreditor Agent may direct in accordance with the Intercreditor Agreement in the same form as so received (with all necessary or appropriate endorsements) to be held as cash collateral and applied as provided by Section 8 , and (ii) such Debtor shall not adjust, settle or compromise the amount or payment of any Receivable, or release wholly or partly any account debtor or obligor thereof, or allow any credit or discount thereon.

        5.8   Such Debtor shall pay promptly when due all taxes, assessments and governmental charges or levies imposed upon, and all claims against, the Collateral, except to the extent the validity thereof is being contested in good faith; provided that such Debtor shall in any event pay such taxes, assessments, charges, levies or claims not later than five days prior to the date of any proposed sale under any judgement, writ or warrant of attachment entered or filed against such Debtor or any of the Collateral as a result of the failure to make such payment.

        5.9   Each Debtor hereby agrees to give notice to the Intercreditor Agent by delivering a supplement to Item 6 of Annex 1 , upon acquiring any commercial tort claim it reasonably believes to be

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in excess of $2,000,000 and agrees to take any actions reasonably requested by the Intercreditor Agent to perfect a security interest therein.

        5.10 Each Debtor agrees to use commercially reasonable efforts to cause each issuer of a letter of credit in an amount in excess of $1,000,000 under which such Debtor has letter of credit rights to consent to an assignment of the proceeds of such letter of credit to the Intercreditor Agent.

        5.11      Marks .     

        5.12      Patents and Copyrights.     Each Debtor hereby agrees not to sell, assign (by operation of law or otherwise), or otherwise dispose of any right under any material Patent or Copyright except as permitted by the Credit Agreement and the Mortgage Notes Indenture, absent prior written approval of the Intercreditor Agent, such approval not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed.

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        5.13      Accounts.     With respect to any deposit accounts, securities accounts, investment accounts or like accounts, at the request of the Syndication Agent or the Bank Agent, Debtors shall use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain, within 60 days from the Closing Date, from the financial institutions with whom such accounts are maintained: (a) agreements with the Intercreditor Agent and Debtors in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Intercreditor Agent and Debtors pursuant to which control over such account is granted to the Intercreditor Agent and pursuant to which such financial institution confirms and acknowledges the security interest of Secured Parties in such account and waives its right of set-off with respect to amounts held therein and (b) an acknowledgement from the Indenture Trustee (acting on behalf of the Mortgage Note Secured Parties) and such financial institution that the security interest of the Bank Secured Parties is senior to the security interest of the Mortgage Note Secured Parties to the extent any Debtor has entered into a control agreement in favor of the Mortgage Note Secured Parties prior to the date hereof with respect to any such account. From and after 60 days from the Closing Date, Debtors will provide a list of such accounts and copies of such control agreements to the Intercreditor Agent and take such further actions and execute such further documents in connection therewith as the Intercreditor Agent may reasonably request in order to perfect or maintain the perfection of the security interest of Secured Parties in such accounts.

        5.14      Future Material Contracts.     If any Debtor enters into any Material Contract related to the construction of the Phase II Hotel/Casino after the date hereof, such Debtor shall (i) deliver the Intercreditor Agent, the Bank Agent and the Mortgage Notes Indenture Trustee an executed counterpart or certified copy of such Material Contract and (ii) shall cause the counterparty to such additional Material Contract to enter into a consent to such assignment, such consent to be in substantially the form of Exhibit K to the Credit Agreement (subject to any changes thereto requested by such party and reasonably satisfactory to the Intercreditor Agent).

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        6.      Remedies Upon Event of Default.     

        6.1   Subject to compliance with applicable Nevada Gaming Laws, if any Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, the Intercreditor Agent may exercise in respect of the Collateral, in addition to all other rights and remedies provided for herein or otherwise available to it, all the rights and remedies of a secured party on default under the UCC (whether or not the UCC applies to the affected Collateral), and also may (a) require Debtors to, and Debtors hereby agree that they will at their expense and upon request of the Intercreditor Agent forthwith, assemble all or part of the Collateral as directed by the Intercreditor Agent and make the same available to the Intercreditor Agent at a place to be designated by the Intercreditor Agent that is reasonably convenient to both parties, (b) enter onto the property where any Collateral is located and take possession thereof with or without judicial process, (c) prior to the disposition of the Collateral, store, process, repair or recondition the Collateral or otherwise prepare the Collateral for disposition in any manner to the extent the Intercreditor Agent deems appropriate, (d) take possession of Debtors' premises or place custodians in exclusive control thereof, remain on such premises and use the same and any of Debtors' equipment for the purpose of completing any work in process, taking any actions described in the preceding clause (c) and collecting any Obligation, and (e) without notice except as specified below, sell the Collateral or any part thereof in one or more parcels at public or private sale, at any of the Intercreditor Agent's offices or elsewhere, for cash, on credit or for future delivery, at such time or times and at such price or prices and upon such other terms as the Intercreditor Agent may deem commercially reasonable. The Intercreditor Agent or any of the Secured Parties may be the purchaser of any or all of the Collateral at any such sale and the Intercreditor Agent as agent for and representative of the Secured Parties shall be entitled, for the purpose of bidding and making settlement or payment of the purchase price for all or any portion of the Collateral sold at any such public sale, to use and apply any of the Obligations as a credit on account of the purchase price for any Collateral payable by the Intercreditor Agent at such sale. Each purchaser at any such sale shall hold the property sold absolutely free from any claim or right on the part of Debtors, and Debtors hereby waive (to the extent permitted by applicable law) all rights of redemption, stay and/or appraisal which they now have or may at any time in the future have under any rule of law or statute now existing or hereafter enacted. Debtors agree that, to the extent notice of sale shall be required by law, at least ten days' notice to Debtors of the time and place of any public sale or the time after which any private sale is to be made shall constitute reasonable notification. The Intercreditor Agent shall not be obligated to make any sale of Collateral regardless of notice of sale having been given. The Intercreditor Agent may adjourn any public or private sale (as the Intercreditor Agent may elect), which sale may be conducted by an employee or representative of the Intercreditor Agent, from time to time by announcement at the time and place fixed therefor, and such sale may, without further notice, be made at the time and place to which it was so adjourned. Debtors, in dealing with or disposing of the Collateral or any part thereof, hereby waive, to the extent permitted by applicable Legal Requirements, all rights, legal and equitable, it may now or hereafter have to require marshaling of assets or to require, upon foreclosure, sales of assets in a particular order. Each successor and assign of Debtors, including a holder of a lien subordinate to the lien created hereby (without implying that any Debtor has, except as expressly provided in the Credit Agreement and the Mortgage Notes Indenture, a right to grant an interest in, or a subordinate lien on, any of the Collateral), by acceptance of its interest or lien agrees that it shall be bound by the above waiver, to the same extent as if such holder gave the waiver itself. Debtors also hereby waive, to the full extent permitted by applicable Legal Requirements, the benefit of all laws providing for rights of appraisal, valuation, stay, extension or redemption after foreclosure now or hereafter in force. Debtors hereby waive all claims against the Intercreditor Agent arising by reason of the fact that the price at which any Collateral may have been sold at such a private sale was less than the price which might have been obtained at a public sale, even if the Intercreditor Agent accepts the first offer received and does not offer such Collateral to more than one offeree. If the Intercreditor Agent sells any Collateral upon credit, Debtors will be credited only with payments actually made by the purchaser, received by the Intercreditor Agent and applied to the indebtedness of the purchaser. In

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the event the purchaser fails to pay for the Collateral, the Intercreditor Agent may resell the Collateral and Debtors shall be credited with the proceeds of the sale. In the event the Intercreditor Agent shall bid at any foreclosure or trustee's sale or at any private sale permitted by applicable Legal Requirements or this Agreement or the Credit Agreement, the Intercreditor Agent may bid all or less than the amount of the Obligations. If the proceeds of any sale or other disposition of the Collateral are insufficient to pay all the Obligations, Debtors shall be liable for the deficiency and the reasonable fees of any attorneys employed by the Intercreditor Agent to collect such deficiency. Upon written demand from the Intercreditor Agent, each Debtor shall execute and deliver to the Intercreditor Agent an assignment or assignments of the Patents, Copyrights, and Marks and such other documents as are necessary or appropriate to carry out the intent and purposes of this Agreement. Each Debtor agrees that such an assignment and/or recording shall be applied to reduce the Obligations outstanding only to the extent that the Intercreditor Agent receives cash proceeds in respect of the sale of, or other realization upon, the Collateral.

        7.     Remedies Cumulative; Delay Not Waiver.     

        7.1   No right, power or remedy herein conferred upon or reserved to the Intercreditor Agent is intended to be exclusive of any other right, power or remedy and every such right, power and remedy shall, to the extent permitted by applicable Legal Requirements, be cumulative and in addition to every other right, power and remedy given hereunder or now or hereafter existing at law or in equity or otherwise. The assertion or employment of any right or remedy hereunder or otherwise shall not prevent the concurrent assertion or employment of any other appropriate right or remedy. Resort to any or all security now or hereafter held by the Intercreditor Agent or any other Secured Party may be taken concurrently or successively and in one or several consolidated or independent judicial actions or lawfully taken nonjudicial proceedings, or both. If the Intercreditor Agent and/or any other Agent may, under applicable Legal Requirements, proceed to realize its benefits under this Agreement or any other Credit Document giving the Intercreditor Agent or such other Agent a Lien upon any Collateral, whether owned by Debtors or by any other Person, either by judicial foreclosure or by non-judicial sale or enforcement, the Intercreditor Agent and/or such other Agent may, at its sole option, determine which of its remedies or rights it may pursue without affecting any of the rights and remedies of the Intercreditor Agent or such other Agent under this Agreement.

        7.2   No delay or omission of the Intercreditor Agent and/or any other Agent to exercise any right or power accruing upon the occurrence and during the continuance of any Event of Default as aforesaid shall impair any such right or power or shall be construed to be a waiver of any such Event of Default or an acquiescence therein; and every power and remedy given by this Agreement may be exercised from time to time, and as often as shall be deemed expedient, by the Intercreditor Agent and/or such other Agent.

        8.      Application of Proceeds.     

        All proceeds received by the Intercreditor Agent in respect of any sale of, collection from, or other realization upon all or any part of the Collateral shall be applied to repay the Obligations as provided in the Intercreditor Agreement.

        9.      Attorney-In-Fact.     

        Subject to compliance with applicable Nevada Gaming Laws, each Debtor hereby irrevocably appoints the Intercreditor Agent, acting for and on behalf of itself and the other Secured Parties and each successor and assign of the Intercreditor Agent and the other Secured Parties, the true and lawful attorney-in-fact of such Debtor, with full power and authority in the place and stead of such Debtor and in the name of such Debtor, the Intercreditor Agent or otherwise, subject to the terms of the Credit Agreement and the Mortgage Notes Indenture, this Agreement and applicable Legal Requirements, to enforce all rights, interests and remedies of such Debtor with respect to the collateral from time to time upon and following the occurrence and continuation of an Event of Default, Default (as defined in the Mortgage Notes Indenture) or Potential Event of Default in the Intercreditor

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Agent's discretion to take any action and to execute any instrument that the Intercreditor Agent may deem necessary or advisable to accomplish the purposes of this Agreement, including:

        9.1   to obtain and adjust insurance required to be maintained by Debtors or paid to the Intercreditor Agent pursuant to this Agreement;

        9.2   to ask for, demand, collect, sue for, recover, compound, receive and give acquittance and receipts for moneys due and to become due under or in respect of any of the Collateral;

        9.3   to elect remedies thereunder and to receive, endorse and collect any checks, drafts or other instruments, documents and chattel paper in connection with Sections 9.1 and 9.2 ;

        9.4   to file any claims or take any action or institute any proceedings that the Intercreditor Agent may deem necessary or desirable for the collection of any of the Collateral or otherwise to enforce the rights of the Intercreditor Agent with respect to any of the Collateral;

        9.5   to pay or discharge taxes or Liens (other than Permitted Liens) levied or placed upon or threatened against the Collateral, the legality or validity thereof and the amounts necessary to discharge the same to be determined by the Intercreditor Agent in its sole discretion, any such payments made by the Intercreditor Agent to become obligations of Debtor to the Intercreditor Agent, due and payable immediately without demand;

        9.6   to sign and endorse any invoices, freight or express bills, bills of lading, storage or warehouse receipts, drafts against debtors, assignments, verifications and notices in connection with accounts and other documents relating to the Collateral; and

        9.7   upon the occurrence and during the continuation of an Event of Default, generally to sell, transfer, pledge, make any agreement with respect to or otherwise deal with any of the Collateral as fully and completely as though the Intercreditor Agent were the absolute owner thereof for all purposes, and to do, at the Intercreditor Agent's option and Debtors' expense, at any time or from time to time, all acts and things that the Intercreditor Agent deems necessary to protect, preserve or realize upon the Collateral and the Intercreditor Agent's security interest therein in order to effect the intent of this Agreement, all as fully and effectively as Debtor might do.

        10.      The Intercreditor Agent May Perform.     

        Upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, if Debtor fails to perform any agreement contained herein within the applicable period (if any) provided for performance, the Intercreditor Agent may itself perform, or cause performance of, such agreement, and the reasonable expenses of the Intercreditor Agent incurred in connection therewith shall be part of the Obligations of the relevant Secured Parties.

        11.      Perfection; Further Assurances.     

        11.1 Each Debtor agrees that from time to time, at the expense of such Debtor, such Debtor shall promptly execute and deliver all further instruments and documents, and take all further action, that may be reasonably necessary, or that the Intercreditor Agent may reasonably request, in order to perfect and protect the assignment and security interest granted, ensure the continued perfection of, purported or intended to be granted hereby in favor of the Secured Parties or to enable the Intercreditor Agent to exercise and enforce its rights and remedies hereunder with respect to any Collateral. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, each Debtor shall (i) if any Collateral shall be evidenced by a promissory note or other instrument in excess of $50,000, deliver and pledge to the Intercreditor Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties granted a security interest in such Collateral such note or instrument duly endorsed without recourse, and accompanied by duly executed instruments of transfer or assignment, all in form and substance satisfactory to the Intercreditor Agent, (ii) execute and deliver to the Intercreditor Agent such financing or continuation statements, or amendments thereto, and such other instruments, endorsements or notices, as may be reasonably

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necessary or desirable or as such Secured Parties may reasonably request or, in order to perfect and preserve the assignments and security interests granted, purported or intended to be granted hereby in favor of the relevant Secured Parties and (iii) at the Intercreditor Agent's reasonable request, appear in and defend any action or proceeding that may affect Debtor's title to or the Intercreditor Agent's or any of the Secured Parties security interest in all or any part of the Collateral. If any Debtor shall at any time acquire a material commercial tort claim, as defined in the UCC, such Debtor shall promptly notify the Intercreditor Agent in writing signed by such Debtor of the brief details thereof and grant to the Intercreditor Agent in such writing a security interest therein and in the proceeds thereof, all upon the terms of this Agreement, with such writing to be in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Intercreditor Agent.

        11.2 Each Debtor hereby authorizes the Bank Agent, the Mortgage Notes Indenture Trustee and the Intercreditor Agent to file one or more financing or continuation statements, and amendments thereto, relative to all or any part of the Collateral in which such Secured Party has been granted a security interest.

        11.3 Each Debtor shall pay all filing, registration and recording fees and all refiling, re-registration and re-recording fees, and all reasonable expenses incident to the execution and acknowledgment of this Agreement, any assurance, and all federal, state, county and municipal stamp taxes and other taxes (other than income taxes), duties, imports, assessments and charges arising out of or in connection with the execution and delivery of this Agreement, any agreement supplemental hereto, any financing statements, and any instruments of further assurance.

        11.4 Each Debtor shall, promptly upon request, provide to the Intercreditor Agent, all information and evidence it may reasonably request concerning the Collateral to enable the Intercreditor Agent to enforce the provisions of this Agreement.

        12.      Place of Business; Location of Records.     

        Unless the Intercreditor Agent is otherwise notified under Section 5.4 , the place of business and chief executive office of each Debtor is, and all records of such Debtor concerning the Collateral are and will be, located at the address of such Debtor set forth on the signature pages to this Agreement.

        13.      Continuing Assignment and Security Interest; Transfer of Debt.     

        This Agreement shall create a continuing assignment of, and security interest in, the Collateral and shall (a) remain in full force and effect until payment in full of all Obligations, (b) be binding upon each Debtor, its successors and assigns; provided , however , that the obligations of each Debtor, its successors and assigns hereunder may not be assigned without the prior written consent of the Intercreditor Agent, and (c) inure, together with the rights and remedies of the Intercreditor Agent hereunder, to the benefit of the Intercreditor Agent, its successors, transferees and assigns, the other Secured Parties and their respective successors, transfers and assigns (whether as a result of a refinancing or otherwise). Without limiting the generality of the foregoing but subject to the terms of the Financing Agreements evidencing the Obligations owed to particular Secured Parties, such Secured Parties may assign or otherwise transfer all or any part of or interest in such Financing Agreements or other evidence of indebtedness held by them to any other Person to the extent permitted by such Financing Agreements, and such other Person shall thereupon become vested with all or an appropriate part of the benefits in respect thereof granted to the Secured Parties herein or otherwise. The release of the security interest in any or all of the Collateral, the taking or acceptance of additional security, or the resort by any Secured Party or the Intercreditor Agent to any security it may have in any order it may deem appropriate, shall not affect the liability of any person on the Obligations secured hereby. If this Agreement shall be terminated or revoked by operation of law, each Debtor will indemnify and save the Secured Parties harmless from any loss which may be suffered or incurred by the Secured Parties in acting hereunder prior to the receipt by the Intercreditor Agent, its successors, transfers, or assigns of notice of such termination or revocation. Each Debtor acknowledges and agrees that,

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pursuant to and in accordance with the terms of the Intercreditor Agreement, one or more additional or successor the Intercreditor Agents, or other agents or representatives of the Intercreditor Agent or other secured Parties may be appointed, by written notice to each Debtor, and such person or persons shall be entitled to exercise or perform all or a portion of the duties or obligations of the Intercreditor Agent hereunder in accordance with the terms of such appointment.

        14.      Termination and Release of Security Interest.     

        14.1 On the Termination Date, the security interest granted under Sections 2.1 and 2.2 in favor of the Intercreditor Agent on behalf of the Bank Secured Parties shall terminate; provided that such termination shall not affect the rights of the other Secured Parties hereunder. Upon any such termination, the Intercreditor Agent will, at Debtors' expense, execute and deliver to Debtors such documents (including, without limitation, UCC-3 termination statements which, upon such delivery, Debtors shall be authorized to file in the appropriate filing offices) as Debtors shall reasonably request to evidence such termination. Following any such termination any references to the Bank Agent and the Credit Agreement shall be deemed to be deleted.

        14.2 Upon the payment in full of the Mortgage Note Secured Obligations, the security interest granted under Section 2.2 in favor of the Mortgage Notes Indenture Trustee shall terminate; provided that such termination shall not affect the rights of the other Secured Parties hereunder. Upon any such termination, the Intercreditor Agent will, at Debtors' expense, execute and deliver to Debtors such documents (including, without limitation, UCC-3 termination statements which, upon such delivery, Debtors shall be authorized to file in the appropriate filing offices) as Debtors shall reasonably request to evidence such termination. Following any such termination any references to the Mortgage Note Secured Parties, the Mortgage Notes Indenture Trustee and the Mortgage Note Indenture shall be deemed to be deleted.

        14.3 To the extent any property (including Specified FF&E) is financed by any lender pursuant to an FF&E Facility rather than Bank Secured Parties, the Intercreditor Agent shall release the Liens in favor of the Secured Parties on such property and in connection therewith at the Debtor's expense, execute and deliver to Debtors such documents (including, without limitation UCC-3 termination statements which, upon such delivery, Debtors shall be authorized to file in the appropriate filing offices) as Debtors may reasonably request to evidence such termination.

        14.4 Upon the termination of the security interests of the Bank Secured Parties in accordance with Section 14.1 , the appointment of the Intercreditor Agent shall terminate and all duties, rights and remedies vested in the Intercreditor Agent shall thereupon be vested in the Mortgage Notes Indenture Trustee.

        14.5 In the event that any part of the Collateral is sold, transferred or otherwise disposed of in accordance with the Credit Agreement and the Mortgage Notes Indenture or is otherwise released in accordance with the Credit Agreement and the Mortgage Notes Indenture or with the consent of the Requisite Lenders and, if required, the Mortgage Notes Secured Parties, such Collateral will be sold, transferred or otherwise disposed of, and released free and clear of the Liens created by this Agreement and the Intercreditor Agent, at the request and expense of the relevant Debtor, will duly and promptly assign, transfer, deliver and release to the applicable Debtor or its designee (without recourse and without any representation or warranty) such of the Collateral as is then being (or has been) so sold, transferred or otherwise disposed of or released. Furthermore, upon the release of any Subsidiary Guarantor from the Subsidiary Guaranty and the Guaranty (as defined in the Mortgage Notes Indenture) in each case, in accordance with the provisions of the Credit Agreement and the Mortgage Notes Indenture, such Debtor (and the Collateral at such time assigned by such Debtor pursuant hereto) shall be released from this Agreement. In connection with any disposition or release pursuant to this Section 14.5 , the Intercreditor Agent shall, at Debtors' expense, execute and deliver to

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Debtors such documents (including UCC-3 termination statements which, upon such delivery, Debtors shall be authorized to file in the appropriate filing offices) as Debtors may reasonably request.

        15.      Indemnity and Expenses.     

        To the extent not covered by the Credit Agreement or the Mortgage Notes Indenture, Debtors agree, jointly and severally, to indemnify the Intercreditor Agent and each other Secured Party from and against any and all claims, losses and liabilities growing out of or resulting from this Agreement (including enforcement of this Agreement), except claims, losses or liabilities resulting from such Secured Party's gross negligence or willful misconduct as finally determined by a court of competent jurisdiction.

        16.0      Attorneys' Fees.     

        In the event any legal action or proceeding (including any of the remedies provided for herein or at law) is commenced to enforce or interpret this Agreement or any provision thereof, Debtors shall indemnify each of the Secured Parties and the Intercreditor Agent for their reasonable attorneys' fees and other costs and expenses incurred therein, and if a judgment or award is entered in any such action or proceeding, such reasonable attorneys' fees and other costs and expenses may be made a part of such judgment or award.

        17.      Amendments; Waivers; Consents.     

        No amendment, modification, termination or waiver of any provision of this Agreement, or consent to any departure by Debtors therefrom, shall in any event be effective without the written concurrence of the Intercreditor Agent (acting pursuant to the Intercreditor Agreement) and Debtors. The parties hereto acknowledge that to the extent provided in the second paragraph of Section 9.01 of the Mortgage Notes Indenture, this Agreement may be amended, modified, terminated or waived at the direction of the Bank Secured Parties (with the consent of Debtors but without the consent of the Mortgage Notes Indenture Trustee or any other Mortgage Notes Secured Party) and the Intercreditor Agent shall concur in such amendment, modification, termination or waiver so long as the Mortgage Notes Secured Parties are treated equally with and in the same manner as the Bank Secured Parties with respect to such amendment, modification, termination or waiver.

        18.      Notices.     

        All notices or other communications required or permitted to be given hereunder shall be in writing and shall be considered as properly given (a) if delivered in person, (b) if sent by reputable overnight delivery service, (c) in the event overnight delivery services are not readily available, if mailed by first class mail, postage prepaid, registered or certified with return receipt requested or (d) if sent by prepaid telex, or by telecopy with correct answer back received. Notice so given shall be effective upon receipt by the addressee, except that communication or notice so transmitted by telecopy or other direct written electronic means shall be deemed to have been validly and effectively given on the day (if a Business Day and, if not, on the next following Business Day) on which it is validly transmitted if transmitted before 4 p.m., recipient's time, and if transmitted after that time, on the next following Business Day; provided , however , that if any notice is tendered to an addressee and the delivery thereof is refused by such addressee, such notice shall be effective upon such tender. The addresses of the parties for purposes hereof shall be as set forth on the signature pages hereof unless and until notice changing such address is given in accordance with this Section 18 (and any notice sent to a Subsidiary Guarantor may be sent to it at the address of either Borrower). Any party shall have the right to change its address for notice hereunder to any other location by giving of no less than twenty (20) days' notice to the other parties in the manner set forth hereinabove.

        19.      Governing Law.     

        Subject to the application of Nevada Gaming Laws, this Agreement, including all matters of construction, validity, performance and the creation, validity, enforcement or priority of the lien of, and security interests created by, this Agreement in or upon the Collateral shall be governed by the laws of

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the state of New York, without reference to conflicts of law (other than Sections 5-1401 and 5-1402 of the New York General Obligations Law), except as required by mandatory provisions of law and except to the extent that the validity or perfection of the lien and security interest hereunder, or remedies hereunder, in respect of any particular Collateral are governed by the laws of a jurisdiction other than the state of New York.

        20.      Consent to Jurisdiction and Service of Process.     

        ALL JUDICIAL PROCEEDINGS BROUGHT AGAINST DEBTORS ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT, OR ANY OBLIGATIONS HEREUNDER MAY BE BROUGHT IN ANY STATE OR FEDERAL COURT OF COMPETENT JURISDICTION IN THE STATE, COUNTY AND CITY OF NEW YORK. BY EXECUTING AND DELIVERING THIS AGREEMENT, EACH DEBTOR, FOR ITSELF AND IN CONNECTION WITH ITS PROPERTIES, IRREVOCABLY

        21.      Reinstatement.     

        This Agreement shall continue to be effective or be reinstated, as the case may be, if at any time any amount received by any Secured Party in respect of the Obligations is rescinded or must otherwise be restored or returned by such Secured Party upon the insolvency, bankruptcy, reorganization or liquidation or otherwise of a Debtor or upon the dissolution of, or appointment of any intervenor or conservator of, or trustee or similar official for, a Debtor or any substantial part of a Debtor's assets, or otherwise, all as though such payments had not been made. Debtors shall pay the Intercreditor Agent on demand all of its reasonable costs and expenses (including reasonable fees of counsel) incurred by the Intercreditor Agent in connection with such rescission or restoration.

        22.      Severability.     

        The provisions of this Agreement are severable, and if any clause or provision shall be held invalid or unenforceable in whole or in part in any jurisdiction, then such invalidity or unenforceability shall affect only such clause or provision, or part thereof, in such jurisdiction and shall not in any manner affect such clause or provision in any other jurisdiction, or any other clause or provision of this Agreement in any jurisdiction.

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        23.      Survival of Provisions.     

        All agreements, representations and warranties made herein shall survive the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the other Financing Agreements and extensions of credit thereunder. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement or implied by law to the contrary, the agreements, representations and warranties of Debtors set forth herein shall terminate only upon full repayment of the Obligations.

        24.      Headings Descriptive.     

        The headings in this Agreement are for convenience of reference only and shall not constitute a part of this Agreement for any other purpose or be given any substantive effect.

        25.      Entire Agreement.     

        This Agreement, together with any other agreement executed in connection herewith, is intended by the parties as a final expression of their agreement and is intended as a complete and exclusive statement of the terms and conditions thereof. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, this Agreement replaces and supercedes in its entirety the Existing Security Agreement.

        26.      Time.     

        Time is of the essence of this Agreement.

        27.      Counterparts.     

        This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original but all of which shall together constitute one and the same agreement.

        28.      Waiver of Jury Trial.     

         EACH DEBTOR AND THE INTERCREDITOR AGENT HEREBY WAIVE THEIR RESPECTIVE RIGHTS TO A JURY TRIAL OF ANY CLAIM OR CAUSE OF ACTION BASED UPON OR ARISING OUT OF THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY DEALINGS BETWEEN THEM RELATING TO THE SUBJECT MATTER OF THIS AGREEMENT AND THE RELATIONSHIP AMONG THEM THAT IS BEING ESTABLISHED. EACH DEBTOR AND THE INTERCREDITOR AGENT ACKNOWLEDGES THAT THIS WAIVER IS A MATERIAL INDUCEMENT TO ENTER INTO A BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP, THAT IT HAS ALREADY RELIED ON THE WAIVER IN ENTERING INTO THIS AGREEMENT, AND THAT IT WILL CONTINUE TO RELY ON THE WAIVER IN THEIR RELATED FUTURE DEALINGS. EACH SUCH PERSON FURTHER WARRANTS AND REPRESENTS THAT IT HAS REVIEWED THIS WAIVER WITH ITS LEGAL COUNSEL, AND THAT IT KNOWINGLY AND VOLUNTARILY WAIVES ITS JURY TRIAL RIGHTS FOLLOWING CONSULTATION WITH LEGAL COUNSEL.

        29.      Responsibilities of the Intercreditor Agent.     

        The powers conferred on the Intercreditor Agent hereunder are solely to protect its interest in the Collateral granted for the benefit of the Secured Parties and shall not impose any duty upon it to exercise any such powers. Except for the exercise of reasonable care in the custody of any of the Collateral in its possession and the accounting for moneys actually received by it hereunder, the Intercreditor Agent shall have no duty as to any of the Collateral, it being understood that the Intercreditor Agent shall have no responsibility for (a) taking any necessary steps (other than steps taken in accordance with the standard of care set forth above to maintain possession of the Collateral) to preserve rights against any parties with respect to any Collateral; (b) taking any necessary steps to collect or realize upon the Obligations or any guarantee therefor, or any part thereof, or any of the Collateral; or (c) taking any action to protect against any diminution in value of the Collateral, but, in each case, the Intercreditor Agent may do so and all expenses reasonably incurred in connection therewith shall be part of the Obligations. The Intercreditor Agent shall be deemed to have exercised reasonable care in the custody and preservation of the Collateral in its possession if such Collateral is accorded treatment substantially equal to that which such Person accords its own property of like kind.

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        30.      Additional Debtors.     

        Upon the execution and delivery by any other Person of a supplement in the form of Exhibit A hereto, such Person shall become a "Debtor" hereunder with the same force and effect as if it were originally a party to this Agreement and named as a "Debtor" hereunder. The execution and delivery of such supplement shall not require the consent of any other Debtor hereunder, and the rights and obligations of each Debtor hereunder shall remain in full force and effect notwithstanding the addition of any new Debtor as a party to this Agreement.

        31.      Joint and Several Obligations.     

        The provisions of Section 2.9 of the Credit Agreement are incorporated herein by reference and each Debtor agrees that the provisions of the aforesaid sections shall apply with respect to each Debtor hereunder.

        32.      Amendment for New Credit Parties.     Upon any refinancing, refunding, replacement or restructuring, in whole or in part, of the Credit Agreement or, the Indebtedness under the Mortgage Notes Indenture or any Future First Lien Credit Facility, or the entering into of a Future First Lien Credit Facility or agreements relating to Hedging Obligations (as defined in the Intercreditor Agreement) with Permitted Counterparties (subject to the rights of the existing Secured Parties under their respective Financing Agreements with respect to any such refinancing or other Indebtedness or such Hedging Obligations), the applicable lender or Permitted Counterparty and the Intercreditor Agent shall execute and deliver a joinder, amendment or supplement to this Agreement to provide that the new lender(s) (or the agent or trustee for the new lender(s)) shall be a "Secured Party" hereunder. Upon the execution and delivery by such lender(s) or Permitted Counterparties and the other parties thereto of such joinder, amendment or supplement, such lender(s) or Permitted Counterparties shall become a "Secured Party" hereunder with the same force and effect as if it were originally a party to this Agreement and named as a "Secured Party" herein. The execution and delivery of such joinder, amendment or supplement shall not require the consent of any other Secured Party hereunder, and the rights and obligations of each Secured Party hereunder shall remain in full force and effect notwithstanding the addition of any new Secured Party as a party to this Agreement.

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         IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the undersigned has caused this Amended and Restated Security Agreement to be duly executed and delivered as of the day and year first written above.

    DEBTORS:

 

 

LAS VEGAS SANDS, INC.,
a Nevada corporation

 

 

By:

/s/  
HARRY MILTENBERGER       
      Name: Harry Miltenberger
      Title: Vice President Finance & Secretary

 

 

VENETIAN CASINO RESORT, LLC,
a Nevada limited liability company

 

 

By:    Las Vegas Sands, Inc., as Managing Member

 

 

By:

/s/  
HARRY MILTENBERGER       
      Name: Harry Miltenberger
      Title: Vice President Finance & Secretary

 

 

MALL INTERMEDIATE HOLDING COMPANY, LLC,
a Delaware limited liability company

 

 

By: Venetian Casino Resort, LLC, as Managing Member
      By: Las Vegas Sands, Inc., as Managing Member

 

 

By:

/s/  
HARRY MILTENBERGER       
      Name: Harry Miltenberger
      Title: Vice President Finance & Secretary

    LIDO INTERMEDIATE HOLDING COMPANY, LLC,
a Delaware limited liability company

 

 

By: Venetian Casino Resort, LLC, as Managing Member
      By: Las Vegas Sands, Inc., as Managing Member

 

 

By:

/s/  
HARRY MILTENBERGER       
      Name: Harry Miltenberger
      Title: Vice President Finance & Secretary

 

 

VENETIAN VENTURE DEVELOPMENT, LLC,
a Nevada limited liability company

 

 

By: Venetian Casino Resort, LLC, as Managing Member
      By: Las Vegas Sands, Inc., as Managing Member

 

 

By:

/s/  
HARRY MILTENBERGER       
      Name: Harry Miltenberger
      Title: Vice President Finance & Secretary

 

 

VENETIAN OPERATING COMPANY LLC,
a Delaware limited liability company

 

 

By: Venetian Casino Resort, LLC, as Managing Member
      By: Las Vegas Sands, Inc., as Managing Member

 

 

By:

/s/  
HARRY MILTENBERGER       
      Name: Harry Miltenberger
      Title: Vice President Finance & Secretary

    VENETIAN MARKETING, INC.,
a Nevada corporation

 

 

By:

/s/  
HARRY MILTENBERGER       
      Name: Harry Miltenberger
      Title: Vice President Finance & Secretary

 

 

VENETIAN TRANSPORT LLC,
a Delaware limited liability company

 

 

By: Las Vegas Sands, Inc., as Managing Member

 

 

By:

/s/  
HARRY MILTENBERGER       
      Name: Harry Miltenberger
      Title: Vice President Finance & Secretary

 

 

VENETIAN HOTEL OPERATIONS LLC,
a Delaware limited liability company

 

 

By: Venetian Casino Resort, LLC, as Managing Member
      By: Las Vegas Sands, Inc., as Managing Member

 

 

By:

/s/  
HARRY MILTENBERGER       
      Name: Harry Miltenberger
      Title: Vice President Finance & Secretary

 

 

INTERFACE EMPLOYEE LEASING, LLC,
a Nevada limited liability company

 

 

By: Las Vegas Sands, Inc., as Managing Member

 

 

By:

/s/  
HARRY MILTENBERGER       
      Name: Harry Miltenberger
      Title: Vice President Finance & Secretary


 

 

YONA VENETIAN, LLC,
a Delaware limited liability company

 

 

By: Las Vegas Sands, Inc., as Managing Member

 

 

By:

/s/  
HARRY MILTENBERGER       
      Name: Harry Miltenberger
      Title: Vice President Finance & Secretary

 

 

 

Notice Address for Debtors:
3355 Las Vegas Boulevard South
Las Vegas, Nevada 89109
Attention: General Counsel
Telefax: (702) 414-4421

 

 

THE INTERCREDITOR AGENT:
    THE BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA,
a Canadian chartered bank,
as the Intercreditor Agent

 

 

By:

/s/  
ALAN PENDERGAST       
     
      Name: Alan Pendergast
      Title: Managing Director

 

 

Notice Address:

The Bank of Nova Scotia
580 California Street Suite 2100
San Francisco, CA 94104
    Attention: Alan Pendergast
    Facsimile Number: (415) 397-0791

 

 

with a copy to:

The Bank of Nova Scotia
600 Peachtree Street, N.E.
Atlanta, GA 30308
    Attention: Hilma Gabbidon and Vicki Gibson
    Facsimile Number: (404) 888-8998



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Exhibit 4.6

APN: 162-16-310-003,
A portion of 162-16-310-002

Send Tax Bills To:
Venetian Casino Resort, LLC
c/o Finance Department
201 East Sands Avenue
Las Vegas, Nevada 89109-2017

Recording Request By, and
When Recorded Mail To:
Sony Ben-Moshe, Esq.
Latham & Watkins
701 "B" Street, Suite 2100
San Diego, California 92101


AMENDMENT TO
DEED OF TRUST, LEASEHOLD DEED OF TRUST,
ASSIGNMENT OF RENTS AND LEASES,
SECURITY AGREEMENT AND FIXTURE FILING

        This Amendment to Deed of Trust, Leasehold Deed of Trust, Assignment of Rents and Leases, Security Agreement and Fixture Filing (the "Amendment"), is made and effective this 20 th day of August, 2004, by Venetian Casino Resort, LLC, a Nevada limited liability company ("VCR"), and Las Vegas Sands, Inc., a Nevada corporation ("LVSI"), jointly and severally as trustor (collectively, "Trustor"), to First American Title Insurance Company, a California corporation, as trustee ("Trustee"), for the benefit of U.S. Bank National Association, in its capacity as the Mortgage Notes Indenture Trustee, as beneficiary ("Beneficiary"). All capitalized terms which are used herein, and which are not otherwise defined herein, shall have the meaning as set forth in the Indenture Deed of Trust (as defined below).


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        A.    WHEREAS, Trustor made that certain Deed of Trust, Leasehold Deed of Trust, Assignment of Rents and Leases, Security Agreement and Fixture Filing to Trustee, for the benefit of Beneficiary dated June 4, 2002 ("Indenture Deed of Trust"), which Indenture Deed of Trust was recorded in the Official Records of the County Recorder of Clark County on June 7, 2002, in Book 20020607, as Instrument 00727.

        B.    WHEREAS, VCR acquired title to a certain lot, which previously constituted a portion of the Grand Canal Shoppes, and which lot is further described on Exhibit "I," attached hereto and incorporated herein by this reference (the "Property.")

        C.    WHEREAS, the Property is intended to be encumbered by the Indenture Deed of Trust and included as part of the Land as described therein.

        NOW, THEREFORE, FOR GOOD AND VALUABLE CONSIDERATION, THE RECEIPT OF WHICH IS HEREBY ACKNOWLEDGED, Trustor hereby amends the Indenture Deed of Trust as follows:

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        IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Amendment to Deed of Trust on the date and year first written above.

TRUSTOR:

VENETIAN CASINO RESORT, LLC,
a Nevada limited liability company

By:   LAS VEGAS SANDS, INC.,
a Nevada corporation,
its managing member
 

 

 

By:

/s/ Harry Miltenberger


 
    Print Name: Harry Miltenberger
 
    Title: VP Finance & Secretary
 

LAS VEGAS SANDS, INC.
a Nevada corporation

 

By:

/s/ Harry Miltenberger


 
Print Name: Harry Miltenberger
 
Title: VP Finance & Secretary
 

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STATE OF NEVADA )
  )ss.
County of     Clark             )

        This instrument was acknowledged before me on August 19, 2004, by Harry Miltenberger as VP Finance/Secretary of Las Vegas Sands, Inc., as managing member of Venetian Casino Resort, LLC.

    /s/ Bonnie Bruce
Notary Public
 
STATE OF NEVADA )
  )ss.
County of     Clark             )

        This instrument was acknowledged before me on August 19, 2004, by Harry Miltenberger as VP Finance/Secretary of Las Vegas Sands, Inc.

    /s/Bonnie Bruce
Notary Public
 

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Exhibit 4.7

APN 162-16-310-003

Tax Mailing Address:

Venetian Casino Resort, LLC
c/o Finance Department
201 East Sands Avenue
Las Vegas, Nevada 89109-2017

Recording Requested By and Recorded
Counterparts Should be Returned to:

Harris Freidus, Esq.
Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison LLP
1285 Avenue of the Americas
New York, New York 10019-6064

DEED OF TRUST, ASSIGNMENT OF RENTS AND LEASES, SECURITY
AGREEMENT AND FIXTURE FILING

MADE BY

LAS VEGAS SANDS, INC.,
a Nevada corporation

as Trustor,

to

FIRST AMERICAN TITLE INSURANCE COMPANY,
a California corporation,

as Trustee,
for the benefit of

U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
in its capacity as the Mortgage Notes Indenture Trustee,
as Beneficiary

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THIS INSTRUMENT IS TO BE FILED AND INDEXED IN THE REAL ESTATE RECORDS AND IS ALSO TO BE INDEXED IN THE INDEX OF FINANCING STATEMENTS OF CLARK COUNTY, NEVADA UNDER THE NAMES OF LAS VEGAS SANDS, INC. AS "DEBTOR" AND U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION AS "SECURED PARTY."



TABLE OF CONTENTS

 
   
   
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ARTICLE 1 COVENANTS OF TRUSTOR

 

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    1.1   Performance of Financing Agreements   13
    1.2   General Representations, Covenants and Warranties   13
    1.3   Right to Possession   14
    1.4   Compliance with Legal Requirements   14
    1.5   Impositions   14
    1.6   Insurance   14
    1.7   Condemnation   15
    1.8   Leases   16
    1.9   Authorization by Trustor   16
    1.10   Security Agreement and Financing Statements   17
    1.11   Assignment of Rents and Leases   19
    1.12   Beneficiary's Cure of Trustor's Default   19
    1.13   Use of Land and Leased Premises   20
    1.14   Affiliates and Restricted Subsidiaries   20

ARTICLE 2 CORPORATE LOAN PROVISIONS

 

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    2.1   Interaction with Mortgage Notes Indenture   20
    2.2   Other Collateral   21
    2.3   Subordination to Bank Fee Deed of Trust   21

ARTICLE 3 DEFAULTS

 

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    3.1   Event of Default   21

ARTICLE 4 REMEDIES

 

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    4.1   Acceleration of Maturity   21
    4.2   Protective Advances   22
    4.3   Institution of Equity Proceedings   22
    4.4   Beneficiary's Power of Enforcement   22
    4.5   Beneficiary's Right to Enter and Take Possession, Operate and Apply Income   23
    4.6   Leases   25
    4.7   Purchase by Beneficiary   25
    4.8   Waiver of Appraisement, Valuation, Stay, Extension and Redemption Laws   25
    4.9   Receiver   25
    4.10   Suits to Protect the Trust Estate   26
    4.11   Proofs of Claim   26
    4.12   Trustor to Pay the Notes on Any Default in Payment; Application of Monies by Beneficiary   27
    4.13   Delay or Omission; No Waiver   27
    4.14   No Waiver of One Default to Affect Another   27
    4.15   Discontinuance of Proceedings; Position of Parties Restored   28
    4.16   Remedies Cumulative   28
    4.17   Interest After Event of Default   28
    4.18   Foreclosure; Expenses of Litigation   29
    4.19   Deficiency Judgments   29
    4.20   Waiver of Jury Trial   29
    4.21   Exculpation of Beneficiary   30
             

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ARTICLE 5 RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF TRUSTEE; OTHER PROVISIONS RELATING TO TRUSTEE

 

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    5.1   Exercise of Remedies by Trustee   30
    5.2   Rights and Privileges of Trustee   30
    5.3   Resignation or Replacement of Trustee   31
    5.4   Authority of Beneficiary   31
    5.5   Effect of Appointment of Successor Trustee   31
    5.6   Confirmation of Transfer and Succession   31
    5.7   Exculpation   32
    5.8   Endorsement and Execution of Documents   32
    5.9   Multiple Trustees   32
    5.10   Terms of Trustee's Acceptance   32

ARTICLE 6 MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

 

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    6.1   Heirs, Successors and Assigns Included in Parties   33
    6.2   Addresses for Notices, Etc.   33
    6.3   Change of Notice Address   34
    6.4   Headings   34
    6.5   Invalid Provisions to Affect No Others   34
    6.6   Changes and Priority Over Intervening Liens   34
    6.7   Estoppel Certificates   34
    6.8   Waiver of Setoff and Counterclaim   35
    6.9   Governing Law   35
    6.10   Reconveyance   35
    6.11   Attorneys' Fees   36
    6.12   Late Charges   36
    6.13   Cost of Accounting   36
    6.14   Right of Entry   36
    6.15   Corrections   36
    6.16   Statute of Limitations   36
    6.17   Subrogation   36
    6.18   Joint and Several Liability   37
    6.19   Homestead   37
    6.20   Context   37
    6.21   Time   37
    6.22   Interpretation   37
    6.23   Effect of NRS § 107.030   37
    6.24   Amendments   37
    6.25   No Conflicts   38

ARTICLE 7 POWER OF ATTORNEY

 

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    7.1   Grant of Power   38

SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE A            DESCRIPTION OF LAND

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DEED OF TRUST, ASSIGNMENT OF RENTS AND LEASES, SECURITY
AGREEMENT AND FIXTURE FILING

        THIS DEED OF TRUST, ASSIGNMENT OF RENTS AND LEASES, SECURITY AGREEMENT AND FIXTURE FILING (hereinafter called " Deed of Trust ") is effective as of May 6, 2004, by LAS VEGAS SANDS, INC., a Nevada corporation (" LVSI, " and together with all successors and assigns of the Trust Estate (as hereinafter defined), " Trustor "), whose address is 3355 Las Vegas Blvd. South, Room 1C, Las Vegas, Nevada 89109, Attention: General Counsel, to FIRST AMERICAN TITLE INSURANCE COMPANY, a California corporation, whose address is 180 Cassia Way, Suite 502, Henderson, Nevada 89014, Attention:                         , as Trustee (" Trustee "), for the benefit of U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION (" Beneficiary "), in its capacity as the Mortgage Notes Indenture Trustee under that certain Indenture, dated as of June 4, 2002, among Trustor, Beneficiary and the other parties signatory thereto (as the same may be further amended, supplemented, amended and restated, increased or otherwise modified from time to time, the " Mortgage Notes Indenture ") and pertaining to the 11.00% Mortgage Notes due 2010 issued by Trustor in the aggregate principal amount of $850,000,000.

         DEFINITIONS —As used in this Deed of Trust, the following terms have the meanings hereinafter set forth:

        " Accounts Receivable " shall have the meaning set forth in Section 9-102 (NRS 104.9102) of the UCC for the term "account."

        " Additional Phase II Parcel Permitted Liens " means any Lien (which may include, but shall not be limited to, Permitted Liens) which does not materially and adversely affect the operation of the Site, the Improvements or the Project for their intended use or which could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

        " Appurtenant Rights " means all and singular tenements, hereditaments, rights, reversions, remainders, development rights, privileges, benefits, Easements, rights-of-way, gores or strips of land, streets, ways, alleys, passages, sewer rights, water courses, water rights and powers, and all appurtenances whatsoever and claims or demands of Trustor at law or in equity in any way belonging, benefiting, relating or appertaining to the Site, the airspace over the Site and the Improvements or any of the Trust Estate encumbered by this Deed of Trust, or which hereinafter shall in any way belong, relate or be appurtenant thereto, whether now owned or hereafter acquired by Trustor, whether or not the same are of record.

        " Bank Credit Agreement " means that certain Credit Agreement dated as of June 4, 2004 by and among LVSI, VCR, The Bank of Nova Scotia, a Canadian chartered bank (" Scotiabank "), as administrative agent, joint lead arranger and joint bookrunner, Goldman Sachs Credit Partners L.P., as syndication agent, joint lead arranger and joint bookrunner, and the lenders party thereto, together with all related agreements, instruments and documents executed or delivered pursuant thereto at any time (including, without limitation, all notes, mortgages, guarantees, security agreements and all other collateral and security documents), in each case as such agreements, instruments and documents may be amended (including any amendment and restatement thereof), supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, including, without limitation, any agreement extending the maturity of, refinancing, replacing or otherwise restructuring (including increasing the aggregate principal amount that may be borrowed thereunder but only to the extent permitted by the terms of the Mortgage Notes Indenture) all or any portion of the Indebtedness and other obligations under such agreement or agreements or any successor or replacement agreement or agreements, and whether by the same or any other agent, lender or group of lenders.

        " Bankruptcy " means, with respect to any Person, that: (i) a court having jurisdiction in the Trust Estate shall have entered a decree or order for relief in respect of such Person in an involuntary case

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under the Bankruptcy Code or under any other applicable bankruptcy, insolvency or similar law now or hereafter in effect, which decree or order has not been stayed; or any other similar relief shall have been granted under any applicable federal or state law; or (ii) an involuntary case shall be commenced against such Person, under the Bankruptcy Code or under any other applicable bankruptcy, insolvency or similar law now or hereafter in effect; or a decree or order of a court having jurisdiction in the Trust Estate for the appointment of a receiver, liquidator, sequestrator, trustee, custodian or other officer having similar powers over such Person, or over all or a substantial part of its property, shall have been entered; or there shall have occurred the involuntary appointment of an interim receiver, trustee or other custodian of such Person, for all or a substantial part of its property; or a warrant of attachment, execution or similar process shall have been issued against any substantial part of the property of such Person, and any such event described in this clause (ii) shall continue for 60 days without being dismissed, bonded or discharged; or (iii) such Person shall have an order for relief entered with respect to it or shall commence a voluntary case under the Bankruptcy Code or under any other applicable bankruptcy, insolvency or similar law now or hereafter in effect or shall consent to the entry of an order for relief in an involuntary case, or to the conversion of an involuntary case to a voluntary case, under any such law, or shall consent to the appointment of or taking possession by a receiver, trustee or other custodian for all or a substantial part of its property; or such Person shall make any assignment for the benefit of creditors, or shall fail generally, or shall admit in writing its inability, to pay its debts as such debts become due and payable and a period of thirty (30) days shall have elapsed; or (iv) such Person shall be unable, or shall fail generally, or shall admit in writing its inability, to pay its debts as such debts become due and a period of 30 days shall have elapsed; or the Board of Directors of such Person (or any committee thereof) or the managing member of such Person shall, adopt any resolution or otherwise authorize any action to approve any of the actions referred to in clause (iii) above.

        " Bankruptcy Code " means Title 11 of the United States Code entitled "Bankruptcy," as now and hereafter in effect, or any successor statute thereto.

        " Deed of Trust " means this Deed of Trust, Assignment of Rents and Leases, Security Agreement and Fixture Filing as it may be amended, supplemented, amended and restated, increased or otherwise modified from time to time.

        " Easement " means any easement appurtenant, easement in gross, license agreement or other right running for the benefit of Trustor, the Site, the Project, but only to the extent that it affects the Site, the Phase II Project (but only to the extent that it affects the Site) or appurtenant thereto which benefits the Site or the Improvements, including those easements and licenses which benefit any of the foregoing and are described in the title insurance policy issued by the Title Insurer with regard to the Site.

        " Event of Default " has the meaning set forth in Section 3.1 hereof.

        " FF&E " means all furniture, fixtures, equipment, appurtenances and personal property now or in the future contained in, used in connection with, attached to, or otherwise useful or convenient to the use, operation, or occupancy of, or placed on, but unattached to, any part of the Site or the Improvements whether or not the same constitutes real property or fixtures in the State, including all removable window and floor coverings, all furniture and furnishings, heating, lighting, plumbing, ventilating, air conditioning, refrigerating, incinerating, cleaning equipment, all elevators, escalators and elevator and escalator plants, cooking facilities, vacuum cleaning systems, public address and communications systems, switchboards, security and surveillance equipment and devices, sprinkler systems and other fire prevention and extinguishing apparatus and materials, motors, machinery, pipes, appliances, equipment, fittings, fixtures, and building materials, all exercise equipment, all gaming and financial equipment, computer equipment, calculators, adding machines, gaming tables, video game and slot machines, and any other electronic equipment of every nature used or located on any part of the

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Site or the Improvements, together with all venetian blinds, shades, draperies, drapery and curtain rods, brackets, bulbs, cleaning apparatus, mirrors, lamps, ornaments, cooking apparatus and equipment, china, flatware, dishes, utensils, glassware, ranges and ovens, garbage disposals, dishwashers, mantels, and any and all such property which is at any time installed in, affixed to or placed upon the Site or the Improvements.

        " Governmental Authority " means any agency, authority, board, bureau, commission, department, office, public entity or instrumentality of any nature whatsoever of the United States federal or foreign government, any state, province or any city or other political subdivision or otherwise, whether now or hereafter in existence, or any officer or official thereof, including, without limitation, any Gaming Authority.

        " Imposition " means any taxes, assessments, water rates, sewer rates, maintenance charges, other impositions by any Governmental Authority and other charges now or hereafter levied or assessed or imposed against the Trust Estate or any part thereof.

        " Improvements " means (1) all the buildings, structures, facilities and improvements of every nature whatsoever now or hereafter situated on the Site and (2) all fixtures, machinery, appliances, goods, building or other materials, equipment, including, without limitation, all gaming equipment and devices, and all machinery, equipment, engines, appliances and fixtures for generating or distributing air, water, heat, electricity, light, fuel or refrigeration, or for ventilating or sanitary purposes, or for the exclusion of vermin or insects, or for the removal of dust, refuse or garbage; all wall-beds, wall-safes, built-in furniture and installations, shelving, lockers, partitions, doorstops, vaults, motors, elevators, dumb-waiters, awnings, window shades, venetian blinds, light fixtures, fire hoses and brackets and boxes for the same, fire sprinklers, alarm, surveillance and security systems, computers, drapes, drapery rods and brackets, mirrors, mantels, screens, linoleum, carpets and carpeting, plumbing, bathtubs, sinks, basins, pipes, faucets, water closets, laundry equipment, washers, dryers, ice-boxes and heating units; all kitchen and restaurant equipment, including, but not limited to, silverware, dishes, menus, cooking utensils, stoves, refrigerators, ovens, ranges, dishwashers, disposals, water heaters, incinerators, furniture, fixtures and furnishings, communication systems and equipment; all cocktail lounge supplies, including, but not limited to, bars, glassware, bottles and tables used in connection with the Site and the Improvements; all chaise lounges, hot tubs, swimming pool heaters and equipment and all other recreational equipment (computerized and otherwise), beauty and barber equipment, and maintenance supplies used in connection with the Site and the Improvements; all amusement rides and attractions attached to the Site and the Improvements, all specifically designed installations and furnishings, and all furniture, furnishings and personal property of every nature whatsoever now or hereafter owned or leased by Trustor or in which Trustor has any rights or interest and located in or on, or attached to, or used or intended to be used or which are now or may hereafter be appropriated for use on or in connection with the operation of the Site or the Improvements or any personal property encumbered hereby or any other Improvements, or in connection with any construction being conducted or which may be conducted thereon, and all extensions, additions, accessions, improvements, betterments, renewals, substitutions and replacements to any of the foregoing, and all of the right, title and interest of Trustor in and to any such property, which, to the fullest extent permitted by Legal Requirements, shall be conclusively deemed fixtures and improvements and a part of the Trust Estate hereby encumbered.

        " Income " means all Rents, security or similar deposits, revenues, issues, royalties, earnings, products or Proceeds, profits, income, deposits and other benefits from the Trust Estate.

        " Insolvent " means with respect to any Person, that such Person shall be deemed to be insolvent if such Person shall fail generally, or shall admit in writing its inability, to pay its debts as such debts become due and payable and a period of thirty (30) days shall have elapsed.

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        " Intangible Collateral " means: (a) the rights to use all names and all derivations thereof now or hereafter used by Trustor in connection with the Site or the Improvements, including, without limitation, the names "Venetian" and "Sands," including any variations thereon, together with the goodwill associated therewith, and all names, logos, and designs used by Trustor, or in connection with the Site or the Improvements or in which Trustor has rights, with the exclusive right to use such names, logos and designs wherever they are now or hereafter used in connection with the Site or the Improvements (or in connection with the marketing thereof), and any and all other trade names, trademarks or service marks, whether or not registered, now or hereafter used in the operation of the Site or the Improvements, including, without limitation, any interest as a lessee, licensee or franchisee, and, in each case, together with the goodwill associated therewith; (b) subject to the absolute assignment contained herein, the Rents; (c) any and all books, records, customer lists, concession agreements, supply or service contracts, licenses, permits, approvals by Governmental Authorities (to the extent Legal Requirements permit or do not expressly prohibit the pledge of such licenses, permits or approvals), signs, goodwill, credit and charge records, supplier lists, checking accounts, safe deposit boxes (excluding the contents of such deposit boxes owned by Persons other than Trustor), cash, instruments, chattel papers, including inter-company notes and pledges, documents, unearned premiums, deposits, refunds, including, but not limited to, income tax refunds, prepaid expenses, rebates, tax and insurance escrow and impound accounts, if any, actions and rights in action, and all other claims, including, without limitation, condemnation awards and insurance proceeds, and all other contract rights and general intangibles resulting from or used in connection with the operation and occupancy of the Trust Estate and in which Trustor now or hereafter has rights; and (d) general intangibles, license or right to use agreements, including, without limitation, all rents, issues, profits, income and maintenance fees resulting therefrom, whether any of the foregoing is now owned or hereafter acquired.

        " Intercreditor Agreement " means that certain Intercreditor Agreement, dated as of even date herewith, by and among Scotiabank, as the administrative agent acting on behalf of itself and the lenders party to the Bank Credit Agreement, Beneficiary, and Scotiabank, as intercreditor agent thereunder and under the Related Collateral Agreements (as such term is defined in the Intercreditor Agreement).

        " Land " means the real property situated in the County of Clark, State of Nevada, more specifically described in Exhibit A attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference, including any after acquired title thereto.

        " Legal Requirements " means all laws, statutes, orders, decrees, injunctions, licenses, permits, approvals, agreements and regulations of any Governmental Authority having jurisdiction over the matters in question.

        " NRS " means the Nevada Revised Statutes as in effect from time to time.

        " Nevada Gaming Laws " shall mean the Nevada Gaming Control Act, as modified in Chapter 463 of the Nevada Revised Statutes, as amended from time to time, and the regulations of the Nevada Gaming Commission promulgated thereunder, as amended from time to time.

        " Notes " means, collectively, those certain 11.00% Mortgage Note(s) due 2010 issued pursuant to the Mortgage Notes Indenture, as the same may be amended or replaced from time to time in accordance with its terms.

        " Obligations " means the payment and performance of each covenant and agreement of Trustor contained in the Notes, the Mortgage Notes Indenture, this Deed of Trust and the other Mortgage Notes Indenture Security Documents.

        " Personal Property " has the meaning set forth in Section 1.14 hereof.

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        " Phase I Hotel and Casino Project " means the Venetian Casino Resort consisting of a 3,036 suite hotel and a gaming facility of approximately 116,000 square feet with related heating, ventilation and air conditioning and power station facilities located at 3355 Las Vegas Boulevard South, Clark County, Nevada, but excluding the mall component thereof.

        " Proceeds " has the meaning assigned to it under the UCC and, in any event, shall include, but not be limited to: (i) any and all proceeds of any insurance (including, without limitation, property casualty and title insurance), indemnity, warranty or guaranty payable from time to time with respect to all or a portion of the Trust Estate; (ii) any and all proceeds in the form of accounts, security deposits, tax escrows (if any), down payments (to the extent Legal Requirements permit the same to be pledged), collections, contract rights, documents, instruments, chattel paper, Liens and security instruments, guarantees or general intangibles relating in whole or in part to the Site or the Improvements and all rights and remedies of whatever kind or nature Trustor or its Restricted Subsidiaries may hold or acquire for the purpose of securing or enforcing any obligation due Trustor or then Restricted Subsidiaries thereunder; (iii) any and all payments in any form whatsoever made or due and payable from time to time in connection with any requisition, confiscation, condemnation, seizure or forfeiture of all or any part of the Trust Estate by any Governmental Authority; (iv) subject to the absolute assignment contained herein, the Rents or other benefits arising out of, in connection with or pursuant to any Space Lease; and (v) any and all other amounts from time to time paid or payable in connection with any of the Trust Estate; provided, however , that neither the Trustor nor its Restricted Subsidiaries is authorized to sell, transfer, convey, mortgage, pledge, grant rights in or otherwise dispose of any of the Trust Estate unless permitted under the Mortgage Notes Indenture.

        " Project " means the Phase I Hotel and Casino Project and the Phase I-A Project.

        " Rents " means all rents, Income, receipts, issues, profits, revenues and maintenance fees, Proceeds and other benefits to which Trustor or its Restricted Subsidiaries may now or hereafter be entitled from the Site or the Improvements therein or thereon, as applicable, or any property encumbered hereby or any business or other activity conducted by Trustor or any Restricted Subsidiaries at the Site or the Improvements.

        " Site " means the Land and the Easements.

        " Space Leases " means any and all leases, subleases, lettings, licenses, concessions, operating agreements, management agreements, and all other agreements affecting all or a portion of the Trust Estate that Trustor or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries has entered into, taken by assignment, taken subject to, or assumed, or has otherwise become bound by, now or in the future, that give any Person the right to conduct its business on, or otherwise use, operate or occupy, all or any portion of the Site or the Improvements, including, without limitation, any leases, agreements or arrangements permitting anyone to enter upon or use all or any portion of the Trust Estate to extract or remove natural resources of any kind, together with all amendments, extensions, and renewals of the foregoing entered into in compliance with the Mortgage Notes Indenture, together with all rental, occupancy, service, maintenance or any other similar agreements pertaining to use or occupation of, or the rendering of services at the Site, the Improvements or any part thereof.

        " Space Lessee(s) " means any and all tenants, licensees, or other grantees of the Space Leases and any and all guarantors, sureties, endorsers or others having primary or secondary liability with respect to such Space Leases.

        " State " means the State of Nevada.

        " Tangible Collateral " means all personal property, goods, equipment, supplies, building and other materials of every nature whatsoever and all other tangible personal property constituting a part or portion of the Improvements and/or used in the operation thereof on the Site, including, but not limited to, communication systems, visual and electronic surveillance systems and transportation system

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and not constituting a part of the real property subject to the Lien of this Deed of Trust and including all property and materials stored therein in which Trustor or any Restricted Subsidiary has an interest and all tools, utensils, food and beverage, liquor, uniforms, linens, housekeeping and maintenance supplies, vehicles, fuel, advertising and promotional material, blueprints, surveys, plans and other documents relating to the Site or the Improvements, and all construction materials and all furnishings, fixtures and equipment, including, but not limited to, all FF&E and all equipment and devices which are or are to be installed and used in connection with the operation of the Site or the Improvements, those items of furniture, fixtures and equipment which are to be purchased or leased by Trustor or its Restricted Subsidiaries, machinery and any other items of personal property in which Trustor or its Restricted Subsidiaries now or hereafter own or acquire an interest or right, and which are used or useful in the construction, operation, use and occupancy of the Site or the Improvements and all present and future right and interest of Trustor or its Restricted Subsidiaries in and to any license agreement or sublease agreement used in connection with the Site or the Improvements.

        " Title Insurer " means Chicago Title Insurance Company.

        " Trust Estate " means all of the property described in Granting Clauses (A) through (O) below, inclusive, and each item of property therein described; provided, however , that such term shall not include the property described in Granting Clause (Q) below.

        " UCC " means the Uniform Commercial Code in effect in the State from time to time, NRS chapters 104 and 104A.

        The following terms shall have the meaning assigned to such terms in the Mortgage Notes Indenture:

        The following terms shall have the meaning assigned to such terms in the Intercreditor Agreement:

        In addition, any capitalized terms used in this Deed of Trust which are not otherwise defined herein shall have the meaning ascribed to such terms in the Mortgage Notes Indenture.

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W I T N E S S E T H:

        IN CONSIDERATION OF TEN DOLLARS AND OTHER GOOD AND VALUABLE CONSIDERATION; THE RECEIPT AND SUFFICIENCY OF WHICH ARE HEREBY ACKNOWLEDGED, AND FOR THE PURPOSE OF SECURING in favor of Beneficiary (1) the due and punctual payment of the portion of the Obligations evidenced by the Notes in the principal amount of THREE HUNDRED SEVENTY-FIVE MILLION AND 00/100 DOLLARS, (2) the performance of the Obligations and each covenant and agreement of Trustor and the Restricted Subsidiaries contained in the Mortgage Notes Indenture, herein or in the other Mortgage Notes Indenture Security Documents, (3) the payment of such additional loans or advances as hereafter may be made to either Trustor (individually or jointly and severally with any other Person), its successors or assigns, or any Restricted Subsidiary when evidenced by a promissory note or notes reciting that they are secured by this Deed of Trust; provided, however , that any and all future advances by Beneficiary or the Mortgage Note Holders to either Trustor or any Restricted Subsidiaries made for the improvement, protection or preservation of the Trust Estate, together with interest at the rate applicable to overdue principal set forth in Section 4.01 of the Mortgage Notes Indenture, shall be automatically secured hereby unless such a note or instrument evidencing such advances specifically recites that it is not intended to be secured hereby and (4) the payment of all sums expended or advanced by Beneficiary under or pursuant to the terms hereof or to protect the security hereof (including Protective Advances as such term is defined in Section 4.2 hereof), together with interest thereon as herein provided, Trustor, in consideration of the premises, and for the purposes aforesaid, does hereby ASSIGN, BARGAIN, CONVEY, PLEDGE, RELEASE, HYPOTHECATE, WARRANT, AND TRANSFER WITH POWER OF SALE UNTO TRUSTEE IN TRUST FOR THE BENEFIT OF BENEFICIARY, AND THE MORTGAGE NOTE HOLDER(S) each of the following:

        (A)  Trustor's interest in the Site;

        (B)  TOGETHER WITH all the estate, right, title and interest of Trustor of, in and to the Improvements;

        (C)  TOGETHER WITH all the estate, right, title and interest of Trustor of, in and to all Appurtenant Rights;

        (D)  TOGETHER WITH all the estate, right, title and interest of Trustor of, in and to the Tangible Collateral to the extent permitted by, or not prohibited by, applicable Legal Requirements;

        (E)  TOGETHER WITH all the estate, right, title and interest of Trustor of, in and to the Intangible Collateral to the extent permitted by, or not prohibited by, applicable Legal Requirements;

        (F)  TOGETHER WITH (i) all the estate, right, title and interest of Trustor of, in and to all judgments and decrees, insurance proceeds, awards of damages and settlements hereafter made resulting from condemnation proceedings or the taking of any of the property described in Granting Clauses (A), (B), (C), (D), (E), (J), (K) and (L) hereof or any part thereof under the power of eminent domain, or for any damage (whether caused by such taking or otherwise) to the property described in Granting Clauses (A), (B), (C), (D), (E), (J), (K) and (L) hereof or any part thereof, or to any Appurtenant Rights thereto, and Beneficiary is hereby authorized to collect and receive said awards and proceeds and to give proper receipts and acquittance therefor, and (subject to the terms of the Mortgage Notes Indenture) to apply the same to the extent constituting Net Loss Proceeds toward the payment of the Obligations and other sums secured hereby, notwithstanding the fact that the amount owing thereon may not then be due and payable, (ii) all proceeds of any sales or other dispositions of the property or rights described in Granting Clauses (A), (B), (C), (D), (E), (J), (K) and (L) hereof or any part thereof whether voluntary or involuntary, provided, however , that the foregoing shall not be deemed to permit Asset Sales except as specifically permitted in the Mortgage Notes Indenture and (iii) whether arising from any voluntary or involuntary disposition of the property

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described in Granting Clauses (A), (B), (C), (D), (E), (J), (K) and (L), all Proceeds, products, replacements, additions, substitutions, renewals and accessions, remainders, reversions and after-acquired interest in, of and to such property;

        (G)  TOGETHER WITH the absolute assignment of any Space Leases or any part thereof that Trustor has entered into, taken by assignment, taken subject to, or assumed, or has otherwise become bound by, now or in the future, together with all of the following (including all "Cash Collateral" within the meaning of the Bankruptcy Code) arising from the Space Leases: (a) Rents and Income (subject, however, to the aforesaid absolute assignment to Trustee for the benefit of Beneficiary and the revocable license hereinbelow granted to Trustor to collect the Rents), (b) all guarantees, letters of credit, security deposits, collateral, cash deposits, and other credit enhancement documents, arrangements and other measures with respect to the Space Leases and (c) all of Trustor's right, title, and interest under the Space Leases, including the following: (i) the right to receive and collect the Rents from the lessee, sublessee or licensee, or their successor(s), under any Space Lease(s) and (ii) the right to enforce against any tenants thereunder and otherwise any and all remedies under the Space Leases, including Trustor's right to evict from possession any tenant thereunder or to retain, apply, use, draw upon, pursue, enforce or realize upon any guaranty of any Space Lease; to terminate, modify or amend the Space Leases; to obtain possession of, use, or occupy, any of the real or personal property subject to the Space Leases; and to enforce or exercise, whether at law or in equity or by any other means, all provisions of the Space Leases and all obligations of the tenants thereunder based upon (A) any breach by such tenant under the applicable Space Lease (including any claim that Trustor may have by reason of a termination, rejection or disaffirmance of such Space Lease pursuant to the Bankruptcy Code) and (B) the use and occupancy of the premises demised, whether or not pursuant to the applicable Space Lease (including any claim for use and occupancy arising under landlord-tenant law of the State or the Bankruptcy Code). A revocable license is hereby granted to Trustor, so long as no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing hereunder, to collect and use the Rents, as they become due and payable, but not more than one (1) month in advance thereof. Upon the occurrence of an Event of Default, the permission hereby granted to Trustor to collect the Rents shall automatically be revoked without notice until such time as such Event of Default is cured and such cure is accepted by the Beneficiary; provided, however , to the extent the holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding Notes rescind and annul an acceleration of the Obligations in accordance with and as permitted by Section 6.02 of the Mortgage Notes Indenture. such revocable license shall be reinstated. Beneficiary shall have the right, at any time and from time to time, to notify any Space Lessee of the rights of Beneficiary as provided by this section;

        Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the foregoing provisions of this Granting Clause (G) shall not constitute an assignment for purposes of security but shall to the extent permitted by, or not prohibited by, the Nevada Gaming Laws and other applicable law constitute an absolute and present assignment of the Rents to Beneficiary, subject, however, to the conditional license given to Trustor to collect and use the Rents as hereinabove provided; and the existence or exercise of such right of Trustor shall not operate to subordinate this assignment to any subsequent assignment, in whole or in part, by Trustor;

        (H)  TOGETHER WITH all the estate, right, title and interest of Trustor of, in and to any and all maps, plans, specifications, surveys, studies, tests, reports, data and drawings relating to the development of the Site or the Improvements, including, without limitation, all marketing plans, feasibility studies, soils tests, design contracts and all contracts and agreements of Trustor relating thereto, including, without limitation, architectural, structural, mechanical and engineering plans and specifications, studies, data and drawings prepared for or relating to the development of the Site or the Improvements or the construction, renovation or restoration of any of the Improvements or the extraction of minerals, sand, gravel or other valuable substances from the Site or the Improvements and

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purchase contracts or any agreement granting Trustor a right to acquire any land situated within Clark County, Nevada;

        (I)   TOGETHER WITH, to the extent permitted by, or not prohibited by, applicable Legal Requirements, all the estate, right, title and interest of Trustor of, in and to any and all licenses, permits, variances, special permits, franchises, certificates, rulings, certifications, validations, exemptions, filings, registrations, authorizations, consents, approvals, waivers, orders, rights and agreements (including, without limitation, options, option rights, contract rights now or hereafter obtained by Trustor from any Governmental Authority having or claiming jurisdiction over the Site, the Improvements or any other element of the Trust Estate or providing access thereto, or the operation of any business on, at, or from the Site or the Improvements;

        (J)   TOGETHER WITH all the estate, right, title and interest of Trustor of, in and to all water stock, water permits and other water rights relating to the Site or the Improvements;

        (K)  TOGETHER WITH all the estate, right, title and interest of Trustor of, in and to all oil and gas and other mineral rights, if any, in or pertaining to the Site or the Improvements and all royalty, leasehold and other rights of Trustor pertaining thereto;

        (L)  TOGETHER WITH any and all monies and other property, real or personal, which may from time to time be subjected to the Lien hereof by Trustor or by anyone on its behalf or with its consent, or which may come into the possession or be subject to the control of Trustee or Beneficiary pursuant to this Deed of Trust or any other Mortgage Notes Indenture Security Document granting a security interest to the Beneficiary, including, without limitation, any Protective Advances under this Deed of Trust; and all of Trustor's right, title and interest in and to all extensions, improvements, betterments, renewals, substitutes for and replacements of, and all additions, accessions and appurtenances to, any of the foregoing that Trustor may subsequently acquire or obtain by any means, or construct, assemble or otherwise place on any of the Trust Estate, and all conversions of any of the foregoing; it being the intention of Trustor that all property hereafter acquired by Trustor and required by this Deed of Trust or any other Mortgage Notes Indenture Security Document granting a security interest to the Beneficiary to be subject to the Lien of this Deed of Trust or intended so to be shall forthwith upon the acquisition thereof by Trustor be subject to the Lien of this Deed of Trust as if such property were now owned by Trustor and were specifically described in this Deed of Trust and granted hereby or pursuant hereto, and Trustee and Beneficiary are hereby authorized, subject to applicable Legal Requirements, to receive any and all such property as and for additional security for the obligations secured or intended to be secured hereby. Trustor agrees to take any action as may reasonably be necessary to evidence and perfect such Liens or security interests, including, without limitation, the execution of any documents necessary to evidence and perfect such Liens or security interests;

        (M) TOGETHER WITH, to the extent permitted by applicable Legal Requirements, any and all Accounts Receivable and all royalties, earnings, Income, proceeds, products, Rents, revenues, reversions, remainders, issues, profits, avails, production payments, and other benefits directly or indirectly derived or otherwise arising from any of the foregoing, all of which are hereby assigned to Beneficiary, who, except as otherwise expressly provided in this Deed of Trust (including the provisions of Section 1.11 hereof), is authorized to collect and receive the same, to give receipts and acquittances therefor and to apply the same to the Obligations secured hereunder, whether or not then due and payable;

        (N)  TOGETHER WITH Proceeds of the foregoing property described in Granting Clauses (A) through (M);

        (O)  TOGETHER WITH Trustor's rights further to assign, sell, lease, encumber or otherwise transfer or dispose of the property described in Granting Clauses (A) through (N) inclusive, above, for debt or otherwise; and

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        (P)   EXPRESSLY EXCLUDING, HOWEVER, (i) any assets which if pledged, hypothecated or given as collateral security would require Trustor to seek approval of any Nevada Gaming Authority of the pledge, hypothecation or collateralization, or require the Beneficiary or any Person to be licensed, qualified or found suitable by an applicable Nevada Gaming Authority, (ii) any contracts, contract rights, permits or general intangibles, which by their terms or the operation of law prohibit or do not allow assignment or require any consent for assignment which has not been obtained or which would be breached by virtue of a security interest being granted therein and (iii) any property or assets subject to a Lien permitted under clauses (2), (3) or (12)(a) of the definition of Permitted Liens contained in the Mortgage Notes Indenture.

        Trustor, for itself and its successors and assigns, covenants and agrees to and with Trustee that, at the time or times of the execution of and delivery of these presents or any instrument of further assurance with respect thereto, Trustor has good right, full power and lawful authority to assign, grant, convey, warrant, transfer, bargain or sell its interests in the Trust Estate in the manner and form as aforesaid, and that the Trust Estate is free and clear of all Liens whatsoever, except Permitted Liens, and Trustor shall warrant and forever defend the Trust Estate in the quiet and peaceable possession of Trustee and its successors and assigns against all and every Person lawfully or otherwise claiming or to claim the whole or any part thereof, subject to the Additional Phase II Parcel Permitted Liens. Trustor agrees that any greater title to the Trust Estate hereafter acquired by Trustor during the term hereof shall be automatically subject hereto.


ARTICLE 1

COVENANTS OF TRUSTOR

        Trustor agrees to make the following covenants to the Mortgage Note Holder(s) pursuant to Trustor's obligation under the Mortgage Notes Indenture, all such covenants agreed to by Trustor:

        1.1     Performance of Financing Agreements.     Trustor shall perform, observe and comply and shall cause each Note Guarantor to perform, observe and comply with each and every provision hereof and of the other Mortgage Notes Indenture Security Documents and shall promptly pay, when payment shall become due, the principal on the Notes with interest thereon, the other Obligations and all other sums required to be paid by Trustor hereunder and thereunder, as the case may be.

        1.2     General Representations, Covenants and Warranties.     Trustor represents, covenants and warrants that: (a) Trustor has good and marketable title to an indefeasible fee estate in the Site, free and clear of all Liens except Permitted Liens, and that it has the right to hold, occupy and enjoy its interest in the Trust Estate, and has good right, full power and lawful authority to subject the Trust Estate to the Lien of this Deed of Trust and pledge the same as provided herein and Beneficiary may at all times peaceably and quietly enter upon, hold, occupy and enjoy the entire Trust Estate in accordance with the terms hereof; (b) neither Trustor nor any of its Subsidiaries is Insolvent and no bankruptcy or insolvency proceedings are pending or contemplated by or, to the best of Trustor's knowledge, threatened against Trustor or any of its Subsidiaries; (c) all costs arising from construction of any Improvements, the performance of any labor and the purchase of all Tangible Collateral and the Improvements have been or shall be paid when due (subject to the provisions of the Mortgage Notes Indenture and this Deed of Trust); (d) the Site has frontage on, and direct access for ingress and egress to dedicated street(s); (e) Trustor shall at all times conduct and operate the Trust Estate in a manner so as not to lose, or permit any Restricted Subsidiary to lose, the right to conduct gaming activities at the Project; (f) no material part of the Trust Estate has been damaged, destroyed, condemned or abandoned, other than those portions of the Trust Estate that have been the subject of condemnation proceedings that have resulted in the conveyance of such portion of the Trust Estate to the Trustor; (g) no part of the Trust Estate is the subject of condemnation proceedings, and Trustor has no knowledge of any contemplated or pending condemnation proceeding with respect to any portion of

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the Trust Estate other than condemnation proceedings set forth in Exhibit D ; and (h) Trustor represents that it uses no trade or fictitious names in connection with the operation of the business at the Project, including the names "Venetian" and "Sands." For all purposes of this Deed of Trust it shall be deemed that the term "Trustor" includes, in addition to "Las Vegas Sands, Inc." all trade or fictitious names that LVSI (or any successor or assign thereof) now or hereafter uses with respect to the Site or the Improvements without limitation with the same force and effect as if this Deed of Trust had been executed in all such names (in addition to "Las Vegas Sands, Inc.").

        1.3     Right to Possession.     The Lien of this Deed of Trust shall attach to all of Trustor's rights and remedies at any time arising under or pursuant to section 365(h) of the Bankruptcy Code, including, without limitation, all of Trustor's rights to remain in possession of the Site and the Improvements.

        1.4     Compliance with Legal Requirements.     Trustor shall promptly, fully, and faithfully comply in all material respects with all Legal Requirements and shall cause all portions of the Trust Estate and its use and occupancy to fully comply in all material respects with Legal Requirements at all times, whether or not such compliance requires work or remedial measures that are ordinary or extraordinary, foreseen or unforeseen, structural or nonstructural, or that interfere with the use or enjoyment of the Trust Estate.

        1.5     Impositions.     Except as otherwise permitted by Section 4.05 of the Mortgage Notes Indenture, (a) Trustor shall pay all Impositions as they become due and payable and shall deliver to Beneficiary promptly upon Beneficiary's request, evidence satisfactory to Beneficiary that the Impositions have been paid or are not delinquent; (b) Trustor shall not suffer to exist, permit or initiate the joint assessment of the real and personal property, or any other procedure whereby the Lien of Impositions and the Lien of the personal property taxes shall be assessed, levied or charged to the Site and the Improvements as a single Lien, except as may be required by Legal Requirements; and (c) in the event of the passage of any law deducting from the value of real property for the purposes of taxation any Lien thereon, or changing in any way the taxation of deeds of trust or obligations secured thereby for state or local purposes, or the manner of collecting such Impositions or taxes and imposing an Imposition or tax, either directly or indirectly, on this Deed of Trust or the Notes, Trustor shall pay all such Impositions.

        1.6     Insurance.     

        (a)     Insurance Requirements and Proceeds .    

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        (b)     Compliance with Insurance Policies.     Trustor shall not violate or permit to be violated any of the conditions or provisions of any policy of insurance required by the Mortgage Notes Indenture or this Deed of Trust and Trustor shall so perform and satisfy the requirements of the companies writing such policies that, at all times, companies of good standing shall be willing to write and/or continue such insurance. Trustor further covenants to promptly send to Beneficiary all notices relating to any violation of such policies or otherwise affecting Trustor's insurance coverage or ability to obtain and maintain such insurance coverage.

        1.7     Condemnation.     Beneficiary is hereby authorized, at its option, to commence, appear in and prosecute in its own or Trustor's name any action or proceeding relating to any condemnation and to settle or compromise any claim in connection therewith, and Trustor hereby appoints Beneficiary as its attorney-in-fact to take any action in Trustor's name pursuant to Beneficiary's rights hereunder. Immediately upon obtaining knowledge of the institution of any proceedings for the condemnation of the Trust Estate or any portion thereof, Trustor shall notify Trustee and Beneficiary of the pendency of such proceedings. Trustor from time to time shall execute and deliver to Beneficiary all instruments requested by it to permit such participation; provided, however, that such instruments shall be deemed as supplemental to the foregoing grant of permission to Trustee and Beneficiary, and unless otherwise required, the foregoing permission shall, without more, be deemed sufficient to permit Trustee and/or Beneficiary to participate in such proceedings on behalf of Trustor. All such compensation awards, damages, claims, rights of action and Proceeds, and any other payments or relief, and the right thereto, whether paid to Beneficiary or Trustor are included in the Trust Estate. Beneficiary, after deducting therefrom all its expenses, including reasonable attorneys fees, shall apply all Proceeds paid directly to it in accordance with the provisions of Section 4.11 of the Mortgage Notes Indenture. Trustor hereby waives any rights it may have under NRS 37.115, as amended or recodified from time to time.

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        1.8     Leases.     

        (a)   Trustor represents and warrants that:

        (b)   After an Event of Default, Trustor shall deliver to Beneficiary the executed originals of all Space Leases.

        1.9     Authorization by Trustor.     

        (a)   Trustor agrees that in the event the ownership of the Trust Estate or any part thereof becomes vested in a person other than Trustor, Beneficiary may, without notice to Trustor, deal in any way with such successor or successors in interest with reference to this Deed of Trust, the Notes and other Obligations hereby secured without in any way vitiating or discharging Trustor's or any guarantor's, surety's or endorser's liability hereunder or upon the Obligations hereby secured. No sale of the Trust Estate and no forbearance to any person with respect to this Deed of Trust and no extension to any person of the time for payment of the Notes, and other sums hereby secured given by Beneficiary shall operate to release, discharge, modify, change or affect the original liability of Trustor, or such guarantor, surety or endorser either in whole or in part.

        1.10     Security Agreement and Financing Statements.     Trustor (as debtor) hereby grants to Beneficiary (as creditor and secured party) a present and future security interest in all Tangible Collateral, Intangible Collateral, FF&E, the Improvements, all other personal property now or hereafter owned or leased by Trustor or in which Trustor has or will have any interest, to the extent that such property constitutes a part of the Trust Estate, Proceeds of the foregoing comprising a portion of the Trust Estate and all proceeds of insurance policies and consideration awards arising therefrom and all proceeds, products, substitutions and accessions therefor and thereto, subject to Beneficiary's rights to treat such property as real property as herein provided (collectively, the " Personal Property "). Trustor shall execute any and all documents and writings, including, without limitation, financing statements pursuant to the UCC, as may be necessary or prudent to preserve and maintain the priority of the security interest granted hereby on property which may be deemed subject to the foregoing security agreement or as Beneficiary may reasonably request, and shall pay to Beneficiary on demand any reasonable expenses incurred by Beneficiary in connection with the preparation, execution and filing of any such documents. Trustor hereby authorizes and empowers Beneficiary to execute and

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file, on Trustor's behalf, all financing statements and refilings and continuations thereof as advisable to create, preserve and protect said security interest. This Deed of Trust constitutes both a real property deed of trust and a "security agreement," within the meaning of the UCC, and the Trust Estate includes both real and personal property and all other rights and interests, whether tangible or intangible in nature, of Trustor in the Trust Estate. Trustor by executing and delivering this Deed of Trust has granted to Beneficiary, as security of the Obligations, a security interest in the Trust Estate.

        (a)      Fixture Filing .    Without in any way limiting the generality of the immediately preceding paragraph or of the definition of the Trust Estate, this Deed of Trust constitutes a fixture filing under Sections 9-313 and 9-502 of the UCC (NRS 104.9313 and 104.9502(3). For such purposes, (i) the "debtor" is each Trustor and their respective addresses are the addresses given for each such Person in the initial paragraph of this Deed of Trust; (ii) the "secured party" is Beneficiary, and its address for the purpose of obtaining information is the address given for it in the initial paragraph of this Deed of Trust; (iii) the real estate to which the fixtures are or are to become attached is Trustor's interest in the Site and the Improvements; and (iv) the record owner of such real estate or interests therein is Trustor.

        (b)      Remedies .    This Deed of Trust shall be deemed a security agreement as defined in the UCC and the remedies for any violation of the covenants, terms and conditions of the agreements herein contained shall include any or all of (i) those prescribed herein, (ii) those available under applicable Legal Requirements and (iii) those available under the UCC, all at Beneficiary's sole election. In addition, a photographic or other reproduction of this Deed of Trust shall be sufficient as a financing statement for filing wherever filing may be necessary to perfect or continue the security interest granted herein.

        (c)      Derogation of Real Property .    It is the intention of the parties that the filing of a financing statement in the records normally having to do with personal property shall never be construed as in anyway derogating from or impairing the express declaration and intention of the parties hereto as hereinabove stated that everything used in connection with the production of Income from the Trust Estate and/or adapted for use therein and/or which is described or reflected in this Deed of Trust is, and at all times and for all purposes and in all proceedings both legal or equitable, shall be regarded as part of the real property encumbered by this Deed of Trust irrespective of whether (i) any such item is physically attached to the Improvements, (ii) serial numbers are used for the better identification of certain equipment items capable of being thus identified in a recital contained herein or in any list filed with Beneficiary or (iii) any such item is referred to or reflected in any such financing statement so filed at any time. It is the intention of the parties that the mention in any such financing statement of (1) rights in or to the proceeds of any fire and/or hazard insurance policy, (2) any award in eminent domain proceedings for a taking or for loss of value or (3) Trustor's interest as lessor in any present or future Space Lease or rights to Rents, shall never be construed as in anyway altering any of the rights of Beneficiary as determined by this Deed of Trust or impugning the priority of Beneficiary's real property Lien granted hereby or by any other recorded document, but such mention in the financing statement is declared to be for the protection of Beneficiary in the event any court or judge shall at any time hold with respect to the matters set forth in the foregoing clauses (1), (2) and (3) that notice of Beneficiary's priority of interest to be effective against a particular class of Persons, including, but not limited to, the federal government and any subdivisions or entity of the federal government, must be filed in the UCC records.

        (d)      Priority; Permitted Financing of Tangible Collateral .    All Personal Property of any nature whatsoever which is subject to the provisions of this security agreement shall be purchased or obtained by Trustor in its name and free and clear of any Lien or encumbrance, except for Additional Phase II Parcel Permitted Liens, for use only in connection with the business and operation of the Site and the Improvements, and shall be and at all times remain free and clear of any lease or similar arrangement, chattel financing, installment sale agreement, security agreement and any encumbrance of like kind, so that Beneficiary's security interest shall attach to and vest in Trustor for the benefit of Beneficiary, with the priority herein specified, immediately upon the installation or use of the Personal Property at the

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Site or the Improvements and Trustor warrants and represents that Beneficiary's security interest in the Personal Property is a validly attached and binding security interest, properly perfected and prior to all other security interests therein subject to Additional Phase II Parcel Permitted Liens.

        (e)      Preservation of Contractual Rights of Collateral .    Trustor shall, prior to delinquency, default or forfeiture, perform all obligations and satisfy all material conditions required on its part to be satisfied to preserve its rights and privileges under any contract, lease, license, permit or other authorization (i) under which it holds any Tangible Collateral or (ii) which constitutes part of the Intangible Collateral, except where Trustor is contesting such obligations in good faith.

        (f)      Removal of Collateral .    Except as permitted by the Mortgage Notes Indenture, and except for damaged or obsolete Tangible Collateral which is either no longer usable or which is removed temporarily for repair or improvement or removed for replacement on the Trust Estate with Tangible Collateral of similar function or as otherwise permitted herein, none of the Tangible Collateral shall be removed from the Trust Estate without Beneficiary's prior written consent.

        (g)      Change of Name .    Trustor shall not change its corporate or business name, or do business within the State under any name other than such name, or any trade name(s) other than those as to which Trustor gives prior written notice to Beneficiary of its intent to use such trade names, or any other business names (if any) specified in the financing statements delivered to Beneficiary for filing in connection with the execution hereof, without providing Beneficiary with the additional financing statement(s) and any other similar documents deemed reasonably necessary by Beneficiary to assure that its security interest remains perfected and of undiminished priority in all such Personal Property notwithstanding such name change.

        1.11     Assignment of Rents and Leases.     The assignment of Rents and Leases set out above in Granting Clause (G) shall constitute an absolute and present assignment to Beneficiary, subject to the revocable license granted therein to Trustor to collect the Rents, and shall be fully operative without any further action on the part of any party, and specifically upon the occurrence of an Event of Default such license shall be automatically revoked and Beneficiary shall be entitled upon the occurrence of an Event of Default hereunder to all Rents and to enter into the Site and the Improvements to collect all such Rents until such time as such Event of Default is cured and such cure is accepted by the Beneficiary; provided , however , that Beneficiary shall not be obligated to take possession of the Trust Estate, or any portion thereof. The absolute assignment contained in Granting Clause (G) shall not be deemed to impose upon Beneficiary any of the obligations or duties of Trustor provided in any such Space Lease, including, without limitation, any liability under the covenant of quiet enjoyment contained in any Space Lease in the event that any lessee shall have been joined as a party defendant in any action to foreclose this Deed of Trust and shall have been barred and foreclosed thereby of all right, title and interest and equity of redemption in the Trust Estate or any part thereof.

        1.12     Beneficiary's Cure of Trustor's Default.     If Trustor defaults hereunder in the payment of any tax, assessment, Lien, encumbrance or other Imposition, in its obligation to furnish insurance hereunder, or in the performance or observance of any other covenant, condition or term of this Deed of Trust, Beneficiary may, but is not obligated to, to preserve its interest in the Trust Estate, perform or observe the same, but only upon not less than five Business Days notice to Trustor, and all payments made (whether such payments are regular or accelerated payments) and reasonable costs and expenses incurred or paid by Beneficiary in connection therewith shall become due and payable immediately. The amounts so incurred or paid by Beneficiary, together with interest thereon at the interest rate applicable to overdue principal set forth in Section 4.01 of the Mortgage Notes Indenture, from the date incurred until paid by Trustor, shall be added to the Obligations and secured by the Lien of this Deed of Trust. Beneficiary, is hereby empowered to enter and to authorize others to enter upon the Site or the Improvements or any part thereof for the purpose of performing or observing any such defaulted covenant, condition or term, without thereby becoming liable to Trustor or any Person in possession holding under Trustor. No exercise of any rights under this Section 1.12 by Beneficiary shall

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cure or waive any Event of Default or notice of default hereunder or invalidate any act done pursuant hereto or to any such notice, but shall be cumulative of all other rights and remedies.

        1.13     Use of Land and Leased Premises.     Trustor covenants that the Trust Estate shall be used and operated as a residential apartment building or in a manner reasonably consistent with the operation of Phase II.

        1.14     Affiliates and Restricted Subsidiaries.     

        (a)      Subject to Trust Deed .    Subject to compliance with the requirements of applicable Legal Requirements, Trustor shall cause all of its Affiliates and Subsidiaries in any way involved with the operation of all or a portion of the Trust Estate to observe the covenants and conditions of this Deed of Trust to the extent necessary to give the full intended effect to such covenants and conditions and to protect and preserve the security of Beneficiary hereunder. Trustor shall, at Beneficiary's request, cause any such Affiliate or Restricted Subsidiary to execute and deliver to Beneficiary or Trustee such further instruments or documents as Beneficiary may reasonably deem necessary to effectuate the terms of this Section 1.14(a) .

        (b)      Restriction on Use of Subsidiary or Affiliate .    Except as permitted under the Notes, the Mortgage Notes Indenture or any other Mortgage Notes Indenture Security Documents, Trustor shall not use any Affiliate or Subsidiary in the operation of the Trust Estate or the Easements if such use would in any way impair the security for the Notes and the Mortgage Notes Indenture or cause a breach of any covenant of this Deed of Trust or of any other Mortgage Notes Indenture Security Document.


ARTICLE 2

CORPORATE LOAN PROVISIONS

        2.1     Interaction with Mortgage Notes Indenture.     

        (a)      Incorporation by Reference .    All terms, covenants, conditions, provisions and requirements of the Mortgage Notes Indenture are incorporated by reference into this Deed of Trust.

        (b)      Conflicts .    In the event of any conflict or inconsistency between the provisions of this Deed of Trust and those of the Mortgage Notes Indenture, the provisions of this Deed of Trust shall govern.

        2.2     Other Collateral.     This Deed of Trust is one of a number of security agreements to secure the debt delivered by or on behalf of Trustor pursuant to the Mortgage Notes Indenture and the other Mortgage Notes Indenture Security Documents and securing the Obligations secured hereunder. All potential junior Lien claimants are placed on notice that, under any of the Mortgage Notes Indenture Security Documents or otherwise (such as by separate future unrecorded agreement between Trustor and Beneficiary), other collateral for the Obligations secured hereunder (i.e., collateral other than the Trust Estate) may, under certain circumstances, be released without a corresponding reduction in the total principal amount secured by this Deed of Trust. Such a release would decrease the amount of collateral securing the Obligations, thereby increasing the burden on the remaining Trust Estate created and continued by this Deed of Trust. No such release shall impair the priority of the lien of this Deed of Trust. By accepting its interest in the Trust Estate, each and every junior Lien claimant shall be deemed to have acknowledged the possibility of, and consented to, any such release. Nothing in this paragraph shall impose any obligation upon Beneficiary.

        2.3     Subordination to Bank Fee Deed of Trust.     Notwithstanding any other provision hereof, this Deed of Trust, including, without limitation, the security interest granted herein, the rights, powers and remedies of Trustee and Beneficiary and the obligations of Trustor set forth herein, shall, to the extent provided in the Intercreditor Agreement, be subject and subordinate to the Bank Deed of Trust.

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ARTICLE 3

DEFAULTS

        3.1     Event of Default.     The term "Event of Default," wherever used in this Deed of Trust, shall mean any of one or more of the events of default listed in Section 6.01 of the Mortgage Notes Indenture (whether any such event shall be voluntary or involuntary or come about or be effected by operation of law or pursuant to or in compliance with any judgment, decree or order of any court or any order, rule or regulation of any administrative or governmental body).


ARTICLE 4

REMEDIES

        4.1     Acceleration of Maturity.     If an Event of Default occurs, Beneficiary may (except that such acceleration shall be automatic if the Event of Default is caused by reason of an Event of Default under Section 6.01(i) or (j) of the Mortgage Notes Indenture), in accordance with Section 6.02 of the Mortgage Notes Indenture, declare the Notes and all Obligations or other sums secured hereby, to be due and payable immediately, and upon such declaration such principal and interest and other sums shall immediately become due and payable without demand, presentment, notice or other requirements of any kind (all of which Trustor waives) notwithstanding anything in this Deed of Trust or any other Mortgage Notes Indenture Security Document or applicable law to the contrary.

        4.2     Protective Advances.     If Trustor fails to make any payment or perform any other obligation under the Notes or any other Financing Agreement, then without thereby limiting Beneficiary's other rights or remedies, waiving or releasing any of Trustor's obligations, or imposing any obligation on Beneficiary, Beneficiary may either advance any amount owing or perform any or all actions that Beneficiary considers necessary or appropriate to cure such default. All such advances shall constitute " Protective Advances ." No sums advanced or performance rendered by Beneficiary shall cure, or be deemed a waiver of any Event of Default.

        4.3     Institution of Equity Proceedings.     If an Event of Default occurs, Beneficiary may institute an action, suit or proceeding in equity for specific performance of the Notes, this Deed of Trust or any other Mortgage Notes Indenture Security Document, all of which shall be specifically enforceable by injunction or other equitable remedy. Trustor waives any defense based on laches or any applicable statute of limitations.

        4.4     Beneficiary's Power of Enforcement.     

        (a)   If an Event of Default occurs, Beneficiary shall be entitled, at its option and in its sole and absolute discretion, to prepare and record on its own behalf, or to deliver to Trustee for recording, if appropriate, written declaration of default and demand for sale and written Notice of Default and Election to Sell (NRS 107.080(3)) (or other statutory notice) to cause the Trust Estate to be sold to satisfy the obligations hereof, and in the case of delivery to Trustee, Trustee shall cause said notice to be filed for record.

        (b)   After the lapse of such time as may then be required by law following the recordation of said Notice of Default and Election to Sell, and notice of sale having been given as then required by law, including compliance with all applicable Nevada Gaming Laws, Trustee without demand on Trustor, shall sell the Trust Estate or any portion thereof at the time and place fixed by it in said notice, either as a whole or in separate parcels, and in such order as it may determine, at public auction to the highest bidder, for cash in lawful money of the United States payable at the time of sale. Trustee may, for any cause it deems expedient, postpone the sale of all or any portion of said property until it shall be completed and, in every case, notice of postponement shall be given by public announcement thereof at the time and place last appointed for the sale and from time to time thereafter Trustee may postpone such sale by public announcement at the time fixed by the preceding postponement. Trustee

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shall execute and deliver to the purchaser its Deed, Bill of Sale or other instrument conveying said property so sold, but without any covenant or warranty, express or implied. The recitals in such instrument of conveyance of any matters or facts shall be conclusive proof of the truthfulness thereof. Any Person, including Beneficiary, may bid at the sale.

        (c)   After deducting all costs, fees and expenses of Trustee and of this Deed of Trust, including, without limitation, costs of evidence of title and reasonable attorneys' fees and other legal expenses of Trustee or Beneficiary in connection with a sale, Trustee shall apply the proceeds of such sale to payment of all sums expended under the terms hereof not then repaid, with accrued interest at the rate applicable to overdue principal set forth in Section 4.01 of the Mortgage Notes Indenture to the payment of all other sums then secured hereby and the remainder, if any, to the Person or Persons legally entitled thereto as provided in NRS 40.462.

        (d)   Subject to compliance with applicable Nevada Gaming Laws, if any Event of Default occurs, Beneficiary may, either with or without entry or taking possession of the Trust Estate, and without regard to whether or not the Obligations and other sums secured hereby shall be due and without prejudice to the right of Beneficiary thereafter to bring an action or proceeding to foreclose or any other action for any default existing at the time such earlier action was commenced, proceed by any appropriate action or proceeding: (1) to enforce payment of the Notes, to the extent permitted by law, or the performance of any term hereof or any other right; (2) to foreclose this Deed of Trust in any manner provided by law for the foreclosure of mortgages or deeds of trust on real property and to sell, as an entirety or in separate lots or parcels, the Trust Estate or any portion thereof pursuant to applicable Legal Requirements or under the judgment or decree of a court or courts of competent jurisdiction, and Beneficiary shall be entitled to recover in any such proceeding all costs and expenses incident thereto, including reasonable attorneys' fees in such amount as shall be awarded by the court; (3) to exercise any or all of the rights and remedies available to it under the Mortgage Notes Indenture and the other Mortgage Notes Indenture Security Documents; and (4) to pursue any other remedy available to it. Beneficiary shall take action either by such proceedings or by the exercise of its powers with respect to entry or taking possession, or both, as Beneficiary may determine.

        (e)   The remedies described in this Section 4.4 may be exercised with respect to all or any portion of the Personal Property, either simultaneously with the sale of any real property encumbered hereby or independent thereof. Beneficiary shall at any time be permitted to proceed with respect to all or any portion of the Personal Property in any manner permitted by the UCC. Trustor agrees that Beneficiary's inclusion of all or any portion of the Personal Property (and all personal property that is subject to a security interest in favor, or for the benefit, of Beneficiary) in a sale or other remedy exercised with respect to the real property encumbered hereby, as permitted by the UCC, is a commercially reasonable disposition of such property.

        4.5     Beneficiary's Right to Enter and Take Possession, Operate and Apply Income.     

        (a)   Subject to compliance with applicable Legal Requirements, if an Event of Default occurs (i) Trustor, upon demand of Beneficiary, shall forthwith surrender to Beneficiary the actual possession and, if and to the extent permitted by law, Beneficiary itself, or by such officers or agents as it may appoint, may enter and take possession of all of the Trust Estate (including the Personal Property), without liability for trespass, damages or otherwise, and may exclude Trustor and its agents and employees wholly therefrom and may have joint access with Trustor to the books, papers and accounts of Trustor and (ii) Trustor shall pay monthly in advance to Beneficiary on Beneficiary's entry into possession, or to any receiver appointed to collect the Rents, all Rents then due and payable.

        (b)   If Trustor shall for any reason fail to surrender or deliver the Trust Estate, the Personal Property or any part thereof after Beneficiary's demand, Beneficiary may obtain a judgment or decree conferring on Beneficiary or Trustee the right to immediate possession or requiring Trustor to deliver immediate possession of all or part of such property to Beneficiary or Trustee and Trustor hereby specifically consents to the entry of such judgment or decree. Trustor shall pay to Beneficiary or

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Trustee, upon demand, all reasonable costs and expenses of obtaining such judgment or decree and reasonable compensation to Beneficiary or Trustee, their attorneys and agents, and all such costs, expenses and compensation shall, until paid, be secured by the Lien of this Deed of Trust.

        (c)   Subject to compliance with applicable Legal Requirements, upon every such entering upon or taking of possession, Beneficiary or Trustee may hold, store, use, operate, manage and control the Trust Estate and conduct the business thereof, and, from time to time in its sole and absolute discretion and without being under any duty to so act:

        Beneficiary or Trustee shall surrender possession of the Trust Estate and the Personal Property to Trustor only when all that is due upon such interest and principal, Imposition and insurance deposits, and all amounts under any of the terms of the Mortgage Notes Indenture or this Deed of Trust, shall have been paid and other Obligations performed. The same right of taking possession, however, shall exist if any subsequent Event of Default shall occur and be continuing.

        4.6     Leases.     Beneficiary is authorized to foreclose this Deed of Trust subject to the rights of any tenants of the Trust Estate, and the failure to make any such tenants parties defendant to any such foreclosure proceedings and to foreclose their rights shall not be, nor be asserted by Trustor to be, a defense to any proceedings instituted by Beneficiary to collect the sums secured hereby or to collect any deficiency remaining unpaid after the foreclosure sale of the Trust Estate, or any portion thereof. Unless otherwise agreed to by Beneficiary in writing, all Space Leases executed subsequent to the date hereof, or any part thereof, shall be subordinate and inferior to the Lien of this Deed of Trust; provided , however , from time to time Beneficiary may execute and record among the land records of the jurisdiction where this Deed of Trust is recorded, subordination statements with respect to such of said Space Leases as Beneficiary may designate in its sole discretion, whereby the Space Leases so designated by Beneficiary shall be made superior to the Lien of this Deed of Trust for the term set forth in such subordination statement. From and after the recordation of such subordination statements, and for the respective periods as may be set forth therein, the Space Leases therein referred to shall be superior to the Lien of this Deed of Trust and shall not be affected by any foreclosure hereof. All such Space Leases shall contain a provision to the effect that the Trustor and Space Lessee recognize the right of Beneficiary to elect and to effect such subordination of this Deed of Trust and consents thereto.

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        4.7     Purchase by Beneficiary.     Upon any foreclosure sale (whether judicial or nonjudicial), Beneficiary may bid for and purchase the property subject to such sale and, upon compliance with the terms of sale, may hold, retain and possess and dispose of such property in its own absolute right without further accountability.

        4.8     Waiver of Appraisement, Valuation, Stay, Extension and Redemption Laws.     Trustor agrees to the full extent permitted by Legal Requirements that if an Event of Default occurs, neither Trustor nor anyone claiming through or under it shall or will set up, claim or seek to take advantage of any appraisement, valuation, stay, extension or redemption laws now or hereafter in force, in order to prevent or hinder the enforcement or foreclosure of this Deed of Trust or the absolute sale of the Trust Estate or any portion thereof or the final and absolute putting into possession thereof, immediately after such sale, of the purchasers thereof, and Trustor for itself and all who may at any time claim through or under it, hereby waives, to the full extent that it may lawfully so do, the benefit of all such Legal Requirements, and any and all right to have the assets comprising the Trust Estate marshaled upon any foreclosure of the Lien hereof and agrees that Trustee or any court having jurisdiction to foreclose such Lien may sell the Trust Estate in part or as an entirety.

        4.9     Receiver.     If an Event of Default occurs, Beneficiary, subject to compliance with all applicable Legal Requirements, and without regard to the value, adequacy or occupancy of the security for the Obligations and other sums secured hereby, shall be entitled as a matter of right if it so elects to the appointment of a receiver to enter upon and take possession of the Trust Estate and to collect all Rents and apply the same as the court may direct, and such receiver may be appointed by any court of competent jurisdiction upon application by Beneficiary. Beneficiary may have a receiver appointed without notice to Trustor or any third party, and Beneficiary may waive any requirement that the receiver post a bond. Beneficiary shall have the power to designate and select the Person who shall serve as the receiver and to negotiate all terms and conditions under which such receiver shall serve. Any receiver appointed on Beneficiary's behalf may be an Affiliate of Beneficiary. The expenses, including receiver's fees, attorneys' fees, costs and agent's compensation, incurred pursuant to the powers herein contained shall be secured by this Deed of Trust. The right to enter and take possession of and to manage and operate the Trust Estate and to collect all Rents, whether by a receiver or otherwise, shall be cumulative to any other right or remedy available to Beneficiary under this Deed of Trust, the Mortgage Notes Indenture or otherwise available to Beneficiary and may be exercised concurrently therewith or independently thereof. Beneficiary shall be liable to account only for such Rents (including, without limitation, security deposits) actually received by Beneficiary, whether received pursuant to this section or any other provision hereof. Notwithstanding the appointment of any receiver or other custodian, Beneficiary shall be entitled as pledgee to the possession and control of any cash, deposits or instruments at the time held by, or payable or deliverable under the terms of this Deed of Trust to, Beneficiary.

        4.10     Suits to Protect the Trust Estate.     Beneficiary shall have the power and authority to institute and maintain any suits and proceedings as Beneficiary, in its sole and absolute discretion, may deem advisable (a) to prevent any impairment of the Trust Estate by any acts which may be unlawful or in violation of this Deed of Trust, (b) to preserve or protect its interest in the Trust Estate or (c) to restrain the enforcement of or compliance with any Legal Requirement that may be unconstitutional or otherwise invalid, if the enforcement of or compliance with such enactment, rule or order might impair the security hereunder or be prejudicial to Beneficiary's interest.

        4.11     Proofs of Claim.     In the case of any receivership, Insolvency, Bankruptcy, reorganization, arrangement, adjustment, composition or other judicial proceedings affecting Trustor, or, to the extent the same would result in an Event of Default hereunder, any Subsidiary, or any guarantor, co-maker or endorser of any of Trustor's obligations, its creditors or its property, Beneficiary, to the extent permitted by law, shall be entitled to file such proofs of claim or other documents as it may deem to be necessary or advisable in order to have its claims allowed in such proceedings for the entire amount due and payable by Trustor under the Notes, any other Mortgage Notes Indenture Security Document, at the date of the institution of such proceedings, and for any additional amounts which may become due and payable by Trustor after such date.

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        4.12     Trustor to Pay the Notes on Any Default in Payment; Application of Monies by Beneficiary.     

        (a)   In case of a foreclosure sale of all or any part of the Trust Estate and of the application of the proceeds of sale to the payment of the sums secured hereby, Beneficiary shall be entitled to enforce payment from Trustor of any additional amounts then remaining due and unpaid and to recover judgment against Trustor for any portion thereof remaining unpaid, with interest at the rate applicable to overdue principal as set forth in Section 4.01 of the Mortgage Notes Indenture.

        (b)   Trustor hereby agrees to the extent permitted by law, that no recovery of any such judgment by Beneficiary or other action by Beneficiary and no attachment or levy of any execution upon any of the Trust Estate or any other property shall in any way affect the Lien and security interest of this Deed of Trust upon the Trust Estate or any part thereof or any Lien, rights, powers or remedies of Beneficiary hereunder, but such Lien, rights, powers and remedies shall continue unimpaired as before.

        4.13     Delay or Omission; No Waiver.     No delay or omission of Beneficiary or any Mortgage Note Holder to exercise any right, power or remedy upon any Event of Default shall exhaust or impair any such right, power or remedy or shall be construed to waive any such Event of Default or to constitute acquiescence therein. Every right, power and remedy given to Beneficiary whether contained herein or in the Mortgage Notes Indenture or otherwise available to Beneficiary may be exercised from time to time and as often as may be deemed expedient by Beneficiary.

        4.14     No Waiver of One Default to Affect Another.     No waiver of any Event of Default hereunder shall extend to or affect any subsequent or any other Event of Default then existing, or impair any rights, powers or remedies consequent thereon. If Beneficiary or, to the extent applicable under the Mortgage Notes Indenture, the holders of the portion of the principal amount of the then outstanding Notes required to approve such action thereunder: (a) grants forbearance or an extension of time for the payment of any sums secured hereby; (b) takes other or additional security for the payment thereof; (c) waives or does not exercise any right granted in the Notes, the Mortgage Notes Indenture, this Deed of Trust or any other Mortgage Notes Indenture Security Document; (d) releases any part of the Trust Estate from the Lien or security interest of this Deed of Trust or any other instrument securing the Notes; (e) consents to the filing of any map, plat or replat of the Site (to the extent such consent is required); (f) consents to the granting of any easement on the Site, the Project or the Improvements (to the extent such consent is required); or (g) makes or consents to any agreement changing the terms of this Deed of Trust or any other Mortgage Notes Indenture Security Document subordinating the Lien or any charge hereof, no such act or omission shall release, discharge, modify, change or affect the original liability of Trustor under the Notes, this Deed of Trust or any other Mortgage Notes Indenture Security Document or otherwise, or any subsequent purchaser of the Trust Estate or any part thereof or any maker, co-signer, surety or guarantor. No such act or omission shall preclude Beneficiary from exercising any right, power or privilege herein granted or intended to be granted in case of any Event of Default then existing or of any subsequent Event of Default, nor, except as otherwise expressly provided in an instrument or instruments executed by Beneficiary, shall the Lien or security interest of this Deed of Trust be altered thereby, except to the extent expressly provided in any releases, maps, easements or subordinations described in clause (d), (e), (f) or (g) above of this Section 4.14 . In the event of the sale or transfer by operation of law or otherwise of all or any part of the Trust Estate, Beneficiary, without notice to any Person is hereby authorized and empowered to deal with any such vendee or transferee with reference to the Trust Estate or the Obligations secured hereby, or with reference to any of the terms or conditions hereof, as fully and to the same extent as it might deal with the original parties hereto and without in any way releasing or discharging any of the liabilities or undertakings hereunder, or waiving its right to declare such sale or transfer an Event of Default as provided herein. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Deed of Trust or any other Mortgage Notes Indenture Security Document, (i) in the case of any non-monetary Event of Default, Beneficiary may continue to accept payments due hereunder without thereby waiving the existence of such or any other Event of Default and (ii) in the case of any monetary Event of Default, Beneficiary may accept partial payments of any sums due hereunder

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without thereby waiving the existence of such Event of Default if the partial payment is not sufficient to completely cure such Event of Default.

        4.15     Discontinuance of Proceedings; Position of Parties Restored.     If Beneficiary shall have proceeded to enforce any right or remedy under this Deed of Trust by foreclosure, entry of judgment or otherwise and such proceedings shall have been discontinued or abandoned for any reason, or such proceedings shall have resulted in a final determination adverse to Beneficiary, then and in every such case Trustor and Beneficiary shall be restored to their former positions and rights hereunder, and all rights, powers and remedies of Beneficiary shall continue as if no such proceedings had occurred or had been taken.

        4.16     Remedies Cumulative.     No right, power or remedy, including, without limitation, remedies with respect to any security for the Notes, conferred upon or reserved to Beneficiary by this Deed of Trust or any other Mortgage Notes Indenture Security Document is exclusive of any other right, power or remedy, but each and every such right, power and remedy shall be cumulative and concurrent and shall be in addition to any other right, power and remedy given hereunder or under any other Mortgage Notes Indenture Security Document, now or hereafter existing at law, in equity or by statute, and Beneficiary shall be entitled to resort to such rights, powers, remedies or security as Beneficiary shall in its sole and absolute discretion deem advisable.

        4.17     Interest After Event of Default.     If an Event of Default shall have occurred and is continuing, all outstanding and unpaid Obligations under the Notes and this Deed of Trust shall, at Beneficiary's option, bear interest at the rate applicable to overdue principal set forth in Section 4.01 of the Mortgage Notes Indenture until such Event of Default has been cured. Trustor's obligation to pay such interest shall be secured by this Deed of Trust and the other Mortgage Notes Indenture Security Documents.

        4.18     Foreclosure; Expenses of Litigation.     If Trustee forecloses, reasonable attorneys' fees for services in the supervision of said foreclosure proceeding shall be allowed to the Trustee and Beneficiary as part of the foreclosure costs. In the event of foreclosure of the Lien hereof, there shall be allowed and included as additional Obligations all reasonable expenditures and expenses which may be paid or incurred by or on behalf of Beneficiary for attorneys' fees, appraiser's fees, outlays for documentary and expert evidence, stenographers' charges, publication costs, and costs (which may be estimated as to items to be expended after foreclosure sale or entry of the decree) of procuring all such abstracts of title, title searches and examinations, title insurance policies and guarantees, and similar data and assurances with respect to title as Beneficiary may deem reasonably advisable either to prosecute such suit or to evidence to a bidder at any sale which may be had pursuant to such decree the true condition of the title to or the value of the Trust Estate or any portion thereof. All expenditures and expenses of the nature in this section mentioned, and such expenses and fees as may be incurred in the protection of the Trust Estate and the maintenance of the Lien and security interest of this Deed of Trust, including the fees of any attorney employed by Beneficiary in any litigation or proceeding affecting this Deed of Trust or any Mortgage Notes Indenture Security Document, the Trust Estate or any portion thereof, including, without limitation, civil, probate, appellate and bankruptcy proceedings, or in preparation for the commencement or defense of any proceeding or threatened suit or proceeding, shall be immediately due and payable by Trustor, with interest thereon at the rate applicable to overdue principal set forth in Section 4.01 of the Mortgage Notes Indenture, and shall be secured by this Deed of Trust and the other Mortgage Notes Indenture Security Documents. Trustee waives its right to any statutory fee in connection with any judicial or nonjudicial foreclosure of the Lien hereof and agrees to accept a reasonable fee for such services.

        4.19     Deficiency Judgments.     If after foreclosure of this Deed of Trust or Trustee's sale hereunder, there shall remain any deficiency with respect to any amounts payable under the Notes or hereunder or any amounts secured hereby, and Beneficiary shall institute any proceedings to recover such deficiency or deficiencies, all such amounts shall continue to bear interest at the rate applicable to overdue

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principal set forth in Section 4.01 of the Mortgage Notes Indenture. Trustor waives any defense to Beneficiary's recovery against Trustor of any deficiency after any foreclosure sale of the Trust Estate. Trustor expressly waives any defense or benefits that may be derived from any statute granting Trustor any defense to any such recovery by Beneficiary. In addition, Beneficiary and Trustee shall be entitled to recovery of all of their reasonable costs and expenditures (including, without limitation, any court imposed costs) in connection with such proceedings, including their reasonable attorneys' fees, appraisal fees and the other costs, fees and expenditures referred to in Section 4.18 above. This provision shall survive any foreclosure or sale of the Trust Estate, any portion thereof and/or the extinguishment of the Lien hereof.

        4.20     Waiver of Jury Trial.     Beneficiary and Trustor each waive any right to have a jury participate in resolving any dispute whether sounding in contract, tort or otherwise arising out of, connected with, related to or incidental to the relationship established between them in connection with the Notes, this Deed of Trust or any other Mortgage Notes Indenture Security Document. Any such disputes shall be resolved in a bench trial without a jury.

        4.21     Exculpation of Beneficiary.     The acceptance by Beneficiary of the assignment contained herein with all of the rights, powers, privileges and authority created hereby shall not, prior to entry upon and taking possession of the Trust Estate by Beneficiary, be deemed or construed to make Beneficiary a "mortgagee in possession"; nor thereafter or at any time or in any event obligate Beneficiary to appear in or defend any action or proceeding relating to the Space Leases, the Rents or the Trust Estate, or to take any action hereunder or to expend any money or incur any expenses or perform or discharge any obligation, duty or liability under any Space Lease or to assume any obligation or responsibility for any security deposits or other deposits except to the extent such deposits are actually received by Beneficiary, nor shall Beneficiary, prior to such entry and taking, be liable in any way for any injury or damage to person or property sustained by any Person in or about the Trust Estate.


ARTICLE 5

RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF TRUSTEE;
OTHER PROVISIONS RELATING TO TRUSTEE

        Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Deed of Trust, Trustor and Beneficiary agree as follows.

        5.1     Exercise of Remedies by Trustee.     To the extent that this Deed of Trust or applicable Legal Requirements authorizes or empowers, or does not require approval for, Beneficiary to exercise any remedies set forth in Article Four hereof or otherwise, or to perform any acts in connection therewith, Trustee (but not to the exclusion of Beneficiary unless so required under the law of the State) shall have the power to exercise any or all such remedies, and to perform any acts provided for in this Deed of Trust in connection therewith, all for the benefit of Beneficiary and on Beneficiary's behalf in accordance with applicable law of the State. In connection therewith, Trustee: (a) shall not exercise, or waive the exercise of, any of Beneficiary's remedies (other than any rights of Trustee to any indemnity or reimbursement), except at Beneficiary's request; and (b) shall exercise, or waive the exercise of, any or all of Beneficiary's remedies at Beneficiary's request, and in accordance with Beneficiary's directions as to the manner of such exercise or waiver. Trustee may, however, decline to follow Beneficiary's request or direction if Trustee shall be advised by counsel that the action or proceeding, or manner thereof, so directed may not lawfully be taken or waived.

        5.2     Rights and Privileges of Trustee.     To the extent that this Deed of Trust requires Trustor to indemnify Beneficiary or reimburse Beneficiary for any expenditures Beneficiary may incur, Trustee shall be entitled to the same indemnity and the same rights to reimbursement of expenses as Beneficiary, subject to such limitations and conditions as would apply in the case of Beneficiary. To the extent that this Deed of Trust negates or limits Beneficiary's liability as to any matter, Trustee shall be

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entitled to the same negation or limitation of liability. To the extent that Trustor, pursuant to this Deed of Trust, appoints Beneficiary as Trustor's attorney-in-fact for any purpose, Beneficiary or (when so instructed by Beneficiary) Trustee shall be entitled to act on Trustor's behalf without joinder or confirmation by the other.

        5.3     Resignation or Replacement of Trustee.     Trustee may resign by an instrument in writing addressed to Beneficiary, and Trustee may be removed at any time with or without cause (i.e., in Beneficiary's sole and absolute discretion) by an instrument in writing executed by Beneficiary. In case of the death, resignation, removal or disqualification of Trustee or if for any reason Beneficiary shall deem it desirable to appoint a substitute, successor or replacement Trustee to act instead of Trustee originally named (or in place of any substitute, successor or replacement Trustee), then Beneficiary shall have the right and is hereby authorized and empowered to appoint a successor, substitute or replacement Trustee, without any formality other than appointment and designation in writing executed by Beneficiary, which instrument shall be recorded if required by the law of the State. The laws of the State shall govern the qualifications of any Trustee. The authority conferred upon Trustee by this Deed of Trust shall automatically extend to any and all other successor, substitute and replacement Trustee(s) successively until the obligations secured hereunder have been paid in full or the Trust Estate has been sold hereunder or released in accordance with the provisions of the Mortgage Notes Indenture Security Documents. Beneficiary's written appointment and designation of any Trustee shall be full evidence of Beneficiary's right and authority to make the same and of all facts therein recited. No confirmation, authorization, approval or other action by Trustor shall be required in connection with any resignation or other replacement of Trustee.

        5.4     Authority of Beneficiary.     If Beneficiary is a banking corporation, state banking corporation or a national banking association and the instrument of appointment of any successor or replacement Trustee is executed on Beneficiary's behalf by an officer of such corporation, state banking corporation or national banking association, then such appointment shall be conclusively presumed to be executed with authority and shall be valid and sufficient without proof of any action by the board of directors or any superior officer of Beneficiary.

        5.5     Effect of Appointment of Successor Trustee.     Upon the appointment and designation of any successor, substitute or replacement Trustee, and subject to compliance with applicable Legal Requirements, Trustee's entire estate and title in the Trust Estate shall vest in the designated successor, substitute or replacement Trustee. Such successor, substitute or replacement Trustee shall thereupon succeed to and shall hold, possess and execute all the rights, powers, privileges, immunities and duties herein conferred upon Trustee. All references herein to Trustee shall be deemed to refer to Trustee (including any successor or substitute appointed and designated as herein provided) from time to time acting hereunder.

        5.6     Confirmation of Transfer and Succession.     Upon the written request of Beneficiary or of any successor, substitute or replacement Trustee, any former Trustee ceasing to act shall execute and deliver an instrument transferring to such successor, substitute or replacement Trustee all of the right, title, estate and interest in the Trust Estate of Trustee so ceasing to act, together with all the rights, powers, privileges, immunities and duties herein conferred upon Trustee, and shall duly assign, transfer and deliver all properties and moneys held by said Trustee hereunder to said successor, substitute or replacement Trustee.

        5.7     Exculpation.     Trustee shall not be liable for any error of judgment or act done by Trustee in good faith, or otherwise be responsible or accountable under any circumstances whatsoever, except for Trustee's gross negligence, willful misconduct or knowing violation of any Legal Requirement. Trustee shall have the right to rely on any instrument, document or signature authorizing or supporting any action taken or proposed to be taken by it hereunder, believed by it in good faith to be genuine. All moneys received by Trustee shall, until used or applied as herein provided, be held in trust for the purposes for which they were received, but need not be segregated in any manner from any other

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moneys (except to the extent required by law). Trustee shall be under no liability for interest on any moneys received by it hereunder.

        5.8     Endorsement and Execution of Documents.     Upon Beneficiary's written request, Trustee shall, without liability or notice to Trustor, execute, consent to, or join in any instrument or agreement in connection with or necessary to effectuate the purposes of the Mortgage Notes Indenture Security Documents. Trustor hereby irrevocably designates Trustee as its attorney-in-fact to execute, acknowledge and deliver, on Trustor's behalf and in Trustor's name, all instruments or agreements necessary to implement any provision(s) of this Deed of Trust or to further perfect the Lien created by this Deed of Trust on the Trust Estate. This power of attorney shall be deemed to be coupled with an interest and shall survive any disability of Trustor.

        5.9     Multiple Trustees.     If Beneficiary appoints multiple trustees, then any Trustee, individually, may exercise all powers granted to Trustee under this instrument, without the need for action by any other Trustee(s).

        5.10     Terms of Trustee's Acceptance.     Trustee accepts the trust created by this Deed of Trust upon the following terms and conditions:


ARTICLE 6

MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

        6.1     Heirs, Successors and Assigns Included in Parties.     Whenever one of the parties hereto is named or referred to herein, the successors and assigns of such party shall be included, and, subject to the limitations set forth herein and in the Mortgage Notes Indenture, all covenants and agreements contained in this Deed of Trust, by or on behalf of Trustor or Beneficiary shall bind and inure to the benefit of its heirs, successors and assigns, whether so expressed or not.

        6.2     Addresses for Notices, Etc.     Any notice, report, demand or other instrument authorized or required to be given or furnished under this Deed of Trust to Trustor or Beneficiary shall be deemed given or furnished (i) when addressed to the party intended to receive the same, at the address of such party set forth below, and delivered by hand at such address or (ii) three (3) days after the same is

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deposited in the United States mail as first class certified mail, return receipt requested, postage paid, whether or not the same is actually received by such party:

Beneficiary:   U.S. Bank National Association
180 East 5 th Street
St. Paul, Minnesota 55101
Attn.: Corporate Trust Department

Trustor:

 

Las Vegas Sands, Inc.
3355 Las Vegas Boulevard, South
Las Vegas, Nevada 89109
Attn.: General Counsel

Trustee:

 

First American Title Insurance Company
180 Cassia Way, Suite 502
Henderson, Nevada 89014

        6.3     Change of Notice Address.     Any Person may change the address to which any such notice, report, demand or other instrument is to be delivered or mailed to that person, by furnishing written notice of such change to the other parties, but no such notice of change shall be effective unless and until received by such other parties.

        6.4     Headings.     The headings of the articles, sections, paragraphs and subdivisions of this Deed of Trust are for convenience of reference only, are not to be considered a part hereof, and shall not limit or expand or otherwise affect any of the terms hereof.

        6.5     Invalid Provisions to Affect No Others.     In the event that any of the covenants, agreements, terms or provisions contained herein or in the Notes, the Mortgage Notes Indenture or any other Mortgage Notes Indenture Security Document shall be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect, the validity of the lien hereof and the remaining covenants, agreements, terms or provisions contained herein or in the Notes, the Mortgage Notes Indenture or any other Mortgage Notes Indenture Security Document shall be in no way affected, prejudiced or disturbed thereby. To the extent permitted by law, Trustor waives any provision of law which renders any provision hereof prohibited or unenforceable in any respect.

        6.6     Changes and Priority Over Intervening Liens.     Neither this Deed of Trust nor any term hereof may be changed, waived, discharged or terminated orally, or by any action or inaction, but only by an instrument in writing signed by the party against which enforcement of the change, waiver, discharge or termination is sought. Any agreement hereafter made by Trustor and Beneficiary relating to this Deed of Trust shall be superior to the rights of the holder of any intervening Lien or encumbrance.

        6.7     Estoppel Certificates.     Within ten (10) Business Days after Beneficiary's written request, Trustor shall from time to time execute a certificate, in recordable form (an " Estoppel Certificate "), stating, except to the extent it would be inaccurate to so state: (a) the current amount of the Obligations secured hereunder and all elements thereof, including principal and interest and all other elements; (b) that Trustor has no defense, offset, claim, counterclaim, right of recoupment, deduction or reduction against any of the Obligations secured hereunder; (c) that none of the Mortgage Notes Indenture Security Documents have been amended, whether orally or in writing; (d) that Trustor has no claims against Beneficiary of any kind; (e) that any Power of Attorney granted to Beneficiary is in full force and effect; and (f) such other matters relating to this Deed of Trust or any other Mortgage Notes Indenture Security Document and the relationship of Trustor and Beneficiary as Beneficiary shall request. In addition, the Estoppel Certificate shall set forth the reasons why it would be inaccurate to make any of the foregoing assurances ("a" through "f").

        6.8     Waiver of Setoff and Counterclaim.     All amounts due under this Deed of Trust, the Notes or any other Mortgage Notes Indenture Security Document shall be payable without setoff, counterclaim

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or any deduction whatsoever. Trustor hereby waives the right to assert a counterclaim (other than a compulsory counterclaim) in any action or proceeding brought against it by Beneficiary and/or any Mortgage Note Holder(s) under the Mortgage Notes Indenture, or arising out of or in any way connected with this Deed of Trust, the other Mortgage Notes Indenture Security Documents or the Obligations.

        6.9     Governing Law.     The Mortgage Notes Indenture and the Notes provide that they are governed by, and construed and enforced in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York. This Deed of Trust shall also be construed under and governed by the laws of the State of New York without giving effect to the conflicts of law rules and principles of the State of New York; provided , however , that (i) the terms and provisions of this Deed of Trust pertaining to the priority, perfection, enforcement or realization by Beneficiary of its respective rights and remedies under this Deed of Trust with respect to the Trust Estate shall be governed and construed and enforced in accordance with the internal laws of the State without giving effect to the conflicts-of-law rules and principles of the State, (ii) Trustor agrees that to the extent deficiency judgments are available under the laws of the State after a foreclosure (judicial or nonjudicial) of the Trust Estate, or any portion thereof, or any other realization thereon by Beneficiary or any Mortgage Note Holder(s) under the Mortgage Notes Indenture, Beneficiary or such Mortgage Note Holder(s), as the case may be, shall have the right to seek such a deficiency judgment against Trustor in the State and (iii) Trustor agrees that if Beneficiary or any Mortgage Note Holder(s) under the Mortgage Notes Indenture obtains a deficiency judgment in another state against Trustor, then Beneficiary or such Mortgage Note Holder(s), as the case may be, shall have the right to enforce such judgment in the State to the extent permitted under the laws of the State, as well as in other states. Nothing contained in this Section 6.9 shall be deemed to expand the limitations set forth in Section 13.08 of the Mortgage Notes Indenture.

        6.10     Reconveyance.     In the event that (i) the Obligations are indefeasibly repaid in full, (ii) any part of the Trust Estate is sold, transferred or otherwise disposed of by Trustor in accordance with the Mortgage Notes Indenture or (iii) any part of the Trust Estate is otherwise released in accordance with the Mortgage Notes Indenture or with the consent of the Mortgage Notes Indenture Trustee, the Trust Estate (in the case of clause (i) of this Section) or portion thereof (in the case of clauses (ii) or (iii) of this Section) will be sold, transferred or otherwise disposed of, and released free and clear of the Liens created by this Deed of Trust and the Beneficiary, at the request and expense of the Trustor, will duly and promptly assign, transfer, deliver and release to the Trustor or its designee (without recourse and without any representation or warranty) such of the Trust Estate as is then being (or has been) so sold, transferred or otherwise disposed of or released. In connection with any disposition or release pursuant to this Section 6.10 , Beneficiary shall, at Trustor's expense, cause Trustee to reconvey, without warranty the Trust Estate or portion thereof being disposed or released, as the case may be, and to execute and deliver to Trustor such documents (including UCC-3 termination statements) as Trustor may reasonably request. The recitals in such reconveyance of any matters or facts shall be conclusive proof of the truthfulness thereof. The grantee in such reconveyance may be described as "the person or persons legally entitled thereto."

        6.11     Attorneys' Fees.     Without limiting any other provision contained herein, Trustor agrees to pay all costs of Beneficiary or Trustee incurred in connection with the enforcement of this Deed of Trust or of the Notes, including, without limitation, all reasonable attorneys' fees whether or not suit is commenced, and including, without limitation, fees incurred in connection with any probate, appellate, bankruptcy, deficiency or any other litigation proceedings, all of which sums shall be secured hereby.

        6.12     Late Charges.     By accepting payment of any sum secured hereby after its due date, Beneficiary does not waive its right to collect any late charge thereon or interest thereon at the interest rate on the Notes, if so provided, not then paid or its right either to require prompt payment when due of all other sums so secured or to declare default for failure to pay any amounts not so paid.

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        6.13     Cost of Accounting.     Trustor shall pay to Beneficiary, for and on account of the preparation and rendition of any accounting, which Trustor may be entitled to require under any law or statute now or hereafter providing therefor, the reasonable costs thereof.

        6.14     Right of Entry.     Subject to compliance with applicable Legal Requirements and the terms of the Space Leases, Beneficiary may at any reasonable time or times and on reasonable prior written notice to Trustor make or cause to be made entry upon and inspections of the Trust Estate or any part thereof in person or by agent.

        6.15     Corrections.     Trustor shall, upon request of Beneficiary or Trustee, promptly correct any defect, error or omission which may be discovered in the contents of this Deed of Trust (including, but not limited to, in the exhibits and schedules attached hereto) or in the execution or acknowledgement hereof, and shall execute, acknowledge and deliver such further instruments and do such further acts as may be necessary or as may be reasonably requested by Trustee to carry out more effectively the purposes of this Deed of Trust, to subject to the Lien and security interest hereby created any of Trustor's properties, rights or interests covered or intended to be covered hereby, and to perfect and maintain such Lien and security interest.

        6.16     Statute of Limitations.     To the fullest extent allowed by the law, the right to plead, use or assert any statute of limitations as a plea or defense or bar of any kind, or for any purpose, to any debt, demand or obligation secured or to be secured hereby, or to any complaint or other pleading or proceeding filed, instituted or maintained for the purpose of enforcing this Deed of Trust or any rights hereunder, is hereby waived by Trustor.

        6.17     Subrogation.     Should the proceeds of any loan or advance made by Beneficiary or any Mortgage Note Holder(s) under the Mortgage Notes Indenture to Trustor, repayment of which is hereby secured, or any part thereof, or any amount paid out or advanced by Beneficiary or any net proceeds in respect of the sale of the Mall Owner membership interests by the Mall Sellers to the Mall Purchaser pursuant to the Mall Purchase and Sale Agreement, be used directly or indirectly to pay off, discharge or satisfy, in whole or in part, any prior or superior Lien or encumbrance upon the Trust Estate, or any part thereof, then, as additional security hereunder, Trustee, on behalf of Beneficiary, shall be subrogated to any and all rights, superior titles, Liens and equities owned or claimed by any owner or holder of said outstanding Liens, charges and indebtedness, however remote, regardless of whether said Liens, charges and indebtedness are acquired by assignment or have been released of record by the holder thereof upon payment.

        6.18     Joint and Several Liability.     All obligations of Trustor hereunder, if more than one, are joint and several. Recourse for deficiency after sale hereunder may be had against the property of Trustor and/or Venetian, without, however, creating a present or other Lien or charge thereon.

        6.19     Homestead.     Trustor hereby waives and renounces all homestead and exemption rights provided by the constitution and the laws of the United States and of any state, in and to the Trust Estate as against the collection of the Obligations, or any part hereof.

        6.20     Context.     In this Deed of Trust, whenever the context so requires, the neuter includes the masculine and feminine, and the singular includes the plural, and vice versa.

        6.21     Time.     Time is of the essence of each and every term, covenant and condition hereof. Unless otherwise specified herein, any reference to "days" in this Deed of Trust shall be deemed to mean "calendar days."

        6.22     Interpretation.     As used in this Deed of Trust unless the context clearly requires otherwise: the terms "herein" or "hereunder" and similar terms without reference to a particular section shall refer to the entire Deed of Trust and not just to the section in which such terms appear; the term "lien" shall also mean a security interest; and the term "security interest" shall also mean a lien.

        6.23     Effect of NRS § 107.030.     To the extent not inconsistent herewith, the provisions of NRS § 107.030 are included herein by reference.

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        6.24     Amendments.     This Deed of Trust cannot be waived, changed discharged or terminated orally, but only by an instrument in writing signed by the party against whom enforcement of any waiver, change, discharge or termination is sought and only as permitted by the provisions of the Mortgage Notes Indenture. Beneficiary agrees to enter into any amendment of this Deed of Trust to the extent required by the second paragraph of Section 9.01 of the Mortgage Notes Indenture.

        6.25     No Conflicts.     In the event that any of the provisions contained here conflict with the Security Agreement, the provisions contained in the Security Agreement shall prevail.


ARTICLE 7

POWER OF ATTORNEY

        7.1     Grant of Power.     Subject to compliance with applicable Legal Requirements, Trustor irrevocably appoints Beneficiary and any successor thereto as its attorney-in-fact, with full power and authority, including the power of substitution, exercisable only during the continuance of an Event of Default to act for Trustor in its name, place and stead as hereinafter provided:

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        IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Trustor has executed this Deed of Trust, Assignment of Rents and Leases, Security Agreement and Fixture Filing to be effective as of the day and year first above written.

    TRUSTOR:

 

 

LAS VEGAS SANDS, INC.,
a Nevada corporation

 

 

By:

/s/  
ROBERT G. GOLDSTEIN       
Name:  Robert G. Goldstein
Title:    Senior Vice President

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STATE OF NEVADA )    
  )   ss:
COUNTY OF CLARK )    

On the 2 nd day of July in the year 2004 before me, the undersigned, personally appeared Robert G. Goldstein, personally known to me or proved to me on the basis of satisfactory evidence to be the individual(s) whose name(s) is (are) subscribed to the within instrument and acknowledged to me that he/she/they executed the same in his/her/their capacity(ies), and that by his/her/their signature(s) on the instrument, the individual(s), or the person upon behalf of which the individual(s) acted, executed the instrument.

     

 

 

 

/s/  
BONNIE R. BRUCE       

 

 

 


(Signature and office of individual taking acknowledgment)

Notarial Seal

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Exhibit A

DESCRIPTION OF LAND




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DEED OF TRUST, ASSIGNMENT OF RENTS AND LEASES, SECURITY AGREEMENT AND FIXTURE FILING
ARTICLE 1 COVENANTS OF TRUSTOR
ARTICLE 2 CORPORATE LOAN PROVISIONS
ARTICLE 3 DEFAULTS
ARTICLE 4 REMEDIES
ARTICLE 5 RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF TRUSTEE; OTHER PROVISIONS RELATING TO TRUSTEE
ARTICLE 6 MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
ARTICLE 7 POWER OF ATTORNEY
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Exhibit 4.8

AMENDED AND RESTATED
INTERCREDITOR AGREEMENT

THE BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA
as Bank Agent

U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
as Mortgage Notes Indenture Trustee

and

THE BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA
as Intercreditor Agent

August 20, 2004



TABLE OF CONTENTS

1.   Definitions and General Provisions   2
    1.1   Definitions   2
    1.2   Other Defined Terms   11
    1.3   Interpretation   11

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Collateral, Priority of Liens and Subordination

 

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    2.1   Liens and Security Interests   11
        2.1.1    Collateral for Senior Lender Secured Obligations   11
        2.1.2    Collateral for Mortgage Notes Secured Obligations   11
    2.2   No Other Collateral   11
    2.3   Confirmation of Liens   12
    2.4   Effect   12

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Permitted Facility Amendments; Releases; Protective Advances

 

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    3.1   Bank Credit Facility Amendments   12
    3.2   Future First Lien Credit Facility Amendments   13
    3.3   Amendments to Security Agreements   13
    3.4   Releases   13
    3.5   Waivers   13
    3.6   Protective Advances   13
    3.7   No Other Facility Amendments   13

4.

 

Events of Default; Remedies; Certain Actions by the Intercreditor Agent

 

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    4.1   Declaration of Event of Default   14
    4.2   Proceeds of Collateral   14
    4.3   Requirements Regarding Exercise of Remedies   14
    4.4   Exercise of Rights Under Security Agreements   15
        4.4.1    Related Collateral Agreements by the Intercreditor Agent   15
        4.4.2    Separate Realization   15
        4.4.3    Foreclosure of Deeds of Trust   17
    4.5   Other Duties of and Actions by the Intercreditor Agent   17

5.

 

Representations and Warranties

 

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    5.1   Organization   17
    5.2   Authorization   17
    5.3   Binding Agreement   17
    5.4   No Consent Required   18
    5.5   No Conflict   18
             

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6.

 

Appointment of the Intercreditor Agent

 

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    6.1   Appointment   18
    6.2   Authority   18
    6.3   Amendment of Agreements   19
    6.4   Responsibility   19
    6.5   Liability   19
    6.6   Capacity   20
    6.7   Resignation; Appointment of Additional Intercreditor Agents   20

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Miscellaneous Provisions

 

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    7.1   Notices; Addresses   21
    7.2   Further Assurances   22
    7.3   Delay and Waiver   22
    7.4   Entire Agreement   22
    7.5   Governing Law   22
    7.6   Severability   22
    7.7   Headings   23
    7.8   Limitations on Liability   23
    7.9   Consent to Jurisdiction   23
    7.10   Successors and Assigns   23
    7.11   Counterparts   23
    7.12   No Third Party Beneficiaries   23
    7.13   Additional Secured Credit Parties   23
    7.14   Trust Indenture Act   24

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AMENDED AND RESTATED INTERCREDITOR AGREEMENT

         THIS AMENDED AND RESTATED INTERCREDITOR AGREEMENT (as amended, supplemented, amended and restated or otherwise modified, the " Agreement "), dated as of August 20, 2004 (the " Effective Date "), is entered into by and among THE BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA , a Canadian chartered bank (" Scotiabank "), as the Administrative Agent acting on behalf of itself and the Bank Lenders pursuant to the Bank Credit Agreement (in such capacity, the " Bank Agent "), U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION , a national banking association in its capacity as Trustee under the Mortgage Notes Indenture (in such capacity, the " Mortgage Notes Indenture Trustee "), and SCOTIABANK , as Intercreditor Agent hereunder and under the Related Collateral Agreements (in such capacity, the " Intercreditor Agent "). This Agreement amends and restates in its entirety that certain Intercreditor Agreement, dated as of June 4, 2002 (the " Existing Intercreditor Agreement "), by and among Scotia Bank, as administrative agent under the existing credit facility, the Mortgage Notes Indenture Trustee and the Intercreditor Agent.


RECITALS

        A.    Existing Casino Resort.     Las Vegas Sands, Inc., a Nevada corporation (" LVSI "), and Venetian Casino Resort, LLC, a Nevada limited liability company (" Venetian ," and together with LVSI, the " Company ") own and operate a Venetian-themed hotel, casino, retail, meeting and entertainment complex (the " Existing Casino Resort ") with an existing total of approximately 4,000 suites, approximately 116,000 square feet of casino space and approximately 650,000 square feet of meeting and conference space located at 3355 Las Vegas Boulevard South, Clark County, Nevada.

        B.    Existing Credit Facility.     LVSI, Venetian, Scotia Bank, as administrative agent, joint lead arranger and joint bookrunner, Goldman Sachs Credit Partners L.P., as syndication agent, joint lead arranger and joint bookrunner, and the lenders from time to time party thereto entered into that certain Credit Agreement, dated as of June 4, 2002, pursuant to which the Bank Lenders agreed, subject to the terms thereof, to provide certain credit facilities to LVSI and Venetian.

        C.    Mortgage Notes Indenture.     LVSI, Venetian, certain guarantors named therein and the Mortgage Notes Indenture Trustee entered into the Mortgage Notes Indenture, dated as of June 4, 2002, pursuant to which LVSI and Venetian issued the Mortgage Notes.

        D.    Phase II Hotel/Casino.     Lido Casino Resort, LLC, a Nevada limited liability company (" LCR "), an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of LVSI and VCR, intends to design, develop, construct, own and operate an approximately 3,000 suite hotel, a gaming facility of approximately 100,000 square feet, a multi-story parking structure and meeting complex (the " Phase II Hotel/Casino ") on certain land and airspace adjacent to the Existing Casino Resort, to be integrated with the Existing Casino Resort. The Phase II Hotel/Casino will also be integrated with an enclosed mall with retail shops and restaurants of approximately 375,000 net leasable square feet (the " Phase II Mall ").

        E.    Bank Credit Facility.     Concurrently herewith, LVSI, Venetian, the Bank Agent, Goldman Sachs Credit Partners L.P., as syndication agent, sole lead arranger and sole bookrunner, and the Bank Lenders have entered into the Bank Credit Agreement, pursuant to which the Bank Lenders have agreed, subject to the terms thereof and hereof, to provide certain credit facilities to LVSI and VCR, jointly and severally, in an aggregate amount not to exceed $1,010,000,000. The Bank Credit Facility will be used, among other things, to (i) repay all amounts outstanding under the Company's existing bank credit facility described in Recital B , (ii) finance a portion of the development and construction costs of the Phase II Hotel/Casino and (iii) for certain other purposes, all as more particularly described in the Bank Credit Agreement and the Disbursement Agreement. LCR and certain other subsidiaries of LVSI and Venetian have guaranteed LVSI and Venetian's obligations under the Bank Credit Agreement. As more particularly described in Section 2 , the Bank Credit Facility is secured by a

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first priority Lien on the Collateral and the Mortgage Notes are secured by a second priority Lien on the Collateral.

        F.    Security Agreement.     In connection with the matters provided for herein, LVSI, Venetian and certain of their subsidiaries, as debtors thereunder, and Scotiabank, as the Intercreditor Agent thereunder, have entered into the Security Agreement, to provide for, among other things, the creation of security interests in the Collateral described therein granted to the Intercreditor Agent to secure the Bank Secured Obligations, with first Lien priority, and to secure the Mortgage Notes Secured Obligations, with second Lien priority.

        G.    Intercreditor Agreement.     The Secured Credit Parties desire to amend and restate the Existing Intercreditor Agreement, appoint Scotiabank as the Intercreditor Agent hereunder and under the Related Collateral Agreements, and set forth certain provisions relating to their respective rights in the Collateral, the exercise of remedies in the event of default, the application of proceeds of enforcement and certain other matters.

         NOW, THEREFORE , with reference to the foregoing recitals and in reliance thereon, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, the Secured Credit Parties agree to amend and restate the Existing Intercreditor Agreement as follows:

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Definitions and General Provisions.

        1.1    Definitions.     Except as otherwise expressed and provided herein, all capitalized terms used in this Agreement and its Exhibits shall have the meanings provided for in this Section 1.1.

        " Acceleration Event " means the acceleration of the maturity of all Obligations under a Facility Agreement in accordance with the terms and conditions of such Facility Agreement.

        " Additional Bank Proceeds " means the proceeds advanced by the Bank Lenders pursuant to any Facility Amendment which increases the maximum amount of the existing commitments under the Bank Credit Facility, subject to the limitations on the amount thereof provided for in Section 3.1.1 hereof; provided, however, that Additional Bank Proceeds shall not include any amounts advanced or re-advanced by the Bank Lenders under the Revolving Bank Loan Commitment under the Bank Credit Facility (but any Facility Amendment of the Bank Credit Facility to increase the $125,000,000 maximum amount of the Revolving Bank Loan Commitment shall be subject to the provisions of Section 3.1.1 below).

        " Adelson " means Sheldon G. Adelson, an individual.

        " Adelson Relative " means (i) any spouse, child, grandchild or sibling of Adelson, (ii) any other natural Person having a relationship by blood, marriage or adoption not more remote than second cousin with Adelson or any Person referenced in clause (i) of this definition or (iii) any other Person directly or indirectly controlled by Adelson or any other Person referenced in clause (i) or clause (ii) of this definition. For purposes of this definition, "control" shall mean the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management or policies of any other Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by agreement or otherwise.

        " Affiliate " of any specified Person means any other Person directly or indirectly controlling or controlled by or under direct or indirect common control with such specified Person. For purposes of this definition, "control" (including, with correlative meanings, the terms "controlling," "controlled by" and "under common control with"), as used with respect to any Person, shall mean the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management or policies of such Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by agreement or otherwise; provided , however , that beneficial ownership of 10% or more of the voting securities of a Person shall be deemed to be control.

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        " Bank Agent " means Scotiabank or its successor or assignee in its capacity as Administrative Agent under the Bank Credit Agreement.

        " Bank Credit Agreement " means that certain Credit Agreement dated as of the Effective Date by and among LVSI, Venetian, the Bank Agent, as administrative agent, Goldman Sachs Credit Partners L.P., as syndication agent, sole lead arranger and sole bookrunner, and the Bank Lenders, as such agreement may be amended (including, without limitation, any amendment and restatement thereof), supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time pursuant to a Permitted Facility Amendment, including, without limitation, any agreement extending the maturity of, refinancing, replacing or otherwise restructuring (including, without limitation, increasing the aggregate principal amount that may be borrowed thereunder but only to the extent permitted hereunder and by the terms of the Mortgage Notes Indenture) all or any portion of the Indebtedness and other obligations under such agreement or any successor or replacement agreement, and whether by the same or any other agent, lender or group of lenders.

        " Bank Credit Facility " means, collectively, the term loans, revolving facility and letter of credit facility described and made available to LVSI and Venetian by the Bank Lenders pursuant to the Bank Credit Agreement.

        " Bank Deeds of Trust " means, collectively, (1) that certain Deed of Trust, Leasehold Deed of Trust, Assignment of Rents and Leases, Security Agreement and Fixture Filing, dated as of the Effective Date, made by LVSI and Venetian as trustors, to First American Title Insurance Company, as trustee, for the benefit of the Bank Agent, as beneficiary, and (2) that certain Deed of Trust, Leasehold Deed of Trust, Assignment of Rents and Leases, Security Agreement and Fixture Filing to be executed by LVSI and LCR, as trustors, to First American Title Insurance Company, as trustee, for the benefit of the Bank Agent, as beneficiary, as each may be amended (including, without limitation, any amendment and restatement thereof), supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.

        " Bank Environmental Indemnity " means that certain Environmental Indemnity Agreement dated as of the Effective Date by and among LVSI, LCR, Venetian and the Bank Agent, as amended (including any amendment and restatement) supplemented or modified from time to time.

        " Bank Lenders " means the lenders party to the Bank Credit Agreement and the counterparties to Rate Protection Agreements (as defined in the Bank Credit Agreement) or their successors or assignees in such capacity as lenders or counterparties, as the case may be, under the Bank Credit Agreement.

        " Bank Secured Obligations " means all Obligations under the Bank Credit Facility, the Bank Security Documents and the other Loan Documents (as defined in the Bank Credit Agreement) including, to the extent permitted under the Mortgage Notes Indenture, Obligations in respect of Rate Protection Agreements (as defined in the Bank Credit Agreement).

        " Bank Security Documents " means the Bank Deeds of Trust, the Bank Environmental Indemnity, the Security Agreement and any other guaranties, deeds of trust, security agreements or collateral account agreements executed from time to time by LVSI, LCR or Venetian or direct or indirect Subsidiaries of LVSI, LCR or Venetian in favor of the Intercreditor Agent, the Bank Agent or the Bank Lenders to secure or guaranty the Obligations under the Bank Credit Facility.

        " Bankruptcy Code " means Title 11 of the United States Code entitled "Bankruptcy," as now and hereafter in effect, or any successor statute.

        " Base Rate Loan " shall have the meaning ascribed thereto in the Bank Credit Agreement.

        " Capital Stock " means with respect to any Person, any and all shares, interests, participations, rights or other equivalents (however designated) of capital stock of such Person, including, without limitation, if such Person is a partnership or limited liability company, partnership or membership

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interests (whether general or limited) and any other interest or participation that confers on a Person the right to receive a share of the profits and losses of, or distributions of assets of, such partnership or limited liability company.

        " Collateral " means all real and personal property encumbered to secure both (a) the Senior Lender Hedging Obligations, the Bank Secured Obligations under the Bank Security Documents or obligations under any Future First Lien Credit Facility, and (b) the Mortgage Notes Secured Obligations under the Mortgage Notes Indenture Security Documents.

        " Commitment " means, with respect to the Bank Credit Facility or any Future First Lien Credit Facility, the aggregate principal amount of all loans or credit extensions to the Company which may be made under such Facility.

        " Company Group " means the Company and any Subsidiary of the Company, and references herein to "any of the Company Group" or words to that effect mean any of the entities comprising the Company or any Subsidiary of any of them.

        " Consents " means the consents to the collateral assignment of the Assigned Agreements (as defined in the Security Agreement) executed by the counterparties to such Assigned Agreements.

        " Controlling Party " means one or more Secured Credit Parties with the right to direct the Intercreditor Agent with respect to any decisions or actions made or taken or to be made or taken with respect to Collateral pursuant to any of the Related Collateral Agreements (including, without limitation, the matters provided for in Section 4.4.1 and Section 4.5 ), determined in accordance with the following:

provided, however, that in the event Adelson or any Adelson Relative directly or indirectly owns an interest (other than a participation) in excess of fifteen percent (15%) of the aggregate Indebtedness under any Facility (the percentage of the total Indebtedness attributable to Adelson or any Adelson Relative shall be determined in accordance with the procedure demonstrated by the following example: a direct or indirect 50% interest in a $70 million portion of a $140 million Indebtedness would equal a 25% interest in such Indebtedness), then the Secured Credit Party with respect to such Indebtedness (an " Ineligible Credit Party ") shall not have the right to act as a Controlling Party in accordance with the foregoing, and the Controlling Party shall be the Secured Credit Party or Parties determined in accordance with such provisions among the Secured Credit Parties other than the Ineligible Credit Party (the foregoing provisions shall not, however, limit or restrict the other rights of a Secured Credit Party under this Agreement, including, without limitation, exercise of the rights provided for in Section 4.3 and in Section 4.4.2 , whether or not such Secured Credit Party is an Ineligible Credit Party in accordance with the foregoing).

        " Deeds of Trust " means, collectively, the Bank Deeds of Trust and the Mortgage Notes Indenture Deeds of Trust.

        " Disbursement Agreement " means that certain Master Disbursement Agreement, to be entered into among LCR, Phase II Mall Holding, LLC, a Nevada limited liability company, Phase II Mall

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Subsidiary, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, the Bank Agent, Scotiabank, as the agent for the lenders to the Phase II Mall, and Scotiabank, as the disbursement agent.

        " Event of Default " means, as the context requires, the occurrence and continuance of an "Event of Default" by or with respect to the Company or any Guarantor under the applicable Financing Agreement; provided, however, that, notwithstanding the provisions of Section 1.3 of this Agreement, any matter which would have constituted an "Event of Default" under a Facility Agreement but for the waiver thereof by the Secured Credit Party to such Facility Agreement, or but for the termination of such Facility Agreement, shall not constitute an Event of Default for purposes of this Agreement.

        " Exercise Remedies " or the " Exercise of Remedies " means the recording of a Notice of Default under any of the Deeds of Trust, the commencement of an action for judicial foreclosure, the appointment of a receiver, the enforcement of personal property foreclosure proceedings (whether judicial or non-judicial), the filing of a complaint or other action to enforce any Obligations, realization on Collateral or the enforcement of other remedies under any Related Collateral Agreement or any Facility Agreement, or the exercise of set off, or any combination of the foregoing, by or for the benefit of any Secured Credit Party hereto; provided, however, that "Exercise Remedies" or the "Exercise of Remedies" shall exclude, without limitation, the following: (i) the giving of notices of default (as distinguished from recording a Notice of Default); (ii) any declaration of an Acceleration Event; and (iii) actions taken by any Secured Credit Party or the Intercreditor Agent to perfect, or to extend or confirm the perfection or effectiveness of, any Lien provided for herein or in the applicable Facility Agreements.

        " Facility " or " Facilities " means, as the context requires, the Bank Credit Facility, the Mortgage Notes Indenture or any Future First Lien Credit Facility or any of them.

        " Facility Agreements " means, collectively, the Bank Credit Agreement, the Mortgage Notes Indenture and the principal agreement governing any Future First Lien Credit Facility.

        " Facility Amendment " means any amendment, modification, extension or renewal of any Facility or Facility Agreement.

        " Financing Agreements " means, collectively, the Bank Credit Agreement, the Mortgage Notes Indenture, the Security Documents, the notes or instruments delivered to the Bank Lenders, the Mortgage Notes, and the principal document governing any other First Lien Credit Facility (as defined in the Mortgage Notes Indenture) entered into on, prior to or after the date hereof and the security documents notes or instruments delivered to the providers of such other First Lien Credit Facility, as the same may be amended, supplemented, amended and restated or otherwise modified from time to time in accordance with the terms and conditions thereof.

        " Future First Lien Credit Facility " shall mean any First Lien Credit Facility (as defined in the Mortgage Notes Indenture) that is designated by the Borrower as a "First Lien Credit Facility" for purposes of the Mortgage Notes Indenture (other than the Bank Credit Agreement) but only to the extent that the providers of such Future First Lien Credit Facility become a party to this Agreement and agree to be bound by and comply with all of the terms and provisions of this Agreement, provided that, either such First Lien Credit Facility is expressly permitted as such under the Bank Credit Agreement or the required lenders under such Bank Credit Agreement have consented to the designation.

        " Governmental Instrumentality " means any national, state or local government (whether domestic or foreign), any political subdivision thereof or any other governmental, quasi-governmental, judicial, public or statutory instrumentality, authority, body, agency, bureau or entity (including, without limitation, the Nevada Gaming Authorities, any zoning authority, the FDIC, the Comptroller of the Currency or the Federal Reserve Board, any central bank or any comparable authority) or any arbitrator with authority to bind a party at law.

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        " Guarantor " shall mean any "Subsidiary Guarantor" under the Bank Credit Agreement and any "Note Guarantor" under the Mortgage Notes Indenture.

        " Hedging Obligations " means with respect to any Person, the obligations of such Person under (a) interest rate or currency swap agreements, interest rate or currency cap agreements, interest rate or currency collar agreements and (b) other agreements or arrangements designed to protect such Person against fluctuations in interest rates and/or currency exchange rates, in each case, to the extent permitted to be entered into and secured with a first priority Lien pursuant to the Mortgage Notes Indenture and the Bank Credit Agreement; provided, however that Hedging Obligations shall not include obligations of the Company or its Subsidiaries in respect of Rate Protection Agreements.

        " HVAC Provider " means Sempra Energy Solutions, a California corporation (as successor to Atlantic-Pacific Las Vegas, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company) or its permitted successors under the HVAC Services Agreements.

        " HVAC Services Agreements " means collectively (a) the Energy Services Agreement, dated as of November 14, 1997, as amended on July 1, 1999, between Venetian and the HVAC Provider, (b) the HVAC Ground Lease, and (c) all other agreements between the HVAC Provider and the Borrowers or their Restricted Subsidiaries (and any amendments of such other agreements or the agreements described in clauses (a) or (b) above), as approved by the Administrative Agent, in its reasonable discretion.

        " Indebtedness ," means, with respect to any Person, (1) any indebtedness of such Person, whether or not contingent (a) in respect of borrowed money, (b) evidenced by bonds, notes, debentures or similar instruments or letters of credit (or reimbursement agreements in respect thereof), (c) representing the balance deferred and unpaid of the purchase price of any property (including Capital Lease Obligations (as defined in the Mortgage Notes Indenture)), except any such balance that constitutes an accrued expense or trade payable, or (d) representing any Hedging Obligations, if and to the extent any of the foregoing indebtedness (other than letters of credit and Hedging Obligations) would appear as a liability upon a balance sheet of such Person prepared in accordance with GAAP (as defined in the Mortgage Notes Indenture), (2) to the extent not otherwise included, any obligation by such Person to be liable for, or to pay, as obligor, guarantor or otherwise, on the Indebtedness of another Person (other than by endorsement of negotiable instruments for collection in the ordinary course of business) and (3) to the extent not otherwise included, Indebtedness of another Person secured by a Lien on any asset owned by such Person (whether or not such Indebtedness is assumed by such Person). For purposes of this definition, the term "Indebtedness" shall not include (a) any amount of the liability in respect of an operating lease that at such time would not be required to be capitalized and reflected as a liability on the balance sheet in accordance with GAAP (as defined in the Mortgage Notes Indenture), (b) any obligation under the HVAC Services Agreements as in effect on the Closing Date (as defined in the Bank Credit Agreement) or (c) any surety bonds for claims underlying mechanics liens and any reimbursement obligations with respect thereto so long as such reimbursement obligations are not then due, or are promptly paid when due. The amount of any Indebtedness outstanding as of any date shall be (a) the accreted value thereof, in the case of any Indebtedness with original issue discount, and (b) the principal amount thereof, together with any interest thereon that is more than 30 days past due, in the case of any other Indebtedness. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, Indebtedness of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries (as defined in the Mortgage Notes Indenture) shall not include any Indebtedness that has been either satisfied and discharged or defeased through covenant defeasance or legal defeasance.

        " Intercreditor Agent " means Scotiabank as the Intercreditor Agent pursuant to Section 6 of this Agreement, its permitted successor or assignee in such capacity, and any Additional Intercreditor Agent appointed pursuant to said Section 6 .

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        " Lender " means any of the Bank Lenders, any lender under a Future First Lien Credit Facility, any Permitted Counterparty or any of the Mortgage Note Holders.

        " Lien " means, with respect to any asset, any mortgage, lien, pledge, charge, security interest or encumbrance of any kind in respect of such asset, whether or not filed, recorded or otherwise perfected under applicable law (including, without limitation, any conditional sale or other title retention agreement or any lease in the nature thereof).

        " Mortgage Note(s) " means the 11.00% Mortgage Note(s) due 2010 and any Additional Notes (as defined in the Mortgage Notes Indenture), in each case issued by LVSI and Venetian pursuant to the Mortgage Notes Indenture.

        " Mortgage Note Holder(s) " means the holder(s) of the Mortgage Note(s).

        " Mortgage Notes Indenture " means that certain Mortgage Notes Indenture dated as of June 4, 2002 by and among LVSI, Venetian, the guarantors signatory thereto and the Mortgage Notes Indenture Trustee, as amended (including any amendment and restatement thereof), supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.

        " Mortgage Notes Indenture Deeds of Trust " means, collectively, (1) that certain Deed of Trust, Leasehold Deed of Trust, Assignment of Rents and Leases, Security Agreement and Fixture Filing, dated as of June 4, 2002, as amended as of the Effective Date, made by LVSI and Venetian as trustors, to First American Title Insurance Company, as trustee, for the benefit of the Mortgage Notes Indenture Trustee, as beneficiary, (2) that certain Deed of Trust, Leasehold Deed of Trust, Assignment of Rents and Leases, Security Agreement and Fixture Filing, to be executed by LVSI and LCR as trustors, to First American Title Insurance Company, as trustee, for the benefit of the Mortgage Notes Indenture Trustee, as beneficiary, and (3) that certain Deed of Trust, Assignment of Rents and Leases, Security Agreement and Fixture Filing, dated as of May 6, 2004, made by LVSI, as trustor, to First American Title Insurance Company, as trustee, for the benefit of the Mortgage Notes Indenture Trustee, as beneficiary, as each may be amended (including, without limitation, any amendment and restatement thereof), supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.

        " Mortgage Notes Indenture Environmental Indemnity " means that certain Environmental Indemnity Agreement dated as of June 4, 2002, as amended as of the Effective Date, by and among LVSI, Venetian and the Mortgage Notes Indenture Trustee, as amended (including, without limitation, any amendment and restatement thereof), supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.

        " Mortgage Notes Indenture Security Documents " means, collectively, the Mortgage Notes Indenture Deeds of Trust, the Mortgage Notes Indenture Environmental Indemnity, the Security Agreement and any guaranties, deeds of trust, security agreements or collateral account agreements executed from time to time by LVSI, LCR or Venetian or direct or indirect Subsidiaries of LVSI, LCR or Venetian in favor of the Intercreditor Agent, the Mortgage Notes Indenture Trustee or the Mortgage Note Holders to secure or guaranty the Obligations under the Mortgage Notes and the Mortgage Notes Indenture.

        " Mortgage Notes Indenture Trustee " means U.S. Bank National Association or its successor or assignee in its capacity as Trustee under the Mortgage Notes Indenture.

        " Mortgage Notes Proceeds " means the proceeds from the issuance of the Mortgage Notes (net of any underwriter's discount and expenses).

        " Mortgage Notes Secured Obligations " means all Obligations under the Mortgage Notes, the Mortgage Notes Indenture Security Documents and the other Collateral Documents (as defined in the Mortgage Notes Indenture).

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        " Nevada Gaming Authorities " means, collectively, the Nevada Gaming Commission, the Nevada State Gaming Control Board and the Clark County Liquor and Gaming Licensing Board.

        " Notice of Default " means a notice of default which must be recorded in the official real property records of Clark County, Nevada, in order to commence non-judicial foreclosure of a Deed of Trust in accordance with applicable Nevada law.

        " Obligations " means (a) all loans, advances, debts, liabilities and obligations (including reimbursement obligations in respect of letters of credit), howsoever arising, owed by the Company and its direct and indirect Subsidiaries under the Bank Credit Agreement, the Mortgage Notes Indenture, Future First Lien Credit Facility or otherwise to any Lender of every kind and description (whether or not evidenced by any note or instrument and whether or not for the payment of money), direct or indirect, absolute or contingent, due or to become due, now existing or hereafter arising, pursuant to the terms of the Financing Agreements, including, without limitation, all interest (including post-petition interest even if the claim for such amounts is not permitted by applicable law), fees, charges, expenses, attorneys' fees and accountants fees chargeable to the Company or any Guarantor in connection with its dealings with the Lenders and payable by the Company or any Guarantor hereunder or thereunder, (b) Hedging Obligations of the Company Group to any Secured Party, (c) any and all sums advanced by the Intercreditor Agent or any other Secured Party in order to preserve the Collateral or preserve any Secured Party's security interest in the Collateral, including, without limitation, all Protective Advances and (d) in the event of any proceeding for the collection or enforcement of the Obligations after an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, the reasonable expenses of retaking, holding, preparing for sale or lease, selling or otherwise disposing of or realizing on the Collateral, or of any exercise by any Secured Party of its rights under the Security Documents, together with reasonable attorneys' fees and court costs.

        " Permitted Counterparty " means the counterparties to any Hedging Obligations entered into by the Company or its Subsidiaries which are permitted by the Bank Credit Agreement; provided, however , such counterparties become parties to this Agreement and agree to be bound by and comply with all of the terms and provisions of this Agreement.

        " Permitted Facility Amendment " means a Facility Amendment of the Bank Credit Facility or a Future First Lien Credit Facility which is expressly permitted pursuant to Section 3 of this Agreement.

        " Person " means any natural person, corporation, partnership, firm, limited liability company, association, Governmental Instrumentality or any other entity whether acting in an individual, fiduciary or other capacity.

        " Potential Event of Default " means any event, which with the passage of time and/or the giving of notice would become an Event of Default.

        " Protective Advances " means any advances with respect to (i) the payment of any delinquent taxes or insurance premiums owed by any of the Company Group with respect to the Existing Casino Resort or the Phase II Hotel/Casino, (ii) the removal of any Lien or encumbrance on the Existing Casino Resort or the Phase II Hotel/Casino (other than Liens that are junior to the Deeds of Trust) or the defense of the Company's title thereto or of the validity, enforceability, perfection or priority of the Liens and security interests granted pursuant to the Security Documents or (iii) the repair, maintenance, protection or preservation of the value of the Existing Casino Resort or the Phase II Hotel/Casino or (in each case) any portion thereof, including, without limitation, for payment of (A) heating, gas, electric and other utility bills (including, without limitation, any payments due under the HVAC Services Agreements) or (B) amounts reasonably necessary to prevent the provider of any financing provided pursuant to clauses (g), (j) or (p) of the second paragraph of Section 4.09 of the Mortgage Notes Indenture from (x) terminating its agreement to advance funds thereunder or (y) exercising rights under the documentation applicable to its financing commitment so as to deprive

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the Phase II Hotel/Casino of the property or equipment procured with advances made pursuant to such financing commitment.

        " REA " means that certain Second Amended and Restated Reciprocal Easement, Use and Operating Agreement dated as of May 17, 2004, as amended on July 30, 2004, by and among Venetian, LVSI, Grand Canal Shops II, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, Phase II Mall Subsidiary, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and Interface Group-Nevada, Inc., a Nevada corporation, and as further amended, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified in accordance with the terms thereof from time to time.

        " Related Collateral Account Agreements " means, collectively, all control agreements and/or collateral account agreements that grant a security interest in, or perfect a security interest in any "securities account", "deposit account", "financial asset" or other "investment property" (each such term as defined in the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect from time to time in New York) for the benefit of the Bank Agent and the Mortgage Notes Indenture Trustee (or the Intercreditor Agent on their behalf).

        " Related Collateral Agreements " means the Security Agreement, the Consents and the Related Collateral Account Agreements.

        " Revolving Bank Loan Commitment " shall have the meaning ascribed to the term "Revolving Loan Commitment" in the Bank Credit Agreement.

        " Secured Credit Parties " means the Bank Agent, the Mortgage Notes Indenture Trustee, each Permitted Counterparty and the agent, trustee or other representative of the Senior Lenders under a Future First Lien Credit Facility.

        " Secured Lenders " means the Bank Agent and the Bank Lenders, each Permitted Counterparty, the Mortgage Notes Indenture Trustee and the Mortgage Note Holders, and the Senior Lenders under a Future First Lien Credit Facility and their agent, trustee or other representative.

        " Secured Obligations " means the Senior Lender Secured Obligations, the Senior Lender Hedging Obligations, or the Mortgage Notes Secured Obligations, as the context requires.

        " Secured Parties " means the Intercreditor Agent, the Bank Agent, the Mortgage Notes Indenture Trustee, the Lenders and the Permitted Counterparties.

        " Security Agreement " means the Amended and Restated Security Agreement, dated as of the Effective Date, among LVSI, Venetian and certain of their Subsidiaries, as debtors thereunder, and Scotiabank, as the Intercreditor Agent thereunder, together with any amendment, amendment and restatement, supplement or other modification thereto hereafter entered into by any Subsidiary of the Company for the benefit of one or more of the Secured Lenders.

        " Security Documents " means, collectively and without duplication, the Bank Security Documents, the Mortgage Notes Indenture Security Documents, the Consents, and any other deeds of trust, security agreements or collateral account agreements entered into by LVSI, LCR or Venetian or direct or indirect Subsidiaries of LVSI, LCR or Venetian for the benefit of any Secured Credit Party in accordance with the terms of the Financing Agreements or this Agreement.

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        " Senior Lender Documents " shall mean the Bank Credit Agreement, each of the Bank Security Documents, each document or instrument evidencing a Senior Lender Hedging Obligation, all documents and instruments evidencing any obligation under any Future First Lien Credit Facility and any other related document executed or delivered pursuant to any Senior Lender Document at any time or otherwise evidencing any Senior Lender Secured Obligation, as any such document or instrument may from time to time be amended, renewed, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time pursuant to a Permitted Facility Amendment.

        " Senior Lender Hedging Obligations " means Obligations constituting Hedging Obligations of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to the extent owed to a Permitted Counterparty.

        " Senior Lenders " shall mean the Persons holding Senior Lender Secured Obligations, including, without limitation, the Bank Agent and the Bank Lenders.

        " Senior Lender Secured Obligations " shall mean Senior Lender Hedging Obligations, the Bank Secured Obligations and all Obligations outstanding under any Future First Lien Credit Facility.

        " Specified Actions " means any of the following except to the extent contemplated by Section 3.4 below or as otherwise required or permitted under this Agreement or the Related Collateral Agreements or as otherwise required by law: (i) the release of any Collateral; (ii) the release of any Lien under the Related Collateral Agreements; or (iii) any change in the priority of such Liens.

        " Standstill Period " means a period of forty-five (45) days commencing upon the occurrence of a specified default, which period may be extended for an additional fifteen (15) days upon written notice given to the other Secured Credit Parties within such 45-day period by the Bank Agent.

        " Substantial Completion " has the meaning given in the Disbursement Agreement.

        " Subsidiary " means, with respect to any Person, (i) any corporation, association, limited liability company or other business entity (other than a partnership) of which more than 50% of the total voting power of shares of Capital Stock entitled (without regard to the occurrence of any contingency) to vote in the election of directors, managers or trustees thereof is at the time of determination owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by such Person or one or more of the other Subsidiaries of that Person or a combination thereof and (ii) any partnership of which more than 50% of the partnership's capital accounts, distribution rights or general or limited partnership interests are owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by such Person or one or more of the other Subsidiaries of that Person or a combination thereof.

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        1.2 Other Defined Terms.     The following terms shall have the meanings given such terms in the Sections set forth below:

Term

  Section
Additional Intercreditor Agent   Section 6.7.2
Agreement   Preamble
Existing Casino Resort   Recital A
Company   Recital A
Effective Date   Preamble
Existing Intercreditor Agreement   Preamble
First Lien Agent   Section 2.2.2
LCR   Recital D
LVSI   Recital A
Phase II Hotel/Casino   Recital D
Phase II Mall   Recital D
Realization   Section 4.4.2
Scotiabank   Preamble
Separate Unified Realization   Section 4.4.2
Venetian   Recital A

        1.3 Interpretation.     To the extent that reference is made in this Agreement to any term defined in, or to any other provision of, any other agreement, such term or provision shall continue to have the original meaning thereof notwithstanding any termination, expiration or amendment of such other agreement; provided, however, that upon any formal written amendment of any agreement to which all of the Secured Credit Parties are parties, to the extent such amendment modifies terms defined therein or other provisions thereof which are referred to in this Agreement, then such references herein shall be to such terms or provisions as so amended.

2.
Collateral, Priority of Liens and Subordination.

        2.1 Liens and Security Interests.     The Secured Credit Parties agree that each Secured Lender shall have the benefit of the following Liens on, and security interests in, the Collateral:

        Under the Related Collateral Agreements, the Liens and security interests in the Collateral described therein have been granted to the Intercreditor Agent on behalf of the Secured Credit Parties, with the Lien priorities provided for in this Section 2.1.

        2.2    No Other Collateral.     Except as provided in Section 2.1 and in this Section 2.2 , no Secured Credit Party in its capacity as such shall be entitled to receive and hold, directly or indirectly, any Liens on or security interests in (i) any property or assets owned directly or indirectly by any of the Company Group or (ii) any Capital Stock in the Company or in any Affiliate of the Company. No Senior Secured Lender in its capacity as such may hold a Lien in any Collateral that is not also pledged to the Mortgage Notes Indenture Trustee. In connection with any Permitted Facility Amendment, the Bank Agent or any other agent or representative of the Senior Lenders under a Future First Lien Credit Facility (the " First Lien Agent ") may receive and hold Liens on and security interests for the benefit of the Bank Lenders, or such other Senior Lenders, as the case may be, in any other assets or property

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owned directly or indirectly by any of the Company Group other than any Capital Stock in the Company or any Affiliate of the Company, in each case, so long as such additional collateral is also pledged for the benefit of the Mortgage Notes Indenture Trustee.

        2.3    Confirmation of Liens.     Each Secured Credit Party hereto hereby confirms and agrees that the Liens and security interests held by or for the benefit of each Secured Lender in the Collateral, as provided for in the preceding provisions of this Section 2 shall secure all Obligations of the Company Group or any of them now or hereafter owing to each Secured Lender in connection with the applicable Facility or Senior Lender Hedging Obligation throughout the term of this Agreement, in each case with the priority specified in Section 2.1 , notwithstanding (i) the availability of any other collateral to any Secured Lender, (ii) the actual date and time of execution, delivery, recording, filing or perfection of any of the Security Documents or (iii) the fact that any Lien or security interest created by any of the Security Documents, or any claim with respect thereto, is or may be subordinated, avoided or disallowed in whole or in part under the Bankruptcy Code or other applicable federal or state law. Notwithstanding any other provision in this Agreement to the contrary, any Indebtedness owed to a Secured Credit Party which is secured by property that does not also secure the Mortgage Notes Secured Obligations shall not be secured by the Collateral. In the event of a proceeding, whether voluntary or involuntary, for insolvency, liquidation, reorganization, dissolution, bankruptcy or other similar proceedings pursuant to the Bankruptcy Code or other applicable federal or state law, each Secured Credit Party further confirms and agrees that the Obligations due and outstanding under and with respect to each Facility shall include all principal, additional advances permitted hereunder, Protective Advances made by such Secured Credit Party to the extent provided in Section 3.6 , interest, default interest, LIBOR breakage and swap breakage, post petition interest and all other amounts due thereunder, for periods before and for periods after the commencement of any such proceedings, even if the claim for such amounts is disallowed pursuant to applicable law, and all proceeds from the sale or other disposition of the Collateral shall be paid to the Secured Lenders in the order and priority provided for in this Section 2 notwithstanding the disallowance of any such claim or the invalidity or subordination of any Lien on or security interest in the Collateral under applicable law.

        2.4    Effect.     All provisions of this Agreement, including but not limited to, all matters relating to the creation, validity, perfection, priority, subordination and release of the Liens and security interests intended to be created by the Security Documents and all provisions regarding the allocation and priority of payments with respect to any Facility, shall survive the filing of a proceeding under the Bankruptcy Code and be fully enforceable by and against each Secured Credit Party hereto during any such proceeding.

3.
Permitted Facility Amendments; Releases; Protective Advances.

        3.1    Bank Credit Facility Amendments.     The Bank Agent and the Bank Lenders shall have the right, at any time and without the consent of the other Secured Credit Parties, and without affecting the validity and priority of the Liens on and security interests in the Collateral created by the Bank Security Documents, to enter into a Facility Amendment with respect to the Bank Credit Facility or the Obligations evidenced thereby, provided that, after giving effect to such Facility Amendment, the following conditions are satisfied:

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        Any Facility Amendment of the Bank Credit Facility in conformity with the foregoing shall constitute a Permitted Facility Amendment under this Agreement. The provisions of Section 2 hereof with respect to the validity, priority, perfection and subordination of all Liens on and security interests in the Collateral to secure the Bank Secured Obligations shall continue to apply to the Bank Credit Facility as so amended, modified or refinanced.

        3.2    Future First Lien Credit Facility Amendments.     A First Lien Agent and the Senior Lenders under a Future First Lien Credit Facility shall have the right, at any time and without the consent of the other Secured Credit Parties, and without affecting the validity and priority of the Liens on and security interests in the Collateral created by the collateral documents relating to such Future First Lien Credit Facility, to enter into a Facility Amendment with respect to such Future First Lien Credit Facility or the Obligations evidenced thereby, provided that, after giving effect to such Facility Amendment, the following conditions are satisfied:

        Any Facility Amendment of a Future First Lien Credit Facility in conformity with the foregoing shall constitute a Permitted Facility Amendment under this Agreement. The provisions of Section 2 hereof with respect to the validity, priority, perfection and subordination of all Liens on and security interests in the Collateral to secure the Obligations under such Future First Lien Credit Facility shall continue to apply to the Future First Lien Credit Facility as so amended, modified or refinanced.

        3.3    Amendments to Security Agreements.     The Mortgage Notes Trustee agrees to any amendments, waivers or consents in respect of any Security Documents to the extent required under the second paragraph of Section 9.1 of the Mortgage Notes Indenture.

        3.4    Releases.     The Mortgage Notes Indenture Trustee agrees to release its Lien on portions of the Collateral as and when required pursuant to Section 10.03 of the Mortgage Notes Indenture.

        3.5    Waivers.     Any Secured Credit Party may, without the consent of the other Secured Credit Parties, defer any payments due under its Facility or agreement relating to Senior Lender Hedging Obligations to which it is a party or waive any provisions thereof.

        3.6    Protective Advances.     Prior to Substantial Completion, in the event that an Event of Default or a Potential Event of Default occurs, thereafter any Secured Credit Party may, without the consent of the other Secured Credit Parties and without affecting the validity or priority of any Liens on or security interests in the Collateral created by the Security Documents, make Protective Advances, provided that the Secured Credit Party making any such Protective Advance shall have the right to specify the costs to be paid from the proceeds of such Protective Advance.

        3.7    No Other Facility Amendments.     Any Facility Amendment of the Bank Credit Facility or Future First Lien Credit Facility that does not comply with the provisions set forth in this Section 3 shall not be effective unless the prior written consent of the other Secured Credit Parties shall have

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been obtained, in which event such Facility Amendment shall constitute a Permitted Facility Amendment.

4.
Events of Default; Remedies; Certain Actions by the Intercreditor Agent.

        4.1    Declaration of Event of Default.     Each Secured Credit Party may declare an Event of Default under its Facility Agreement and accelerate all Obligations due thereunder, to the extent and on the terms and conditions provided for in such Facility Agreement; provided, however, that no Secured Credit Party shall be entitled to Exercise Remedies against any of the Company Group or with respect to the Collateral except as set forth in Section 4.3.

        4.2    Proceeds of Collateral.     Any Proceeds of Collateral received by the Intercreditor Agent shall, except to the extent otherwise required pursuant to the REA, be retained by the Intercreditor Agent in an account maintained by the Intercreditor Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties and shall be applied to repayment of the Obligations of the Secured Lenders in the order of priority of their respective Liens on the Collateral in accordance with Section 2.1 hereof, subject to their respective Facilities. Notwithstanding the foregoing, all rents and other proceeds received by the Intercreditor Agent in respect of Space Leases (as defined in each Bank Deed of Trust) shall be applied (i) first to make Protective Advances and (ii) second, to pay interest and principal due and payable under the Bank Credit Agreement.

        4.3    Requirements Regarding Exercise of Remedies.     Each Secured Credit Party shall be entitled to declare an Acceleration Event and Exercise Remedies against any of the Company Group or with respect to the Collateral in accordance with the terms of its Facility Agreement subject to compliance with each of the following conditions:

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        4.4    Exercise of Rights Under Security Agreements.     

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        4.4.3    Foreclosure of Deeds of Trust.     The provisions of the preceding Section 4.4.1 and Section 4.4.2 shall not restrict the right of a Secured Credit Party to Exercise Remedies against, and to complete a foreclosure against or other realization upon any Collateral which constitutes an interest in real property encumbered by a Deed of Trust granted for the benefit of such Secured Credit Party, provided that such Exercise of Remedies, foreclosure or other realization is permitted in accordance with the applicable provisions of Section 4.3.

        4.5    Other Duties of and Actions by the Intercreditor Agent.     To the extent not otherwise provided for by this Agreement, with respect to the Related Collateral Agreements, the Intercreditor Agent may take and shall take, or refrain from taking, action in its capacity as the Intercreditor Agent thereunder, in accordance with the following provisions.

        5.    Representations and Warranties.     Each Secured Credit Party represents and warrants to each other Secured Credit Party as follows:

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6.
Appointment of the Intercreditor Agent.

        6.1    Appointment.     Scotiabank is hereby appointed the Intercreditor Agent hereunder and under the Related Collateral Agreements and each Secured Credit Party hereby authorizes the Intercreditor Agent to enter into the applicable Related Collateral Agreements which secure Obligations to such Secured Credit Party and to act as its agent in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and such Related Collateral Agreement. The Intercreditor Agent agrees to act upon the express conditions contained in this Agreement and the Related Collateral Agreements, as applicable. The provisions of this Section 6 are solely for the benefit of the Intercreditor Agent and the Secured Credit Parties, and none of the Company, any Affiliate of the Company, Adelson or any Adelson Relative shall have any rights as a third party beneficiary of any of the provisions thereof. In performing its functions and duties under this Agreement, the Intercreditor Agent shall act solely as an agent of the Secured Credit Parties and does not assume and shall not be deemed to have assumed any obligation towards or relationship of agency or trust with or for the Company, any Affiliate of the Company, Adelson or any Adelson Relative.

        6.2    Authority.     Each Secured Credit Party irrevocably authorizes the Intercreditor Agent to take such actions on such Secured Credit Party's behalf and to exercise such powers, rights and remedies under the Related Collateral Agreements as are specifically delegated or granted to the Intercreditor Agent by the terms hereof and thereof, together with such powers, rights and remedies as are reasonably incidental thereto. The Intercreditor Agent shall have only those duties and responsibilities that are expressly specified in this Agreement and the applicable Related Collateral Agreement. The Intercreditor Agent agrees to act in accordance with instructions of the Controlling Party pursuant to Section 4.4.1. The Intercreditor Agent may exercise such powers, rights and remedies and perform such duties by or through its agents or employees. The Intercreditor Agent shall not have, by reason of this Agreement or the Related Collateral Agreements, a fiduciary relationship in respect of any Secured Credit Party or any other Person, and nothing in this Agreement or the Related Collateral Agreements, expressed or implied, is intended to or shall be so construed as to impose upon the Intercreditor Agent any obligations in respect of this Agreement or the Related Collateral Agreements except as expressly set forth herein or therein.

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        6.3    Amendment of Agreements.     Subject to Section 3.3 hereof, without the prior written consent of the Secured Credit Parties, the Intercreditor Agent shall not amend any of the Related Collateral Agreements to which it is a party. Subject to Section 3.3 hereof, upon approval by the Secured Credit Parties of any proposed amendment to the Related Collateral Agreements, the Intercreditor Agent shall execute and deliver such amendment, in each case in its capacity as Intercreditor Agent hereunder.

        6.4    Responsibility.     The Intercreditor Agent shall not be responsible to any Secured Credit Party for the execution, effectiveness, genuineness, validity, enforceability, collectibility or sufficiency of this Agreement, any Related Collateral Agreement or any Collateral or for any representations, warranties, recitals or statements made herein or therein or made in any written or oral statements or in any financial or other statements, instruments, reports or certificates or any other documents furnished to the Secured Credit Parties in connection with the Collateral and the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby or any default under any agreement included in the Collateral or for the financial condition or business affairs of the Company or any other Person liable for the payment of any Obligations, nor shall the Intercreditor Agent be required to ascertain or inquire as to the performance or observance of any of the terms, conditions, provisions, covenants or agreements contained in this Agreement or any other Financing Agreement or any Collateral or as to the existence or possible existence of any Event of Default, Potential Event of Default or any default under any agreement included in the Collateral.

        6.5    Liability.     Neither the Intercreditor Agent nor any of its officers, directors, employees or agents shall be liable to any Secured Credit Party or any other Person for any action taken or omitted by the Intercreditor Agent under or in connection with this Agreement, the Related Collateral Agreements or the Collateral except to the extent caused by the Intercreditor Agent's gross negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct. The Intercreditor Agent shall be entitled to refrain from any act or the taking of any action (including the failure to take an action) in connection with this Agreement, the Related Collateral Agreements or the Collateral or from the exercise of any power, discretion or authority vested in it hereunder or thereunder unless and until the Intercreditor Agent shall have received instructions in respect thereof in accordance with this Agreement, and upon such instruction, the Intercreditor Agent shall be entitled to act or (where so instructed) refrain from acting, or to exercise such power, discretion or authority, in accordance with such instructions. Without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing, (i) the Intercreditor Agent shall be entitled to rely, and shall be fully protected in relying, upon any communication, instrument or document believed by it to be genuine and correct and to have been signed or sent by the proper person or persons, and shall be entitled to rely, and shall be protected in relying, on opinions and judgments of attorneys (who may be attorneys for the Company and the Affiliates of the Company), accountants, experts and other professional advisors selected by it and (ii) no Secured Credit Party shall have any right of action whatsoever against the Intercreditor Agent as a result of the Intercreditor Agent acting or (where so instructed) refraining from acting under this Agreement or any Related Collateral Agreement in its capacity as Intercreditor Agent to the extent authorized, permitted, required or instructed in accordance with the terms of this Agreement. Each Secured Lender shall, from time to time on demand by the Intercreditor Agent, indemnify the Intercreditor Agent, in proportion to its pro rata share of the aggregate amount of the Secured Obligations outstanding at such time, against any and all claims, costs, losses, expenses (including legal fees) and liabilities (collectively, " Losses "), which the Intercreditor Agent may incur, other than by reason of its own gross negligence or willful misconduct, in acting in its capacity as Intercreditor Agent hereunder. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if any Losses are incurred by the Intercreditor Agent in taking actions pursuant to instructions issued by a Controlling Party, and the issuance of such instructions constitutes gross negligence or willful misconduct, such Controlling Party shall bear the full amount of the indemnity provided herein.

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        6.6    Capacity.     The agency hereby created shall in no way impair or affect any of the rights and powers of, or impose any duties or obligations upon, the Intercreditor Agent in its individual capacity as the Bank Agent, a Bank Lender or a Secured Credit Party hereunder. The Intercreditor Agent and its Affiliates may accept deposits from, lend money to and generally engage in any kind of banking, trust, financial advisory or other business with the Company or any Affiliate of the Company as if it were not performing the duties specified herein, and may accept fees and other consideration from any of the Company Group for services in connection with this Agreement and otherwise without having to account for the same to other Secured Credit Parties.

        6.7    Resignation; Appointment of Additional Intercreditor Agents.     

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7.
Miscellaneous Provisions.

        7.1    Notices; Addresses.     Any communications between the Secured Credit Parties hereto or notices herein to be given may be given to the following addressees:

If to the Bank Agent:   The Bank of Nova Scotia
580 California Street, 21st Floor
San Francisco, California 94104
Attn.: Alan Pendergast
Phone: (415) 616-4155
Fax: (415) 397-0791

with a copy to:

 

The Bank of Nova Scotia
Loan Administration
600 Peachtree Street, N.E.
Atlanta, Georgia 30308
Attn.: Hilma Gabbidon and Vicki Gibson
Phone: (404) 877-1525
Fax: (404) 888-8998

If to the Mortgage Notes
Indenture Trustee:

 

U.S. Bank National Association
180 East Fifth Street
St. Paul, Minnesota 55164-0111
Attn.: Corporate Trust Department
Phone: (651) 244-0721
Fax: (651) 244-0711

If to the Intercreditor Agent:

 

The Bank of Nova Scotia
580 California Street, 21st Floor
San Francisco, California 94104
Attn.: Alan Pendergast
Phone: (415) 616-4155
Fax: (415) 397-0791

with a copy to:

 

The Bank of Nova Scotia
Loan Administration
600 Peachtree Street, N.E.
Atlanta, Georgia 30308
Attn.: Hilma Gabbidon and Vicki Gibson
Phone: (404) 877-1525
Fax: (404) 888-8998

        All notices or other communications required or permitted to be given hereunder shall be in writing and shall be considered as properly given (a) if delivered in person, (b) if sent by reputable overnight delivery service, (c) in the event overnight delivery services are not readily available, if mailed by first class mail, postage prepaid, registered or certified with return receipt requested or (d) if sent by prepaid telex, or by telecopy with correct answer back received. Notice so given shall be effective upon

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receipt by the addressee, except that any communication or notice so transmitted by telecopy or other direct written electronic means shall be deemed to have been validly and effectively given on the day (if a Banking Day and, if not, on the next following Banking Day) on which it is validly transmitted if transmitted before 4 p.m., recipient's time, and if transmitted after that time, on the next following Banking Day; provided , however, that if any notice is tendered to an addressee and the delivery thereof is refused by such addressee, such notice shall be effective upon such tender. Any party shall have the right to change its address for notice hereunder to any other location by giving no less than twenty (20) days' notice to the other parties in the manner set forth hereinabove.

        7.2    Further Assurances.     Each Secured Credit Party (i) shall deliver to each other Secured Credit Party and to the Intercreditor Agent such instruments, agreements, certificates and documents as any such Person may reasonably request to confirm the validity and priority of the Liens on and security interests in the Collateral granted pursuant to the Security Documents as affected hereby, (ii) shall fully cooperate with each other and with the Intercreditor Agent and (iii) shall perform all additional acts reasonably requested by any such Person to effect the purposes of this Agreement.

        7.3    Delay and Waiver.     No delay or omission to exercise any right, power or remedy accruing upon the occurrence of any Event of Default or Potential Event of Default or any other breach or default of the Company Group or any of them under any Facility Agreement or any Related Collateral Agreement shall impair any such right, power or remedy of the Secured Credit Parties or the Intercreditor Agent, nor shall it be construed to be a waiver of any such breach or default, or an acquiescence therein, or in any similar breach or default thereafter occurring, nor shall any waiver of any single Event of Default or Potential Event of Default or other breach or default be deemed a waiver of any other Event of Default or Potential Event of Default or other breach or default theretofore or thereafter occurring. Any waiver, permit, consent or approval of any kind or character on the part of any of the Secured Credit Parties or the Intercreditor Agent of any Event of Default or Potential Event of Default or other breach or default under this Agreement, any Related Collateral Agreement or any other Financing Agreement, or any waiver on the part of any of the Secured Credit Parties or the Intercreditor Agent, of any provision or condition of this Agreement or any other operative document, must be in writing and shall be effective only to the extent specifically set forth in such writing. All remedies, either under this Agreement, under any Related Collateral Agreement or any other Financing Agreement or by law or otherwise afforded to any of the Secured Credit Parties or the Intercreditor Agent shall be cumulative and not alternative (subject to any limitations on the exercise of such remedies imposed under this Agreement).

        7.4    Entire Agreement.     This Agreement and any agreement, document or instrument attached hereto or referred to herein integrate all the terms and conditions mentioned herein or incidental hereto and supersede all oral negotiations and prior writings in respect to the subject matter hereof, all of which negotiations and writings are deemed void and of no force and effect. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, this Agreement replaces and supercedes in its entirety the Existing Intercreditor Agreement. As among the Secured Credit Parties, in the event of any conflict between the terms of this Agreement and the terms of the Related Collateral Agreements, the terms of this Agreement shall control.

        7.5    Governing Law.     This Agreement shall be governed by the laws of State of New York of the United States of America and shall for all purposes be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of such state without regard to the conflict of law rules thereof other than Section 5-1401 of the New York General Obligations Law.

        7.6    Severability.     In case any one or more of the provisions contained in this Agreement should be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect, the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby, and the parties hereto shall enter into good faith negotiations to replace the invalid, illegal or unenforceable provision.

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        7.7    Headings.     Section headings have been inserted in this Agreement as a matter of convenience for reference only and it is agreed that such headings are not a part of this Agreement and shall not be used in the interpretation of any provision of this Agreement.

        7.8    Limitations on Liability.     No claim shall be made by any Secured Credit Party or any of its Affiliates against any other Secured Credit Party, the Intercreditor Agent or any of their respective Affiliates, directors, employees, attorneys or agents for any special, indirect, consequential or punitive damages (whether or not the claim therefor is based on contract, tort or duty imposed by law), in connection with, arising out of or in any way related to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or any act or omission or event occurring in connection therewith; and each Secured Credit Party hereby waives, releases and agrees not to sue upon any such claim for any such special, indirect, consequential or punitive damages, whether or not accrued and whether or not known or suspected to exist in its favor.

        7.9    Consent to Jurisdiction.     Any legal action or proceeding arising out of this Agreement may be brought in or removed to the courts of the State of New York, in and for the County of New York, or of the United States of America for the Southern District of New York. By execution and delivery of this Agreement, each Secured Credit Party, accepts, for its and in respect of its property, generally and unconditionally, the jurisdiction of the aforesaid courts for legal proceedings arising out of or in connection with this Agreement and irrevocably consents to the appointment of Corporation Service Company as its agent to receive service of process in New York, New York. Nothing herein shall affect the right to serve process in any other manner including, without limitation, judicial or non-judicial foreclosure of real property interests which are part of the Collateral. Each Secured Credit Party hereby waives any right to stay or dismiss any action or proceeding under or in connection with any or all of the Existing Casino Resort, the Phase II Hotel/Casino, this Agreement or any other operative document brought before the foregoing courts on the basis of forum non-conveniens.

        7.10    Successors and Assigns.     The provisions of this Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns; provided, however , this Agreement shall terminate upon the date of payment in cash in full of all Obligations then due and payable under all Facilities of the Senior Lenders and agreements evidencing Senior Lender Hedging Obligations.

        7.11    Counterparts.     This Agreement may be executed in one or more duplicate counterparts and when signed by all of the Secured Credit Parties listed below shall constitute a single binding agreement.

        7.12    No Third Party Beneficiaries.     Except for the Bank Lenders, the Mortgage Note Holders, the Permitted Counterparties and any lenders with respect to any Future First Lien Credit Facility, the Secured Credit Parties do not intend the benefits of this Agreement to inure to the benefit of nor shall it be enforceable by any third party (including, without limitation, the Company, any of its Affiliates, Adelson or any Adelson Relative) nor shall this Agreement be construed to make or render any Secured Credit Party liable to any third party (including, without limitation, the Company, any of its Affiliates, Adelson or any Adelson Relative) for the performance or failure to perform any obligations hereunder.

        7.13    Additional Secured Credit Parties.     Upon any refinancing, replacement or restructuring, in whole or in part, of any Facility, or entering into a Future First Lien Credit Facility or agreements relating to Hedging Obligations with Permitted Counterparties (subject to the rights of the existing Secured Credit Parties under their respective Financing Agreements with respect to any such refinancing, replacement or restructuring of a Facility or the entering into of such Future First Lien Credit Facility or Hedging Obligations), the applicable lender or Permitted Counterparty shall execute a joinder or supplement to this Agreement in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the then

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existing Secured Credit Parties. Upon the execution and delivery by such lender(s) of such joinder or supplement, such lender(s) shall become a "Secured Credit Party" hereunder with the same force and effect as if it were originally a party to this Agreement and named as a "Secured Credit Party" herein. The execution and delivery of such joinder or supplement shall not require the consent of any other Secured Credit Party hereunder, and the rights and obligations of each Secured Credit Party hereunder shall remain in full force and effect notwithstanding the addition of any new Secured Credit Party as a party to this Agreement.

        7.14    Trust Indenture Act.     The parties do not intend that the provisions of this Agreement violate the requirements of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended.

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         IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Secured Credit Parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be executed by their respective officers or agents thereunto duly authorized as of the day and year first above written.

    Bank Agent:

 

 

THE BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA,
    a Canadian chartered bank

 

 

By:

/s/  
ALAN PENDERGAST       
Name: Alan Pendergast
Title: Managing Director

 

 

Mortgage Notes Indenture Trustee:

 

 

U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
    a national banking association

 

 

By:

/s/  
RICHARD PROKOSCH       
Name: Richard Prokosch
Title: Vice President

 

 

Intercreditor Agent:

 

 

THE BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA,
    a Canadian chartered bank

 

 

By:

/s/  
ALAN PENDERGAST       
Name: Alan Pendergast
Title: Managing Director

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State of California          )      
County of San Francisco ) ss.:      

        This instrument was acknowledged before me on August 20, 2004 by (persons appearing before notary public) Alan Pendergast.

      /s/   STEPHANIE CHASSIN       
Stephanie Chassin

Notarial Seal

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Exhibit 4.10


AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO UNSECURED INDEMNITY AGREEMENT

        THIS AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO UNSECURED INDEMNITY AGREEMENT (the " Agreement ") is entered into as of August 20, 2004, by LAS VEGAS SANDS, INC., a Nevada corporation (" LVSI "), and VENETIAN CASINO RESORT, LLC, a Nevada limited liability company (" VCR " and jointly and severally with LVSI, the " Company "), to and for the benefit of U.S. Bank National Association (the " Mortgage Notes Indenture Trustee "), and to the extent no otherwise referenced, the Indemnified Parties (as hereinafter defined) and amends the Unsecured Indemnity Agreement (the " Indemnity "), dated as of June 4, 2002, by the Company to and for the benefit of the Mortgage Notes Indenture Trustee.

        WHEREAS, pursuant to that certain Indenture, dated as of June 4, 2002, by and between the Company, certain subsidiaries of the Company and the Mortgage Notes Indenture Trustee (the " Indenture "), VCR and LVSI have issued those certain 11.00% Mortgage Notes due 2010 (the " Mortgage Notes "). Capitalized terms used herein, but not otherwise defined herein, shall have the meaning assigned to such terms in the Indenture.

        WHEREAS, the Mortgage Notes are secured by, among other things, certain deeds of trust, which deeds of trust encumber the real property described therein, and the improvements now or hereafter construed thereon.

        WHEREAS, the Company desires to amend the Indemnity to cover certain additional deeds of trust for the benefit of the Mortgage Notes Indenture Trustee.

        NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and other valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the Company covenants and agrees to and for the benefit of the Mortgage Notes Indenture Trustee and the Mortgage Note Holders as follows:

        1.      Definitions . The definition of "Deed of Trust" in the Indemnity is hereby amended and restated in its entirety as follows:

        " Deed of Trust " means, collectively, (1) that certain Deed of Trust, Leasehold Deed of Trust, Assignment of Rents and Leases, Security Agreement and Fixture Filing dated as of even date herewith, made by LVSI and VCR, as trustor, to First American Title Insurance Company, as trustee, for the benefit of the Mortgage Notes Indenture Trustee, as beneficiary, as amended from time to time; (2) if and when entered into, that certain Deed of Trust, Assignment of Rents and Leases, Security Agreement and Fixture Filing to be entered into by VCR, as trustor, to First American Title Insurance Company, as trustee, for the benefit of the Mortgage Notes Indenture Trustee, as beneficiary, which deed of trust shall be entered into promptly after such time as (A) a separate legal parcel has been created for the property leased by Lido Casino Resort, LLC, a Nevada limited liability company (" Lido Casino Resort "), to VCR pursuant to that certain phase 1A Lease, dated as of even date herewith (the " Phase 1A Lease "), by and between Lido Casino Resort, as lessor, and VCR, as lessee, and (B) such property has been conveyed by Lido Casino Resort to VCR, all in accordance with the terms of the Phase 1A Lease and (3) that certain Deed of Trust, Assignment of Rents and Leases, Security Agreement and Fixture Filing dated May 6, 2004 made by LVSI, as trustor, to First American Title Insurance Company, as trustee, for the benefit of the Mortgage Notes Indenture Trustee, as beneficiary.

        2.      Remainder of Indemnity Unchanged . Except as expressly modified above, the Indemnity remains unchanged and in full force and effect

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        IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed this Agreement as of the date first set forth above.

    LAS VEGAS SANDS, INC.,
a Nevada corporation

 

 

By:

/s/  
HARRY MILTENBERGER       
Name: Harry Miltenberger
Title: VP Finance & Secretary

 

 

VENETIAN CASINO RESORT, LLC,
a Nevada limited liability company

 

 

By:

LAS VEGAS SANDS, INC.,
its managing member

 

 

By:

/s/  
HARRY MILTENBERGER       
Name: Harry Miltenberger
Title: VP Finance & Secretary

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Exhibit 4.11


HOLDING ACCOUNT AGREEMENT

        This HOLDING ACCOUNT AGREEMENT (this " Agreement ") is dated as of August 20, 2004, and entered into by and among LAS VEGAS SANDS, INC. , a Nevada corporation (" LVSI "), VENETIAN CASINO RESORT, LLC , a Nevada limited liability company (" VCR " and jointly and severally with LVSI, " Pledgor "), THE BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA , as custodian and in its capacity as a "securities intermediary" as defined in Section 8-102 of the UCC and a "bank" as defined in Section 9-102 of the UCC (in such capacities, the " Financial Institution "), and THE BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA , a Canadian chartered bank, in its capacity as the Intercreditor Agent under the Intercreditor Agreement (as defined below) (in such capacity, " Intercreditor Agent ") for and on behalf of (i) each Bank Secured Party (as defined below), (ii) U.S. Bank National Association, a national banking association, as the trustee (the " Mortgage Notes Indenture Trustee ") for and on behalf of the Mortgage Note Holders (individually, each a " Mortgage Note Secured Party " and together, the " Mortgage Note Secured Parties ") under the Mortgage Notes Indenture (as defined below) and (iii) the Intercreditor Agent.


PRELIMINARY STATEMENTS

        A. Credit Agreement . Concurrently herewith, LVSI, VCR, the Administrative Agent, the Syndication Agent and the Lenders have entered into a Credit Agreement dated as of the date hereof (the " Credit Agreement" ) pursuant to which the Lenders have agreed, subject to the terms thereof, to provide Credit Extensions to LVSI and VCR, jointly and severally, in an aggregate amount and for purposes specified therein.

        B. Mortgage Notes Indenture . LVSI, Venetian, certain guarantors named therein and the Mortgage Notes Indenture Trustee entered into the Mortgage Notes Indenture, dated as of June 4, 2002 (the " Mortgage Notes Indenture "), pursuant to which LVSI and Venetian issued the Notes (referred to therein).

        C. Capacity and Obligations of Intercreditor Agent . Concurrently herewith, the Intercreditor Agent, the Bank Agent and the Mortgage Notes Indenture Trustee have entered into the Amended and Restated Intercreditor Agreement, dated as of the date hereof (as amended, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified, from time to time, the " Intercreditor Agreement "), which sets forth certain agreements among such lenders with respect to the priority of the liens created hereunder, the enforcement of remedies and the allocation of the proceeds of any realization upon collateral. The Intercreditor Agent is entering into this Agreement and shall perform its obligations as set forth herein and in the manner provided, pursuant to the provisions of the Intercreditor Agreement and shall take directions from time to time from one or more of the Secured Credit Parties as defined and provided for therein.

        D. Condition . It is a condition precedent to the making of Loans and other extensions of credit under the Credit Agreement by the Lenders that Pledgor shall establish the Holding Account, grant control of the Holding Account to the Intercreditor Agent, and undertake the obligations contemplated by this Agreement.

         NOW, THEREFORE , in consideration of the premises and in order to induce the Lenders to enter into the Credit Agreement and make loans and other extensions of credit thereunder and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and adequacy of which are hereby acknowledged, Pledgor hereby agrees with Intercreditor Agent as follows:

         SECTION 1. Certain Definitions .

         (a)   Specific Definitions . The following terms used in this Agreement shall have the following meanings:

        " Bank Secured Parties " means the Secured Parties, as defined in the Credit Agreement.



        " Bank Secured Obligations " means the Bank Secured Obligations and Senior Lender Hedging Obligations, each as defined in the Intercreditor Agreement.

        " Broker-Dealer " means a person registered as a broker or dealer under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

        " Collateral " means (i) the Holding Account, (ii) all amounts held from time to time in the Holding Account, (iii) all Investments, including all financial assets, security entitlements, securities (whether certificated or uncertificated), instruments, accounts, general intangibles and deposits representing or evidencing any Investments, (iv) all interest, dividends, cash, instruments, securities and other property from time to time received, receivable or otherwise distributed in respect of or in exchange for any or all of the Collateral, and (v) to the extent not covered by clauses (i) through (iv) above, all proceeds of any or all of the foregoing Collateral.

        " Financial Institution " is defined in the preamble.

        " Holding Account " means the securities account established and maintained with Financial Institution pursuant to Section 2.

        " Investments " means any Financial Assets credited to the Holding Account, and any other property acquired by Financial Institution as securities intermediary hereunder in exchange for, with proceeds from or distributions on, or otherwise in respect of any Investments.

        " Mortgage Notes Secured Obligations " means the Mortgage Notes Secured Obligations, as defined in the Intercreditor Agreement.

        " Overnight Investments " means an interest bearing overnight deposit account with a Canadian branch of The Bank of Nova Scotia.

        " Permitted Investments " means Cash and Cash Equivalents.

        " Secured Obligations " means the Obligations as defined in the Intercreditor Agreement.

        " Secured Parties " means the Bank Secured Parties and the Mortgage Notes Secured Parties.

        " Suspension Period " means each period beginning on the occurrence of a Potential Event of Default or Event of Default and continuing so long as any Potential Event of Default or Event of Default shall continue.

         (b)   General Provisions . Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meaning given to such terms in the Credit Agreement. Unless otherwise defined herein or in the Credit Agreement, terms used in Articles 8 and 9 of the UCC are used herein as therein defined. Words used herein, regardless of the number and gender specifically used, shall be deemed and construed to include any other number, singular or plural, and any other gender, masculine, feminine or neuter, as the context indicates is appropriate. When a reference is made in this Agreement to an Appendix, Exhibit, Introduction, Recital, Section or Schedule, such reference shall be to an Appendix, an Exhibit, the Introduction, a Recital or a Section of, or a Schedule to, this Agreement unless otherwise indicated. The headings contained in this Agreement are for reference purposes only and shall not affect in any way the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement. Whenever the words "include, "includes" or "including" are used in this Agreement, they shall be deemed to be followed by the words "without limitation."

         SECTION 2. Establishment and Operation of the Holding Account .

         (a)   Establishment of Bank Proceeds Account . Pledgor and Intercreditor Agent hereby authorize and direct Financial Institution to establish and maintain at its office at One Liberty Plaza, New York, New York 10006, a securities account in the name of Pledgor, and under the control of Intercreditor Agent, designated as "Account number 03035-18, The Bank of Nova Scotia, as Administrative Agent

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under the Credit Agreement, dated as of August 20, 2004, Holding Account". Financial Institution hereby undertakes to treat Intercreditor Agent as the Person entitled to exercise the rights that comprise any Financial Asset credited to the Holding Account. The Intercreditor Agent and the Pledgor agree that this account shall be the " Holding Account ."

         (b)   Operations of the Holding Account . The Holding Account shall be operated, and all Investments shall be acquired and registered or held (as applicable), in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and the directions of Intercreditor Agent. Each of the parties hereto acknowledges and agrees that the Holding Account is intended to be a securities account (as defined in Section 8-501 of the UCC).

         (c)   Account Statements . Financial Institution shall send Intercreditor Agent and Pledgor written account statements with respect to the Holding Account not less frequently than monthly. Reports or confirmation of the execution of orders and statements of account shall be conclusive if not objected to in writing within 30 days after delivery pursuant to Section 21.

         SECTION 3. Mechanics of Deposits of Funds in Holding Account .

         (a)   Acknowledgement of Deposit . Financial Institution and Intercreditor Agent acknowledge the deposit of $354,493,707.13 in the Holding Account on the date hereof.

         (b)   Transfers to the Holding Account . All transfers of funds to the Holding Account shall be made by wire transfer (or, if applicable, intra-bank transfer from another account of Pledgor with Financial Institution) of immediately available funds, in each case addressed as follows:

         (c)   Notice of Transfers. In the event of any transfer of funds to or from the Holding Account, Pledgor, Intercreditor Agent or Financial Institution, as the case may be, shall promptly after initiating or sending out written instructions with respect to such transfer, give notice to each other such party by facsimile of the date and amount of such transfer.

         SECTION 4. Permitted Investments and Transfers of Amounts in the Holding Account .

         (a)   Strict Compliance . Cash held by Financial Institution in the Holding Account shall not be (i) invested or reinvested, (ii) sold or redeemed, or (iii) transferred from the Holding Account, except as provided in this Section 4.

         (b)   Pledgor's Right to Direct Investment . Except during any Suspension Period, Financial Institution shall, in accordance with Pledgor's written Entitlement Orders given to Financial Institution from time to time, sell or redeem Investments, and apply amounts transferred to, or held for the credit of, the Holding Account to make Investments for credit to the Holding Account, in Financial Institution's name and as custodian under this Agreement, in Permitted Investments. During any Suspension Period, (i) Pledgor's right to direct such Investments under this Section 4(b) shall be suspended, and Financial Institution shall not accept Entitlement Orders with respect to the Securities Accounts from any person other than Intercreditor Agent; and (ii) any credit balances shall be invested and reinvested only as provided in Section 4(c).

         (c)   Overnight Investments . To the extent that there are credit balances expected in the Holding Account as of the end of the day, or as of 12:00 noon, New York time on any Business Day after settlement of all pending transactions, unless otherwise instructed by Intercreditor Agent or Pledgor pursuant to Section 4(b), Financial Institution shall apply the expected credit balances to acquire

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Overnight Investments. Any Overnight Investments shall be held for the credit of the Holding Account. Pledgor shall have no right to invest funds in the Holding Account to the extent that free balances have been invested in Overnight Investments pursuant to this Section. Pledgor hereby acknowledges that, as foreign deposit accounts, "Overnight Investments" may not benefit from any protections afforded to domestic depositors by state or Federal law, may have a lesser preference in a liquidation than a domestic deposit, and are subject to cross-border risks. No U.S. licensed office of The Bank of Nova Scotia separately guarantees or promises the repayment of any Overnight Investment.

         (d)   Actions of Financial Institution on Purchase of Investments . Promptly upon the purchase, acquisition or transfer for credit of the Holding Account of any Investment, Financial Institution shall take all steps that it customarily takes in the ordinary course of its business to ensure that such Investment is credited on its books to the Holding Account. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, Financial Institution shall promptly (i) send to Pledgor and Intercreditor Agent a written confirmation of the acquisition of such Investment, and (ii) indicate by book entry in its records that such Investment has been credited to, and is held for the credit of, the Holding Account. Financial Institution agrees with Pledgor and Intercreditor Agent that any cash, Investments or property credited to, or held for the credit of, the Holding Account shall be treated as Financial Assets.

         (e)   Interest on Holding Account . Amounts held on deposit or as credit balances in the Holding Account shall not bear interest, although to the extent invested in Investments (including Overnight Investments), deposit or credit balances may realize interest income.

          (f)   Control Agreement . Financial Institution shall, if and as directed in writing by Intercreditor Agent, without the consent of Pledgor, (i) comply with Entitlement Orders originated by Intercreditor Agent with respect to the Holding Account and any Security Entitlements therein, (ii) transfer, sell or redeem any of the Collateral, (iii) transfer any or all of the Collateral to any account or accounts designated by Intercreditor Agent, including an account established in Intercreditor Agent's name (whether at Intercreditor Agent or Financial Institution or otherwise), (iv) register title to any Collateral in any name specified by Intercreditor Agent, including the name of Intercreditor Agent or any of its nominees or agents, without reference to any interest of Pledgor, or (v) otherwise deal with the Collateral as directed by Intercreditor Agent; provided that Intercreditor Agent agrees not to take any such action unless a Potential Event of Default or an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing. Financial Institution shall act on any instruction of Intercreditor Agent notwithstanding assertions or proof that (1) Intercreditor Agent has no right under Sections 14 or 15 to originate the instruction or take the underlying action; (2) such instruction or action constitutes a breach of this Agreement or any other agreement; or (3) this Agreement has terminated, unless notified in writing by Intercreditor Agent that this Agreement has terminated and such notice has not been withdrawn. Nothing contained in this paragraph shall constitute a waiver of by Pledgor of any rights or remedies it may have against Intercreditor Agent under this Agreement or any other agreement. If the Pledgor is otherwise entitled to give any entitlement orders or instructions with respect to the Holding Account in accordance with Sections 4(b) or 8(b) hereof and such entitlement orders or instructions conflict with instructions of the Intercreditor Agent, the Financial Institution shall comply with the entitlement orders and instructions issued by the Intercreditor Agent. The intent of the foregoing is to perfect both of the liens granted under Section 5(a) and Section 5(b).

         (g)   Deposit of Proceeds . Any interest earned on the Holding Account in accordance with Section 4(e), any interest, cash dividends or other cash distributions received in respect of any Investments and the net proceeds of any sale or payment of any Investments shall be promptly credited to, and held for the credit of, the Holding Account. Any distribution of property, other than cash in respect of any Investment shall be credited to and held for the credit of the Holding Account; provided that , unless otherwise instructed in writing by Intercreditor Agent, Financial Institution shall, for credit to the Holding Account, promptly sell, redeem or otherwise liquidate any such property that, as of the date of receipt, is not a Permitted Investment.

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         SECTION 5. Pledge of Security for Secured Obligations .

         (a)   Senior Grant in Favor of Intercreditor Agent on behalf of Bank Secured Parties . Pledgor hereby pledges and assigns to, and hereby grants to, Intercreditor Agent, on behalf of and for the benefit of the Bank Secured Parties and the Intercreditor Agent, a security interest in, all of Pledgor's right, title and interest in and to the Collateral as collateral security for the prompt payment or performance in full when due, whether at stated maturity, by required prepayment, declaration, acceleration, demand or otherwise (including the payment of amounts that would become due but for the operation of the automatic stay under Section 362(a) of the United States Bankruptcy Code, 11 U.S.C. 362(a)), of all Bank Secured Obligations.

         (b)   Junior Grant in Favor of Intercreditor Agent on behalf of Mortgage Notes Secured Parties . Pledgor hereby pledges and assigns to, and hereby grants to, Intercreditor Agent, on behalf of and for the benefit of the Mortgage Notes Secured Parties, a security interest in, all of Pledgor's right, title and interest in and to the Collateral as collateral security for the prompt payment or performance in full when due, whether at stated maturity, by required prepayment, declaration, acceleration, demand or otherwise (including the payment of amounts that would become due but for the operation of the automatic stay under Section 362(a) of the United States Bankruptcy Code, 11 U.S.C. 362(a)), of all Mortgage Notes Secured Obligations.

         SECTION 6. Acknowledgement of Security Interest in Favor of Intercreditor Agent; Covenant Against Creation of other Interests .

         (a)   Acknowledgement of Security Interest . Financial Institution acknowledges the security interest granted by Pledgor in favor of Intercreditor Agent in the Collateral.

         (b)   Acknowledgement of Financial Institution's Role . Financial Institution hereby further acknowledges that it holds the Holding Account, and all Security Entitlements therein, as custodian for, for the benefit of, and subject to the control of, Intercreditor Agent. Financial Institution shall, by book entry or otherwise, indicate that the Holding Account and all Security Entitlements registered to or held therein are subject to the control of Intercreditor Agent as provided in Section 4(f).

         (c)   Financial Institution Has No Notice of Adverse Claims . Financial Institution represents and warrants that (i) it has no notice of any adverse claim against any of the Collateral other than the claim of Intercreditor Agent under this Agreement; and (ii) it is not, in its capacity as securities intermediary, party to any agreement other than this Agreement that governs its rights or duties, or limits or conflicts with the rights of Intercreditor Agent, including the exclusive right of Intercreditor Agent to control as provided in Section 4(f), with respect to the Holding Account.

         (d)   Financial Institution Shall Not Acknowledge Other Claims . Financial Institution agrees that, except as expressly provided in this Agreement or with the written consent of Intercreditor Agent, it shall not agree to or acknowledge (i) any right by any Person other than Intercreditor Agent to originate Entitlement Orders or control with respect to the Holding Account; or (ii) any limitation on the right of Intercreditor Agent to originate Entitlement Orders with respect to or direct the transfer of any Investments or cash credited to the Holding Account.

         SECTION 7. Financial Institution Maintenance of the Holding Account .

         (a)   Transactions Shall Comply With Rules . The parties acknowledge that all transactions in Financial Assets under this Agreement shall be in accordance with the rules and customs of the exchange, market or clearing organization, if any, in which the transactions are executed or settled and in conformity with applicable law and regulations of governmental authorities and future amendments or supplements thereto.

         (b)   Fees and Charges of Financial Institution . Pledgor shall pay to Financial Institution, in accordance with Financial Institution's usual schedule of charges or any written agreement between

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Financial Institution and Pledgor, any fees or charges reasonably imposed by Financial Institution with respect to the establishment, maintenance and transactions in or affecting the Holding Account.

         (c)   Financial Institution Shall Not Permit Leverage of Investments . Financial Institution shall not execute any transaction to acquire a Financial Asset under Section 4(b) unless there are sufficient funds in the Holding Account or reasonably expected with respect to pending transactions in the Holding Account to settle such transaction for the account of the Holding Account. Notwithstanding the foregoing sentence, in the event that Financial Institution executes a transaction without adequate funds to settle the transaction, Pledgor shall be liable to Financial Institution for any deficiency and shall promptly reimburse Financial Institution for any loss or expense incurred thereby, including losses sustained by reason of Financial Institution's inability to borrow any securities or other property sold for the Holding Account. Pledgor agrees to pay interest charges which may be imposed by Financial Institution in accordance with its usual custom, with respect to late payments for Financial Assets purchased for the Holding Account and prepayments to the Holding Account ( i.e. , the crediting of the proceeds of sale before the settlement date or receipt by Financial Institution of the items sold in good deliverable form). Pledgor agrees to pay promptly any amount which may become due in order to satisfy demands for additional margin or marks to market with respect to any security purchased or sold on instruction from Pledgor.

         (d)   Risk of Investments and Transactions . It is not the intention of the parties that Financial Institution should bear any investment risk associated with Permitted Investments or Overnight Investments acquired for the credit of the Holding Account in accordance with Section 4. Any losses or gains realized on such Investments shall be charged or credited to the Holding Account, as appropriate. On committing to a transaction for the credit of the Holding Account pursuant to an instruction permitted in accordance with Section 4, Financial Institution may, (i) pending settlement, block (A) the Investments to be sold or (B) credit balances sufficient to settle any acquisition and, (ii) at the time of settlement, deliver such Investments or funds in accordance with the rules, custom or practice of the particular market.

         (e)   Use of Intermediaries and Nominees . Financial Institution is authorized, subject to Intercreditor Agent's written instructions, to register any Financial Assets acquired by Financial Institution pursuant to this Agreement in the name of Financial Institution or in the name of its nominee, or to cause such securities to be registered in the name of a Federal reserve bank, a recognized securities intermediary or clearing corporation, or a nominee of any of them. Financial Institution may at any time and from time to time appoint, and may at any time remove, any bank, trust company, clearing corporation, or Broker-Dealer as its agent to carry out such of the provisions of this Agreement. The appointment or use of any intermediary, or the appointment of any such agent, shall not relieve Financial Institution of any responsibility or liability under this Agreement.

          (f)   Corporate Actions . Except as otherwise set forth herein, the parties agree that neither Intercreditor Agent nor Financial Institution shall have any responsibility for ascertaining or acting upon any calls, conversions, exchange offers, tenders, interest rate changes or similar matters relating to any Financial Assets credited to or held for the credit of the Holding Account (except based on written instructions originated by Pledgor or Intercreditor Agent), or for informing Pledgor or Intercreditor Agent with respect thereto, whether or not Financial Institution or Intercreditor Agent has, or is deemed to have, knowledge of any of the aforesaid. Financial Institution is authorized to withdraw securities sold or otherwise disposed of, and to credit the Holding Account with the proceeds thereof or make such other disposition thereof as may be directed in accordance with this Agreement. Financial Institution is further authorized to collect all income and other payments which may become due on Financial Assets credited to the Holding Account, to surrender for payment maturing obligations and those called for redemption and to exchange certificates in temporary form for like certificates in definitive form, or, if the par value of any shares is changed, to effect the exchange for new certificates. It is understood and agreed by Pledgor and Intercreditor Agent that, although

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Financial Institution will use reasonable efforts to effect the transactions set forth in the preceding sentence, Financial Institution shall incur no liability for its failure to effect the same unless its failure is the result of willful misconduct

         (g)   Disclosure of Account Relationships . Pledgor and Intercreditor Agent acknowledge that Financial Institution may be required to disclose to securities issuers the name, address and securities positions with respect to Financial Assets credited to the Holding Account, and hereby consent to such disclosures.

         (h)   Forwarding of Documents . Financial Institution shall forward to Pledgor and Intercreditor Agent, or notify Pledgor and Intercreditor Agent by telephone of, all communications received by Financial Institution as owner of any Financial Assets credited to the Holding Account and which are intended to be transmitted to the beneficial owner thereof.

          (i)   Direction of Intercreditor Agent Controls in Disputes . Pledgor, Financial Institution and Intercreditor Agent hereby agree that in the event any dispute arises with respect to the payment, ownership or right to possession of the Holding Account or any other Collateral credited to or held therein, Financial Institution shall take such actions and shall refrain from taking such actions with respect thereto as may be directed by Intercreditor Agent.

          (j)   No Setoff, etc . Financial Institution shall not exercise on its own behalf any claim, right of set-off, banker's lien, clearing lien, counterclaim or similar right against any of the Collateral; provided that Financial Institution may deduct, from any credit balances, any usual and ordinary transaction and administration fees payable in connection with the administration and operation of the Holding Account. Except for claims for deductions permitted in the preceding sentence, Financial Institution agrees that any security interest it may have in the Holding Account or any security entitlement carried therein shall be subordinate and junior to the interest of Intercreditor Agent.

         (k)   Care of Financial Assets . Financial Institution shall maintain possession or control of all Financial Assets credited to the Holding Account by segregating such Financial Assets from its proprietary assets and keeping them free of any lien, charge or claim of any third party granted or created by Financial Institution. Financial Institution shall take such other steps to ensure that Financial Assets credited to the Holding Account are identified as being held for customers of Financial Institution as may required under applicable law, including 17 CFR Part 450, or in accordance with custom and practice in the industry.

         SECTION 8. Transactions in Holding Account .

         (a)   Power of Intercreditor Agent to Sell or Transfer . Pledgor agrees that Intercreditor Agent may sell or cause the sale or redemption of any Investment and instruct Financial Institution to transfer the proceeds of such sale or any other credit or balance in the Holding Account to any third party or account, in either case (i) if such sale or redemption is necessary to permit Intercreditor Agent to perform its duties under this Agreement or the Credit Agreement, or (ii) as provided in Section 14.

         (b)   Drawings by Pledgor and Transfer of Funds Upon Effectiveness of Disbursement Agreement . Pledgor has no right to transfer funds from the Holding Account at any time, other than as set forth in the following sentence. Concurrently with the effectiveness of the Disbursement Agreement (on the "Effective Date" as defined therein), Pledgor may instruct Financial Institution to transfer all amounts on account in the Holding Account to the Bank Proceeds Account. Promptly upon such transfer, Pledgor shall close the Holding Account, and this Agreement shall be of no further force and effect. Intercreditor Agent hereby agrees that, at any time after the occurrence of the Effective Date, if requested by Financial Institution to do so, it will confirm in writing that the Effective Date has occurred.

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         SECTION 9. Representations and Warranties By Financial Institution . Financial Institution hereby represents and warrants to Pledgor and Intercreditor Agent as follows:

         (a)   Corporate Power . Financial Institution has all necessary corporate power and authority to enter into and perform this Agreement.

         (b)   Execution Authorized . The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by Financial Institution have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action on the part of Financial Institution.

         (c)   Financial Institution . Financial Institution maintains securities accounts for others in the ordinary course of its business, will maintain the Holding Account in such fashion and therefore is a "securities intermediary" (as that term is defined in Section 8-102(a)(14) of the UCC) and is acting in such capacity with respect to the Holding Account. Financial Institution is not a "clearing corporation" (as that term is defined in Section 8-102(a)(5) of the UCC).

         (d)   Securities Account. The Holding Account is a "securities account" as defined in Section 8-501 of the UCC.

         SECTION 10. Representations and Warranties. Pledgor represents and warrants as follows:

         (a)   Ownership of Collateral; Security Interest; Perfection and Priority . Pledgor is (or at the time of transfer thereof to Financial Institution will be) the legal and beneficial owner of the Collateral from time to time transferred by Pledgor to Financial Institution, as agent for Intercreditor Agent, free and clear of any Lien except for the security interest created by this Agreement. The pledge and assignment of the Collateral pursuant to this Agreement creates a valid security interest in the Collateral securing the payment of the Obligations. Assuming compliance by Financial Institution with this Agreement, Intercreditor Agent will have a perfected security interest in the Collateral senior in priority to any other security interest created by Pledgor.

         (b)   Governmental Authorizations . Except as may be required under Nevada gaming laws, no authorization, approval or other, action by, and no notice to or filing with, any Governmental Instrumentality is required for either (i) the grant by Pledgor of the security interest granted hereby, (ii) the execution, delivery or performance of this Agreement by Pledgor, or (iii) the perfection of or the exercise by Intercreditor Agent or Financial Institution of its rights and remedies hereunder (except as may have been taken by or at the direction of Pledgor).

         (c)   Other Information . All information heretofore, herein or hereafter supplied to Intercreditor Agent or Financial Institution by or on behalf of Pledgor with respect to the Collateral and the establishment of the Holding Account is accurate and complete in all material respects.

         SECTION 11. Further Assurances .

         (a)   Pledgor . Pledgor agrees that from time to time, at the expense of Pledgor, Pledgor shall promptly execute and deliver all further instruments and documents, and take all further action, that may be necessary or reasonably desirable, or that Intercreditor Agent, may reasonably request, in order to perfect and protect any security interest granted or purported to be granted hereby or to enable Intercreditor Agent or Financial Institution to exercise and enforce its rights and remedies hereunder with respect to any Collateral. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, Pledgor shall (a) execute and file such financing or continuation statements, or amendments thereto, and such other instruments or notices, as may be necessary or reasonably desirable, or as Intercreditor Agent may reasonably request, in order to perfect and preserve the security interests granted or purported to be granted hereby, and (b) at Intercreditor Agent's request, appear in and defend any action or proceeding that may affect Pledgor's title to or Intercreditor Agent's security interest in all or any part of the Collateral.

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         (b)   Financial Institution . Financial Institution shall take such further actions as Intercreditor Agent shall reasonably request as being necessary or desirable to maintain or achieve perfection or priority of Intercreditor Agent's security interest with respect to the Collateral and to permit Intercreditor Agent to exercise its rights with respect to the Collateral.

         SECTION 12. Transfers and other Liens . Pledgor agrees that, except as permitted in Section 4(b) and for the security interest created by this Agreement, it shall not (a) sell, assign (by operation of law or otherwise), redeem or otherwise dispose of any of the Collateral or (b) create or suffer to exist any Lien upon or with respect to any of the Collateral.

         SECTION 13. Intercreditor Agent Appointed Attorney-in-Fact; Intercreditor Agent Performance .

         (a)   Intercreditor Agent Appointed Attorney-in-Fact . Pledgor hereby irrevocably appoints Intercreditor Agent as Pledgor's attorney-in-fact, with full authority in the place and stead of Pledgor and in the name of Pledgor, Intercreditor Agent or otherwise, from time to time in Intercreditor Agent's discretion to take any action and to execute any instrument that Intercreditor Agent may deem necessary or advisable to accomplish the purposes of this Agreement, including (a) to file one or more financing or continuation statements, or amendments thereto, relative to all or any part of the Collateral without the signature of Pledgor and (b) to receive, endorse and collect any instruments or other Investments made payable to Pledgor representing any dividend, principal or interest payment or other distribution in respect of the Collateral or any part thereof and to give full discharge for the same.

         (b)   Performance by Intercreditor Agent . If Pledgor fails to perform any agreement contained herein, Intercreditor Agent may itself perform, or cause performance of, such agreement, and the expenses of Intercreditor Agent incurred in connection therewith shall be payable by Pledgor under Section 16.

         SECTION 14. Remedies .

         (a)   Transfer or Sequestration of Collateral after Potential Event of Default or Event of Default . If any Potential Event of Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, Intercreditor Agent may instruct Financial Institution to (i) sell or redeem any Investments, (ii) transfer any or all of the Collateral constituting Cash to a deposit account or transfer any or all of the Collateral to any account designated by Intercreditor Agent, including account or accounts established in Intercreditor Agent's name (whether at Intercreditor Agent or Financial Institution or otherwise), (iii) register title to any Collateral in any name specified by Intercreditor Agent, including the name of Intercreditor Agent or any of its nominees or agents, without reference to any interest of Pledgor, or (iv) otherwise deal with the Collateral as directed by Intercreditor Agent.

         (b)   Rights of Intercreditor Agent after Event of Default . If any Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, Intercreditor Agent may exercise in respect of the Collateral, in addition to all other rights and remedies provided for herein or otherwise available to it, all the rights and remedies of a Intercreditor Agent on default under the UCC (whether or not the UCC applies to the affected Collateral), and Intercreditor Agent may also in its sole discretion sell the Collateral or any part thereof in one or more parcels at public or private sale, at any exchange or broker's board or at any of Intercreditor Agent's offices or elsewhere, for cash, on credit or for future delivery, at such time or times and at such price or prices and upon such other terms as Intercreditor Agent may deem commercially reasonable, irrespective of the impact of any such sales on the market price of the Collateral. Each purchaser at any such sale shall hold the property sold absolutely free from any claim or right on the part of Pledgor, and Pledgor hereby waives (to the extent permitted by applicable law) all rights of redemption, stay or appraisal which it now has or may at any time in the future have under any rule of law or statute now existing or hereafter enacted. Intercreditor Agent shall not be obligated to make any sale of Collateral regardless of notice of sale having been given. Intercreditor Agent may adjourn any public or private sale from time to time by announcement at the time and place fixed

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therefor, and such sale may, without further notice, be made at the time and place to which it was so adjourned.

         (c)   Agreement as to Manner of Sale . Pledgor hereby agrees that the Collateral is of a type customarily sold on recognized markets and, accordingly, that no notice to any Person is required before any sale of any of the Collateral pursuant to the terms of this Agreement; provided that , without prejudice to the foregoing, Pledgor agrees that, to the extent notice of any such sale shall be required by law, at least ten days' notice to Pledgor of the time and place of any public sale or the time after which any private sale is to be made shall constitute reasonable notification.

         (d)   Deficiency . If the proceeds of any sale or other disposition of the Collateral are insufficient to pay all the Obligations, Pledgor shall be liable for the deficiency and the fees of any attorneys employed by Intercreditor Agent to collect such deficiency.

         SECTION 15. Application of Proceeds . If any Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, all cash included as Collateral and all proceeds received by Intercreditor Agent in respect of any sale or redemption of, collection from, or other realization upon all or any part of the Collateral may, in the discretion of Intercreditor Agent, be held by or for Intercreditor Agent as Collateral for, or then, or at any other time thereafter, applied in full or in part by Intercreditor Agent against, the Obligations as provided in the Intercreditor Agreement. Upon the termination of the Intercreditor Agreement, all proceeds shall be applied first to the Bank Secured Obligations and second to the Mortgage Notes Secured Obligations.

         SECTION 16. Limitations on Duties; Exculpation; Indemnity; Expenses .

         (a)   Financial Institution .

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         (b)   Intercreditor Agent .

         SECTION 17. Resignation and Removal of Financial Institution .

         (a)   Removal . Financial Institution may be removed at any time by written notice given by Intercreditor Agent to Financial Institution and Pledgor, but such removal shall not become effective until a successor Financial Institution shall have been appointed by Intercreditor Agent and shall have accepted such appointment in writing.

         (b)   Resignation . Financial Institution may resign at any time by giving not less than thirty days' written notice to Intercreditor Agent and Pledgor, but such removal shall not become effective until a

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successor Financial Institution shall have been appointed by Intercreditor Agent and shall have accepted such appointment in writing. If an instrument of acceptance by a successor Financial Institution shall not have been delivered to the resigning Financial Institution within thirty days after the giving of any such notice of resignation, the resigning Financial Institution may, at the expense of Pledgor, petition any court of competent jurisdiction for the appointment of a successor Financial Institution.

         (c)   Successor Financial Institution . Any successor Financial Institution shall be (i) Goldman, Sachs & Co., (ii) The Bank of Nova Scotia Trust Company of New York, or (iii) a corporation qualified to, and located in, New York, which (A) is authorized to exercise corporation trust powers, (B) is subject to supervision or examination by the applicable Governmental Authority, (C) has a combined capital and surplus of at least Five Hundred Million Dollars (US$500,000,000), and (D) has a long-term credit rating of not less than "A-" or "A3", respectively, by any Rating Agency; and provided , that any such bank with a long-term credit rating of "A-" or "A3"" shall not cease to be eligible to act as Financial Institution upon a downward change in either such rating of no more than one category or grade of such minimum rating, as the case may be. If any successor Financial Institution does not accept deposits for non-fiduciary customers it may establish, in its name as custodian under this agreement, appropriate deposit accounts (" Substitute Deposit Accounts ") to hold any cash balances which would otherwise have been held for the credit of the Pledgor. The Substitute Deposit Accounts may be established with any depository institution, including a depository institution affiliated with the successor Financial Institution, that (1) has one of the three highest deposit ratings available from any Rating Agency or, if the institution is not rated, is a subsidiary of a holding company that has one of the three highest long term credit ratings available from any Rating Agency, (2) is a member of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, and (3) has Tier 1 capital (as defined in such regulations of its primary Federal banking regulator) of not less than $500,000,000. In such circumstances, the successor Financial Institution shall credit the Substitute Deposit Account to the Holding Account.

         (d)   Process of Succession . Upon the appointment of a successor Financial Institution and its acceptance of such appointment, the resigning or removed Financial Institution shall transfer all items of Collateral held by it to such successor (which items of Collateral shall be transferred to an appropriate new Holding Account established and maintained by such successor). Following such appointment all references herein to Financial Institution shall be deemed a reference to such successor; provided that the provisions of Section 16(a) hereof shall continue to inure to the benefit of the resigning or removed Financial Institution with respect to any actions taken or omitted to be taken by it under this Agreement while it was Financial Institution hereunder.

         SECTION 18. Continuing Security Interest; Termination of Obligations of Financial Institution .

         (a)  This Agreement shall create a continuing security interest in the Collateral and shall (i) remain in full force and effect until the earlier of (A) the date the amounts on deposit in the Holding Account are transferred to the Bank Proceeds Account in accordance with Section 8(b) and (B) the Termination Date, (ii) be binding upon Pledgor, its successors and assigns, and (iii) inure, together with the rights and remedies of Intercreditor Agent hereunder, to the benefit of Intercreditor Agent, the Secured Parties and their respective successors, transferees and assigns. On the Termination Date, the security interest granted hereby shall terminate and all rights to the Collateral shall revert to Pledgor. Upon any such termination Intercreditor Agent shall, at Pledgor's expense, execute and deliver to Pledgor such documents as Pledgor shall reasonably request to evidence such termination and Pledgor shall be entitled to the return, upon its request and at its expense, against receipt and without recourse to Intercreditor Agent, of such of the Collateral as shall not have been sold or otherwise applied pursuant to the terms hereof. Financial Institution shall not be released from its obligations hereunder, and shall continue to maintain any Collateral in accordance with this Agreement, until notified in writing by Intercreditor Agent that this Agreement has terminated and so long as Intercreditor Agent has not withdrawn such notification.

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         (b)  In the event that any part of the Collateral is withdrawn in accordance with the Credit Agreement (other than to the Bank Proceeds Account in accordance with Section 8(b) hereof), such Collateral will be transferred or otherwise disposed of, and released free and clear of the Liens created by this Agreement and the Intercreditor Agent, at the reasonable request and expense of the Pledgor, will duly and promptly assign, transfer, deliver and release to the Pledgor or its designee (without recourse and without any representation or warranty) such of the Collateral as is then being (or has been) so transferred or otherwise disposed of or released. In connection with any disposition or release pursuant to this Section 18, the Intercreditor Agent shall, at the Pledgor's expense, execute and deliver to the Pledgor such documents (including UCC-3 termination statements) as the Pledgor may reasonably request.

         SECTION 19. Intercreditor Agent .

         (a)   Agency . Intercreditor Agent has been appointed to act as Intercreditor Agent hereunder by Secured Parties pursuant to the Intercreditor Agreement. Intercreditor Agent shall be obligated, and shall have the right hereunder, to make demands, to give notices, to exercise or refrain from exercising any rights, and to take or refrain from taking any action (including, without limitation, the release or substitution of Collateral), solely in accordance with this Agreement and the Intercreditor Agreement. Upon any termination of the Intercreditor Agreement, the Intercreditor Agent may assign this Agreement to the Administrative Agent and the Mortgage Notes Indenture Trustee and their respective successors or assigns acting on their behalf.

         (b)   Identity of Agent . Intercreditor Agent shall at all times be the same Person that is Administrative Agent under the Credit Agreement. Written notice of resignation by Administrative Agent pursuant to the Credit Agreement shall also constitute notice of resignation as Intercreditor Agent under this Agreement; removal of Administrative Agent pursuant to the Credit Agreement shall also constitute removal as Intercreditor Agent under this Agreement; and substitution of a successor Administrative Agent pursuant to the Credit Agreement shall also constitute substitution of a successor Intercreditor Agent under this Agreement. Upon the acceptance of any appointment as Administrative Agent under the Credit Agreement by a successor Administrative Agent, that successor Administrative Agent shall thereupon succeed to and become vested with all the rights, powers, privileges and duties of the retiring or removed Intercreditor Agent under this Agreement, and the retiring or removed Intercreditor Agent under this Agreement shall promptly (i) transfer to such successor Intercreditor Agent all items of Collateral held by Intercreditor Agent (which as appropriate shall be credited to, and held for the credit of, any new Holding Account established and maintained by such successor Intercreditor Agent), together with all records and other documents necessary or appropriate in connection with the performance of the duties of the successor Intercreditor Agent under this Agreement, and (ii) execute and deliver to such successor Intercreditor Agent such amendments to financing statements, and take such other actions, as may be necessary or appropriate in connection with the assignment to such successor Intercreditor Agent of the security interests created hereunder, whereupon such retiring or removed Intercreditor Agent shall be discharged from its duties and obligations under this Agreement. After any retiring or removed Administrative Agent's resignation or removal hereunder as Intercreditor Agent, the provisions of this Agreement shall inure to its benefit as to any actions taken or omitted to be taken by it under this Agreement while it was Intercreditor Agent hereunder.

         SECTION 20. Amendments, Etc . No amendment or waiver of any provision of this Agreement, or consent to any departure by any party herefrom, shall in any event be effective unless the same shall be in writing and signed by the other parties, and then such waiver or consent shall be effective only in the specific instance and for the specific purpose for which it was given.

         SECTION 21. Notices . Any communications between the parties hereto or notices provided herein to be given may be given to the address of the party as set forth under such party's name on the

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signature pages hereof. All notices or other communications required or permitted to be given hereunder shall be in writing and shall be considered as properly given (a) if delivered in person, (b) if sent by reputable overnight delivery service, (c) in the event overnight delivery services are not readily available, if mailed by first class mail, postage prepaid, registered or certified with return receipt requested or (d) if sent by prepaid telex, or by telecopy with correct answer back received. Notice so given shall be effective upon receipt by the addressee, except that communication or notice so transmitted by telecopy or other direct written electronic means shall be deemed to have been validly and effectively given on the day (if a Banking Day and, if not, on the next following Banking Day) on which it is validly transmitted if transmitted before 4 p.m., recipient's time, and if transmitted after that time, on the next following Banking Day; provided , however , that if any notice is tendered to an addressee and the delivery thereof is refused by such addressee, such notice shall be effective upon such tender. Any party shall have the right to change its address for notice hereunder to any other location by giving of no less than twenty (20) days' notice to the other parties in the manner set forth hereinabove.

         SECTION 22. Failure or Indulgence Not Waiver; Remedies Cumulative . No failure or delay on the part of Intercreditor Agent in the exercise of any power, right or privilege hereunder shall impair such power, right or privilege or be construed to be a waiver of any default or acquiescence therein, nor shall any single or partial exercise of any such power, right or privilege preclude any other or further exercise thereof or of any other power, right or privilege. All rights and remedies existing under this Agreement are cumulative to, and not exclusive of, any rights or remedies otherwise available.

         SECTION 23. Severability . In case any provision in or obligation under this Agreement shall be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any jurisdiction, the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions or obligations, or of such provision or obligation in any other jurisdiction, shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby.

         SECTION 24. Headings . Section and subsection headings in this Agreement are included herein for convenience of reference only and shall not constitute a part of this Agreement for any other purpose or be given any substantive effect.

         SECTION 25. Governing Law . THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND SHALL BE CONSTRUED AND ENFORCED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE INTERNAL LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, WITHOUT REGARD TO CONFLICTS OF LAWS PRINCIPLES. REGARDLESS OF ANY PROVISION IN ANY OTHER AGREEMENT, FOR PURPOSES OF THE UCC, WITH RESPECT TO THE HOLDING ACCOUNT NEW YORK SHALL BE DEEMED TO BE THE BANK'S JURISDICTION (WITHIN THE MEANING OF SECTION 9-304 OF THE UCC) AND THE SECURITIES INTERMEDIARY'S JURISDICTION (WITHIN THE MEANING OF SECTION 8-110 OF THE UCC).

         SECTION 26. Consent to Jurisdiction and Service of Process . ALL JUDICIAL PROCEEDINGS BROUGHT AGAINST PLEDGOR ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT MAY BE BROUGHT IN ANY STATE OR FEDERAL COURT OF COMPETENT JURISDICTION IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK, AND BY EXECUTION AND DELIVERY OF THIS AGREEMENT PLEDGOR ACCEPTS FOR ITSELF AND IN CONNECTION WITH ITS PROPERTIES, GENERALLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY, THE NONEXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF THE AFORESAID COURTS AND WAIVES ANY DEFENSE OF FORUM NON CONVENIENS AND IRREVOCABLY AGREES TO BE BOUND BY ANY JUDGMENT RENDERED THEREBY IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT. Pledgor hereby agrees that service of all process in any such proceeding in any such court may be made by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, to Pledgor at its address provided in Section 21, such service being hereby acknowledged by Pledgor to be sufficient for personal jurisdiction in any action against Pledgor in any such court and to be otherwise effective and binding service in every respect. Nothing herein shall affect the right to serve process in any other manner

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permitted by law or shall limit the right of Intercreditor Agent to bring proceedings against Pledgor in the courts of any other jurisdiction.

         SECTION 27. Waiver of Jury Trial . PLEDGOR, FINANCIAL INSTITUTION AND INTERCREDITOR AGENT HEREBY AGREE TO WAIVE THEIR RESPECTIVE RIGHTS TO A JURY TRIAL OF ANY CLAIM OR CAUSE OF ACTION BASED UPON OR ARISING OUT OF THIS AGREEMENT. The scope of this waiver is intended to be all-encompassing of any and all disputes that may be filed in any court and that relate to the subject matter of this transaction, including contract claims, tort claims, breach of duty claims, and all other common law and statutory claims. Pledgor and Intercreditor Agent each acknowledge that this waiver is a material inducement for Pledgor and Intercreditor Agent to enter into a business relationship, that Pledgor and Intercreditor Agent have already relied on this waiver in entering into this Agreement and that each will continue to rely on this waiver in their related future dealings. Pledgor and Intercreditor Agent further warrant and represent that each has reviewed this waiver with its legal counsel, and that each knowingly and voluntarily waives its jury trial rights following consultation with legal counsel. THIS WAIVER IS IRREVOCABLE, MEANING THAT IT MAY NOT BE MODIFIED EITHER ORALLY OR IN WRITING, AND THIS WAIVER SHALL APPLY TO ANY SUBSEQUENT AMENDMENTS, RENEWALS, SUPPLEMENTS OR MODIFICATIONS TO THIS AGREEMENT. In the event of litigation, this Agreement may be filed as a written consent to a trial by the court.

         SECTION 28. Counterparts . This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts and by different parties hereto in separate counterparts, each of which when so executed and delivered shall be deemed an original, but all such counterparts together shall constitute but one and the same instrument; signature pages may be detached from multiple separate counterparts and attached to a single counterpart so that all signature pages are physically attached to the same document.

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         IN WITNESS WHEREOF , the undersigned have executed this Agreement as of the date first set forth above.


PLEDGOR:

    LAS VEGAS SANDS, INC.,
a Nevada corporation

 

 

By:

/s/  
HARRY MILTENBERGER       
      Name: Harry Miltenberger
Title: Vice President Finance & Secretary

 

 

Notice Address:

3355 Las Vegas Blvd South
Room 1A
Las Vegas, Nevada 89109

 

 

Facsimile Number:

(702) 733-5499

 

 

VENETIAN CASINO RESORT, LLC,
a Nevada limited liability company

 

 

By:

LAS VEGAS SANDS INC., its managing member

 

 

By:

/s/  
HARRY MILTENBERGER       
      Name: Harry Miltenberger
Title: Vice President Finance & Secretary


FINANCIAL INSTITUTION:

    THE BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA, a Canadian chartered bank

 

 

By:

/s/  
ALAN PENDERGAST       
      Name: Alan Pendergast
Title: Managing Director

 

 

Notice Address:

The Bank of Nova Scotia
580 California Street
San Francisco, CA 94104

 

 

Attention:

Alan Pendergast

 

 

Facsimile Number:

(415) 397-0791

 

 

with a copy to:

The Bank of Nova Scotia
600 Peachtree Street, N.E.
Atlanta, GA 30308

 

 

Attention:

Hilma Gabbidon and Vicki Gibson

 

 

Facsimile Number:

(404) 888-8998


INTERCREDITOR AGENT:

    THE BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA, a Canadian chartered bank, as Intercreditor Agent

 

 

By:

/s/  
ALAN PENDERGAST       
      Name: Alan Pendergast
Title: Managing Director

 

 

Notice Address:

The Bank of Nova Scotia
580 California Street
21 st Floor
San Francisco, CA 94104

 

 

Attention:

Alan Pendergast

 

 

Facsimile Number:

(415) 397-0791

 

 

with a copy to:

The Bank of Nova Scotia
Loan Administration
600 Peachtree Street, N.E.
Atlanta, GA 30308

 

 

Attention:

Hilma Gabbidon and Vicki Gibson

 

 

Facsimile Number:

(404) 888-8998



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Exhibit 4.12


Grant of Security Interest
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FOR GOOD AND VALUABLE CONSIDERATION, receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, Las Vegas Sands, Inc., a Nevada corporation, (the " Grantor "), hereby grants The Bank of Nova Scotia as Intercreditor Agent (as defined in the Security Agreement (as defined below)) for and on behalf of the Secured Parties (as defined in the Security Agreement), a security interest in all of the Grantor's right, title and interest (including rights acquired pursuant to a license or otherwise but only to the extent permitted by agreements governing such license or other use) in, to and under the following (all of the following items or types of property being herein collectively referred to as the " Trademark Collateral "), whether presently existing or hereafter arising or acquired and wherever the same may be located or used in the United States:

        THIS GRANT OF SECURITY INTEREST is granted in conjunction with the security interests granted to the Grantee pursuant to the Security Agreement among the Grantor, the Grantee and certain other parties dated as of August     , 2004, as amended, modified or supplemented from time to time (the " Security Agreement ").

        THIS GRANT OF SECURITY INTEREST has been granted in conjunction with the security interest granted to the Grantee under the Security Agreement. The rights and remedies of the Grantee with respect to the security interest granted herein are without prejudice to, and are in addition to those set forth in the Security Agreement, all terms and provisions of which are incorporated herein by reference. In the event that any provisions of this Grant of Security Interest are deemed to conflict with the Security Agreement, the provisions of the Security Agreement shall govern.

        IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed this Grant of Security Interest as of the 20th day of August, 2004.

    LAS VEGAS SANDS, INC.

 

 

By:

/s/  
HARRY MILTENBERGER       

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Grant of Security Interest
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FOR GOOD AND VALUABLE CONSIDERATION, receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, Venetian Casino Resort, LLC, a Nevada limited liability company, (the " Grantor "), hereby grants The Bank of Nova Scotia as Intercreditor Agent (as defined in the Security Agreement (as defined below)) for and on behalf of the Secured Parties (as defined in the Security Agreement), a security interest in all of the Grantor's right, title and interest (including rights acquired pursuant to a license or otherwise but only to the extent permitted by agreements governing such license or other use) in, to and under the following (all of the following items or types of property being herein collectively referred to as the " Trademark Collateral "), whether presently existing or hereafter arising or acquired and wherever the same may be located or used in the United States:

        THIS GRANT OF SECURITY INTEREST is granted in conjunction with the security interests granted to the Grantee pursuant to the Security Agreement among the Grantor, the Grantee and certain other parties dated as of August    , 2004, as amended, modified or supplemented from time to time (the " Security Agreement ").

        THIS GRANT OF SECURITY INTEREST has been granted in conjunction with the security interest granted to the Grantee under the Security Agreement. The rights and remedies of the Grantee with respect to the security interest granted herein are without prejudice to, and are in addition to those set forth in the Security Agreement, all terms and provisions of which are incorporated herein by reference. In the event that any provisions of this Grant of Security Interest are deemed to conflict with the Security Agreement, the provisions of the Security Agreement shall govern.

        IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed this Grant of Security Interest as of the 20th day of August, 2004.

    VENETIAN CASINO RESORT, LLC

 

 

By: LAS VEGAS SANDS, INC., its managing member

 

 

By:

/s/  
HARRY MILTENBERGER       

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Exhibit 4.14

September 3, 2004

Securities and Exchange Commission
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20549

        In accordance with paragraph (b)(4)(iii) of Item 601 of Regulation S-K, Las Vegas Sands Corp. (the "Corporation") has not filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") copies of certain instruments with respect to long-term debt of the Corporation, Las Vegas Sands, Inc. and/or the subsidiaries of Las Vegas Sands, Inc., the total amount of debt authorized under each of which does not exceed 10% of the aggregate assets of the Corporation and Las Vegas Sands, Inc. and the subsidiaries of Las Vegas Sands, Inc. on a consolidated basis. The Corporation hereby agrees to furnish to the SEC, upon request, a copy of each instrument which defines the rights of holders of such long-term debt.


 

 

Very truly yours,
LAS VEGAS SANDS CORP.

 

 

By:

/s/  
HARRY D. MILTENBERGER       
Harry D. Miltenberger
Vice President—Finance and Secretary



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Exhibit 10.1

CREDIT AGREEMENT

DATED AS OF AUGUST 20, 2004

AMONG

LAS VEGAS SANDS, INC.,
and
VENETIAN CASINO RESORT, LLC,
as Borrowers,

THE LENDERS LISTED HEREIN,
as Lenders,

GOLDMAN SACHS CREDIT PARTNERS L.P.,
as Syndication Agent, Sole Lead Arranger and Sole Bookrunner,

THE BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA,
as Administrative Agent, and

WELLS FARGO FOOTHILL, INC., CIT GROUP/EQUIPMENT FINANCING, INC. and
COMMERZBANK AG,
as Documentation Agents




TABLE OF CONTENTS

 
 
   
  Page
Section 1. Definitions.   2

 

1.1

 

Certain Defined Terms.

 

2

 

1.2

 

Accounting Terms; Utilization of GAAP for Purposes of Calculations Under Agreement.

 

46

 

1.3

 

Other Definitional Provisions and Rules of Construction.

 

46

Section 2. Amounts and Terms of Commitments and Loans.

 

47

 

2.1

 

Commitments; Making of Loans; the Register; Notes.

 

47

 

2.2

 

Interest on the Loans.

 

52

 

2.3

 

Fees.

 

56

 

2.4

 

Repayments, Prepayments and Reductions in Commitments; General Provisions Regarding Payments

 

56

 

2.5

 

Use of Proceeds.

 

63

 

2.6

 

Special Provisions Governing Eurodollar Rate Loans.

 

64

 

2.7

 

Increased Costs; Taxes; Capital Adequacy.

 

66

 

2.8

 

Obligation of Lenders to Mitigate.

 

69

 

2.9

 

Obligations Joint and Several.

 

70

 

2.10

 

Incremental Facilities

 

71

Section 3. Letters of Credit.

 

72

 

3.1

 

Issuance of Letters of Credit and Lenders' Purchase of Participations Therein.

 

72

 

3.2

 

Letter of Credit Fees.

 

75

 

3.3

 

Drawings and Reimbursement of Amounts Paid Under Letters of Credit.

 

76

 

3.4

 

Obligations Absolute.

 

78

 

3.5

 

Indemnification; Nature of Issuing Lenders' Duties.

 

79

 

3.6

 

Increased Costs and Taxes Relating to Letters of Credit.

 

80

Section 4. Conditions to Credit Extensions.

 

81

 

4.1

 

Conditions to the Occurrence of the Closing Date.

 

81

 

4.2

 

Additional Conditions to Loans on or after the Closing Date.

 

88

 

4.3

 

Conditions to Letters of Credit.

 

90

Section 5. Borrowers' Representations and Warranties.

 

90

 

5.1

 

Organization, Powers, Qualification, Good Standing, Business and Subsidiaries.

 

90

 

5.2

 

Authorization of Borrowing, etc.

 

91

 

5.3

 

Financial Condition.

 

92

 

5.4

 

No Material Adverse Change.

 

93
           

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5.5

 

Title to Properties; Liens; Real Property.

 

93

 

5.6

 

Litigation; Adverse Facts.

 

93

 

5.7

 

Payment of Taxes.

 

94

 

5.8

 

Performance of Agreements; Materially Adverse Agreements; Material Contracts; Outstanding Letters of Credit.

 

94

 

5.9

 

Governmental Regulation.

 

95

 

5.10

 

Securities Activities.

 

95

 

5.11

 

Employee Benefit Plans.

 

95

 

5.12

 

Certain Fees.

 

96

 

5.13

 

Environmental Protection.

 

96

 

5.14

 

Employee Matters.

 

97

 

5.15

 

Solvency.

 

97

 

5.16

 

Matters Relating to Collateral.

 

97

 

5.17

 

Construction Litigation

 

98

 

5.18

 

Accuracy of Information.

 

98

Section 6. Borrowers' Affirmative Covenants.

 

98

 

6.1

 

Financial Statements and Other Reports.

 

98

 

6.2

 

Corporate Existence, etc.

 

104

 

6.3

 

Payment of Taxes and Claims; Tax Consolidation.

 

105

 

6.4

 

Maintenance of Properties; Insurance; Application of Net Loss Proceeds.

 

105

 

6.5

 

Inspection; Lender Meeting.

 

107

 

6.6

 

Compliance with Laws, etc.; Permits.

 

107

 

6.7

 

Environmental Covenant.

 

108

 

6.8

 

Compliance with Material Contracts.

 

110

 

6.9

 

Discharge of Liens.

 

110

 

6.10

 

Further Assurances.

 

111

 

6.11

 

Future Subsidiaries or Restricted Subsidiaries.

 

113

 

6.12

 

FF&E.

 

114

 

6.13

 

Interest Rate Protection

 

114

 

6.14

 

Employment Agreements

 

114

 

6.15

 

Post-Closing Matters

 

114

Section 7. Borrowers' Negative Covenants.

 

115

 

7.1

 

Indebtedness.

 

115

 

7.2

 

Liens and Related Matters.

 

118
           

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7.3

 

Investments; Joint Ventures; Formation of Subsidiaries.

 

120

 

7.4

 

Contingent Obligations.

 

123

 

7.5

 

Restricted Payments.

 

124

 

7.6

 

Financial Covenants.

 

127

 

7.7

 

Restriction on Fundamental Changes; Asset Sales and Acquisitions.

 

128

 

7.8

 

Sales and Lease-Backs.

 

131

 

7.9

 

Sale or Discount of Receivables.

 

132

 

7.10

 

Transactions with Shareholders and Affiliates.

 

132

 

7.11

 

Disposal of Subsidiary Stock.

 

134

 

7.12

 

Conduct of Business.

 

134

 

7.13

 

Certain Restrictions on Changes to Certain Documents.

 

135

 

7.14

 

Consolidated Capital Expenditures.

 

136

 

7.15

 

Fiscal Year.

 

137

 

7.16

 

Zoning and Contract Changes and Compliance.

 

137

 

7.17

 

No Joint Assessment.

 

137

 

7.18

 

Declaration of Restricted Subsidiaries.

 

137

 

7.19

 

Additional Covenants Applicable to Phase II Mall Borrowers.

 

138

Section 8. Events of Default.

 

139

 

8.1

 

Failure to Make Payments When Due.

 

140

 

8.2

 

Default under Other Indebtedness or Contingent Obligations.

 

140

 

8.3

 

Breach of Certain Covenants.

 

140

 

8.4

 

Breach of Warranty.

 

140

 

8.5

 

Other Defaults Under Loan Documents.

 

140

 

8.6

 

Involuntary Bankruptcy; Appointment of Receiver, etc.

 

141

 

8.7

 

Voluntary Bankruptcy; Appointment of Receiver, etc.

 

141

 

8.8

 

Judgments and Attachments.

 

141

 

8.9

 

Dissolution.

 

142

 

8.10

 

Employee Benefit Plans.

 

142

 

8.11

 

Change in Control.

 

142

 

8.12

 

Failure of Guaranty; Repudiation of Obligations.

 

142

 

8.13

 

Default Under or Termination of Operative Documents.

 

142

 

8.14

 

Default Under or Termination of Permits.

 

143

 

8.15

 

Default Under or Termination of Cooperation Agreement.

 

143
           

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8.16

 

Certain Investments in any Excluded Subsidiary.

 

143

 

8.17

 

Conforming Adelson L/C.

 

143

Section 9. Agents and Arranger.

 

144

 

9.1

 

Appointment.

 

144

 

9.2

 

Powers and Duties; General Immunity.

 

145

 

9.3

 

Representations and Warranties; No Responsibility for Appraisal of Credit Worthiness.

 

148

 

9.4

 

Right to Indemnity.

 

148

 

9.5

 

Successor Administrative Agent.

 

148

 

9.6

 

Collateral Documents and Subsidiary Guaranty.

 

149

 

9.7

 

Intercreditor Agreements and Disbursement Agreement.

 

149

 

9.8

 

Appointment of Arranger.

 

150

 

9.9

 

The Syndication Agent

 

150

 

9.10

 

The Documentation Agents

 

151

Section 10. Miscellaneous.

 

151

 

10.1

 

Assignments and Participations in Loans.

 

151

 

10.2

 

Expenses.

 

155

 

10.3

 

Indemnity.

 

156

 

10.4

 

Set-Off; Security Interest in Deposit Accounts.

 

157

 

10.5

 

Ratable Sharing.

 

157

 

10.6

 

Amendments and Waivers

 

158

 

10.7

 

Certain Matters Affecting Lenders.

 

159

 

10.8

 

Independence of Covenants.

 

160

 

10.9

 

Notices.

 

160

 

10.10

 

Survival of Representations, Warranties and Agreements.

 

160

 

10.11

 

Failure or Indulgence Not Waiver; Remedies Cumulative.

 

161

 

10.12

 

Marshalling; Payments Set Aside.

 

161

 

10.13

 

Severability.

 

161

 

10.14

 

Obligations Several; Independent Nature of Lenders' Rights.

 

161

 

10.15

 

Headings.

 

161

 

10.16

 

Applicable Law.

 

162

 

10.17

 

Successors and Assigns.

 

162

 

10.18

 

Consent to Jurisdiction and Service of Process.

 

162

 

10.19

 

Waiver of Jury Trial.

 

163
           

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10.20

 

Confidentiality.

 

163

 

10.21

 

Counterparts; Effectiveness.

 

164

 

10.22

 

USA Patriot Act

 

164

 

10.23

 

Electronic Execution of Assignments.

 

164

 

10.24

 

Gaming Authorities.

 

164


SCHEDULES

2.1   Lenders' Commitments, Pro Rata Shares, Notice Information

3.1

 

Outstanding Letters of Credit

5.1A

 

Jurisdiction of Organizations

5.1C

 

Ownership of the Borrowers

5.1D

 

Subsidiaries of the Borrowers

5.1E

 

Options

5.2

 

Governmental Consents

5.5

 

Mortgaged Real Property and Material Real Estate

5.6

 

Litigation

5.8

 

Material Contracts

5.13

 

Environmental Matters

5.16B

 

Permits

7.1

 

Indebtedness Existing on the Closing Date

7.2

 

Liens Existing on the Closing Date

7.3

 

Investments Existing on the Closing Date

7.7

 

Leases Existing on the Closing Date

7.10

 

Affiliate Transactions Existing on the Closing Date

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EXHIBITS

A-1   Form of Term A Note

A-2

 

Form of Term B Note

A-3

 

Form of Revolving Note

B-1

 

Form of Borrowing Notice

B-2

 

Form of Issuance Notice

B-3

 

Form of Conversion/Continuation Notice

C

 

Form of Compliance Certificate

D-1

 

Form of Assignment Agreement

D-2

 

Form of Certificate of Non-Bank Status

E-1

 

Form of Deed of Trust

E-2

 

Form of Security Agreement

E-3

 

Form of Disbursement Agreement

E-4

 

Form of Collateral Account Agreement

E-5

 

Form of Holding Account Agreement

F

 

Form of Subsidiary Guaranty

G

 

Form of Financial Condition Certificate

H-1

 

Form of Opinion of Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison

H-2

 

Form of Opinion of Lionel Sawyer & Collins

I

 

Form of Subordination, Non-Disturbance and Attornment Agreement

J

 

Form of Environmental Indemnity

K

 

Form of Consent

L

 

Form of Intercompany Mall Note

M

 

Intentionally Omitted

N

 

Form of Amended and Restated Intercreditor Agreement

O

 

Phase II Project Insurance Requirements

P

 

Form of Estoppel Certificate

Q

 

Form of Joinder Agreement

R

 

Schedule of Security Filings

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LAS VEGAS SANDS, INC.
and
VENETIAN CASINO RESORT, LLC

CREDIT AGREEMENT

        This CREDIT AGREEMENT is dated as of August 20, 2004 and entered into by and among LAS VEGAS SANDS,  INC. (" LVSI "), a Nevada corporation, and VENETIAN CASINO RESORT, LLC (" Venetian "), a Nevada limited liability company, as joint and several obligors (each of LVSI and Venetian, a " Borrower " and, collectively, the " Borrowers "), THE FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS LISTED ON THE SIGNATURE PAGES HEREOF (each individually referred to herein as a " Lender " and collectively as the " Lenders "), THE BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA (" Scotia Capital ") as administrative agent for the Lenders (in such capacity, the " Administrative Agent "), COMMERZBANK AG ( "Commerzbank" ) , CIT GROUP/EQUIPMENT FINANCING, INC. ( "CIT" ) and WELLS FARGO FOOTHILL, INC. (" Foothill ") as documentation agents for the Lenders (in such capacity, the " Documentation Agents "), and GOLDMAN SACHS CREDIT PARTNERS L.P. (" Goldman "), as Sole Lead Arranger and Sole Bookrunner (in such capacity the " Arranger "), and Goldman, as syndication agent for the Lenders (in such capacity, the " Syndication Agent ").


R E C I T A L S

         WHEREAS , the Borrowers and certain of their Affiliates (such capitalized terms and other capitalized terms used in these recitals have the meanings given in subsection 1.1 of this Agreement) own and operate the Existing Facility;

         WHEREAS , LCR (an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of the Borrowers) owns the Site and intends to design, develop, construct and operate the Phase II Project;

         WHEREAS , the Phase II Mall Subsidiary (an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of the Borrowers) desires to own the Phase II Mall, and the Phase II Mall Borrowers intend to enter into the Mall Financing Agreement to finance the development and construction of the Phase II Mall and related transaction expenses;

         WHEREAS , the Borrowers desire to enter into this Agreement to (a) repay (the " Refinancing ") the Refinanced Debt, (b) confirm that the Outstanding Letters of Credit shall be deemed to be Letters of Credit governed by this Agreement, (c) pay fees and expenses incurred in connection with the establishment of this Agreement, the consummation of the Refinancing and the other transactions related hereto and thereto, (d) finance certain Phase II Project Costs and (e) provide funds for general corporate purposes;

         WHEREAS , the Borrowers desire that the Lenders and the Issuing Lenders extend the senior secured credit facilities described herein on the terms and conditions set forth herein for the purposes set forth herein; and

         WHEREAS , the Lenders and the Issuing Lenders are willing, on the terms and subject to the conditions hereinafter set forth, to extend the Commitments and make Loans to the Borrowers and issue (or participate in) Letters of Credit.

         NOW, THEREFORE, the parties hereto agree as follows:

        Section 1.     Definitions.     

        1.1     Certain Defined Terms.     The following terms used in this Agreement shall have the following meanings:

        " Additional Contingent Claims " is defined in subsection 5.17.

        " Additional Notes " means additional Mortgage Notes issued pursuant to the terms of the Mortgage Notes Indenture after the Closing Date on the same terms and conditions as the Mortgage



Notes outstanding on the Closing Date other than issue date, issue price and first interest payment date.

        " Adelson " means Sheldon G. Adelson, an individual.

        " Adjusted Eurodollar Rate " means, for any Interest Rate Determination Date with respect to an Interest Period for a Eurodollar Rate Loan, the rate per annum obtained by dividing (a) the arithmetic average (rounded upward to the nearest 1/100 of one percent) of the offered quotations, if any, to first class banks in the interbank Eurodollar market for Dollar deposits of amounts in same day funds comparable to the respective principal amounts of the Eurodollar Rate Loans of the Administrative Agent for which the Adjusted Eurodollar Rate is then being determined with maturities comparable to such Interest Period as of approximately 10:00 A.M. (New York time) on such Interest Rate Determination Date by (b) a percentage equal to 100% minus the stated maximum rate of all reserve requirements (including any marginal, emergency, supplemental, special or other reserves) applicable on such Interest Rate Determination Date to any member bank of the Federal Reserve System in respect of "Eurocurrency liabilities" as defined in Regulation D (or any successor category of liabilities under Regulation D).

        " Administrative Agent " is defined in the preamble and also means and includes any successor Administrative Agent appointed pursuant to subsection 9.5.

        " Administrative Agent's Fee Letter " means the fee letter, dated as of July 9, 2004, among the Administrative Agent and the Borrowers.

        " Advance Request " has the meaning given in the form of Disbursement Agreement.

        " Affected Lender " is defined in subsection 2.6C.

        " Affected Loans " is defined in subsection 2.6C.

        " Affiliate ", as applied to any Person, means any other Person directly or indirectly controlling, controlled by, or under direct or indirect common control with, that Person (excluding, however, any trustee under, or any committee with responsibility for administering any Pension Plan). With respect to any Lender, Approved Fund, or Issuing Lender, a Person shall be deemed to be "controlled by" another Person if such other Person possesses, directly or indirectly, power to vote 51% or more of the securities (on a fully diluted basis) having ordinary voting power for the election of directors, managing general partners or managers, as the case may be. With respect to all other Persons, "control" (including, with correlative meanings, the terms "controlling", "controlled by" and "under common control with"), as applied to any such other Person, means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of that Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities or by contract or otherwise; provided, however, the beneficial owner of 10% or more of the voting Securities of a Person shall be deemed to have control.

        " Agent " means, individually, each of the Administrative Agent, the Syndication Agent, the Disbursement Agent, the Documentation Agents, the Intercreditor Agent and the Arranger, and " Agents " means the Administrative Agent, the Syndication Agent, the Disbursement Agent, the Documentation Agents, the Intercreditor Agent and the Arranger, collectively.

        " Aggregate Amounts Due " is defined in subsection 10.5.

        " Agreement " means, on any date, this Credit Agreement dated as of the Closing Date and as thereafter from time to time amended, supplemented, amended and restated or otherwise modified from time to time and in effect on such date.

        " Applicable Margin " means (a) on or prior to the Substantial Completion Date, (A) for Loans accruing interest as Base Rate Loans, 1.50% and (B) for Loans accruing interest as Eurodollar Rate

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Loans, 2.50% and (b) at all times after the Substantial Completion Date, the applicable percentage set forth below corresponding to the relevant Consolidated Leverage Ratio:

Consolidated Leverage Ratio

  Applicable
Margin For
Base Rate
Term Loans

  Applicable
Margin For
Eurodollar Rate
Term Loans

  Applicable
Margin For
Base Rate
Revolving Loans

  Applicable
Margin For
Eurodollar Rate
Revolving Loans

 
Greater than or equal to 4.00:1:00   1.50 % 2.50 % 1.50 % 2.50 %
less than 4.00:1.00 but greater than or equal to 3.50:1.00   1.25 % 2.25 % 1.25 % 2.25 %
less than 3:50:1.00   1.25 % 2.25 % 1.00 % 2.00 %

The Consolidated Leverage Ratio used to compute the Applicable Margin shall be the Consolidated Leverage Ratio set forth in the Compliance Certificate most recently delivered by the Borrowers to the Administrative Agent. Changes in the Applicable Margin resulting from a change in the Consolidated Leverage Ratio shall become effective upon delivery by the Borrowers to the Administrative Agent of a new Compliance Certificate pursuant to subsection 6.1(iv). If the Borrowers fail to deliver a Compliance Certificate within the time period for such delivery set forth in subsection 6.1(iv) (the last day of such period, the " Delivery Date "), the Applicable Margin from and including each day subsequent to the Delivery Date but not including the date the Borrowers deliver to the Administrative Agent such Compliance Certificate shall equal the highest Applicable Margin set forth above and from the date the Borrowers deliver such Compliance Certificate to and including the next Delivery Date, the Applicable Margin shall be based on the Consolidated Leverage Ratio set forth in such Compliance Certificate.

         "Applicable Tax Percentage " means the highest aggregate effective marginal rate of federal, state and local income tax or, when applicable, alternative minimum tax, to which any direct or indirect member or S corporation shareholder of the Borrowers subject to the highest marginal rate of tax would be subject in the relevant year of determination (as certified to the Administrative Agent by a certificate from an Authorized Officer), taking into account only that member's or S corporation shareholder's share of income and deductions attributable to its interest in the Borrowers in the relevant year of determination.

        " Applied Amount " is defined in subsection 2.4B(iv)(b)(1).

        " Approved Fund " means, (i) a fund that invests in bank loans, or (ii) relative to any Lender, any other fund that invests in bank loans and is advised or managed by the same investment advisor as such Lender or by an Affiliate of such investment advisor.

        " Arranger " is defined in the preamble.

        " Asset Sale " means the sale by a Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to any Person of (a) any of the stock of any of such Person's Restricted Subsidiaries, (b) substantially all of the assets of any division or line of business of a Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, or (c) any other assets (whether tangible or intangible) of a Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries (other than (i) inventory or goods sold in the ordinary course of business, (ii) any other assets to the extent that the aggregate fair market value of such assets sold during any Fiscal Year is less than or equal to $2,000,000 or (iii) any sales, transfers or dispositions permitted by subsection 7.7 (other than subsection 7.7 (iv))).

        " Assignment Agreement " means an Assignment Agreement in substantially the form of Exhibit D-1 annexed hereto.

        " Assignment Effective Date " is defined in subsection 10.1B(ii).

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        " Authorized Officer " means, relative to any Loan Party, those of its officers, general partners or managing members (as applicable) or those of the officers of the general partners or managing members (as applicable) whose signatures and incumbency shall have been certified to the Administrative Agent, the Lenders and the Issuing Lenders pursuant to subsection 4.1A.

        " Bank Proceeds Account " is defined in the form of Disbursement Agreement.

        " Bankruptcy Code " means Title 11 of the United States Code entitled "Bankruptcy", as now and hereafter in effect, or any successor statute.

        " Base Rate " means, at any time, the higher of (a) the Prime Rate or (b) the rate which is 1 / 2 of 1% in excess of the Federal Funds Effective Rate.

        " Base Rate Loans " means Loans bearing interest at rates determined by reference to the Base Rate as provided in subsection 2.2A.

        " Borrowers " is defined in the preamble and shall mean, as the context requires, either or both of the Borrowers.

        " Borrowing Notice " means a notice substantially in the form of Exhibit B-1 annexed hereto delivered by the Borrowers to the Administrative Agent pursuant to subsection 2.1B with respect to a proposed borrowing.

        " Bovis " means Lehrer McGovern Bovis Inc., a New York corporation.

        " Business Day " means (a) for all purposes other than as covered by clause (b) below, any day excluding Saturday, Sunday and any day which is a legal holiday under the laws of the State of New York or Nevada or the Province of British Columbia or is a day on which banking institutions located in either such state or such province are authorized or required by law or other governmental action to close, and (b) with respect to all notices, determinations, fundings and payments in connection with the Adjusted Eurodollar Rate or any Eurodollar Rate Loans, any day that is a Business Day described in clause (a) above and that is also a day for trading by and between banks in Dollar deposits in the London interbank market.

        " Capital Lease ", as applied to any Person, means any lease of any property (whether real, personal or mixed) by that Person as lessee that, in conformity with GAAP, is accounted for as a capital lease on the balance sheet of that Person. For purposes of this Agreement and each other Loan Document, the amount of a Person's obligation under a Capital Lease shall be the capitalized amount thereof, determined in accordance with GAAP, and the stated maturity thereof shall be the date of the last payment of rent or any other amount due under such lease prior to the first date upon which such lease may be terminated by the lessee without payment of a premium or a penalty.

        " Cash " means money, currency or a credit balance (in each case denominated in Dollars) in a Deposit Account.

        " Cash Equivalents " means (a) Dollars, (b) (i) direct obligations of the United States (including obligations issued or held in book-entry form on the books of the Department of the Treasury of the United States) or obligations fully guaranteed by the United States, (ii) obligations, debentures, notes or other evidence of indebtedness issued or guaranteed by any other agency or instrumentality of the United States, (iii) interest-bearing demand or time deposits (which may be represented by certificates of deposit) issued by banks having general obligations rated (on the date of acquisition thereof) at least "A" or the equivalent by Standard & Poor's Ratings Group, a division of McGraw Hill, Inc., or Moody's Investors Service, Inc. (together with their respective successors and with any other nationally recognized credit rating agency if neither of such corporations is then currently rating the pertinent obligations, a " Rating Agency ") or, if not so rated, secured at all times, in the manner and to the extent provided by law, by collateral security in clause (i) or (ii) of this definition, of a market value of

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no less than the amount of monies so invested, (iv) commercial paper rated (on the date of acquisition thereof) at least "A-1" or "P-1" or the equivalent by any Rating Agency issued by any Person, (v) repurchase obligations for underlying securities of the types described in clause (i) or (ii) above, entered into with any commercial bank or any other financial institution having long-term unsecured debt securities rated (on the date of acquisition thereof) at least "A" or "A2" or the equivalent by any Rating Agency in connection with which such underlying securities are held in trust or by a third-party custodian, (vi) guaranteed investment contracts of any financial institution which has a long-term debt rated (on the date of acquisition thereof) at least "A" or "A2" or the equivalent by any Rating Agency, (vii) obligations (including both taxable and non-taxable municipal securities) issued or guaranteed by, and any other obligations the interest on which is excluded from income for Federal income tax purposes issued by, any state of the United States or District of Columbia or the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico or any political subdivision, agency, authority or instrumentality thereof, which issuer or guarantor has (A) a short-term debt rated (on the date of acquisition thereof) at least "A-1" or "P-1" or the equivalent by any Rating Agency and (B) a long-term debt rated (on the date of acquisition thereof) at least "A" or "A2" or the equivalent by any Rating Agency, (viii) investment contracts of any financial institution either (A) fully secured by (1) direct obligations of the United States, (2) obligations of a Person controlled or supervised by and acting as an agency or instrumentality of the United States or (3) securities or receipts evidencing ownership interest in obligations or special portions thereof described in clause (1) or (2), in each case guaranteed as full faith and credit obligations of the United States, having a market value at least equal to 102% of the amount deposited thereunder, or (B) with long-term debt rated (on the date of acquisition thereof) at least "A" or "A2" or the equivalent by any Rating Agency and short-term debt rated (on the date of acquisition thereof) at least "A-1" or "P-1" or the equivalent by any Rating Agency, (ix) a contract or investment agreement with a provider or guarantor (A) which provider or guarantor is rated (on the date of acquisition thereof) at least "A" or "A2" or the equivalent by any Rating Agency (provided that if a guarantor is a party to the rating, the guaranty must be unconditional and must be confirmed in writing prior to any assignment by the provider to any subsidiary of such guarantor), (B) providing that monies invested shall be payable to the Administrative Agent without condition (other than notice) and without brokerage fee or other penalty, upon not more than two Business Days' notice for application when and as required or permitted under the Collateral Documents, and (C) stating that such contract or agreement is unconditional, expressly disclaiming any right of setoff and providing for immediate termination in the event of insolvency of the provider and termination upon demand of the Administrative Agent (which demand shall only be made at the direction of the Borrowers) after any payment or other covenant default by the provider, or (x) any debt instruments of any Person which instruments are rated (on the date of acquisition thereof) at least "A," "A2", "A-1" or "P-1" or the equivalent by any Rating Agency, provided that in each case of clauses (i) through (x), such investments are denominated in Dollars and maturing not more than 13 months from the date of acquisition thereof; (c) investments in any money market fund which is rated (on the date of acquisition thereof) at least "A" or "A2" or the equivalent by any Rating Agency; (d) investments in mutual funds sponsored by any securities broker-dealer of recognized national standing having an investment policy that requires substantially all the invested assets of such fund to be invested in investments described in any one or more of the foregoing clauses and having a rating of at least "A" or "A2" or the equivalent by any Rating Agency; or (e) investments in both taxable and nontaxable (i) periodic auction reset securities which have final maturities between one and 30 years from the date of issuance and are repriced through a Dutch auction or other similar method every 35 days or (ii) auction preferred shares which are senior securities of leveraged closed end municipal bond funds and are repriced pursuant to a variety of rate reset periods, in each case having a rating (on the date of acquisition thereof) of at least "A" or "A2" or the equivalent of any Rating Agency.

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        " Casino Lease " means the Casino Lease between Venetian and LVSI, dated as of November 14, 1997, as amended effective as of October 1, 2002, with respect to the operation of the casino for the Existing Facility.

         "Casino Level Mall Lease" means the Casino Level Restaurant/Retail Master Lease between Venetian and Grand Canal, dated as of May 14, 2004, with respect to the lease of certain restaurant and retail space on the casino floor of the Existing Facility to Grand Canal.

         "Central Park West Site" means the approximately 15 acres of real property owned by LVSI located near the intersection of Sands Avenue and Koval Lane upon which an apartment complex commonly known as Central Park West Apartments is currently located.

        " Central Plant " means the "Electric Substation" and the "HVAC Space", as each such term is defined in the Cooperation Agreement.

        " Certificate of Non-Bank Status " means a certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit D-2 annexed hereto delivered by a Lender to the Administrative Agent pursuant to subsection 2.7B(iii).

        " Change of Control " means any sale, pledge or other transfer (excluding any transfer of Securities by Adelson for the purposes of providing estate planning and gifts reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent) of Securities whereby (a) prior to the occurrence of a public equity offering by LVSI, Adelson and/or his Affiliates or Related Parties cease to own, directly or indirectly, at least 70% of the voting Securities of LVSI, (b) after giving effect to the sale of the Securities of LVSI or Holdco in one or more public equity offerings, (i) Adelson and/or his Affiliates or Related Parties cease to own, directly or indirectly, at least 35% of the voting Securities of LVSI, or (ii) any Person or group of Persons (other than Adelson and/or his Affiliates or Related Parties), owns directly or indirectly, a greater percentage of the voting Securities of LVSI than Adelson and/or his Affiliates or Related Parties, (c) subject to exceptions approved by the Syndication Agent (in advance of any relevant sales or transfers by LVSI) for tax planning purposes in connection with an initial public offering, LVSI ceases to own (either directly, or indirectly through one or more Subsidiary Guarantors) 100% of the common equity interests of Venetian or while such preferred stock is outstanding, LVSI or a Subsidiary of LVSI ceases to own 100% of the preferred equity interests of Venetian, (d) except as permitted by Section 7.7(viii), (xv) or (xviii), Venetian and LVSI cease to own directly or indirectly 100% of the equity Securities of each of their Restricted Subsidiaries, Interface and the Phase II Mall Borrowers prior to the Phase II Mall Sale; or (e) a "Change of Control" (or similar term) as defined in the Mortgage Notes Indenture, or any other instrument evidencing Indebtedness of the Borrowers or any other Loan Party permitted hereunder issued after the Closing Date in excess of $50,000,000 shall occur. The IPO Restructuring and the sale of equity securities of Phase II Mall Subsidiary pursuant to the Phase II Mall Sale shall not be a "change of control" under this Agreement.

        " Closing Date " means the date on which all conditions set forth in Section 4.1 have been satisfied and the funding of the Term B Funded Loans occurs.

        " Code " means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended to the date hereof and from time to time hereafter, and any successor statute.

        " Collateral " means, collectively, all of the real, personal and mixed property in which Liens are granted pursuant to the Collateral Documents as security for the Obligations.

        " Collateral Account Agreement " means that certain Disbursement Collateral Account Agreement, to be entered into among the Borrowers, LCR, the Disbursement Agent and the Administrative Agent, in substantially the form of Exhibit E-4 hereto.

        " Collateral Documents " means the Security Agreement, the Deeds of Trust, the Collateral Account Agreement, the Holding Account Agreement and all other instruments or documents delivered by a Loan Party pursuant to any of the Loan Documents in order to grant to the

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Administrative Agent or the Intercreditor Agent, on behalf of the Secured Parties, a Lien (or to perfect such Lien) on any Collateral as security for the Obligations.

        " Commercial Letter of Credit " means any letter of credit or similar instrument issued for the purpose of providing the financing payment mechanism in connection with the purchase of any materials, goods or services by a Borrower in the ordinary course of business of such Borrower.

        " Commitment " means the commitment of a Lender to make Loans as set forth in subsection 2.1A or Section 2.10, and " Commitments " means such commitments of all Lenders in the aggregate.

        " Commitment Termination Event " means (a) the occurrence of any Event of Default with respect to either Borrower described in subsection 8.6 or 8.7, (b) the occurrence and continuance of any other Event of Default and either (i) the declaration of all or any portion of the Loans to be due and payable, or (ii) the giving of notice by the Administrative Agent, acting at the direction of the Requisite Lenders, to the Borrowers that the Commitments have been terminated.

        " Compliance Certificate " means a certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit C annexed hereto delivered to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders by the Borrowers pursuant to subsection 6.1(iv).

        " Conforming Adelson L/C " means an unconditional, direct pay letter of credit which (a) is obtained by Adelson or one of his Affiliates (but not the Borrowers or any of their Restricted Subsidiaries), (b) either (i) has an expiration date of not less than twenty-four months or (ii) has an expiration date of not less than twelve months with an automatic extension of one twelve month period unless the issuer of such letter of credit gives the Administrative Agent not less than sixty days prior written notice that it will not renew the letter of credit for such successive term, (c) either (i) is irrevocable or (ii) provides that the issuer will deliver not less than sixty days prior written notice to the Administrative Agent of its intention to revoke such letter of credit, (d) is issued by a financial institution acceptable to the Administrative Agent in its reasonable judgment and (e) is otherwise in form and substance acceptable to the Administrative Agent in its reasonable judgment, provided that any such letter of credit shall only qualify as a Conforming Adelson L/C if it states that it may be drawn upon by the Administrative Agent and applied in accordance with the terms of this Agreement upon the occurrence of any Conforming Adelson L/C Draw Event, and provided further that neither Borrower nor any of their Restricted Subsidiaries shall have any obligations (contingent or otherwise) in respect of any such letter of credit or any reimbursement agreement applicable thereto.

        " Conforming Adelson L/C Draw Event " shall mean, during the time that the Conforming Adelson L/C remains in full force and effect, the occurrence of any of the following (a) an Event of Default (which is continuing and has not been waived) set forth in subsections 8.1, 8.2, 8.6, 8.7, 8.13 or resulting from a breach of any of the covenants set forth in subsection 7.6; (b) if such Conforming Adelson L/C has a maturity of less than twenty-four months, either (x) the Administrative Agent's receipt of notice from the issuer of the Conforming Adelson L/C that such issuer will not renew the Conforming Adelson L/C or (y) the date that is five days prior to the expiration of the Conforming Adelson L/C if the Administrative Agent has not received evidence of the renewal thereof, provided that the Administrative Agent may not draw down on the Conforming Adelson L/C under such circumstances if and only if Adelson or his Affiliates substitute cash equity in the Borrowers in an amount equal to the face amount of the Conforming Adelson L/C in lieu of the Conforming Adelson L/C on or before the date that is five days prior to the expiration thereof (such equity to be substituted for the withdrawn Conforming Adelson L/C in the calculation of Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA); or (c) the Administrative Agent's receipt of notice from the issuer of the Conforming Adelson L/C that such issuer intends to revoke, terminate or cancel the Conforming Adelson L/C, provided that the Administrative Agent may not draw down on the Conforming Adelson L/C under such circumstances if and only if Adelson or his Affiliates substitute cash equity in Borrowers in an amount equal to the face amount of the Conforming Adelson L/C in lieu of the Conforming Adelson L/C on or before the date that is five days prior to the revocation, termination or cancellation thereof (such equity to be

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substituted for the withdrawn Conforming Adelson L/C in the calculation of Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA).

        " Consents " means the consents to the collateral assignment by the Borrowers of the Resort Complex Operative Documents, as required by the terms of the Loan Documents.

        " Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA " means, for any period, the sum of the amounts (without duplication) for such period of (a) Consolidated Net Income, (b) Consolidated Interest Expense, (c) provision for taxes based on income to the extent deducted in calculating Consolidated Net Income, (d) total depreciation expense, (e) total amortization expense, and (f) other non-cash items reducing Consolidated Net Income (including any reductions to Consolidated Net Income as a result of minority or preferred interests of Venetian) less other non-cash items increasing Consolidated Net Income, all of the foregoing as determined on a consolidated basis for the Borrowers and their Restricted Subsidiaries in conformity with GAAP. Any cash equity contributions made by Adelson or any of his Affiliates (other than one of the Borrowers or their Restricted Subsidiaries) to the Borrowers and/or the face amount of any Conforming Adelson L/C delivered to the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Lenders during any quarter and during a period of fifteen days following such quarter, in an aggregate amount for such cash equity contributions and face amounts of Conforming Adelson L/Cs not to exceed $20,000,000 per quarter, may at the written election of the Borrowers be included in Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA for such quarter for all purposes hereunder, provided that the Borrowers may not include such cash equity contributions or the face amount of the Conforming Adelson L/C, or any combination thereof, in Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA (a) if any Conforming Adelson L/C Draw Event or any Event of Default or Potential Event of Default has occurred and is continuing at the time such cash contribution is made or such Conforming Adelson L/C is provided to the Administrative Agent or (b) in any event, after two consecutive quarters unless, following any exercise of such election to include any such cash equity contributions and/or face amount of any Conforming Adelson L/C in Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA, the Borrowers have thereafter been in compliance with subsection 7.6 on a rolling four quarter basis occurring after such election (without giving affect to any previous cash contributions or Conforming Adelson L/C) for at least one Fiscal Quarter.

        " Consolidated Capital Expenditures " means, for any period, the sum of (a) the aggregate of all expenditures (whether paid in cash or other consideration or accrued as a liability and including that portion of Capital Leases which is capitalized on the consolidated balance sheet of the Borrowers) by the Borrowers and their Restricted Subsidiaries during that period that, in conformity with GAAP, are included in "additions to property, plant or equipment" or comparable items reflected in the consolidated statement of cash flows of the Borrowers and their Restricted Subsidiaries plus (b) to the extent not covered by clause (a) of this definition, any expenditures by the Borrowers or their Restricted Subsidiaries during that period to acquire (by purchase or otherwise) the business, property or fixed assets of any Person, or the stock or other evidence of beneficial ownership of any Person that, as a result of such acquisition, becomes a Restricted Subsidiary of the Borrowers; provided , however , that any expenditures for Phase II Project Costs shall not be included in Consolidated Capital Expenditures.

        " Consolidated Interest Coverage Ratio " means, as of any Quarterly Date, the ratio computed for the period consisting of the Fiscal Quarter as to which such Quarterly Date relates and each of the three immediately preceding Fiscal Quarters of (a) Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA (for all such Fiscal Quarters) to (b) the sum (for all such Fiscal Quarters) of Consolidated Interest Expense.

        " Consolidated Interest Expense " means, for any period, total interest expense (including that portion attributable to Capital Leases in accordance with GAAP and capitalized interest) of the Borrowers and their Restricted Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis with respect to all outstanding Indebtedness of the Borrowers (other than non-cash interest on Permitted Subordinated Indebtedness),

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including all commissions, discounts and other fees and charges owed with respect to letters of credit and bankers' acceptance financing and net costs under Hedging Agreements, but excluding, however, amortization of debt issuance costs and deferred financing fees including any amounts referred to in subsection 2.3 payable to the Agents or Lenders, any fees and expenses payable to the Agents or Lenders in connection with this Agreement, and fees and expenses payable to the holders of the Indebtedness incurred under the Mall Financing Agreement in each case, on or prior to the Closing Date; provided , however , that Consolidated Interest Expense for any period ending prior to the Closing Date, shall be calculated on a pro forma basis as if the Transactions and the Refinancing occurred on the first day of such period and as if the Company's Indebtedness outstanding on the Closing Date were outstanding throughout such period.

        " Consolidated Leverage Ratio " means, as of any date, the ratio of (a) Consolidated Total Debt outstanding on such date to (b) Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA computed for the period consisting of, if such date is a Quarterly Date, the Fiscal Quarter ending on such date and each of the three immediately preceding Fiscal Quarters, or if such date is not a Quarterly Date, the four full Fiscal Quarters most recently ended.

        " Consolidated Net Income " means, for any period, the net income (or loss) of the Borrowers and their Restricted Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis for such period taken as a single accounting period determined in conformity with GAAP and before any reduction in respect of preferred stock dividends; provided that there shall be excluded, without duplication, (a) the income (or loss) of any Person (other than a Restricted Subsidiary of a Borrower), except to the extent of the amount of dividends or other distributions actually paid to the Borrowers or any of their Restricted Subsidiaries by such Person during such period, (b) the income (or loss) of any Person accrued prior to the date it is merged into or consolidated with Borrowers or a Restricted Subsidiary or that Person's assets are acquired by the Borrowers or a Restricted Subsidiary, (c) any after-tax gains or losses attributable to (i) Asset Sales, (ii) returned surplus assets of any Pension Plan or (iii) the disposition of any Securities or the extinguishment of any Indebtedness of any Person or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, (d) dividends or distributions from any Excluded Subsidiary to the Borrowers or any Restricted Subsidiary which are used to fund Permitted Quarterly Tax Distributions, (e) the effect of non-cash accounting adjustments resulting from a change in the tax status of a flow-through tax entity to a "C-corporation" or other entity taxed similarly, (f) any net extraordinary gains or net extraordinary losses, and (g) any refinancing costs, amortization or charges (including premiums, costs, amortization and charges associated with the Refinancing or any permitted refinancing of the Mortgage Notes); provided , further , that no effect shall be given to any non-cash minority or preferred interest in Venetian for purposes of computing Consolidated Net Income.

        " Consolidated Net Worth " means, as of any date of determination, (a) the sum of the following items, as shown on the consolidated balance sheet of LVSI and its Subsidiaries as of such date (i) the common equity of LVSI and its Subsidiaries, (ii)(A) the aggregate liquidation preference of preferred stock or preferred membership interests of LVSI and its Subsidiaries and (B) any increase in depreciation and amortization resulting from any purchase accounting treatment from an acquisition or related financing; (b)  less any goodwill incurred subsequent to the Closing Date and (c)  less any write up of assets (in excess of fair market value) after the Closing Date and, in each case on a consolidated basis for LVSI and its Subsidiaries, determined in accordance with GAAP; provided , that in calculating Consolidated Net Worth, (i) any gain or loss from any Asset Sale or the disposition of any securities or the extinguishment of any Indebtedness of any Person or any of its Subsidiaries (including all extraordinary gains and losses and all expenses, amortization and charges associated with the Refinancing) shall be excluded, (ii) any change or reduction of net worth related to a conversion from flow-through tax entities to taxable entities shall be excluded, (iii) any change or reduction of net worth related to currency fluctuations or any conversion of currencies shall be excluded; and (iv) regardless whether Venetian is a Subsidiary of LVSI or is wholly-owned, Venetian shall be assumed at all times to

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be a wholly-owned Subsidiary of LVSI, and no effect shall be given to any preferred interest in Venetian for purposes of calculating Consolidated Net Worth.

        " Consolidated Senior Leverage Ratio " means, at any time of determination, the ratio of (a) Consolidated Total Senior Debt outstanding on such date to (b) Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA computed for the period consisting of the most recently ended Fiscal Quarter and each of the three immediately preceding Fiscal Quarters.

        " Consolidated Total Debt " means, as at any date of determination, the aggregate stated balance sheet amount of all Indebtedness of the Borrowers and their Restricted Subsidiaries (other than any Shareholder Subordinated Indebtedness), determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP.

        " Consolidated Total Senior Debt " means as at any date of determination, Consolidated Total Debt, less Indebtedness evidenced by the Mortgage Notes, Permitted Subordinated Indebtedness, and Indebtedness incurred under any Employee Repurchase Notes.

        " Construction Consultant " means Tishman Construction Corporation of Nevada, or any other person designated from time to time under the Disbursement Agreement by the Administrative Agent to serve as the Construction Consultant.

        " Construction Litigation " has the meaning assigned to that term in subsection 5.17.

        " Construction Management Agreement " is defined in the form of Disbursement Agreement.

        " Contingent Obligation ", as applied to any Person, means any direct or indirect liability, contingent or otherwise, of that Person (a) with respect to any Indebtedness, lease, dividend or other obligation of another if the primary purpose or intent thereof by the Person incurring the Contingent Obligation is to provide assurance to the obligee of such obligation of another that such obligation of another will be paid or discharged, or that any agreements relating thereto will be complied with, or that the holders of such obligation will be protected (in whole or in part) against loss in respect thereof, (b) with respect to any letter of credit issued for the account of that Person or as to which that Person is otherwise liable for reimbursement of drawings, or (c) under Hedging Agreements. Contingent Obligations shall include (a) the direct or indirect guaranty, endorsement (otherwise than for collection or deposit in the ordinary course of business), co-making, discounting with recourse or sale with recourse by such Person of the obligation of another, (b) the obligation to make take-or-pay or similar payments if required regardless of non-performance by any other party or parties to an agreement, and (c) any liability of such Person for the obligation of another through any agreement (contingent or otherwise) (i) to purchase, repurchase or otherwise acquire such obligation or any security therefor, or to provide funds for the payment or discharge of such obligation (whether in the form of loans, advances, stock purchases, capital contributions or otherwise) or (ii) to maintain the solvency or any balance sheet item, level of income or financial condition of another if, in the case of any agreement described under subclauses (i) or (ii) of this sentence, the primary purpose or intent thereof is as described in the preceding sentence. The amount of any Contingent Obligation shall be equal to the amount of the obligation so guaranteed or otherwise supported or, if less, the amount to which such Contingent Obligation is specifically limited. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Contingent Obligations shall not include any surety bonds for claims underlying mechanics liens and any reimbursement obligations with respect thereto so long as such reimbursement obligations are not then due or are promptly paid when due.

        " Contracts " means, collectively, the contracts entered into, from time to time, between any Borrower(s) and any contractor for performance of services or sale of goods in connection with the design, engineering, installation or construction of the Phase II Project.

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        " Contractual Obligation " means, as applied to any Person, any provision of any Security issued by that Person or of any material indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, contract, undertaking, agreement or other instrument to which that Person is a party or by which it or any of its properties is bound or to which it or any of its properties is subject.

        " Conversion/Continuation Notice " means a notice substantially in the form of Exhibit B-3 annexed hereto delivered to the Administrative Agent pursuant to subsection 2.2D with respect to a proposed conversion or continuation of the applicable basis for determining the interest rate with respect to the Loans specified therein.

        " Cooperation Agreement " means that certain Second Amended and Restated Reciprocal Easement, Use and Operating Agreement, dated as of May 17, 2004, as amended as of July 30, 2004, by and between Venetian, LCR, Grand Canal and Interface.

        " COREA " is defined in the form of Disbursement Agreement.

        " Credit Extension " means, as the context may require, (a) the making of a Loan by a Lender or (b) the issuance of any Letter of Credit, or the extension of any expiration date of any existing Letter of Credit, by the Issuing Lender of such Letter of Credit.

        " Deeds of Trust " means each Deed of Trust, Leasehold Deed of Trust, Assignment of Rents and Leases, Security Agreement and Fixture Filing, dated as of the Closing Date, granted by the Borrowers and LCR to the Title Company, for the benefit of the Administrative Agent, as agent for the Secured Parties, substantially in the form of Exhibit E-1 annexed hereto.

        " Deposit Account " means a demand, time, savings, passbook or like account with a bank, savings and loan association, credit union or like organization, other than an account evidenced by a negotiable certificate of deposit.

        " Disbursement Account " is defined in the form of Collateral Account Agreement.

         "Disbursement Agent" has the meaning given in the form of Disbursement Agreement.

        " Disbursement Agreement " means the Master Disbursement Agreement, to be entered into among the Administrative Agent, the Disbursement Agent, LCR, the Phase II Mall Borrowers, and the administrative agent under the Mall Financing Agreement, in substantially the form of Exhibit E-3 hereto, or otherwise reasonably satisfactory in form and substance to the Syndication Agent (it being understood that the Syndication Agent shall not unreasonably withhold consent to changes to Exhibit E-3 which do not adversely affect the Lenders).

         "Documentation Agents" is defined in the preamble.

        " Dollars " and the sign " $ " mean the lawful money of the United States.

        " Eligible Assignee " means (a) (i) a commercial bank organized under the laws of the United States or any state thereof; (ii) a savings and loan association or savings bank organized under the laws of the United States or any state thereof; (iii) a commercial bank organized under the laws of any other country or a political subdivision thereof; provided that (x) such bank is acting through a branch or agency located in the United States or (y) such bank is organized under the laws of a country that is a member of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development or a political subdivision of such country; and (iv) any other Person which is an "accredited investor" (as defined in Regulation D under the Securities Act) which extends credit or buys loans as one of its businesses including insurance companies, mutual funds and lease financing companies; (b) any Approved Fund; and (c) any Lender and any Affiliate of any Lender; provided that no Borrower, any Affiliate of the Borrowers, Adelson and/or his Affiliates or Related Parties shall be an Eligible Assignee; provided further that so long as no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, no (i) Person that owns or operates a casino located in Macau, the United Kingdom, the State of Nevada or the State of New Jersey (or is an Affiliate of such a Person) ( provided that a passive investment constituting less than 20% of the common stock of any such casino shall not constitute ownership thereof for the purposes of this definition), (ii) Person that owns or operates a convention, trade show or exhibition facility in Macau, the United Kingdom, Las Vegas, Nevada or Clark County, Nevada (or an Affiliate of such a Person) ( provided that a passive investment constituting less than 20% of the common stock of any such convention or trade show facility shall not constitute ownership for the purpose of this definition), or (iii) union pension fund ( provided that any intermingled fund or managed account which has as part of its assets under management the assets of a union pension fund shall not be disqualified from being an Eligible Assignee hereunder so long as the manager of such fund is not controlled by a union), shall be an Eligible Assignee, in each case which Person shall not have been denied an approval or a license, or found unsuitable under the Nevada Gaming Laws applicable to Lenders.

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        " Employee Benefit Plan " means any "employee benefit plan" as defined in Section 3(3) of ERISA which is or was maintained or contributed to by the Borrowers, any of their Subsidiaries or any of their respective ERISA Affiliates.

        " Employee Repurchase Notes " is defined in subsection 7.1(ix).

        " Environmental Claim " means any investigation, notice, notice of violation, claim, action, suit, proceeding, demand, abatement order or other order or directive (conditional or otherwise), by any governmental authority or any other Person, arising (a) pursuant to or in connection with any actual or alleged violation of any Environmental Law, (b) in connection with any Hazardous Materials or any actual or alleged Hazardous Materials Activity, or (c) in connection with any actual or alleged damage, injury, threat or harm to health, safety, natural resources or the environment.

        " Environmental Indemnity " means the Environmental Indemnity in the form of Exhibit J hereto, dated as of the Closing Date, granted by the Borrowers to the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Lenders.

        " Environmental Laws " means any and all current or future statutes, ordinances, orders, rules, regulations, guidance documents, judgments, Permits, or any other requirements of governmental authorities relating to (a) environmental matters, including those relating to any Hazardous Materials Activity, (b) the generation, use, storage, transportation or disposal of Hazardous Materials, or (c) occupational safety and health, industrial hygiene, land use or the protection of human, plant or animal health or welfare, in any manner applicable to the Borrowers or any of their Subsidiaries or any of their Facilities, including the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (42 U.S.C. § 9601 et seq .), the Hazardous Materials Transportation Act (49 U.S.C. § 1801 et seq .), the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (42 U.S.C. § 6901 et seq .), the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. § 1251 et seq .), the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. § 7401 et seq .), the Toxic Substances Control Act (15 U.S.C. § 2601 et seq .), the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act (7 U.S.C. §136 et seq .), the Occupational Safety and Health Act (29 U.S.C. § 651 et seq .), the Oil Pollution Act (33 U.S.C. § 2701 et seq .), the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (42 U.S.C. § 11001 et seq .), the Nevada Hazardous Materials law (NRS Chapter 459), the Nevada Solid Waste/Disposal of Garbage or Sewage law (NRS 444.440 to 444.650, inclusive), the Nevada Water Controls/Pollution law (NRS Chapter 445A), the Nevada Air Pollution law (NRS Chapter 445B), the Nevada Cleanup of Discharged Petroleum law (NRS 590.700 to 590.920, inclusive), the Nevada Control of Asbestos law (NRS 618.750 to 618.850), the Nevada Appropriation of Public Waters law (NRS 533.324 to 533.4385, inclusive), the Nevada Artificial Water Body Development Permit law (NRS 502.390), the Nevada Protection of Endangered Species, Endangered Wildlife Permit (NRS 503.585), Endangered Flora Permit law (NRS 527.270), the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. Section 2011 et seq.), the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. Sections 300f et seq. ), the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1974 (30 U.S.C. Sections 1201 et seq. ), and the Uranium Mill Tailings Radiation Control Act of 1978 (42 U.S.C. Section 7901 et seq. ), each as amended or supplemented, any analogous present or future state or local statutes or laws, and any regulations promulgated pursuant to any of the foregoing.

        " ERISA " means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended from time to time, and any successor thereto.

        " ERISA Affiliate " means, as applied to any Person, (a) any corporation which is a member of a controlled group of corporations within the meaning of Section 414(b) of the Code of which that Person is a member; (b) any trade or business (whether or not incorporated) which is a member of a group of trades or businesses under common control within the meaning of Section 414(c) of the Code of which that Person is a member; and (c) any member of an affiliated service group within the meaning of Section 414(m) or (o) of the Code of which that Person, any corporation described in clause (a) above or any trade or business described in clause (b) above is a member. Any former

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ERISA Affiliate of the Borrowers or any of their Subsidiaries shall continue to be considered an ERISA Affiliate of the Borrowers or such Subsidiary within the meaning of this definition with respect to the period such entity was an ERISA Affiliate of the Borrowers or such Subsidiary and with respect to liabilities arising after such period for which Borrowers or such Subsidiary could be liable under the Code or ERISA.

        " ERISA Event " means (a) a "reportable event" within the meaning of Section 4043 of ERISA and the regulations issued thereunder with respect to any Pension Plan (excluding those for which the provision for 30-day notice to the PBGC has been waived by regulation); (b) the failure to meet the minimum funding standard of Section 412 of the Code with respect to any Pension Plan (whether or not waived in accordance with Section 412(d) of the Code) or the failure to make by its due date a required installment under Section 412(m) of the Code with respect to any Pension Plan or the failure to make any required contribution to a Multiemployer Plan; (c) the provision by the administrator of any Pension Plan pursuant to Section 4041(a)(2) of ERISA of a notice of intent to terminate such plan in a distress termination described in Section 4041(c) of ERISA; (d) the withdrawal by the Borrowers, any of their Subsidiaries or any of their respective ERISA Affiliates from any Pension Plan with two or more contributing sponsors or the termination of any such Pension Plan resulting in liability pursuant to Section 4063 or 4064 of ERISA; (e) the institution by the PBGC of proceedings to terminate any Pension Plan, or the occurrence of any event or condition which might constitute grounds under ERISA for the termination of, or the appointment of a trustee to administer, any Pension Plan; (f) the imposition of liability on Borrowers, any of their Subsidiaries or any of their respective ERISA Affiliates pursuant to Section 4062(e) or 4069 of ERISA or by reason of the application of Section 4212(c) of ERISA; (g) the withdrawal of the Borrowers, any of their Subsidiaries or any of their respective ERISA Affiliates in a complete or partial withdrawal (within the meaning of Sections 4203 and 4205 of ERISA) from any Multiemployer Plan if there is any potential liability therefor, or the receipt by the Borrowers, any of their Subsidiaries or any of their respective ERISA Affiliates of notice from any Multiemployer Plan that it is in reorganization or insolvency pursuant to Section 4241 or 4245 of ERISA, or that it intends to terminate or has terminated under Section 4041A or 4042 of ERISA; (h) the occurrence of an act or omission which could give rise to the imposition on Borrowers, any of their Subsidiaries or any of their respective ERISA Affiliates of fines, penalties, taxes or related charges under Chapter 43 of the Code or under Section 409, Section 502(c), (i) or (l), or Section 4071 of ERISA in respect of any Employee Benefit Plan; (i) the assertion of a material claim (other than routine claims for benefits) against any Employee Benefit Plan other than a Multiemployer Plan or the assets thereof, or against Borrowers, any of their Subsidiaries or any of their respective ERISA Affiliates in connection with any Employee Benefit Plan; (j) receipt from the PBGC of notice of the failure of any Pension Plan (or any other Employee Benefit Plan intended to be qualified under Section 401(a) of the Code) to qualify under Section 401(a) of the Code, or the failure of any trust forming part of any Pension Plan to qualify for exemption from taxation under Section 501(a) of the Code; or (k) the imposition of a Lien pursuant to Section 401(a)(29) or 412(n) of the Code or pursuant to ERISA with respect to any Pension Plan.

        " Estimation Period " means the period for which a shareholder, partner or member, who is an individual is required to estimate for federal income tax purposes his allocation of taxable income from a Subchapter S corporation or any entity that is treated as a partnership for federal income tax purposes in connection with determining his estimated federal income tax liability for such period.

        " Eurodollar Rate Loans " means Loans bearing interest at rates determined by reference to the Adjusted Eurodollar Rate as provided in subsection 2.2A.

        " Event of Default " is defined in Section 8.

        " Event of Force Majeure " has the meaning given in the form of Disbursement Agreement.

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        " Event of Loss " means, with respect to any property or asset (tangible or intangible, real or personal), any of the following: (a) any loss, destruction or damage of such property or asset; (b) any actual condemnation, seizure or taking by exercise of the power of eminent domain or otherwise of such property or asset, or confiscation of such property or asset or the requisition of the use of such property or asset; or (c) any settlement in lieu of clause (b) above.

        " Excess A Amount " is defined in subsection 2.4B(iv)(b)(2).

        " Exchange Act " means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended from time to time, and any successor statute.

        " Excluded Subsidiary " means (a) LCR (prior to the Mall Closing Date), Holdco and MergerCo (each prior to consummation of the IPO Restructuring), Lido Casino Resort Holding Company, LLC, Interface Holding, Interface Parent, Interface, the Phase II Mall Subsidiary, Phase II Mall Holdings, and Lido Casino Resort MM, Inc., (b) Venetian Macau Finance Company, Venetian Macau, Limited, and all other foreign Subsidiaries of LVSI (other than any foreign Subsidiaries designated as Non-Guarantor Restricted Subsidiaries pursuant to subsection 7.3(iii), (viii) or (xii) and any foreign Subsidiaries designated as Restricted Subsidiaries pursuant to subsection 7.18), and (c) any domestic entities formed after the Closing Date, substantially all of the operations of which are conducted outside the State of Nevada and that are designated as Excluded Subsidiaries by the Borrowers under subsection 7.3(iii), (viii) or (xii).

        " Existing Facility " means the Venetian Casino Resort, a Venetian-themed hotel, casino, retail, meeting and entertainment complex located at 3355 Las Vegas Boulevard South, Clark County, Nevada

        " Existing Site " means the land on which the Existing Facility is constructed.

        " Facilities " means any and all real property (including all buildings, fixtures or other improvements located thereon) now, hereafter or heretofore owned, leased, operated or used by the Borrowers or any of their Restricted Subsidiaries.

        " FDIC " means the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.

        " Federal Funds Effective Rate " means, for any period, a fluctuating interest rate equal for each day during such period to the weighted average of the rates on overnight Federal funds transactions with members of the Federal Reserve System arranged by Federal funds brokers, as published for such day (or, if such day is not a Business Day, for the next preceding Business Day) by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, or, if such rate is not so published for any day which is a Business Day, the average of the quotations for such day on such transactions received by the Administrative Agent from three Federal funds brokers of recognized standing selected by the Administrative Agent.

        " FF&E Facility " means the GE Facility, the Old FF&E Note, and any credit facility, vendor financing, mortgage financing, purchase money obligation, capital lease or similar arrangement incurred to finance or refinance construction, purchase or lease of furniture, fixtures (including Specified FF&E) or other real or personal property acquired after the Closing Date pursuant to subsections 7.1(vii), (xi) or (xviii).

        " FF&E Deposit Loans " means any Loans the proceeds of which are applied to fund advances or deposits with respect to Specified FF&E pursuant to the terms of the Disbursement Agreement.

        " FF&E Documents " means the Old FF&E Note, the GE Facility Agreement, and any intercreditor agreement related to the GE Facility Agreement.

        " Final Completion " is defined in the form of Disbursement Agreement.

        " Final Completion Date " means the date on which Final Completion occurs.

        " Financial Plan " is defined in subsection 6.1(xiii).

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        " First Priority " means, with respect to any Lien created in any Collateral pursuant to any Collateral Document, that such Lien is the only Lien (other than Permitted Liens) to which such Collateral is subject.

        " Fiscal Quarter " means a fiscal quarter of any Fiscal Year.

        " Fiscal Year " means the fiscal year of the Borrowers ending on December 31 of each calendar year.

        " Foreign Excluded Subsidiaries " means foreign subsidiaries that are Excluded Subsidiaries.

        " Former Lender " is defined in subsection 10.7(a).

        " Funding and Payment Office " means (a) the office of the Administrative Agent located at 600 Peachtree Street NE, Suite 2700, Atlanta, Georgia 30308 (Attention: Hilda Gabbidon or Vicki Gibson) or (b) such other office of the Administrative Agent or of a third party or sub-agent, as appropriate, as may from time to time hereafter be designated as such in a written notice delivered by the Administrative Agent to the Borrowers and each Lender.

        " Funding Date " means the date of the funding of a Loan or the issuance of a Letter of Credit.

        " GAAP " means, subject to the limitations on the application thereof set forth in subsection 1.2, generally accepted accounting principles set forth in opinions and pronouncements of the Accounting Principles Board of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and statements and pronouncements of the Financial Accounting Standards Board or in such other statements by such other entity as may be approved by a significant segment of the accounting profession, in each case as the same are applicable to the circumstances as of the Closing Date.

        " Gaming License " means every license, franchise or other authorization to own, lease, operate or otherwise conduct gaming activities of the Borrowers or any of their Restricted Subsidiaries, including all such licenses granted under the Nevada Gaming Laws, and other applicable federal, state, foreign or local laws.

        " GE Facility " means a credit facility to be entered into on terms reasonably satisfactory to the Agents, to provide loans to finance or refinance construction, purchase, improvement or lease of Specified FF&E.

        " GE Facility Agreement " means one or more credit agreements to be entered into among LCR, the Borrowers, General Electric Capital Corporation (or an affiliate thereof or another financial institution reasonably acceptable to the Agents) and the other lenders party thereto, evidencing the GE Facility.

        " GGP " means GGP Limited Partnership, a Delaware limited partnership, and any successor thereto by merger or by operation of law.

        " Goldman " is defined in the preamble.

        " Gondola Lease " means the Lease between Venetian and Grand Canal, dated as of May 17, 2004, with respect to the lease of the gondola amusement ride concession and related retail space.

        " Governmental Acts " is defined in subsection 3.5A.

        " Governmental Instrumentality " means any national, state or local government (whether domestic or foreign), any political subdivision thereof or any other governmental, quasi-governmental, judicial, public or statutory instrumentality, authority, body, agency, bureau or entity, (including the Nevada Gaming Authorities, any zoning authority, the FDIC, the Comptroller of the Currency or the Federal Reserve Board, any central bank or any comparable authority) or any arbitrator with authority to bind a party at law.

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        " Grand Canal " means Grand Canal Shops II, LLC.

        " Harrah's Shared Roadway Agreement " means the Agreement, dated as of January 16, 1998, between Venetian and Harrah's Casino Resort.

        " Hazardous Materials " means (a) any chemical, material or substance at any time defined as or included in the definition of "hazardous substances", "hazardous wastes", "hazardous materials", "extremely hazardous waste", acutely hazardous waste", "radioactive waste", "biohazardous waste", "pollutant", "toxic pollutant", "contaminant", "restricted hazardous waste", "infectious waste", "toxic substances", or any other term or expression intended to define, list or classify substances by reason of properties harmful to health, safety or the indoor or outdoor environment (including harmful properties such as ignitability, corrosivity, reactivity, carcinogenicity, toxicity, reproductive toxicity, "TCLP toxicity" or "EP toxicity" or words of similar import under any applicable Environmental Laws); (b) any oil, petroleum, petroleum fraction or petroleum derived substance; (c) any drilling fluids, produced waters and other wastes associated with the exploration, development or production of crude oil, natural gas or geothermal resources; (d) any flammable substances or explosives; (e) any radioactive materials; (f) any asbestos-containing materials; (g) urea formaldehyde foam insulation; (h) electrical equipment which contains any oil or dielectric fluid containing polychlorinated biphenyls; (i) pesticides; and (j) any other chemical, material or substance, exposure to which is prohibited, limited or regulated by any governmental authority or which may or could pose a hazard to the health and safety of the owners, occupants or any Persons in the vicinity of any Facility or to the indoor or outdoor environment.

        " Hazardous Materials Activity " means any past, current, proposed or threatened activity, event or occurrence involving any Hazardous Materials, including the use, manufacture, possession, storage, holding, presence, existence, location, Release, threatened Release, discharge, placement, generation, transportation, processing, construction, treatment, abatement, removal, remediation, disposal, disposition or handling of any Hazardous Materials, and any corrective action or response action with respect to any of the foregoing.

        " Hedging Agreements " means (a) currency exchange or interest rate swap agreements, currency exchange or interest rate cap agreements and currency exchange or interest rate collar agreements and (b) other agreements or arrangements designed to protect against fluctuations in currency exchange or interest rates.

        " Holdco " means a corporation formed for the purpose of selling its capital stock in an initial public offering which will own 100% of the common stock of LVSI.

        " Holding Account " has the meaning given in the Holding Account Agreement.

        " Holding Account Agreement " means that certain Collateral Account Agreement, dated as of the Closing Date, among the Borrowers and the Administrative Agent, in substantially the form of Exhibit E-5 hereto.

        " HVAC Component " means, collectively (a) the Central Plant and (b) the "Other Facilities", as defined in each HVAC Services Agreement.

        " HVAC Ground Lease " means the Ground Lease made effective as of November 14, 1997, between Venetian and the HVAC Provider.

        " HVAC Provider " means Sempra Energy Solutions, a California corporation (successor to Atlantic-Pacific, Las Vegas LLC, a Delaware limited liability company) or its permitted successors under the HVAC Services Agreements.

        " HVAC Services Agreements " means collectively (a) the Energy Services Agreement, dated as of November 14, 1997, as amended on July 1, 1999, between Venetian and the HVAC Provider, (b) the

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HVAC Ground Lease, and (c) all other agreements between the HVAC Provider and the Borrowers or their Restricted Subsidiaries (and any amendments of such other agreements or the agreements described in clauses (a) or (b) above), as approved by the Administrative Agent, in its reasonable discretion.

        " Improvement Phasing Agreement " means the Improvement Phasing Agreement, dated on or about August 11, 2004, between Clark County, Nevada and LCR.

        " In Balance " has the meaning given in the form of Disbursement Agreement.

        " Included Taxes " is defined in subsection 2.7B(i).

        " Increased Amount Date " is defined in Section 2.10.

        " Indebtedness ", as applied to any Person, means (a) all indebtedness for borrowed money, (b) that portion of obligations with respect to Capital Leases that is properly classified as a liability on a balance sheet in conformity with GAAP, (c) notes payable and drafts accepted representing extensions of credit whether or not representing obligations for borrowed money, (d) any obligation owed for all or any part of the deferred purchase price of property or services (excluding any such obligations incurred under ERISA and trade payables and accruals incurred in the ordinary course of business), and (e) all indebtedness secured by any Lien on any property or asset owned or held and under contracts by that Person regardless of whether the indebtedness secured thereby shall have been assumed by that Person or is nonrecourse to the credit of that Person. Obligations under Hedging Agreements constitute Contingent Obligations and not Indebtedness. Obligations under the HVAC Services Agreements shall be treated as service contracts or operating leases and not as Indebtedness. Additionally, Indebtedness shall not include (i) any amount of the liability in respect of an operating lease that at such time would not be required to be capitalized and reflected as a liability on the balance sheet in accordance with GAAP or (ii) any surety bonds for claims underlying mechanics liens and any reimbursement obligations with respect thereto so long as such reimbursement obligations are not then due, or are promptly paid when due or (iii) any indebtedness that has been either satisfied or discharged or defeased through covenant defeasance or legal defeasance.

        " Indemnified Liabilities " is defined in subsection 10.3.

        " Indemnitees " is defined in subsection 10.3.

        " Independent Financial Advisor " means an accounting, appraisal or investment banking or financial advisory firm of nationally or internationally recognized standing that is not an Affiliate of LVSI and Adelson and his Related Parties.

        " Initial Bank Advance " has the meaning given in the form of Disbursement Agreement.

        " Intercompany Mall Note " is defined in subsection 6.15E.

        " Intercreditor Agent " means Scotia Capital, in its capacity as Intercreditor Agent under the Intercreditor Agreement, and any successor Intercreditor Agent appointed pursuant to the terms of the Intercreditor Agreement.

        " Intercreditor Agreement " means the Amended and Restated Intercreditor Agreement, dated as of the date hereof, among the Administrative Agent, the Intercreditor Agent and the Mortgage Notes Indenture Trustee, attached hereto as Exhibit N .

        " Interest Payment Date " means (a) with respect to any Loan that is a Base Rate Loan, each Quarterly Payment Date, and (b) with respect to any Loan that is a Eurodollar Rate Loan, the last day of each Interest Period applicable to such Loan; provided , however , that in the case of each Interest Period of longer than three months "Interest Payment Date" shall also include each Quarterly Payment Date; provided further that in the case of any Term B Loans at a time when such Loans are assignable

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through a Settlement Service, "Interest Payment Date" shall mean the date provided for by the Settlement Service.

        " Interest Period " is defined in subsection 2.2B.

        " Interest Rate Determination Date " means, with respect to any Interest Period, two Business Days prior to the first day of such Interest Period.

        " Interface " means Interface Group-Nevada, Inc., a Nevada corporation.

        " Interface Holding " means Interface Group Holding Company, Inc., a Nevada corporation.

        " Interface Parent " means Interface Group-Nevada Parent, Inc., a Nevada corporation.

        " Investment " means, relative to any Person, (a) any direct or indirect purchase or other acquisition by such Person of, or of a beneficial interest in, any Securities of any other Person (including any Subsidiary), (b) any direct or indirect purchase or other acquisition for value, by such Person from any Person, of any equity Securities of any Person, or (c) any direct or indirect loan, advance (other than advances to employees for moving, entertainment and travel expenses, drawing accounts and similar expenditures in the ordinary course of business) or capital contribution by such Person to any other Person, including all Indebtedness and accounts receivable from that other Person that are not current assets or did not arise from sales to that other Person in the ordinary course of business other than Hedging Agreements required or permitted hereunder to hedge against fluctuations of interest rates or currency exchange risk. The amount of any Investment shall be the original cost of such Investment plus the cost of all additions thereto, without any adjustments for increases or decreases in value, or write-ups, write-downs or write-offs with respect to such Investment less all returns of principal or equity thereon.

        " IPO Restructuring " means, in connection with the formation of Holdco, a restructuring in which (i) LVSI will form Holdco as a wholly-owned subsidiary which, in turn, will form a wholly-owned subsidiary (" Merger Co "), (ii) LVSI will merge with and into Merger Co. with LVSI being the surviving corporation, and (iii) the stockholders of LVSI immediately prior to the merger described in clause (ii) will receive shares in Holdco in exchange for their shares of common stock of LVSI. Upon completion of the merger described in clause (ii), Holdco will own 100% of the common stock of LVSI.

        " Issuance Notice " means a notice substantially in the form of Exhibit B-2 annexed hereto delivered by the Borrowers to the Administrative Agent pursuant to subsection 3.1B(i) with respect to the proposed issuance of a Letter of Credit.

        " Issuing Lender " means Scotia Capital, in its capacity as Issuing Lender or any other Lender which agrees or is otherwise obligated to issue a Letter of Credit, determined as provided in subsection 3.1B(ii).

        " Joinder Agreement " means a Joinder Agreement, substantially in the form of Exhibit Q , delivered pursuant to the terms of Section 2.10.

        " Joint Venture " means a Supplier Joint Venture or any other joint venture, partnership or other similar arrangement, whether in corporate, partnership, limited liability company or other legal form; provided that in no event shall any Subsidiary of any Person be considered to be a Joint Venture to which such Person is a party.

        " LCR " means Lido Casino Resort, LLC, a Nevada limited liability company.

        " LCR Holdings " means Lido Intermediate Holding Company, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, and a wholly-owned Subsidiary of Venetian.

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        " Legal Requirements " means all laws, statutes, orders, decrees, injunctions, licenses, permits, approvals, agreements and regulations of any Governmental Instrumentality having jurisdiction over the matter in question.

        " Lender " and " Lenders " is defined in the preamble, together with their successors and permitted assigns pursuant to subsection 10.1; provided that the term "Lenders", when used in the context of a particular Commitment, shall mean Lenders having that Commitment.

        " Letter of Credit " or " Letters of Credit " means Commercial Letters of Credit and Standby Letters of Credit issued or to be issued by the Issuing Lenders for the account of the Borrowers or their Restricted Subsidiaries pursuant to subsection 3.1.

        " Letter of Credit Usage " means, as at any date of determination, the sum of (a) the maximum aggregate amount which is or at any time thereafter may become available for drawing under all Letters of Credit then outstanding plus (b) the aggregate amount of all drawings under Letters of Credit honored by Issuing Lenders and not yet reimbursed by the Borrowers (including any such reimbursement out of the proceeds of Revolving Loans pursuant to subsection 3.3B).

        " Lien " means, with respect to any asset, any mortgage, lien, pledge, charge, security interest or encumbrance of any kind in respect of such asset, whether or not filed, recorded or otherwise perfected under applicable law (including any conditional sale or other title retention agreement or any lease in the nature thereof).

        " Lien Protection Account " has the meaning given in the form of Disbursement Agreement.

        " Loan " or " Loans " means one or more of the Term Loans, the New Term Loans or the Revolving Loans or any combination thereof.

        " Loan Documents " means this Agreement, the Notes, any applications for, or reimbursement agreements or other documents or certificates executed by the Borrowers in favor of an Issuing Lender relating to the Letters of Credit, the Subsidiary Guaranty, each Rate Protection Agreement, the Collateral Documents, the Disbursement Agreement, and each other agreement that expressly states by its terms that it is a Loan Document; provided, however for the purposes of Section 5, Subsections 8.1, 8.4, 8.5 and subsection 10.6, Rate Protection Agreements shall not be considered to be a Loan Document.

        " Loan Party " means each Borrower, Subsidiary Guarantor and Restricted Subsidiary which hereafter executes and delivers a supplement to the Subsidiary Guaranty and the Security Agreement in accordance with subsection 6.11A, which may hereafter become a party to any Loan Document and " Loan Parties " means all such Persons, collectively.

        " LVSI " is defined in the preamble.

        " Macau " means the Macau Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China.

        " Macau Excluded Subsidiaries " means Venetian Macau Finance Company, Venetian Macau, Limited, Venetian Venture Development Intermediate Limited, Venetian Venture Development Intermediate II, Venetian Venture Development Intermediate I, and Venetian Global Holdings Limited, Venetian Resort Development Limited and any other Person in which Borrower or any Subsidiary Guarantor has at any time, directly or indirectly, an Investment, whose purpose is to own, manage, develop, construct, maintain or operate the Macau Project or assist in any of the foregoing, or any Person which owns any such Person, in each case which is an Excluded Subsidiary.

        " Macau Project " means one or more hotels, casinos, conference centers and retail and entertainment complexes owned and operated by certain Affiliates of the Borrowers in Macau pursuant to a sub-concession approved by the Government of Macau.

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        " MAI Appraisal " means an appraisal conducted by a member of the Appraisal Institute in accordance with the standards of the Appraisal Institute.

        " Mall Closing Date " is defined in Section 6.15.

        " Mall Financing Agreement " means the agreement among Phase II Mall Borrowers, Scotia Bank as administrative agent, and the lenders party thereto, pursuant to which the lenders thereunder have or will have agreed to provide certain loans to the Phase II Mall Borrowers, together with all related agreements, instruments and documents executed or delivered pursuant thereto at any time (including all mortgages, guarantees, security agreements and all other collateral and security documents), in each case as such agreements, instruments and documents may be amended (including any amendment and restatement thereof) or otherwise modified from time to time.

        " Mall Financing Term Sheet " means that certain term sheet, attached as Annex I to the commitment letter dated as of July 15, 2004, by and among Scotia Bank and the Phase II Mall Borrowers with respect to a construction loan facility in an amount of at least $250.0 million

        " Mall Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness " means Indebtedness issued in exchange for, or the proceeds of which are used to extend, refinance, renew, replace, substitute or refund, Indebtedness evidenced by the Mall Financing Agreement; provided that (a) the principal amount of such Mall Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness shall not exceed the principal amount of Indebtedness under the Mall Financing Agreement so extended, refinanced, renewed, replaced, substituted or refunded (plus Refinancing Fees), and (b) the terms of such Mall Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness shall not be (in the good faith judgment of the Borrowers), taken as a whole, materially worse for the Phase II Mall Borrowers or the Lenders than the terms of the Mall Financing Agreement as then in effect.

        " Margin Stock " is defined in Regulation U of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System as in effect from time to time.

        " Master Lease " is defined in the form of Disbursement Agreement.

        " Material Adverse Effect " means (a) a material adverse effect upon the business, operations, properties, assets, condition (financial or otherwise) or prospects of either (i) Borrowers and their Restricted Subsidiaries, taken as a whole or (ii) the Borrowers and their Subsidiaries, taken as a whole or (b) the material impairment of the ability of any Loan Party to observe or perform, or of the Administrative Agent or Lenders to enforce, the Obligations.

        " Material Contract " means the Intercompany Mall Note, the Phase II Mall Sale Reimbursement Agreement, and any Contract or other arrangement to which any Borrower(s) or any of their Restricted Subsidiaries are a party (other than the Loan Documents) for which breach, nonperformance, cancellation or failure to renew could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

        " Maturity Date " means, with respect to (a) Revolving Loans and Term A Loans, the fifth anniversary of the Closing Date and (b) Term B Loans, June 15, 2011; provided that if the Mortgage Notes are not repaid, refinanced or defeased in full ( provided further that, if such repayment, refinancing or defeasance is effected with Indebtedness, such Indebtedness shall be permitted to be incurred hereunder and shall have a maturity date no earlier than the eighth anniversary of the Closing Date) on or prior to December 15, 2009, the Maturity Date of the Term B Loans shall be December 15, 2009.

        " Maximum Consolidated Capital Expenditures Amount " is defined in subsection 7.14.

        " MergerCo " is defined in the definition of "IPO Restructuring".

        " Moody's " means Moody's Investor Services, Inc.

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        " Mortgage Note Holders " means the holders of the Mortgage Notes.

        " Mortgage Notes " means the 11% Mortgage Notes due 2010 (including any Additional Notes) issued by the Borrowers pursuant to the Mortgage Notes Indenture.

        " Mortgage Notes Documents " means the Mortgage Notes, the Additional Notes, the Mortgage Notes Indenture, the guarantees thereof and any documents creating any security interest securing the Mortgage Notes, and any documentation governing or setting forth the terms of any Mortgage Notes Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness, any guarantee thereof and any documents creating any security interest securing such Mortgage Notes Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness.

        " Mortgage Notes Indenture " means the Indenture, dated as of June 4, 2002, among the Borrowers, the Subsidiary Guarantors and the Mortgage Notes Indenture Trustee.

        " Mortgage Notes Indenture Trustee " means U.S. Bank National Association in its capacity as the trustee under the Mortgage Notes Indenture and its successors in such capacity.

        " Mortgage Notes Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness " means Indebtedness issued in exchange for, or the proceeds of which are used to extend, defease, refinance, renew, replace, substitute or refund, Indebtedness evidenced by the Mortgage Notes; provided that (a) no Potential Event of Default or Event of Default shall be caused by the incurrence thereof (including the use of the proceeds thereof to extend, defease, refinance, renew, replace, substitute or refund the Mortgage Notes), (b) the principal amount of such Mortgage Notes Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness shall not exceed the principal amount of Mortgage Notes so extended, defeased, refinanced, renewed, replaced, substituted or refunded (plus Refinancing Fees), (c) there shall be no scheduled amortization of principal on any portion of the Mortgage Notes Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness until after the final maturity of the Revolving Loans, the Term A Loans, and the Term B Loans; and (d) the applicable final maturity date of any tranche of the Mortgage Notes Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness shall be no earlier than the eighth anniversary of the Closing Date.

        " Mortgage Policy " is defined in subsection 4.1D(ii).

        " Mortgaged Property " means the real property described in Schedule 5.5 .

        " Multiemployer Plan " means any Employee Benefit Plan which is a "multiemployer plan" as defined in Section 3(37) of ERISA.

        " Net Asset Sale Proceeds " means the aggregate cash proceeds received by any Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in respect of any Asset Sale, net of (a) the direct costs relating to such Asset Sale (including legal, accounting and investment banking fees and expenses, employee severance and termination costs, any trade payables or similar liabilities related to the assets sold and required to be paid by the seller as a result thereof and sales, finders' or broker's commission), and any relocation expenses incurred as a result thereof and taxes paid or payable as result thereof (including any such taxes paid or payable by an owner of any Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries), (b) amounts required to be applied to the repayment of Indebtedness secured by a Lien (or amounts permitted by the terms of such Indebtedness to be otherwise reinvested in other assets of such Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary to the extent so reinvested) which is prior to the Lien under the Collateral Documents on the asset or assets that are the subject of such Asset Sale, (c) all distributions and other payments required to be made to minority interest holders in a Subsidiary or joint venture as a result of such Asset Sale and (d) any reserve for adjustment in respect of the sale price of such asset or assets or any liabilities associated with the asset disposed of in such Asset Sale and the deduction of appropriate amounts provided by the seller as a reserve in accordance with GAAP against any liabilities associated with the assets disposed of in the Asset Sale and retained by a Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary.

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        " Net Loss Proceeds " means the aggregate cash proceeds received by any Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in respect of any Event of Loss, including insurance proceeds from condemnation awards or damages awarded by any judgment, net of the direct costs in recovery of such Net Loss Proceeds (including legal, accounting, appraisal and insurance adjuster fees and expenses) and any taxes paid or payable as a result thereof (including any such taxes paid or payable by an owner of any Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries) and amounts required to be applied to the repayment of any Indebtedness secured by a Lien (or amounts permitted by the terms of such Indebtedness to be otherwise reinvested in other assets of such Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary to the extent so reinvested) which is prior to the Liens of Lenders under the Collateral Documents on the asset or assets that are the subject of the Event of Loss. Notwithstanding the foregoing, all proceeds of so-called "liquidated damages", "subguard" and "business interruption" insurance policies shall not be Net Loss Proceeds.

        " Net Pension Proceeds " is defined in subsection 2.4B(iii)(c).

        " Net Proceeds " is defined in subsection 2.4B(iii)(d).

        " Net Proceeds Amount " is defined in subsection 2.4B(iii)(e).

        " Nevada Gaming Authorities " shall mean, collectively, the Nevada Gaming Commission, the Nevada State Gaming Control Board, and the Clark County Liquor and Gaming Licensing Board.

        " Nevada Gaming Laws " shall mean the Nevada Gaming Control Act, as modified in Chapter 463 of the Nevada Revised Statutes, as amended from time to time, and the regulations of the Nevada Gaming Commission promulgated thereunder, as amended from time to time.

        " New Term Loan Commitments " is defined in Section 2.10.

        " New Term Loan Exposure " means, with respect to any Lender, as of any date of determination, the outstanding principal amount of the New Term Loans of such Lender.

        " New Term Loan Lender " is defined in Section 2.10.

        " New Term Loan Maturity Date " means the date that New Term Loans of a Series shall become due and payable in full hereunder, as specified in the applicable Joinder Agreement, including by acceleration or otherwise.

        " New Term Loans " is defined in Section 2.10.

        " Non-Guarantor Restricted Subsidiary " means certain foreign subsidiaries designated as such by the Borrowers pursuant to the terms hereof (which shall on the Closing Date include Venetian Far East Limited, Grand Canal Shops Mall MM Subsidiary, Inc. and Grand Canal Shops Mall Subsidiary, LLC).

        " Non-Recourse Financing " means Indebtedness incurred in connection with the construction, installation, purchase or lease of personal or real property or equipment or Specified FF&E (a) as to which the lender upon default may seek recourse or payment against a Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries only through the return or foreclosure or sale of the property or equipment or the other Specified FF&E so constructed, purchased or leased and to any proceeds of such property and Indebtedness and the related collateral account in which such proceeds are held and (b) may not otherwise assert a valid claim for payment on such Indebtedness against a Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries or any other property of a Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, except, in each of the foregoing clauses (a) and (b), in the case of customary non-recourse exceptions, including fraud and environmental indemnities.

        " Non-US Lender " is defined in subsection 2.7B(iii)(a).

        " Notes " means one or more of the Term A Notes, Term B Notes, Revolving Notes, notes evidencing New Term Loans, or any combination thereof.

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        " Obligations " means all obligations of every nature of each Loan Party from time to time owed to the Agents and/or the Lenders (or in the case of a Rate Protection Agreement, an Affiliate of a Lender) under the Loan Documents, whether for principal, interest, premium, if any, reimbursement of amounts drawn under Letters of Credit, fees, expenses, indemnification or otherwise including interest accruing on the Loans during the pendency of any proceeding of the type described in subsections 8.6 or 8.7, whether or not allowed in such proceeding.

        " Office Space Lease " means the Lease between Venetian and Grand Canal, dated as of May 17, 2004, with respect to the lease of certain office space to Venetian.

        " Officers' Certificate " means, as applied to any corporation, a certificate executed on behalf of such corporation by its chairman of the board (if an officer) or its president or one of its vice presidents and by its chief financial officer or its treasurer (in their capacity as such officer).

        " Old FF&E Note " means that certain promissory note, dated as of September 12, 2003, executed by Venetian and LVSI and in favor of General Electric Capital Corporation.

        " Operating Lease " means, as applied to any Person, any lease (including leases that may be terminated by the lessee at any time) of any property (whether real, personal or mixed) that is not a Capital Lease other than any such lease under which that Person is the lessor.

        " Operative Documents " means the Loan Documents, the Mortgage Notes Documents, the FF&E Documents, the Intercreditor Agreement, the Resort Complex Operative Documents and the Project Documents.

        " Organizational Documents " means (a) with respect to any corporation, its certificate or articles of incorporation and its bylaws, (b) with respect to any limited partnership, its certificate of limited partnership and its partnership agreement, (c) with respect to any general partnership, its partnership agreement, (d) with respect to any limited liability company, its articles or certificate of organization and its operating agreement and (e) with respect to any other entity, its equivalent organizational, governing documents.

        " Other Indebtedness " means the Indebtedness of any Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries (a) evidenced by the Mortgage Notes or Mortgage Notes Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness, (b) incurred under any Employee Repurchase Note, (c) incurred under the GE Facility Agreement, or (d) incurred under the Old FF&E Note.

        " Outside Completion Deadline " has the meaning given in the form of Disbursement Agreement.

        " Outstanding Letters of Credit " means the letters of credit listed on Schedule 3.1 .

        " Patriot Act " is defined in subsection 10.22.

        " PBGC " means the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation or any successor thereto.

        " Pension Plan " means any Employee Benefit Plan, other than a Multiemployer Plan, which is subject to Section 412 of the Code or Section 302 of ERISA.

        " Percentage " means, as the context may require, any Lender's RL Percentage, Term A Percentage, Term B Delayed Draw Percentage or Term B Funded Percentage.

        " Permits " means all material authorizations, consents, decrees, permits, waivers, privileges, approvals from and filings with all Governmental Instrumentalities necessary for the realization of the Phase II Project in accordance with the Project Documents and the Resort Complex Operative Documents, the Plans and Specifications, the Project Budget, and any other material building, construction, land use, environmental or other material permit, license, franchise, approval, consent and authorization (including planning board approvals from applicable Governmental Instrumentalities and approvals required under the Nevada Gaming Laws) required for or in connection with the

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construction, ownership, use, occupation and operation of the Phase II Project and the transactions provided for in this Agreement and the other Operative Documents.

        " Permitted Employee Repurchases " is defined in subsection 7.1(ix).

        " Permitted Liens " means the following types of Liens (excluding any such Lien imposed pursuant to Section 401(a)(29) or 412(n) of the Code or by ERISA, any such Lien relating to or imposed in connection with any Environmental Claim, and any such Lien expressly prohibited by any applicable terms of any of the Collateral Documents):

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provided that other than with respect to Liens of the type set forth under clauses (i) through (iv), (v), (xii), (xx), (xxi), and (xxiii) through (xxv) and (xxviii) above, such Liens do not secure Indebtedness for borrowed money.

        " Permitted Quarterly Tax Distributions " means quarterly distributions of Tax Amounts determined on the basis of the estimated taxable income of LVSI or Venetian, as the case may be (in each case including any such taxable income attributable to such entity's ownership of interest in any other pass-through entity for Federal income tax purposes), for the related Estimation Period, as in a statement filed with the Administrative Agent, provided , however , that (A) prior to any distributions of Tax Amounts the Borrowers shall deliver an officers' certificate with a statement to the effect that in the case of distributions to be made by Venetian, Venetian qualifies as a partnership or a substantially similarly treated pass-through entity for federal income tax purposes or that, in the case of distributions to be made by LVSI, LVSI qualifies as a Subchapter S corporation under the Code or a substantially

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similarly treated pass-through entity for federal income tax purposes, as the case may be, and (B) at the time of such distributions, the most recent audited financial statements of LVSI reflect that LVSI was treated as a Subchapter S corporation under the Code or a substantially similarly treated pass-through entity for federal income tax purposes and/or Venetian was treated as a partnership or substantially similarly treated pass-through entity for federal income tax purposes for the period covered by such financial statements; provided , further , that, for an Estimation Period that includes a True-up Determination Date, (A) if the True-up Amount is due to the members or shareholders, as the case may be, the Permitted Quarterly Tax Distribution payable by LVSI or Venetian, as the case may be, for the Estimation Period shall be increased by such True-up Amount, and (B) if the True-up Amount is due to LVSI or Venetian, the Permitted Quarterly Tax Distribution payable by LVSI or Venetian as the case may be, for the Estimation Period shall be reduced by such True-up Amount and the excess, if any, of the True-up Amount over such Permitted Quarterly Tax Distribution shall be applied to reduce the immediately following Permitted Quarterly Tax Distribution(s) until such True-up Amount is entirely offset. The amount of Permitted Quarterly Tax Distribution relating to an Estimation Period including a True-up Determination Date shall be determined by a Tax Amounts CPA, and the amount of Permitted Quarterly Tax Distribution relating to all other Estimation Periods shall be determined by LVSI or Venetian, as the case may be.

        " Permitted Subordinated Indebtedness " means any Indebtedness of the Borrowers or any Subsidiary Guarantor (a) for which no installment of principal matures earlier than twelve months after the Maturity Date of the Term B Loans and (b) for which the payment of principal and interest is subordinated in right of payment to the Obligations pursuant to documentation containing redemption and other prepayment events, maturities, amortization schedules, covenants, events of default, remedies, acceleration rights, subordination provisions and other material terms reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and the Syndication Agent.

        " Person " means natural persons, corporations, limited partnerships, general partnerships, limited liability companies, limited liability partnerships, joint stock companies, Joint Ventures, associations, companies, trusts, banks, trust companies, land trusts, business trusts or other organizations, whether or not legal entities, and governments (whether federal, state or local, domestic or foreign, and including political subdivisions thereof) and agencies or other administrative or regulatory bodies thereof.

        " Phase I Mall Operative Documents " means the Office Space Lease, the Gondola Lease, the Theater Lease, and the Casino Level Mall Lease.

        " Phase II Hotel/Casino Equity Account " has the meaning given in the form of Disbursement Agreement.

        " Phase II Mall " means a commercial mall facility to be built in connection with the Phase II Project to be located within certain airspace within the Phase II Project a portion of which shall be (i) initially leased by Phase II Mall Subsidiary from LCR pursuant to the Phase II Mall Lease and eventually transferred from LCR to the Phase II Mall Subsidiary upon its designation as a separate legal parcel in accordance with the Disbursement Agreement, (ii) leased by Phase II Mall Subsidiary pursuant to the Walgreens Lease, and (iii) leased by Phase II Mall Subsidiary from LCR pursuant to the Master Lease.

        " Phase II Mall Air Parcel " has the meaning given in the form of Disbursement Agreement.

        " Phase II Mall Borrower Taxes " is defined in subsection 6.3C.

        " Phase II Mall Borrowers " means the Phase II Mall Subsidiary and Phase II Mall Subsidiary Holdings.

        " Phase II Mall Lease " means that certain Indenture of Lease, to be entered into by and between LCR and the Phase II Mall Subsidiary.

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        " Phase II Mall Sale " is defined in subsection 6.15B.

        " Phase II Mall Sale Agreement " means that certain Agreement, dated as of April 12, 2004, as amended as contemplated by this Agreement, between LCR and GGP.

        " Phase II Mall Sale Reimbursement Agreement " means that certain Reimbursement Agreement, to be entered into between LCR and Phase II Mall Subsidiary Holdings.

        " Phase II Mall Sale Reserve Account " means the reserve account to be established by Phase II Mall Subsidiary Holdings pursuant to the terms of the Phase II Mall Sale Reimbursement Agreement and pledged to LCR thereunder.

        " Phase II Mall Subsidiary " means Phase II Mall Subsidiary LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, and a wholly-owned direct Subsidiary of Phase II Mall Subsidiary Holdings.

        " Phase II Mall Subsidiary Holdings " means Phase II Mall Holding, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, and a wholly-owned indirect Subsidiary of LCR Holdings.

        " Phase II Project " means an approximately 3,000 room hotel, casino, retail and meeting complex to be integrated with the Existing Facility and located on approximately 14 acres of land adjacent to the Existing Facility, which will include the Phase II Mall and certain retail stores which will be leased by LCR to the Phase II Mall Subsidiary pursuant to the terms of the Master Lease

        " Phase II Project Costs " means costs related to the design, development, construction, engineering, procurement and pre-opening of the Phase II Project (other than such costs related or allocable to the Phase II Mall) incurred prior to the Final Completion Date, in no event including operating costs of the Phase II Project after the Substantial Completion Date.

        " Plans and Specifications " has the meaning given in the form of Disbursement Agreement.

        " Potential Event of Default " means a condition or event that, after notice or lapse of time or both, would constitute an Event of Default.

        " Predevelopment Agreement " means the Sands Resort Hotel Casino Agreement, dated as of February 18, 1997, amended as of September 16, 1997, between Clark County, Nevada and LVSI.

        " Prime Rate " means the rate that the Administrative Agent announces from its New York office from time to time as its Dollar prime lending rate, as in effect from time to time. The Prime Rate is a reference rate and does not necessarily represent the lowest or best rate actually charged to any customer. The Administrative Agent or any other Lender may make commercial loans or other loans at rates of interest at, above or below the Prime Rate.

        " Proceedings " is defined in subsection 6.1(x).

        " Project Budget " is defined in the form of Disbursement Agreement.

        " Project Cost Revolving Loans " means any Revolving Loans the proceeds of which are used to fund Phase II Project Costs.

        " Project Documents " means the Phase II Mall Lease, the Phase II Mall Sale Agreement, the Construction Management Agreement, the COREA and any document or agreement related to the design, development, construction or pre-opening of the Phase II Project and entered into on, prior to or after the Closing Date, in accordance with Section 7.13.

        " Pro Rata Share " means (a) with respect to all payments, computations and other matters relating to the Term A Loan Commitment or the Term A Loans of any Lender, the percentage obtained by dividing (i) the Term A Loan Exposure of that Lender by (ii) the aggregate Term A Loan Exposure of all Lenders, (b) with respect to all payments, computations and other matters relating to the Term B Loan Commitment or the Term B Loans of any Lender, the percentage obtained by dividing (i) the

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Term B Loan Exposure of that Lender by (ii) the aggregate Term B Loan Exposure of all Lenders, (c) with respect to all payments, computations and other matters relating to the Revolving Loan Commitment or the Revolving Loans of any Lender or any Letters of Credit issued or participations therein purchased by any Lender, the percentage obtained by dividing (i) the Revolving Loan Exposure of that Lender by (ii) the aggregate Revolving Loan Exposure of all Lenders, (d) with respect to all payments, computations and other matters relating to the Term B Delayed Draw Loan Commitment or the Term B Delayed Draw Loans of any Lender, the percentage obtained by dividing (i) the Term B Delayed Draw Loan Exposure of that Lender by (ii) the aggregate Term B Delayed Draw Loan Exposure of all Lenders, (e) with respect to all payments, computations and other matters relating to the Term B Funded Loan Commitment or the Term B Funded Loans of any Lender, the percentage obtained by dividing (i) the Term B Funded Loan Exposure of that Lender by (ii) the aggregate Term B Funded Loan Exposure of all Lenders, (f) with respect to all payments, computations, and other matters relating to New Term Loan Commitments or New Term Loans of a particular Series, the percentage obtained by dividing (a) the New Term Loan Exposure of that Lender with respect to that Series by (b) the aggregate New Term Loan Exposure of all Lenders with respect to that Series, and (g) for all other purposes with respect to each Lender, the percentage obtained by dividing (i) the sum of the Term A Loan Exposure of that Lender plus the Term B Loan Exposure of that Lender plus the Revolving Loan Exposure of that Lender plus the New Term Loan Exposure of that Lender by (ii) the sum of the aggregate Term A Loan Exposure of all Lenders plus the aggregate Term B Loan Exposure of all Lenders plus the aggregate Revolving Loan Exposure of all Lenders plus the aggregate New Term Loan Exposure of all Lenders, in any such case as the applicable percentage may be adjusted by assignments permitted pursuant to subsection 10.1. The Pro Rata Share of each Lender as of the Closing Date for purposes of each of clauses (a), (b), (c), (d), (e) and (g) of the preceding sentence is set forth opposite the name of that Lender in Schedule 2.1 annexed hereto.

        " Quarterly Date " means March 31, June 30, September 30 and December 31.

        " Quarterly Payment Date " means each April 1, July 1, October 1, and January 1.

        " Quarterly Payment Period " means the period commencing on the tenth day and ending and including the twentieth day of each month in which federal estimated tax payments are due (provided that payments in respect of estimated state income taxes due in January may instead, at the option of the Borrowers, be paid during the last five days of the immediately preceding December).

        " Rate Protection Agreement " means, collectively, any Hedging Agreement entered into by the Borrowers or any of their Restricted Subsidiaries under which the counterparty of such Hedging Agreement is (or at the time such Hedging Agreement was entered into, was) a Lender or an Affiliate of an Agent or a Lender; provided that such Hedging Agreement relates to (a) interest rate risk with respect to Indebtedness secured by a First Priority Lien or (b) any currency exchange risk.

        " Rating Agencies " is defined in the definition of "Cash Equivalents".

        " Refinanced Debt " means the senior secured credit facilities extended to the Borrowers pursuant to that certain Credit Agreement, dated as of June 4, 2002, with an aggregate principal amount outstanding at the Closing Date of approximately $290,000,000.

        " Refinancing " is defined in the Recitals.

        " Refinancing Fees " with respect to any refinancing or defeasance of Indebtedness, any reasonable fees, expenses, premiums, make-whole payments, and accrued and unpaid interest refinanced or paid or incurred in connection therewith.

        " Register " is defined in subsection 2.1D(i).

        " Regulation D " means Regulation D of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, as in effect from time to time.

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        " Reimbursement Date " is defined in subsection 3.3B.

        " Related Parties " means: (a) Family Members (defined below); (b) directors of LVSI or Venetian and employees of LVSI or Venetian who are senior managers or officers of LVSI, Venetian, Interface or any of their Affiliates; (c) any Person who receives an interest in LVSI or Venetian from any individual referenced in clauses (a)-(b) in a gratuitous transfer, whether by gift, bequest or otherwise, to the extent of such interest; (d) the estate of any individual referenced in clauses (a)-(c); (e) a trust for the benefit of one or more of the individuals referenced in clauses (a)-(c); and/or (f) an entity owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by one or more of the individuals, estates or trusts referenced in clauses (a)-(e). For the purpose of this paragraph, a "Family Member" shall include: (a) Sheldon G. Adelson; (b) Dr. Miriam Adelson; (c) any sibling of either of the foregoing; (d) any issue of any one or more of the individuals referenced in the preceding clauses (a)-(c); and (e) the spouse or issue of the spouse of one or more of the individuals referenced in the preceding clauses (a)-(d).

        " Release " means any release, spill, emission, leaking, pumping, pouring, injection, escaping, deposit, disposal, discharge, dispersal, dumping, leaching or migration of Hazardous Materials into the indoor or outdoor environment (including the abandonment or disposal of any barrels, containers or other closed receptacles containing any Hazardous Materials), including the movement of any Hazardous Materials through the air, soil, surface water or groundwater.

        " Requisite Lenders " means Lenders having or holding more than 50% of the sum of the aggregate outstanding principal amount of all Loans and unused amount of the Commitments of all Lenders.

        " Resort Complex " means the Existing Facility and the Phase II Project.

        " Resort Complex Operative Documents " means the Cooperation Agreement, the Harrah's Shared Roadway Agreement, the HVAC Services Agreements, the Phase I Mall Operative Documents, the Predevelopment Agreement, the Improvement Phasing Agreement, the Services Agreement, the Site Easements, the Master Lease, and the Walgreens' Lease.

        " Restricted Payment " means (a) any dividend or other distribution, direct or indirect, on account of any shares of any class of equity Securities of either Borrower now or hereafter outstanding, except a dividend or distribution payable solely in shares of that class of equity Securities to the holders of that class (or the accretion of such dividends or distribution), (b) any redemption, retirement, sinking fund or similar payment, purchase or other acquisition for value, direct or indirect, of any shares of any class of equity Securities of any Borrower now or hereafter outstanding, (c) any payment made to retire, or to obtain the surrender of, any outstanding warrants, options or other rights to acquire shares of any class of equity Securities of any Borrower now or hereafter outstanding, and (d) any payment or prepayment of principal of, premium, if any, or interest on, or redemption, purchase, retirement, defeasance (including in-substance or legal defeasance), sinking fund or similar payment with respect to the Mortgage Notes (or any Mortgage Notes Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness), the Employee Repurchase Notes and Permitted Subordinated Indebtedness.

        " Restricted Subsidiary " means each Subsidiary of LVSI (other than Venetian) that is not an Excluded Subsidiary.

        " Revolving Loan Availability " means an amount equal to the Revolving Loan Commitment Amount less the Total Utilization of Revolving Loan Commitments.

        " Revolving Loan Commitment " means the commitment of a Lender to make Revolving Loans to the Borrowers pursuant to subsection 2.1A(iv), and " Revolving Loan Commitments " means such commitments of all the Lenders in the aggregate.

        " Revolving Loan Commitment Amount " means $125,000,000, as such amount may be reduced pursuant to the terms of this Agreement.

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        " Revolving Loan Commitment Termination Date " means the earlier of (a) the occurrence of a Commitment Termination Event or (b) the date that is the fifth anniversary of the Closing Date.

        " Revolving Loan Exposure " means, with respect to any Lender as of any date of determination (a) prior to the termination of the Revolving Loan Commitments, that Lender's Revolving Loan Commitment and the aggregate outstanding principal amount of the Revolving Loans made by that Lender and (b) after the termination of the Revolving Loan Commitments, the aggregate outstanding principal amount of the Revolving Loans of that Lender.

        " Revolving Loan Lender " is defined in subsection 2.1A(iv).

        " Revolving Loans " is defined in subsection 2.1A(iv).

        " Revolving Note " means a promissory note of Venetian payable to any Revolving Loan Lender, in the form of Exhibit A-3 hereto (as such promissory note may be amended, endorsed or otherwise modified from time to time), evidencing the aggregate Indebtedness of Venetian to such Revolving Loan Lender resulting from outstanding Revolving Loans, and also means all other promissory notes accepted from time to time in substitution therefor or renewal thereof.

        " RL Percentage " means, relative to any Lender, the applicable percentage relating to Revolving Loans set forth opposite its name on Schedule 2.1 hereto under the Revolving Loan Commitment column or set forth in an Assignment Agreement under the Revolving Loan Commitment column, as such percentage may be adjusted from time to time pursuant to Assignment Agreements executed by such Lender and its assignee Lender and delivered pursuant to subsection 10.1B. A Lender shall not have any Revolving Loan Commitment if its percentage under the Revolving Loan Commitment column is zero.

        " Scotia Capital " is defined in the preamble.

        " SECC " means the exposition and meeting facilities commonly known as the Sands Expo and Convention Center.

        " Secured Parties " means, collectively, the Lenders, each Issuing Lender, the Agents, each counterparty to a Rate Protection Agreement that is (or at the time such Rate Protection Agreement was entered into, was) a Lender or an Affiliate thereof.

        " Securities " means any stock, shares, partnership interests, voting trust certificates, certificates of interest or participation in any profit-sharing agreement or arrangement, options, warrants, bonds, debentures, notes, or other evidences of indebtedness, secured or unsecured, convertible, subordinated or otherwise, or in general any instruments commonly known as "securities" or any certificates of interest, shares or participations in temporary or interim certificates for the purchase or acquisition of, or any right to subscribe to, purchase or acquire, any of the foregoing.

        " Securities Act " means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended from time to time, and any successor statute.

        " Security Agreement " means the Security Agreement executed and delivered by each Borrower and each Subsidiary Guarantor, substantially in the form of Exhibit E-2 annexed hereto.

        " Series " is defined in Section 2.10.

        " Services Agreement " means the amended and restated Services Agreement, dated as of November 14, 1997, among LVSI, Interface, Interface Holding Company, Inc., and the parties stated on the schedule thereto, as amended as of July 30, 2004.

        " Settlement Confirmation " is defined in subsection 10.1B(i).

        " Settlement Service " is defined in subsection 10.1C.

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        " Shareholder Subordinated Indebtedness " means Permitted Subordinated Indebtedness held by Adelson, his Affiliates and/or his Related Parties that has a maturity date after the Maturity Date of the Term B Loans, that does not pay any cash interest, that does not bind the obligor(s) thereon by the provisions of any covenants other than customary affirmative covenants, and that does not contain any cross-default provisions to any other Indebtedness of such obligor(s).

        " Site " means the real property consisting of approximately 14 acres adjoining the Existing Site and owned by LCR.

        " Site Easement " means any easement appurtenant, easement in gross, license agreement and other right running for the benefit of the Borrowers, the Existing Facility, the Phase II Project, the HVAC Component or appurtenant to the Site and/or the Existing Site which benefits or burdens the Resort Complex, including those certain easements and licenses described in the Title Insurance Policies.

        " Solvent " means, with respect to any Person, that as of the date of determination both (a) (i) the then fair saleable value of the property of such Person is (A) greater than the total amount of liabilities (including contingent liabilities) of such Person and (B) not less than the amount that will be required to pay the probable liabilities on such Person's then existing debts as they become absolute and matured considering all financing alternatives and potential asset sales reasonably available to such Person; (ii) such Person's capital is not unreasonably small in relation to its business or any contemplated or undertaken transaction; and (iii) such Person does not intend to incur, or believe (nor should it reasonably believe) that it will incur, debts beyond its ability to pay such debts as they become due; and (b) such Person is "solvent" within the meaning given that term and similar terms under applicable laws relating to fraudulent transfers and conveyances. For purposes of this definition, the amount of any contingent liability at any time shall be computed as the amount that, in light of all of the facts and circumstances existing at such time, represents the amount that can reasonably be expected to become an actual or matured liability.

        " Specified FF&E " means any furniture, fixtures, equipment and other personal property that is acquired after the Closing Date (except in the case of the Old FF&E Note) and financed or refinanced solely with the proceeds from an FF&E Facility (other than temporary funding with the proceeds of FF&E Deposit Loans, once such Loans have been reimbursed with proceeds of loans under the relevant FF&E Facility, and other than costs related to transportation, installation and sales taxes), including each and every item or unit of equipment acquired with the proceeds thereof, each and every item or unit of equipment acquired by substitution or replacement thereof; all parts, components and other items pertaining to such property; all documents (including all warehouse receipts, dock receipts, bills of lading and the like); all licenses (other than Gaming Licenses), warranties, guarantees, service contracts and related rights and interests covering all or any portion of such property; and to the extent not otherwise included, all proceeds (including insurance proceeds) of any of the foregoing and all accessions to, substitutions and replacements for, and the rents, profits and products of, each of the foregoing (including collateral accounts) and such other collateral reasonably determined by the Administrative Agent in its reasonable discretion.

        " Standby Letter of Credit " means any standby letter of credit or similar instrument issued for the purpose of supporting (a) Indebtedness of the Borrowers in respect of industrial revenue or development bonds or financings, (b) workers' compensation liabilities of the Borrowers, (c) the obligations of third party insurers of the Borrowers arising by virtue of the laws of any jurisdiction requiring the third party insurers, (d) obligations with respect to Capital Leases or Operating Leases of the Borrowers or with respect to the Harrah's Shared Roadway Agreement, (e) performance, payment, deposit or surety obligations of the Borrowers, in any case if required by Legal Requirement (including if required by any Governmental Instrumentality or otherwise necessary in order to obtain any Permit related to the Phase II Project) or in accordance with custom and practice in the industry, (f) Legal Requirements in connection with the development of the Phase II Project and (g) for general corporate purposes of the Borrowers and the Restricted Subsidiaries; provided that Standby Letters of Credit may not be issued for the purpose of supporting (i) trade payables or (ii) any Indebtedness constituting "antecedent debt" (as that term is used in Section 547 of Bankruptcy Code).

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        " Stop Funding Notice " has the meaning given in the form of Disbursement Agreement.

        " Subsidiary " means, with respect to any Person, (a) any corporation, partnership, limited liability company, association, joint venture or other business entity of which more than 50% of the total voting power of shares of stock or other ownership interests entitled (without regard to the occurrence of any contingency) to vote in the election of the Person or Persons (whether directors, managers, trustees or other Persons performing similar functions) having the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies thereof is at the time owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by that Person or one or more of the other Subsidiaries of that Person or a combination thereof and (b) any partnership or limited liability company of which more than 50% of such entities' capital accounts, distribution rights, general or limited partnership interests or membership interests are owned or controlled directly or indirectly by such Person or one of more other Subsidiaries of that Person or a combination thereof.

        " Subsidiary Guarantor " means each Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Non-Guarantor Restricted Subsidiary.

        " Subsidiary Guaranty " means the Subsidiary Guaranty, dated as of the Closing Date, executed and delivered by each Subsidiary Guarantor substantially in the form of Exhibit F .

        " Substantial Completion " has the meaning given in the form of Disbursement Agreement.

        " Substantial Completion Date " means the date on which Substantial Completion occurs.

        " Substitute Lender " is defined in subsection 10.7(a).

        " Supplemental Agent " is defined in subsection 9.1B.

        " Supplier Joint Venture " means any Person that supplies or provides materials or services to any Borrower or any contractor in the Resort Complex and in which a Borrower or one of its Restricted Subsidiaries have Investments.

        " S&P " means Standard & Poor's Ratings Group, a division of The McGraw Hill Corporation.

        " Tax " or " Taxes " means any present or future tax, levy, impost, duty, charge, fee, deduction or withholding of any nature and whatever called, by whomsoever, on whomsoever and wherever imposed, levied, collected, withheld or assessed; provided that " Tax on the overall net income " of a Person shall be construed as a reference to a tax imposed by the jurisdiction in which that Person is organized or in which that Person's principal office (and/or, in the case of a Lender, its lending office) is located or in which that Person (and/or, in the case of a Lender, its lending office) is deemed to be doing business on all or part of the net income, profits or gains (whether worldwide, or only insofar as such income, profits or gains are considered to arise in or to relate to a particular jurisdiction, or otherwise) of that Person (and/or, in the case of a Lender, its lending office).

        " Tax Amount " means, with respect to an Estimation Period or a taxable year, as the case may be, an amount equal to (A) the product of (x) the taxable income (including all separate items of income) of LVSI or Venetian in the current taxable year, as the case may be, for such Estimation Period or taxable year, as the case may be, and (y) the Applicable Tax Percentage reduced by (B) to the extent not previously taken into account, any income tax benefit attributable to LVSI or Venetian in the current taxable year, as the case may be, which could be utilized (without regard to the actual utilization) by its members or shareholders, as the case may be, in the current taxable year, or portion thereof, computed at the Applicable Tax Percentage of the year that such benefit is taken into account for purposes of this computation; provided , however , that, the computation of Tax Amount shall also take into account (C) the deductibility of state and local taxes for federal income tax purposes, and (D) any difference in the Applicable Tax Percentage resulting from the nature of taxable income (such as capital gain as opposed to ordinary income).

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        " Tax Amounts CPA " means a nationally recognized certified public accounting firm.

        " Term A Loan " or " Term A Loans " means one or more of the Loans made by the Lenders to the Borrowers pursuant to subsection 2.1A(i) of this Agreement.

        " Term A Loan Commitment " means the commitment of a Lender to make a Term A Loan to the Borrowers pursuant to subsection 2.1A(i) of this Agreement, and " Term A Loan Commitments " means such commitments of all Lenders in the aggregate.

        " Term A Loan Commitment Amount " means $115,000,000, as such amount may be reduced pursuant to the terms of this Agreement.

        " Term A Loan Commitment Termination Date " means the earlier of (a) the occurrence of a Commitment Termination Event, (b) the date on which the full amount of Term A Loans available to be borrowed have been borrowed or (c) the date that is the eighteen month anniversary of the Closing Date.

        " Term A Loan Exposure " means, with respect to any Lender as of any date of determination, (a) prior to the Term A Loan Commitment Termination Date, that Lender's Term A Loan Commitment and the aggregate outstanding principal amount of the Term A Loans made by that Lender and (b) after the Term A Loan Commitment Termination Date, the aggregate outstanding principal amount of the Term A Loans made by that Lender.

        " Term A Loan Lender " is defined in subsection 2.1A(i).

        " Term A Note " means a joint and several promissory note of the Borrowers payable to any Lender, in the form of Exhibit A-1 annexed hereto (as such promissory note may be amended, endorsed or otherwise modified from time to time), evidencing the aggregate Indebtedness of the Borrowers to such Lender resulting from outstanding Term A Loans, and also means all other promissory notes accepted from time to time in substitution therefor or renewal thereof.

        " Term A Percentage " means, relative to any Lender, the applicable percentage relating to Term A Loans set forth opposite its name on Schedule 2.1 hereto under the Term A Loan Commitment column or set forth in an Assignment Agreement under the Term A Loan Commitment column, as such percentage may be adjusted from time to time pursuant to Assignment Agreements executed by such Lender and its assignee Lender and delivered pursuant to subsection 10.1B. A Lender shall not have any Term A Loan Commitment if its percentage under the Term A Loan Commitment column is zero.

        " Term B Delayed Draw Loan " is defined in subsection 2.1A(iii).

        " Term B Delayed Draw Loan Commitment " means the commitment of a Lender to make a Term B Delayed Draw Loan to the Borrowers pursuant to subsection 2.1A(iii) of this Agreement, and " Term B Delayed Draw Loan Commitments " means such commitments of all Lenders in the aggregate.

        " Term B Delayed Draw Loan Commitment Amount " means $105,000,000.

        " Term B Delayed Draw Loan Commitment Termination Date " means the earlier of (a) the occurrence of a Commitment Termination Event, (b) the date on which the full amount of Term B Loans available to be borrowed have been borrowed or (c) the date that is the six month anniversary of the Closing Date.

        " Term B Delayed Draw Loan Exposure " means, with respect to any Lender as of any date of determination, (a) prior to the Term B Delayed Draw Loan Commitment Termination Date, that Lender's Term B Delayed Draw Loan Commitment and the aggregate outstanding principal amount of the Term B Delayed Draw Loans made by that Lender and (b) after the Term B Delayed Draw Loan Commitment Termination Date, the outstanding principal amount of the Term B Delayed Draw Loans made by that Lender.

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        " Term B Delayed Draw Loan Lender " is defined in subsection 2.1A(iii).

        " Term B Delayed Draw Percentage " means, relative to any Lender, the applicable percentage relating to Term B Delayed Draw Loans set forth opposite its name on Schedule 2.1 hereto under the Term B Delayed Draw Loan Commitment column or set forth in a Assignment Agreement under the Term B Delayed Draw Loan Commitment column, as such percentage may be adjusted from time to time pursuant to Assignment Agreements executed by such Lender and its assignee Lender and delivered pursuant to subsection 10.1B. A Lender shall not have any Term B Delayed Draw Loan Commitment if its percentage under the Term B Delayed Draw Loan Commitment column is zero.

        " Term B Funded Loan " is defined in subsection 2.1A(ii).

        " Term B Funded Loan Commitment " means the commitment of a Lender to make a Term B Funded Loan to the Borrowers pursuant to subsection 2.1A(ii) of this Agreement, and " Term B Funded Loan Commitments " means such commitments of all Lenders in the aggregate.

        " Term B Funded Loan Commitment Amount " means $665,000,000.

        " Term B Funded Loan Exposure " means, with respect to any Lender as of any date of determination, the outstanding principal amount of the Term B Funded Loans made by that Lender.

        " Term B Funded Loan Lender " is defined in subsection 2.1A(ii).

        " Term B Funded Percentage " means, relative to any Lender, the applicable percentage relating to Term B Funded Loans set forth opposite its name on Schedule 2.1 hereto under the Term B Funded Loan Commitment column or set forth in an Assignment Agreement under the Term B Funded Loan Commitment column, as such percentage may be adjusted from time to time pursuant to Assignment Agreements executed by such Lender and its assignee Lender and delivered pursuant to subsection 10.1B. A Lender shall not have any Term B Funded Loan Commitment if its percentage under the Term B Funded Loan Commitment column is zero.

        " Term B Loan Lender " or " Term B Loan Lenders " means one or more of the Term B Delayed Draw Loan Lenders and/or Term B Funded Loan Lenders.

        " Term B Loan " or " Term B Loans " means one or more of the Term B Delayed Draw Loans and/or Term B Funded Loans made by Lenders to the Borrowers pursuant to subsection 2.1A(ii) or (iii) of this Agreement.

        " Term B Loan Commitment " means the Term B Funded Loan Commitment and the Term B Delayed Draw Commitment of a Lender.

        " Term B Loan Exposure " means, with respect to any Lender as of any date of determination, the Term B Funded Loan Exposure and the Term B Delayed Draw Loan Exposure of such Lender on such date.

        " Term B Note " means a joint and several promissory note of the Borrowers payable to any Lender, in the form of Exhibit A-2 annexed hereto (as such promissory note may be amended, endorsed or otherwise modified from time to time), evidencing the aggregate Indebtedness of the Borrowers to such Lender resulting from outstanding Term B Loans, and also means all other promissory notes accepted from time to time in substitution therefor or renewal thereof.

        " Term Loans " means, collectively, the Term A Loans, the Term B Loans and any New Term Loans.

        " Termination Date " means the date on which all payment Obligations then due and payable have been repaid in full in cash, all Letters of Credit have been terminated or expired (or been cash collateralized or otherwise secured on terms and conditions satisfactory to the Issuing Lender of such Letter of Credit) and all Commitments shall have terminated.

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        " Theater Lease " means the Lease between Venetian and Grand Canal, dated as of May 17, 2004, with respect to the lease of certain showroom space to Venetian.

        " Title Company " means First American Title Insurance Company or an Affiliate thereof and/or one or more other title insurance companies reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.

        " Title Insurance Policies " means the Secured Parties' A.L.T.A. policy of title insurance issued by the Title Company as of the Closing Date, including all amendments thereto, endorsements thereof and substitutions or replacements therefor.

        " Total Utilization of Revolving Loan Commitments " means, as at any date of determination, the sum of (a) the aggregate principal amount of all outstanding Revolving Loans (other than Revolving Loans made for the purpose of reimbursing the applicable Issuing Lender for any amount drawn under any Letter of Credit but not yet so applied) plus (b) the Letter of Credit Usage.

        " Transactions " is defined in subsection 4.1J(iii).

        " Transaction Costs " means the fees, costs and expenses payable by the Borrowers on or before the Closing Date in connection with this Agreement, the other Loan Documents, and the initial Credit Extension hereunder.

        " True-up Amount " means, in respect of a particular taxable year, an amount determined by the Tax Amounts CPA equal to the difference between (a) the aggregated Permitted Quarterly Tax Distributions actually distributed in respect of such taxable year, without taking into account any adjustments to such Permitted Quarterly Tax Distributions made with respect to any other taxable year (including any adjustment to take into account a True-up Amount for the immediately preceding taxable year) and (b) the Tax Amount permitted to be distributed in respect of such year as determined by reference to LVSI's Internal Revenue Service Form 1120-S or Venetian's IRS Form 1065 filed for such year; provided , however , that if there is an audit or other adjustment with respect to a return filed by LVSI or Venetian (including a filing of an amended return), upon a final determination or resolution of such audit or other adjustment, the Tax Amounts CPA shall redetermine the True-up Amount for the relevant taxable year. The amount equal to the excess, if any, of the amount described in clause (a) above over the amount described in clause (b) above shall be referred to as the "True-up Amount due to LVSI" or the "True-up Amount due to Venetian", as the case may be and the excess, if any, of the amount described in clause (b) over the amount described in clause (a) shall be referred to as the "True-up Amount due to the shareholders or members."

        " True-up Determination Date " means the date on which the Tax Amounts CPA delivers a statement to the Administrative Agent indicating the True-up Amount; provided , however , that the True-up Determination Date shall not be later than 30 days after the occurrence of an event requiring the determination of the True-up Amount (including, the filing of the federal and state tax returns or the final determination or resolution of an audit or other adjustment, as the case may be).

        " UCC " means the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect from time to time in the State of New York; provided , that if, with respect to any UCC financing statement or by reason of any provisions of law, the perfection or the effect of perfection or non-perfection of the security interests granted to the Administrative Agent pursuant to the applicable Loan Document is governed by the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect in a jurisdiction of the United States other than New York, then "UCC" means the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect from time to time in such other jurisdiction for purposes of the provisions of each Loan Document and any UCC financing statement relating to such perfection or effect of perfection or non-perfection.

        " United States " or " U.S. " means the United States, its fifty states and the District of Columbia.

        " Venetian " is defined in the preamble.

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        " Walgreens Lease " means that certain Commercial Lease dated as of February 2004 between LCR and Cap II—Buccaneer, LLC, a New Mexico limited liability company, as assigned in accordance with the terms of this Agreement by LCR to the Phase II Mall Subsidiary.

        " Withdrawal Period " is defined in subsection 10.7(b).

        1.2     Accounting Terms; Utilization of GAAP for Purposes of Calculations Under Agreement.     

        Except as otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement (including the last sentence of this subsection 1.2), all accounting terms not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings assigned to them in conformity with GAAP. Financial statements and other information required to be delivered by the Borrowers to Lenders pursuant to clauses (i), (ii), (iii), (iv) and (xiii) of subsection 6.1 shall be prepared in accordance with GAAP as in effect at the time of such preparation (and delivered together with the reconciliation statements provided for in subsection 6.1(v)). Calculations in connection with the definitions, covenants and other provisions of this Agreement shall utilize accounting principles and policies in conformity with those used to prepare the financial statements referred to in subsection 5.3. For the purposes of this Agreement, "consolidated" with respect to any Person shall mean, unless expressly stated to be otherwise, such Person consolidated with its Restricted Subsidiaries (without giving effect to any minority or preferred interest of Venetian) and shall not include any Excluded Subsidiary.

        1.3     Other Definitional Provisions and Rules of Construction.     

        A.    Any of the terms defined herein may, unless the context otherwise requires, be used in the singular or the plural, depending on the reference.

        B.    References to "Sections" and "subsections" shall be to Sections and subsections, respectively, of this Agreement unless otherwise specifically provided.

        C.    The use in any of the Loan Documents of the word "include" or "including", when following any general statement, term or matter, shall not be construed to limit such statement, term or matter to the specific items or matters set forth immediately following such word or to similar items or matters, whether or not nonlimiting language (such as "without limitation" or "but not limited to" or words of similar import) is used with reference thereto, but rather shall be deemed to refer to all other items or matters that fall within the broadest possible scope of such general statement, term or matter.

        D.    Any reference to any agreement or instrument shall be deemed to include a reference to such agreement or instrument as assigned, amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, but only to the extent in accordance with subsection 7.13 (to the extent applicable).

        Section 2.     Amounts and Terms of Commitments and Loans.     

        2.1     Commitments; Making of Loans; the Register; Notes.     

        A.     Commitments.     Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement (including, in the case of the Term A Loans and the Term B Delayed Draw Loans, the designation of LCR as a Restricted Subsidiary pursuant to Section 6.15), each Lender hereby severally agrees to make the Loans described in this subsection 2.1.A.

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        B.     Borrowing Mechanics.     Loans made on any Funding Date (other than Revolving Loans made pursuant to subsection 3.3B for the purpose of reimbursing any Issuing Lender for the amount of a drawing under a Letter of Credit issued by it), shall be in an aggregate minimum amount of (y) $3,000,000 and integral multiples of $1,000,000 in excess of that amount in the case of Term A

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Loans and Term B Loans and (z) $1,000,000 and integral multiples of $500,000 in the case of Revolving Loans.

        Whenever the Borrowers desire that Lenders make Term Loans (other than the Initial Credit Extensions on the Closing Date, Term A Loans on the Term A Loan Commitment Termination Date, and Term B Delayed Draw Loans on the Term B Delayed Draw Loan Commitment Termination Date) or Project Cost Revolving Loans, the Borrowers shall deliver to the Disbursement Agent the Advance Request and related documentation required by the terms of Section 2.4.1(a) of the Disbursement Agreement.

        Whenever Venetian desires that Lenders make Revolving Loans that are not Project Cost Revolving Loans, it shall deliver to the Administrative Agent a Borrowing Notice no later than 1:00 p.m. (New York City time) at least three Business Days in advance of the proposed Funding Date (in the case of a Eurodollar Rate Loan) or at least one Business Day in advance of the proposed Funding Date (in the case of a Base Rate Loan). The Borrowing Notice shall specify (i) the proposed Funding Date (which shall be a Business Day), (ii) the amount of Revolving Loans requested, (iii) whether such Revolving Loans shall be Base Rate Loans or Eurodollar Rate Loans, and (iv) in the case of any Loans requested to be made as Eurodollar Rate Loans, the initial Interest Period requested therefor. Venetian shall notify Administrative Agent prior to the funding of any such Revolving Loans in the event that any of the matters to which Venetian is required to certify in the applicable Borrowing Notice is no longer true and correct as of the applicable Funding Date, and the acceptance by Venetian of the proceeds of any such Revolving Loans shall constitute a recertification by Venetian, as of the applicable Funding Date, as to the matters to which Venetian is required to certify in the applicable Borrowing Notice. The parties hereto acknowledge and confirm that notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, only Venetian shall have the right to borrow any Revolving Loans, and shall not be permitted to request that any Revolving Loans be made on the Closing Date, other than up to $60,000,000 of Letter of Credit Usage and/or Revolving Loans to collateralize existing Letters of Credit.

        Except as otherwise provided in subsections 2.6B, 2.6C and 2.6G, a Borrowing Notice for a Eurodollar Rate Loan shall be irrevocable on and after the related Interest Rate Determination Date, and Borrowers shall be bound to make a borrowing in accordance therewith.

        All proceeds of Term B Funded Loans not otherwise used to consummate a portion of the Refinancing or pay Transaction Costs on the Closing Date shall be deposited in the Holding Account. All Term A Loans not otherwise borrowed prior to the Term A Loan Commitment Termination Date may be borrowed on the Term A Loan Commitment Termination Date and deposited in the Bank Proceeds Account, following delivery of a Borrowing Notice with respect to such Term A Loans setting forth the information required thereby. All Term B Delayed Draw Loans not otherwise borrowed prior to the Term B Delayed Draw Loan Commitment Termination Date may be borrowed on the Term B Delayed Draw Loan Commitment Termination Date and deposited in the Bank Proceeds Account, following delivery of a Borrowing Notice with respect to such Term B Delayed Draw Loans setting forth the information requested thereby.

        The Borrowers hereby agree not to request that Lenders make Term A Loans until all Term B Loans have been drawn, and not to request that Lenders make Project Cost Revolving Loans until all Term A Loans have been drawn.

        C.     Lending of Funds.     All Loans under this Agreement shall be made by the Lenders simultaneously and proportionately to their respective Pro Rata Shares, it being understood that no Lender shall be responsible for any default by any other Lender in that other Lender's obligation to make a Loan requested hereunder nor shall the Commitment of any Lender to make the particular type of Loan requested be increased or decreased as a result of a default by any other Lender in that other Lender's obligation to make a Loan requested hereunder. Promptly after receipt by the

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Administrative Agent of (x) in the case of Term Loans (other than the initial Credit Extensions on the Closing Date, Term A Loans on the Term A Loan Commitment Termination Date, and Term B Delayed Draw Loans on the Term B Delayed Draw Loan Commitment Termination Date) or Project Cost Revolving Loans, an Advance Request and Construction Consultant's certificate from the Disbursement Agent, or (y) if no delivery is required pursuant to clause (x), in the case of any Term Loans or any Revolving Loans, a Borrowing Notice pursuant to subsection 2.1B, the Administrative Agent shall notify each Lender of the proposed borrowing. Each Lender shall (unless in the case of Term Loans or Project Cost Revolving Loans, the Administrative Agent shall have subsequently received a Stop Funding Notice) make the amount of its Loan available to the Administrative Agent not later than 12:00 Noon (New York City time) on the applicable Funding Date (which in the case of Term Loans (other than the initial Credit Extensions on the Closing Date, Term A Loans on the Term A Loan Commitment Termination Date, and Term B Delayed Draw Loans on the Term B Delayed Draw Loan Commitment Termination Date) and Project Cost Revolving Loans shall be the "Advance Date" specified in the applicable Advance Notice), in same day funds in Dollars, at the Funding and Payment Office, and the Administrative Agent shall make such funds (a) in the case of Term Loans or Project Cost Revolving Loans, available to the Disbursement Agent in the Bank Proceeds Account (or, in the case of Credit Extensions on the Closing Date other than proceeds of such Credit Extensions used to consummate a portion of the Refinancing or to pay Transaction Costs on the Closing Date, the Holding Account) no later than 1:00 p.m. (New York City time) on the applicable Funding Date (and in so doing such Loans shall be deemed made available to the Borrowers hereunder) and the Disbursement Agent shall then make the proceeds of such Loans available to the Borrowers in accordance with and upon fulfillment of the conditions set forth in the Disbursement Agreement, and (b) in the case of all other Loans other than Project Cost Revolving Loans, available to the Borrowers no later than 1:00 p.m. (New York City time) on the applicable Funding Date. Except as provided in subsection 3.3B with respect to Revolving Loans used to reimburse any Issuing Lender for the amount of a drawing under a Letter of Credit issued by it, upon satisfaction or waiver of the conditions precedent specified in subsection 4.2, the Administrative Agent shall make the aggregate amount of Revolving Loans received by the Administrative Agent from Lenders available by crediting the account of the Borrowers at the Funding and Payment Office in the amount of such Loans.

        The Administrative Agent shall notify each relevant Lender promptly upon receipt of any Stop Funding Notice, but shall bear no liability if, despite the receipt of such Stop Funding Notice, any Lender makes available any money to the Administrative Agent in respect of the requested Loans. In such event, the Administrative Agent shall refund the amount received by it as promptly as possible and in any event by the following Business Day.

        Unless the Administrative Agent shall have been notified by any Lender prior to the Funding Date for any Loans that such Lender does not intend to make available to the Administrative Agent the amount of such Lender's Loan requested on such Funding Date, the Administrative Agent may assume that such Lender has made such amount available to the Administrative Agent on such Funding Date and the Administrative Agent may, in its sole discretion, but shall not be obligated to, make available to the Borrowers a corresponding amount on such Funding Date. If such corresponding amount is not in fact made available to the Administrative Agent by such Lender, the Administrative Agent shall be entitled to recover such corresponding amount on demand from such Lender together with interest thereon, for each day from such Funding Date until the date such amount is paid to the Administrative Agent, at the customary rate set by the Administrative Agent for the correction of errors among banks for three Business Days and thereafter at the Base Rate. If such Lender does not pay such corresponding amount forthwith upon Administrative Agent's demand therefor, the Administrative Agent shall promptly notify Borrowers and Borrowers shall immediately pay such corresponding amount to the Administrative Agent together with interest thereon, for each day from such Funding Date until the date such amount is paid to the Administrative Agent, at the rate payable under this Agreement for Base Rate Loans. Nothing in this subsection 2.1C shall be deemed to relieve any

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Lender from its obligation to fulfill its Commitments hereunder or to prejudice any rights that the Borrowers may have against any Lender as a result of any default by such Lender hereunder.

        D.     The Register.     

        E.     Notes.     The Borrowers agree that, upon request to the Administrative Agent by any Lender, the Borrowers will execute and deliver to such Lender a Note evidencing the Loans made by, and payable to the order of, such Lender in a maximum principal amount equal to such Lender's Percentage of the original applicable Commitment. Each Borrower hereby irrevocably authorizes each Lender to make (or cause to be made) appropriate notations on the grid attached to such Lender's Note (or on any continuation of such grid), which notations, if made, shall evidence, inter alia , the date of, the outstanding principal amount of, and the interest rate and Interest Period applicable to the Loans evidenced thereby. Such notations shall, to the extent not inconsistent with notations made by the Administrative Agent in the Register, be conclusive and binding on each Obligor absent manifest error; provided , however , that the failure of any Lender to make any such notations shall not limit or otherwise affect any Obligations of any Loan Party.

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        2.2     Interest on the Loans.     

        A.     Rate of Interest.     Subject to the provisions of subsections 2.6 and 2.7, each Loan shall bear interest on the unpaid principal amount thereof from the date made through maturity (whether by acceleration or otherwise) at a rate determined by reference to the Base Rate or the Adjusted Eurodollar Rate. The applicable basis for determining the rate of interest with respect to any Loan shall be selected by the Borrowers initially at the time a Borrowing Notice is given with respect to such Loan pursuant to subsection 2.1B, and the basis for determining the interest rate with respect to any Loan may be changed from time to time pursuant to subsection 2.2D. If on any day a Loan is outstanding with respect to which notice has not been delivered to the Administrative Agent in accordance with the terms of this Agreement specifying the applicable basis for determining the rate of interest, then for that day that Loan shall bear interest determined by reference to the Base Rate. Subject to the provisions of subsections 2.2E and 2.7, the Loans shall bear interest at a rate per annum as follows:

All Eurodollar Rate Loans shall bear interest from and including the first day of the applicable Interest Period to (but not including) the last day of such Interest Period at the interest rate determined as applicable to such Eurodollar Rate Loan.

        B.     Interest Periods.     In connection with each Eurodollar Rate Loan, the Borrowers may, pursuant to the applicable Borrowing Notice or Conversion/Continuation Notice, as the case may be, select an interest period (each an " Interest Period ") to be applicable to such Loan, which Interest Period shall be, at Borrowers' option, either a one, two, three or six month period; provided that:

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        C.     Interest Payments.     Subject to the provisions of subsection 2.2E, interest on each Loan shall be payable in arrears on each Interest Payment Date with respect to such Loan, shall be payable in arrears upon any prepayment of that Loan, whether voluntary or mandatory, to the extent accrued on the amount being prepaid, and shall be payable in arrears at maturity of the Loans, including final maturity of the Loans; provided , however , with respect to any voluntary prepayment of a Base Rate Loan, accrued interest shall instead be payable on the applicable Interest Payment Date.

        D.     Conversion or Continuation.     Subject to the provisions of subsection 2.6, the Borrowers shall have the option (i) to convert at any time all or any part of its outstanding Loans equal to $3,000,000 (or $1,000,000 in the case of Revolving Loans) and integral multiples of $1,000,000 in excess of that amount from Loans bearing interest at a rate determined by reference to one basis to Loans bearing interest at a rate determined by reference to an alternative basis or (ii) upon the expiration of any Interest Period applicable to a Eurodollar Rate Loan, to continue all or any portion of such Loan equal to $3,000,000 and integral multiples of $1,000,000 in excess of that amount as a Eurodollar Rate Loan; provided, however , that a Eurodollar Rate Loan may only be converted into a Base Rate Loan on the expiration date of an Interest Period applicable thereto.

        Borrowers shall deliver a Conversion/Continuation Notice to the Administrative Agent no later than 1:00 p.m. (New York City time) at least one Business Day in advance of the proposed conversion date (in the case of a conversion to a Base Rate Loan) and at least three Business Days in advance of the proposed conversion/continuation date (in the case of a conversion to, or a continuation of, a Eurodollar Rate Loan). A Conversion/Continuation Notice shall specify (i) the proposed conversion/continuation date (which shall be a Business Day), (ii) the amount and type of the Loan to be converted/continued, (iii) the nature of the proposed conversion/continuation, (iv) in the case of a conversion to, or a continuation of, a Eurodollar Rate Loan, the requested Interest Period, and (v) in the case of a conversion to, or a continuation of, a Eurodollar Rate Loan, that no Potential Event of Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing. In lieu of delivering the above-described Conversion/Continuation Notice, the Borrowers may give the Administrative Agent telephonic notice by the required time of any proposed conversion/continuation under this subsection 2.2D; provided that such notice shall be promptly confirmed in writing by delivery of a Conversion/Continuation Notice to the Administrative Agent on or before the proposed conversion/continuation date. Upon receipt of written or telephonic notice of any proposed conversion/continuation under this subsection 2.2D, the Administrative Agent shall promptly transmit such notice by telefacsimile or telephone to each Lender.

        Neither the Administrative Agent nor any Lender shall incur any liability to the Borrowers in acting upon any telephonic notice referred to above that the Administrative Agent believes in good faith to have been given by a duly authorized officer or other Person authorized to act on behalf of the Borrowers or for otherwise acting in good faith under this subsection 2.2D, and upon conversion or

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continuation of the applicable basis for determining the interest rate with respect to any Loans in accordance with this Agreement pursuant to any such telephonic notice Borrowers shall have effected a conversion or continuation, as the case may be, hereunder.

        Except as otherwise provided in subsections 2.6B, 2.6C and 2.6G, a Conversion/Continuation Notice for conversion to, or continuation of, a Eurodollar Rate Loan (or telephonic notice in lieu thereof) shall be irrevocable on and after the related Interest Rate Determination Date, and Borrowers shall be bound to effect a conversion or continuation in accordance therewith.

        E.     Default Rate.     Upon the occurrence and during the continuation of any Event of Default, the outstanding principal amount of all Loans and, to the extent permitted by applicable law, any interest payments thereon not paid when due and any fees and other amounts then due and payable hereunder, shall thereafter bear interest (including post-petition interest in any proceeding under the Bankruptcy Code or other applicable bankruptcy laws) payable upon demand at a rate that is 2% per annum in excess of the interest rate otherwise payable under this Agreement with respect to the applicable Loans (or, in the case of any such fees and other amounts, at a rate which is 2% per annum in excess of the interest rate otherwise payable under this Agreement for Base Rate Loans); provided that, in the case of Eurodollar Rate Loans, upon the expiration of the Interest Period in effect at the time any such increase in the interest rate is effective such Eurodollar Rate Loans shall thereupon become Base Rate Loans and shall thereafter bear interest payable upon demand at a rate which is 2% per annum in excess of the interest rate otherwise payable under this Agreement for Base Rate Loans. Payment or acceptance of the increased rates of interest provided for in this subsection 2.2E is not a permitted alternative to timely payment and shall not constitute a waiver of any Event of Default or otherwise prejudice or limit any rights or remedies of the Administrative Agent or any Lender.

        F.     Computation of Interest and Commitment Fees.     Interest on the Loans and commitment fees shall be computed on the basis of (i) a 360-day year, in the case of Eurodollar Rate Loans and (ii) a 365 or 366-day year, in respect of Base Rate Loans and commitment fees, in each case for the actual number of days elapsed in the period during which it accrues. In computing interest on any Loan, (i) the date of the making of such Loan or the first day of an Interest Period applicable to such Loan or, with respect to a Term B Loan during any period when such Loans may be assigned through a Settlement Service, the last Interest Payment Date with respect to such Term B Loan or, with respect to a Base Rate Loan being converted from a Eurodollar Rate Loan, the date of conversion of such Eurodollar Rate Loan to such Base Rate Loan, as the case may be, shall be included, and (ii) the date of payment of such Loan or the expiration date of an Interest Period applicable to such Loan or, with respect to a Base Rate Loan being converted to a Eurodollar Rate Loan, the date of conversion of such Base Rate Loan to such Eurodollar Rate Loan, or, with respect to a Term B Loan during any period when such Loans may be assigned through a Settlement Service, the current Interest Payment Date with respect to such Term B Loan as the case may be, shall be excluded; provided that if a Loan is repaid on the same day on which it is made, one day's interest shall be paid on that Loan.

        2.3     Fees.     

        A.     Commitment Fees.     The Borrowers agree to pay to the Administrative Agent, for distribution to each (i) Revolving Loan Lender in proportion to that Lender's Pro Rata Share, commitment fees for the period from and including the Closing Date to and excluding the Revolving Loan Commitment Termination Date equal to the average of the daily excess of the Revolving Loan Commitments over the sum of (A) the aggregate principal amount of outstanding Revolving Loans but not the Letter of Credit Usage plus (B) the Letter of Credit Usage multiplied by 0.50% per annum, (ii) each Term A Loan Lender in proportion to that Lender's Pro Rata Share, commitment fees for the period from and including the Closing Date to and excluding the Term A Loan Commitment Termination Date equal to the average of the daily unused Term A Loan Commitments multiplied by 1.50% per annum, and (iii) each Term B Delayed Draw Loan Lender in proportion to that Lender's Pro Rata Share, commitment fees for the period from and including the Closing Date to and excluding the Term B Delayed Draw Loan Commitment Termination Date equal to the average of the daily unused Term B Delayed Draw Loan Commitments multiplied by 0.75% per annum, in each case such commitment fees to be calculated on the basis of a 360-day year and the actual number of days elapsed and to be payable quarterly in arrears on each Quarterly Payment Date, commencing on the first such date to occur after the Closing Date, and on the Revolving Loan Commitment Termination Date, the Term A Loan Commitment Termination Date, or the Term B Delayed Draw Loan Commitment Termination Date, as applicable.

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        B.     Annual Administrative Fee.     The Borrowers agree to pay to the Administrative Agent an annual administrative fee in the amount and at the times set forth in the Administrative Agent's Fee Letter.

        C.     Other Fees.     The Borrowers agree to pay to the Agents such other fees in the amounts and at the times as may be agreed by them in writing.

        2.4     Repayments, Prepayments and Reductions in Commitments; General Provisions Regarding Payments.     The Borrowers shall repay, in full, the unpaid principal amount of each Loan upon the applicable Maturity Date therefor. Prior thereto, payments and prepayments of the Loans shall or may be made as set forth below.

        A.     Scheduled Payments of Term Loans.     

        Term A Loans.     Borrowers shall make principal payments on the Term A Loans in installments on each Interest Payment Date for Term Loans set forth below and on the Maturity Date (to the extent not previously repaid), in an amount equal to the percentage of the aggregate principal amount of Term A Loans that have been borrowed set forth below opposite the applicable date set forth below:

Date

  Scheduled Repayment
of Term A Loans

 
April 1, 2006   2.5 %
July 1, 2006   2.5 %
October 1, 2006   2.5 %
January 1, 2007   2.5 %
April 1, 2007   3.75 %
July 1, 2007   3.75 %
October 1, 2007   3.75 %
January 1, 2008   3.75 %
April 1, 2008   6.25 %
July 1, 2008   6.25 %
October 1, 2008   6.25 %
January 1, 2009   6.25 %
April 1, 2009   16.67 %
July 1, 2009   16.67 %
August 20, 2009   16.66 %

        Term B Loans.     Borrowers shall make principal payments on the Term B Loans in installments on each Interest Payment Date for Term Loans commencing with the Interest Payment Date at the end of the first full fiscal quarter following the Substantial Completion Date and on the Maturity Date (to the extent not previously repaid), in an amount equal to 0.25% of the initial aggregate principal amount of the Term B Loans, with the remainder due in four equal installments on the final three Interest Payment Dates for Term Loans preceding, and on, the Maturity Date; provided , in the event any New Term Loans are made, such New Term Loans shall be repaid as set forth in the applicable Joinder Agreement

; provided further that the scheduled installments of principal of each tranche of Term Loans set forth above shall be reduced in connection with any voluntary or mandatory prepayments of the Term Loans in accordance with subsection 2.4B(iv), and the final installment payable by the Borrowers in respect of the Term Loans on such date shall be in an amount, if such amount is different from that specified above, sufficient to repay all amounts owing by the Borrowers under this Agreement with respect to the Term Loans.

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        2.5     Use of Proceeds.     

        A.     Revolving Loans.     The proceeds of the Revolving Loans shall be applied by the Borrowers for working capital and general corporate purposes of the Borrowers and the Restricted Subsidiaries (including at any time after the disbursement from the Disbursement Account of the proceeds of all Term Loans then available to be borrowed, up to $85,000,000 at any time outstanding (minus the then current Letter of Credit Usage) of such proceeds to finance Phase II Project Costs).

        B.     Term A Loans.     The proceeds of the Term A Loans shall be applied by the Borrowers to pay Phase II Project Costs.

        C.     Term B Loans.     The proceeds of the Term B Loans shall be applied by the Borrowers to consummate the Refinancing, pay Transaction Costs, and pay Phase II Project Costs.

        D.     New Term Loans.     The proceeds of the New Term Loans, if any, may be used by the Borrowers for general corporate purposes.

        E.     FF&E Deposit Loans.     A portion (up to an aggregate of $50,000,000 at any time outstanding) of the Term A Loans and Term B Loans may be used temporarily as FF&E Deposit Loans if, and during the periods when, the funding conditions under an FF&E Facility Agreement have not been met, subject to the reimbursement provisions hereof.

        F.     Margin Regulations.     No portion of the proceeds of any borrowing under this Agreement shall be used by the Borrowers or any of their Subsidiaries in any manner that might cause the borrowing or the application of such proceeds to violate Regulation U, Regulation T or Regulation X of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System or any other regulation of such Board or to violate the Exchange Act, in each case as in effect on the date or dates of such borrowing and such use of proceeds.

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        2.6     Special Provisions Governing Eurodollar Rate Loans.     

        Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement to the contrary, the following provisions shall govern with respect to Eurodollar Rate Loans as to the matters covered:

        A.     Determination of Applicable Interest Rate.     As soon as practicable after 10:00 A.M. (New York City time) on each Interest Rate Determination Date, the Administrative Agent shall determine (which determination shall, absent manifest error, be final, conclusive and binding upon all parties) the interest rate that shall apply to the Eurodollar Rate Loans for which an interest rate is then being determined for the applicable Interest Period and shall promptly give notice thereof (in writing or by telephone confirmed in writing) to the Borrowers and each Lender.

        B.     Inability to Determine Applicable Interest Rate.     In the event that the Administrative Agent shall have determined (which determination shall be final and conclusive and binding upon all parties hereto), on any Interest Rate Determination Date with respect to any Eurodollar Rate Loans, that by reason of circumstances affecting the interbank Eurodollar market adequate and fair means do not exist for ascertaining the interest rate applicable to such Loans on the basis provided for in the definition of Adjusted Eurodollar Rate, the Administrative Agent shall on such date give notice (by telefacsimile or by telephone confirmed in writing) to the Borrowers and each Lender of such determination, whereupon (i) no Loans may be made as, or converted to, Eurodollar Rate Loans until such time as Administrative Agent notifies Borrowers and Lenders that the circumstances giving rise to such notice no longer exist and (ii) any Borrowing Notice or Conversion/Continuation Notice given by the Borrowers with respect to the Loans in respect of which such determination was made shall be deemed to be made with respect to Base Rate Loans.

        C.     Illegality or Impracticability of Eurodollar Rate Loans.     In the event that on any date any Lender shall have determined (which determination shall be final and conclusive and binding upon all parties hereto but shall be made only after consultation with Borrowers and the Administrative Agent) that the making, maintaining or continuation of its Eurodollar Rate Loans (i) has become unlawful as a result of compliance by such Lender in good faith with any law, treaty, governmental rule, regulation, guideline or order not in effect on the date such Person became a Lender (or would conflict with any such treaty, governmental rule, regulation, guideline or order not having the force of law even though the failure to comply therewith would not be unlawful), or (ii) would cause such Lender material financial hardship as a result of contingencies occurring after the date of this Agreement which materially and adversely affect the interbank Eurodollar market or the position of such Lender in that market, then, and in any such event, such Lender shall be an " Affected Lender " and it shall on that day give notice (by telefacsimile or by telephone confirmed in writing) to the Borrowers and the Administrative Agent of such determination (which notice Administrative Agent shall promptly transmit to each other Lender). Thereafter (a) the obligation of the Affected Lender to make Loans as, or to convert Loans to, Eurodollar Rate Loans shall be suspended until such notice shall be withdrawn by the Affected Lender (which such Affected Lender shall do at the earliest practicable date), (b) to the extent such determination by the Affected Lender relates to a Eurodollar Rate Loan then being requested by the Borrowers pursuant to a Borrowing Notice or a Conversion/Continuation Notice, the Affected Lender shall make such Loan as (or convert such Loan to, as the case may be) a Base Rate Loan, (c) the Affected Lender's obligation to maintain its outstanding Eurodollar Rate Loans (the " Affected Loans ") shall be terminated at the earlier to occur of the expiration of the Interest Period then in effect with respect to the Affected Loans or when required by law, and (d) the Affected Loans shall automatically convert into Base Rate Loans on the date of such termination. Except as provided in the immediately preceding sentence, nothing in this subsection 2.6C shall affect the obligation of any Lender other than an Affected Lender to make or maintain Loans as, or to convert Loans to, Eurodollar Rate Loans in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.

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        D.     Compensation For Breakage or Non-Commencement of Interest Periods.     The Borrowers shall compensate each Lender, upon written request by that Lender (which request shall set forth the basis for requesting such amounts), for all reasonable losses, expenses and liabilities (including any interest paid by that Lender to lenders of funds borrowed by it to make or carry its Eurodollar Rate Loans and any loss, expense or liability sustained by that Lender in connection with the liquidation or re-employment of such funds) which that Lender may sustain: (i) if for any reason (other than a default by that Lender) a borrowing of any Eurodollar Rate Loan does not occur on a date specified therefor in a Borrowing Notice or a telephonic request for borrowing, as applicable, or a conversion to or continuation of any Eurodollar Rate Loan does not occur on a date specified therefor in a Conversion/Continuation Notice or a telephonic request for conversion or continuation, (ii) if any prepayment (including any prepayment pursuant to subsection 2.4B(i)) or other principal payment or any conversion of any of its Eurodollar Rate Loans occurs on a date prior to the last day of an Interest Period applicable to that Loan, (iii) if any prepayment of any of its Eurodollar Rate Loans is not made on any date specified in a notice of prepayment given by the Borrowers, or (iv) as a consequence of any other default by the Borrowers in the repayment of its Eurodollar Rate Loans when required by the terms of this Agreement.

        E.     Booking of Eurodollar Rate Loans.     Any Lender may make, carry or transfer Eurodollar Rate Loans at, to, or for the account of any of its branch offices or the office of an Affiliate of that Lender.

        F.     Assumptions Concerning Funding of Eurodollar Rate Loans.     Calculation of all amounts payable to a Lender under this subsection 2.6 and under subsection 2.7A shall be made as though that Lender had actually funded each of its relevant Eurodollar Rate Loans through the purchase of a Eurodollar deposit bearing interest at the rate obtained pursuant to clause (a) of the definition of Adjusted Eurodollar Rate in an amount equal to the amount of such Eurodollar Rate Loan and having a maturity comparable to the relevant Interest Period and through the transfer of such Eurodollar deposit from an offshore office of that Lender to a domestic office of that Lender in the United States; provided , however , that each Lender may fund each of its Eurodollar Rate Loans in any manner it sees fit and the foregoing assumptions shall be utilized only for the purposes of calculating amounts payable under this subsection 2.6 and under subsection 2.7A.

        G.     Eurodollar Rate Loans After Default.     After the occurrence of and during the continuation of a Potential Event of Default or an Event of Default, (i) Borrowers may not elect to have a Loan be made or maintained as, or converted to, a Eurodollar Rate Loan after the expiration of any Interest Period then in effect for that Loan and (ii) subject to the provisions of subsection 2.6D, any Borrowing Notice or Conversion/Continuation Notice given by the Borrowers with respect to a requested borrowing or conversion/continuation that has not yet occurred shall be deemed made with respect to Base Rate Loans.

        2.7     Increased Costs; Taxes; Capital Adequacy.     

        A.     Compensation for Increased Costs and Taxes.     Subject to the provisions of subsection 2.7B (which shall be controlling with respect to the matters covered thereby), in the event that any Lender shall determine (which determination shall, absent manifest error, be final and conclusive and binding upon all parties hereto) that any law, treaty or governmental rule, regulation or order, or any change therein or in the interpretation, administration or application thereof (including the introduction of any new law, treaty or governmental rule, regulation or order), or any determination of a court or governmental authority, in each case that becomes effective after the date hereof, or compliance by such Lender with any guideline, request or directive issued or made after the date hereof by any central bank or other governmental or quasi-governmental authority (whether or not having the force of law):

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and the result of any of the foregoing is to increase the cost to such Lender of agreeing to make, making or maintaining Loans hereunder or to reduce any amount received or receivable by such Lender (or its applicable lending office) with respect thereto; then, in any such case, the Borrowers shall promptly pay to such Lender, upon receipt of the statement referred to in the next sentence, such additional amount or amounts (in the form of an increased rate of, or a different method of calculating, interest or otherwise as such Lender in its sole discretion shall determine) as may be necessary to compensate such Lender for any such increased cost or reduction in amounts received or receivable hereunder. Such Lender shall deliver to the Borrowers (with a copy to the Administrative Agent) a written statement, setting forth in reasonable detail the basis for calculating the additional amounts owed to such Lender under this subsection 2.7A, which statement shall be conclusive and binding upon all parties hereto absent manifest error.

        B.     Withholding of Taxes.     

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        C.     Capital Adequacy Adjustment.     If any Lender shall have determined that the adoption, effectiveness, phase-in or applicability after the date hereof of any law, rule or regulation (or any provision thereof) regarding capital adequacy, or any change therein or in the interpretation or administration thereof after the date hereof by any governmental authority, central bank or comparable agency charged with the interpretation or administration thereof, or compliance by any Lender (or its applicable lending office) with any guideline, request or directive regarding capital adequacy (whether or not having the force of law) of any such governmental authority, central bank or comparable agency, has or would have the effect of reducing the rate of return on the capital of such Lender or any corporation controlling such Lender as a consequence of, or with reference to, such Lender's Loans or Commitments or Letters of Credit or participations therein or other obligations hereunder with respect to the Loans or the Letters of Credit to a level below that which such Lender or such controlling corporation could have achieved but for such adoption, effectiveness, phase-in, applicability, change or compliance (taking into consideration the policies of such Lender or such controlling corporation with regard to capital adequacy), then from time to time, within five Business Days after receipt by the Borrowers from such Lender of the statement referred to in the next sentence, the Borrowers shall pay to such Lender such additional amount or amounts as will compensate such Lender or such controlling corporation on an after-tax basis for such reduction. Such Lender shall deliver to the Borrowers (with a copy to the Administrative Agent) a written statement, setting forth in reasonable detail the basis of the calculation of such additional amounts, which statement shall be conclusive and binding upon all parties hereto absent manifest error.

        2.8     Obligation of Lenders to Mitigate.     

        Each Lender and Issuing Lender agrees that, as promptly as practicable after the officer of such Lender or Issuing Lender responsible for administering the Loans or Letters of Credit of such Lender or Issuing Lender, as the case may be, becomes aware of the occurrence of an event or the existence of a condition that would cause such Lender or Issuing Lender to become an Affected Lender or that would entitle such Lender or Issuing Lender to receive payments under subsection 2.7 or subsection 3.6 it will, to the extent not inconsistent with the internal policies of such Lender or Issuing Lender and any applicable legal or regulatory restrictions, use reasonable efforts (i) to make, issue, fund or maintain the Commitments of such Lender or Issuing Lender or the affected Loans or Letters of Credit of such Lender or Issuing Lender through another lending or Letters of Credit office of such Lender or Issuing Lender or (ii) take such other measures as such Lender or Issuing Lender may deem reasonable, if as a result thereof the circumstances which would cause such Lender or Issuing Lender to be an Affected Lender would cease to exist or the additional amounts which would otherwise be required to be paid to such Lender or Issuing Lender pursuant to subsection 2.7 would be materially

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reduced and if, as determined by such Lender or Issuing Lender in its sole discretion, the making, issuing, funding or maintaining of such Commitments or Loans or Letters of Credit through such other lending or Letters of Credit office or in accordance with such other measures, as the case may be, would not otherwise materially adversely affect such Commitments or Loans or Letters of Credit or the interests of such Lender or Issuing Lender; provided that such Lender or Issuing Lender will not be obligated to utilize such other lending or Letters of Credit office pursuant to this subsection 2.8 if such Lender or Issuing Lender would incur incremental expenses as a result of utilizing such other lending office as described in clause (i) above. A certificate as to the amount of any such expenses payable by the Borrowers pursuant to this subsection 2.8 (setting forth in reasonable detail the basis for requesting such amount) submitted by such Lender or Issuing Lender to the Borrowers (with a copy to the Administrative Agent) shall be conclusive absent manifest error. Each Lender and Issuing Lender agrees that it will not request compensation under subsection 2.7 unless such Lender or Issuing Lender requests compensation from borrowers under other lending arrangements with such Lender or Issuing Lender who are similarly situated.

        2.9     Obligations Joint and Several.     

        Anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding, each Borrower hereby agrees and acknowledges that the obligation of each Borrower for payment of the Obligations shall be joint and several with the obligations of the other Borrower hereunder regardless of which Borrower actually receives the proceeds or benefits of any borrowing hereunder. Each Borrower hereby agrees and acknowledges that it will receive substantial benefits from the Loans and credit facilities made available under this Agreement.

        Each Borrower agrees that its joint and several obligation to pay all Obligations hereunder is irrevocable, absolute, independent and unconditional and shall not be affected by any circumstance which constitutes a legal or equitable discharge of a guarantor or surety other than the indefeasible payment in full of the Obligations, and the liability of each Borrower with respect to the Obligations shall not be affected, reduced or impaired by (i) consideration of the amount of proceeds of the Loans received by any Borrower relative to the aggregate amount of the Loans, (ii) the dissolution or termination of or any increase, decrease or change in personnel of, any Borrower, (iii) the insolvency or business failure of, or any assignment for the benefit of creditors by, or the commencement of any bankruptcy, reorganization, arrangement, moratorium or other debtor relief proceedings by or against the other Borrower or (iv) the appointment of a receiver for, or the attachment, restraint of or making or levying of any order of court or legal process affecting, the property of the other Borrower. Each Borrower agrees that a separate action or actions may be brought and prosecuted against such Borrower whether or not action is brought against the other Borrower and whether or not the other Borrower is joined in any such action or actions. Either Borrower's payment of a portion, but not all, of the Obligations shall in no way limit, affect, modify or abridge such Borrower's liability for that portion of the Obligations which is not paid.

        Each Borrower hereby waives any right to require the Administrative Agent or any Lender, as a condition of payment or performance of the Obligations by such Borrower, to proceed against the other Borrower or any other Person, to exhaust any security held from any Borrower, or pursue any other remedy in the power of the Administrative Agent or any Lender. Each Borrower hereby waives any defense arising by reason of incapacity, lack of authority or any disability or other defense that may be available to the other Borrower and any defenses or benefits that may be derived or afforded by law which would limit the liability of or exonerate any guarantor or surety with respect to the Obligations, or which may conflict with the terms and provisions of this Agreement, other than the indefeasible payment in full of the Obligations.

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other Borrower collected or received by such other Borrower after an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing shall be held in trust for the Administrative Agent on behalf of the Lenders and shall forthwith be paid over to the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Lenders to be credited and applied against the Obligations but without affecting, impairing or limiting in any manner the liability of such other Borrower under any other provision of this Agreement.

        2.10     Incremental Facilities.     The Borrowers may by written notice to the Syndication Agent elect to request the establishment of one or more new term loan commitments (the " New Term Loan Commitments "), by an amount not in excess of $100,000,000 in the aggregate and not less than $50,000,000 individually (or such lesser amount which shall be approved by the Syndication Agent). Each such notice shall specify the date (each, an " Increased Amount Date ") on which the Borrowers propose that the New Term Loan Commitments shall be effective, which shall be a date not less than 10 Business Days after the date on which such notice is delivered to the Syndication Agent. When available, the Syndication Agent will deliver a notice to the Borrowers setting forth the identity of each Lender or other Person that is an Eligible Assignee (each, a " New Term Loan Lender ") to whom the Syndication Agent has allocated any portion of such New Term Loan Commitments and the amounts of such allocations; provided that any Lender approached to provide all or a portion of the New Term Loan Commitments may elect or decline, in its sole discretion, to provide a New Term Loan Commitment. Such New Term Loan Commitments shall become effective as of such Increased Amount Date; provided that (1) no Potential Event of Default or Event of Default shall exist on such Increased Amount Date before or after giving effect to such New Term Loan Commitments and the related Credit Extensions; (2) both before and after giving effect to the making of any Series of New Term Loans, each of the conditions set forth in Section 4.2 shall be satisfied; (3) the Borrowers shall be in pro forma compliance with each of the covenants set forth in Section 7.6 as of the last day of the most recently ended Fiscal Quarter after giving effect to such New Term Loan Commitments; (4) the New Term Loan Commitments shall be effected pursuant to one or more Joinder Agreements executed and delivered by the Borrowers, the Syndication Agent and the Administrative Agent, and each of which shall be recorded in the Register and shall be subject to the requirements set forth in subsection 2.7B(iii); (5) the Borrowers shall make any payments required pursuant to subsection 2.6D in connection with the New Term Loan Commitments; and (6) the Borrowers shall deliver or cause to be delivered any legal opinions or other documents reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent or the Syndication Agent in connection with any such transaction. Any New Term Loans made on an Increased Amount Date shall be designated a separate series (a " Series ") of New Term Loans for all purposes of this Agreement.

        On any Increased Amount Date on which any New Term Loan Commitments of any Series are effective, subject to the satisfaction of the foregoing terms and conditions, (i) each New Term Loan Lender of such Series shall make a Loan to the Borrowers (a " New Term Loan ") in an amount equal to its New Term Loan Commitment of such Series, and (ii) each New Term Loan Lender of such Series shall become a Lender hereunder with respect to the New Term Loan Commitment of such Series and the New Term Loans of such Series made pursuant thereto.

        The terms and provisions of the New Term Loans and New Term Loan Commitments of any Series shall be, except as otherwise set forth herein or in the Joinder Agreement, identical to the Term B Funded Loans. In any event (i) the weighted average life to maturity of all New Term Loans of any Series shall be no shorter than the remaining weighted average life to maturity of the Term B Loans, (ii) the applicable New Term Loan Maturity Date of each Series shall be no earlier than the final maturity of the Term B Loans, (iii) the rate of interest applicable to the New Term Loans of each Series shall be determined by the Borrowers and the applicable new Lenders and shall be set forth in each applicable Joinder Agreement; provided however that the rate of interest and any original issue discount applicable to the New Term Loans of each Series shall be determined by the Borrowers and the applicable new Lenders and shall be set forth in each applicable Joinder Agreement; provided

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further that, the yield per annum with respect to the New Term Loans (consisting of the interest rate applicable to such New Term Loans plus any applicable original issue discount with respect thereto (which original issue discount shall be equated to interest rates based on an assumed four-year average life to maturity)) shall not be greater at any time than the interest rate then applicable to Term B Loans (on a pro forma basis for the borrowing of such New Term Loans) plus 0.25% per annum, unless the Applicable Margins with respect to the Term B Loans are increased so as to comply with the provisions of this sentence. Each Joinder Agreement may, without the consent of any other Lenders, effect such amendments to this Agreement and the other Loan Documents as may be necessary or appropriate, in the opinion of the Syndication Agent and the Administrative Agent, to effect the provision of this Section 2.10.

        Section 3.     Letters of Credit.     

        3.1     Issuance of Letters of Credit and Lenders' Purchase of Participations Therein.     

        A.     Letters of Credit.     The Borrowers may request, in accordance with the provisions of this subsection 3.1, from time to time during the period from the Closing Date to but excluding the Revolving Loan Commitment Termination Date, that an Issuing Lender issue Letters of Credit for the account of the Borrowers for the purposes specified in the definitions of Commercial Letters of Credit and Standby Letters of Credit. Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement and in reliance upon the representations and warranties of the Borrowers herein set forth, any one or more Issuing Lender may, but (except as provided in subsection 3.1B(ii)) shall not be obligated to issue such Letters of Credit in accordance with the provisions of this subsection 3.1; provided that the Borrowers shall not request that any Lender issue (and no Lender shall issue):

        B.     Mechanics of Issuance.     

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        C.     Lenders' Purchase of Participations in Letters of Credit.     Immediately upon the issuance of each Letter of Credit, each Revolving Loan Lender shall be deemed to, and hereby agrees to, have irrevocably purchased from the Issuing Lender a participation in such Letter of Credit and any drawings honored thereunder in an amount equal to such Revolving Loan Lender's Pro Rata Share of the maximum amount which is or at any time may become available to be drawn thereunder.

        D.     Outstanding Letters of Credit.     The Revolving Loan Lenders acknowledge that the Outstanding Letters of Credit were issued by the Administrative Agent, as the Issuing Lender, for the account of the Borrowers pursuant to that certain Credit Agreement, dated as of June 4, 2002. The Outstanding Letters of Credit are Commercial Letters of Credit or Standby letters of Credit as indicated on Schedule 3.1 and the issuance thereof is not prohibited by subsection 3.1A. As part of the Refinancing, each of the Revolving Loan Lenders acknowledges that it has irrevocably purchased from the Issuing Lender a participation in the Outstanding Letters of Credit and any drawings honored thereunder in an amount equal to such Revolving Loan Lender's Pro Rata Share of the amount available to be drawn under the Outstanding Letters of Credit which, as of the Closing Date, is set forth on Schedule 3.1. Each of the Outstanding Letters of Credit shall be deemed to be a Letter of Credit issued as of the Closing Date and governed by the terms of this Agreement.

        3.2     Letter of Credit Fees.     

        The Borrowers agree to pay the following amounts with respect to Letters of Credit issued hereunder:

For purposes of calculating any fees payable under clauses (i) and (ii) of this subsection 3.2, the daily amount available to be drawn under any Letter of Credit shall be determined as of the close of business on any date of determination. Promptly upon receipt by the Administrative Agent of any amount described in clause (i)(b) or (ii)(b) of this subsection 3.2, the Administrative Agent shall distribute to each Lender its Pro Rata Share of such amount.

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        3.3     Drawings and Reimbursement of Amounts Paid Under Letters of Credit.     

        A.     Responsibility of Issuing Lender With Respect to Drawings.     In determining whether to honor any drawing under any Letter of Credit by the beneficiary thereof, the Issuing Lender shall be responsible only to examine the documents delivered under such Letter of Credit with reasonable care so as to ascertain whether they appear on their face to be in accordance with the terms and conditions of such Letter of Credit.

        B.     Reimbursement by the Borrowers of Amounts Paid Under Letters of Credit.     In the event an Issuing Lender has determined to honor a drawing under a Letter of Credit issued by it, such Issuing Lender shall immediately notify Borrowers and the Administrative Agent, and Borrowers shall reimburse such Issuing Lender on or before the Business Day immediately following the date on which such drawing is honored (the " Reimbursement Date ") in an amount in Dollars and in same day funds equal to the amount of such honored drawing; provided that, anything contained in this Agreement to the contrary notwithstanding, unless Borrowers shall have notified Administrative Agent and such Issuing Lender prior to 10:00 A.M. (New York City time) on the date such drawing is honored that the Borrowers intend to reimburse such Issuing Lender for the amount of such honored drawing with funds other than the proceeds of Revolving Loans, the Borrowers shall be deemed to have given a timely Borrowing Notice to the Administrative Agent requesting Lenders to make Revolving Loans that are Base Rate Loans on the Reimbursement Date in an amount in Dollars equal to the amount of such honored drawing and Lenders shall, on the Reimbursement Date, make Revolving Loans that are Base Rate Loans in the amount of such honored drawing, the proceeds of which shall be applied directly by Agent to reimburse such Issuing Lender for the amount of such honored drawing; and provided , further , that if for any reason proceeds of Revolving Loans are not received by such Issuing Lender on the Reimbursement Date in an amount equal to the amount of such honored drawing, the Borrowers shall reimburse such Issuing Lender, on demand, in an amount in same day funds equal to the excess of the amount of such honored drawing over the aggregate amount of such Revolving Loans, if any, which are so received. Nothing in this subsection 3.3B shall be deemed to relieve any Lender from its obligation to make Revolving Loans on the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement, and Borrowers shall retain any and all rights it may have against any Lender resulting from the failure of such Lender to make such Revolving Loans under this subsection 3.3B.

        C.     Payment by Lenders of Unreimbursed Amounts Paid Under Letters of Credit.     

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        D.     Interest on Amounts Paid Under Letters of Credit.     

        3.4     Obligations Absolute.     

        The obligation of the Borrowers to reimburse each Issuing Lender for drawings honored under the Letters of Credit issued by it and to repay any Revolving Loans made by Lenders pursuant to subsection 3.3B and the obligations of Lenders under subsection 3.3C(i) shall be unconditional and

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irrevocable and shall be paid strictly in accordance with the terms of this Agreement under all circumstances including any of the following circumstances:

provided , in each case, that payment by the applicable Issuing Lender under the applicable Letter of Credit shall not have constituted gross negligence or willful misconduct of such Issuing Lender under the circumstances in question (as determined by a final judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction).

        3.5     Indemnification; Nature of Issuing Lenders' Duties.     

        A.     Indemnification.     In addition to amounts payable as provided in subsection 3.6, the Borrowers hereby agree to protect, indemnify, pay and save harmless each Issuing Lender from and against any and all claims, demands, liabilities, damages, losses, costs, charges and expenses (including reasonable fees, expenses and disbursements of counsel and allocated costs of internal counsel) which such Issuing Lender may incur or be subject to as a consequence, direct or indirect, of (i) the issuance of any Letter of Credit by such Issuing Lender, other than as a result of (a) the gross negligence or willful misconduct of such Issuing Lender as determined by a final judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction or (b) subject to the following clause (ii), the wrongful dishonor by such Issuing Lender of a proper demand for payment made under any Letter of Credit issued by it or (ii) the failure of such Issuing Lender to honor a drawing under any such Letter of Credit as a result of any act or omission, whether rightful or wrongful, of any present or future de jure or de facto government or governmental authority (all such acts or omissions herein called " Governmental Acts ").

        B.     Nature of Issuing Lenders' Duties.     As between Borrowers and any Issuing Lender, the Borrowers assume all risks of the acts and omissions of, or misuse of the Letters of Credit issued by such Issuing Lender by, the respective beneficiaries of such Letters of Credit. In furtherance and not in limitation of the foregoing, such Issuing Lender shall not be responsible for: (i) the form, validity, sufficiency, accuracy, genuineness or legal effect of any document submitted by any party in connection with the application for and issuance of any such Letter of Credit, even if it should in fact prove to be

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in any or all respects invalid, insufficient, inaccurate, fraudulent or forged; (ii) the validity or sufficiency of any instrument transferring or assigning or purporting to transfer or assign any such Letter of Credit or the rights or benefits thereunder or proceeds thereof, in whole or in part, which may prove to be invalid or ineffective for any reason; (iii) failure of the beneficiary of any such Letter of Credit to comply fully with any conditions required in order to draw upon such Letter of Credit; (iv) errors, omissions, interruptions or delays in transmission or delivery of any messages, by mail, cable, telegraph, telex or otherwise, whether or not they be in cipher; (v) errors in interpretation of technical terms; (vi) any loss or delay in the transmission or otherwise of any document required in order to make a drawing under any such Letter of Credit or of the proceeds thereof; (vii) the misapplication by the beneficiary of any such Letter of Credit of the proceeds of any drawing under such Letter of Credit; or (viii) any consequences arising from causes beyond the control of such Issuing Lender, including any Governmental Acts, and none of the above shall affect or impair, or prevent the vesting of, any of such Issuing Lender's rights or powers hereunder.

        In furtherance and extension and not in limitation of the specific provisions set forth in the first paragraph of this subsection 3.5B, any action taken or omitted by any Issuing Lender under or in connection with the Letters of Credit issued by it or any documents and certificates delivered thereunder, if taken or omitted in good faith, shall not put such Issuing Lender under any resulting liability to the Borrowers.

        Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this subsection 3.5, the Borrowers shall retain any and all rights they may have against any Issuing Lender for any liability arising solely out of the gross negligence or willful misconduct of such Issuing Lender, as determined by a final judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction.

        3.6     Increased Costs and Taxes Relating to Letters of Credit.     

        Subject to the provisions of subsection 2.7B (which shall be controlling with respect to the matters covered thereby), in the event that any Issuing Lender or Lender shall determine (which determination shall, absent manifest error, be final and conclusive and binding upon all parties hereto) that any law, treaty or governmental rule, regulation or order, or any change therein or in the interpretation, administration or application thereof (including the introduction of any new law, treaty or governmental rule, regulation or order), or any determination of a court or governmental authority, in each case that becomes effective after the date hereof, or compliance by any Issuing Lender or Lender with any guideline, request or directive issued or made after the date hereof by any central bank or other governmental or quasi-governmental authority (whether or not having the force of law):

and the result of any of the foregoing is to increase the cost to such Issuing Lender or Lender of agreeing to issue, issuing or maintaining any Letter of Credit or agreeing to purchase, purchasing or maintaining any participation therein or to reduce any amount received or receivable by such Issuing

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Lender or Lender (or its applicable lending or letter of credit office) with respect thereto; then, in any case, the Borrowers shall promptly pay to such Issuing Lender or Lender, upon receipt of the statement referred to in the next sentence, such additional amount or amounts as may be necessary to compensate such Issuing Lender or Lender for any such increased cost or reduction in amounts received or receivable hereunder. Such Issuing Lender or Lender shall deliver to the Borrowers a written statement, setting forth in reasonable detail the basis for calculating the additional amounts owed to such Issuing Lender or Lender under this subsection 3.6, which statement shall be conclusive and binding upon all parties hereto absent manifest error.

        Section 4.     Conditions to Credit Extensions.     

        The obligations of Lenders and Issuing Lenders to make Credit Extensions hereunder are subject to the satisfaction (or waiver) of the following conditions.

        4.1     Conditions to the Occurrence of the Closing Date.     

        The conditions to the occurrence of the Closing Date are:

        A.     Loan Parties' Documents.     The Borrowers shall have delivered to the Administrative Agent the following with respect to each Loan Party and each Phase II Mall Borrower, each, unless otherwise noted, dated the Closing Date:

all of which shall be reasonably satisfactory to the Arranger.

        B.     Notes.     The Administrative Agent shall have received all Notes requested by Lenders prior to the Closing Date executed by the Borrowers.

        C.     No Material Adverse Change.     Since December 31, 2003 there shall not have been any adverse change, or any development involving a prospective adverse change, in or affecting the general affairs, management, financial position, liabilities (contingent or otherwise), shareholders' equity or results of operations of the Borrowers and their Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, which either the Arranger or the Administrative Agent, in their respective reasonable judgment, deems material.

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        D.     Deeds of Trust; Mortgage Policies; Etc.     The Administrative Agent shall have received from the Borrowers:

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        E.     Subsidiary Guaranty.     The Administrative Agent shall have received, with counterparts for each Lender, the Subsidiary Guaranty, dated as of the Closing Date, duly executed and delivered by an Authorized Officer of each Subsidiary Guarantor.

        F.     Security Agreement.     The Administrative Agent shall have received, with counterparts for each Lender, the Security Agreement, each dated as of the Closing Date, duly executed and delivered by an Authorized Officer of each Loan Party.

        G.     Security Interests in Personal and Mixed Property.     The Administrative Agent shall have received evidence reasonably satisfactory to it and the Arranger that the Borrowers shall have taken or caused to be taken all such actions, executed and delivered or caused to be executed and delivered all such agreements, documents and instruments, and made or caused to be made all such filings and recordings (other than the filing or recording of items described in clauses (iii) and (iv) below) that may be necessary or, in the reasonable opinion of the Administrative Agent or the Arranger, desirable in order to create in favor of the Intercreditor Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, a valid and (upon such filing and recording) perfected First Priority security interest in the Collateral. Such actions shall include the following:

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        H.     Solvency Assurances.     On the Closing Date, the Lenders shall have received a Financial Condition Certificate from the Borrowers dated the Closing Date, substantially in the form of Exhibit G hereto and with appropriate attachments and otherwise reasonably satisfactory to the Arranger, in each case demonstrating that, after giving effect to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement including the borrowing of the full amount of Commitments as contemplated hereunder, and the other Loan Documents, the Borrowers will be Solvent.

        I.     Opinions of Counsel to the Borrowers.     The Lenders and their respective counsel shall have received (i) originally executed copies of one or more favorable written opinions of Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison, counsel for the Loan Parties, and (ii) originally executed copies of one or more favorable written opinions of Lionel Sawyer & Collins, Nevada counsel for the Loan Parties, each in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, the Arranger and their respective counsel, dated as of the Closing Date and setting forth substantially the matters in the opinions designated in Exhibits H-1 and H-2 hereto, respectively, and as to such other matters as the Administrative Agent or the Arranger may reasonably request. The Borrowers hereby acknowledge and confirm that they have requested such counsel to deliver such opinions to Lenders.

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and the terms and documentation of the foregoing Transactions shall be reasonably satisfactory in all respects to the Arranger and the Administrative agent and their respective counsel.

        K.     Intercreditor Agreement.     The Administrative Agent shall have executed the Intercreditor Agreement on behalf of the Secured Parties and received (i) executed counterparts of the Intercreditor Agreement from each other party thereto and (ii) evidence satisfactory to the Arranger that the Borrowers have designated this Agreement as a "First Lien Credit Facility" for purposes of the Mortgage Notes Indenture and that the Loans constitute "Senior Lender Secured Obligations" as defined in the Intercreditor Agreement.

        L.     Fees.     The Borrowers shall have paid to Arranger, for distribution (as appropriate) to Agents and Lenders, the fees payable on the Closing Date referred to in subsection 2.3.

        M.     Completion of Proceedings.     All corporate and other proceedings taken or to be taken in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby and all documents incidental thereto not previously found reasonably acceptable by the Arranger and the Administrative Agent, acting on behalf of Lenders, and their respective counsel shall be reasonably satisfactory in form and substance to the Arranger and the Administrative Agent and such counsel, and the Administrative Agent and its counsel shall have received all such counterpart originals or certified copies of such documents as Administrative Agent may reasonably request.

        N.     Service of Process.     The Administrative Agent shall have received a letter from Corporation Service Company, presently located at 80 State Street, Albany, New York 12207 or any other Person reasonably satisfactory to the Arranger consenting to its appointment by each Loan Party in each case in form and substance acceptable to the Arranger, as each such Person's agent to receive service of process in New York, New York.

        O.     Litigation.     There shall be no actions, suits, proceedings, arbitrations or governmental investigations (whether or not purportedly on behalf of the Borrowers or any of their Subsidiaries) at law or in equity, or before or by any federal, state, municipal or other governmental department, commission, board, bureau, agency or instrumentality, domestic or foreign (including any Environmental Claims) that are pending or, to the knowledge of the Borrowers, threatened against or affecting Borrowers or any of their Subsidiaries or any property of the Borrowers or any of their Subsidiaries that, individually or in the aggregate, could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

        P.     Real Estate Appraisal.     The Administrative Agent shall have received a FIRREA-compliant MAI Appraisal of all real property comprising Collateral from an independent real estate appraiser in form, scope, substance and amount reasonably satisfactory to the Arranger and satisfying the

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requirements of any applicable laws and regulations, and the appraisal of the Site and the existing improvements thereon shall state a value no less than $280.0 million.

        Q.     Employment Agreements.     The Administrative Agent and the Arranger shall have received executed copies of term sheets outlining the employment contracts to be entered into by each member of senior management of the Borrowers, which shall each set forth a term expiring no sooner than the fifth anniversary of the Closing Date and be otherwise reasonably satisfactory to the Arranger and the Administrative Agent.

        R.     Insurance.     The Borrowers shall have insurance complying with the requirement of Section 6.4B in place and in full force and effect, and the Administrative Agent and the Arranger shall have received (i) a certificate from the Borrowers' insurance broker reasonably satisfactory to them stating that such insurance is in place and in full force and effect and (ii) certified copies of all policies evidencing such insurance (or a binder, commitment or certificates signed by the insurer or a broker authorized to bind the insurer along with a commitment to issue the policies within 45 days after the Closing Date) naming the Administrative Agent on behalf of the Lenders as an additional insured or loss payee, as its interests may appear, and otherwise in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and the Arranger.

Each Lender by execution and delivery of a signature page hereto on the Closing Date confirms that it is satisfied that each of the conditions set forth above in this subsection 4.1 has been satisfied provided that neither such confirmation nor any extension of credit hereunder shall preclude any Agent or Lender from later asserting that (and enforcing any rights or remedies it may have if), any representation, warranty or certification made or deemed made by the Borrowers or any of their Affiliates in connection therewith was not true and accurate in all material respects when made.

        4.2     Additional Conditions to Loans on or after the Closing Date.     

        The obligations of Lenders to make Loans on or after the Closing Date on any Funding Date are subject to the following further conditions precedent:

        A.     Borrowing Request.     Administrative Agent shall have received before that Funding Date, in accordance with the provisions of subsection 2.1B, an originally executed Borrowing Notice or Advance Request, as the case may be, in each case signed by the chief executive officer, the chief financial officer or the treasurer of each Borrower (or the Venetian only, in the case of Revolving Loans) or of the managing member of such Borrower or by any executive officer of such Borrower or managing member designated by any of the above-described officers on behalf of the Borrowers in a writing delivered to the Administrative Agent.

        B.     Representations and Warranties.     As of such Funding Date:

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        C.     Maximum Cash Amount.     In the case of any Revolving Loans, after giving effect to such Credit Extension, the aggregate Cash and Cash Equivalents of the Borrowers and their Restricted Subsidiaries (excluding amounts on deposit in any accounts maintained under the Disbursement Agreement) will not exceed $200,000,000.

        D.     Title Policy Endorsement.     With respect to Term A Loans, Term B Delayed Draw Loans or New Term Loans, the Administrative Agent shall have received an endorsement to the Title Policies in the form of a 122 CLTA Endorsement insuring the continuing First Priority of the Lien of the Deeds of Trust (subject to Permitted Liens) as security for the requested Term A Loan, Term B Delayed Draw Loan or New Term Loan on the date such Term A Loan, Term B Delayed Draw Loan or New Term Loan is made and insuring that (i) as of the date of the initial Credit Extension or, if applicable, since the previous Credit Extension (if a subsequent Credit Extension), there has been no change in the condition of title unless permitted by the Loan Documents, and (ii) there are no intervening Liens or encumbrances (including inchoate mechanic's liens) which may then or thereafter take priority over the Lien of the Deeds of Trust (subject to Permitted Liens and such intervening liens or encumbrances securing amounts the payment of which are being disputed in good faith, so long as the Title Company has delivered to the Administrative Agent an endorsement or affirmative coverage to the Mortgage Policy reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent assuring against loss to the Secured Parties due to the priority of such lien or encumbrance).

        4.3     Conditions to Letters of Credit.     

        The issuance of any Letter of Credit hereunder (whether or not the applicable Issuing Lender is obligated to issue such Letter of Credit) on or after the Closing Date is subject to the following conditions precedent:

        A.     Issuance Notice.     On or before the date of issuance of such Letter of Credit, the Administrative Agent shall have received, in accordance with the provisions of subsection 3.1B(i), an originally executed Issuance Notice, in each case signed by the chief executive officer, the chief financial officer or the treasurer of each of the Borrowers or the managing member of such Borrower or by any executive officer of each of the Borrowers or managing member designated by any of the above-described officers on behalf of each of the Borrowers in a writing delivered to the Administrative Agent, together with all other information specified in subsection 3.1B(i) and such other documents or information as the applicable Issuing Lender may reasonably require in connection with the issuance of such Letter of Credit.

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        B.     Other Conditions Precedent.     On the date of issuance of such Letter of Credit, all conditions precedent described in subsection 4.2B shall be satisfied to the same extent as if the issuance of such Letter of Credit were the making of a Loan.

        Section 5.     Borrowers' Representations and Warranties.     

        In order to induce Lenders and Issuing Lenders to enter into this Agreement and to make Credit Extensions, the Borrowers represent and warrant to each Lender that, on the Closing Date and on each Funding Date, each of the following statements and, in the case of Credit Extensions other than Letters of Credit or Revolving Loans that are not Project Cost Revolving Loans, each of the representations and warranties set forth in the Disbursement Agreement, are true, correct and complete.

        5.1     Organization, Powers, Qualification, Good Standing, Business and Subsidiaries.     

        A.     Organization and Powers.     Each Loan Party is a corporation or limited liability company duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of its jurisdiction of organization as specified in Schedule 5.1A annexed hereto. Each Loan Party has all requisite corporate or limited liability company power and authority to own and operate its properties, to carry on its business as now conducted and as proposed to be conducted, to enter into the Loan Documents and the other Operative Documents to which it is a party and to carry out the transactions contemplated thereby.

        B.     Qualification and Good Standing.     Each Loan Party is qualified to do business and in good standing in every jurisdiction where its assets are located and wherever necessary to carry out its business and operations, except in jurisdictions where the failure to be so qualified or in good standing has not had and would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

        C.     Ownership of the Borrowers.     The equity interests in each of the Borrowers are duly authorized, validly issued and (if applicable) fully paid and nonassessable and, as of the Closing Date, none of such equity interests constitute Margin Stock. Schedule 5.1C , as it may be supplemented from time to time, correctly sets forth the ownership of each Borrower.

        D.     Subsidiaries.     All of the Subsidiaries of the Borrowers are identified in Schedule 5.1D annexed hereto, as said Schedule 5.1D may be supplemented from time to time pursuant to the provisions of subsection 6.1(xvi). The equity interests of each of the Subsidiaries of the Borrowers identified in Schedule 5.1D annexed hereto (as so supplemented) are duly authorized, validly issued and (if applicable), fully paid and nonassessable and none of such equity interests constitutes Margin Stock. Each of the Subsidiaries of the Borrowers identified in Schedule 5.1D annexed hereto (as so supplemented) is a corporation or limited liability company duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of its respective jurisdiction of organization set forth therein, has all requisite corporate or limited liability company power and authority to own and operate its properties and to carry on its business as now conducted and as proposed to be conducted, and is qualified to do business and in good standing in every jurisdiction where its assets are located and wherever necessary to carry out its business and operations, in each case except where failure to be so qualified or in good standing or a lack of such corporate power and authority has not had and would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. Schedule 5.1D annexed hereto (as so supplemented) correctly sets forth the ownership interest of the Borrowers and each of their Subsidiaries in each of the Subsidiaries of the Borrowers identified therein. On the Closing Date, each of Grand Canal Shops Mall MM Subsidiary, Inc. and Grand Canal Shops Mall Subsidiary, LLC has no material assets or liabilities.

        E.     Rights to Acquire Equity.     There are no options, warrants, convertible securities or other rights to acquire any equity interests in any Borrower or any of their Restricted Subsidiaries except as set forth as Schedule 5.1E .

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        F.     Conduct of Business.     The Borrowers and their Restricted Subsidiaries are engaged only in the businesses permitted to be engaged in pursuant to subsection 7.12.

        5.2     Authorization of Borrowing, etc.     

        A.     Authorization of Documents.     The execution, delivery and performance of the Loan Documents and the Project Documents have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action on the part of each Loan Party that is a party thereto.

        B.     No Conflict.     The execution, delivery and performance by Loan Parties of the Loan Documents, the Project Documents and the Resort Complex Operative Documents to which they are parties and the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Loan Documents, the Project Documents and the Resort Complex Operative Documents do not and will not (i) violate any provision of (a) any Legal Requirement applicable to the Borrowers or any of their Subsidiaries, (b) the Certificate or Articles of Incorporation, Bylaws or operating agreements of the Borrowers or any of their Subsidiaries or (c) any order, judgment or decree of any Governmental Instrumentality binding on the Borrowers or any of their Subsidiaries, (ii) conflict with, result in a breach of or constitute (with due notice or lapse of time or both) a default under any Contractual Obligation of the Borrowers or any of their Subsidiaries, (iii) result in or require the creation or imposition of any Lien upon any of the properties or assets of the Borrowers or any of their Subsidiaries (other than any Liens created under any of the Loan Documents in favor of the Administrative Agent on behalf of Lenders), or (iv) require any approval of any Person under any Contractual Obligation of the Borrowers or any of their Subsidiaries except for such approvals or consents which will be obtained on or before the Closing Date and disclosed in writing to Lenders and except for such violations, conflicts, approvals and consents the failure of which to obtain would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

        C.     Governmental Consents.     Other than as set forth on Schedule 5.2 , the execution, delivery and performance by the Loan Parties of the Loan Documents to which they are parties and the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Loan Documents do not and will not require any registration with, consent or approval of, or notice to, or other action to, with or by, any federal, state or other governmental authority or regulatory body.

        D.     Binding Obligation.     Each of the Loan Documents, the Project Documents and the Resort Complex Operative Documents has been duly executed and delivered by Loan Parties that are parties hereto or thereto, as applicable, and is the legally valid and binding obligation of Loan Parties, enforceable against such Loan Party in accordance with its respective terms, except as may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or similar laws relating to or limiting creditors' rights generally or by equitable principles relating to enforceability, whether brought in a proceeding in equity or at law.

        5.3     Financial Condition.     

        The Borrowers have heretofore delivered to Lenders, at Lenders' request, the following financial statements and information: (i) the audited consolidated and consolidating balance sheets of LVSI and its Subsidiaries as at each of December 31, 2001, December 31, 2002, and December 31, 2003, and the related consolidated and consolidating statements of income, stockholders' equity and cash flows of the Borrowers and their Subsidiaries for the Fiscal Year then ended, (ii) the unaudited consolidated and consolidating balance sheets of LVSI and its Subsidiaries as at March 31, 2004 and June 30, 2004, and the related unaudited consolidated and consolidating statements of income, stockholders' equity and cash flows of LVSI and its Subsidiaries for each such three-month period then ended and (iii) the unaudited consolidated and consolidating balance sheets of LVSI and its Subsidiaries (other than Excluded Subsidiaries) as at June 30, 2004, and the related unaudited consolidated and consolidating statements of income, stockholders' equity and cash flows of LVSI and its Subsidiaries (other than

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Excluded Subsidiaries) for the twelve months then ended, giving pro forma effect to the Refinancing, the Transactions and the initial Credit Extensions hereunder on the Closing Date. All such statements (other than pro forma statements) were prepared in conformity with GAAP and fairly present, in all material respects, the financial position (on a consolidated and, where applicable, consolidating basis) of the entities described in such financial statements as at the respective dates thereof and the results of operations and cash flows (on a consolidated and, where applicable, consolidating basis) of the entities described therein for each of the periods then ended, subject, in the case of any such unaudited financial statements, to changes resulting from audit and normal year-end adjustments. As of the date hereof, except for obligations under the Operative Documents, the Borrowers do not (and will not following the funding of the initial Loans) have any Contingent Obligation, contingent liability or liability for taxes, long-term lease or forward or long-term commitment that is not reflected in the foregoing financial statements or the notes thereto and which in any such case is material in relation to the business, operations, properties, assets, financial condition or prospects of the Borrowers and their Subsidiaries taken as a whole.

        5.4     No Material Adverse Change.     

        Since December 31, 2003, no event or change has occurred that has caused or evidences, either in any case or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect.

        5.5     Title to Properties; Liens; Real Property.     

        A.     Title to Properties; Liens.     The Borrowers and their Subsidiaries have (i) good marketable and insurable fee simple title to (in the case of fee interests in real property), (ii) valid leasehold interests in (in the case of leasehold interests in real or personal property) and (iii) good title to (in the case of all other personal property), all of their respective material properties and assets reflected in the financial statements referred to in subsection 5.3 or in the most recent financial statements delivered pursuant to subsection 6.1, in each case except for assets disposed of since the date of such financial statements in the ordinary course of business or as otherwise permitted under subsection 7.7. Except as permitted by this Agreement, all such properties and assets are held free and clear of Liens.

        B.     Real Property.     As of the Closing Date, Schedule 5.5 annexed hereto contains a true, accurate and complete list of (i) all material real property owned by the Borrowers or any of their Restricted Subsidiaries and (ii) all material leases, subleases or assignments of leases (together with all amendments, modifications, supplements, renewals or extensions of any thereof) affecting real estate or real properties owned by the Borrowers or any of their Restricted Subsidiaries (exclusive of any retail and restaurant leases) regardless of whether a Borrower or such Subsidiary is the landlord or tenant (whether directly or as an assignee or successor in interest) under such lease, sublease or assignment. As of the Closing Date, each agreement listed in clause (ii) of the immediately preceding sentence is in full force and effect and Borrowers do not have knowledge of any material default that has occurred and is continuing thereunder, and each such agreement constitutes the legally valid and binding obligation of each applicable Borrower, enforceable against such Borrower in accordance with its terms, except as enforcement may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or similar laws relating to or limiting creditors' rights generally or by equitable principles except to the extent that the failure of such agreement to be in full force and effect could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

        5.6     Litigation; Adverse Facts.     

        Except as set forth in Schedule 5.6 , there are no actions, suits, proceedings, arbitrations or governmental investigations (whether or not purportedly on behalf of the Borrowers or any of their Subsidiaries) at law or in equity, or before or by any federal, state, municipal or other governmental department, commission, board, bureau, agency or instrumentality, domestic or foreign (including any Environmental Claims) that are pending or, to the knowledge of the Borrowers, threatened against or

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affecting Borrowers or any of their Subsidiaries or any property of the Borrowers or any of their Subsidiaries and that, individually or in the aggregate, could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. Neither Borrowers nor any of their Subsidiaries (i) is in violation of any applicable laws (including Environmental Laws) that, individually or in the aggregate, could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, or (ii) is subject to or in default with respect to any final judgments, writs, injunctions, decrees, rules or regulations of any court or any federal, state, municipal or other governmental department, commission, board, bureau, agency or instrumentality, domestic or foreign, that, individually or in the aggregate, could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

        5.7     Payment of Taxes.     

        Except to the extent permitted by subsection 6.3, all tax returns and reports of the Borrowers required to be filed by them have been timely filed, and all taxes shown on such tax returns to be due and payable and all material assessments, fees and other governmental charges upon Borrowers and upon their respective properties, assets, income, businesses and franchises which are due and payable have been paid when due and payable. The Borrowers know of no proposed tax assessment against Borrowers or any of their Subsidiaries which is not being actively contested by the Borrowers or such Subsidiary in good faith and by appropriate proceedings; provided that such reserves or other appropriate provisions, if any, as shall be required in conformity with GAAP shall have been made or provided therefor.

        5.8     Performance of Agreements; Materially Adverse Agreements; Material Contracts; Outstanding Letters of Credit.     

        A.    Neither Borrowers nor any of their Restricted Subsidiaries is in default in the performance, observance or fulfillment of any of the obligations, covenants or conditions contained in any of its Contractual Obligations, and no condition exists that, with the giving of notice or the lapse of time or both, would constitute such a default, except where the consequences of such default or defaults, if any, would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

        B.     Schedule 5.8 contains a true, correct and complete list of all the Material Contracts in effect on the Closing Date. As of the Closing Date, all such Material Contracts are, to the knowledge of the Borrowers, in full force and effect and no material defaults currently exist thereunder.

        C.     Schedule 3.1 contains a true, correct and complete list of the Outstanding Letters of Credit, each of which has been issued by the Administrative Agent as the Issuing Lender. As of the Closing Date, the amounts available to be drawn under the Outstanding Letters of Credit are set forth on Schedule 3.1. Except as set forth on Schedule 3.1, no sight draft has been presented by any beneficiary thereunder which has not been paid and, to the best knowledge of the Borrowers, no beneficiary thereunder has any right, as of the Closing Date, to present a sight draft for payment thereunder. In connection with the original issuance of each of the Outstanding Letters of Credit, the Administrative Agent acknowledges that the Borrowers delivered to the Issuing Lender an originally executed notice substantially in the form of the Issuance Notice together with the information required under subsection 4.3B.

        5.9     Governmental Regulation.     

        Neither Borrowers nor any of their Subsidiaries is subject to regulation under the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935, the Federal Power Act, or the Interstate Commerce Act or registration under the Investment Company Act of 1940 or under any other federal or state statute or regulation which may limit its ability to incur Indebtedness other than the Nevada Gaming Laws or which may otherwise render all or any portion of the Obligations unenforceable. Incurrence of the Obligations under the Loan Documents complies with all applicable provisions of the Nevada Gaming Laws.

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        5.10     Securities Activities.     

        A.    Neither Borrowers nor any of their Subsidiaries is engaged principally, or as one of its important activities, in the business of extending credit for the purpose of purchasing or carrying any Margin Stock.

        B.    Following the application of the proceeds of each Credit Extension, not more than 25% of the value of the assets (either of the Borrowers only or of the Borrowers and their Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis) subject to the provisions of subsection 7.2 or 7.7 or subject to any restriction contained in any agreement or instrument, between Borrowers and any Lender or any Affiliate of any Lender, relating to Indebtedness and within the scope of subsection 8.2, will be Margin Stock.

        5.11     Employee Benefit Plans.     

        A.    Borrowers, each of their Subsidiaries and each of their respective ERISA Affiliates are in material compliance with all applicable provisions and requirements of ERISA and the regulations thereunder with respect to each Employee Benefit Plan, and have performed all their obligations under each Employee Benefit Plan. Each Employee Benefit Plan which is intended to qualify under Section 401(a) of the Code is so qualified.

        B.    No ERISA Event has occurred or is reasonably expected to occur which has resulted or would be reasonably likely to result in a liability in the aggregate amount of $1,000,000 or more.

        C.    Except to the extent required under Section 4980B of the Code, no Employee Benefit Plan provides health or welfare benefits (through the purchase of insurance or otherwise) for any retired or former employee of the Borrowers, any of their Subsidiaries or any of their respective ERISA Affiliates.

        D.    As of the most recent valuation date for any Pension Plan, the amount of unfunded benefit liabilities (as defined in Section 4001(a)(18) of ERISA), individually or in the aggregate for all Pension Plans (excluding for purposes of such computation any Pension Plans with respect to which assets exceed benefit liabilities), does not exceed $1,000,000.

        E.    As of the most recent valuation date for each Multiemployer Plan for which the actuarial report is available, the potential liability of the Borrowers, their Subsidiaries and their respective ERISA Affiliates for a complete withdrawal from such Multiemployer Plan (within the meaning of Section 4203 of ERISA), when aggregated with such potential liability for a complete withdrawal from all Multiemployer Plans, based on information available pursuant to Section 4221(e) of ERISA, does not exceed $5,000,000.

        5.12     Certain Fees.     

        No broker's or finder's fee or commission will be payable with respect to this Agreement or any of the transactions contemplated hereby (other than fees payable to Agents and Lenders under subsection 2.3), and each Borrower hereby indemnifies Lenders against, and agrees that it will hold Lenders harmless from, any claim, demand or liability for any such broker's or finder's fees alleged to have been incurred in connection herewith or therewith and any expenses (including reasonable fees, expenses and disbursements of counsel) arising in connection with any such claim, demand or liability.

        5.13     Environmental Protection.     

        Except as set forth in Schedule 5.13 annexed hereto or as could not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect:

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        Notwithstanding anything in this subsection 5.13 to the contrary, no event or condition has occurred or is occurring with respect to the Borrowers or any of their Subsidiaries relating to any Environmental Law, any Release of Hazardous Materials, or any Hazardous Materials Activity, including any matter disclosed on Schedule 5.13 annexed hereto, which individually or in the aggregate has had or could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

        5.14     Employee Matters.     

        There is no strike or work stoppage in existence or threatened involving the Borrowers or their Restricted Subsidiaries that could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

        5.15     Solvency.     

        Each Loan Party is and, upon the incurrence of any Obligations by such Loan Party on any date on which this representation is made, will be, Solvent.

        5.16     Matters Relating to Collateral.     

        A.     Creation, Perfection and Priority of Liens.     The execution and delivery of the Collateral Documents by the Borrowers and their Restricted Subsidiaries, together with the actions taken on or prior to the Closing Date pursuant to subsection 4.1 are effective to create in favor of the Intercreditor Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties, as security for the Obligations, subject to the exceptions contained in the Security Agreement, a valid and perfected First Priority Lien on all of the Collateral, and all filings and other actions necessary to perfect and maintain the perfection and priority status of such Liens have been duly made or taken and remain full force and effect, other than the filing of any UCC financing statements delivered to the Intercreditor Agent for filing (but not yet filed), the recording of the Deeds of Trust delivered to the Title Company for recording (but not yet recorded, and in connection with which a title commitment has been issued by the Title Company on the Closing Date), and the periodic filing of UCC continuation statements in respect of UCC financing statements filed by or on behalf of the Intercreditor Agent. As of the Closing Date, no filing, recordation, re-filing or re-recording other than those listed on Exhibit R is necessary to perfect and maintain the perfection of the interest, title or Liens of the Collateral Documents.

        B.     Permits.     No authorization, approval or other action by, and no notice to or filing with, any Governmental Instrumentality is required for either (i) the pledge or grant by the Borrowers and their

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Restricted Subsidiaries of the Liens purported to be created in favor of the Intercreditor Agent pursuant to any of the Collateral Documents or (ii) the exercise by the Intercreditor Agent of any rights or remedies in respect of any Collateral (whether specifically granted or created pursuant to any of the Collateral Documents or created or provided for by applicable law), except for filings or recordings contemplated by subsection 5.16A or as set forth in Schedule 5.16B .

        C.     Absence of Third-Party Filings.     Except such as may have been filed in favor of the Administrative Agent or the Intercreditor Agent as contemplated by subsection 5.16A or filed to perfect a Permitted Lien, no effective UCC financing statement, fixture filing or other instrument similar in effect covering all or any part of the Collateral is on file in any filing or recording office.

        D.     Information Regarding Collateral.     All information supplied to the Administrative Agent, the Intercreditor Agent or the Disbursement Agent by or on behalf of the Borrowers with respect to any of the Collateral (in each case taken as a whole with respect to any particular Collateral) is accurate and complete in all material respects.

        5.17     Construction Litigation.     The litigation arising out of the lawsuit filed by the Borrowers against Bovis in the United States District Court for the District of Nevada and the countersuit filed by Bovis against the Borrowers and any other outstanding lawsuit, action, claim or Lien arising out of or relating to the construction of the Existing Facility (the " Construction Litigation " ), including any claim made or Lien filed by Bovis or any contractor or subcontractor or to the bonding company insuring over any Lien relating to or binding upon the Existing Facility or to Venetian, LVSI, or any of their Affiliates in connection therewith, and any judgment or settlement amount owed by the Borrowers to Bovis or any contractor or subcontractor or to the bonding company insuring over any such Lien as a result of the Construction Litigation (such amount, the " Additional Contingent Claims ") cannot reasonably be expected to have, when taken in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect.

        5.18     Accuracy of Information.     

        None of the factual information (other than projections and pro forma financial information as to which no representation is made under this subsection), taken as a whole, furnished by or on behalf of the Borrowers or any of other the Loan Parties in writing to the Arranger, the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Lender or any Lender for inclusion in the confidential information memorandum delivered to the Lenders contains any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state any material fact necessary to make such information, taken as a whole, not misleading.

        Section 6.     Borrowers' Affirmative Covenants.     

        The Borrowers covenant and agree with each Lender and each Agent that, until the Termination Date, the Borrowers shall perform all covenants set forth in this Section 6.

        6.1     Financial Statements and Other Reports.     

        The Borrowers will maintain a system of accounting established and administered in accordance with sound business practices to permit preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP. The Borrowers will deliver to the Administrative Agent (which will promptly deliver to the Lenders):

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written notice thereof together with such other information as may be reasonably available to the Borrowers to enable Lenders and their counsel to evaluate such matters; and (b) within twenty days after the end of each Fiscal Quarter, a schedule of all Proceedings involving an alleged liability of, or claims against or affecting, the Borrowers or any of their Subsidiaries equal to or greater than $5,000,000, and promptly after request by the Administrative Agent such other information as may be reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent to enable Administrative Agent and its counsel to evaluate any of such Proceedings;

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        6.2     Corporate Existence, etc.     

        The Borrowers will, and will cause each of their Restricted Subsidiaries to, at all times preserve and keep in full force and effect their corporate or limited liability company existence and all rights and franchises material to its business; provided , however that the Borrowers and their Restricted Subsidiaries may merge or consolidate as permitted pursuant to subsection 7.7 of this Agreement and provided , further , that no Borrower nor any such Restricted Subsidiary shall be required to preserve any such right or franchise if the Board of Directors of the applicable Borrower or Restricted Subsidiary (or the managing member thereof, if applicable) shall determine (and shall so notify the Administrative Agent), that the preservation thereof is no longer desirable in the conduct of the business of such Borrower or Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be, and that the loss thereof is not disadvantageous in any material respect to the Borrowers and their Restricted Subsidiaries or Lenders.

        6.3     Payment of Taxes and Claims; Tax Consolidation.     

        A.    The Borrowers will, and will cause each of their Restricted Subsidiaries to, pay all material Taxes, assessments and other governmental charges imposed upon it or any of its properties or assets or in respect of any of its income, businesses or franchises before any penalty accrues thereon, and all material claims (including claims for labor, services, materials and supplies) for sums that have become due and payable and that by law have or may become a Lien upon any of its properties or assets, prior to the time when any penalty or fine shall be incurred with respect thereto; provided that no such charge or claim need be paid if it is being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings promptly instituted and diligently conducted, so long as (1) such reserve or other appropriate provision, if any, as shall be required in conformity with GAAP shall have been made therefor and (2) in the case of a charge or claim which has or may become a Lien against any of the Collateral, such contest proceedings conclusively operate to stay the sale of any portion of the Collateral to satisfy such charge or claim.

        B.    The Borrowers will not, nor will they permit any of their Restricted Subsidiaries to, file or consent to the filing of any consolidated income tax return with any Person (other than Borrowers or any of their Restricted Subsidiaries) unless the Borrowers and their Restricted Subsidiaries shall have

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entered into, a tax sharing agreement with such Person, in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.

        C.    If and to the extent that any Borrower or Restricted Subsidiary makes a payment or distribution to any direct or indirect shareholder or member other than a Borrower or Restricted Subsidiary with respect to Taxes that are attributable to either Phase II Mall Borrower or any Subsidiary of either Phase II Mall Borrower (including in connection with the Phase II Mall Sale) ( "Phase II Mall Borrower Taxes" ), then the Borrowers will promptly cause (i) such Phase II Mall Borrower or Subsidiary thereof, (ii) any other Excluded Subsidiary, or (iii) Holdco to reimburse such Borrower or Restricted Subsidiary for such Phase II Mall Borrower Taxes.

        6.4     Maintenance of Properties; Insurance; Application of Net Loss Proceeds.     

        A.     Maintenance of Properties.     The Borrowers will, and will cause each of their Restricted Subsidiaries to, maintain or cause to be maintained in good repair, working order and condition, ordinary wear and tear excepted, all material properties used or useful in the business of the Borrowers and their Restricted Subsidiaries and from time to time will make or cause to be made all appropriate repairs, renewals and replacements thereof except to the extent that the Borrowers determine in good faith not to maintain, repair, renew or replace such property if such property is no longer desirable in the conduct of their business and the failure to do so is not disadvantageous in any material respect to the Borrowers and their Restricted Subsidiaries or the Lenders. The Borrowers will operate the Existing Facility and, upon Substantial Completion, the Phase II Project, at standards of operation at least equivalent to the standards of operation of the Existing Facility on the Closing Date.

        B.     Insurance.     The Borrowers will maintain or cause to be maintained, with financially sound and reputable insurers, such public liability insurance, third party property damage insurance, business interruption insurance and casualty insurance with respect to liabilities, losses or damage in respect of the assets, properties and businesses of the Borrowers, and their Restricted Subsidiaries as may from time to time customarily be carried or maintained under similar circumstances by corporations of established reputation engaged in similar businesses, in each case in such amounts (giving effect to self-insurance), with such deductibles, covering such risks and otherwise on such terms and conditions as shall be customary for corporations similarly situated in the industry; provided that the amounts described in the proviso to the penultimate sentence of this Section 6.4B shall be deemed satisfactory to fulfill the requirements of this sentence as to the types of insurance described in such proviso, and deductibles in accordance with the Cooperation Agreement shall be deemed customary for purposes of this sentence. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Borrowers will maintain or cause to be maintained with regard to the Phase II Project prior to the amendment to the Cooperation Agreement contemplated by Section 3.4.3 of the Disbursement Agreement, the insurance coverages set forth on Exhibit O , and with regard to the Existing Facility, and after such amendment to the Cooperation Agreement, with regard to the Phase II Project, the insurance coverage required to be maintained under the Cooperation Agreement, such insurance coverage to be provided by such insurance provider, in such amounts with such deductibles and covering such risks as are at all times required under the Cooperation Agreement and to include, if the Mortgaged Property is located in an area designated by the Federal Emergency Management Agency as having special flood or mud slide hazards, flood insurance in compliance with any applicable regulations of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System; provided that, notwithstanding the provisions of the Cooperation Agreement, (i) the Borrowers will maintain or cause to be maintained with respect to the Existing Facility, and after the amendment to the Cooperation Agreement, with regard to the Phase II Project, (x) "all-risk" property insurance, as such term is used in the insurance industry, on a loss-limit basis in a minimum amount not less than $1,000,000,000 ( provided that such insurance may include coverage of the SECC and the retail portion of the Existing Facility within said loss limit), (y) flood and earthquake property insurance with a sub-limit for catastrophic perils in a minimum amount not less than $250,000,000 per event (provided that such insurance coverage may include coverage of the SECC and

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the retail portion of the Existing Facility within said sub-limit), and (z) unless the Borrowers provide evidence reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent that an independent third-party insurance consultant has confirmed such insurance is not available to the Borrowers on commercially reasonable terms at such time, property insurance covering terrorism and non-terrorist acts with no sub-limit for certified terrorist acts and a sub-limit for non-certified terrorist acts in a minimum amount not less than $200,000,000, and (ii) the Borrowers will use commercially reasonable efforts to acquire and maintain or cause to be maintained, to the extent available at commercially reasonable rates, with respect to the Existing Facility, and after the amendment to the Cooperation Agreement, the Phase II Project, excess liability insurance that specifically does not exclude terrorism for losses that exceed $45,000,000 per event (it being understood that the Borrowers do not have, and are not required to have, such insurance on the Closing Date). Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the parties agree that the insurance requirements with respect to each of the Existing Facility and the Phase II Project in the aforementioned amendment to the Cooperation Agreement will be substantially similar to those set forth for the Existing Facility in the Cooperation Agreement as of the date hereof.

        C.     Application of Net Loss Proceeds.     The Borrowers shall (i) subject to the terms of the Disbursement Agreement, apply Net Loss Proceeds to restore, replace or rebuild the Resort Complex in accordance with the Cooperation Agreement and (ii) apply any Net Loss Proceeds not applied as provided in clause (i) to prepay the Loans in accordance with subsection 2.4B(iii)(b) hereof. The Administrative Agent shall, and Borrowers hereby authorize Administrative Agent to, apply such Net Loss Proceeds to prepay the Loans as provided in subsection 2.4B(iii)(b).

        6.5     Inspection; Lender Meeting.     

        A.     Inspection Rights.     The Borrowers shall, and shall cause each of their Restricted Subsidiaries to, permit any authorized representatives designated by any Lender to visit and inspect any of the properties of the Borrowers and their Restricted Subsidiaries, to inspect, copy and take extracts from its and their financial and accounting records, and to discuss its and their affairs, finances and accounts with its and their officers and independent public accountants, if requested by the Administrative Agent (provided that any designated representatives of the Borrowers may, if they so choose, be present at or participate in any such discussion), all upon reasonable notice and at such reasonable times during normal business hours and as often as may reasonably be requested.

        B.     Lender Meeting.     The Borrowers will, upon the request of the Syndication Agent, the Administrative Agent or Requisite Lenders, participate in a meeting of the Syndication Agent, the Administrative Agent and the Lenders once during each Fiscal Year to be held at Borrowers' corporate offices (or at such other location as may be agreed to by the Borrowers and the Administrative Agent) at such time as may be agreed to by the Syndication Agent, the Borrowers and the Administrative Agent.

        6.6     Compliance with Laws, etc.; Permits.     

        A.    The Borrowers shall and shall cause each of their Restricted Subsidiaries and all other Persons on or occupying any Facilities to, comply with the requirements of all applicable laws, rules, regulations and orders of any governmental authority (including all Environmental Laws), noncompliance with which could reasonably be expected to cause, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect.

        B.    The Borrowers shall, and shall cause each of their Restricted Subsidiaries to, from time to time obtain, maintain, retain, observe, keep in full force and effect and comply in all material respects with the terms, conditions and provisions of all Permits as shall now or hereafter be necessary under applicable laws except any thereof the noncompliance with which could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

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        C.    The Borrowers will promptly, and in any event within 20 days following the Closing Date, file this Agreement with the Securities and Exchange Commission in accordance with applicable securities laws and the Borrowers will file all amendments hereto and waivers hereof with the Borrowers' periodic securities filings.

        6.7     Environmental Covenant.     

        A.     Environmental Review and Investigation.     The Borrowers agree that the Syndication Agent or the Administrative Agent may, from time to time and in its reasonable discretion, (i) retain, at Borrowers' expense, an independent professional consultant to review any environmental audits, investigations, analyses and reports relating to Hazardous Materials in respect of the Existing Site, the Site, the Existing Facility and the Phase II Project prepared by or for Borrowers and (ii) conduct their own investigation of any Facility; provided that, in the case of any Facility no longer owned, leased, operated or used by the Borrowers or any of their Subsidiaries, the Borrowers shall only be obligated to use their best efforts to obtain permission for the Syndication Agent or the Administrative Agent's professional consultant to conduct an investigation of such Facility. For purposes of conducting such a review and/or investigation, the Borrowers hereby grant to the Syndication Agent and the Administrative Agent and their respective agents, employees, consultants and contractors the right to enter into or onto any Facilities currently owned, leased, operated or used by the Borrowers or any of their Subsidiaries and to perform such tests on such property (including taking samples of soil, groundwater and suspected asbestos-containing materials) as are reasonably necessary in connection therewith. Any such investigation of any Facility shall be conducted, unless otherwise agreed to by the Borrowers and the Syndication Agent or the Administrative Agent, during normal business hours and, to the extent reasonably practicable, shall be conducted so as not to interfere with the ongoing operations at such Facility or to cause any damage or loss to any property at such Facility. The Borrowers, the Syndication Agent and the Administrative Agent hereby acknowledge and agree that any report of any investigation conducted at the request of the Syndication Agent or the Administrative Agent pursuant to this subsection 6.7A will be obtained and shall be used by the Syndication Agent, the Administrative Agent and Lenders for the purposes of Lenders' internal credit decisions, to monitor and police the Loans and to protect Lenders' security interests created by the Loan Documents. The Syndication Agent and the Administrative Agent each agree to deliver a copy of any such report to the Borrowers with the understanding that the Borrowers acknowledge and agree that (x) they will indemnify and hold harmless the Administrative Agent, the Syndication Agent and each Lender from any costs, losses or liabilities relating to the Borrowers' use of or reliance on such report, (y) none of the Syndication Agent, the Administrative Agent nor any Lender makes any representation or warranty with respect to such report, and (z) by delivering such report to the Borrowers, none of the Syndication Agent, the Administrative Agent nor any Lender is requiring or recommending the implementation of any suggestions or recommendations contained in such report.

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        6.8     Compliance with Material Contracts.     

        The Borrowers shall, and shall cause each of their Restricted Subsidiaries to, comply, duly and promptly, in all material respects with its respective obligations and enforce all of its respective rights under all Material Contracts and all Operative Documents except where the failure to comply could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

        6.9     Discharge of Liens.     

        A.     Removal by the Borrowers.     In the event that, notwithstanding the covenants contained in subsection 7.2, a Lien which is not a Permitted Lien may encumber any Collateral or any portion thereof, the Borrowers shall promptly discharge or cause to be discharged by payment to the lienor or Lien claimant or promptly secure removal by bonding or deposit with the county clerk or otherwise or, at the Administrative Agent's option, and if obtainable promptly obtain title insurance against, any such Lien or mechanics' or materialmen's claims of Lien filed or otherwise asserted against such Collateral or any portion thereof within 60 days after the date of notice thereof; provided that, compliance with the provisions of this subsection 6.9 shall not be deemed to constitute a waiver of the provisions of subsection 7.2. The Borrowers shall exhibit to the Administrative Agent upon request all receipts or other satisfactory evidence of payment, bonding, deposit of taxes, assessments, Liens or any other item which may cause any such Lien to be filed against any Collateral. Each Borrower and each of its Restricted Subsidiaries shall fully preserve the Lien and the priority of each Collateral Document without cost or expense to the Administrative Agent, the Intercreditor Agent or the Lenders.

        B.     Removal by the Agent.     If any Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries fails to promptly discharge, remove or bond off any such Lien or mechanics' or materialmen's claim of Lien as described above, which is not being contested by either Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in good faith by appropriate proceedings promptly instituted and diligently conducted, within 30 days after the receipt of notice thereof, then the Administrative Agent may, but shall not be required to, procure the release and discharge of such Lien, mechanics' or materialmen's claim of Lien and any judgment or decree thereon, and in furtherance thereof may, in its sole discretion, effect any settlement or compromise with the lienor or Lien claimant or post any bond or furnish any security or indemnity as the Administrative Agent, in its sole discretion, may elect. In settling, compromising or arranging for the discharge of any Liens under this subsection, the Administrative Agent shall not be required to establish or confirm the validity or amount of the Lien. The Borrowers agree that all costs and expenses expended or otherwise incurred pursuant to this subsection 6.9 (including reasonable attorneys' fees and disbursements) by the Administrative Agent shall be paid by the Borrowers in accordance with the terms hereof.

        6.10     Further Assurances.     

        A.     Assurances.     Without expense or cost to the Administrative Agent, the Intercreditor Agent, or the Lenders, each Borrower shall, and shall cause each Subsidiary Guarantor to, from time to time hereafter, execute, acknowledge, file, record, do and deliver all and any further acts, deeds, conveyances, mortgages, deeds of trust (including a Deed of Trust executed by LCR upon its designation as a Restricted Subsidiary), deeds to secure debt, security agreements, hypothecations,

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pledges, charges, assignments, financing statements and continuations thereof, notices of assignment, transfers, certificates, assurances and other instruments as the Administrative Agent may from time to time reasonably require in order to carry out more effectively the purposes of this Agreement or the other Loan Documents, including to subject any items of Collateral, intended to now or hereafter be covered, to the Liens created by the Collateral Documents, to perfect and maintain such Liens (in the case of any aircraft constituting Collateral acquired by a Borrower or Subsidiary Guarantor, it being understood that such Borrower or Subsidiary Guarantor shall perfect such Liens within ninety days of the date of such acquisition), and to assure, convey, assign, transfer and confirm unto the Administrative Agent the property and rights hereby conveyed and assigned or intended to now or hereafter be conveyed or assigned or which any Loan Party may be or may hereafter become bound to convey or to assign to the Administrative Agent or the Intercreditor Agent or for carrying out the intention of or facilitating the performance of the terms of this Agreement, or any other Loan Documents or for filing, registering or recording this Agreement or any other Loan Documents. Promptly upon a reasonable request each Borrower shall, and shall cause each Subsidiary Guarantor to, execute and deliver, and hereby authorizes the Agent to execute and file in the name of such Loan Party, to the extent the Administrative Agent may lawfully do so, one or more financing statements, chattel mortgages or comparable security instruments to evidence more effectively the Liens of the Collateral Documents upon the Collateral.

        B.     Filing and Recording Obligations.     The Borrowers shall pay or cause to be paid all filing, registration and recording fees and all expenses incident to the execution and acknowledgment of the Deeds of Trust or any other Loan Document, including any instrument of further assurance described in subsection 6.10A, and shall pay or cause to be paid all mortgage recording taxes, transfer taxes, general intangibles taxes and governmental stamp and other taxes, duties, imposts, assessments and charges arising out of or in connection with the execution, delivery, filing, recording or registration of any Collateral Document or any other Loan Document, the COREA, the Cooperation Agreement (or any amendments thereto), or any leases or subleases entered into in connection with the Existing Facility or the Phase II Project (except to the extent already recorded) or memoranda thereof, including any instrument of further assurance described in subsection 6.10A, or by reason of its interest in, or measured by amounts payable under, the Notes, any Collateral Document or any other Loan Document, including any instrument of further assurance described in subsection 6.10A, and shall pay all stamp taxes and other taxes required to be paid on the Notes or any other Loan Document, but excluding in the case of each Lender and the Administrative Agent, Taxes imposed on its income by a jurisdiction under the laws of which it is organized or in which its principal executive office is located or in which its applicable lender office for funding or booking its Loans hereunder is located. If any Borrower fails to make or cause to be made any of the payments described in the preceding sentence within 15 days after notice thereof from the Administrative Agent (or such shorter period as is necessary to protect the loss of or diminution in value of any Collateral by reason of tax foreclosure or otherwise, as determined by the Administrative Agent, in its sole discretion) accompanied by documentation verifying the nature and amount of such payments, the Administrative Agent may (but shall not be obligated to) pay the amount due and such Borrower shall reimburse all amounts in accordance with the terms hereof.

        C.     Costs of Defending and Upholding the Lien.     The Administrative Agent may, upon at least five days' prior notice to the Borrowers, (i) appear in and defend any action or proceeding, in the name and on behalf of the Administrative Agent or the Lenders in which the Administrative Agent or any Lender is named or which the Administrative Agent in its sole discretion determines is reasonably likely to materially adversely affect the Mortgaged Property, any other Collateral, any Collateral Document, the Lien thereof or any other Loan Document and (ii) institute any action or proceeding which the Administrative Agent reasonably determines should be instituted to protect the interest or rights of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders in the Mortgaged Property or other Collateral or under any Loan Document. The Borrowers agree that all reasonable costs and expenses expended or

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otherwise incurred pursuant to this subsection (including reasonable attorneys' fees and disbursements) by the Administrative Agent shall be paid by the Borrowers or reimbursed to the Administrative Agent, as the case may be, promptly after demand.

        D.     Costs of Enforcement.     The Borrowers agree to bear and shall pay or reimburse the Administrative Agent and the Lenders in accordance with the terms of subsection 10.2 for all reasonable sums, costs and expenses incurred by the Administrative Agent and the Lenders (including reasonable attorneys' fees and the expenses and fees of any receiver or similar official) of or incidental to the collection of any of the Obligations, any foreclosure (or transfer in lieu of foreclosure) of this Agreement, any Collateral Document or any other Loan Document or any sale of all or any portion of the Mortgaged Property or all or any portion of the other Collateral.

        6.11     Future Subsidiaries or Restricted Subsidiaries.     

        A.     Execution of Subsidiary Guaranty and Collateral Documents.     In the event that on or after the Closing Date any Person becomes a Subsidiary, the Borrowers will promptly notify Administrative Agent of that fact, and (i) in such event (provided such Subsidiary is not an Excluded Subsidiary or a Non-Guarantor Restricted Subsidiary) or (ii) in the event that any Excluded Subsidiary or Non-Guarantor Restricted Subsidiary becomes a Subsidiary Guarantor, the Borrowers will cause such Restricted Subsidiary to execute and deliver to the Administrative Agent a supplement to the Subsidiary Guaranty and Security Agreement and to take all such further actions and execute all such further documents and instruments as may be necessary or, in the reasonable opinion of the Administrative Agent, desirable to create in favor of the Intercreditor Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, a valid and perfected First Priority Lien on all of the personal and mixed property assets of such Restricted Subsidiary which constitute Collateral. The Borrowers shall deliver to the Administrative Agent together with such Loan Documents all such further documents and instruments and take such further action necessary to create in favor of the Intercreditor Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, a valid and perfected First Priority security interest on any real property assets of such Restricted Subsidiary which constitute Collateral, as the Administrative Agent may reasonably request from time to time.

        B.     Subsidiary Charter Documents, Legal Opinions, Etc.     The Borrowers shall deliver to the Administrative Agent, together with such Loan Documents, (i) certified copies of such Subsidiary Guarantor's Certificate or Articles of Incorporation or equivalent limited liability company documents, together with a good standing certificate from the Secretary of State of the jurisdiction of its incorporation and each other state in which such Person is qualified as a foreign corporation to do business and, to the extent generally available, a certificate or other evidence of good standing as to payment of any applicable franchise or similar taxes from the appropriate taxing authority of each of such jurisdictions, each to be dated a recent date prior to their delivery to the Administrative Agent, (ii) a copy of such Subsidiary Guarantor's Bylaws, certified by its corporate secretary or an assistant secretary (or their equivalent) as of a recent date prior to their delivery to the Administrative Agent, (iii) a certificate executed by the secretary or an assistant secretary of such Subsidiary Guarantor as to (a) the fact that the attached resolutions of the Board of Directors or managing member of such Subsidiary Guarantor approving and authorizing the execution, delivery and performance of such Loan Documents are in full force and effect and have not been modified or amended and (b) the incumbency and signatures of the officers of such Subsidiary Guarantor executing such Loan Documents, and (iv) a favorable opinion of counsel to such Subsidiary Guarantor, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and its counsel, as to (a) the due organization and good standing of such Subsidiary Guarantor, (b) the due authorization, execution and delivery by such Subsidiary Guarantor of such Loan Documents, (c) the enforceability of such Loan Documents against such Subsidiary Guarantor, (d) such other matters (including matters relating to the creation and perfection of Liens in any Collateral pursuant to such Loan Documents) as Administrative

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Agent may reasonably request, all of the foregoing to be reasonably satisfactory in form and substance to the Administrative Agent and its counsel.

        C.     Non-Material Subsidiaries.     If at any time after the Closing Date either of Grand Canal Shops Mall MM Subsidiary, Inc. or Grand Canal Shops Mall Subsidiary, LLC acquires any material assets, the Borrowers will cause such Non-Guarantor Restricted Subsidiary to become a Subsidiary Guarantor pursuant to the terms of Sections 6.11A and 6.11B.

        6.12     FF&E.     

        A.     Deposit Reimbursements.     No later than the tenth Business Day following the date of receipt by the Borrowers of any proceeds from loans under the relevant FF&E Facility in respect of Specified FF&E for which the Lenders have made an FF&E Deposit Loan, the Borrowers will cause an amount of such proceeds equivalent to such FF&E Deposit Loan to be deposited into the Bank Proceeds Account.

        B.     Timely FF&E Drawings.     The Borrowers covenant and agree to use commercially reasonable efforts to make draws from time to time on the relevant FF&E Facility as soon as reasonably practicable thereunder to purchase, finance or refinance any Specified FF&E for which the Borrowers have made FF&E Deposit Loans. The Borrowers further agree that they will use commercially reasonable efforts to maintain the eligibility of any Specified FF&E for which the Borrowers have made FF&E Deposit Loans as collateral under such FF&E Facility.

        6.13     Interest Rate Protection.     No later than 90 days following the Closing Date the Borrowers shall enter into one or more Rate Protection Agreements for a term of not less than the lesser of (a) three years or (b) the remaining life to maturity of the Term B Loans, and otherwise in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Syndication Agent (in consultation with the Administrative Agent), with respect to a notional amount of Indebtedness such that not less than 50% of the total Indebtedness of the Borrowers and their Subsidiaries (other than Macau Excluded Subsidiaries) outstanding at any time shall be either (i) subject to such interest rate protection agreements for a period of not less than three years, or if shorter, the remaining term of the Loans, or (ii) fixed rate Indebtedness.

        6.14     Employment Agreements.     No later than 90 days following the Closing Date the Borrowers shall enter into employment contracts with each member of senior management whose employment agreement term sheets are referenced in Section 4.1Q , which agreements shall be consistent in all material respects with the employment agreement term sheets referred to in Section 4.1Q .

        6.15     Post-Closing Matters.     On or prior to September 30, 2004 (the actual execution date of the Mall Financing Agreement, the " Mall Closing Date ") each of the following shall have occurred:

        A.     Disbursement Agreement.     The Administrative Agent shall have received executed counterparts of the Disbursement Agreement from each other party thereto, each of the conditions precedent to the closing date of the Disbursement Agreement set forth in the Disbursement Agreement shall have been satisfied (or waived by the Administrative Agent and/or Syndication Agent, as applicable), and all amounts in the Holding Account shall have been transferred to the Bank Proceeds Account pursuant to the terms of the Holding Account Agreement.

        B.     Mall Financing Agreement.     The Borrowers shall have caused the Phase II Mall Borrowers to enter into the Mall Financing Agreement (the loans under which Mall Financing Agreement shall be secured only by the assets of the Phase II Mall Borrowers (including the rights of Phase II Mall Subsidiary Holdings to receive proceeds from the sale of the equity interests in the Phase II Mall Subsidiary pursuant to the terms of the Phase II Mall Sale Agreement (the "Phase II Mall Sale" ) under the amendment thereto which shall be dated on or prior to the Mall Closing Date) and the

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Phase II Mall), substantially on the terms set forth in the Mall Financing Term Sheet, and otherwise reasonably satisfactory in form and substance to the Administrative Agent and the Syndication Agent.

        C.     Phase II Mall Lease.     The Borrowers shall have caused both LCR and the Phase II Mall Subsidiary to execute the Phase II Mall Lease, which shall be reasonably satisfactory in form and substance to the Administrative Agent and the Syndication Agent.

        D.     Mall Sale Arrangements.     The Borrowers shall have caused the Phase II Mall Borrowers to enter into an amendment to the Phase II Mall Sale Agreement (among other things, assigning certain rights under the Phase II Mall Sale Agreement to the Phase II Mall Subsidiary Holdings) and the Phase II Mall Sale Reimbursement Agreement which shall in each case be reasonably satisfactory in form and substance to the Administrative Agent and the Syndication Agent, and promptly thereafter LCR shall have been designated as a Restricted Subsidiary under the Mortgage Notes Indenture and this Agreement and shall have become a party to the Subsidiary Guaranty.

        E.     Intercompany Mall Loan.     Venetian shall have loaned $25,000,000 to the Phase II Mall Subsidiary to finance the development and construction of the Phase II Mall, which shall be evidenced by an intercompany note substantially in the form of Exhibit L and pledged as Collateral pursuant to the Security Agreement (the "Intercompany Mall Note" ), secured by a second priority Lien on, among other things, the Phase II Mall Lease and, when executed, the Master Lease, and in each case all rights, remedies and options of the Phase II Mall Subsidiary thereunder, the Phase II Mall Air Parcel (after designation as one or more separate legal parcels), and such other collateral as is set forth in the documents securing the Intercompany Mall Note.

        Section 7.     Borrowers' Negative Covenants.     

        The Borrowers covenant and agree with each Lender and each Agent that until the Termination Date, the Borrowers shall perform all of the covenants set forth in this Section 7.

        7.1     Indebtedness.     

        The Borrowers shall not, and shall not permit any of their Restricted Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly, create, incur, assume or guaranty, or otherwise become or remain directly or indirectly liable with respect to, any Indebtedness, except:

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        7.2     Liens and Related Matters.     

        A.     Prohibition on Liens.     The Borrowers shall not, and shall not permit any of their Restricted Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly, create, incur, assume or permit to exist any Lien on or with respect to any property or asset of any kind (including any document or instrument in respect of goods or accounts receivable) of such Borrower or Restricted Subsidiary, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, or any income or profits therefrom, or file or permit the filing of, or permit to remain in effect, any financing statement or other similar notice of any Lien with respect to any such property, asset, income or profits under the Uniform Commercial Code of any state or under any similar recording or notice statute, except Permitted Liens.

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        B.     Equitable Lien in Favor of Lenders.     If Borrowers or any of their Restricted Subsidiaries shall create or assume any Lien upon any of their respective properties or assets, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, other than Permitted Liens, they shall make or cause to be made effective provision whereby the Obligations will be secured by such Lien equally and ratably with any and all other Indebtedness secured thereby as long as any such Indebtedness shall be so secured; provided that, notwithstanding the foregoing, this covenant shall not be construed as a consent by Requisite Lenders to the creation or assumption of any such Lien which is not a Permitted Lien.

        C.     No Further Negative Pledges.     Except with respect to capital stock of any Macau Excluded Subsidiaries or specific property encumbered to secure payment of particular Indebtedness or leases or to be sold pursuant to an executed agreement with respect to an Asset Sale, none of the Borrowers nor any of their Restricted Subsidiaries shall enter into any agreement prohibiting the creation or assumption of any Lien upon any of its properties or assets, whether now owned or hereafter acquired other than (i) as provided herein or in the other Loan Documents, (ii) as provided in the Mortgage Notes Documents, an FF&E Facility and the guarantees and collateral documents relating thereto, or in any agreement relating to other Indebtedness permitted to be secured by Permitted Liens other than Indebtedness permitted to be incurred pursuant to subsections 7.1 (v), (vi) or (xvii) including any refinancing thereof permitted hereunder provided that the provisions regarding the creation or assumption of Liens is not less favorable to the Borrowers, such Restricted Subsidiary or the lenders than those set forth in the documents evidencing the Indebtedness being refinanced, or (iii) as required by applicable law or any applicable rule or order of any Gaming Authority.

        D.     No Restrictions on Subsidiary Distributions to the Borrowers or Other Subsidiaries.     The Borrowers will not, and will not permit any of their Restricted Subsidiaries to, create or otherwise cause or suffer to exist or become effective any consensual encumbrance or restriction of any kind on the ability of any of their Restricted Subsidiaries to (i) pay dividends or make any other distributions on any of such Restricted Subsidiary's capital stock owned by the Borrowers or any other Restricted Subsidiary of the Borrowers, (ii) repay or prepay any Indebtedness owed by any such Restricted Subsidiaries to the Borrowers, (iii) make loans or advances to the Borrowers, or (iv) transfer any of its property or assets to the Borrowers other than (a) as provided herein or in the other Loan Documents, (b) as provided in the Mortgage Notes Documents, the Old FF&E Note, or in the GE Facility Agreement (including any permitted refinancing thereof) and any related collateral documents and guarantees, or in any agreement relating to Permitted Subordinated Indebtedness or any other Indebtedness permitted to be incurred pursuant to subsection 7.1(ii), (vii), (xi) or (xvii) including any refinancing thereof permitted hereunder provided that the provisions regarding dividends, distributions, repayments of Indebtedness, loans and advances and transfers of assets are not less favorable to the Borrowers, such Restricted Subsidiary or the lenders than those set forth in the documents evidencing the Indebtedness being refinanced, (c) by reason of customary non-assignment provisions in leases entered into the ordinary course of business and consistent with past practices and any leases permitted hereunder, (d) purchase money obligations for property or Capital Lease obligations for property or equipment, including Specified FF&E, acquired or leased in the ordinary course of business that impose restrictions of the nature set forth in clause (iv) above on the property so acquired, (e) any instrument governing Indebtedness or Securities of any Person that is an Excluded Subsidiary as in effect on the day that such Person becomes a Restricted Subsidiary, which encumbrance or restriction is not applicable to any Person or the properties or assets of any Person, other than the Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries or the property or assets of the Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries, (f) provisions with respect to the disposition or distribution of assets or property in joint venture agreements and other similar agreements relating to the assets or property of such Joint Ventures or covered by such joint venture agreements, (g) restrictions on cash or other deposits or net worth imposed by customers under contracts entered into in the ordinary course of business, (h) any instrument governing Indebtedness or equity Securities of a Person acquired by the Borrowers or any Restricted Subsidiary as in effect at the time of such acquisition (except to the extent such

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Indebtedness was incurred in connection with or in contemplation of such acquisition), which encumbrance or restriction is not applicable to any Person, or the properties or assets of any Person, other than the Person, or the property or assets of the Person, so acquired, (i) customary restrictions imposed by asset sale or stock purchase agreements relating to the sale of assets or by the Borrowers or any Restricted Subsidiary, (j) with respect to restrictions of the type set forth in clause (iv) above, as set forth in any agreement relating to Indebtedness permitted to be secured by Permitted Liens other than Indebtedness permitted to be incurred pursuant to subsections 7.1 (v) or (xvii) so long as such restrictions only extend to the assets secured by such Permitted Liens, (k) any encumbrances or restrictions imposed by any amendments, modifications, restatements, renewals, increases, supplements, extensions, refundings, replacements or refinancings in whole or in part of the contracts, instruments or obligations referred to in clauses (a) through (j) above ( provided , that such amendments, modifications, restatements, renewals, increases, supplements, refundings, replacements or refinancings are, in the good faith judgment of LVSI's Board of Directors, no more restrictive with respect to such dividend and other payments restrictions than those contained in the dividend or other payment restrictions prior to such amendment, modification, restatement, renewal, increase, supplement, extension, refunding, replacement or refinancing), or (l) as required by applicable law or any applicable rule or order of any Gaming Authority.

        7.3     Investments; Joint Ventures; Formation of Subsidiaries.     

        The Borrowers shall not, and shall not permit any of their Restricted Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly, make or own any Investment in any Person, including any Joint Venture or otherwise form or create any Restricted Subsidiary, except:

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Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this subsection 7.3, any cash Investments made in either Phase II Mall Borrower shall be made in the form of intercompany loans from Venetian to the Phase II Mall Subsidiary and shall increase the principal amount of the Intercompany Mall Note by the amount of such Investment.

        7.4     Contingent Obligations.     

        The Borrowers shall not, and shall not permit any of their Restricted Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly, create or become or remain liable with respect to any Contingent Obligation, except:

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        7.5     Restricted Payments.     

        Borrowers shall not, and shall not permit any of their Restricted Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly, declare, order, pay, make or set apart any sum for any Restricted Payment, except:

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        7.6     Financial Covenants.     

        A.     Minimum Consolidated Interest Coverage Ratio.     The Borrowers will not permit the Consolidated Interest Coverage Ratio as of the last day of any Fiscal Quarter occurring during any period set forth below to be less than the ratio set forth opposite such period:

Period

  Minimum
Consolidated
Interest
Coverage Ratio

From the Closing Date through (and including) the last day of the Fiscal Quarter in which the Substantial Completion Date occurs   1.5:1.0
The first four Fiscal Quarters after the Fiscal Quarter in which the Substantial Completion Date occurs   1.75:1.0
The fifth Fiscal Quarter after the Fiscal Quarter in which the Substantial Completion Date occurs and thereafter   2.0:1.0

        B.     Maximum Consolidated Leverage Ratio.     The Borrowers shall not permit the Consolidated Leverage Ratio as of the last day of any Fiscal Quarter occurring during any period set forth below to be greater than the ratio set forth opposite such period:

Period

  Maximum
Consolidated
Leverage Ratio

From the Closing Date through (and including) the last day of the Fiscal Quarter in which the Substantial Completion Date occurs   7.25:1.0
The first two Fiscal Quarters after the Fiscal Quarter in which the Substantial Completion Date occurs   6.75:1.0
The third and fourth Fiscal Quarters after the Fiscal Quarter in which the Substantial Completion Date occurs   6.25:1.0
The fifth and sixth Fiscal Quarters after the Fiscal Quarter in which the Substantial Completion Date occurs   5.75:1.0
The seventh Fiscal Quarter after the Fiscal Quarter in which the Substantial Completion Date occurs and thereafter   5.0:1.0

        C.     Minimum Consolidated Net Worth.     The Borrowers shall not permit Consolidated Net Worth (i) at the first Quarterly Date following the Closing Date to be less than $400,000,000 and (ii) at any

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Quarterly Date thereafter to be less than $400,000,000 plus an amount equal to 85% of Consolidated Net Income (including for this purpose, the Borrowers and all of their respective Subsidiaries) for all periods from the Closing Date through such Quarterly Date for which Consolidated Net Income is positive.

        7.7     Restriction on Fundamental Changes; Asset Sales and Acquisitions.     

        The Borrowers shall not, and shall not permit any of their Restricted Subsidiaries to, alter the corporate, capital or legal structure (except with respect to changes in capital structure to the extent a Change of Control does not occur as a result thereof) of any Borrower, or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, or enter into any transaction of merger or consolidation, or liquidate, wind-up or dissolve itself (or suffer any liquidation or dissolution), or convey, sell, lease or sub-lease (as lessor or sublessor), transfer or otherwise dispose of, in one transaction or a series of transactions, all or any part of its business, property or assets, whether now owned or hereafter acquired (other than inventory in the ordinary course of business), or acquire by purchase or otherwise all or substantially all the business, property or fixed assets of, or stock or other evidence of beneficial ownership of, any Person or any division or line of business of any Person, except:

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        Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this subsection 7.7, clause (vii) shall be subject to the additional provisos that: (a) no Event of Default or Potential Event of Default shall exist and be continuing at the time of such transaction or lease or would occur after or as a result of entering into such transaction or lease (or immediately after any renewal or extension thereof at the option of the Borrowers or one of their Restricted Subsidiaries), (b) such transaction or lease will not materially interfere with, impair or detract from the operation of the business of the Borrowers and their Restricted Subsidiaries, (c) such transaction or lease is at a fair market rent or value (in light of other similar or comparable prevailing commercial transactions) and contains such other terms such that the lease, taken as a whole, is commercially reasonable and fair to the Borrowers and their Restricted Subsidiaries in light of prevailing or comparable transactions in other casinos, hotels, hotel attractions or shopping venues or other applicable venues, (d) no gaming or casino operations (other than the operation of arcades and games for children) may be conducted on any space that is subject to such transaction or lease other than by the Borrowers and their Restricted Subsidiaries, (e) no lease may provide that the Borrowers or any of their Restricted Subsidiaries may subordinate its fee, condominium or leasehold interest to any lessee or any party financing any lessee (except as provided in the Casino Level Mall Lease), and (f) the tenant under such lease shall provide Administrative Agent on behalf of the Lenders with a Subordination, Non-Disturbance and Attornment Agreement substantially in the form of Exhibit I hereto with such changes as Administrative Agent may approve, which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed.

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        7.8     Sales and Lease-Backs.     

        The Borrowers shall not, and shall not permit any of their Restricted Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly, become or remain liable as lessee or as a guarantor or other surety with respect to any lease, whether an Operating Lease or a Capital Lease, of any property (whether real, personal or mixed), whether now owned or hereafter acquired, (i) which Borrowers or any of their Restricted Subsidiaries has sold or transferred or is to sell or transfer to any other Person or (ii) which Borrowers or any of their Restricted Subsidiaries intends to use for substantially the same purpose as any other property which has been or is to be sold or transferred by the Borrowers or any of their Restricted Subsidiaries to any Person in connection with such lease, except that (a) the Borrowers and their Restricted Subsidiaries may enter into sale-leaseback transactions in connection with any Non-Recourse Financing permitted hereunder to the extent that the assets subject to such sale-leaseback are acquired contemporaneously with, or within 180 days prior to, such Non-Recourse Financing or such other financings and with the proceeds thereof and neither Borrower nor any of its Restricted Subsidiaries theretofore held any interest in such asset, and (b) LCR may enter into and remain liable under the Master Lease and Venetian may remain liable under the Phase I Mall Operative Documents.

        7.9     Sale or Discount of Receivables.     

        The Borrowers shall not, and shall not permit any of their Restricted Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly, sell with recourse, or discount or otherwise sell for less than the face value thereof, any of its notes or accounts receivable other than an assignment for purposes of collection in the ordinary course of business.

        7.10     Transactions with Shareholders and Affiliates.     

        The Borrowers shall not, and shall not permit any of their Restricted Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly, enter into or permit to exist any transaction (including the purchase, sale, lease or exchange of any property or the rendering of any service) with any Borrower or with any Affiliate of a Borrower, except, that the Borrowers and their Restricted Subsidiaries may enter into and permit to exist:

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        7.11     Disposal of Subsidiary Stock.     

        Except in connection with an IPO Restructuring or an initial public offering by Holdco, the Borrowers shall not, and shall not permit any of their Restricted Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly sell, assign, pledge or otherwise encumber or dispose of any shares of capital stock or other equity Securities of Venetian or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries, except (i) to qualify directors if required by applicable law and (ii) to the extent required by any Nevada Gaming Authority or any other gaming authority in order to preserve a material Gaming License.

        7.12     Conduct of Business.     

        The Borrowers shall not, and shall not permit any of their Restricted Subsidiaries to, engage in any business activity except those business activities engaged in on the Closing Date and any activity or business incidental, related or similar thereto, or any business or activity that is a reasonable extension, development or expansion thereof or ancillary thereto, including any internet gaming, hotel, entertainment, recreation, convention, trade show, meeting, retail sales, or other activity or business designated to promote, market, support, develop, construct or enhance the casino gaming, hotel, retail and entertainment mall and resort business operated by the Borrowers and their Restricted Subsidiaries.

        7.13     Certain Restrictions on Changes to Certain Documents.     

        A.     Modifications of Certain Operative Documents and Permits; New Material Contracts or Permits.     The Borrowers shall not, and shall not permit any of their Restricted Subsidiaries to, agree to any material amendment to, or waive any of its material rights under, any Permit or Material Contract or enter into new Material Contracts (other than (i) entering into the GE Facility Agreement on terms reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and the Syndication Agent; provided that the Agent under the GE Facility Agreement shall have entered into an intercreditor, standstill, or similar agreement reasonably satisfactory in form and substance to the Administrative Agent and the Syndication Agent on or prior to the execution by either Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary of the GE Facility Agreement, and that the Administrative Agent and the Syndication Agent shall have had a reasonable opportunity to review all such documentation prior to its execution, and (ii) Project Documents permitted by, and in accordance with the terms of, the Disbursement Agreement and the Cooperation Agreement) or Permits (it being understood that any Material Contracts which are covered by clause B or C below shall also be subject to the restrictions set forth therein) without in each case obtaining the prior written consent of Requisite Lenders if in any such case, such amendment or waiver or new Material Contract or Permit could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect or otherwise adversely affect Lenders in any material respect.

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        B.     Amendments of Documents Relating to Preferred Equity and Other Indebtedness.     Except in connection with the termination of the preferred equity interests of either Borrower, the Borrowers shall not, and shall not permit any of their Restricted Subsidiaries to, amend or otherwise change the terms of any preferred equity interests of either Borrower (for so long as any such preferred equity interests are outstanding) or any such Restricted Subsidiary or any Mortgage Notes Documents (other that with respect to the issuance of Additional Notes) or documents governing Permitted Subordinated Indebtedness (except in connection with a defeasance or permitted refinancing thereof) or permit the termination thereof (other than in accordance with the terms thereof), or make any payment consistent with an amendment thereof or change thereto (except in connection with a defeasance or permitted refinancing thereof), if (a) with respect to the Mortgage Notes Documents, the effect of such amendment or change is to increase the interest rate or fees on such Indebtedness, change (to earlier dates) any dates upon which payments of principal or interest are due thereon, change any event of default or condition to an event of default with respect thereto (other than to eliminate any such event of default or increase any grace period related thereto or otherwise change such event of default in a manner more favorable to such Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary than the existing event of default), change the commitment thereunder, change the redemption provisions thereof (in a manner less favorable to such Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary), change the subordination provisions thereof (or of any guaranty thereof) in a manner less favorable to the Borrowers, such Restricted Subsidiary or the Lenders, or change any collateral therefor (other than to release such collateral), or (b) with respect to preferred equity interests (for so long as any such preferred equity interests remain outstanding), the Mortgage Notes Documents or Permitted Subordinated Indebtedness, if the effect of such amendment or change, together with all other amendments or changes made, is to increase materially the obligations of the obligor thereunder or to confer any additional rights on the holders of the Indebtedness or obligations evidenced thereby (or a trustee or other representative on their behalf) which would be materially adverse to the Borrowers, such Restricted Subsidiary or the Lenders.

        C.     Certain Other Restrictions on Amendments.     The Borrowers shall not, and shall not permit any of their Subsidiaries to, agree to any material amendment to, or waive any of its material rights under the Resort Complex Operative Documents which would require the consent of the Administrative Agent, including pursuant to Article XIV, Section 27 of the Cooperation Agreement, including any material amendment to, or any waiver of material rights under Article III, Sections 1 and 3, Article IV, Section A, Article IX(b)-(e), Articles X-XII and Article XIV, Sections 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 9, 15 and 27 of the Cooperation Agreement, without obtaining the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed.

        D.     Consent to Certain Agreements.     Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this subsection 7.13, on or after the Closing Date, the Borrowers may enter into amendments to the HVAC Services Agreement (to provide for the provision of heating, ventilation and air conditioning to the Phase II Project) and the Cooperation Agreement (to (i) cover the relationship between the Existing Facility and the Phase II Project and/or the relationship between the Phase II Project and the Phase II Mall, and to otherwise reflect the fact that the integrated complex includes, or will include, the Existing Facility and the Phase II Project, and (ii) replace the reference to "one (1) year" in the second sentence of Section 13 of Article X with a reference to "three (3) years"), in each case, pursuant to the terms of Section 6.1 of the Disbursement Agreement (while still in effect), and in each case in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.

        7.14     Consolidated Capital Expenditures.     

        The Borrowers shall not, and shall not permit their Restricted Subsidiaries to, make or incur Consolidated Capital Expenditures, in any period indicated below, in an aggregate amount in excess of the corresponding amount (the " Maximum Consolidated Capital Expenditures Amount ") set forth below opposite such period; provided that any such amount referred to below, if not expended in the period in which it is permitted, may be carried over for expenditure in (but only in) the next succeeding

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such period; provided further that the Maximum Consolidated Capital Expenditures Amount for any period beginning January 1, 2005 or later and consisting of fewer than a full Fiscal Year shall be pro rated for the number of days in such period:

Four Fiscal Quarter Period

  Maximum
Consolidated Capital
Expenditures Amount

From the Closing Date through and including December 31, 2004   $ 80,000,000
The Fiscal Year beginning January 1, 2005 and ending December 31, 2005   $ 80,000,000
Each subsequent Fiscal Year (or portion thereof) through the Final Completion Date   $ 50,000,000
The period beginning on the day following the Final Completion Date and ending on December 31 of that calendar year, and each subsequent Fiscal Year (or, in the case of the Fiscal Year in which the Maturity Date occurs, portion thereof) through the Maturity Date   $ 60,000,000

        7.15     Fiscal Year.     

        Neither Borrower shall change its Fiscal Year-end from December 31.

        7.16     Zoning and Contract Changes and Compliance.     

        Without the prior written approval of the Administrative Agent, the Borrowers shall not, and shall not permit any of their Restricted Subsidiaries to, initiate or consent to any zoning downgrade of the Mortgaged Property or use or permit the use of the Mortgaged Property in any manner that could result in such use becoming a non-conforming use (other than a non-conforming use permissible under automatic grandfathering provisions) under any zoning ordinance or any other applicable land use law, rule or regulation. The Borrowers shall not, and shall not permit any of their Restricted Subsidiaries to, initiate or consent to any change in any laws, requirements of Governmental Instrumentalities or obligations created by private contracts which now or hereafter could reasonably be likely to materially and adversely affect the ownership, occupancy, use or operation of the Mortgaged Property without the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent.

        7.17     No Joint Assessment.     

        Without the prior written approval of the Administrative Agent, which approval may be granted, withheld, conditioned or delayed in its sole discretion, the Borrowers shall not suffer, permit or initiate, and shall not permit any of their Restricted Subsidiaries to, suffer, permit or initiate, the joint assessment of the Mortgaged Property (i) with any other real property constituting a separate tax lot and (ii) with any portion of the Mortgaged Property which may be deemed to constitute personal property, or any other procedure whereby the Lien of any Taxes which may be levied against any such personal property shall be assessed or levied or charged to the Mortgaged Property as a single Lien.

        7.18     Declaration of Restricted Subsidiaries.     

        The Borrowers may designate any Excluded Subsidiary to be a "Restricted Subsidiary" under this Agreement and the Mortgage Notes Indenture; provided that no Event of Default has occurred or would occur as a result of such designation; provided further that each Subsidiary that is a "Restricted Subsidiary" under the Mortgage Notes Indenture shall be a Restricted Subsidiary under this Agreement.

        7.19     Additional Covenants Applicable to Phase II Mall Borrowers.     At any time prior to the repayment in full in cash of all Indebtedness under the Mall Financing Agreement (including any Mall Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness) and the Intercompany Mall Note, the following covenants shall

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apply to the Phase II Mall Borrowers (except that section 7.19G shall continue to apply following such repayment):

        A.     Line of Business.     The Borrowers shall not permit the Phase II Mall Borrowers to engage in any business other than (i) owning, holding, managing, marketing and operating the Phase II Mall, (ii) any activity and business incidental, related or similar thereto, and (iii) engaging in any business or activity that is a reasonable extension, development or expansion thereof or ancillary thereto including any retail, restaurant, entertainment or other activity or business designed to promote, market, support, develop, construct or enhance the retail, restaurant and entertainment business of the Phase II Mall (including, owning and operating joint ventures to supply materials or services for the construction or operation of the Phase II Mall).

        B.     Affiliate Transactions.     The Borrowers shall not permit the Phase II Mall Borrowers to, directly or indirectly, enter into or permit to exist any transaction (including the purchase, sale, lease or exchange of any property or the rendering of any service), with any Affiliate of either Phase II Mall Borrower other than the Borrowers or any of their Restricted Subsidiaries; provided that the Phase II Mall Borrowers may enter into or permit to exist (i) transactions that are on terms no less favorable to such Phase II Mall Borrower than those that might be obtained at the time from Persons who are not such an Affiliate, (ii) transactions contemplated by the Mall Sale Reimbursement Agreement, the Disbursement Agreement, the Phase II Mall Sale Agreement, the Master Lease, the HVAC Services Agreements, the Services Agreement, the Cooperation Agreement, and the Phase II Mall Lease (including the termination thereof in accordance with the terms of the Phase II Mall Lease upon the conveyance by LCR of the separate parcels comprising the Phase II Mall Air Parcel) and (iii) transactions permitted by the terms of the Mall Financing Agreement.

        C.     Restricted Payments.     The Borrowers shall not permit the Phase II Mall Borrowers to make any payments or distributions which would constitute Restricted Payments described in clauses (a) through (c) inclusive of the definition of Restricted Payments if the reference to "either Borrower" or "any Borrower" in each such clause were a reference to the Phase II Mall Borrowers unless such payments or distributions are made to the Borrowers or their Subsidiaries.

        D.     Indebtedness.     The Borrowers shall not permit the Phase II Mall Borrowers to, directly or indirectly, create, incur, assume or guaranty, or otherwise become or remain directly or indirectly liable with respect to, any Indebtedness, except (i) Indebtedness in an aggregate amount at any time outstanding not to exceed $275,000,000 under the Mall Financing Agreement (or any Mall Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness); (ii) Indebtedness owed to Venetian under the Intercompany Mall Note; and (iii) Indebtedness permitted by the terms of the Mall Financing Agreement.

        E.     Liens.     The Borrowers shall not, and shall not permit the Phase II Mall Borrowers to, directly or indirectly, create, incur, assume or permit to exist any Lien on or with respect to any property or asset of any kind (including any document or instrument in respect of goods or accounts receivable) of the Phase II Mall Borrowers, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, or any income or profits therefrom, or file or permit the filing of, or permit to remain in effect, any financing statement or other similar notice of any Lien with respect to any such property, asset, income or profits under the Uniform Commercial Code of any state or under any similar recording or notice statute, except First Priority Liens on any and all assets of such entities securing indebtedness under the Mall Financing Agreement (or any Mall Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness), Second Priority Liens on the Phase II Mall Borrowers' assets securing indebtedness owed to Venetian under the Intercompany Mall Note, and Liens permitted by the terms of the Mall Financing Agreement.

        F.     Amendments of Documents Relating to Indebtedness.     Other than in connection with a refinancing with Mall Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness or an increase in Indebtedness thereunder in an amount permitted under this Agreement, the Borrowers shall not, without the approval of the Administrative Agent (such approval not to be unreasonably withheld), permit the Phase II Mall Borrowers to amend or otherwise change the terms of the Mall Financing Agreement or permit the

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termination thereof (other than in accordance with the terms thereof), or make any payment consistent with an amendment thereof or change thereto, if the effect of such amendment or change, together with all other amendments or changes made, is to increase materially the obligations of the Phase II Mall Borrowers thereunder or to confer any additional rights on the holders of the Indebtedness or obligations evidenced thereby (or a trustee or other representative on their behalf), in each case, which would be materially adverse to the Lenders.

        G.     Mall Sale Proceeds.     Subject to satisfaction of the conditions to the Phase II Mall Sale set forth in the Disbursement Agreement, the Borrowers shall cause Phase II Mall Borrowers to apply net after-tax proceeds received pursuant to the Phase II Mall Sale Agreement first, to repay in full all amounts outstanding under the Mall Financing Agreement (or any Mall Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness), and second , to repay in full all amounts outstanding under the Intercompany Mall Note within ten days of the receipt thereof. Thereafter, any remaining proceeds may be used for any purpose.

        H.     Mall Sale Reserve Account.     From and after repayment in full of all amounts outstanding under the Mall Financing Agreement, the Borrowers shall cause the Phase II Mall Borrowers at all times to maintain in the Phase II Mall Sale Reserve Account the amounts required from time to time to be on deposit therein pursuant to the terms of the Phase II Mall Sale Reimbursement Agreement.

        Section 8.     Events of Default.     

        If any of the following conditions or events set forth in this Section shall occur (any such conditions or events collectively " Events of Default "):

        8.1     Failure to Make Payments When Due.     

        Failure by the Borrowers to pay any installment of principal on any Loan when due, whether at stated maturity, by acceleration, by notice of voluntary prepayment, by mandatory prepayment or otherwise; failure by the Borrowers to pay when due any amount payable to an Issuing Lender in reimbursement of any drawings; or failure by the Borrowers to pay any interest on any Loan or any fee or any other amount due under this Agreement within five days after the date due; or

        8.2     Default under Other Indebtedness or Contingent Obligations.     

        8.3     Breach of Certain Covenants.     

        Failure of Loan Parties to perform or comply with any term or condition contained in subsection 2.5, 6.2 or 6.12 or Section 7 of this Agreement, or Section 7.1.8 of the Disbursement Agreement; or

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        8.4     Breach of Warranty.     

        Any representation, warranty, certification or other statement made by the Borrowers or any of their Restricted Subsidiaries in any Loan Document (other than the Disbursement Agreement) or in any statement or certificate at any time given by the Borrowers or any of their Restricted Subsidiaries in writing pursuant hereto or thereto or in connection herewith or therewith shall be false in any material respect on the date as of which made; or

        8.5     Other Defaults Under Loan Documents.     

        8.6     Involuntary Bankruptcy; Appointment of Receiver, etc.     

        8.7     Voluntary Bankruptcy; Appointment of Receiver, etc.     

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        8.8     Judgments and Attachments.     

        Any money judgment, writ or warrant of attachment or similar process involving (i) in any individual case an amount in excess of $10,000,000 or (ii) in the aggregate at any time an amount in excess of $25,000,000 (in either case not adequately covered by insurance as to which a solvent and unaffiliated insurance company has acknowledged coverage) shall be entered or filed against a Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries or any of their respective assets and shall remain unpaid and undischarged, unvacated, unbonded or unstayed for a period of 60 days (or in any event later than five days prior to the date of any proposed sale thereunder); or

        8.9     Dissolution.     

        Any order, judgment or decree shall be entered against a Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries decreeing the dissolution or split up of such Person and such order shall remain undischarged or unstayed for a period in excess of 30 days; or

        8.10     Employee Benefit Plans.     

        There shall occur one or more ERISA Events which individually or in the aggregate results in or might reasonably be expected to result in liability of a Borrower, or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries or any of their respective ERISA Affiliates in excess of $5,000,000 during the term of this Agreement; or there shall exist an amount of unfunded benefit liabilities (as defined in Section 4001(a)(18) of ERISA), individually or in the aggregate for all Pension Plans (excluding for purposes of such computation any Pension Plans with respect to which assets exceed benefit liabilities), which exceeds $10,000,000; or

        8.11     Change in Control.     

        A Change of Control shall occur; or

        8.12     Failure of Guaranty; Repudiation of Obligations.     

        At any time after the execution and delivery thereof, (i) the Subsidiary Guaranty for any reason, other than the satisfaction in full of all Obligations, shall cease to be in full force or effect (other than in accordance with its terms), or shall be declared null and void by a Governmental Instrumentality of competent jurisdiction, (ii) any Collateral Document shall cease to be in full force and effect (other than by reason of a release of Collateral thereunder in accordance with the terms hereof or thereof, the satisfaction in full of the Obligations or any other termination of such Collateral Document in accordance with the terms hereof or thereof) or shall be declared null and void by a Governmental Instrumentality of competent jurisdiction, or the Intercreditor Agent shall not have or shall cease to have a valid and perfected First Priority Lien in the Collateral for any reason other than the failure of the Intercreditor Agent or any Lender to take any action within its control, except as otherwise contemplated in any Loan Document, or (iii) any Loan Party shall contest the validity or enforceability of any Loan Document in writing or deny in writing that it has any further liability prior to the Termination Date or (vi) the subordination provisions in the Employee Repurchase Notes or in any other instrument required under any provision of this Agreement to be subordinated to the Obligations shall cease to be enforceable against the holder thereof; or

        8.13     Default Under or Termination of Operative Documents.     

        Except in connection with a refinancing, repayment or defeasance thereof as permitted by the Loan Documents, any of the Operative Documents (other than the Phase II Mall Sale Agreement and any FF&E Facility other than the GE Facility) shall terminate or be terminated or canceled, prior to its stated expiration date or either Borrower shall be in default (after the giving of any applicable notice and the expiration of any applicable grace period) or any of the Borrowers or their Subsidiaries shall be in default (after the giving of any applicable notice and the expiration of any applicable grace period) under any such Operative Document; provided that a default or termination under any Project

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Document shall constitute an Event of Default hereunder only if such default or termination would reasonably be expected to cause a Material Adverse Effect; or

        8.14     Default Under or Termination of Permits.     

        A Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries shall fail to observe, satisfy or perform, or there shall be a violation or breach of, any of the material terms, provisions, agreements, covenants or conditions attaching to or under the issuance to such Person of any material Permit, including the Gaming License held by LVSI or any such Permit or any material provision thereof shall be terminated or fail to be in full force and effect or any Governmental Instrumentality shall challenge or seek to revoke any such Permit if such failure to perform, breach or termination could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; or

        8.15     Default Under or Termination of Cooperation Agreement.     

        Any default by Interface shall occur under Article III, Section 3 of the Cooperation Agreement beyond any applicable notice or cure periods; or

        8.16     Certain Investments in any Excluded Subsidiary.     

        Adelson or any of his Affiliates (other than the Borrowers and their Subsidiaries) shall directly acquire or hold any Investment in any Excluded Subsidiary or any Person which any Excluded Subsidiary controls or in which any Excluded Subsidiary holds an Investment other than (a) purchases of its public debt securities in the secondary market, and (b) in the case of Foreign Excluded Subsidiaries, Investments through loans or other indebtedness or guaranties; or

        8.17     Conforming Adelson L/C.     

        Except as released as permitted under subsections 2.4B(iii)(h) and subsection 7.13, any Conforming Adelson L/C shall cease to be in full force and effect at any time prior to twenty-four months from and after the date of its delivery to the Administrative Agent other than following a drawing in full by the Administrative Agent or, if permitted under the definition of Conforming Adelson L/C Draw Event, the replacement of such Conforming Adelson L/C with a cash equity contribution in the Borrowers in the amount of the Conforming Adelson L/C;

THEN (i) upon the occurrence of any Event of Default described in subsection 8.6 or 8.7, each of (a) the unpaid principal amount of and accrued interest on the Loans, (b) an amount equal to the maximum amount that may at any time be drawn under all Letters of Credit then outstanding (whether or not any beneficiary under any such Letter of Credit shall have presented, or shall be entitled at such time to present, the drafts or other documents or certificates required to draw under such Letter of Credit), and (c) all other Obligations shall automatically become immediately due and payable, without presentment, demand, protest or other requirements of any kind, all of which are hereby expressly waived by the Borrowers, and the obligation of each Lender to make any Loan, the obligation of the Administrative Agent to issue any Letter of Credit and the right of any Lender to issue any Letter of Credit hereunder shall thereupon terminate, and (ii) upon the occurrence and during the continuation of any other Event of Default, the Administrative Agent shall, upon the written request or with the written consent of Requisite Lenders, by written notice to the Borrowers, declare all or any portion of the amounts described in clauses (a), (b) and (c) above to be, and the same shall forthwith become, immediately due and payable, and the obligation of each Lender to make any Loan, the obligation of the Administrative Agent to issue any Letter of Credit and the right of any Lender to issue any Letter of Credit hereunder shall thereupon terminate; provided that the foregoing shall not affect in any way the obligations of Lenders under subsection 3.3C(i).

        Any amounts described in clause (b) above, when received by the Administrative Agent, shall be held by the Administrative Agent pursuant to a cash collateral arrangement reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent. Notwithstanding anything contained in the preceding paragraph, if at any time within 60 days after an acceleration of the Loans pursuant to clause (ii) of such paragraph the

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Borrowers shall pay all arrears of interest and all payments on account of principal which shall have become due otherwise than as a result of such acceleration (with interest on principal and, to the extent permitted by law, on overdue interest, at the rates specified in this Agreement) and all Events of Default and Potential Events of Default (other than non-payment of the principal of and accrued interest on the Loans, in each case which is due and payable solely by virtue of acceleration) shall be remedied or waived pursuant to subsection 10.6, then Requisite Lenders, by written notice to the Borrowers, may at their option rescind and annul such acceleration and its consequences; but such action shall not affect any subsequent Event of Default or Potential Event of Default or impair any right consequent thereon. The provisions of this paragraph are intended merely to bind Lenders to a decision which may be made at the election of Requisite Lenders and are not intended, directly or indirectly, to benefit the Borrowers, and such provisions shall not at any time be construed so as to grant the Borrowers the right to require Lenders to rescind or annul any acceleration hereunder or to preclude Administrative Agent or Lenders from exercising any of the rights or remedies available to them under any of the Loan Documents, even if the conditions set forth in this paragraph are met.

        Section 9.     Agents and Arranger.     

        9.1     Appointment.     

        A.     Appointment of the Administrative Agent.     Scotia Capital is hereby appointed Administrative Agent hereunder and under the other Loan Documents and each Lender hereby authorizes the Administrative Agent to act as its agent in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents. The Administrative Agent agrees to act upon the express conditions contained in this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, as applicable. The provisions of this Section 9 (other than the second proviso to the first sentence of subsection 9.6) are solely for the benefit of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders; the Borrowers shall have no rights as a third party beneficiary of any of the provisions thereof. In performing its functions and duties under this Agreement, the Administrative Agent shall act solely as an agent of the Lenders and does not assume and shall not be deemed to have assumed any obligation towards or relationship of agency or trust with or for the Borrowers or any of their Subsidiaries.

        B.     Appointment of Supplemental Agents.     It is the purpose of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents that there shall be no violation of any law of any jurisdiction denying or restricting the right of banking corporations or associations to transact business as agent or trustee in such jurisdiction. It is recognized that in case of litigation under this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents, and in particular in case of the enforcement of any of the Loan Documents, or in case the Administrative Agent deems that by reason of any present or future law of any jurisdiction it may not exercise any of the rights, powers or remedies granted herein or in any of the other Loan Documents or take any other action which may be desirable or necessary in connection therewith, it may be necessary that the Administrative Agent appoint an additional individual or institution as a separate collateral agent or collateral co-agent (any such additional individual or institution being referred to here individually as a " Supplemental Agent " and collectively as " Supplemental Agents ").

        In the event that the Administrative Agent appoints a Supplemental Agent with respect to any Collateral, (i) each and every right, power, privilege or duty expressed or intended by this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents to be exercised by or vested in or conveyed to the Administrative Agent with respect to such Collateral shall be exercisable by and vest in such Supplemental Agent to the extent, and only to the extent, necessary to enable such Supplemental Agent to exercise such rights, powers and privileges with respect to such Collateral and to perform such duties with respect to such Collateral, and every covenant and obligation contained in the Loan Documents and necessary to the exercise or performance thereof by such Supplemental Agent shall run to and be enforceable by either the Administrative Agent or such Supplemental Agent, and (ii) the provisions of this Section 9 and of subsections 10.2 and 10.3 that refer to the Administrative Agent shall inure to the benefit of such

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Supplemental Agent and all references therein to the Administrative Agent shall be deemed to be references to the Administrative Agent and/or such Supplemental Agent, as the context may require.

        Should any instrument in writing from the Borrowers or any other Loan Party be required by any Supplemental Agent so appointed for more fully and certainly vesting in and confirming to it such rights, powers, privileges and duties, the Borrowers shall, or shall cause such Loan Party to, execute, acknowledge and deliver any and all such instruments promptly upon request by such Supplemental Agent or the Administrative Agent. In case any Supplemental Agent, or a successor thereto, shall resign or be removed, all the rights, powers, privileges and duties of such Supplemental Agent, to the extent permitted by law, shall vest in and be exercised by the Administrative Agent until the appointment of a new Supplemental Agent.

        9.2     Powers and Duties; General Immunity.     

        A.     Powers; Duties Specified.     Each Lender irrevocably authorizes Administrative Agent to take such action on such Lender's behalf and to exercise such powers, rights and remedies hereunder and under the other Loan Documents as are specifically delegated or granted to the Administrative Agent by the terms hereof and thereof, together with such powers, rights and remedies as are reasonably incidental thereto. The Administrative Agent shall have only those duties and responsibilities that are expressly specified in this Agreement and the other Loan Documents. The Administrative Agent may exercise such powers, rights and remedies and perform such duties by or through its agents or employees. The Administrative Agent shall not have, by reason of this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents, a fiduciary relationship in respect of any Lender; and nothing in this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents, expressed or implied, is intended to or shall be so construed as to impose upon Administrative Agent any obligations in respect of this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents except as expressly set forth herein or therein.

        B.     No Responsibility for Certain Matters.     The Administrative Agent shall not be responsible to any Lender for the execution, effectiveness, genuineness, validity, enforceability, collectibility or sufficiency of this Agreement or any other Loan Document or for any representations, warranties, recitals or statements made herein or therein or made in any written or oral statements or in any financial or other statements, instruments, reports or certificates or any other documents furnished or made by the Administrative Agent to Lenders or by or on behalf of the Borrowers, any Lender or any person providing the Settlement Service to the Administrative Agent or any Lender in connection with the Loan Documents and the transactions contemplated thereby or for the financial condition or business affairs of the Borrowers or any other Person liable for the payment of any Obligations, nor shall Administrative Agent be required to ascertain or inquire as to the performance or observance of any of the terms, conditions, provisions, covenants or agreements contained in any of the Loan Documents or as to the use of the proceeds of the Loans or the use of the Letters of Credit or as to the existence or possible existence of any Event of Default or Potential Event of Default. Anything contained in this Agreement to the contrary notwithstanding, the Administrative Agent shall not have any liability arising from confirmations of the amount of outstanding Loans or the Letter of Credit Usage or the component amounts thereof.

        C.     Exculpatory Provisions.     Neither Administrative Agent nor any of its officers, directors, employees or agents shall be liable to Lenders for any action taken or omitted by the Administrative Agent under or in connection with any of the Loan Documents except to the extent caused by the Administrative Agent's gross negligence or willful misconduct. The Administrative Agent shall be entitled to refrain from any act or the taking of any action (including the failure to take an action) in connection with this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents or from the exercise of any power, discretion or authority vested in it hereunder or thereunder unless and until Administrative Agent shall have received instructions in respect thereof from Requisite Lenders (or such other Lenders as may be required to give such instructions under subsection 10.6) and, upon receipt of such instructions from Requisite Lenders (or such other Lenders, as the case may be), the Administrative

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Agent shall be entitled to act or (where so instructed) refrain from acting, or to exercise such power, discretion or authority, in accordance with such instructions. Without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing, (i) Administrative Agent shall be entitled to rely, and shall be fully protected in relying, upon any communication, instrument or document believed by it to be genuine and correct and to have been signed or sent by the proper Person or Persons, including any Settlement Confirmation or other communication issued by any Settlement Service, and shall be entitled to rely and shall be protected in relying on opinions and judgments of attorneys (who may be attorneys for the Borrowers and their Subsidiaries), accountants, experts and other professional advisors selected by it; and (ii) no Lender shall have any right of action whatsoever against Administrative Agent as a result of the Administrative Agent acting or (where so instructed) refraining from acting under this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents in accordance with the instructions of Requisite Lenders (or such other Lenders as may be required to give such instructions under subsection 10.6).

        D.     Administrative Agent Entitled to Act as Lender.     The agency hereby created shall in no way impair or affect any of the rights and powers of, or impose any duties or obligations upon, the Administrative Agent in its individual capacity as a Lender hereunder. With respect to its participation in the Loans and the Letters of Credit, the Administrative Agent shall have the same rights and powers hereunder as any other Lender and may exercise the same as though it were not performing the duties and functions delegated to it hereunder, and the term "Lender" or "Lenders" or any similar term shall, unless the context clearly otherwise indicates, include Administrative Agent in its individual capacity. The Administrative Agent and its Affiliates may accept deposits from, lend money to and generally engage in any kind of banking, trust, financial advisory or other business with the Borrowers or any of its Affiliates as if it were not performing the duties specified herein, and may accept fees and other consideration from the Borrowers for services in connection with this Agreement and otherwise without having to account for the same to Lenders.

        E.     Administrative Agent Determinations.     To the extent the Administrative Agent is entitled or required to make any determinations under the Intercreditor Agreement or any other intercreditor agreement, the Administrative Agent shall make such determinations upon the advice of Requisite Lenders.

        F.     Delegation of Duties.     The Administrative Agent may perform any and all of its duties and exercise its rights and powers under this Agreement or under any other Loan Document by or through any one or more sub-agents appointed by the Administrative Agent. The Administrative Agent and any such sub-agent may perform any and all of its duties and exercise its rights and powers by or through their respective Affiliates. The exculpatory, indemnification and other provisions of this subsection 9.2 and of subsection 9.4 shall apply to any Affiliates of the Administrative Agent and shall apply to their respective activities in connection with the syndication of the credit facilities provided for herein as well as activities as the Administrative Agent. All of the rights, benefits, and privileges (including the exculpatory and indemnification provisions) of this Section 9.2 and of Section 9.4 shall apply to any such sub-agent and to the Affiliates of any such sub-agent, and shall apply to their respective activities as sub-agent as if such sub-agent and Affiliates were named herein. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, with respect to each sub-agent appointed by the Administrative Agent, (i) such sub-agent shall be a third party beneficiary under this Agreement with respect to all such rights, benefits and privileges (including exculpatory rights and rights to indemnification) and shall have all of the rights and benefits of a third party beneficiary, including an independent right of action to enforce such rights, benefits and privileges (including exculpatory rights and rights to indemnification) directly, without the consent or joinder of any other Person, against any or all of the Loan Parties and the Lenders, (ii) such rights, benefits and privileges (including exculpatory rights and rights to indemnification) shall not be modified or amended without the consent of such sub-agent, and (iii) such sub-agent shall only have obligations to the Administrative Agent and not to any Loan Party, Lender or any other Person and no Loan Party, Lender or any other Person shall have any rights, directly or indirectly, as a third party beneficiary or otherwise, against such sub-agent.

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        9.3     Representations and Warranties; No Responsibility for Appraisal of Credit Worthiness.     

        Each Lender represents and warrants that it has made its own independent investigation of the financial condition and affairs of the Borrowers and their Subsidiaries in connection with the making of the Loans and the issuance of the Letters of Credit hereunder and that it has made and shall continue to make its own appraisal of the creditworthiness of the Borrowers and their Subsidiaries. The Administrative Agent shall not have any duty or responsibility, either initially or on a continuing basis, to make any such investigation or any such appraisal on behalf of Lenders or to provide any Lender with any credit or other information with respect thereto, whether coming into its possession before the making of the Loans or at any time or times thereafter, and the Administrative Agent shall not have any responsibility with respect to the accuracy of or the completeness of any information provided to Lenders.

        9.4     Right to Indemnity.     

        Each Lender, in proportion to its Pro Rata Share, severally agrees to indemnify Administrative Agent, to the extent that Administrative Agent shall not have been reimbursed by the Borrowers, for and against any and all liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, actions, judgments, suits, costs, expenses (including counsel fees and disbursements) or disbursements of any kind or nature whatsoever which may be imposed on, incurred by or asserted against Administrative Agent in exercising its powers, rights and remedies or performing its duties hereunder or under the other Loan Documents or otherwise in its capacity as Administrative Agent in any way relating to or arising out of this Agreement or the other Loan Documents; provided that no Lender shall be liable for any portion of such liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, actions, judgments, suits, costs, expenses or disbursements resulting from Administrative Agent's gross negligence or willful misconduct. If any indemnity furnished to the Administrative Agent for any purpose shall, in the opinion of the Administrative Agent, be insufficient or become impaired, the Administrative Agent may call for additional indemnity and cease, or not commence, to do the acts indemnified against until such additional indemnity is furnished.

        9.5     Successor Administrative Agent.     

        Administrative Agent may resign at any time by giving 30 days' prior written notice thereof to Lenders and the Borrowers, and the Administrative Agent may be removed at any time with or without cause by an instrument or concurrent instruments in writing delivered to the Borrowers and the Administrative Agent and signed by Requisite Lenders. Upon any such notice of resignation or any such removal, Requisite Lenders shall have the right, upon five Business Days' notice to the Borrowers, to appoint a successor Administrative Agent (provided that such successor is or simultaneously therewith becomes a Lender). Upon the acceptance of any appointment as Administrative Agent hereunder by a successor Administrative Agent, that successor Administrative Agent shall thereupon succeed to and become vested with all the rights, powers, privileges and duties of the retiring or removed Administrative Agent and the retiring or removed Administrative Agent shall be discharged from its duties and obligations under this Agreement. After any retiring or removed Administrative Agent's resignation or removal hereunder as Administrative Agent, the provisions of this Section 9 shall inure to its benefit as to any actions taken or omitted to be taken by it while it was Administrative Agent under this Agreement.

        9.6     Collateral Documents and Subsidiary Guaranty.     

        Each Lender hereby further authorizes the Intercreditor Agent, on behalf of and for the benefit of Lenders, to enter into each Collateral Document and Subsidiary Guaranty as secured party or beneficiary (as applicable), and each Lender agrees to be bound by the terms of each Collateral Document and Subsidiary Guaranty; provided that the Administrative Agent and the Intercreditor Agent shall not (i) enter into or consent to any material amendment, modification, termination or

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waiver of any provision contained in any Collateral Document or Subsidiary Guaranty, or (ii) release any Collateral (except as otherwise expressly permitted or required pursuant to the terms of this Agreement or the applicable Collateral Document), in each case without the prior consent of Requisite Lenders (or, if required pursuant to subsection 10.6, all Lenders); provided further , however , that, without further written consent or authorization from Lenders, the Administrative Agent and the Intercreditor Agent may execute any documents or instruments necessary to (i) release any Subsidiary from the Subsidiary Guaranty to the extent the stock of such Restricted Subsidiary is sold in a transaction permitted under this Agreement or otherwise consented to by the Lenders in accordance with subsection 10.6 and (ii) release any Lien encumbering any item of Collateral that is the subject of a sale or other disposition of assets permitted by this Agreement or in connection with a Non-Recourse Financing or any other Indebtedness secured by a Permitted Lien or to which the Lenders have otherwise consented in accordance with subsection 10.6. In connection with any disposition or release of any Collateral pursuant to the terms of any Loan Document, at the Borrowers' request and expense, the Intercreditor Agent shall (without recourse and without any representation or warranty) execute and deliver to the Borrowers such documents (including UCC-3 termination statements) as the Borrowers' may reasonably request to evidence or effect such disposition or release. Anything contained in any of the Loan Documents to the contrary notwithstanding, the Borrowers, the Intercreditor Agent and each Lender hereby agree that (X) no Lender shall have any right individually to realize upon any of the Collateral under any Collateral Document, it being understood and agreed that all powers, rights and remedies under the Collateral Documents and each Guaranty may be exercised solely by the Intercreditor Agent for the benefit of Lenders in accordance with the terms thereof, and (Y) in the event of a foreclosure by the Intercreditor Agent on any of the Collateral pursuant to a public or private sale, the Intercreditor Agent or any Lender may be the purchaser of any or all of such Collateral at any such sale and the Intercreditor Agent, as agent for and representative of Lenders (but not any Lender or Lenders in its or their respective individual capacities unless Requisite Lenders shall otherwise agree in writing) shall be entitled, for the purpose of bidding and making settlement or payment of the purchase price for all or any portion of the Collateral sold at any such public sale, to use and apply any of the Obligations as a credit on account of the purchase price for any collateral payable by the Intercreditor Agent at such sale.

        9.7     Intercreditor Agreements and Disbursement Agreement.     

        Each Lender hereby further authorizes the Administrative Agent, on behalf of and for the benefit of Lenders, to enter into the Intercreditor Agreement and any other intercreditor agreements with any holders of any secured Indebtedness permitted to be incurred under subsection 7.1(xvi) or otherwise consented to by the Lenders in accordance with subsection 10.6, and each Lender agrees to be bound by the terms of the Intercreditor Agreement, Disbursement Agreement and each other such intercreditor agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Administrative Agent shall not enter into or consent to any amendment, modification, termination or waiver of any provision contained in the Disbursement Agreement or any such intercreditor agreement without the prior consent of Requisite Lenders (or, if such amendment, modification, termination or waiver would result in a change that under subsection 10.6 would require the consent of all Lenders, then the prior consent of all Lenders); provided that, the Administrative Agent may waive the conditions set forth in sections 3.5.1 (solely with respect to any Project Document other than the Cooperation Agreement), 3.5.2, 3.5.4 (other than as to any certification regarding the satisfaction of a condition precedent set forth in section 3.5 of the Disbursement Agreement the waiver of which requires consent of the Requisite Lenders), 3.5.5 (other than as to any certification regarding the satisfaction of a condition precedent set forth in section 3.5 of the Disbursement Agreement the waiver of which requires consent of the Requisite Lenders), 3.5.6, 3.5.8, 3.5.9, 3.5.10 or 3.5.13 of the Disbursement Agreement, in each case without obtaining the prior consent of Requisite Lenders, so long as (a) the waiver of such condition could not reasonably be expected, in the reasonable judgment of the Administrative Agent, to have a materially adverse effect on the Lenders, and (b) substantially concurrently with the waiver of any such condition, the

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Administrative Agent shall deliver a notice to each Lender advising of such waiver and setting forth the specific condition being waived.

        9.8     Appointment of Arranger.     

        Goldman is hereby appointed as Arranger hereunder and under the other Loan Documents and each Lender hereby authorizes such Arranger to act as its agent in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents. The Arranger agrees to act upon the express conditions contained in this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, as applicable. The provisions of this subsection 9.8 are solely for the benefit of the Arranger and the Lenders; the Borrowers shall have no rights as a third party beneficiary of any of the provisions thereof. In performing its functions and duties under this Agreement, the Arranger does not assume and shall not be deemed to have assumed any obligation towards or relationship of agency or trust with the Lenders or for the Borrowers or any of their Subsidiaries. Upon the Termination Date all obligations of the Arranger hereunder shall terminate.

        9.9     The Syndication Agent.     Goldman is hereby appointed as Syndication Agent hereunder and under the other Loan Documents and each Lender hereby authorizes such Syndication Agent to act as its agent in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents. The Syndication Agent agrees to act upon the express conditions contained in this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, as applicable. The provisions of this subsection 9.9 are solely for the benefit of the Syndication Agent and the Lenders; the Borrowers shall have no rights as a third party beneficiary of any of the provisions thereof. Goldman, in its capacity as the Syndication Agent hereunder, shall not have any right, power, obligation, liability, responsibility or duty under this Agreement (or any other Loan Document) other than those applicable to it in its capacity as Syndication Agent (for so long as it is the Syndication Agent), a Lender (to the extent that it is a Lender hereunder) and as the Arranger (until such time as the obligations of the Arranger terminates in accordance with subsection 9.8). Without limiting the foregoing, Goldman, in its capacity as the Syndication Agent, does not assume and shall not be deemed to have assumed any obligation towards or relationship of agency and trust with the Lenders or for the Borrowers or any of their Subsidiaries.

        9.10     The Documentation Agents.     Each of Foothill, CIT and Commerzbank, in their respective capacity as Documentation Agents hereunder, shall not have any right, power, obligation, liability, responsibility or duty under this Agreement (or any other Loan Document) other than those applicable to each of them in their capacity as Lenders (to the extent they are a Lender hereunder). Without limiting the foregoing, each of Foothill, CIT and Commerzbank, in their respective capacity as Documentation Agents, does not assume and shall not be deemed to have assumed any obligation towards or relationship of agency and trust with the Lenders or for the Borrowers or any of their Subsidiaries.

        Section 10.     Miscellaneous.     

        10.1     Assignments and Participations in Loans.     

        A.     General.     Subject to subsection 10.1B, each Lender shall have the right at any time to (i) sell, assign or transfer to any Eligible Assignee, or (ii) sell participations to any Eligible Assignee or any other Person (and in the case of any other Person, with the approval of the Borrowers) in all or any part of its Commitments or any Loan or Loans made by it or its Letters of Credit or participations therein or any other interest herein or in any other Obligations owed to it; provided that no such sale, assignment, transfer or participation shall, without the consent of the Borrowers, require the Borrowers to file a registration statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission or apply to qualify such sale, assignment, transfer or participation under the securities laws of any state; provided , further that no such sale, assignment or transfer described in clause (i) above shall be effective unless and until an Assignment Agreement or Settlement Confirmation effecting such sale, assignment or transfer shall

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have been accepted by the Administrative Agent and recorded in the Register as provided in subsection 10.1B(ii) and provided , further that no such sale, assignment, transfer or participation of any Letter of Credit or any participation therein may be made separately from a sale, assignment, transfer or participation of a corresponding interest in the Commitment and the Loans of the Lender effecting such sale, assignment, transfer or participation. Except as otherwise provided in this subsection 10.1, no Lender shall, as between the Borrowers and such Lender, be relieved of any of its obligations hereunder as a result of any sale, assignment or transfer of, or any granting of participations in, all or any part of its Commitments or the Loans, the Letters of Credit or participations therein, or the other Obligations owed to such Lender.

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        C.     Settlement Service Mechanics.     The Administrative Agent has the right, but not the obligation, to effectuate assignments of Term B Loans on or after the Term B Delayed Draw Loan Commitment Termination Date via an electronic settlement system acceptable to Administrative Agent as designated in writing from time to time to the Lenders by Administrative Agent (the "Settlement Service" ). At any time when the Administrative Agent elects, in its sole discretion, to implement such Settlement Service, each such assignment shall be effected by the assigning Lender and proposed assignee pursuant to the procedures then in effect under the Settlement Service, which procedures shall be consistent with the other provisions of this Section 10.1. Each assignor Lender and proposed assignee shall comply with the requirements of the Settlement Service in connection with effecting any transfer of Loans pursuant to the Settlement Service. Administrative Agent's and the Borrower's consent shall be deemed to have been granted to the extent required pursuant to Section 10.1B(i) with respect to any transfer effected through the Settlement Service. Assignments and assumptions of Term B Loans shall be effected by such manual execution until Administrative Agent notifies Lenders of the Settlement Service as set forth herein. Assignments and assumptions of Revolving Loans, Revolving Loan Commitments, Term A Loans and Term A Loan Commitments shall only be effected by manual execution and delivery to the Administrative Agent of an Assignment Agreement at all times. Assignments made pursuant to the foregoing provision shall be effective as of the Assignment Effective Date. Notwithstanding anything herein or in any Assignment Agreement to the contrary and so long as no Potential Event of Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, payments in respect of the settlement of an

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assignment of any Term B Loan during periods when assignments may be settled through a Settlement Service (but not any Revolving Loan, Revolving Loan Commitment, Term A Loan or Term A Loan Commitment) and with respect to all unpaid interest and commitment fees if any, which have accrued on such Term B Loan, whether such interest and commitment fees accrued before or after the applicable Assignment Effective Date, shall be made in the manner provided for by the Settlement Service. Any and all fees payable to the Settlement Service shall be paid by the assigning Lender and/or its assignee which becomes a Lender hereunder and the Administrative Agent shall have no responsibility whatsoever for payment thereof.

        D.     Participations.     The holder of any participation, other than an Affiliate or an Approved Fund of the Lender granting such participation, shall not be entitled to require such Lender to take or omit to take any action hereunder except action directly affecting (i) the extension of the scheduled final maturity date of any Loan allocated to such participation, (ii) a reduction of the principal amount of or the rate of interest payable on any Loan allocated to such participation, or (iii) releasing all or substantially all of the Collateral, and all amounts payable by the Borrowers hereunder (including amounts payable to such Lender pursuant to subsections 2.6D and 2.7) shall be determined as if such Lender had not sold such participation. The Borrowers and each Lender hereby acknowledge and agree that, solely for purposes of subsections 10.4 and 10.5, (a) any participation will give rise to a direct obligation of the Borrowers to the participant and (b) the participant shall be considered to be a "Lender".

        E.     Assignments to Federal Reserve Banks and Trustees.     In addition to the assignments and participations permitted under the foregoing provisions of this subsection 10.1, (i) any Lender may assign and pledge all or any portion of its Loans, the other Obligations owed to such Lender, and its Notes to any Federal Reserve Bank as collateral security pursuant to Regulation A of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and any operating circular issued by such Federal Reserve Bank or (ii) upon notice to the Administrative Agent any Lender may pledge all or any portion of its Loans, Commitments, the other Obligations owed to such Lender, and its Notes, to its creditors or to its trustee in support of its obligations to such creditor or trustee; provided that (i) no Lender shall, as between the Borrowers and such Lender, be relieved of any of its obligations hereunder as a result of any such assignment and pledge and (ii) in no event shall such Federal Reserve Bank or such creditor or trustee be considered to be a "Lender" or be entitled to require the assigning Lender to take or omit to take any action hereunder.

        F.     Information.     Each Lender may furnish any information concerning the Borrowers and their Subsidiaries in the possession of that Lender from time to time to assignees and participants (including prospective assignees and participants), subject to subsection 10.20.

        G.     Representations of Lenders.     Each Lender listed on the signature pages hereof or succeeding to an interest in the Commitments and Loans, as the case may be, hereby represents and warrants as of the Closing Date, or as of the applicable Assignment Effective Date, or as of the date of the Joinder Agreement pursuant to which such Lender becomes a Lender hereunder that (i) it is an Eligible Assignee described in clause (A) of the definition thereof; (ii) it has experience and expertise in the making of loans such as the Loans; and (iii) it will make its Loans for its own account in the ordinary course of its business and without a view to distribution of such Loans within the meaning of the Securities Act or the Exchange Act or other federal or state securities laws (it being understood that, subject to the provisions of this subsection 10.1, the disposition of such Loans or any interests therein shall at all times remain within its exclusive control). Each Lender that becomes a party hereto pursuant to an Assignment Agreement or, if applicable, a Settlement Confirmation shall be deemed to agree that the representations and warranties of such Lender contained in Section 2(c) of such Assignment Agreement or, if applicable, Settlement Confirmation are incorporated herein by this reference.

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        H.    Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 10.1, the rights of the Lenders to make assignments of, and grant participations in, any or all of its Commitments or any Loan or Letter of Credit made or issued by it, or any interest therein, herein or in any other Obligations owed to any such Lender, shall be subject to the approval of the Nevada Gaming Authorities, to the extent required by the Nevada Gaming Laws.

        10.2     Expenses.     

        Whether or not the transactions contemplated hereby shall be consummated, the Borrowers agree to pay promptly (i) all the actual and reasonable costs and expenses of preparation of the Loan Documents and any consents, amendments, waivers or other modifications thereto; (ii) all the costs of furnishing all opinions by counsel for the Borrowers (including any opinions requested by Lenders as to any legal matters arising hereunder) and of the Borrowers' performance of and compliance with all agreements and conditions on its part to be performed or complied with under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents including with respect to confirming compliance with environmental, insurance and solvency requirements; (iii) the reasonable fees, expenses and disbursements of counsel to the Arranger and the Syndication Agent in connection with the negotiation, preparation, execution and administration of the Loan Documents (subject to the terms of the separate letter outlining the payment of legal fees and costs and expenses) and the reasonable fees, expenses and disbursements of counsel to the Administrative Agent in connection with any consents, amendments, waivers or other modifications to any Loan Documents (whether or not effective or executed) and any other documents or matters requested by the Borrowers; (iv) all the actual costs and reasonable expenses of creating and perfecting Liens in favor of the Administrative Agent on behalf of Lenders pursuant to any Collateral Document, including filing and recording fees, expenses and taxes, stamp or documentary taxes, search fees, title insurance premiums, and reasonable fees, expenses and disbursements of counsel to the Administrative Agent and of counsel providing any opinions that Administrative Agent or Requisite Lenders may request in respect of the Collateral Documents or the Liens created pursuant thereto; (v) all the actual costs and reasonable expenses (including the reasonable fees, expenses and disbursements of any auditors, accountants or appraisers and any environmental or other consultants, advisors and agents employed or retained by the Administrative Agent or its counsel) of obtaining and reviewing any appraisals provided for under any Loan Documents, any environmental audits or reports provided for under subsection 6.7B; (vi) the custody or preservation of any of the Collateral; (vii) all other actual and reasonable costs and expenses incurred by the Agents in connection with the syndication of the Commitments and the negotiation, preparation and execution of the Loan Documents and any consents, amendments, waivers or other modifications thereto and the transactions contemplated thereby; and (viii) after the occurrence of an Event of Default, all costs and expenses, including reasonable attorneys' fees (including allocated costs of internal counsel) and costs of settlement, incurred by the Administrative Agent and Lenders in enforcing any Obligations of or in collecting any payments due from any Loan Party hereunder or under the other Loan Documents by reason of such Event of Default (including in connection with the sale of, collection from, or other realization upon any of the Collateral or the enforcement of any Loan Document) or in connection with any refinancing or restructuring of the credit arrangements provided under this Agreement in the nature of a "work-out" or pursuant to any insolvency or bankruptcy proceedings.

        10.3     Indemnity.     

        In addition to the payment of expenses pursuant to subsection 10.2, whether or not the transactions contemplated hereby shall be consummated, the Borrowers agree to defend (subject to the Borrowers' selection of counsel with the consent of the Indemnitee, which shall not be unreasonably withheld), indemnify, pay and hold harmless the Administrative Agent, the Syndication Agent, the Documentation Agents, the Arranger and Lenders, and the officers, directors, employees, agents, sub-agents and affiliates of the Administrative Agent, the Syndication Agent, the Documentation Agents, the Arranger and Lenders (collectively called the " Indemnitees "), from and against any and all

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Indemnified Liabilities (as hereinafter defined); provided that the Borrowers shall not have any obligation to any Indemnitee hereunder with respect to any Indemnified Liabilities to the extent such Indemnified Liabilities arise solely from the gross negligence or willful misconduct of that Indemnitee as determined by a final judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction.

        As used herein, " Indemnified Liabilities " means, collectively, any and all liabilities, obligations, losses, damages (including natural resource damages), penalties, actions, judgments, suits, claims (including Environmental Claims), costs (including the costs of any investigation, study, sampling, testing, abatement, cleanup, removal, remediation or other response action necessary to remove, remediate, clean up or abate any Hazardous Materials Activity), expenses and disbursements of any kind or nature whatsoever (including the reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel for Indemnitees in connection with any investigative, administrative or judicial proceeding commenced or threatened by any Person, whether or not any such Indemnitee shall be designated as a party or a potential party thereto, and any fees or expenses incurred by Indemnitees in enforcing this indemnity), whether direct, indirect or consequential and whether based on any federal, state or foreign laws, statutes, rules or regulations (including securities and commercial laws, statutes, rules or regulations and Environmental Laws), on common law or equitable cause or on contract or otherwise, that may be imposed on, incurred by, or asserted against any such Indemnitee, in any manner relating to or arising out of (i) any Operative Documents or the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby (including Lenders' agreement to make the Loans hereunder or the use or intended use of the proceeds thereof or the use or intended use of any thereof, or any enforcement of any of the Loan Documents (including any sale of, collection from, or other realization upon any of the Collateral or the enforcement of the Subsidiary Guaranty), (ii) the statements contained in the commitment letter delivered by any Lender to the Borrowers with respect thereto, or (iii) any Environmental Claim or any Hazardous Materials Activity relating to or arising from, directly or indirectly, any past or present activity, operation, land ownership, or practice of the Borrowers or any of their Subsidiaries.

        To the extent that the undertakings to defend, indemnify, pay and hold harmless set forth in this subsection 10.3 may be unenforceable in whole or in part because they are violative of any law or public policy, the Borrowers shall contribute the maximum portion that it is permitted to pay and satisfy under applicable law to the payment and satisfaction of all Indemnified Liabilities incurred by Indemnitees or any of them.

        10.4     Set-Off; Security Interest in Deposit Accounts.     

        In addition to any rights now or hereafter granted under applicable law and not by way of limitation of any such rights, upon the occurrence and during the continuance of any Event of Default each Lender is hereby authorized by the Borrowers at any time or from time to time, without notice to the Borrowers or to any other Person, any such notice being hereby expressly waived, to set off and to appropriate and to apply any and all deposits (general or special, including Indebtedness evidenced by certificates of deposit, whether matured or unmatured, but not including trust accounts) and any other Indebtedness at any time held or owing by that Lender to or for the credit or the account of the Borrowers against and on account of the obligations and liabilities of the Borrowers to that Lender under this Agreement, the Letters of Credit and participations therein and the other Loan Documents, including all claims of any nature or description arising out of or connected with this Agreement, the Letters of Credit and participations therein or any other Loan Document, irrespective of whether or not (i) that Lender shall have made any demand hereunder or (ii) the principal of or the interest on the Loans or any amounts in respect of the Letters of Credit or any other amounts due hereunder shall have become due and payable pursuant to Section 8 and although said obligations and liabilities, or any of them, may be contingent or unmatured. The Borrowers hereby further grant to the Administrative Agent and each Lender a security interest in all deposits and accounts maintained with the Administrative Agent or such Lender as security for the Obligations.

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        10.5     Ratable Sharing.     

        The Lenders hereby agree among themselves that if any of them shall, whether by voluntary payment (other than a voluntary prepayment of Loans made and applied in accordance with the terms of this Agreement), by realization upon security, through the exercise of any right of set-off or banker's Lien, by counterclaim or cross action or by the enforcement of any right under the Loan Documents or otherwise, or as adequate protection of a deposit treated as cash collateral under the Bankruptcy Code, receive payment or reduction of a proportion of the aggregate amount of principal, interest, amounts payable in respect of Letters of Credit, fees and other amounts then due and owing to that Lender hereunder or under the other Loan Documents (collectively, the " Aggregate Amounts Due " to such Lender) which is greater than the proportion received by any other Lender in respect of the Aggregate Amounts Due to such other Lender, then the Lender receiving such proportionately greater payment shall (i) notify Administrative Agent and each other Lender of the receipt of such payment and (ii) apply a portion of such payment to purchase participations (which it shall be deemed to have purchased from each seller of a participation simultaneously upon the receipt by such seller of its portion of such payment) in the Aggregate Amounts Due to the other Lenders so that all such recoveries of Aggregate Amounts Due shall be shared by all Lenders in proportion to the Aggregate Amounts Due to them; provided that if all or part of such proportionately greater payment received by such purchasing Lender is thereafter recovered from such Lender upon the bankruptcy or reorganization of the Borrowers or otherwise, those purchases shall be rescinded and the purchase prices paid for such participations shall be returned to such purchasing Lender ratably to the extent of such recovery, but without interest. The Borrowers expressly consent to the foregoing arrangement and agree that any holder of a participation so purchased may exercise any and all rights of banker's Lien, set-off or counterclaim with respect to any and all monies owing by the Borrowers to that holder with respect thereto as fully as if that holder were owed the amount of the participation held by that holder.

        10.6     Amendments and Waivers.     

        A.    No amendment, modification, termination or waiver of any provision of this Agreement or of the Notes or other Loan Documents, and no consent to any departure by the Borrowers therefrom, shall in any event be effective without the written concurrence of Requisite Lenders (or the Syndication Agent or the Administrative Agent only if this Agreement or such Loan Document expressly so provides); provided that no amendment, modification, termination, waiver or consent shall, unless approved in writing and signed by the Borrowers and all the Lenders, do any of the following: reduce the principal of, or interest on, the Loans or any fees hereunder (other than any waiver of any increase in the interest rate applicable to any of the Loans pursuant to subsection 2.2E); unless expressly permitted by any Loan Document, permit any Borrower to assign or delegate any of its rights or Obligations under the Loan Documents; change in any manner the definition of "Pro Rata Share" or the definition of "Requisite Lenders" (it being understood that, with the consent of Requisite Lenders, additional extensions of credit pursuant to this Agreement may be included in "Pro Rata Share" and "Requisite Lenders" on substantially the same terms as the Term Loan Commitments and the Term Loans and the Revolving Loan Commitments and the Revolving Loans); change in any manner any provision of this Agreement which, by its terms, expressly requires the approval or concurrence of all Lenders; postpone any date fixed for the payment in respect of principal of, or interest on, the Loans or any fees hereunder; release any Lien granted in favor of the Administrative Agent with respect to 25% or more in aggregate fair market value of the Collateral other than in accordance with the terms of the Loan Documents (it being understood that the granting of additional Liens on Collateral is not a release of a Lien on such Collateral); release any Subsidiary Guarantor from its obligations under the Subsidiary Guaranty, other than in accordance with the terms of the Loan Documents; change in any manner the provisions contained in subsections 9.1, 10.5 or 10.6; provided , further that (i) any such amendment, modification, termination, waiver or consent which increases the amount of the Commitment for any Lender shall be effective only if evidenced by a writing signed by or on behalf of

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such Lender and (ii) any release of Liens on Collateral granted to the Administrative Agent with respect to less than 25% in aggregate fair market value of the Collateral shall only require the consent of the Requisite Lenders and the Administrative Agent.

        B.    In addition, (i) any amendment, modification, termination or waiver of any of the provisions contained in Section 4 shall be effective only if evidenced by a writing signed by or on behalf of the Administrative Agent and Requisite Lenders, (ii) no amendment, modification, termination or waiver of any provision of any Note shall be effective without the written concurrence of the Lender which is the holder of that Note except that to the extent such amendment, modification, termination or waiver would not otherwise require the consent of all Lenders, only the holder of such Note or Notes up to the amount constituting Requisite Lenders shall be required hereunder and (iii) no amendment, modification, termination or waiver of any provision of Section 9 or of any other provision of this Agreement which, by its terms, expressly requires the approval or concurrence of the Administrative Agent shall be effective without the written concurrence of the Administrative Agent.

        C.    Administrative Agent may, but shall have no obligation to, with the concurrence of any Lender, execute amendments, modifications, waivers or consents on behalf of that Lender. Any waiver or consent shall be effective only in the specific instance and for the specific purpose for which it was given. No notice to or demand on the Borrowers in any case shall entitle the Borrowers to any other or further notice or demand in similar or other circumstances. Any amendment, modification, termination, waiver or consent effected in accordance with this subsection 10.6 shall be binding upon each Lender at the time outstanding, each future Lender and, if signed by the Borrowers, on the Borrowers.

        D.    Notwithstanding the foregoing, if any Lender does not agree to any amendment hereunder requiring the consent of all Lenders and consented to by Lenders having or holding at least a majority of the sum of the aggregate Loans and unused Commitment of all Lenders, then the Borrowers may, at their sole expense and effort, upon notice to such Lender and the Administrative Agent, require such Lender to assign and delegate, without recourse (in accordance with and subject to the restrictions contained in subsection 10.1, including as a condition precedent to such assignment, (i) Administrative Agent's consent to the assignee unless not otherwise required by subsection 10.1 and (ii) payment by the Borrowers of the registration fee set forth in subsection 10.1B(i), if applicable), all its interests, rights and obligations under this Agreement to an assignee that shall assume such obligations (which assignee may be another Lender, if a Lender accepts such assignment); provided that (i) such Lender shall have received irrevocable payment in full in cash of an amount equal to the outstanding principal of its Loans, accrued interest thereon, and accrued fees and all other Obligations and other amounts payable to it hereunder (including amounts payable pursuant to Section 2.6D) from the assignee or the Borrowers and (ii) such assignment (together with any other assignments pursuant to this Section 10.6D or otherwise) will result in such amendment being approved.

        10.7     Certain Matters Affecting Lenders.     

        (a)   If (i) any Nevada Gaming Authority shall determine that any Lender does not meet suitability standards prescribed under the Nevada Gaming Regulations or (ii) any other gaming authority with jurisdiction over the gaming business of the Borrowers shall determine that any Lender does not meet its suitability standards (in any such case, a " Former Lender "), the Administrative Agent or the Borrowers shall have the right (but not the duty) to designate bank(s) or other financial institution(s) (in each case, a " Substitute Lender ") which may be any Lender or Lenders that agree to become a Substitute Lender and to assume the rights and obligations of the Former Lender, subject to receipt by the Administrative Agent of evidence that such Substitute Lender is an Eligible Assignee. The Substitute Lender shall assume the rights and obligations of the Former Lender under this Agreement. The Borrowers shall bear the costs and expenses of any Lender required by any Nevada Gaming Authority, or any other gaming authority with jurisdiction over the gaming business of the Borrowers, to file an application for a finding of suitability in connection with the investigation of an application by

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the Borrowers for a license to operate a gaming establishment, in connection with such application for a finding of suitability.

        (b)   Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection 10.7(a), if any Lender becomes a Former Lender, and if the Administrative Agent or the Borrowers fail to find a Substitute Lender pursuant to subsection 10.7(a) within any time period specified by the appropriate gaming authority for the withdrawal of a Former Lender (the " Withdrawal Period "), the Borrowers shall immediately prepay in full the outstanding principal amount of Loans made by such Former Lender, together with accrued interest thereon to the earlier of (x) the date of payment or (y) the last day of any Withdrawal Period.

        10.8     Independence of Covenants.     

        All covenants hereunder shall be given independent effect so that if a particular action or condition is not permitted by any of such covenants, the fact that it would be permitted by an exception to, or would otherwise be within the limitations of, another covenant shall not avoid the occurrence of an Event of Default or Potential Event of Default if such action is taken or condition exists.

        10.9     Notices.     

        Unless otherwise specifically provided herein, any notice or other communication herein required or permitted to be given shall be in writing and may be personally served or sent by telefacsimile or United States mail or courier service and shall be deemed to have been given when delivered in person or by courier service, upon receipt of telefacsimile or telex, or three Business Days after depositing it in the United States mail with postage prepaid and properly addressed; provided that notices to the Administrative Agent shall not be effective until received; provided further , any such notice or other communication shall at the request of the Administrative Agent be provided to any sub-agent appointed pursuant to subsection 9.2F hereto as designated by the Administrative Agent from time to time. For the purposes hereof, the address of each party hereto shall be (i) as to the Borrowers, the Administrative Agent or the Syndication Agent, set forth under such party's name on the signature pages hereof or such other address as shall be designated by such Person in a written notice delivered to the other parties hereto and (ii) as to each other Lender, such other address as set forth on Schedule 2.1 or as shall be designated by such party in a written notice delivered to the Administrative Agent.

        10.10     Survival of Representations, Warranties and Agreements.     

        A.    All representations, warranties and agreements made herein shall survive the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the making of the Loans and the issuance of the Letters of Credit hereunder.

        B.    Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement or implied by law to the contrary, the agreements of the Borrowers set forth in subsections 2.6D, 2.7, 3.6, 10.2, 10.3 and 10.4 and the agreements of Lenders set forth in subsections 9.2C, 9.4, 10.5 and 10.20 shall survive the payment of the Loans and the reimbursement of any amounts drawn thereunder, and the termination of this Agreement.

        10.11     Failure or Indulgence Not Waiver; Remedies Cumulative.     

        No failure or delay on the part of the Administrative Agent or any Lender in the exercise of any power, right or privilege hereunder or under any other Loan Document shall impair such power, right or privilege or be construed to be a waiver of any default or acquiescence therein, nor shall any single or partial exercise of any such power, right or privilege preclude other or further exercise thereof or of any other power, right or privilege. All rights and remedies existing under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents are cumulative to, and not exclusive of, any rights or remedies otherwise available.

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        10.12     Marshalling; Payments Set Aside.     

        Neither Administrative Agent nor any Lender shall be under any obligation to marshal any assets in favor of the Borrowers or any other party or against or in payment of any or all of the Obligations. To the extent that the Borrowers make a payment or payments to the Administrative Agent or Lenders (or to the Administrative Agent for the benefit of Lenders), or Administrative Agent or Lenders enforce any security interests or exercise their rights of setoff, and such payment or payments or the proceeds of such enforcement or setoff or any part thereof are subsequently invalidated, declared to be fraudulent or preferential, set aside and/or required to be repaid to a trustee, receiver or any other party under any bankruptcy law, any other state or federal law, common law or any equitable cause, then, to the extent of such recovery, the obligation or part thereof originally intended to be satisfied, and all Liens, rights and remedies therefor or related thereto, shall be revived and continued in full force and effect as if such payment or payments had not been made or such enforcement or setoff had not occurred.

        10.13     Severability.     

        In case any provision in or obligation under this Agreement or the Notes shall be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any jurisdiction, the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions or obligations, or of such provision or obligation in any other jurisdiction, shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby.

        10.14     Obligations Several; Independent Nature of Lenders' Rights.     

        The obligations of Lenders hereunder are several and no Lender shall be responsible for the obligations or Commitments or representations of any other Lender hereunder. Nothing contained herein or in any other Loan Document, and no action taken by Lenders pursuant hereto or thereto, shall be deemed to constitute Lenders as a partnership, an association, a joint venture or any other kind of entity. The amounts payable at any time hereunder to each Lender shall be a separate and independent debt, and each Lender shall be entitled to protect and enforce its rights arising out of this Agreement, subject to the second sentence of subsection 9.6 and it shall not be necessary for any Lender to be joined as an additional party in any proceeding for such purpose.

        10.15     Headings.     

        Section and subsection headings in this Agreement are included herein for convenience of reference only and shall not constitute a part of this Agreement for any other purpose or be given any substantive effect.

        10.16     Applicable Law.     

         THIS AGREEMENT AND THE RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF THE PARTIES HEREUNDER SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND SHALL BE CONSTRUED AND ENFORCED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE INTERNAL LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK (INCLUDING SECTION 5-1401 OF THE GENERAL OBLIGATIONS LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK), WITHOUT REGARD TO CONFLICTS OF LAWS PRINCIPLES.

        10.17     Successors and Assigns.     

        This Agreement shall be binding upon the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns and shall inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and the successors and assigns of Lenders (it being understood that Lenders' rights of assignment are subject to subsection 10.1). Neither Borrowers' rights or obligations hereunder nor any interest therein may be assigned or delegated by the Borrowers without the prior written consent of all Lenders.

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        10.18     Consent to Jurisdiction and Service of Process.     

         ALL JUDICIAL PROCEEDINGS BROUGHT AGAINST BORROWERS ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT, OR ANY OBLIGATIONS THEREUNDER, MAY BE BROUGHT IN ANY STATE OR FEDERAL COURT OF COMPETENT JURISDICTION IN THE STATE, COUNTY AND CITY OF NEW YORK. BY EXECUTING AND DELIVERING THIS AGREEMENT, BORROWERS, FOR THEMSELVES AND IN CONNECTION WITH THEIR PROPERTIES, IRREVOCABLY

        10.19     Waiver of Jury Trial.     

        EACH OF THE PARTIES TO THIS AGREEMENT HEREBY AGREES TO WAIVE ITS RESPECTIVE RIGHTS TO A JURY TRIAL OF ANY CLAIM OR CAUSE OF ACTION BASED UPON OR ARISING OUT OF THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OF THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS OR ANY DEALINGS BETWEEN THEM RELATING TO THE SUBJECT MATTER OF THIS LOAN TRANSACTION OR THE LENDER/BORROWER RELATIONSHIP THAT IS BEING ESTABLISHED. The scope of this waiver is intended to be all-encompassing of any and all disputes that may be filed in any court and that relate to the subject matter of this transaction, including contract claims, tort claims, breach of duty claims and all other common law and statutory claims. Each party hereto acknowledges that this waiver is a material inducement to enter into a business relationship, that each has already relied on this waiver in entering into this Agreement, and that each will continue to rely on this waiver in their related future dealings. Each party hereto further warrants and represents that it has reviewed this waiver with its legal counsel and that it knowingly and voluntarily waives its jury trial rights following consultation with legal counsel. THIS WAIVER IS IRREVOCABLE, MEANING THAT IT MAY NOT BE MODIFIED EITHER ORALLY OR IN WRITING (OTHER THAN BY A MUTUAL WRITTEN WAIVER SPECIFICALLY REFERRING TO THIS SUBSECTION 10.19 AND EXECUTED BY EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO), AND THIS WAIVER SHALL APPLY TO ANY SUBSEQUENT AMENDMENTS, RENEWALS, SUPPLEMENTS OR MODIFICATIONS TO THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OF THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS OR TO ANY OTHER DOCUMENTS OR AGREEMENTS RELATING TO

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THE LOANS MADE HEREUNDER. In the event of litigation, this Agreement may be filed as a written consent to a trial by the court.

        10.20     Confidentiality.     

        Each Lender shall hold all non-public information obtained pursuant to the requirements of this Agreement in accordance with such Lender's customary procedures for handling confidential information of this nature and in accordance with safe and sound banking or investment practices, it being understood and agreed by the Borrowers that in any event a Lender may make disclosures to Affiliates of such Lender or disclosures reasonably required by any bona fide assignee, transferee or participant in connection with the contemplated assignment or transfer by such Lender of any Loans or any participations therein (provided that such assignee, transferee or participant agrees to also be bound by this subsection 10.20), or disclosures required or requested by any governmental agency or representative thereof or pursuant to legal process; provided that, unless specifically prohibited by applicable law or court order, each Lender shall notify the Borrowers of any request by any Governmental Instrumentality or representative thereof (other than any such request in connection with any examination of the financial condition of such Lender by such governmental agency) for disclosure of any such non-public information; and provided , further that in no event shall any Lender be obligated or required to return any materials furnished by the Borrowers or any of their Subsidiaries. For purposes of this paragraph, "non-public information" shall not include information that is not acquired from the Borrowers or any of their Subsidiaries or Affiliates (or Persons acting on behalf of or retained by the Borrowers or any of their Subsidiaries or Affiliates), Persons retained by or acting on behalf of the Arranger, Agents and/or Lenders in connection with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby or Persons known by such Lender to be under an obligation of confidentiality to the Borrowers (it being understood that the Agents, Arranger, Lenders and their respective Affiliates shall be under an obligation of confidentiality).

        10.21     Counterparts; Effectiveness.     

        This Agreement and any amendments, waivers, consents or supplements hereto or in connection herewith may be executed in any number of counterparts and by different parties hereto in separate counterparts, each of which when so executed and delivered shall be deemed an original, but all such counterparts together shall constitute but one and the same instrument; signature pages may be detached from multiple separate counterparts and attached to a single counterpart so that all signature pages are physically attached to the same document. This Agreement shall become effective as of the date hereof.

        10.22     USA Patriot Act.     

        Each Lender hereby notifies the Borrowers that pursuant to the requirements of the USA Patriot Act (Title III of Pub. L. 107-56 (signed into law October 26, 2001)) (the " Patriot Act "), it is required to obtain, verify and record information that identifies the Borrowers, which information includes the names and addresses of the Borrowers and other information that will allow such Lender to identify the Borrowers in accordance with the Patriot Act.

        10.23     Electronic Execution of Assignments.     

        The words "execution," "signed," "signature," and words of like import in any Assignment Agreement shall be deemed to include electronic signatures or the keeping of records in electronic form, each of which shall be of the same legal effect, validity or enforceability as a manually executed signature or the use of a paper-based recordkeeping system, as the case may be, to the extent and as provided for in any applicable law, including the Federal Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act, the New York State Electronic Signatures and Records Act, or any other similar state laws based on the Uniform Electronic Transactions Act.

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        10.24     Gaming Authorities.     

        The Arranger, the Administrative Agent and each Lender agree to cooperate with the Nevada Gaming Authorities or any other applicable gaming authority in connection with the administration of their regulatory jurisdiction over the Borrowers and their Restricted Subsidiaries, including to the extent not inconsistent with the internal policies of such Lender or Issuing Lender and any applicable legal or regulatory restrictions the provision of such documents or other information as may be requested by any such Nevada Gaming Authority or other gaming authority relating to the Arranger, the Administrative Agent or any of the Lenders, or the Borrowers or any of their Subsidiaries, or to the Loan Documents. Notwithstanding any other provision of the Agreement, the Borrowers expressly authorize each Agent and Lender to cooperate with the Nevada Gaming Authorities and such other gaming authorities as described above.

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         IN WITNESS WHEREOF , the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be duly executed and delivered by their respective officers thereunto duly authorized as of the date first written above.

                BORROWERS:          

 

 

LAS VEGAS SANDS, INC.

 

 

By:

/s/  
HARRY MILTENBERGER       
      Name: Harry Miltenberger
      Title: Vice President Finance & Secretary

 

 

Notice Address:

 

 

 

3355 Las Vegas Boulevard South
Room 1A
Las Vegas, Nevada 89109
      Attention: General Counsel
      Telefax: (702) 414-4421

 

 

VENETIAN CASINO RESORT, LLC

 

 

By:

Las Vegas Sands, Inc. its managing member

 

 

By:

/s/  
HARRY MILTENBERGER       
      Name: Harry Miltenberger
      Title: Vice President Finance & Secretary

 

 

Notice Address:

 

 

 

3355 Las Vegas Boulevard South
Room 1A
Las Vegas, Nevada 89109
      Attention: General Counsel
      Telefax: (702) 414-4421
           

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                LENDERS:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

THE BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA,

as a Lender and the Administrative Agent

 

 

By:

/s/  
ALAN PENDERGAST       
      Name: Alan Pendergast
      Title: Managing Director

 

 

Notice Address:

 

 

 

The Bank of Nova Scotia
580 California Street, Suite 2100
San Francisco, California 94104
      Attention: Alan Pendergast
      Telefax: (415) 397-0791

 

 

With copy to:

 

 

 

The Bank of Nova Scotia
600 Peachtree Street, N.E.
Atlanta, Georgia 30308
      Attention: Robert Ivy
      Telefax: (404) 888-8998

 

 

GOLDMAN SACHS CREDIT PARTNERS L.P.,
as a Lender, Arranger and Syndication Agent

 

 

By:

/s/  
WILLIAM W. ARCHER       
      Name: William W. Archer
      Title: Managing Director

 

 

Notice Address:

 

 

 

Goldman Sachs Credit Partners L.P.
c/o Goldman, Sachs & Co.
85 Broad Street
New York, New York 10004
      Attention: Elizabeth Fischer
      Telephone: (212) 902-1021
      Facsimile: (212) 902-3000
           

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COMMERZBANK AG, New York and Grand Cayman
Branches,
as a Documentation Agent and as a Lender

 

 

By:

/s/  
CHRISTIAN JAGENBERG       
      Name: Christian Jagenberg
      Title: SVP and Manager

 

 

By:

/s/  
WERNER SCHINIDBAUER       
      Name: Werner Schinidbauer
      Title: SVP
           

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CIT GROUP/EQUIPMENT FINANCING, INC.,
as a Documentation Agent and as a Lender

 

 

By:

/s/  
MARK SAYLOR       
      Name: Mark Saylor
      Title: VP
           

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WELLS FARGO FOOTHILL, INC.,
as a Documentation Agent and as a Lender

 

 

By:

/s/  
R. MICHAEL BOHANNON       
      Name: R. Michael Bohannon
      Title: S.V.P.

 

 

FOOTHILL INCOME TRUST, L.P.
By FIT GP, LLC, Its General Partner,
as a Lender

 

 

By:

/s/  
R. MICHAEL BOHANNON       
      Name: R. Michael Bohannon
      Title: Managing Member

 

 

FOOTHILL INCOME TRUST II, L.P.
By FIT II GP, LLC, Its General Partner,
as a Lender

 

 

By:

/s/  
R. MICHAEL BOHANNON       
      Name: R. Michael Bohannon
      Title: Managing Member

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Exhibit 10.2

APNs 162-16-310-003; A part of 162-16-310-002;
162-16-710-020; 162-16-710—021; and 162-16-711-001
Tax Mailing Address:
Venetian Casino Resort, LLC
c/o Finance Department
201 East Sands Avenue
Las Vegas, Nevada 89109-2617

Recording at the request of
and when recorded mail to:

Sony Ben-Moshe, Esq.
Latham & Watkins LLP
600 West Broadway, Suite 1800
San Diego, California 92101-3375

DEED OF TRUST, LEASEHOLD DEED OF TRUST, ASSIGNMENT OF RENTS AND LEASES,
SECURITY AGREEMENT AND FIXTURE FILING

made by

VENETIAN CASINO RESORT, LLC,
a Nevada limited liability company

and

LAS VEGAS SANDS, INC.,
a Nevada corporation,
jointly and severally
as Trustor,

to

FIRST AMERICAN TITLE INSURANCE COMPANY,
a California corporation,
as Trustee,

for the benefit of

THE BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA, in its capacity
as Administrative Agent, as Beneficiary


THIS INSTRUMENT IS TO BE FILED AND INDEXED IN THE REAL ESTATE RECORDS AND IS ALSO TO BE INDEXED IN THE INDEX OF FINANCING STATEMENTS OF CLARK COUNTY, NEVADA UNDER THE NAMES OF VENETIAN CASINO RESORT, LLC AND LAS VEGAS SANDS, INC. AS "DEBTOR" AND THE BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA, AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT, AS SECURED PARTY.

THIS INSTRUMENT IS A "CONSTRUCTION MORTGAGE" AS THAT TERM IS DEFINED IN SECTION 104.9334(8) OF THE NEVADA REVISED STATUTES AND SECURES AN OBLIGATION INCURRED FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF AN IMPROVEMENT UPON LAND. THIS INSTRUMENT IS TO BE GOVERNED BY NRS 106.300 TO 106.400, INCLUSIVE, AND THE MAXIMUM AMOUNT OF PRINCIPAL (AS DEFINED IN NRS 106.345), INCLUDING FUTURE ADVANCES, SECURED BY THIS DEED OF TRUST IS $1,010,000,000 WHICH MAY INCREASE OR DECREASE FROM TIME TO TIME BY AMENDMENT OF THIS INSTRUMENT.


ARTICLE ONE
COVENANTS OF TRUSTOR
1.1   Performance of Deed of Trust   12
1.2   General Representations, Covenants and Warranties   12
1.3   Leasehold Estates   13
1.4   Payment of Subject Leases Expenses   13
1.5   Trustor's Covenants with Respect to Subject Leases   13
1.6   Compliance with Legal Requirements   15
1.7   Impositions   15
1.8   Insurance   16
1.9   Condemnation   16
1.10   Leases   17
1.11   Authorization by Trustor   17
1.12   Security Agreement and Financing Statements   17
1.13   Assignment of Rents and Leases   19
1.14   Rejection of Subject Leases   20
1.15   Beneficiary's Cure of Trustor's Default   20
1.16   Use of Land, Phase I-A Air Space and Leased Premises   20
1.17   Affiliates and Restricted Subsidiaries   21
1.18   Merger   21

ARTICLE TWO
CORPORATE LOAN PROVISIONS

2.1

 

Interaction with Credit Agreement

 

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2.2   Other Collateral   21

ARTICLE THREE
DEFAULTS

3.1

 

Event of Default

 

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ARTICLE FOUR
REMEDIES

4.1

 

Acceleration of Maturity

 

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4.2   Protective Advances   22
4.3   Institution of Equity Proceedings   22
4.4   Beneficiary's Power of Enforcement   22
4.5   Beneficiary's Right to Enter and Take Possession, Operate and Apply Income   23
4.6   Leases   24
4.7   Purchase by Beneficiary   25
4.8   Waiver of Appraisement, Valuation, Stay, Extension and Redemption Laws   25
4.9   Receiver   25
4.10   Suits to Protect the Trust Estate   25
4.11   Proofs of Claim   26
4.12   Trustor to Pay the Notes on Any Default in Payment; Application of Monies by Beneficiary   26
4.13   Delay or Omission; No Waiver   26
4.14   No Waiver of One Default to Affect Another   26
4.15   Discontinuance of Proceedings; Position of Parties Restored   27
4.16   Remedies Cumulative   27
4.17   Interest After Event of Default   27
4.18   Foreclosure; Expenses of Litigation   27
4.19   Deficiency Judgments   28
         

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4.20   Waiver of July Trial   28
4.21   Exculpation of Beneficiary   28

ARTICLE FIVE
RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF TRUSTEE;
OTHER PROVISIONS RELATING TO TRUSTEE

5.1

 

Exercise of Remedies by Trustee

 

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5.2   Rights and Privileges of Trustee   29
5.3   Resignation or Replacement of Trustee   30
5.4   Authority of Beneficiary   30
5.5   Effect of Appointment of Successor Trustee   30
5.6   Confirmation of Transfer and Succession   30
5.7   Exculpation   30
5.8   Endorsement and Execution of Documents   31
5.9   Multiple Trustees   31
5.10   Terms of Trustee's Acceptance   31

ARTICLE SIX
MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

6.1

 

Heirs, Successors and Assigns Included in Parties

 

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6.2   Addresses for Notices, Etc.   31
6.3   Change of Notice Address   32
6.4   Headings   32
6.5   Invalid Provisions to Affect No Others   32
6.6   Changes and Priority Over Intervening Liens   32
6.7   Estoppel Certificates   33
6.8   Waiver of Setoff and Counterclaim   33
6.9   Governing Law   33
6.10   Reconveyance   33
6.11   Attorneys' Fees   34
6.12   Late Charges   34
6.13   Cost of Accounting   34
6.14   Right of Entry   34
6.15   Corrections   34
6.16   Statute of Limitations   34
6.17   Subrogation   34
6.18   Joint and Several Liability   35
6.19   Homestead   35
6.20   Context   35
6.21   Time   35
6.22   Interpretation   35
6.23   Effect of NRS § 107.030   35
6.24   Amendments   35
6.25   No Conflicts   35

ARTICLE SEVEN
POWER OF ATTORNEY

7.1

 

Grant of Power

 

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EXHIBIT A   DESCRIPTION OF PHASE I HOTEL/CASINO LAND    
EXHIBIT B   DESCRIPTION OF CASINO LEASED PREMISES    
EXHIBIT C   DESCRIPTION OF PHASE I-A AIR SPACE    
EXHIBIT D   DESCRIPTION OF GONDOLA LEASED PREMISES    
EXHIBIT E   DESCRIPTION OF OFFICE SPACE LEASED PREMISES    
EXHIBIT F   DESCRIPTION OF SHOWROOM SPACE LEASED PREMISES    

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DEED OF TRUST, LEASEHOLD DEED OF TRUST, ASSIGNMENT OF RENTS
AND LEASES, SECURITY AGREEMENT AND FIXTURE FILING

        THIS DEED OF TRUST, LEASEHOLD DEED OF TRUST, ASSIGNMENT OF RENTS AND LEASES, SECURITY AGREEMENT AND FIXTURE FILING (hereinafter called " Deed of Trust ") is made and effective as of August 20, 2004, by VENETIAN CASINO RESORT, LLC, a Nevada limited liability company (" Venetian "), and LAS VEGAS SANDS, INC., a Nevada corporation (" LVSI " and jointly and severally with Venetian together with all successors and assigns of the Trust Estate (as hereinafter defined), " Trustor "), whose address is 3355 Las Vegas Boulevard South, Las Vegas, Nevada 89109, Attention: General Counsel, to FIRST AMERICAN TITLE INSURANCE COMPANY, a California corporation, whose address is 180 Cassia Way, Suite 502, Henderson, Nevada 89104, Attention: Julie Skinner, as Trustee (" Trustee "), for the benefit of THE BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA, a Canadian chartered bank (" Beneficiary "), whose address is: 580 California Street, 21st Floor, San Francisco, California 94104, Attention: Mr. Alan Pendergast, in its capacity as Administrative Agent under that certain Credit Agreement dated as of August 20, 2004, among Trustor, Beneficiary, Goldman Sachs Credit Partners L.P., as syndication agent, sole lead arranger and sole bookrunner and the lenders (the " Lenders ") from time to time parties thereto (as amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the " Credit Agreement ").

THE OBLIGATIONS SECURED HEREBY INCLUDE REVOLVING CREDIT OBLIGATIONS WHICH PERMIT BORROWING, REPAYMENT AND REBORROWING. INTEREST ON OBLIGATIONS SECURED HEREBY ACCRUES AT A RATE WHICH MAY FLUCTUATE FROM TIME TO TIME.

        DEFINITIONS—As used in this Deed of Trust, the following terms have the meanings hereinafter set forth:

        " Accounts Receivable " shall have the meaning set forth in Section 9-102 (NRS 104.9102) of the UCC for the term "account."

        " Appurtenant Rights " means all and singular tenements, hereditaments, rights, reversions, remainders, development rights, privileges, benefits, Easements, rights-of-way, gores or strips of land, streets, ways, alleys, passages, sewer rights, water courses, water rights and powers, and all appurtenances whatsoever and claims or demands of Trustor at law or in equity in any way belonging, benefiting, relating or appertaining to the Site, the air space over the Site, the Project and the Improvements or any of the Trust Estate encumbered by this Deed of Trust, or which hereinafter shall in any way belong, relate or be appurtenant thereto, whether now owned or hereafter acquired by Trustor, whether or not the same are of record.

        " Bankruptcy " means, with respect to any Person that: (i) a court having jurisdiction in the Trust Estate shall have entered a decree or order for relief in respect of such Person in an involuntary case under the Bankruptcy Code or under any other applicable bankruptcy, insolvency or similar law now or hereafter in effect, which decree or order has not been stayed; or any other similar relief shall have been granted under any applicable federal or state law; or (ii) an involuntary case shall be commenced against such Person, under the Bankruptcy Code or under any other applicable bankruptcy, insolvency or similar law now or hereafter in effect; or a decree or order of a court having jurisdiction in the Trust Estate for the appointment of a receiver, liquidator, sequestrator, trustee, custodian or other officer having similar powers over such Person, or over all or a substantial part of its property, shall have been entered; or there shall have occurred the involuntary appointment of an interim receiver, trustee or other custodian of such Person, for all or a substantial part of its property; or a warrant of attachment, execution or similar process shall have been issued against any substantial part of the property of such Person, and any such event described in this clause (ii) shall continue for 60 days without being dismissed, bonded or discharged; or (iii) such Person shall have an order for relief entered with respect to it or shall commence a voluntary case under the Bankruptcy Code or under any other applicable

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bankruptcy, insolvency or similar law now or hereafter in effect, or shall consent to the entry of an order for relief in an involuntary case, or to the conversion of an involuntary case to a voluntary case, under any such law, or shall consent to the appointment of or taking possession by a receiver, trustee or other custodian for all or a substantial part of its property; or such Person shall make any assignment for the benefit of creditors or shall fail generally, or shall admit in writing its inability, to pay its debts as such debts become due and payable and a period of thirty (30) days shall have elapsed; or (iv) such Person shall be unable, or shall fail generally, or shall admit in writing its inability, to pay its debts as such debts become due and a period of 30 days shall have elapsed; or the Board of Directors of such Person (or any committee thereof) or the managing member of such Person shall, adopt any resolution or otherwise authorize any action to approve any of the actions referred to in clause (iii) above or this clause (iv).

        " Casino Leased Premises " means the casino and gaming areas of the Project situated in the County of Clark, State of Nevada described in the Casino Lease and more specifically described in Exhibit B attached hereto and incorporated herein.

        " Deed of Trust " means this Deed of Trust, Leasehold Deed of Trust, Assignment of Rents and Leases, Security Agreement and Fixture Filing as it may be amended, supplemented, amended and restated, increased or otherwise modified from time to time.

        " Default Rate " means the interest rate that shall be due upon an Event of Default pursuant to Section 2.2E of the Credit Agreement.

        " Easement " means any easement appurtenant, easement in gross, license agreement or other right running for the benefit of Trustor, the Site or the Project or appurtenant thereto which benefits the Site, the Project or the Improvements, including those easements and licenses which benefit any of the foregoing and are described in the Cooperation Agreement or each title insurance policy issued by the Title Insurer with regard to the Site.

        " Event of Default " has the meaning set forth in Section 3.1 hereof.

        " FF&E " means all furniture, fixtures, equipment, appurtenances and personal property now or in the future contained in, used in connection with, attached to, or otherwise useful or convenient to the use, operation, or occupancy of, or placed on, but unattached to, any part of the Site, the Project or the Improvements whether or not the same constitutes real property or fixtures in the State, including all removable window and floor coverings, all furniture and furnishings, heating, lighting, plumbing, ventilating, air conditioning, refrigerating, incinerating, cleaning equipment, all elevators, escalators and elevator and escalator plants, cooking facilities, vacuum cleaning systems, public address and communications systems, switchboards, security and surveillance equipment and devices, sprinkler systems and other fire prevention and extinguishing apparatus and materials, motors, machinery, pipes, appliances, equipment, fittings, fixtures, and building materials, all exercise equipment, all gaming and financial equipment, computer equipment, calculators, adding machines, gaming tables, video game and slot machines, and any other electronic equipment of every nature used or located on any part of the Site, the Project or the Improvements, together with all venetian blinds, shades, draperies, drapery and curtain rods, brackets, bulbs, cleaning apparatus, mirrors, lamps, ornaments, cooking apparatus and equipment, china, flatware, dishes, utensils, glassware, ranges and ovens, garbage disposals, dishwashers, mantels, and any and all such property which is at any time installed in, affixed to or placed upon the Site, the Project or the Improvements.

        " Gondola Lease " means that certain Lease, dated as of May 17, 2004 by and between Grand Canal and Venetian.

        " Gondola Leased Premises " means the real property situated in the County of Clark, State of Nevada, more specifically described in Exhibit D hereto and incorporated herein by reference.

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        " Grand Canal " means Grand Canal Shops II, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company.

        " Imposition " means any taxes, assessments, water rates, sewer rates, maintenance charges, other impositions by any Governmental Instrumentality and other charges now or hereafter levied or assessed or imposed against the Trust Estate or any part thereof, and any amount payable with respect thereto under the Cooperation Agreement or any other Resort Complex Operative Document.

        " Improvements " means (1) all the buildings, structures, facilities and improvements of every nature whatsoever now or hereafter situated on the Site or the Project, and (2) all fixtures, machinery, appliances, goods, building or other materials, equipment, including without limitation all gaming equipment and devices, and all machinery, equipment, engines, appliances and fixtures for generating or distributing air, water, heat, electricity, light, fuel or refrigeration, or for ventilating or sanitary purposes, or for the exclusion of vermin or insects, or for the removal of dust, refuse or garbage; all wall-beds, wall-safes, built-in furniture and installations, shelving, lockers, partitions, doorstops, vaults, motors, elevators, dumb-waiters, awnings, window shades, venetian blinds, light fixtures, fire hoses and brackets and boxes for the same, fire sprinklers, alarm, surveillance and security systems, computers, drapes, drapery rods and brackets, mirrors, mantels, screens, linoleum, carpets and carpeting, plumbing, bathtubs, sinks, basins, pipes, faucets, water closets, laundry equipment, washers, dryers, ice-boxes and heating units; all kitchen and restaurant equipment, including but not limited to silverware, dishes, menus, cooking utensils, stoves, refrigerators, ovens, ranges, dishwashers, disposals, water heaters, incinerators, furniture, fixtures and furnishings, communication systems, and equipment; all cocktail lounge supplies, including but not limited to bars, glassware, bottles and tables used in connection with the Site, the Project and the Improvements; all chaise lounges, hot tubs, swimming pool heaters and equipment and all other recreational equipment (computerized and otherwise), beauty and barber equipment, and maintenance supplies used in connection with the Site, the Project and Improvements; all amusement rides and attractions attached to the Site, the Project and the Improvements, all specifically designed installations and furnishings, and all furniture, furnishings and personal property of every nature whatsoever now or hereafter owned or leased by Trustor or in which Trustor has any rights or interest and located in or on, or attached to, or used or intended to be used or which are now or may hereafter be appropriated for use on or in connection with the operation of the Site, the Project or the Improvements or any personal property encumbered hereby or any other Improvements, or in connection with any construction being conducted or which may be conducted thereon, and all extensions, additions, accessions, improvements, betterments, renewals, substitutions, and replacements to any of the foregoing, and all of the right, title and interest of Trustor in and to any such property, which, to the fullest extent permitted by Legal Requirements, shall be conclusively deemed fixtures and improvements and a part of the Trust Estate hereby encumbered.

        " Income " means all Rents, security or similar deposits, revenues, issues, royalties, earnings, products or Proceeds, profits, income, including, without limitation, all rights to payment for hotel room occupancy by hotel guests, which includes any payment or monies received or to be received in whole or in part, whether actual or deemed to be, for the sale of services or products in connection with such occupancy, advance registration fees by hotel guests, tour or junket proceeds and deposits, deposits for convention and/or party reservations, and other benefits from the Trust Estate.

        " Insolvent " means with respect to any Person, that such Person shall be deemed to be insolvent if such Person shall fail generally, or shall admit in writing its inability, to pay its debts as such debts become due and payable and a period of thirty (30) days shall have elapsed.

        " Intangible Collateral " means (a) the rights to use all names and all derivations thereof now or hereafter used by Trustor in connection with the Site, the Project or the Improvements, including, without limitation, the names "Venetian" and "Palazzo," including any variations thereon, together with the goodwill associated therewith, and all names, logos, and designs used by Trustor, or in connection with the Site, the Project or the Improvements or in which Trustor has rights, with the exclusive right to

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use such names, logos and designs wherever they are now or hereafter used in connection with the Site, the Project or the Improvements (or in connection with the marketing of the thereof together with the "SECC Land" (as defined in the Cooperation Agreement) in accordance with the terms of the Cooperation Agreement), and any and all other trade names, trademarks or service marks, whether or not registered, now or hereafter used in the operation of the Site, the Project or the Improvements, including, without limitation, any interest as a lessee, licensee or franchisee, and, in each case, together with the goodwill associated therewith; (b) subject to the absolute assignment contained herein, the Rents; (c) any and all books, records, customer lists, concession agreements, supply or service contracts, licenses, permits, approvals by Governmental Instrumentalities (to the extent Legal Requirements permit or do not expressly prohibit the pledge of such licenses, permits and approvals), signs, goodwill, casino and hotel credit and charge records, supplier lists, checking accounts, safe deposit boxes (excluding the contents of such deposit boxes owned by Persons other than Trustor), cash, instruments, chattel papers, including inter-company notes and pledges, documents, unearned premiums, deposits, refunds, including but not limited to income tax refunds, prepaid expenses, rebates, tax and insurance escrow and impound accounts, if any, actions and rights in action, and all other claims, including without limitation condemnation awards and insurance proceeds, and all other contract rights and general intangibles resulting from or used in connection with the operation and occupancy of the Trust Estate and the Project and in which Trustor now or hereafter has rights; and (d) general intangibles, vacation license resort agreements or other time share license or right to use agreements, including without limitation all rents, issues, profits, income and maintenance fees resulting therefrom, whether any of the foregoing is now owned or hereafter acquired.

        " Land " means the real property situated in the County of Clark, State of Nevada, more specifically described in Exhibit A attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference, including any after acquired title thereto.

        " Leased Premises " means, as the context may require, the Gondola Leased Premises, the Office Space Leased Premises, the Showroom Space Leased Premises and the Casino Leased Premises.

        " NRS " means the Nevada Revised Statutes as in effect from time to time.

        " Office Space Lease " means that certain Lease, dated as of May 17, 2004, by and between Grand Canal and Venetian.

        " Office Space Leased Premises " means the real property situated in the County of Clark, State of Nevada, more specifically described in Exhibit E attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference.

        " Personal Property " has the meaning set forth in Section 1.12 .

        " Phase I-A Air Space " means the real property situated in the County of Clark, State of Nevada, more specifically described in Exhibit C attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference, including any after acquired title thereto.

        " Proceeds " has the meaning assigned to it under the UCC and, in any event, shall include but not be limited to (i) any and all proceeds of any insurance (including without limitation property casualty and title insurance), indemnity, warranty or guaranty payable from time to time with respect to all or a portion of the Trust Estate; (ii) any and all proceeds in the form of accounts, security deposits, tax escrows (if any), down payments (to the extent Legal Requirements permit the same may to be pledged), collections, contract rights, documents, instruments, chattel paper, Liens and security instruments, guarantees or general intangibles relating in whole or in part to the Site, the Project or the Improvements and all rights and remedies of whatever kind or nature Trustor or its Restricted Subsidiaries may hold or acquire for the purpose of securing or enforcing any obligation due Trustor or then Restricted Subsidiaries thereunder; (iii) any and all payments in any form whatsoever made or due and payable from time to time in connection with any requisition, confiscation, condemnation, seizure or forfeiture of all or any part of the Trust Estate by any Governmental Instrumentality; (iv) subject to

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the absolute assignment contained herein, the Rents or other benefits arising out of, in connection with or pursuant to the Casino Lease or any Space Lease of the Trust Estate; and (v) any and all other amounts from time to time paid or payable in connection with any of the Trust Estate; provided, however, that neither the Trustor nor its Restricted Subsidiaries is authorized to sell, transfer, convey, mortgage, pledge, grant rights in or otherwise dispose of any of the Trust Estate unless permitted under the Credit Agreement.

        " Project " means the Venetian Casino Resort consisting of an approximately 4,000 suite hotel, gaming facility of approximately 116,000 square feet and a meeting and conference center of approximately 650,000 square feet located at 3355 Las Vegas Boulevard South, Clark County, Nevada, but excluding the mall component thereof.

        " Rents " means all rents, room revenues, Income, receipts, issues, profits, revenues and maintenance fees, room, food and beverage revenues, license and concession fees, Proceeds and other benefits to which Trustor or its Restricted Subsidiaries may now or hereafter be entitled from the Site, the Project or the Improvements therein or thereon, as applicable, or any property encumbered hereby or any business or other activity conducted by Trustor or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries at the Site, the Project or the Improvements.

        " Site " means the Land, the Phase I-A Air Space, the Gondola Leased Premises, the Office Space Leased Premises, the Showroom Space Leased Premises, the Easements and, if the context so requires, the Casino Leased Premises.

        " Showroom Space Lease " means that certain Lease, dated as of May 17, 2004, by and between Grand Canal and Venetian.

        " Showroom Space Leased Premises " means the real property situated in the County of Clark, State of Nevada, more specifically described in Exhibit F attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference.

        " Space Leases " means any and all leases (excluding the Subject Leases), subleases, lettings, licenses, concessions, operating agreements, management agreements, and all other agreements affecting all or a portion of the Trust Estate, that Trustor or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries has entered into, taken by assignment, taken subject to, or assumed, or has otherwise become bound by, now or in the future, that give any Person the right to conduct its business on, or otherwise use, operate or occupy, all or any portion of the Site, the Project or the Improvements including, without limitation, the right to use or occupy space for kiosk(s) or vendor cart(s), and all rights of Trustor or any Restricted Subsidiary (if any) thereto or therefrom and any leases, agreements or arrangements permitting anyone to enter upon or use all or any portion of the Trust Estate to extract or remove natural resources of any kind, together with all amendments, extensions, and renewals of the foregoing entered into in compliance with the Credit Agreement, together with all rental, occupancy, service, maintenance or any other similar agreements pertaining to use or occupation of, or the rendering of services at the Site, the Project, the Improvements or any part thereof.

        " Space Lessee(s) " means any and all tenants, licensees, or other grantees of the Space Leases and any and all guarantors, sureties, endorsers or others having primary or secondary liability with respect to such Space Leases.

        " State " means the State of Nevada.

        " Subject Leases " means the Casino Lease, the Office Space Lease, the Showroom Space Lease and the Gondola Lease.

        " Tangible Collateral " means all personal property, goods, equipment, supplies, building and other materials of every nature whatsoever and all other tangible personal property constituting a part or portion of the Project and/or used in the operation of the hotel, casino, restaurants, stores, parking

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facilities, observation tower and all other Improvements on the Site or the Project including but not limited to communication systems, visual and electronic surveillance systems and transportation system and not constituting a part of the real property subject to the Lien of this Deed of Trust and including all property and materials stored therein in which Trustor or any Restricted Subsidiary has an interest and all tools, utensils, food and beverage, liquor, uniforms, linens, housekeeping and maintenance supplies, vehicles, fuel, advertising and promotional material, blueprints, surveys, plans and other documents relating to the Site, the Project or the Improvements, and all construction materials and all furnishings, fixtures and equipment, including, but not limited to, all FF&E and all equipment and devices which are or are to be installed and used in connection with the operation of the Site, the Project or the Improvements those items of furniture, fixtures and equipment which are to be purchased or leased by Trustor or its Restricted Subsidiaries, machinery and any other items of personal property in which Trustor or its Restricted Subsidiaries now or hereafter own or acquire an interest or right and which are used or useful in the construction, operation, use and occupancy of the Site, the Project or the Improvements and all present and future right and interest of Trustor or its Restricted Subsidiaries in and to any casino operator's agreement (to the extent same may be pledged under Nevada Gaming Laws), license agreement or sublease agreement used in connection with the Site, the Project or the Improvements.

        " Title Insurer " means First American Title Insurance Company, a California corporation, or an Affiliate thereof.

        " Trust Estate " means all of the property described in Granting Clauses (A) through (N) below, inclusive, and each item of property therein described, provided , however , that such term shall not include the property described in Granting Clause (O) below.

        " UCC " means the Uniform Commercial Code in effect in the State from time to time, NRS chapters 104 and 104A.

        The following terms shall have the meaning assigned to such terms in the Credit Agreement:

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In addition, any capitalized terms used in this Deed of Trust which are not otherwise defined herein shall have the meaning ascribed to such terms in the Credit Agreement.

W I T N E S S E T H:

        IN CONSIDERATION OF TEN DOLLARS AND OTHER GOOD AND VALUABLE CONSIDERATION, THE RECEIPT AND SUFFICIENCY OF WHICH ARE HEREBY ACKNOWLEDGED, AND FOR THE PURPOSE OF SECURING in favor of Beneficiary (1) the due and punctual payment of the portion of the Obligations evidenced by the Notes in the principal amount of ONE BILLION TEN MILLION AND 00/100 DOLLARS or so much thereof as may be advanced from time to time; (2) the performance of the Obligations and each covenant and agreement of Trustor and the Restricted Subsidiaries contained in the Credit Agreement, herein or in the other Loan Documents; (3) the payment of such additional loans or advances as hereafter may be made to either Trustor (individually or jointly and severally with any other Person), its successors or assigns or any Restricted Subsidiary, when evidenced by a promissory note or notes reciting that they are secured by this Deed of Trust; provided , however , that any and all future advances by Beneficiary or Lenders to either Trustor or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries made for the improvement, protection or preservation of the Trust Estate, together with interest at the interest rate provided in the Credit Agreement, shall be automatically secured hereby unless such a note or instrument evidencing such advances specifically recites that it is not intended to be secured hereby and (4) the payment of all sums expended or advanced by Beneficiary or Lenders under or pursuant to the terms hereof or to protect the security hereof (including Protective Advances as such term is defined in Section 4.2 hereof), together with interest thereon as herein provided, Trustor, in consideration of the premises, and for the purposes aforesaid, does hereby ASSIGN, BARGAIN, CONVEY, PLEDGE, RELEASE, HYPOTHECATE, WARRANT, AND TRANSFER WITH POWER OF SALE UNTO TRUSTEE IN TRUST FOR THE BENEFIT OF BENEFICIARY AND THE LENDERS each of the following:

        (A)  Trustor's interest in the Site and the leasehold estates created pursuant to the Casino Lease and the other Subject Leases (in each case, to the extent permitted by, or not prohibited by, the Nevada Gaming Laws and other applicable law);

        (B)  TOGETHER WITH all the estate, right, title and interest of Trustor of, in and to the Project and the Improvements;

        (C)  TOGETHER WITH all the estate, right, title and interest of Trustor of, in and to all Appurtenant Rights;

        (D)  TOGETHER WITH all the estate, right, title and interest of Trustor of, in and to the Tangible Collateral to the extent permitted by, or not prohibited by, the Nevada Gaming Laws and other applicable Legal Requirements;

        (E)  TOGETHER WITH all the estate, right, title and interest of Trustor of, in and to the Intangible Collateral to the extent permitted by, or not prohibited by, Nevada Gaming Laws and other applicable law;

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        (F)  TOGETHER WITH (i) all the estate, right, title and interest of Trustor of, in and to all judgments and decrees, insurance proceeds, awards of damages and settlements hereafter made resulting from condemnation proceedings or the taking of any of the property described in Granting Clauses (A), (B), (C), (D), (E), (J), (K), and (L) hereof or any part thereof under the power of eminent domain, or for any damage (whether caused by such taking or otherwise) to the property described in Granting Clauses (A), (B), (C), (D), (E), (J), (K), and (L) hereof or any part thereof, or to any Appurtenant Rights thereto, and Beneficiary is hereby authorized to collect and receive said awards and proceeds and to give proper receipts and acquittance therefor, and (subject to the terms of the Credit Agreement) to apply the same to the extent constituting Net Loss Proceeds toward the payment of the Obligations and other sums secured hereby, notwithstanding the fact that the amount owing thereon may not then be due and payable; (ii) all proceeds of any sales or other dispositions of the property or rights described in Granting Clauses (A), (B), (C), (D), (E), (J), (K), and (L) hereof or any part thereof whether voluntary or involuntary, provided , however , that the foregoing shall not be deemed to permit Asset Sales except as specifically permitted in the Credit Agreement; and (iii) whether arising from any voluntary or involuntary disposition of the Collateral described in Granting Clauses (A), (B), (C), (D), (E), (J), (K), and (L), all Proceeds, products, replacements, additions, substitutions, renewals and accessions, remainders, reversions and after-acquired interest in, of and to such Collateral;

        (G)  TOGETHER WITH, the absolute assignment of the Casino Lease or any Space Leases or any part thereof that Trustor has entered into, taken by assignment, taken subject to, or assumed, or has otherwise become bound by, now or in the future, together with all of the following (including all "Cash Collateral" within the meaning of the Bankruptcy Code) arising from the Space Leases: (a) Rents and Income (subject, however, to the aforesaid absolute assignment to Trustee for the benefit of Beneficiary and the revocable license hereinbelow granted to Trustor to collect the Rents), (b) all guarantees, letters of credit, security deposits, collateral, cash deposits, and other credit enhancement documents, arrangements and other measures with respect to the Space Leases or the Casino Lease, (c) all of Trustor's right, title, and interest under the Space Leases or the Casino Lease, including the following: (i) the right to receive and collect the Rents from the lessee, sublessee or licensee, or their successor(s), under any Space Lease(s) or the Casino Lease and (ii) the right to enforce against any tenants thereunder and otherwise any and all remedies under the Space Leases or the Casino Lease, including Trustor's right to evict from possession any tenant thereunder or to retain, apply, use, draw upon, pursue, enforce or realize upon any guaranty of any Space Lease or the Casino Lease; to terminate, modify, or amend the Space Leases; to obtain possession of, use, or occupy, any of the real or personal property subject to the Space Leases or the Casino Lease; and to enforce or exercise, whether at law or in equity or by any other means, all provisions of the Space Leases or the Casino Lease and all obligations of the tenants thereunder based upon (A) any breach by such tenant under the applicable Space Lease or the Casino Lease (including any claim that Trustor may have by reason of a termination, rejection, or disaffirmance of such Space Lease or Casino Lease pursuant to the Bankruptcy Code) and (B) the use and occupancy of the premises demised, whether or not pursuant to the applicable Space Lease or the Casino Lease (including any claim for use and occupancy arising under landlord-tenant law of the State or the Bankruptcy Code). A revocable license is hereby granted to Trustor, so long as no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing hereunder, to collect and use the Rents, as they become due and payable, but not more than one (1) month in advance thereof. Upon the occurrence of an Event of Default, the permission hereby granted to Trustor to collect the Rents shall automatically be revoked without notice until such time as such Event of Default is cured and such cure is accepted by the Beneficiary; provided , however , to the extent that the Required Lenders rescind and annul an acceleration of the Loans in accordance with the provisions of the last paragraph of Section 8 of the Credit Agreement, such revocable license shall be reinstated. Beneficiary shall have the right, at any time and from time to time, to notify any Space Lessee of the rights of Beneficiary as provided by this Section (G) ;

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        Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the foregoing provisions of this Granting Clause (G) shall not constitute an assignment for purposes of security but shall to the extent permitted by, or not prohibited by, the Nevada Gaming Laws and other applicable law constitute an absolute and present assignment of the Rents to Beneficiary, subject, however, to the conditional license given to Trustor to collect and use the Rents as hereinabove provided; and the existence or exercise of such right of Trustor shall not operate to subordinate this assignment to any subsequent assignment, in whole or in part, by Trustor;

        (H)  TOGETHER WITH all the estate, right, title and interest of Trustor of, in and to any and all maps, plans, specifications, surveys, studies, tests, reports, data and drawings relating to the development of the Site, the Project or the Improvements including, without limitation, all marketing plans, feasibility studies, soils tests, design contracts and all contracts and agreements of Trustor relating thereto including, without limitation, architectural, structural, mechanical and engineering plans and specifications, studies, data and drawings prepared for or relating to the development of the Site, the Project or the Improvements or the construction, renovation or restoration of any of the Improvements or the extraction of minerals, sand, gravel or other valuable substances from the Site, the Project or the Improvements and purchase contracts or any agreement granting Trustor a right to acquire any land situated within Clark County, Nevada;

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        Trustor, for itself and its successors and assigns, covenants and agrees to and with Trustee that, at the time or times of the execution of and delivery of these presents or any instrument of further assurance with respect thereto, Trustor has good right, full power and lawful authority to assign, grant, convey, warrant, transfer, bargain or sell its interests in the Trust Estate in the manner and form as aforesaid, and that the Trust Estate is free and clear of all Liens whatsoever, except the Permitted Liens, and Trustor shall warrant and forever defend the Trust Estate in the quiet and peaceable possession of Trustee and its successors and assigns against all and every Person lawfully or otherwise claiming or to claim the whole or any part thereof, subject to Permitted Liens. Trustor agrees that any greater title to the Trust Estate hereafter acquired by Trustor during the term hereof shall be automatically subject hereto.


ARTICLE ONE

COVENANTS OF TRUSTOR

        The Beneficiary and Lenders have been induced to enter into the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents and to make the Loans to Trustor on the basis of the following material covenants, all agreed to by Trustor:

        1.1     Performance of Deed of Trust.     Trustor shall perform, observe and comply and shall cause each Subsidiary Guarantor to perform, observe and comply with each and every provision hereof and of the other Loan Documents and shall promptly pay, when payment shall become due, the principal with interest thereon, the other Obligations and all other sums required to be paid by Trustor hereunder and thereunder, as the case may be.

        1.2     General Representations, Covenants and Warranties.     Trustor represents, covenants and warrants that: (a) Trustor has good and marketable title to an indefeasible fee estate in the Site (other than the Leased Premises) and a valid leasehold interest in the Leased Premises, free and clear of all Liens except Permitted Liens, and that it has the right to hold, occupy and enjoy its interest in the Trust Estate, and has good right, full power and lawful authority to subject the Trust Estate to the Lien of this Deed of Trust and pledge the same as provided herein and Beneficiary may at all times peaceably and quietly enter upon, hold, occupy and enjoy the entire Trust Estate in accordance with the terms hereof; (b) neither Trustor nor any of its Subsidiaries is Insolvent and no bankruptcy or insolvency proceedings are pending or contemplated by or, to the best of Trustor's knowledge, threatened against Trustor nor any of its Subsidiaries; (c) all costs arising from construction of any Improvements, the performance of any labor and the purchase of all Tangible Collateral and the

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Improvements have been or shall be paid when due (subject to the provisions of the Credit Agreement and this Deed of Trust); (d) the Site and the Leased Premises (other than the Phase I-A Air Space) have frontage on, and direct access for ingress and egress to dedicated street(s); (e) Trustor shall at all times conduct and operate the Trust Estate in a manner so as not to lose, or permit any Restricted Subsidiary to lose the right to conduct gaming activities at the Project; (f) no material part of the Trust Estate has been damaged, destroyed, condemned or abandoned, other than those portions of the Trust Estate that have been the subject of condemnation proceedings that have resulted in the conveyance of such portion of the Trust Estate to the Trustor; (g) no part of the Trust Estate is the subject of condemnation proceedings and Trustor has no knowledge of any contemplated or pending condemnation proceeding with respect to any portion of the Trust Estate other than condemnation proceedings set forth in Exhibit D ; and (h) Trustor acknowledges and agrees that it presently uses, and has in the past used, certain trade or fictitious names in connection with the operation of the business at the Trust Estate, including the names "Venetian," and "Palazzo" (all of the foregoing, collectively, the " Enumerated Names "). For all purposes of this Deed of Trust it shall be deemed that the term "Trustor" includes, in addition to "Venetian Casino Resort, LLC" and "Las Vegas Sands, Inc." all trade or fictitious, names that Venetian, LVSI (or any successor or assign thereof) now or hereafter uses, or has in the past used with respect to the Site, the Project or the Improvements without limitation, with the same force and effect as if this Deed of Trust had been executed in all such names (in addition to "Venetian Casino Resort, LLC" and "Las Vegas Sands, Inc.").

        1.3     Leasehold Estates.     Trustor represents, covenants and warrants: (a) that the Subject Leases are in full force and effect and unmodified; (b) Trustor will defend the leasehold estate under each Subject Lease for the entire remainder of the term set forth in each of the said Subject Leases against all and every Person or Persons lawfully claiming, or who may claim the same or any part thereof, subject to the payment of the rents in the Subject Leases reserved and subject to the performance and observance of all of the terms, covenants, conditions and warranties thereof; (c) that there is no uncured default under any Subject Lease or in the performance of any of the terms, covenants, conditions or warranties thereof on the part of the lessor or the lessee to be observed and performed and that no state of facts exist under a Subject Lease which, with the lapse of time or giving of notice or both would constitute a default thereunder.

        1.4     Payment of Subject Leases Expenses.     The Trustor shall pay or cause to be paid on or prior to the date due all rents, additional rents and other Impositions payable by the lessor or the lessee under the Subject Leases for which provision has not been made hereinbefore, when and as often as the same shall become due and payable and the pro rata share, if any, of all amounts payable under the Cooperation Agreement allocable to the Site, the Project and the Improvements. Trustor will in every case deliver, or cause to be delivered, proper receipts for any such item so paid and will within ten (10) days after the time when such payment shall be due and payable deliver to the Beneficiary, a copy of the receipts for any such payments.

        1.5     Trustor's Covenants with Respect to Subject Leases.     

        (a)   The Trustor shall at all times promptly and faithfully keep and perform, or cause to be kept and performed, all the covenants and conditions contained in the Subject Leases to be kept and performed by the lessor or the lessee under the Subject Leases and in all respects conform to and comply with the terms and conditions of the Subject Leases. The Trustor further covenants that it shall not do or permit anything to occur or omit to occur which will impair or tend to impair the security of this Deed of Trust or will be grounds for declaring a forfeiture of any Subject Lease, and upon any such failure as aforesaid, Trustor shall be subject to all of the rights and remedies granted Beneficiary in this Deed of Trust.

        (b)   Except as otherwise permitted in the Credit Agreement, Trustor shall not modify, extend or in any way alter the terms of the Subject Leases or cancel or surrender said Subject Leases, or waive, execute, condone or in anyway release or discharge the lessor thereunder of or from the obligations,

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covenants, conditions and agreements by said lessor to be done and performed; and Trustor does expressly release, relinquish and surrender unto Beneficiary all of its rights, power and authority to cancel, surrender, amend, modify or alter in any way the terms and provisions of the Subject Leases and any attempt on the part of Trustor to exercise any such right without the written approval and consent of Beneficiary thereto being first had and obtained shall constitute an Event of Default under the terms hereof and the Loan Documents and all Obligations and other sums secured hereby shall, at the option of Beneficiary, become due and payable forthwith.

        (c)   The Notes and all other Obligations of Trustor to Beneficiary under the Loan Documents shall immediately become due and payable at the option of Beneficiary, if Trustor fails to give Beneficiary immediate notice of any default under the Subject Leases or of the receipt by it of any notice of default from the Lessor thereunder, or if Trustor fails to furnish to Beneficiary immediately any and all information which it may request concerning the performance by Trustor of the covenants of the Subject Leases, or if Trustor fails to permit Beneficiary or its representative at all reasonable times to make investigation or examination concerning the performance by Trustor of the covenants of the Subject Leases, or if Trustor fails to permit Lender or its representative at all reasonable time to make investigation or examination concerning such performance. Trustor shall deliver to Beneficiary an original executed copy of each Subject Lease, an estoppel certificate from the Lessor within ten (10) days of request by Beneficiary and in such form and content as shall be satisfactory to Beneficiary, as well as any and all documentary evidence received by it showing compliance by Trustor with the provisions of the Subject Leases.

        (d)   In the event of any failure by Trustor to perform or cause the performance of any covenant on the part of lessor or lessee to be observed and performed under the Subject Leases, the performance by Beneficiary on behalf of Trustor of the applicable Subject Leas covenant shall not remove or waive, as between Trustor and Beneficiary, the corresponding Event of Default under the terms hereof and any amount so advanced by Beneficiary or any costs incurred in connection therewith, with interest thereon at the Default Rate shall constitute additional Obligations secured hereby and be immediately due and payable.

        (e)   To the extent permitted by law, the price payable by Trustor, or by any other party so entitled, in the exercise of the right of redemption, if any, shall include all rents paid and other sums advanced by Beneficiary, on behalf of Trustor, as lessee under the Subject Leases.

        (f)    Beneficiary shall have the right upon notice to Trustor to participate in the adjustment and settlement of any insurance proceeds and in the determination of any condemnation award under the Subject Leases to the extent and in the manner provided in the Subject Leases.

        (g)   The Lien of this Deed of Trust shall attach to all of Trustor's rights and remedies at any time arising under or pursuant to Section 365(h) of the Bankruptcy Code, including, without limitation, all of Trustor's rights to remain in possession of the Site, the Project, the Improvements and the Leased Premises. Trustor shall not elect to treat the Subject Leases as terminated under Section 365(h)(1) of the Bankruptcy Code, and any such election shall be void.

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        1.6     Compliance with Legal Requirements.     Trustor shall promptly, fully, and faithfully comply in all material respects with all Legal Requirements and shall cause all portions of the Trust Estate and its use and occupancy to fully comply in all material respects with Legal Requirements at all times, whether or not such compliance requires work or remedial measures that are ordinary or extraordinary, foreseen or unforeseen, structural or nonstructural, or that interfere with the use or enjoyment of the Trust Estate.

        1.7     Impositions.     Except as otherwise permitted by Section 6.3 of the Credit Agreement, (a) Trustor shall pay all Impositions as they become due and payable and shall deliver to Beneficiary promptly upon Beneficiary's request, evidence satisfactory to Beneficiary that the Impositions have been paid or are not delinquent; (b) Trustor shall not suffer to exist, permit or initiate the joint assessment of the real and personal property, or any other procedure whereby the Lien of Impositions and the Lien of the personal property taxes shall be assessed, levied or charged to the Site, the Project

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and the Improvements as a single Lien, except as may be required by Legal Requirements; and (c) in the event of the passage of any law deducting from the value of real property for the purposes of taxation any Lien thereon, or changing in any way the taxation of deeds of trust or obligations secured thereby for state or local purposes, or the manner of collecting such Impositions or taxes and imposing an Imposition or tax, either directly or indirectly, on this Deed of Trust or the Notes, Trustor shall pay all such Impositions and taxes and all payments required with respect to Impositions and taxes pursuant to the terms of the Cooperation Agreement (including, without limitation, Article VI thereof).

        1.8     Insurance.     

        (a)     Insurance Requirements and Proceeds.     

        (b)     Compliance with Insurance Policies.     Trustor shall not violate or permit to be violated any of the conditions or provisions of any policy of insurance required by the Credit Agreement, the Cooperation Agreement or this Deed of Trust and Trustor shall so perform and satisfy the requirements of the companies writing such policies that, at all times, companies of good standing shall be willing to write and/or continue such insurance. Trustor further covenants to promptly send to Beneficiary all notices relating to any violation of such policies or otherwise affecting Trustor's insurance coverage or ability to obtain and maintain such insurance coverage.

        1.9     Condemnation.     Beneficiary is hereby authorized, at its option, to commence, appear in and prosecute in its own or Trustor's name any action or proceeding relating to any condemnation and, subject to Article XII of the Cooperation Agreement, to settle or compromise any claim in connection therewith, and Trustor hereby appoints Beneficiary as its attorney-in-fact to take any action in Trustor's name pursuant to Beneficiary's rights hereunder. Immediately upon obtaining knowledge of the institution of any proceedings for the condemnation of the Trust Estate, or any portion thereof, Trustor shall notify the Trustee and Beneficiary of the pendency of such proceedings. Trustor from time to time shall execute and deliver to Beneficiary all instruments requested by it to permit such participation; provided , however , that such instruments shall be deemed as supplemental to the foregoing grant of permission to Trustee and Beneficiary, and unless otherwise required, the foregoing permission shall, without more, be deemed sufficient to permit Trustee and/or Beneficiary to participate in such proceedings on behalf of Trustor. All such compensation awards, damages, claims, rights of action and Proceeds, and any other payments or relief, and the right thereto, whether paid to Beneficiary or

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Trustor, are included in the Trust Estate. Beneficiary, after deducting therefrom all its expenses, including reasonable attorneys fees, shall apply all Proceeds paid directly to it in accordance with the provisions of Section 6.4(C) of the Credit Agreement. All such Proceeds paid directly to the Trustor shall be applied by Trustor in accordance with Article XII of the Cooperation Agreement and Section 2.4B(iii)(b) of the Credit Agreement. Trustor hereby waives any rights it may have under NRS 37.115, as amended or recodified from time to time.

        1.10     Space Leases.     

        (a)   Trustor represents and warrants that:

        (b)   After an Event of Default, Trustor shall deliver to Beneficiary the executed originals of all Space Leases.

        1.11     Authorization by Trustor.     

        Trustor agrees that in the event the ownership of the Trust Estate or any part thereof becomes vested in a person other than Trustor, Beneficiary may, without notice to Trustor, deal in any way with such successor or successors in interest with reference to this Deed of Trust, the Notes and other Obligations hereby secured without in any way vitiating or discharging Trustor's or any guarantor's, surety's or endorser's liability hereunder or upon the obligations hereby secured. No sale of the Trust Estate and no forbearance to any person with respect to this Deed of Trust and no extension to any person of the time for payment of the Notes, and other sums hereby secured given by Beneficiary shall operate to release, discharge, modify, change or affect the original liability of Trustor, or such guarantor, surety or endorser either in whole or in part.

        1.12     Security Agreement and Financing Statements.     Trustor (as debtor) hereby grants to Beneficiary (as creditor and secured party) a present and future security interest in all Tangible Collateral, Intangible Collateral, FF&E (subject to the provisions of Section 7.1 of the Credit Agreement which permit the granting of certain security interests in Specified FF&E to the providers of Indebtedness which may be incurred under said Section), the Improvements, all other personal property now or hereafter owned or leased by Trustor or in which Trustor has or will have any interest, to the extent that such property constitutes a part of the Trust Estate (whether or not such items are stored on the Site, the Project, the Improvements or elsewhere), Proceeds of the foregoing comprising a portion of the Trust Estate and all proceeds of insurance policies and consideration awards arising

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therefrom and all proceeds, products, substitutions, and accessions therefor and thereto, subject to Beneficiary's rights to treat such property as real property as herein provided (collectively, the " Personal Property "). Trustor shall execute any and all documents and writings, including without limitation financing statements pursuant to the UCC, as may be necessary or prudent to preserve and maintain the priority of the security interest granted hereby on property which may be deemed subject to the foregoing security agreement or as Beneficiary may reasonably request, and shall pay to Beneficiary on demand any reasonable expenses incurred by Beneficiary in connection with the preparation, execution and filing of any such documents. Trustor hereby authorizes and empowers Beneficiary to execute and file, on Trustor's behalf, all financing statements and refilings and continuations thereof as advisable to create, preserve and protect said security interest. This Deed of Trust constitutes both a real property deed of trust and a "security agreement," within the meaning of the UCC, and the Trust Estate includes both real and personal property and all other rights and interests, whether tangible or intangible in nature, of Trustor in the Trust Estate. Trustor by executing and delivering this Deed of Trust has granted to Beneficiary, as security of the Obligations, a security interest in the Trust Estate.

        (a)     Fixture Filing.     Without in any way limiting the generality of the immediately preceding paragraph or of the definition of the Trust Estate, this Deed of Trust constitutes a fixture filing under Section 9-502 of the UCC (NRS 104.9502(3)). For such purposes, (i) the "debtor" is each Trustor and their respective addresses are the addresses given for each such Person in the initial paragraph of this Deed of Trust; (ii) the "secured party' is Beneficiary, and its address for the purpose of obtaining information is the address given for it in the initial paragraph of this Deed of Trust; (iii) the real estate to which the fixtures are or are to become attached is Trustor's interest in the Site, the Project and the Improvements; and (iv) the record owner of such real estate or interests therein is Venetian (with respect to the Land and the Phase I-A Air Space and as the lessor under the Casino Lease and as the lessee under the Subject Leases other than the Casino Lease) and LVSI (with respect to the leasehold estate created by the Casino Lease).

        (b)     Remedies.     This Deed of Trust shall be deemed a security agreement as defined in the UCC and the remedies for any violation of the covenants, terms and conditions of the agreements herein contained shall include any or all of (i) those prescribed herein, and (ii) those available under applicable Legal Requirements, and (iii) those available under the UCC, all at Beneficiary's sole election. In addition, a photographic or other reproduction of this Deed of Trust shall be sufficient as a financing statement for filing wherever filing may be necessary to perfect or continue the security interest granted herein.

        (c)     Derogation of Real Property.     It is the intention of the parties that the filing of a financing statement in the records normally having to do with personal property shall never be construed as in anyway derogating from or impairing the express declaration and intention of the parties hereto as hereinabove stated that everything used in connection with the production of Income from the Trust Estate and/or adapted for use therein and/or which is described or reflected in this Deed of Trust is, and at all times and for all purposes and in all proceedings both legal or equitable, shall be regarded as part of the real property encumbered by this Deed of Trust irrespective of whether (i) any such item is physically attached to the Improvements, (ii) serial numbers are used for the better identification of certain equipment items capable of being thus identified in a recital contained herein or in any list filed with Beneficiary, or (iii) any such item is referred to or reflected in any such financing statement so filed at any time. It is the intention of the parties that the mention in any such financing statement of (1) rights in or to the proceeds of any fire and/or hazard insurance policy, or (2) any award in eminent domain proceedings for a taking or for loss of value, or (3) Trustor's interest as lessors in any present or future Space Lease or rights to Rents, shall never be construed as in anyway altering any of the rights of Beneficiary as determined by this Deed of Trust or impugning the priority of Beneficiary's real property Lien granted hereby or by any other recorded document, but such mention in the financing statement is declared to be for the protection of Beneficiary in the event any court or judge shall at

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any time hold with respect to the matters set forth in the foregoing clauses (1), (2) and (3) that notice of Beneficiary's priority of interest to be effective against a particular class of Persons, including but not limited to, the federal government and any subdivisions or entity of the federal government, must be filed in the UCC records.

        (d)     Priority; Permitted Financing of Tangible Collateral.     All Personal Property of any nature whatsoever which is subject to the provisions of this security agreement shall be purchased or obtained by Trustor in its name and free and clear of any Lien or encumbrance, except for Permitted Liens, for use only in connection with the business and operation of the Project, and shall be and at all times remain free and clear of any lease or similar arrangement, chattel financing, installment sale agreement, security agreement and any encumbrance of like kind, so that Beneficiary's security interest shall attach to and vest in Trustor for the benefit of Beneficiary, with the priority herein specified, immediately upon the installation or use of the Personal Property at the Site, the Project or the Improvements and Trustor warrants and represents that Beneficiary's security interest in the Personal Property is a validly attached and binding security interest, properly perfected and prior to all other security interests therein subject to Permitted Liens.

        (e)     Preservation of Contractual Rights of Collateral.     Trustor shall, prior to delinquency, default, or forfeiture, perform all obligations and satisfy all material conditions required on its part to be satisfied to preserve its rights and privileges under any contract, lease, license, permit, or other authorization (i) under which it holds any Tangible Collateral or (ii) which constitutes part of the Intangible Collateral, except where Trustor is contesting such obligations in accordance with the Credit Agreement.

        (f)     Removal of Collateral.     Except as permitted in the Credit Agreement for damaged or obsolete Tangible Collateral which is either no longer usable or which is removed temporarily for repair or improvement or removed for replacement on the Trust Estate with Tangible Collateral of similar function or as otherwise permitted herein, none of the Tangible Collateral shall be removed from the Trust Estate without Beneficiary's prior written consent.

        (g)     Change of Name.     Trustor shall not change its corporate or business name, or do business within the State under any name other than such name, or any trade name(s) other than those as to which Trustor gives prior written notice to Beneficiary of its intent to use such trade names, or any other business names (if any) specified in the financing statements delivered to Beneficiary for filing in connection with the execution hereof, without providing Beneficiary with the additional financing statement(s) and any other similar documents deemed reasonably necessary by Beneficiary to assure that its security interest remains perfected and of undiminished priority in all such Personal Property notwithstanding such name change.

        (h)     Release of Liens.     To the extent any property (including Specified FF&E) is financed by any lender pursuant to an FF&E Facility, the Trustee shall release the Liens in favor of the Beneficiary on such Specified FF&E and in connection therewith at the Trustor's expense, execute and deliver to the Trustor such documents (including, without limitation UCC-3 termination statements) as the Trustor may reasonably request to evidence such termination.

        1.13     Assignment of Rents and Leases.     The assignment of Rents and Leases set out above in Granting Clause (G) shall constitute an absolute and present assignment to Beneficiary, subject to the revocable license granted therein to Trustor to collect the Rents, and shall be fully operative without any further action on the part of any party, and specifically upon the occurrence of an Event of Default such license shall be automatically revoked and Beneficiary shall be entitled upon the occurrence of an Event of Default hereunder to all Rents and to enter into the Site, the Project and the Improvements to collect all such Rents until such time as such Event of Default is cured and such cure is accepted by the Beneficiary; provided, however , that Beneficiary shall not be obligated to take possession of the Trust Estate, or any portion thereof. The absolute assignment contained in Granting Clause (G) shall

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not be deemed to impose upon Beneficiary any of the obligations or duties of Trustor provided in any such Space Lease or the Casino Lease (including, without limitation, any liability under the covenant of quiet enjoyment contained in any Space Lease or the Casino Lease in the event that any lessee shall have been joined as a party defendant in any action to foreclose this Deed of Trust and shall have been barred and foreclosed thereby of all right, title and interest and equity of redemption in the Trust Estate or any part thereof).

        1.14     Rejection of Subject Leases.     To the extent applicable, if the lessor under the Subject Leases rejects or disaffirms the Subject Leases or purports or seeks to disaffirm the Subject Leases pursuant to any Bankruptcy Law, then:

        1.15     Beneficiary's Cure of Trustor's Default.     If Trustor defaults hereunder in the payment of any tax, assessment, Lien, encumbrance or other Imposition, in its obligation to furnish insurance hereunder, or in the performance or observance of any other covenant, condition or term of this Deed of Trust or the Cooperation Agreement, Beneficiary may, but is not obligated to, to preserve its interest in the Trust Estate, perform or observe the same, but only upon not less than five Business Days notice to Trustor and all payments made (whether such payments are regular or accelerated payments) and reasonable costs and expenses incurred or paid by Beneficiary in connection therewith shall become due and payable immediately. The amounts so incurred or paid by Beneficiary, together with interest thereon at the Default Rate from the date incurred until paid by Trustor, shall be added to the Obligations and secured by the Lien of this Deed of Trust. Beneficiary is hereby empowered to enter and to authorize others to enter upon the Site, the Project or the Improvements or any part thereof for the purpose of performing or observing any such defaulted covenant, condition or term, without thereby becoming liable to Trustor or any Person in possession holding under Trustor. No exercise of any rights under this Section 1.15 by Beneficiary shall cure or waive any Event of Default or notice of default hereunder or invalidate any act done pursuant hereto or to any such notice, but shall be cumulative of all other rights and remedies.

        1.16     Use of Land, Phase I-A Air Space and Leased Premises.     Trustor covenants that the Trust Estate shall be (i) used and operated in a manner reasonably consistent with the description of the Project in the Cooperation Agreement and (ii) the last sentence of Section 6.4 of the Credit Agreement.

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        1.17     Affiliates and Restricted Subsidiaries.     

        (a)    Subject to Trust Deed .    Subject to compliance with requirements of applicable Nevada Gaming Laws, Trustor shall cause all of its Affiliates and Subsidiaries in any way involved with the operation of all or a portion of the Trust Estate to observe the covenants and conditions of this Deed of Trust to the extent necessary to give the full intended effect to such covenants and conditions and to protect and preserve the security of Beneficiary hereunder. Trustor shall, at Beneficiary's request, cause any such Affiliate or Restricted Subsidiary to execute and deliver to Beneficiary or Trustee such further instruments or documents as Beneficiary may reasonably deem necessary to effectuate the terms of this Section 1.17(a) .

        (b)    Restriction on Use of Subsidiary or Affiliate .    Except as permitted under the Credit Agreement or the Loan Documents, Trustor shall not use any Affiliate or Subsidiary in the operation of the Trust Estate, the Project, the Leased Premises or the Easements if such use would in any way impair the security for the Notes and the Credit Agreement or cause a breach of any covenant of this Deed of Trust, the Credit Agreement or any other Loan Documents.

        1.18     Merger.     So long as any of the Obligations have not been paid or performed, unless Beneficiary shall otherwise in writing consent, the fee title and the leasehold estate under the Casino Lease shall not merge but shall always be kept separate and distinct, notwithstanding the union of said estates either in the lessor or in the lessee, or in a third party, by purchase or otherwise; and LVSI covenants and agrees that, if it shall acquire the fee title, or any other estate, title or interest in the Casino Leased Premises covered by said Casino Lease, this Deed of Trust shall be considered as mortgaged, assigned or conveyed to the Beneficiary and the Lien hereof spread to cover such estate with the same force and effect as though specifically herein mortgaged, assigned or conveyed and spread. The provisions of this paragraph shall not apply if Beneficiary shall so elect.


ARTICLE TWO

CORPORATE LOAN PROVISIONS

        2.1     Interaction with Credit Agreement.     

        (a)    Incorporation by Reference .    All terms, covenants, conditions, provisions and requirements of the Credit Agreement are incorporated by reference in this Deed of Trust.

        (b)    Conflicts .    In the event of any conflict or inconsistency between the provisions of this Deed of Trust and those of the Credit Agreement, the provisions of the Credit Agreement shall govern.

        2.2     Other Collateral.     This Deed of Trust is one of a number of Collateral Documents to secure the Obligations delivered by or on behalf of Trustor pursuant to the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents and securing the Obligations secured hereunder. All potential junior Lien claimants are placed on notice that, under any of the Loan Documents and any other documents granting a security interest to the Beneficiary or otherwise (such as by separate future unrecorded agreement between Trustor and Beneficiary), other collateral for the Obligations secured hereunder ( i . e ., collateral other than the Trust Estate) may, under certain circumstances, be released without a corresponding reduction in the total principal amount secured by this Deed of Trust. Such a release would decrease the amount of collateral securing the Obligations, thereby increasing the burden on the remaining Trust Estate created and continued by this Deed of Trust. No such release shall impair the priority of the Lien of this Deed of Trust. By accepting its interest in the Trust Estate, each and every junior Lien claimant shall be deemed to have acknowledged the possibility of, and consented to, any such release. Nothing in this paragraph shall impose any obligation upon Beneficiary.

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ARTICLE THREE

DEFAULTS

        3.1     Event of Default.     The term " Event of Default ," wherever used in this Deed of Trust, shall mean any one or more of the events of default listed in Section 8 of the Credit Agreement (whether any such event shall be voluntary or involuntary or come about or be effected by operation of law or pursuant to or in compliance with any judgment, decree or order of any court or any order, rule or regulation of any administrative or governmental body) and it shall be an Event of Default under this Deed of Trust if Trustor or any other "borrower" (as defined in NRS 106.310) who may send a notice pursuant to NRS 106.380(1) with respect to this Deed of Trust (i) delivers, sends or otherwise gives to Beneficiary (A) any notice of an election to terminate the operation of this Deed of Trust as security for any indebtedness secured by this instrument, including, without limitation, any obligation to repay any "future advance" (as defined in NRS 106.320) or "principal" (as defined in NRS 106.345), or (B) any other notice pursuant to NRS 106.380(1); (ii) records a statement pursuant to NRS 1206.380(3); or (iii) causes this Deed of Trust, any indebtedness secured by this instrument or Beneficiary to be subject to NRS 106.380(2), 106.380(3), or 106.400.


ARTICLE FOUR

REMEDIES

        4.1     Acceleration of Maturity.     If an Event of Default occurs, Beneficiary may (except that such acceleration shall be automatic if the Event of Default is caused by a Trustor's Bankruptcy, in accordance with Sections 8.6 and 8.7 of the Credit Agreement) declare the Notes and all Obligations or sums secured hereby, to be due and payable immediately, and upon such declaration such principal and interest and other sums shall immediately become due and payable without demand, presentment, notice or other requirements of any kind (all of which Trustor waives) notwithstanding anything in this Deed of Trust or any Loan Document or applicable law to the contrary.

        4.2     Protective Advances.     If Trustor fails to make any payment or perform any other obligation under the Notes, the other Operative Documents or the Resort Complex Operative Documents, then without thereby limiting Beneficiary's other rights or remedies, waiving or releasing any of Trustor's obligations, or imposing any obligation on Beneficiary, Beneficiary may either advance any amount owing or perform any or all actions that Beneficiary considers necessary or appropriate to cure such default. All such advances shall constitute " Protective Advances ." No sums advanced or performance rendered by Beneficiary shall cure, or be deemed a waiver of any Event of Default.

        4.3     Institution of Equity Proceedings.     If an Event of Default occurs, Beneficiary may institute an action, suit or proceeding in equity for specific performance of this Deed of Trust or the Loan Documents, all of which shall be specifically enforceable by injunction or other equitable remedy. Trustor waives any defense based on laches or any applicable statute of limitations.

        4.4     Beneficiary's Power of Enforcement.     

        (a)   If an Event of Default occurs, Beneficiary shall be entitled, at its option and in its sole and absolute discretion, to prepare and record on its own behalf, or to deliver to Trustee for recording, if appropriate, written declaration of default and demand for sale and written Notice of Default and Election to Sell (NRS 107.080) (or other statutory notice) to cause the Trust Estate to be sold to satisfy the obligations hereof, and in the case of delivery to Trustee, Trustee shall cause said notice to be filed for record.

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including compliance with all applicable Nevada Gaming Laws, Trustee without demand on Trustor, shall sell the Trust Estate or any portion thereof at the time and place fixed by it in said notice, either as a whole or in separate parcels, and in such order as it may determine, at public auction to the highest bidder, of cash in lawful money of the United States payable at the time of sale. Trustee may, for any cause it deems expedient, postpone the sale of all or any portion of said property until it shall be completed and, in every case, notice of postponement shall be given by public announcement thereof at the time and place last appointed for the sale and from time to time thereafter Trustee may postpone such sale by public announcement at the time fixed by the preceding postponement. Trustee shall execute and deliver to the purchaser its Deed, Bill of Sale, or other instrument conveying said property so sold, but without any covenant or warranty, express or implied. The recitals in such instrument of conveyance of any matters or facts shall be conclusive proof of the truthfulness thereof. Any Person, including Beneficiary, may bid at the sale.

        (c)   After deducting all costs, fees and expenses of Trustee and of this Deed of Trust, including, without limitation, costs of evidence of title and reasonable attorneys' fees of Trustee or Beneficiary in connection with a sale, Trustee shall apply the proceeds of such sale to payment of all sums expended under the terms hereof not then repaid, with accrued interest at the Default Rate to the payment of all other sums then secured hereby and the remainder, if any, to the Person or Persons legally entitled thereto as provided in NRS 40.462.

        (d)   Subject to compliance with applicable Nevada Gaming Laws, if any Event of Default occurs, Beneficiary may, either with or without entry or taking possession of the Trust Estate, and without regard to whether or not the Obligations and other sums secured hereby shall be due and without prejudice to the right of Beneficiary thereafter to bring an action or proceeding to foreclose or any other action for any default existing at the time such earlier action was commenced, proceed by any appropriate action or proceeding: (1) to enforce payment of the Notes, to the extent permitted by law, or the performance of any term hereof or any other right; (2) to foreclose this Deed of Trust in any manner provided by law for the foreclosure of mortgages or deeds of trust on real property and to sell, as an entirety or in separate lots or parcels, the Trust Estate or any portion thereof pursuant to applicable Legal Requirements or under the judgment or decree of a court or courts of competent jurisdiction, and Beneficiary shall be entitled to recover in any such proceeding all costs and expenses incident thereto, including reasonable attorneys' fees in such amount as shall be awarded by the court; (3) to exercise any or all of the rights and remedies available to it under the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents; and (4) to pursue any other remedy available to it. Beneficiary shall take action either by such proceedings or by the exercise of its powers with respect to entry or taking possession, or both, as Beneficiary may determine.

        (e)   The remedies described in this Section 4.4 may be exercised with respect to all or any portion of the Personal Property, either simultaneously with the sale of any real property encumbered hereby or independent thereof. Beneficiary shall at any time be permitted to proceed with respect to all or any portion of the Personal Property in any manner permitted by the UCC. Trustor agrees that Beneficiary's inclusion of all or any portion of the Personal Property (and all personal property that is subject to a security interest in favor, or for the benefit, of Beneficiary) in a sale or other remedy exercised with respect to the real property encumbered hereby, as permitted by the UCC, is a commercially reasonable disposition of such property.

        4.5     Beneficiary's Right to Enter and Take Possession, Operate and Apply Income.     

        (a)   Subject to compliance with applicable Nevada Gaming Laws, if an Event of Default occurs, (i) Trustor, upon demand of Beneficiary, shall forthwith surrender to Beneficiary the actual possession and, if and to the extent permitted by law, Beneficiary itself, or by such officers or agents as it may appoint, may enter and take possession of all the Trust Estate including the Personal Property, without liability for trespass, damages or otherwise, and may exclude Trustor and its agents and employees

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wholly therefrom and may have joint access with Trustor to the books, papers and accounts of Trustor; and (ii) Trustor shall pay monthly in advance to Beneficiary on Beneficiary's entry into possession, or to any receiver appointed to collect the Rents, all Rents then due and payable.

        (b)   If Trustor shall for any reason fail to surrender or deliver the Trust Estate, the Personal Property or any part thereof after Beneficiary's demand, Beneficiary may obtain a judgment or decree conferring on Beneficiary or Trustee the right to immediate possession or requiring Trustor to deliver immediate possession of all or part of such property to Beneficiary or Trustee and Trustor hereby specifically consents to the entry of such judgment or decree. Trustor shall pay to Beneficiary or Trustee, upon demand, all reasonable costs and expenses of obtaining such judgment or decree and reasonable compensation to Beneficiary or Trustee, their attorneys and agents, and all such costs, expenses and compensation shall, until paid, be secured by the Lien of this Deed of Trust.

        (c)   Subject to compliance with applicable Nevada Gaming Laws, upon every such entering upon or taking of possession, Beneficiary or Trustee may hold, store, use, operate, manage and control the Trust Estate and conduct the business thereof, and, from time to time in its sole and absolute discretion and without being under any duty to so act:

        Beneficiary or Trustee shall surrender possession of the Trust Estate and the Personal Property to Trustor only when all that is due upon such interest and principal, Imposition and insurance deposits, and all amounts under any of the terms of the Credit Agreement or this Deed of Trust, shall have been paid and other Obligations performed. The same right of taking possession, however, shall exist if any subsequent Event of Default shall occur and be continuing.

        4.6     Leases.     Beneficiary is authorized to foreclose this Deed of Trust subject to the rights of any tenants of the Trust Estate, and the failure to make any such tenants parties defendant to any such foreclosure proceedings and to foreclose their rights shall not be, nor be asserted by Trustor to be, a defense to any proceedings instituted by Beneficiary to collect the sums secured hereby or to collect any deficiency remaining unpaid after the foreclosure sale of the Trust Estate, or any portion thereof. Unless otherwise agreed by Beneficiary in writing, all Space Leases executed subsequent to the date hereof, or any part thereof, shall be subordinate and inferior to the Lien of this Deed of Trust; provided, however , from time to time Beneficiary may execute and record among the land records of the

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jurisdiction where this Deed of Trust is recorded, subordination statements with respect to such of said Space Leases as Beneficiary may designate in its sole discretion, whereby the Space Leases so designated by Beneficiary shall be made superior to the Lien of this Deed of Trust for the term set forth in such subordination statement. From and after the recordation of such subordination statements, and for the respective periods as may be set forth therein, the Space Leases therein referred to shall be superior to the Lien of this Deed of Trust and shall not be affected by any foreclosure hereof. All such Space Leases shall contain a provision to the effect that the Trustor and Space Lessee recognize the right of Beneficiary to elect and to effect such subordination of this Deed of Trust and consents thereto. Beneficiary acknowledges and agrees that the Lien of this Deed of Trust is subject and subordinate to the HVAC Ground Lease.

        4.7     Purchase by Beneficiary.     Upon any foreclosure sale (whether judicial or nonjudicial), Beneficiary may bid for and purchase the property subject to such sale and, upon compliance with the terms of sale, may hold, retain and possess and dispose of such property in its own absolute right without further accountability.

        4.8     Waiver of Appraisement, Valuation, Stay, Extension and Redemption Laws.     Trustor agrees to the full extent permitted by Legal Requirements that if an Event of Default occurs, neither Trustor nor anyone claiming through or under it shall or will set up, claim or seek to take advantage of any appraisement, valuation, stay, extension or redemption laws now or hereafter in force, in order to prevent or hinder the enforcement or foreclosure of this Deed of Trust or the absolute sale of the Trust Estate or any portion thereof or the final and absolute putting into possession thereof, immediately after such sale, of the purchasers thereof, and Trustor for itself and all who may at any time claim through or under it, hereby waives, to the full extent that it may lawfully so do, the benefit of all such Legal Requirements, and any and all right to have the assets comprising the Trust Estate marshalled upon any foreclosure of the Lien hereof and agrees that Trustee or any court having jurisdiction to foreclose such Lien may sell the Trust Estate in part or as an entirety.

        4.9     Receiver.     If an Event of Default occurs, Beneficiary, to the extent permitted by law and subject to compliance with all applicable Nevada Gaming Laws, and without regard to the value, adequacy or occupancy of the security for the Obligations and other sums secured hereby, shall be entitled as a matter of right if it so elects to the appointment of a receiver to enter upon and take possession of the Trust Estate and to collect all Rents and apply the same as the court may direct, and such receiver may be appointed by any court of competent jurisdiction upon application by Beneficiary. Beneficiary may have a receiver appointed without notice to Trustor or any third party, and Beneficiary may waive any requirement that the receiver post a bond. Beneficiary shall have the power to designate and select the Person who shall serve as the receiver and to negotiate all terms and conditions under which such receiver shall serve. Any receiver appointed on Beneficiary's behalf may be an Affiliate of Beneficiary. The expenses, including receiver's fees, attorneys' fees, costs and agent's compensation, incurred pursuant to the powers herein contained shall be secured by this Deed of Trust. The right to enter and take possession of and to manage and operate the Trust Estate and to collect all Rents, whether by a receiver or otherwise, shall be cumulative to any other right or remedy available to Beneficiary under this Deed of Trust, the Credit Agreement or otherwise available to Beneficiary and may be exercised concurrently therewith or independently thereof. Beneficiary shall be liable to account only for such Rents (including, without limitation, security deposits) actually received by Beneficiary, whether received pursuant to this Section 4.9 or any other provision hereof. Notwithstanding the appointment of any receiver or other custodian, Beneficiary shall be entitled as pledgee to the possession and control of any cash, deposits, or instruments at the time held by, or payable or deliverable under the terms of this Deed of Trust to, Beneficiary.

        4.10     Suits to Protect the Trust Estate.     Beneficiary shall have the power and authority to institute and maintain any suits and proceedings as Beneficiary, in its sole and absolute discretion, may deem advisable (a) to prevent any impairment of the Trust Estate by any acts which may be unlawful or in

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violation of this Deed of Trust, (b) to preserve or protect its interest in the Trust Estate, or (c) to restrain the enforcement of or compliance with any Legal Requirement that may be unconstitutional or otherwise invalid, if the enforcement of or compliance with such enactment, rule or order might impair the security hereunder or be prejudicial to Beneficiary's interest.

        4.11     Proofs of Claim.     In the case of any receivership, Insolvency, Bankruptcy, reorganization, arrangement, adjustment, composition or other judicial proceedings affecting Trustor, or, to the extent the same would result in an Event of Default hereunder, any Subsidiary, or any guarantor, co-maker or endorser of any of Trustor's obligations, its creditors or its property, Beneficiary, to the extent permitted by law, shall be entitled to file such proofs of claim or other documents as it may deem to be necessary or advisable in order to have its claims allowed in such proceedings for the entire amount of the Obligations, at the date of the institution of such proceedings, and for any additional amounts which may become due and payable by Trustor after such date.

        4.12     Trustor to Pay the Notes on Any Default in Payment; Application of Monies by Beneficiary.     

        (a)   In case of a foreclosure sale of all or any part of the Trust Estate and of the application of the proceeds of sale to the payment of the sums secured hereby, Beneficiary shall be entitled to enforce payment from Trustor of any additional amounts then remaining due and unpaid and to recover judgment against Trustor for any portion thereof remaining unpaid, with interest at the Default Rate in accordance with Section 4.19 hereof.

        (b)   Trustor hereby agrees to the extent permitted by law, that no recovery of any such judgment by Beneficiary or other action by Beneficiary and no attachment or levy of any execution upon any of the Trust Estate or any other property shall in any way affect the Lien and security interest of this Deed of Trust upon the Trust Estate or any part thereof or any Lien, rights, powers or remedies of Beneficiary hereunder, but such Lien, rights, powers and remedies shall continue unimpaired as before.

        4.13     Delay or Omission; No Waiver.     No delay or omission of Beneficiary to exercise any right, power or remedy upon any Event of Default shall exhaust or impair any such right, power or remedy or shall be construed to waive any such Event of Default or to constitute acquiescence therein. Every right, power and remedy given to Beneficiary whether contained herein or in the Credit Agreement or otherwise available to Beneficiary may be exercised from time to time and as often as may be deemed expedient by Beneficiary.

        4.14     No Waiver of One Default to Affect Another.     No waiver of any Event of Default hereunder shall extend to or affect any subsequent or any other Event of Default then existing, or impair any rights, powers or remedies consequent thereon. If Beneficiary (a) grants forbearance or an extension of time for the payment of any sums secured hereby; (b) takes other or additional security for the payment thereof; (c) waives or does not exercise any right granted in the Notes, the Credit Agreement, this Deed of Trust or any other Loan Document; (d) releases any part of the Trust Estate from the Lien or security interest of this Deed of Trust or any other instrument securing the Notes; (e) consents to the filing of any map, plat or replat of the Site (to the extent such consent is required); (f) consents to the granting of any easement on the Site, the Project or the Improvements (to the extent such consent is required); or (g) makes or consents to any agreement changing the terms of this Deed of Trust or any other Loan Document for the benefit of Beneficiary subordinating the Lien or any charge hereof, no such act or omission shall release, discharge, modify, change or affect the original liability under the Notes, this Deed of Trust or any other Loan Document for the benefit of Beneficiary or otherwise of Trustor, or any subsequent purchaser of the Trust Estate or any part thereof or any maker, co-signer, surety or guarantor. No such act or omission shall preclude Beneficiary from exercising any right, power or privilege herein granted or intended to be granted in case of any Event of Default then existing or of any subsequent Event of Default, nor, except as otherwise expressly provided in an instrument or instruments executed by Beneficiary, shall the Lien or security interest of this Deed of Trust be altered thereby, except to the extent expressly provided in any releases, maps, easements or

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subordinations described in clause (d), (e), (f)  or (g)  above of this Section 4.14 . In the event of the sale or transfer by operation of law or otherwise of all or any part of the Trust Estate, Beneficiary, without notice to any Person is hereby authorized and empowered to deal with any such vendee or transferee with reference to the Trust Estate or the Obligations secured hereby, or with reference to any of the terms or conditions hereof, as fully and to the same extent as it might deal with the original parties hereto and without in any way releasing or discharging any of the liabilities or undertakings hereunder, or waiving its right to declare such sale or transfer an Event of Default as provided herein. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Deed of Trust or the other Loan Documents, (i) in the case of any non-monetary Event of Default, Beneficiary may continue to accept payments due hereunder without thereby waiving the existence of such or any other Event of Default and (ii) in the case of any monetary Event of Default, Beneficiary may accept partial payments of any sums due hereunder without thereby waiving the existence of such Event of Default if the partial payment is not sufficient to completely cure such Event of Default.

        4.15     Discontinuance of Proceedings; Position of Parties Restored.     If Beneficiary shall have proceeded to enforce any right or remedy under this Deed of Trust by foreclosure, entry of judgment or otherwise and such proceedings shall have been discontinued or abandoned for any reason, or such proceedings shall have resulted in a final determination adverse to Beneficiary, then and in every such case Trustor and Beneficiary shall be restored to their former positions and rights hereunder, and all rights, powers and remedies of Beneficiary shall continue as if no such proceedings had occurred or had been taken.

        4.16     Remedies Cumulative.     No right, power or remedy, including without limitation remedies with respect to any security for the Notes, conferred upon or reserved to Beneficiary by this Deed of Trust or any other Loan Document is exclusive of any other right, power or remedy, but each and every such right, power and remedy shall be cumulative and concurrent and shall be in addition to any other right, power and remedy given hereunder or under any Loan Document, now or hereafter existing at law, in equity or by statute, and Beneficiary shall be entitled to resort to such rights, powers, remedies or security as Beneficiary shall in its sole and absolute discretion deem advisable.

        4.17     Interest After Event of Default.     If an Event of Default shall have occurred and is continuing, outstanding and unpaid Obligations under the Loan Documents shall, at Beneficiary's option, bear interest at the Default Rate until such Event of Default has been cured. Trustor's obligation to pay such interest shall be secured by this Deed of Trust and the other Collateral Documents.

        4.18     Foreclosure; Expenses of Litigation.     If Trustee forecloses, reasonable attorneys' fees for services in the supervision of said foreclosure proceeding shall be allowed to the Trustee and Beneficiary as part of the foreclosure costs. In the event of foreclosure of the Lien hereof, there shall be allowed and included as additional Obligations all reasonable expenditures and expenses which may be paid or incurred by or on behalf of Beneficiary for attorneys' fees, appraiser's fees, outlays for documentary and expert evidence, stenographers' charges, publication costs, and costs (which may be estimated as to items to be expended after foreclosure sale or entry of the decree) of procuring all such abstracts of title, title searches and examinations, title insurance policies and guarantees, and similar data and assurances with respect to title as Beneficiary may deem reasonably advisable either to prosecute such suit or to evidence to a bidder at any sale which may be had pursuant to such decree the true condition of the title to or the value of the Trust Estate or any portion thereof. All expenditures and expenses of the nature in this Section 4.18 mentioned, and such expenses and fees as may be incurred if the protection of the Trust Estate and the maintenance of the Lien and security interest of this Deed of Trust, including the fees of any attorney employed by Beneficiary in any litigation or proceeding affecting this Deed of Trust or any Loan Document, the Trust Estate or any portion thereof, including, without limitation, civil, probate, appellate and bankruptcy proceedings, or in preparation for the commencement or defense of any proceeding or threatened suit or proceeding, shall be immediately due and payable by Trustor, with interest thereon at the Default Rate, and shall

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be secured by this Deed of Trust and the other Collateral Documents. Trustee waives its right to any statutory fee in connection with any judicial or nonjudicial foreclosure of the Lien hereof and agrees to accept a reasonable fee for such services.

        4.19     Deficiency Judgments.     If after foreclosure of this Deed of Trust or Trustee's sale hereunder, there shall remain any deficiency with respect to any amounts payable under the Notes or hereunder or any amounts secured hereby, and Beneficiary shall institute any proceedings to recover such deficiency or deficiencies, all such amounts shall continue to bear interest at the Default Rate. Trustor waives any defense to Beneficiary's recovery against Trustor of any deficiency after any foreclosure sale of the Trust Estate. Trustor expressly waives any defense or benefits that may be derived from any statute granting Trustor any defense to any such recovery by Beneficiary. In addition, Beneficiary and Trustee shall be entitled to recovery of all of their reasonable costs and expenditures (including without limitation any court imposed costs) in connection with such proceedings, including their reasonable attorneys' fees, appraisal fees and the other costs, fees and expenditures referred to in Section 4.18 above. This provision shall survive any foreclosure or sale of the Trust Estate, any portion thereof and/or the extinguishment of the Lien hereof.

        4.20     Waiver of July Trial.     Beneficiary and Trustor each waive any right to have a jury participate in resolving any dispute whether sounding in contract, tort or otherwise arising out of, connected with, related to or incidental to the relationship established between them in connection with the Notes, this Deed of Trust or any other Loan Document. Any such disputes shall be resolved in a bench trial without a jury.

        4.21     Exculpation of Beneficiary.     The acceptance by Beneficiary of the assignment contained herein with all of the rights, powers, privileges and authority created hereby shall not, prior to entry upon and taking possession of the Trust Estate by Beneficiary, be deemed or construed to make Beneficiary a "mortgagee in possession"; nor thereafter or at any time or in any event obligate Beneficiary to appear in or defend any action or proceeding relating to the Space Leases, the Rents or the Trust Estate, or to take any action hereunder or to expend any money or incur any expenses or perform or discharge any obligation, duty or liability under any Space Lease or to assume any obligation or responsibility for any security deposits or other deposits except to the extent such deposits are actually received by Beneficiary, nor shall Beneficiary, prior to such entry and taking, be liable in any way for any injury or damage to person or property sustained by any Person in or about the Trust Estate.


ARTICLE FIVE

RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF TRUSTEE;
OTHER PROVISIONS RELATING TO TRUSTEE

        Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Deed of Trust, Trustor and Beneficiary agree as follows.

        5.1     Exercise of Remedies by Trustee.     To the extent that this Deed of Trust or applicable law, including all applicable Nevada Gaming Laws, authorizes or empowers, or does not require approval for, Beneficiary to exercise any remedies set forth in Article 4 hereof or otherwise, or perform any acts in connection therewith, Trustee (but not to the exclusion of Beneficiary unless so required under the law of the State) shall have the power to exercise any or all such remedies, and to perform any acts provided for in this Deed of Trust in connection therewith, all for the benefit of Beneficiary and on Beneficiary's behalf in accordance with applicable law of the State. In connection therewith, Trustee: (a) shall not exercise, or waive the exercise of, any Beneficiary's remedies (other than any rights of Trustee to any indemnity or reimbursement), except at Beneficiary's request, and (b) shall exercise, or waive the exercise of, any or all of Beneficiary's remedies at Beneficiary's request, and in accordance with Beneficiary's directions as to the manner of such exercise or waiver. Trustee may, however, decline

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to follow Beneficiary's request or direction if Trustee shall be advised by counsel that the action or proceeding, or manner thereof, so directed may not lawfully be taken or waived.

        5.2     Rights and Privileges of Trustee.     To the extent that this Deed of Trust requires Trustor to indemnify Beneficiary or reimburse Beneficiary for any expenditures Beneficiary may incur, Trustee shall be entitled to the same indemnity and the same rights to reimbursement of expenses as Beneficiary, subject to such limitations and conditions as would apply in the case of Beneficiary. To the extent that this Deed of Trust negates or limits Beneficiary's liability as to any matter, Trustee shall be entitled to the same negation or limitation of liability. To the extent that Trustor, pursuant to this Deed of Trust, appoints Beneficiary as Trustor's attorney in fact for any purpose, Beneficiary or (when so instructed by Beneficiary) Trustee shall be entitled to act on Trustor's behalf without joinder or confirmation by the other.

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        5.3     Resignation or Replacement of Trustee.     Trustee may resign by an instrument in writing addressed to Beneficiary, and Trustee may be removed at any time with or without cause (i.e., in Beneficiary's sole and absolute discretion) by an instrument in writing executed by Beneficiary. In case of the death, resignation, removal or disqualification of Trustee or if for any reason Beneficiary shall deem it desirable to appoint a substitute, successor or replacement Trustee to act instead of Trustee originally named (or in place of any substitute, successor or replacement Trustee), then Beneficiary shall have the right and is hereby authorized and empowered to appoint a successor, substitute or replacement Trustee, without any formality other than appointment and designation in writing executed by Beneficiary, which instrument shall be recorded if required by the law of the State. The laws of the State (including, without limitation, the Nevada Gaming Laws) shall govern the qualification of any Trustee. The authority conferred upon Trustee by this Deed of Trust shall automatically extend to any and all other successor, substitute and replacement Trustee(s) successively until the obligations secured hereunder have been paid in full or the Trust Estate has been sold hereunder or released in accordance with the provisions of the Loan Documents to which the Beneficiary is a party or which grants a security for the benefit of the Beneficiary. Beneficiary's written appointment and designation of any Trustee shall be full evidence of Beneficiary's right and authority to make the same and of all facts therein recited. No confirmation, authorization, approval or other action by Trustor shall be required in connection with any resignation or other replacement of Trustee.

        5.4     Authority of Beneficiary.     If Beneficiary is a banking corporation, state banking corporation or a national banking association and the instrument of appointment of any successor or replacement Trustee is executed on Beneficiary's behalf by an officer of such corporation, state banking corporation or national banking association, then such appointment shall be conclusively presumed to be executed with authority and shall be valid and sufficient without proof of any action by the board of directors or any superior officer of Beneficiary.

        5.5     Effect of Appointment of Successor Trustee.     Upon the appointment and designation of any successor, substitute or replacement Trustee, and subject to compliance with applicable Nevada Gaming Laws and other applicable Legal Requirements, Trustee's entire estate and title in the Trust Estate shall vest in the designated successor, substitute or replacement Trustee. Such successor, substitute or replacement Trustee shall thereupon succeed to and shall hold, possess and execute all the rights, powers, privileges, immunities and duties herein conferred upon Trustee. All references herein to Trustee shall be deemed to refer to Trustee (including any successor or substitute appointed and designated as herein provided) from time to time acting hereunder.

        5.6     Confirmation of Transfer and Succession.     Upon the written request of Beneficiary or of any successor, substitute or replacement Trustee, any former Trustee ceasing to act shall execute and deliver an instrument transferring to such successor, substitute or replacement Trustee all of the right, title, estate and interest in the Trust Estate of Trustee so ceasing to act, together with all the rights, powers, privileges, immunities and duties herein conferred upon Trustee, and shall duly assign, transfer and deliver all properties and moneys held by said Trustee hereunder to said successor, substitute or replacement Trustee.

        5.7     Exculpation.     Trustee shall not be liable for any error of judgment or act done by Trustee in good faith, or otherwise be responsible or accountable under any circumstances whatsoever, except for Trustee's gross negligence, willful misconduct or knowing violation of any Legal Requirement. Trustee shall have the right to rely on any instrument, document or signature authorizing or supporting any action taken or proposed to be taken by it hereunder, believed by it in good faith to be genuine. All moneys received by Trustee shall, until used or applied as herein provided, be held in trust for the purposes for which they were received, but need not be segregated in any manner from any other moneys (except to the extent required by law). Trustee shall be under no liability for interest on any moneys received by it hereunder.

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        5.8     Endorsement and Execution of Documents.     Upon Beneficiary's written request, Trustee shall, without liability or notice to Trustor, execute, consent to, or join in any instrument or agreement in connection with or necessary to effectuate the purposes of the Loan Documents to which the Beneficiary is a party or which grants a security interest for the benefit of the Beneficiary. Trustor hereby irrevocably designates Trustee as its attorney in fact to execute, acknowledge and deliver, on Trustor's behalf and in Trustor's name, all instruments or agreements necessary to implement any provision(s) of this Deed of Trust or to further perfect the Lien created by this Deed of Trust on the Trust Estate. This power of attorney shall be deemed to be coupled with an interest and shall survive any disability of Trustor.

        5.9     Multiple Trustees.     If Beneficiary appoints multiple trustees, then any Trustee, individually, may exercise all powers granted to Trustee under this instrument, without the need for action by any other Trustee(s).

        5.10     Terms of Trustee's Acceptance.     Trustee accepts the trust created by this Deed of Trust upon the following terms and conditions:


ARTICLE SIX

MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

        6.1     Heirs, Successors and Assigns Included in Parties.     Whenever one of the parties hereto is named or referred to herein, successors and assigns of such party shall be included, and subject to the limitations set forth herein and in the Credit Agreement, all covenants and agreements contained in this Deed of Trust, by or on behalf of Trustor or Beneficiary shall bind and inure to the benefit of its heirs, successors and assigns, whether so expressed or not.

        6.2     Addresses for Notices, Etc.     Any notice, report, demand or other instrument authorized or required to be given or furnished under this Deed of Trust to Trustor or Beneficiary shall be deemed given or furnished (i) when addressed to the party intended to receive the same, at the address of such party set forth below, and delivered by hand at such address or (ii) three (3) days after the same is

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deposited in the United States mail as first class certified mail, return receipt requested, postage paid, whether or not the same is actually received by such party:

    Beneficiary:   The Bank of Nova Scotia
580 California Street, 21st Floor
San Francisco, California 94104
Attention: Mr. Alan Pendergast
Telefax: (415) 397-0791

 

 

With a copy to:

 

The Bank of Nova Scotia
Loan Administration
600 Peachtree Street, N.E.
Atlanta, Georgia 30308
Attention: Robert Ivy
Telefax: (404) 888-8998

 

 

With a copy to:

 

Latham & Watkins LLP
600 West Broadway
San Diego, California 92101-3375
Attention: Sony Ben-Moshe, Esq.

 

 

Trustor:

 

Venetian Casino Resort, LLC
3355 Las Vegas Boulevard South
Las Vegas, Nevada 89109
Attention: General Counsel
Telefax: (702) 414-4421

 

 

 

 

Las Vegas Sands, Inc.
3355 Las Vegas Boulevard South
Las Vegas, Nevada 89109
Attention: General Counsel
Telefax: (702) 414-4421

 

 

Trustee:

 

First American Title Insurance Company
180 Cassia Way, Suite 502
Henderson, Nevada 89104

        6.3     Change of Notice Address.     Any Person may change the address to which any such notice, report, demand or other instrument is to be delivered or mailed to that person, by furnishing written notice of such change to the other parties, but no such notice of change shall be effective unless and until received by such other parties.

        6.4     Headings.     The headings of the articles, sections, paragraphs and subdivisions of this Deed of Trust are for convenience of reference only, are not to be considered a part hereof, and shall not limit or expand or otherwise affect any of the terms hereof.

        6.5     Invalid Provisions to Affect No Others.     In the event that any of the covenants, agreements, terms or provisions contained herein or in the Notes, the Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document shall be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect, the validity of the Lien hereof and the remaining covenants, agreements, terms or provisions contained herein or in the Notes, the Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document shall be in no way affected, prejudiced or disturbed thereby. To the extent permitted by law, Trustor waives any provision of law which renders any provision hereof prohibited or unenforceable in any respect.

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        6.6     Changes and Priority Over Intervening Liens.     Neither this Deed of Trust nor any term hereof may be changed, waived, discharged or terminated orally, or by any action or inaction, but only by an instrument in writing signed by the party against which enforcement of the change, waiver, discharge or termination is sought. Any agreement hereafter made by Trustor and Beneficiary relating to this Deed of Trust shall be superior to the rights of the holder of any intervening Lien or encumbrance.

        6.7     Estoppel Certificates.     Within ten (10) Business Days after Beneficiary's written request, Trustor shall from time to time execute a certificate, in recordable form (an " Estoppel Certificate "), stating, except to the extent it would be inaccurate to so state: (a) the current amount of the Obligations secured hereunder and all elements thereof, including principal, interest, and all other elements; (b) that Trustor has no defense, offset, claim, counterclaim, right of recoupment, deduction, or reduction against any of the Obligations secured hereunder; (c) that none of the Loan Documents to which the Beneficiary is a party or which grants a security interest for the benefit of the Beneficiary have been amended, whether orally or in writing; (d) that Trustor has no claims against Beneficiary of any kind; (e) that any Power of Attorney granted to Beneficiary is in full force and effect; and (f) such other matters relating to this Deed of Trust, any Loan Document to which the Beneficiary is a party or which grants a security interest for the benefit of the Beneficiary and the relationship of Trustor and Beneficiary as Beneficiary shall request. In addition, the Estoppel Certificate shall set forth the reasons why it would be inaccurate to make any of the foregoing assurances ("a" through "f").

        6.8     Waiver of Setoff and Counterclaim.     All amounts due under this Deed of Trust, the Notes or any other Loan Document to which the Beneficiary is a party or which grants a security interest for the benefit of the Beneficiary shall be payable without setoff, counterclaim or any deduction whatsoever. Trustor hereby waives the right to assert a counterclaim (other than a compulsory counterclaim) in any action or proceeding brought against it by Beneficiary and/or any Lender under the Credit Agreement, or arising out of or in any way connected with this Deed of Trust, or the other Loan Documents, to which the Beneficiary is a party or which grants a security interest for the benefit of the Beneficiary or the Obligations.

        6.9     Governing Law.     The Credit Agreement and the Notes provide that they are governed by, and construed and enforced in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York. This Deed of Trust shall also be construed under and governed by the laws of the State of New York without giving effect to the conflicts of law rules and principles of New York; provided, however, that (i) the terms and provisions of this Deed of Trust pertaining to the priority, perfection, enforcement or realization by Beneficiary of its respective rights and remedies under this Deed of Trust with respect to the Trust Estate shall be governed and construed and enforced in accordance with the internal laws of the State without giving effect to the conflicts-of-law rules and principles of the State; (ii) Trustor agrees that to the extent deficiency judgments are available under the laws of the State after a foreclosure (judicial or nonjudicial) of the Trust Estate, or any portion thereof, or any other realization thereon by Beneficiary or any Lender under the Credit Agreement, Beneficiary or such Lender, as the case may be, shall have the right to seek such a deficiency judgment against Trustor in the State; and (iii) Trustor agrees that if Beneficiary or any Lender under the Credit Agreement obtains a deficiency judgment in another state against Trustor, then Beneficiary or such Lender, as the case may be, shall have the right to enforce such judgment in the State to the extent permitted under the laws of the State, as well as in other states. Nothing contained in this Section 6.9 shall be deemed to expand the limitations set forth in Section 10.16 of the Credit Agreement.

        6.10     Reconveyance.     In the event that (i) the Obligations are indefeasibly repaid in full, (ii) any part of the Trust Estate is sold, transferred or otherwise disposed of by Trustor in accordance with the Credit Agreement or (ii) any part of the Trust Estate is otherwise released in accordance with the Credit Agreement or with the consent of the Requisite Lenders, the Trust Estate (in the case of clause (i) of this Section 6.10) or portion thereof (in the case of clauses (ii) or (iii) of this Section 6.10) will be sold, transferred or otherwise disposed of, and released free and clear of the Liens created by

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this Deed of Trust and the Beneficiary, at the request and expense of the Trustor, will duly and promptly assign, transfer, deliver and release to the Trustor or its designee (without recourse and without any representation or warranty) such of the Trust Estate as is then being (or has been) so sold, transferred or otherwise disposed of or released. In connection with any disposition or release pursuant to this Section 6.10 , Beneficiary shall, at Trustor's expense, cause Trustee to reconvey, without warranty the Trust Estate or portion thereof being disposed or released, as the case may be, and to execute and deliver to Trustor such documents (including UCC-3 termination statements) as Trustor may reasonably request. The recitals in such reconveyance of any matters or facts shall be conclusive proof of the truthfulness thereof. The grantee in such reconveyance may be described as "the person or persons legally entitled thereto."

        6.11     Attorneys' Fees.     Without limiting any other provision contained herein, Trustor agrees to pay all costs of Beneficiary or Trustee incurred in connection with the enforcement of this Deed of Trust of the Notes, including without limitation all reasonable attorneys' fees whether or not suit is commenced, and including, without limitation, fees incurred in connection with any probate, appellate, bankruptcy, deficiency or any other litigation proceedings, all of which sums shall be secured hereby.

        6.12     Late Charges.     By accepting payment of any sum secured hereby after its due date, Beneficiary does not waive its right to collect any late charge thereon or interest thereon at the interest rate on the Notes, if so provided, not then paid or its right either to require prompt payment when due of all other sums so secured or to declare default for failure to pay any amounts not so paid.

        6.13     Cost of Accounting.     Trustor shall pay to Beneficiary, for and on account of the preparation and rendition of any accounting, which Trustor may be entitled to require under any law or statute now or hereafter providing therefor, the reasonable costs thereof.

        6.14     Right of Entry.     Subject to compliance with applicable Nevada Gaming Laws and the terms of the Space Leases, Beneficiary may at any reasonable time or times and on reasonable prior written notice to Trustor make or cause to be made entry upon and inspections of the Trust Estate or any part thereof in person or by agent.

        6.15     Corrections.     Trustor shall, upon request of Beneficiary or Trustee, promptly correct any defect, error or omission which may be discovered in the contents of this Deed of Trust (including, but not limited to, in the exhibits and schedules attached hereto) or in the execution or acknowledgement hereof, and shall execute, acknowledge and deliver such further instruments and do such further acts as may be necessary or as may be reasonably requested by Trustee to carry out more effectively the purposes of this Deed of Trust, to subject to the Lien and security interest hereby created any of Trustor's properties, rights or interest covered or intended to be covered hereby, and to perfect and maintain such Lien and security interest.

        6.16     Statute of Limitations.     To the fullest extent allowed by the law, the right to plead, use or assert any statute of limitations as a plea or defense or bar of any kind, or for any purpose, to any debt, demand or obligation secured or to be secured hereby, or to any complaint or other pleading or proceeding filed, instituted or maintained for the purpose of enforcing this Deed of Trust or any rights hereunder, is hereby waived by Trustor.

        6.17     Subrogation.     Should the proceeds of any Loan or advance made by Beneficiary to Trustor, repayment of which is hereby secured, or any part thereof, or any amount paid out or advanced by Beneficiary, be used directly or indirectly to pay off, discharge, or satisfy, in whole or in part, any prior or superior Lien or encumbrance upon the Trust Estate, or any part thereof, then, as additional security hereunder, Trustee, on behalf of Beneficiary, shall be subrogated to any and all rights, superior titles, Liens, and equities owned or claimed by any owner or holder of said outstanding Liens, charges, and indebtedness, however remote, regardless of whether said Liens, charges, and indebtedness are acquired by assignment or have been released of record by the holder thereof upon payment.

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        6.18     Joint and Several Liability.     All obligations of Trustor hereunder, if more than one, are joint and several. Recourse for deficiency after sale hereunder may be had against the property of Trustor, without, however, creating a present or other Lien or charge thereon.

        6.19     Homestead.     Trustor hereby waives and renounces all homestead and exemption rights provided by the constitution and the laws of the United States and of any state, in and to the Trust Estate as against the collection of the Obligations, or any part hereof.

        6.20     Context.     In this Deed of Trust, whenever the context so requires, the neuter includes the masculine and feminine, and the singular including the plural, and vice versa.

        6.21     Time.     Time is of the essence of each and every term, covenant and condition hereof. Unless otherwise specified herein, any reference to "days" in this Deed of Trust shall be deemed to mean "calendar days."

        6.22     Interpretation.     As used in this Deed of Trust unless the context clearly requires otherwise: The terms "herein" or "hereunder" and similar terms without reference to a particular section shall refer to the entire Deed of Trust and not just to the section in which such terms appear.

        6.23     Effect of NRS § 107.030.     To the extent not inconsistent with the other provisions of this Deed of Trust, the following covenants are hereby adopted and made a part of this Deed of Trust: Nos. 1; 2 (pursuant to Section 1.8 above); 3; 4 (at the Default Rate); 5; 6; 7 (in a reasonable percentage); 8 and 9 of NRS 107.030.

        6.24     Amendments.     This Deed of Trust cannot be waived, changed, discharged or terminated orally, but only by an instrument in writing signed by the party against whom enforcement of any waiver, change, discharge or termination is sought and only as permitted by the provisions of the Credit Agreement.

        6.25     No Conflicts.     In the event that any of the provisions contained herein conflict with the Security Agreement, then the provisions contained in the Security Agreement shall prevail.


ARTICLE SEVEN

POWER OF ATTORNEY

        7.1     Grant of Power.     Subject to compliance with applicable Nevada Gaming Laws, Trustor irrevocably appoints Beneficiary and any successor thereto as its attorney-in-fact, with full power and authority, including the power of substitution, exercisable only during the continuance of an Event of Default to act for Trustor in its name, place and stead as hereinafter provided:

        7.1.1     Possession and Completion.     To take possession of the Site, the Project and the Improvements, remove all employees, contractors and agents of Trustor therefrom, complete or attempt to complete the work of construction, and market, sell or lease the Site, the Project and the Improvements.

        7.1.2     Employment of Others.     To employ such contractors, subcontractors, suppliers, architects, inspectors, consultants, property managers and other agents as Beneficiary, in its discretion, deems proper for the completion of any Improvements, for the protection or clearance of title to the Site, the Project or the Improvements, or for the protection of Beneficiary's interests with respect thereto.

        7.1.3     Security Guards.     To employ watchmen to protect the Site, the Project and the Improvements from injury.

        7.1.4     Compromise Claims.     To pay, settle or compromise all bills and claims then existing or thereafter arising against Trustor, which Beneficiary, in its discretion, deems proper for the protection

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or clearance of title to the Site, the Project, the Improvements or Personal Property, or for the protection of Beneficiary's interests with respect thereto.

        7.1.5     Legal Proceedings.     To prosecute and defend all actions and proceedings in connection with the Site, the Project or the Improvements.

        7.1.6     Other Acts.     To execute, acknowledge and deliver all other instruments and documents in the name of Trustor that are necessary or desirable, to exercise Trustor's rights under all contracts concerning the Site, the Project or the Improvements, including, without limitation, under any Space Leases, and to do all other acts with respect to the Site, the Project or the Improvements that Trustor might do on its own behalf, as Beneficiary, in its reasonable discretion, deems proper.

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        IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Trustor has executed this Deed of Trust, Leasehold Deed of Trust, Assignment of Rents and Leases, Security Agreement and Fixture Filing to be effective as of the day and year first above written.

    VENETIAN CASINO RESORT, LLC,
a Nevada limited liability company, as Trustor

 

 

By:

 

Las Vegas Sands, Inc., its managing member

 

 

By:

 

/s/ Harry Miltenberger

Name: Harry Miltenberger
Title: Vice President Finance & Secretary

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    LAS VEGAS SANDS, INC. a Nevada corporation

 

 

By:

 

/s/ Harry Miltenberger

Name: Harry Miltenberger
Title: Vice President Finance & Secretary

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State of Nevada )          
County of Clark ) ss.:        

As to Venetian Casino Resort, LLC, this instrument was acknowledged before me on August 19, 2004 by Harry Miltenberger.

 

 

 

 

 

 

/s/ Bonnie R. Bruce

Bonnie R. Bruce, Notary Public

 

 

Notarial Seal

 

 

 

 

 

State of Nevada

)

 

 

 

 

 
County of Clark ) ss.:        

As to Las Vegas Sands, Inc., this instrument was acknowledged before me on August 19, 2004 by Harry Miltenberger.

 

 

 

 

 

 

/s/ Bonnie R. Bruce

Bonnie R. Bruce, Notary Public

 

 

Notarial Seal

 

 

 

 

 

(Notary Acknowledgment)
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Exhibit 10.3


SUBSIDIARY GUARANTY

        This SUBSIDIARY GUARANTY (as amended, supplemented, amended and restated or otherwise modified from time to time, this " Guaranty "), dated as of August 20, 2004, is made by each Subsidiary of Las Vegas Sands, Inc., a Nevada corporation (" LVSI "), required from time to time to become party hereto (each individually, a " Guarantor " and, collectively, the " Guarantors "), in favor of and for the benefit of THE BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA , as administrative agent (together with its successor(s) thereto in such capacity, the " Administrative Agent ") for each of the Secured Parties.


RECITALS

        A.    LVSI and Venetian Casino Resort, LLC., a Nevada limited liability company (each a " Borrower " and collectively the " Borrowers "), have entered into the Credit Agreement, dated as of August 20, 2004, among the Lenders, the Administrative Agent, Goldman Sachs Credit Partners L.P., as Syndication Agent and Goldman as sole lead arranger and sole bookrunner (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the " Credit Agreement ").

        B.    It is a condition precedent to the making of the Credit Extensions under the Credit Agreement that the Borrowers' Obligations thereunder be guarantied by the Guarantors.

        C.    The Guarantors are willing irrevocably and unconditionally to guaranty such Obligations.

         NOW, THEREFORE , based upon the foregoing and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, and in order to induce the Secured Parties to make Credit Extensions and to enter into Rate Protection Agreements, the Guarantors hereby agree as follows.

SECTION 1. DEFINITIONS

         1.1      Certain Defined Terms .    As used in this Guaranty, the following terms shall have the following meanings unless the context otherwise requires:

         1.2      Interpretation .    

        (a)   References to "Sections" and "subsections" shall be to Sections and subsections, respectively, of this Guaranty unless otherwise specifically provided.

        (b)   In the event of any conflict or inconsistency between the terms, conditions and provisions of this Guaranty and the terms, conditions and provisions of the Credit Agreement, the terms, conditions and provisions of this Guaranty shall prevail.

        (c)   Unless otherwise defined herein or the context otherwise requires, terms used in this Guaranty, including its preamble and recitals, have the meanings provided in the Credit Agreement.

        (d)   The rules of construction set forth in subsection 1.3 of the Credit Agreement shall be applicable to this Guaranty mutatis mutandis .



SECTION 2. THE GUARANTY

         2.1      Guaranty of the Guarantied Obligations .    Subject to the provisions of subsection 2.2(a), the Guarantors jointly and severally hereby irrevocably and unconditionally guaranty the due and punctual payment in full of all Guarantied Obligations when the same shall become due, whether at stated maturity, by required prepayment, declaration, acceleration, demand or otherwise (including amounts that would become due but for the operation of the automatic stay under Section 362(a) of the Bankruptcy Code, 11 U.S.C. § 362(a)). The term " Guarantied Obligations " is used herein in its most comprehensive sense and includes:

         2.2      Limitation on Amount Guarantied; Contribution by Guarantors .    

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         2.3      Payment by Guarantors; Application of Payments .    Subject to the provisions of subsection 2.2(a), Guarantors hereby jointly and severally agree, in furtherance of the foregoing and not in limitation of any other right which any Secured Party may have at law or in equity against any Guarantor by virtue hereof, that upon the failure of Borrowers to pay any of the Guarantied Obligations when and as the same shall become due, whether at stated maturity, by required prepayment, declaration, acceleration, demand or otherwise (including amounts that would become due but for the operation of the automatic stay under Section 362(a) of the Bankruptcy Code, 11 U.S.C. § 362(a)), Guarantors will upon demand pay, or cause to be paid, in cash, to the Administrative Agent for the ratable benefit of Secured Parties, an amount equal to the sum of the unpaid principal amount of all Guarantied Obligations then due as aforesaid, accrued and unpaid interest on such Guarantied Obligations (including interest which, but for the filing of a petition in bankruptcy with respect to Borrowers, would have accrued on such Guarantied Obligations, whether or not a claim is allowed against Borrowers for such interest in the related bankruptcy proceeding) and all other Guarantied Obligations then owed to Secured Parties as aforesaid. All such payments shall be applied promptly from time to time by the Administrative Agent in the following order of priority:

         2.4      Liability of Guarantors Absolute .    Each Guarantor agrees that its obligations hereunder are irrevocable, absolute, independent and unconditional and shall not be affected by any circumstance

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which constitutes a legal or equitable discharge of a guarantor or surety other than payment in full of the Guarantied Obligations. In furtherance of the foregoing and without limiting the generality thereof, each Guarantor agrees as follows:

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         2.5      Waivers by Guarantors .    Each Guarantor hereby waives, for the benefit of Secured Parties:

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         2.6      Guarantors' Rights of Subrogation, Contribution, Etc .    Each Guarantor hereby waives any claim, right or remedy, direct or indirect, that such Guarantor now has or may hereafter have against Borrowers or any of its assets in connection with this Guaranty or the performance by such Guarantor of its obligations hereunder, in each case whether such claim, right or remedy arises in equity, under contract, by statute, under common law or otherwise and including (a) any right of subrogation, reimbursement or indemnification that such Guarantor now has or may hereafter have against Borrowers, (b) any right to enforce, or to participate in, any claim, right or remedy that any Secured Party now has or may hereafter have against Borrowers, and (c) any benefit of, and any right to participate in, any collateral or security now or hereafter held by any Secured Party. In addition, until the Termination Date, each Guarantor shall withhold exercise of any right of contribution such Guarantor may have against any other guarantor (including any other Guarantor) of the Guarantied Obligations (including any such right of contribution under subsection 2.2(b)). Each Guarantor further agrees that, to the extent the waiver or agreement to withhold the exercise of its rights of subrogation, reimbursement, indemnification and contribution as set forth herein is found by a court of competent jurisdiction to be void or voidable for any reason, any rights of subrogation, reimbursement or indemnification such Guarantor may have against Borrowers or against any collateral or security, and any rights of contribution such Guarantor may have against any such other guarantor, shall be junior and subordinate to any rights any Secured Party may have against Borrowers, to all right, title and interest any Secured Party may have in any such collateral or security, and to any right any Secured Party may have against such other guarantor. If any amount shall be paid to any Guarantor on account of any such subrogation, reimbursement, indemnification or contribution rights at any time when all Guarantied Obligations shall not have been paid in full, such amount shall be held in trust for the Administrative Agent on behalf of Secured Parties and shall forthwith be paid over to the Administrative Agent for the benefit of Secured Parties to be credited and applied against the Guarantied Obligations, whether matured or unmatured, in accordance with the terms hereof.

         2.7      Subordination of Other Obligations .    Any Indebtedness of Borrowers or any Guarantor now or hereafter held by any Guarantor (the " Obligee Guarantor ") is hereby subordinated in right of payment to the Guarantied Obligations, and any such Indebtedness collected or received by the Obligee Guarantor after an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing shall be held in trust for the Administrative Agent on behalf of Secured Parties and shall forthwith be paid over to the Administrative Agent for the benefit of Secured Parties to be credited and applied against the

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Guarantied Obligations but without affecting, impairing or limiting in any manner the liability of the Obligee Guarantor under any other provision of this Guaranty.

         2.8      Expenses .    Guarantors jointly and severally agree to pay, or cause to be paid, on demand, and to save Secured Parties harmless against liability for, any and all reasonable costs and expenses (including reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel and reasonable allocated costs of internal counsel) incurred or expended by any Secured Party in connection with the enforcement of or preservation of any rights under this Guaranty.

         2.9      Continuing Guaranty .    This Guaranty is a continuing guaranty and shall remain in effect until the Termination Date. Each Guarantor hereby irrevocably waives any right to revoke this Guaranty as to future transactions giving rise to any Guarantied Obligations.

         2.10      Authority of Guarantors or Borrowers .    It is not necessary for any Secured Party to inquire into the capacity or powers of any Guarantor or Borrowers or the officers, directors or any agents acting or purporting to act on behalf of any of them.

         2.11      Financial Condition of Borrowers .    Any Loans or other extensions of credit may be granted to Borrowers or continued from time to time, and any Rate Protection Agreements may be entered into from time to time, in each case without notice to or authorization from any Guarantor regardless of the financial or other condition of Borrowers at the time of any such grant or continuation or at the time such Rate Protection Agreement is entered into, as the case may be. No Secured Party shall have any obligation to disclose or discuss with any Guarantor its assessment, or any Guarantor's assessment, of the financial condition of Borrowers. Each Guarantor has adequate means to obtain information from Borrowers on a continuing basis concerning the financial condition of Borrowers and its ability to perform its obligations under the Loan Documents, and each Guarantor assumes the responsibility for being and keeping informed of the financial condition of Borrowers and of all circumstances bearing upon the risk of nonpayment of the Guarantied Obligations. Each Guarantor hereby waives and relinquishes any duty on the part of any Secured Party to disclose any matter, fact or thing relating to the business, operations or conditions of Borrowers now known or hereafter known by any Secured Party.

         2.12      Rights Cumulative .    The rights, powers and remedies given to Secured Parties by this Guaranty are cumulative and shall be in addition to and independent of all rights, powers and remedies given to Secured Parties by virtue of any statute or rule of law or in any of the other Loan Documents, or any agreement between any Guarantor and any Secured Party or Secured Parties or between Borrowers and any Secured Party or Secured Parties. Any forbearance or failure to exercise, and any delay by any Secured Party in exercising, any right, power or remedy hereunder shall not impair any such right, power or remedy or be construed to be a waiver thereof, nor shall it preclude the further exercise of any such right, power or remedy.

         2.13      Bankruptcy; Post-Petition Interest; Reinstatement of Guaranty .    (a) So long as any Guarantied Obligations remain outstanding, no Guarantor shall, without the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent acting pursuant to the instructions of Requisite Lenders, commence or join with any other Person in commencing any bankruptcy, reorganization or insolvency proceedings of or against Borrowers. The obligations of Guarantors under this Guaranty shall not be reduced, limited, impaired, discharged, deferred, suspended or terminated by any proceeding, voluntary or involuntary, involving the bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership, reorganization, liquidation or arrangement of Borrowers or by any defense which Borrowers may have by reason of the order, decree or decision of any court or administrative body resulting from any such proceeding.

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         2.14      Notice of Events .    Promptly upon any Guarantor obtaining knowledge thereof, such Guarantor shall give the Administrative Agent written notice of any condition or event which has resulted in (a) a material adverse change in the financial condition of any Guarantor or Borrowers or (b) a breach of or noncompliance with any term, condition or covenant contained herein or in the Credit Agreement, any other Loan Document, any Rate Protection Agreement or any other document delivered pursuant hereto or thereto.

         2.15      Set Off .    In addition to any other rights any Secured Party may have under law or in equity, if any amount shall at any time be due and owing by any Guarantor to any Secured Party under this Guaranty, such Secured Party is authorized at any time or from time to time, without notice (any such notice being hereby expressly waived), to set off and to appropriate and to apply any and all deposits (general or special, including indebtedness evidenced by certificates of deposit, whether matured or unmatured) and any other indebtedness of such Secured Party owing to such Guarantor and any other property of such Guarantor held by any Secured Party to or for the credit or the account of such Guarantor against and on account of the Guarantied Obligations and liabilities of such Guarantor to any Secured Party under this Guaranty.

         2.16      Discharge of Guaranty Upon Sale of Guarantor .    If (i) all of the stock of any Guarantor or any of its successors in interest under this Guaranty shall be sold or otherwise disposed of (including by merger or consolidation) in an Asset Sale consented to by the Requisite Lenders, or (ii) any Guarantor shall otherwise be released from this Guaranty in accordance with the Loan Documents or with the consent of the Requisite Lenders, the Guaranty of such Guarantor or such successor in interest, as the case may be, hereunder shall automatically be discharged and released without any further action by any Secured Party or any other Person effective as of the time of such Asset Sale.

         2.17      General Subordination of Obligations .    No Guarantor shall create any Indebtedness or Contingent Obligation without the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent except as may be permitted or contemplated pursuant to this Guaranty and the Credit Agreement.

         2.18      Representations and Warranties .    The representations and warranties contained in Section 5 of the Credit Agreement, insofar as the representations and warranties contained therein are applicable to any Guarantor and its properties, are true and correct in all material respects, each such representation and warranty set forth in such Article (insofar as applicable as aforesaid) and all other terms of the Credit Agreement to which reference is made therein, together with all related definitions and ancillary provisions, being hereby incorporated into this Guaranty by this reference as though specifically set forth in this Section.

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         2.19      Covenants .    Each Guarantor covenants and agrees that, at all times prior to the Termination Date, it will perform, comply with and be bound by all of the agreements, covenants and obligations contained in Sections 6 and 7 of the Credit Agreement which are applicable to such Guarantor, each such agreement, covenant and obligation contained in Sections 6 and 7 of the Credit Agreement, together with all related definitions and ancillary provisions, being hereby incorporated into this Guaranty by this reference as though specifically set forth in this Section.

SECTION 3. MISCELLANEOUS

        3.1      Survival of Warranties .    All agreements, representations and warranties made herein shall survive the execution and delivery of this Guaranty and the other Loan Documents and any increase in the Commitments under the Credit Agreement.

         3.2      Notices .    Any communications between the Administrative Agent and any Guarantor and any notices or requests provided herein to be given may be given by mailing the same, postage prepaid, or by telex, facsimile transmission or cable to each such party at its address set forth in the Credit Agreement, on the signature pages hereof or to such other addresses as each such party may in writing hereafter indicate. Any notice, request or demand to or upon the Administrative Agent or any Guarantor shall not be effective until received.

         3.3      Severability .    In case any provision in or obligation under this Guaranty shall be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any jurisdiction, the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions or obligations, or of such provision or obligation in any other jurisdiction, shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby.

         3.4      Amendments and Waivers .    No amendment, modification, termination or waiver of any provision of this Guaranty, and no consent to any departure by any Guarantor therefrom, shall in any event be effective without the written concurrence of the Administrative Agent and, in the case of any such amendment or modification, each Guarantor against whom enforcement of such amendment or modification is sought. Any such waiver or consent shall be effective only in the specific instance and for the specific purpose for which it was given.

         3.5      Headings .    Section and subsection headings in this Guaranty are included herein for convenience of reference only and shall not constitute a part of this Guaranty for any other purpose or be given any substantive effect.

         3.6      Applicable Law; Rules of Construction .      THIS GUARANTY AND THE RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF GUARANTORS AND SECURED PARTIES HEREUNDER SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND SHALL BE CONSTRUED AND ENFORCED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE INTERNAL LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK (INCLUDING SECTION 5-1401 OF THE GENERAL OBLIGATIONS LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK), WITHOUT REGARD TO CONFLICTS OF LAWS PRINCIPLES.

         3.7      Successors and Assigns .    This Guaranty is a continuing guaranty and shall be binding upon each Guarantor and its respective successors and assigns. This Guaranty shall inure to the benefit of Secured Parties and their respective successors and assigns. No Guarantor shall assign this Guaranty or any of the rights or obligations of such Guarantor hereunder without the prior written consent of all Lenders. Any Secured Party may, without notice or consent, assign its interest in this Guaranty in whole or in part, provided that any assignee shall be a Secured Party under this Guaranty. The terms and provisions of this Guaranty shall inure to the benefit of any transferee or assignee of any Commitments or Loan, and in the event of such transfer or assignment the rights and privileges herein conferred upon such Secured Party shall automatically extend to and be vested in such transferee or assignee, all subject to the terms and conditions hereof.

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         3.8      Consent to Jurisdiction and Service of Process .      ALL JUDICIAL PROCEEDINGS BROUGHT AGAINST ANY GUARANTOR ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS GUARANTY, OR ANY OBLIGATIONS HEREUNDER, MAY BE BROUGHT IN ANY STATE OR FEDERAL COURT OF COMPETENT JURISDICTION IN THE STATE, COUNTY AND CITY OF NEW YORK. BY EXECUTING AND DELIVERING THIS AGREEMENT, EACH GUARANTOR, FOR ITSELF AND IN CONNECTION WITH ITS PROPERTIES, IRREVOCABLY

         3.9      Waiver of Trial by Jury .      EACH GUARANTOR AND, BY ITS ACCEPTANCE OF THE BENEFITS HEREOF, EACH SECURED PARTY EACH HEREBY AGREES TO WAIVE ITS RESPECTIVE RIGHTS TO A JURY TRIAL OF ANY CLAIM OR CAUSE OF ACTION BASED UPON OR ARISING OUT OF THIS GUARANTY. The scope of this waiver is intended to be all encompassing of any and all disputes that may be filed in any court and that relate to the subject matter of this transaction, including contract claims, tort claims, breach of duty claims and all other common law and statutory claims. Each Guarantor and, by its acceptance of the benefits hereof, each Secured Party, each (i) acknowledges that this waiver is a material inducement for such Guarantor and Secured Parties to enter into a business relationship, that such Guarantor and Secured Parties have already relied on this waiver in entering into this Guaranty or accepting the benefits thereof, as the case may be, and that each will continue to rely on this waiver in their related future dealings and (ii) further warrants and represents that each has reviewed this waiver with its legal counsel, and that each knowingly and voluntarily waives its jury trial rights following consultation with legal counsel. THIS WAIVER IS IRREVOCABLE, MEANING THAT IT MAY NOT BE MODIFIED EITHER ORALLY OR IN WRITING (OTHER THAN BY A MUTUAL WRITTEN WAIVER SPECIFICALLY REFERRING TO THIS SUBSECTION 3.9 AND EXECUTED BY THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT AND EACH GUARANTOR), AND THIS WAIVER SHALL APPLY TO ANY SUBSEQUENT AMENDMENTS, RENEWALS, SUPPLEMENTS OR MODIFICATIONS TO THIS GUARANTY. In the event of litigation, this Guaranty may be filed as a written consent to a trial by the court.

         3.10      No Other Writing .    This writing is intended by Guarantors and Secured Parties as the final expression of this Guaranty and is also intended as a complete and exclusive statement of the terms of their agreement with respect to the matters covered hereby. No course of dealing, course of

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performance or trade usage, and no parol evidence of any nature, shall be used to supplement or modify any terms of this Guaranty. There are no conditions to the full effectiveness of this Guaranty.

         3.11      Further Assurances .    At any time or from time to time, upon the request of the Administrative Agent, Guarantors shall execute and deliver such further documents and do such other acts and things as the Administrative Agent may reasonably request in order to effect fully the purposes of this Guaranty.

         3.12      Additional Guarantors .    The initial Guarantors hereunder shall be such of the Restricted Subsidiaries of Borrowers as are signatories hereto on the date hereof. From time to time subsequent to the date hereof, additional Subsidiaries of Borrowers may become parties hereto, as additional Guarantors (each an " Additional Guarantor "), by executing a counterpart of this Guaranty. Upon delivery of any such counterpart to the Administrative Agent, notice of which is hereby waived by Guarantors, each such Additional Guarantor shall be a Guarantor and shall be as fully a party hereto as if such Additional Guarantor were an original signatory hereof. Each Guarantor expressly agrees that its obligations arising hereunder shall not be affected or diminished by the addition or release of any other Guarantor hereunder, nor by any election of the Administrative Agent not to cause any Subsidiary of Borrowers to become an Additional Guarantor hereunder. This Guaranty shall be fully effective as to any Guarantor that is or becomes a party hereto regardless of whether any other Person becomes or fails to become or ceases to be a Guarantor hereunder.

         3.13      Counterparts; Effectiveness .    This Guaranty may be executed in any number of counterparts and by the different parties hereto in separate counterparts, each of which when so executed and delivered shall be deemed to be an original for all purposes; but all such counterparts together shall constitute but one and the same instrument. This Guaranty shall become effective as to each Guarantor upon the execution of a counterpart hereof by such Guarantor (whether or not a counterpart hereof shall have been executed by any other Guarantor) and receipt by the Administrative Agent of written or telephonic notification of such execution and authorization of delivery thereof.

         3.14      Administrative Agent as Agent .     

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         IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the undersigned Guarantors has caused this Guaranty to be duly executed and delivered by its officer thereunto duly authorized as of the date first written above.


 

 

LAS VEGAS SANDS, INC.,

a Nevada corporation

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/  
HARRY MILTENBERGER       
Name: Harry Miltenberger
Title: Vice President Finance & Secretary

 

 

VENETIAN CASINO RESORT, LLC,

a Nevada limited liability company

 

 

By:    Las Vegas Sands, Inc., as Managing Member

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/  
HARRY MILTENBERGER       
Name: Harry Miltenberger
Title: Vice President Finance & Secretary

 

 

MALL INTERMEDIATE HOLDING COMPANY, LLC,

a Delaware limited liability company

 

 

By:    Venetian Casino Resort, LLC, as Managing Member
              By:    Las Vegas Sands, Inc., as Managing Member

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/  
HARRY MILTENBERGER       
Name: Harry Miltenberger
Title: Vice President Finance & Secretary

 

 

LIDO INTERMEDIATE HOLDING COMPANY, LLC,

a Delaware limited liability company

 

 

By:    Venetian Casino Resort, LLC, as Managing Member
              By:    Las Vegas Sands, Inc., as Managing Member

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/  
HARRY MILTENBERGER       
Name: Harry Miltenberger
Title: Vice President Finance & Secretary
           

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VENETIAN VENTURE DEVELOPMENT, LLC,

a Nevada limited liability company

 

 

By:    Venetian Casino Resort, LLC, as Managing Member
              By:    Las Vegas Sands, Inc., as Managing Member

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/  
HARRY MILTENBERGER       
Name: Harry Miltenberger
Title: Vice President Finance & Secretary

 

 

VENETIAN OPERATING COMPANY, LLC,

a Nevada limited liability company

 

 

By:    Venetian Casino Resort, LLC, as Managing Member
              By:    Las Vegas Sands, Inc., as Managing Member

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/  
HARRY MILTENBERGER       
Name: Harry Miltenberger
Title: Vice President Finance & Secretary

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VENETIAN MARKETING, INC.,

a Nevada corporation

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/  
HARRY MILTENBERGER       
Name: Harry Miltenberger
Title: Vice President Finance & Secretary

 

 

VENETIAN TRANSPORT, LLC,

a Nevada limited liability company

 

 

By:    Las Vegas Sands, Inc., as Managing Member

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/  
HARRY MILTENBERGER       
Name: Harry Miltenberger
Title: Vice President Finance & Secretary

 

 

VENETIAN HOTEL OPERATIONS, LLC,

a Delaware limited liability company

 

 

By:    Venetian Casino Resort, LLC, as Managing Member
              By:    Las Vegas Sands, Inc., as Managing Member

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/  
HARRY MILTENBERGER       
Name: Harry Miltenberger
Title: Vice President Finance & Secretary

 

 

INTERFACE EMPLOYEE LEASING, LLC,

a Nevada limited liability company

 

 

By:    Las Vegas Sands, Inc., as Managing Member

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/  
HARRY MILTENBERGER       
Name: Harry Miltenberger
Title: Vice President Finance & Secretary

 

 

YONA VENETIAN LLC,

a Delaware limited liability company

 

 

By:    Las Vegas Sands, Inc., as Managing Member

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/  
HARRY MILTENBERGER       
Name: Harry Miltenberger
Title: Vice President Finance & Secretary

 

 

 

 

 

Notice Address for Debtors:
          3355 Las Vegas Boulevard South
Las Vegas, Nevada 89109
Attention: General Counsel
Telefax: (702) 414-4421

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State of Minnesota    )
County of Ramsey     )ss:
         

This instrument was acknowledged before me on August 20, 2004 by Richard Prokosch.

[SEAL]

 

/s/  
MARY R. MCCARTHY       
(Signature and office of individual taking acknowledgment)

Notarial Seal

 

 

 

 

 

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Exhibit 10.25


2004 AGREEMENT OF STOCK OPTION RESPONSIBILITY

        THIS AGREEMENT is made on July 15, 2004 by and between Las Vegas Sands, Inc. (the "Company") and Sheldon G. Adelson ("Adelson") with respect to that certain 1997 Fixed Stock Option Plan, as amended and restated ("the Plan") of Las Vegas Sands, Inc.

        WHEREAS, the Plan has heretofore been adopted by the Company;

        WHEREAS the Plan, in Section 9(b) thereof, permits Adelson, being the principal stockholder of the Company, to assume some or all of the obligations of the Company under the Plan and to become the Administrator of the Plan and the issuer of the Options, and to have all rights, powers and responsibilities granted to the Company or to the Board under the Plan (all such capitalized terms being understood as defined in the Plan);

        WHEREAS, by an instrument dated January 2, 2002, Adelson assumed the Plan, including all referenced rights and obligations under the Plan with respect to any awards made pursuant to the Plan;

        WHEREAS, the Company now desires to reassume full responsibility in all respects of the Plan regarding all awards made pursuant to the Plan on and after July 15, 2004; and

        WHEREAS, Adelson consents to such assumption by the Company.

        NOW, THEREFORE, the parties agree as follows:

        The Company hereby assumes all of the rights, powers, obligations, responsibilities and liabilities set forth in the Plan and undertakes to perform the same from and after the date hereof with respect to awards made pursuant to the Plan on and after July 15, 2004 and, pursuant to the provisions of the Plan, the Company shall administer the Plan, grant Options, issue Shares, redeem Shares and do any and all other acts or things originally authorized or reserved to the Company or to the Board thereunder, in all cases with respect to awards granted pursuant to the Plan on and after July 15, 2004.

        IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this instrument to be executed and delivered as of the date first written above.

    Las Vegas Sands, Inc.

 

 

By:

/s/  
SHELDON G. ADELSON       

 

 

Acknowledged and Confirmed:

 

 

By:

/s/  
SHELDON G. ADELSON       
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EXHIBIT 10.42


SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED RECIPROCAL
EASEMENT, USE AND OPERATING AGREEMENT

between

INTERFACE GROUP-NEVADA, INC.,

Grand Canal Shops II, LLC,

LIDO CASINO RESORT, LLC

and

VENETIAN CASINO RESORT, LLC

Dated as of May 17, 2004


TABLE OF CONTENTS

 
   
  Page
ARTICLE I CONSTRUCTION OF THE VENETIAN   3

ARTICLE II HVAC; ACCESS/UTILITY EASEMENTS; COMMON AREAS

 

5
 
A.

 

Central Utility Plants and Electric Substation

 

5
  B.   HVAC   7
  C.   Other Reciprocal Easements   13
  D.   Common Areas; Access Rights to Effect Maintenance and Repair; Parking Access; Emergency Access; Vertical and Lateral Support; Miscellaneous   16

ARTICLE III COVENANTS REGARDING SECC LAND

 

21

ARTICLE IV OPERATION OF PHASE I HOTEL/CASINO AND PHASE I MALL; TENANT NON-COMPETITION

 

23
 
A.

 

Operating Covenants of H/C I Owner

 

23
  B.   Operating Covenants of Mall I Owner   23

ARTICLE V COVENANTS REGARDING PHASE I LAND OPERATIONS

 

29

ARTICLE VI TAXES AND INSURANCE PREMIUMS

 

38

ARTICLE VII PERMANENT PARKING

 

42

ARTICLE VIII THE VENETIAN AND THE PALAZZO

 

43
 
A.

 

Construction

 

43
  B.   Venetian/Palazzo Inter-relationship and Cooperation   44
  C.   Other Covenants and Agreements   45
  D.   Phase I Mall and Phase II Mall Relations   47

ARTICLE IX RESTRICTIVE COVENANTS

 

47

ARTICLE X INSURANCE

 

48

ARTICLE XI DAMAGE OR DESTRUCTION BY FIRE OR OTHER CASUALTY

 

58

ARTICLE XII CONDEMNATION

 

60

ARTICLE XIII COMPLIANCE WITH LAWS AND OTHER AGREEMENTS

 

62

ARTICLE XIV MISCELLANEOUS

 

63

ARTICLE XV ARBITRATION

 

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Schedule I   Definitions

Schedule II

 

Hotel/Casino/Mall/SECC Common Area Charges

Schedule III

 

Parking Rules and Regulations

Exhibits

 

 

 

Exhibit A-1

 


The Phase I Land

Exhibit A-2

 


The Phase II Land

Exhibit B

 


The SECC Land

Exhibit C

 


Phase IA Airspace

Exhibit D

 


The Mall I Airspace

Exhibit E

 


Retail Annex Land

Exhibit F

 


Mall I Space

Exhibit G

 


Walgreens' Airspace

Exhibit H

 


Venetian Performers

Exhibit I

 


Venetian Logo

Exhibit J

 


HVAC Plant

Exhibit K

 


The HVAC Space

Exhibit L

 


Existing Utility Equipment

Exhibit M

 


H/C Pass-through Areas, H/C-Mall Common Areas, Mall I Pass-through Areas,
SECC Pass-through Areas, H/C Limited Common Areas, Mall I Limited Common
Areas, Mall I H/C Exclusive Areas

Exhibit N

 


H/C II Owner Shared Facilities

Exhibit O

 


SECC Insurance Obligations

Exhibit P

 


Contractor Safety Permit Process

Exhibit Q

 


Compliance with Other Agreements

Exhibit R

 


Venetian Logo Style Guide

Exhibit S

 


Parking Access Easements

Exhibit T

 


SECC Party Wall

Exhibit U

 


Grand Canal Shoppes Logo

Exhibit V

 


Predevelopment Agreement

Exhibit W

 


Phase I Automobile Parking Area

Exhibit X

 


Directional Signage and Duratran Units

Exhibit Y

 


Certain Lease Provisions

Exhibit Z

 


Gaming Authority Lease Provision

Exhibit AA

 


Insurance Report

Exhibit BB

 


Independent Expert Certification

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SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED RECIPROCAL EASEMENT,
USE AND OPERATING AGREEMENT

        This SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED RECIPROCAL EASEMENT, USE AND OPERATING AGREEMENT (as the same may be amended from time to time in accordance with the provisions hereof, this "AGREEMENT") is dated as of this 17th day of May 2004, by and among VENETIAN CASINO RESORT, LLC, a Nevada limited liability company having an address at 3355 Las Vegas Boulevard South, Room 1C Las Vegas, Nevada 89109 ("PHASE I LLC," in its capacity as "H/C I Owner" (as hereinafter defined)), as successor-in-interest to Las Vegas Sands, Inc. ("LVSI"), in its capacity as the Owner of the Phase I Land (as hereinafter defined), LIDO CASINO RESORT, LLC, a Nevada limited liability company having an address at 3355 Las Vegas Boulevard South, Room 1C, Las Vegas, Nevada 89109 ("PHASE II LLC," in its capacities as "H/C II Owner" and "Mall II Owner" (as each is hereinafter defined)), as successor-in-interest to Phase I LLC (successor-in-interest to LVSI), in its capacity as the owner of the Phase II Land (as hereinafter defined), Grand Canal Shops II, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company having an address at c/o GGP Limited Partnership, 110 North Wacker Drive, Chicago, Illinois 60606 ("MALL LLC," in its capacity as "Mall I Owner" (as hereinafter defined)), as successor-in-interest to Grand Canal Shops Mall Subsidiary, LLC ("MALL SUBSIDIARY LLC"), as successor-in-interest to Grand Canal Shops Mall, LLC, as successor-in-interest to Grand Canal Shops Mall Construction, LLC, in its capacity as the owner of the Mall I Airspace (as hereinafter defined) and INTERFACE GROUP-NEVADA, INC., a Nevada corporation having an address at 3355 Las Vegas Boulevard South, Room 1B, Las Vegas, Nevada 89109 ("INTERFACE," in its capacity as "SECC OWNER" (as hereinafter defined)), in its capacity as the owner of the SECC Land (as hereinafter defined).

R E C I T A L S

        A.    WHEREAS, LVSI and Interface previously entered into that certain Reciprocal Easement, Use and Operating Agreement, dated as of June 26, 1997 which was recorded on July 3, 1997 as document number 01056 of Book 970703 and re-recorded on July 28, 1997 as document number 00576 in Book 970728 in the Recorder's Office; and

        B.    WHEREAS, Phase I LLC, Grand Canal Shops Mall Construction, LLC ("INTERIM MALL LLC") and Interface previously entered into that certain Amended and Restated Reciprocal Easement, Use and Operating Agreement, dated as of November 14, 1997 (the "ORIGINAL REA"), which was recorded on November 21, 1997 as Document Number 00731 in Book 971121 in the official records, Clark County; which Original REA has been amended by (i) that certain First Amendment to Amended and Restated Reciprocal Easement, Use and Operating Agreement, dated as of December 20, 1999 (the "FIRST REA AMENDMENT"), by and among Phase I LLC, Phase II LLC, Mall Subsidiary LLC and Interface, which was recorded on December 23, 1999, as Document Number 01043 in Book 991223 in the official records, Clark County; (ii) that certain Second Amendment to Amended and Restated Reciprocal Easement, Use and Operating Agreement, dated as of June 4, 2002 (the "SECOND REA AMENDMENT"), by and among Phase I LLC, Phase II LLC, Mall LLC and Interface, which was recorded on June 7, 2002 as Document Number 00722 in BOOK 20020607 in the official records, Clark County; and (iii) that certain Third Amendment to Amended and Restated Reciprocal Easement, Use and Operating Agreement, dated as of June 28, 2002 (the "THIRD REA AMENDMENT"), by and among Phase I LLC, Phase II LLC, Mall LLC and Interface, (the Original REA, as amended by the First REA Amendment, the Second REA Amendment and the Third REA Amendment, the "FIRST AMENDED AND RESTATED REA AGREEMENT"); and

        C.    WHEREAS, (i) Phase I LLC is now the owner in fee simple of that certain parcel of land located in the County of Clark, State of Nevada, as the same is more particularly described on EXHIBIT A-1 annexed hereto and made a part hereof (the "PHASE I LAND"), excluding the Retail Annex Land (as hereinafter defined), and (ii) Phase II LLC is now the owner in fee simple of that certain parcel of land located in the County of Clark, State of Nevada, as the same is more particularly described in EXHIBIT A-2 annexed hereto and made a part hereof (the "PHASE II LAND"); and



        D.    WHEREAS, LVSI, Phase I LLC and Interim Mall LLC caused to be constructed a complex on the Phase I Land (such complex, which includes a Phase I Hotel/Casino, the Congress Facility, the HVAC Plant, the Electric Substation, the Phase I Automobile Parking Area and the Phase I Mall (as such terms are hereinafter defined), the "VENETIAN"); and

        E.    WHEREAS, Phase I LLC is the owner of (i) all of the airspace above the Phase I Land, other than the Mall I Airspace (as defined below) (such airspace, the "H/C I SPACE") and (ii) certain airspace above the Phase II Land, as more particularly described in EXHIBIT C annexed hereto and made a part hereof (the "PHASE IA Airspace"); and

        F.     WHEREAS, pursuant to that certain Commercial Lease dated as of March 1, 2004, by and between CAP II-Buccaneer, LLC, as landlord, and Phase II LLC, as tenant, Phase II LLC is the holder of a leasehold interest (the "WALGREENS' AIRSPACE LEASEHOLD") in and to that certain airspace described on EXHIBIT G attached hereto and made a part hereof (such airspace, the "WALGREENS' AIRSPACE"); and

        G.    WHEREAS, Interface is the owner in fee simple of that certain parcel of land located in the County of Clark, State of Nevada, as the same is more particularly described on EXHIBIT B annexed hereto and made a part hereof (the "SECC LAND"); and Interface owns a certain building (i) that is used as, among other things, a convention, trade show and exposition center, (ii) that is presently commonly known as the "Sands Exposition and Convention Center" and (iii) which is located on the SECC Land (such building, the "SECC"); and

        H.    WHEREAS, the Phase I Hotel/Casino adjoins the SECC; and

        I.     WHEREAS, for purposes of this Agreement, (a) the term "MALL I SPACE" shall mean, collectively, (i) airspace owned by Mall I Owner within which are certain portions of the second and mezzanine floors of the Base Building (as hereinafter defined), as more particularly described in EXHIBIT D attached hereto and made a part hereof (the "MALL I AIRSPACE"), and (ii) the portion of the Phase I Land upon which a "retail annex" has been constructed, as more particularly described in EXHIBIT E attached hereto and made a part hereof (the "RETAIL ANNEX LAND") and (iii) all of the airspace above the Retail Annex Land; (b) the term "PHASE I MALL" shall mean, collectively, any buildings or other improvements constructed in or within the Mall I Space from time to time; and (c) the term "MALL I OWNER" shall mean, at any given time, the Person or Persons who then hold fee title in and to the Mall I Space or any portion thereof; and

        J.     WHEREAS, Phase II LLC intends to construct and operate a complex on the Phase II Land and within the Walgreens' Airspace (such complex, including, without limitation, a hotel, casino and retail facility to be located on the Phase II Land and the Phase II Automobile Parking Area (as hereinafter defined), but excluding the Phase IA Airspace, the Phase IA Conference Center and any other buildings and improvements located within the Phase IA Airspace, the "PALAZZO"); and

        K.    WHEREAS, Phase II LLC may transfer to another person (which may or may not be an Affiliate) the airspace above the Phase II Land and/or its leasehold interest in the portion of the Walgreens' Airspace within which there will be a retail and restaurant facility (such airspace, or leasehold interest in such airspace in the case of the Walgreens' Airspace, the "MALL II SPACE," and such facility, the "PHASE II MALL"); and

        L.    WHEREAS, for purposes of this Agreement, the "H/C II SPACE" shall mean, collectively, (x) the Phase II Land and any buildings and other improvements located thereon, less and except the Phase IA Airspace, the Phase IA Conference Center and any other improvements located within the Phase IA Airspace and (y) the Walgreens' Airspace and any buildings and other improvements located therein; and

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        M.   WHEREAS, for purposes of this Agreement (a) the term "SECC OWNER" shall mean, at any given time, the Person who then holds fee title to the SECC Land, (b) the term "H/C I OWNER" shall mean, (i) at any given time, the Person or Persons who then hold fee title to the Phase I Land and the H/C I Space, and (ii) at any given time, the Person or Persons who hold fee title to the Phase IA Airspace and the Phase IA Conference Center, (c) the term "H/C II OWNER" shall mean, (i) at any given time, the Person or Persons who then hold fee title to the H/C II Space and (ii) the Person or Persons who hold leasehold title to the Walgreens' Airspace, and (d) the term "MALL II OWNER" shall mean, at any given time, the Person or Persons who then hold fee title to the Mall II Space, which Person as of the date hereof is Phase II LLC; and

        N.    WHEREAS, Phase I LLC (as owner of the Phase I Land), Phase II LLC (as owner of the Phase II Land, Mall II Space and the Walgreens' Airspace Leasehold), Interface (as owner of the SECC Land) and Mall LLC (as Mall I Owner) desire to amend and restate the First Amended and Restated REA and to grant to each other and their respective assignees certain rights and easements in connection with the use and operation of the Phase I Land, the Phase II Land, the Walgreens' Airspace, the Mall I Space, the SECC Land, and any buildings and improvements constructed on or in any of the foregoing from time to time, and to make certain other covenants and agreements, all as hereinafter more particularly set forth; and

        O.    WHEREAS, all capitalized terms used and not defined in this Agreement shall have the respective meanings ascribed thereto in Schedule I annexed hereto and made a part hereof.

W I T N E S S E T H:

        NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the covenants and easements herein made and granted, and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and legal sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree that the First Amended and Restated REA is amended and restated in its entirety to read as follows:

ARTICLE I

CONSTRUCTION OF THE VENETIAN

        1.     Third Party Warranties/Liquidated Damages.     

        (a)   Subject to the last sentence of this Section 1(a) of Article I, the Owners acknowledge and agree that all Third Party Warranties shall, to the extent separately enforceable by a particular Owner with respect to improvements within its Lot, belong to such Owner and shall be enforceable by that Owner. To the extent that a particular Third Party Warranty pertains to improvements in more than one Lot, and cannot be separately assigned, the Owner possessing rights to enforce such Third Party Warranty (the "THIRD PARTY WARRANTY OWNER") shall take such steps as any other Owner whose property is benefited by such Third Party Warranty (a "REQUESTING WARRANTY OWNER") from time to time reasonably may request in order to permit the Requesting Warranty Owner to receive the benefits thereof, so long as the Requesting Warranty Owner reimburses the Third Party Warranty Owner for all reasonable costs associated therewith (to the extent fairly allocable to the requests made by the Requesting Warranty Owner) and otherwise takes steps reasonably requested by the Third Party Warranty Owner to assure that the Third Party Warranty Owner shall not be exposed to unreimbursed liability as a consequence of taking the steps requested by the Requesting Warranty Owner. In all events, all Liquidated Damages received or collected pursuant to or as a result of the Construction Litigation or any arbitration, litigation, settlement or judgment related thereto or in connection therewith shall be paid to, retained by and are for the benefit of H/C I Owner only, and H/C I Owner shall be deemed the Requesting Warranty Owner for all third Party Warranties that are a part of or are asserted in the Construction Litigation and any related litigation or arbitration.

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        (b)   All Liquidated Damages shall be apportioned between the applicable Owners in an equitable manner (subject to the last sentence of Section 1(a) of this Article I above). If such Owner shall be unable to agree on the equitable apportionment of any Liquidated Damages, such Owners shall engage an Independent Expert to determine such apportionment pursuant to the provisions of Section 16 of Article XIV.

        2.     Shared Phase II Facilities.     The Phase IA Conference Center will share with H/C II Owner certain facilities in the improvements of which the Phase IA Conference Center constitutes the second floor (the "SHARED PHASE II FACILITIES"). So long as the Shared Phase II Facilities exist, the following provisions shall apply:

        (a)   H/C II Owner hereby grants to H/C I Owner perpetual, irrevocable easements to enter on or into such portion of the H/C II Space to gain access to the Phase IA Conference Center and the Shared Phase II Facilities, the improvements located therein and any and all fixtures, fittings, equipment and building systems located therein for the operation, use, enjoyment, maintenance, repair or restoration of or to the same (but for no other reason or purpose). H/C I Owner, in exercising its rights under this subsection 2(a) of Article I, shall use commercially reasonable efforts to minimize interference with the maintenance, use and operation of the H/C II Space and H/C II Owner's business at the same.

        (b)   H/C II Owner may relocate any easements under subsection 2(a) of Article I on its parcel at its sole cost and expense provided that such relocation: (1) does not cause any interruption in the utilization of the easement by the Owner of the dominant tenement for the affected easement (except de minimus interruptions, as to degree or time, which shall be scheduled by agreement with the Owner of the dominant tenement for the affected easement); (2) does not diminish the capacity or efficiency of such easement (excepting de minimus effects); and (3) will not interfere (except to a de minimus extent) with the maintenance, use or operation of the dominant tenement or the conduct of its Owner's business thereat.

        (c)   H/C I Owner and H/C II Owner hereby grant to each other non-exclusive easements in the Phase IA Airspace and the H/C II Space substantially equivalent to the easements granted by H/C I Owner and Mall I Owner for (i) Utility Activity as set forth in subsections C2 and C3 of Article II, (ii) ingress, egress and access through any shared pass-throughs or common areas as set forth in subsections D1 and D2 of Article II, (iii) maintenance and repair as set forth in subsection D3 of Article II; (iv) emergency access as set forth in Section D5 of Article II; and (v) vertical and lateral support as set forth in Section D6 of Article II.

        3.     Encroachments.     Each of H/C I Owner and Mall I Owner further agree, for the benefit of the other, as follows:

        (a)   Notwithstanding the description of the Mall I Space set forth on EXHIBIT F, H/C I Owner and Mall I Owner acknowledge that: (i) the H/C I Space may encroach to some extent into a portion of the Mall I Space (any such encroachment referred to herein as the "H/C I ENCROACHMENT"); and (ii) the Mall I Space may encroach to some extent into a portion of the H/C I Space (any such encroachment referred to herein as the "MALL I ENCROACHMENT," and together with the H/C I Encroachment, the "ENCROACHMENTS"). H/C I Owner and Mall I Owner agree and consent to the Encroachments and grant to each other easements ("ENCROACHMENT EASEMENTS") over those portions of the H/C I Space and the Mall I Space for which such Encroachments exist.

        (b)   H/C I Owner and Mall I Owner shall each use their diligent efforts to, and shall cooperate with each other to, obtain an "ALTA" survey confirming the lot lines for the H/C I Space and the Mall I Space. Upon receipt of such survey, H/C I Owner and Mall I Owner shall, as appropriate, either (i) elect, if said survey shows no actual encroachments, to terminate this Section 3 by joint written notice to the Parties, (ii) as necessary, modify the legal descriptions of the H/C I Space and the Mall I

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Space in order to reflect the correct lot lines for the H/C I Space and the Mall I Space as depicted by such survey and immediately thereafter terminate this Section 3 by joint written notice to the Parties or (iii) continue to keep in effect, and modify as appropriate, the H/C I Encroachments, Mall I Encroachments and Encroachment Easements. Additionally, promptly after this Section 3 has been terminated, the Parties hereto shall execute and deliver to each other, and record in the Recorder's Office, an amendment to this Agreement reflecting the termination of the Encroachment Easements, and the other rights, interests, agreements and obligations created or imposed by or under this Section 3.

ARTICLE II

HVAC; ACCESS/UTILITY EASEMENTS; COMMON AREAS

A.    Central Utility Plants and Electric Substation.

        1.     Intentionally Omitted.     

        2.     Electric Substation.     

        (a)   The electric substation located on the Phase I Land (the "ELECTRIC SUBSTATION") distributes electric service to the Venetian (including the Phase I Mall), and the SECC. It is contemplated that during construction and upon completion of the Palazzo, the Electric Substation will distribute electric service to the Palazzo (including the Phase II Mall).

        (b)   H/C I Owner hereby grants to SECC Owner, H/C II Owner, Mall I Owner and Mall II Owner such easements in, on, over, under, across and through the Phase I Land and any improvements constructed or to be constructed thereon as are necessary or commercially appropriate for the SECC, the Palazzo, the Phase I Mall and the Phase II Mall to receive electricity from the Electric Substation and all of its related ducts, conduits, pipes, cables, utility lines and other equipment. In utilizing such easement rights, SECC Owner, H/C II Owner, Mall I Owner and Mall II Owner shall not interfere (other than to a de minimus extent) with the use and/or operation of the H/C I Space and any improvements constructed thereon or therein. H/C I Owner hereby grants to Mall I Owner, H/C II Owner, Mall II Owner and/or SECC Owner such easements in, on, over, under, across and through the Phase I Land and any improvements constructed or to be constructed thereon as shall be necessary or commercially appropriate from time to time to allow any public utility or any reasonably experienced and competent electricity provider to distribute electricity to such Owner.

        (c)   SECC Owner hereby grants to H/C I Owner, H/C II Owner, Mall I Owner and Mall II Owner such easements in, on, over, under, across and through the SECC Land and any improvements constructed or to be constructed thereon as are necessary or commercially appropriate to (i) in the case of H/C I Owner, maintain, repair, service and operate and (ii) in the case of Mall I Owner, Mall II Owner and H/C II Owner, to receive electricity from, the Electric Substation and all of its related ducts, conduits, pipes, cables, utility lines and other equipment. H/C I Owner, H/C II Owner, Mall I Owner and Mall II Owner shall utilize their easement rights in such a manner as not to interfere (other than to a de minimus extent) with the use and/or operation of the SECC Land and any improvements constructed therein or thereon. SECC Owner hereby grants to H/C I Owner, H/C II Owner, Mall I Owner and Mall II Owner such easements in, on, over, under, across and through the SECC Land and any improvements constructed or to be constructed thereon as shall be necessary or commercially appropriate from time to time to allow any public utility or any reasonably experienced and competent electricity provider to distribute electricity to such Owner.

        (d)   Mall I Owner hereby grants to H/C I Owner, H/C II Owner, Mall II Owner and SECC Owner such easements in, on, across and through the Mall I Space and any improvements constructed or to be

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constructed thereon as are necessary or commercially appropriate to (i) in the case of H/C I Owner, operate, maintain, repair and service and (ii) in the case of H/C II Owner and Mall II Owner, receive electricity from the Electric Substation and all of its related ducts, conduits, pipes, cables, utility lines and other equipment. H/C I Owner, H/C II Owner, Mall II Owner and SECC Owner shall utilize their easement rights in such a manner as not to interfere (other than to a de minimus extent) with the use and/or operation of the Mall I Space and any improvements constructed therein or thereon. Mall I Owner hereby grants to H/C I Owner, H/C II Owner, Mall II Owner and SECC Owner such easements in, on, over, under, across and through the Mall I Space and any improvements to be constructed thereon as shall be necessary or commercially appropriate from time to time to allow any public utility or any reasonably experienced and competent electricity provider to distribute electricity to such Owner.

        (e)   H/C II Owner hereby grants to H/C I Owner, SECC Owner, Mall I Owner and Mall II Owner such easements in, on, over, under, across and through the Phase II Land and any improvements constructed or to be constructed thereon as are necessary or commercially appropriate to (i) in the case of H/C I Owner, maintain, repair, service and operate and (ii) in the case of SECC Owner, Mall I Owner and Mall II Owner, to receive electricity from the Electric Substation and all of its related ducts, conduits, pipes, cables, utility lines and other equipment. H/C I Owner, SECC Owner, Mall I Owner and Mall II Owner shall utilize their easement rights in such a manner as not to interfere (other than to a de minimus extent) with the use and/or operation of the Phase II Land and any improvements constructed therein or thereon. H/C II Owner hereby grants to H/C I Owner, Mall I Owner, Mall II Owner and SECC Owner such easements in, on, over, under, across and through the Phase II Land and any improvements to be constructed thereon as shall be necessary or commercially appropriate from time to time to allow any public utility or any reasonably experienced and competent electricity provider to distribute electricity to such Owner.

        (f)    Mall II Owner hereby grants to H/C I Owner, H/C II Owner, SECC Owner and Mall I Owner such easements in, on, over, under, across and through the Mall II Space and any improvements constructed or to be constructed thereon as are necessary or commercially appropriate to, (i) in the case of H/C I Owner, repair, operate, maintain and service and (ii) in the case of SECC Owner, Mall I Owner and H/C II Owner, to receive electricity from the Electric Substation and all of its related ducts, conduits, pipes, cables, utility lines and other equipment. H/C I Owner, H/C II Owner, SECC Owner and Mall I Owner shall utilize their easement rights in such a manner as not to interfere (other than to a de minimus extent) with the use and/or operation of the Mall II Space and any improvements constructed therein or thereon. Mall II Owner hereby grants to H/C I Owner, H/C II Owner, Mall I Owner and SECC Owner such easements in, on, over, under, across and through the Mall II Space and any improvements to be constructed thereon as shall be necessary or commercially appropriate from time to time to allow any public utility or any reasonably experienced and competent electricity provider to distribute electricity to such Owner.

        (g)   H/C I Owner agrees for the benefit of Mall I Owner, SECC Owner, H/C II Owner and Mall II Owner to cause the maintenance, repair, operation and restoration of the Electric Substation; provided , however that H/C I Owner can satisfy its obligations under this Section A(2)(g) of Article II by (i) engaging an appropriately experienced and competent third party operator to operate, maintain, repair and restore the Electric Substation and (ii) using commercially reasonable efforts to enforce such operator's obligations so to operate, maintain, repair and restore the Electric Substation (and replacing such operator with another appropriately experienced and competent third party operator if any such operator fails to perform its obligations) in which event H/C I Owner shall not be liable to H/C II Owner, Mall I Owner, Mall II Owner or to SECC Owner for consequential damages arising out of such third party's operation, service, repair, maintenance and/or restoration of the Electric Substation except to the extent such damages result from H/C I Owner's negligence or willful misconduct.

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        (h)   The cost of operating, maintaining, repairing and restoring the Electric Substation, and of purchasing electricity, shall be shared by each Owner in accordance with the provisions of Section 3 of Article V.

        (i)    H/C I Owner agrees for the benefit of Mall I Owner, Mall II Owner, H/C II Owner and SECC Owner that, if H/C I Owner shall fail to perform its obligations under the preceding Section A(2)(g) of this Article II, each of Mall I Owner, Mall II Owner, H/C II Owner and SECC Owner shall have the right to enter the Phase I Land and any improvements constructed thereon and perform or cause to be performed H/C I Owner's obligations under Section A(2)(g) of this Article II.

        (j)    Each Owner of a servient tenement may relocate any of the easements granted in the preceding subsections (b), (c), (d), (e) and (f) at its sole cost and expense; provided that such relocation: (1) does not cause any interruption in the utilization of the easement by the Owner of the dominant tenement for the affected easement (except de minimus interruptions, as to degree or time, which shall be scheduled by agreement with the Owner of the dominant tenement for the affected easement); (2) does not diminish the capacity or efficiency of such utility easement (excepting de minimus effects); and (3) will not make it more difficult or more expensive for the Owner of the dominant tenement with respect to the easement to use, maintain, repair, or replace the utility lines or equipment in question, unless, in the case of increased expense, the Owner of a servient tenement, at the time of such adverse relocation, agrees to bear any future additional costs arising from such relocation.

        (k)    Intentionally Omitted.

        (l)    H/C I Owner hereby agrees, for the benefit of Mall I Owner and SECC Owner to ensure that the capacity and equipping of the Electric Substation is such that the exercise by H/C II Owner and Mall II Owner of the easement rights granted in the preceding subsections (b) through (f) shall not adversely affect (except to a de minimus extent) the electricity service that is provided to Mall I Owner or SECC Owner or increase (except to a de MINIMUS extent) the cost of the same. In all events, the easement rights granted to H/C II Owner and Mall II Owner in the preceding subsections (b) - (f) shall not apply from and after the date, if any, that such Owners acknowledge in writing that they do not intend to obtain electricity from the Electric Substation.

        (m)  Each of H/C I Owner, H/C II Owner, Mall I Owner, Mall II Owner and SECC Owner shall have the right to cause the others to (a) enter into commercially reasonable and appropriate agreements to memorialize by a recorded agreement the exact location of the easements granted in the preceding subsections (b), (c), (d),(e) and (f) in good-faith ( provided that, in any event, each such easement shall be located in such a commercially appropriate location on the burdened property as to minimize, to the extent reasonably possible, interference with the construction, use and operation of such burdened property and the buildings and other improvements from time to time located thereon) and (b) grant necessary and appropriate easements to the Electricity Provider in order to implement the provisions of this Section A(2).

        (n)   H/C I Owner shall, in its sole discretion, determine the electricity supplier or public utility company from whom the Owners shall purchase electricity.

B.    HVAC.

        1.     HVAC Ground Lease.     H/C I Owner has entered into a ground lease (the "HVAC GROUND LEASE") whereby H/C I Owner, as lessor, has leased to Sempra, as lessee, the real property more particularly described on EXHIBIT K attached hereto and made a part hereof, (the "HVAC SPACE") together with any buildings and improvements constructed thereon more particularly described on

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EXHIBIT K for the Sempra Term to be used exclusively for the operation, maintenance and repair by Sempra of the HVAC Plant and the HVAC Facilities; provided however that:

        (a)   H/C I Owner shall have the right to relocate the HVAC Plant, subject to the requirement that, without a Serviced Owner's consent, the relocation shall not interfere with or affect the heating, ventilating and air conditioning service required to be provided to such Serviced Owner pursuant to its ESA (except to a de minimus extent) or result in any additional cost or expense to such Serviced Owner; and

        (b)   During the Sempra Term, Sempra shall operate, maintain, repair and restore the HVAC Plant in accordance with the provisions of the Initial ESAs. From and after the expiration of the Sempra Term, the Substitute HVAC Operator shall (i) operate, maintain, repair and restore the HVAC Plant and the HVAC Facilities, and (ii) to the extent not covered pursuant to the property damage insurance required to be carried in accordance with the provisions of Article X, shall procure replacement cost property damage insurance covering the HVAC Plant and the HVAC Facilities and any other insurance equivalent to that which Sempra was required to maintain under the initial ESAs

        2.     Admission of New Serviced Owners.     

        (a)   Mall I Owner, SECC Owner, H/C I Owner, H/C II Owner and Mall II Owner each agree that H/C I Owner shall admit H/C II Owner and/or Mall II Owner as Serviced Owners upon the request of H/C II Owner and/or Mall II Owner, subject to the following conditions:

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        (b)   Each Serviced Owner agrees that should H/C II Owner or Mall II Owner elect to be admitted as a Serviced Owner as provided above, such Serviced Owner shall permit the new Serviced Owner to lay utility lines connecting the improvements on its Lot to the HVAC Plant; provided that:

        3.     Extension/Termination of HVAC Operator.     

        (a)     Extension/Termination on Scheduled Termination Date Prior to Material Amortization Date.     Prior to any Scheduled Termination Date prior to the Material Amortization Date, H/C I Owner and SECC Owner shall jointly determine, after good-faith consultation with the other Serviced Owners, whether the Serviced Owners should (a) extend the Qualifying ESAs with the then-existing HVAC Operator or (b) terminate the Qualifying ESAs in accordance with their terms and enter into new ESAs with a Substitute HVAC Operator; provided , however that if such new ESAs would be reasonably likely to result in Mall I Owner making payments to the Substitute HVAC Operator in excess of the sum of (x) the payments that would be owed by Mall I Owner to H/C I Owner pursuant to clause (b) of the first sentence of Section B(9) of this Article II if the Qualifying ESAs were not terminated and (y) the payments that would be owed by Mall I Owner to the then-existing HVAC Operator due to Mall I Owner's default under its Qualifying ESA not resulting from a default by H/C I Owner of its obligations under said Section B(9) if the Qualifying ESAs were not terminated or due to ESA Amendments executed on or after the date hereof that were initiated by Mall I Owner's desire to enter into an ESA Amendment, H/C I Owner and SECC Owner shall not so determine to terminate the Qualifying ESAs unless either (1) Mall I Owner consents to such determination or (2) H/C I Owner agrees to be responsible for such excess. If H/C I Owner and SECC Owner do not jointly notify the other Serviced Owners of their determination to extend or terminate the then-existing Qualifying ESAs as of two (2) Business Days prior to the last day that the Serviced Owners have the right, under the Qualifying ESAs, to elect to extend the Qualifying ESAs, or if, pursuant to the preceding sentence, they do not have the right to determine to terminate the then-existing ESAs, then they shall be deemed to have determined pursuant to the preceding sentence that each Serviced Owner should extend its Qualified ESA with the then-existing HVAC Operator. If H/C I Owner and SECC Owner determine, or are deemed to have determined, that the Serviced Owners should extend the Qualifying ESAs in accordance with their terms, then each Serviced Owner shall be obligated to extend its Qualifying ESA (and the Scheduled Termination Date applying thereunder) in accordance with Section 2.5 of such

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Qualifying ESA. Conversely, if H/C I Owner and SECC Owner determine that the Serviced Owners should terminate the Qualifying ESAs in accordance with their terms and enter into new ESAs with a Substitute HVAC Operator, then:

        (b)     Termination in the Event of "Major Default."     As more particularly set forth in the Qualifying ESAs, each Owner has the right to terminate its Qualifying ESA in the event of certain HVAC Operator defaults (and subject to certain notice and cure periods). In the event of any such termination, the terminating Serviced Owner shall provide prior written notice of such termination to each of the other Serviced Owners. The Owners further agree as follows with respect to any such termination:

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        4.     Extension/Termination On or After the Material Amortization Date.     On or before the date which shall be eighteen (18) months prior to the Material Amortization Date, H/C I Owner shall submit in writing to the other Serviced Owners a proposed plan (a "REPLACEMENT HVAC PLANT PLAN") for the refurbishment or replacement of the HVAC Plant. The Replacement HVAC Plant Plan shall provide for the furnishing of heating, ventilating and air conditioning services for a commercially

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reasonable time period from and after the Material Amortization Date which are at least equivalent in all material respects (including, without limitation, quantity and quality) to those services required to be provided by Sempra or any Substitute HVAC Operator, as applicable, immediately prior to such date on financing and payment terms reasonably acceptable to the Serviced Owners, the cost of which each Serviced Owner shall share in proportion to its HVAC Plant Percentage. The Replacement HVAC Plant Plan must be approved by the other Serviced Owners, which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld; if the parties cannot agree on whether such approval is being properly withheld (taking into account the next sentence), the dispute shall be submitted to arbitration in accordance with the provisions hereof. In all events, a Serviced Owner shall have the right to withhold its approval to a proposed Replacement HVAC Plant Plan if the implementation of the proposed Replacement HVAC Plant Plan will not permit such Serviced Owner to operate its business for its Permitted Use or would unfairly burden such Owner as compared to the other Owners or unfairly benefit any other Owner. The Serviced Owners shall commence the implementation of such Replacement HVAC Plant Plan within thirty (30) days of approval thereof by the Serviced Owners other than H/C I Owner.

        5.     Termination Other Than by an Owner.     If the Qualifying ESAs shall terminate for any reason other than those described in Sections B(3) or B(4) of this Article II, as expeditiously as possible after the termination of the Qualifying ESAs, H/C I Owner shall submit in writing to the other Serviced Owners a proposed Replacement HVAC Plant Plan, and all of the provisions of Section B(4) of this Article II shall apply with respect hereto.

        6.     Termination of HVAC Ground Lease.     H/C I Owner agrees for the benefit of each of the other Serviced Owners that it shall not terminate the HVAC Ground Lease or any other possessory interest granted to the HVAC Operator in accordance with the provisions of this Part B of Article II other than in connection with an election to terminate all of the Qualifying ESAs in accordance with the provisions hereof.

        7.     Amendment of ESAS.     No Serviced Owner shall enter into any amendment, modification, restatement, substitution or replacement (each, a "ESA AMENDMENT") of its ESA with the HVAC Operator which ESA Amendment could reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the rights and/or obligations of any other Serviced Owner unless each other Serviced Owner (in its sole discretion) shall enter into an equivalent ESA Amendment.

        8.     Obligations of Substitute HVAC Operator.     The Substitute HVAC Operator shall cause the maintenance, repair and restoration of the HVAC Plant; provided , however that any such HVAC Operator that is an Owner can satisfy its obligations under this Section B(8) by (i) engaging an appropriately experienced and competent third party operator to operate, maintain, repair and restore the HVAC Plant and (ii) using commercially reasonable efforts to enforce such operator's obligations so to operate, maintain, repair and restore (and replacing such operator with another appropriately experienced and competent third party operator if any such operator fails to perform its obligations) in which event such HVAC Operator shall not be liable to any Owner for consequential damages arising out of such third party's repair, maintenance and/or restoration of the HVAC Plant except to the extent such damages result from such HVAC Operator's negligence or willful misconduct.

        9.     Payments Under Mall I Owner's ESA.     Notwithstanding any of the foregoing provisions of this Section B of Article II, during the Sempra Term, (a) H/C I Owner shall be responsible for making all payments under Sections 4.1 and 4.2, and clauses (i)-(iii) of Section 4.5, of Mall I Owner's ESA, excluding payments due to Mall I Owner's default thereunder not resulting from a default by H/C I Owner of its obligations under this Section B(9) and also excluding payments due under or pursuant to ESA Amendments executed on or after the date hereof that were initiated by Mall I Owner's desire to enter into an ESA Amendment; (b) Mall I Owner shall be obligated to make certain payments to H/C I Owner on account of the HVAC Plant and HVAC Facilities, pursuant to and as set forth in more detail in Section 3 of Article V hereof and Schedule II attached hereto and made a part hereof and

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(c) H/C I Owner and Mall I Owner shall each use commercially reasonable efforts to cause Sempra to send all invoices for amounts covered by clause (i) of this sentence, or copies thereof, to H/C I Owner. In the event that, notwithstanding such efforts, Sempra sends any such invoices to Mall I Owner only, Mall I Owner shall promptly deliver them to H/C I Owner.

C.    Other Reciprocal Easements.

        1.     Utility Equipment.     The Parties acknowledge that there are utilities installed on or within the Phase I Land and the Mall I Space and SECC Land, and that there will be utilities installed on the Phase II Land during the construction of the Palazzo.

        2.     Grant of H/C I Owner.     

        (a)   In addition to the easements granted above but subject to the other terms and conditions of this Article II, H/C I Owner hereby grants to Mall I Owner, Mall II Owner, H/C II Owner, and SECC Owner a non-exclusive easement in the H/C I Space and the Phase I Hotel/Casino for the installation, operation, flow and passage, use, maintenance, repair, replacement, relocation and removal (collectively, "UTILITY ACTIVITY") of any of the following which lie, or, in accordance with the provisions of this Article II, shall, in the future, lie, in, on, over, through, upon, across or under the H/C I Space and/or the Phase I Hotel/Casino: sewers (including, without limitation, storm and sanitary sewer systems), domestic water systems, natural gas systems, electrical systems, telephone systems, fire protection water systems, cable television systems, if any, and all other utility systems and facilities now or in the future reasonably necessary for the service of the Venetian (including without limitation the Phase I Mall), the Palazzo (including without limitation the Phase II Mall) and/or the SECC (collectively, "UTILITY EQUIPMENT", or to the extent that such Utility Equipment currently exists in, on, over, through, upon, across or under the Phase I Land, the Mall I Space, the Phase II Land or the SECC Land and/or the improvements located thereon as depicted on EXHIBIT L attached hereto and made a part hereof, as applicable, the "EXISTING UTILITY EQUIPMENT"). Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the preceding sentence, Utility Equipment shall not include the Electric Substation.

        (b)   The location (and relocation) of all easements for Utility Equipment that is to be installed in the H/C I Space and the Phase I Hotel/Casino after the date hereof (and the relocation of all easements for Existing Utility Equipment) shall be subject to the prior written approval of H/C I Owner; provided that H/C I Owner shall not unreasonably withhold, delay or condition any such approval to the extent that the desired location or relocation of the easement in question does not (1) interfere with the use or operation of the H/C I Space and the Phase I Hotel/Casino (other than to a de minimus extent), (2) adversely affect the value of such land and/or improvements (other than to a de minimus extent) and/or (3) impose any material obligation on H/C I Owner and/or the Phase I Hotel/Casino (other than the granting of the easement in question); in each case, assuming that the space and/or improvements, as applicable, in question are being used by H/C I Owner for their Permitted Use.

        3.     Grant of Mall I Owner.     

        (a)   In addition to the easements granted above but subject to the other terms and conditions of this Article II, Mall I Owner hereby grants to H/C I Owner, H/C II Owner, Mall II Owner and SECC Owner a non-exclusive easement in the Mall I Space for Utility Activity in connection with any Utility Equipment which lies, or, in accordance with the provisions of this Article II, shall, in the future, lie, in, on, through, upon or across the Mall I Space, or over or under the Retail Annex Land.

        (b)   The location (and relocation) of all easements for Utility Equipment that is to be installed in the Mall I Space after the date hereof (and the relocation of all easements for Existing Utility Equipment) shall be subject to the prior written approval of Mall I Owner; provided that Mall I Owner

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shall not unreasonably withhold, delay or condition any such approval to the extent that the desired location or relocation of the easement in question does not (1) interfere with the use or operation of the Mall I Space and/or the improvements therein (other than to a de minimus extent), (2) adversely affect the value of such space and/or improvements (other than to a de minimus extent) and/or (3) impose any material obligation on Mall I Owner and/or the improvements located in the Mall I Space (other than the granting of the easement in question); in each case, assuming that the space and/or improvements, as applicable, in question are being used by Mall I Owner for their Permitted Use.

        4.     Grant of H/C II Owner.     

        (a)   In addition to the easements granted above but subject to the other terms and conditions of this Article II, H/C II Owner hereby grants to Mall I Owner, Mall II Owner, H/C I Owner and SECC Owner a non-exclusive easement in the Phase II Land for Utility Activity in connection with any Utility Equipment which lies, or, in accordance with the provisions of this Article II, shall, in the future, lie, in, on, over, through, upon, across or under the Phase II Land.

        (b)   The location (and relocation) of all easements for Utility Equipment that is to be installed on the Phase II Land after the date hereof (and the relocation of all easements for Existing Utility Equipment) shall be subject to the prior written approval of H/C II Owner; provided that H/C II Owner shall not unreasonably withhold, delay or condition any such approval to the extent that the desired location or relocation of the easement in question does not (1) interfere with the use or operation of the Phase II Land and/or the improvements therein (other than to a de minimus extent), (2) adversely affect the value of such space and/or improvements (other than to a de minimus extent) and/or (3) impose any material obligation on H/C II Owner and/or the improvements located on the Phase II Land, or on such land and/or improvements (other than the granting of the easement in question); in each case, assuming that the land and/or improvements, as applicable, in question are being used by H/C II Owner for their Permitted Use.

        5.     Grant of Secc Owner.     

        (a)   In addition to the easements granted above but subject to the other terms and conditions of this Article II, SECC Owner hereby grants to H/C I Owner, H/C II Owner, Mall I Owner and Mall II Owner a non-exclusive easement in the SECC Land for Utility Activity in connection with any Utility Equipment which lie, or, in accordance with the provisions of this Article II, shall, in the future, lie, in, on, over, through, upon, across or under the SECC Land.

        (b)   The location (and relocation) of all easements for Utility Equipment that is to be installed on the SECC Land after the date hereof (and the relocation of all easements for Existing Utility Equipment) shall be subject to the prior written approval of SECC Owner; provided that SECC Owner shall not unreasonably withhold, delay or condition any such approval to the extent that the desired location or relocation of the easement in question does not (1) interfere with the use or operation of the SECC Land and/or the improvements therein (other than to a de minimus extent), (2) adversely affect the value of such space and/or improvements (other than to a de minimus extent) and/or (3) impose any material obligation on SECC Owner and/or the improvements located on the SECC Land (other than the granting of the easement in question); in each case, assuming that the land and/or improvements, as applicable, in question are being used by SECC Owner for their Permitted Use.

        6.     Grant of Mall II Owner.     

        (a)   In addition to the easements granted above but subject to the other terms and conditions of this Article II, Mall II Owner hereby grants to H/C I Owner, H/C II Owner, Mall I Owner and SECC Owner a non-exclusive easement in the Mall II Space for Utility Activity in connection with any Utility Equipment which lies, or, in accordance with the provisions of this Article II, shall, in the future, lie, in, on, through, upon or across the Mall II Space.

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        (b)   The location (and relocation) of all easements for Utility Equipment that is to be installed in the Mall II Space after the date hereof (and the relocation of all easements for Existing Utility Equipment) shall be subject to the prior written approval of Mall II Owner; provided that Mall II Owner shall not unreasonably withhold, delay or condition any such approval to the extent that the desired location or relocation of the easement in question does not (1) interfere with the use or operation of the Mall II Space and/or the improvements therein (other than to a de minimus extent), (2) adversely affect the value of such space and/or improvements (other than to a de minimus extent) and/or (3) impose any material obligation on Mall II Owner and/or the improvements located in the Mall II Space (other than the granting of the easement in question); in each case, assuming that the space and/or improvements, as applicable, in question are being used by Mall II Owner for their Permitted Use.

        7.     Rights of Burdened Parties; Obligations of Benefited Parties.     

        (a)   Each Owner of a servient tenement may relocate any utility easement on its parcel at its sole cost and expense provided that such relocation: (1) does not cause any interruption in the utilization of the utility easement by the Owner of the dominant tenement for the affected easement (except de minimus interruptions, as to degree or time, which shall be scheduled by agreement with the Owner of the dominant tenement for the affected easement); (2) does not diminish the capacity or efficiency of such utility easement (excepting de minimus effects); and (3) will not make it more difficult or more expensive for the Owner of the dominant tenement with respect to the utility easement to use, maintain, repair, or replace the utility lines, unless, in the case of increased expense, the Owner of a servient tenement, at the time of such adverse relocation, agrees to bear any future additional costs arising from such relocation.

        (b)   The cost and expense of Utility Activity in connection with Utility Equipment (to the extent not borne by a public or private utility company) shall be borne entirely by the Party whose parcel benefits thereby or, if more than one Party's parcel benefits thereby, such cost and expense shall be allocated between the Parties so benefited in such manner as at the time shall be equitable in the circumstances. Any costs borne by the burdened Party with respect to any Utility Activity shall be reimbursed by the benefited Party. Before any such Utility Activity (other than Utility Activity which is operation, flow, passage or use) in connection with any Utility Equipment is effectuated, the Party conducting the same shall give reasonable prior notice to the other affected Parties, except in any case where the giving of reasonable prior notice is not practicable under the circumstances (but notice shall nevertheless be given as soon as practicable), and the Party conducting the same shall have received the consent of such affected Parties (except in any case where the giving of reasonable prior notice was not practicable under the circumstances (but consent shall nevertheless be confirmed as soon as practicable)). The Party conducting the same shall, in performing any such work, use commercially reasonable efforts to minimize interference with the Utility Equipment of the other Parties and the use, enjoyment and operations of such other Parties' land and the improvements thereon; provided that the failure to give any such notice or receive any such consent shall not constitute a default hereunder or require the aforesaid Party to demolish or remove any portion of its Utility Equipment.

        (c)   The Party whose parcel is benefited by a utility easement shall maintain, repair, restore and replace all Utility Equipment related to the easement that is located on the burdened Party's parcel.

        (d)   In the event a Party whose parcel is benefited by a utility easement shall fail to maintain, repair, restore or replace any utility lines located on a burdened Party's parcel in accordance with the provisions of this Part C, Section 7 of Article II, such burdened Party may, after reasonable notice to the defaulting benefited Party, except in any case where the giving of reasonable prior notice is not practicable under the circumstances (but notice shall nevertheless be given as soon as practicable), cure such default at the defaulting Party's expense, in which event the provisions of Sections 10(a) and 10(b) of Article XIV shall apply.

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        (e)   The Parties shall cooperate with each other with respect to all Utility Activity in connection with Utility Equipment including, without limitation, the granting of easements in their respective parcels to public or private utilities in order to permit such utilities to bring their services to such parcels.

D.    COMMON AREAS; ACCESS RIGHTS TO EFFECT MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR; PARKING ACCESS; EMERGENCY ACCESS; VERTICAL AND LATERAL SUPPORT; MISCELLANEOUS.

        1.     Easements for Pass-Through Areas and Common Areas.     

        (a)   As part of the construction of the Venetian, H/C I Owner and Mall I Owner constructed certain H/C Pass-through Areas and Common Areas, each of which shall (notwithstanding its location) be operated and maintained solely by H/C I Owner as it determines, subject however, to the further provisions of this Section D of Article II and any other applicable provisions of this Agreement.

        (b)   H/C I Owner hereby grants to each other Party a non-exclusive right to use and easement in, on, over, upon, through and across the H/C Pass-through Areas and the H/C-Mall Common Areas for passage, ingress and egress and otherwise for the intended use thereof and for access to and from its respective Destination Areas. Such use of the H/C Pass-through Areas and the H/C-Mall Common Areas shall be subject to reasonable rules and regulations established by H/C I Owner from time to time; provided that no such rules or regulations shall adversely affect (except to a de minimus extent) the conduct of any Owner's business in accordance with its Permitted Use. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, each Party may use the H/C Pass-through Areas for the purposes for which they were intended, and each of H/C I Owner and Mall I Owner shall have the right to use the H/C-Mall Common Areas and the Building Shell and Core for the purposes for which they were intended.

        (c)   Mall I Owner hereby grants to each other Party a non-exclusive right to use and easement in, on, over, upon, through and across the Mall I Pass-through Areas for passage, ingress and egress and otherwise for the intended use thereof and for access to and from its respective Destination Areas. Such use of the Mall I Pass-through Areas shall be subject to reasonable rules and regulations established by Mall I Owner from time to time; provided that no such rules or regulations shall adversely affect (except to a de minimus extent) the conduct of any Owner's business in accordance with its Permitted Use. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, each Party may use the Mall I Pass-through Areas for the purposes for which they were intended, and each of H/C I Owner and Mall I Owner shall have the right to use the Building Shell and Core for the purposes for which they were intended.

        (d)   SECC Owner hereby grants to each other Party a non-exclusive right to use and easement in, on, over, upon, above, under, through and across the SECC Pass-through Areas for passage, ingress and egress and otherwise for the intended use thereof and for access to and from its respective Destination Areas. Such use of the SECC Pass-through Areas shall be subject to reasonable rules and regulations established by SECC Owner from time to time; provided that no such rules or regulations shall adversely affect (except to a de minimus extent) the conduct of any Owner's business in accordance with its Permitted Use. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, each Party may use the SECC Pass-through Areas for the purposes for which they were intended.

        (e)   H/C I Owner hereby grants to Mall I Owner for its use and the use of its Tenants and their respective employees, agents, contractors and subcontractors of Mall I Owner and its Tenants only, and not for the use of the general public (except in emergency situations, in which case the general public may access the H/C Limited Common Areas as a means of exit from any Lot pursuant to emergency evacuation procedures in place at the time), a non-exclusive right to use and easement over, upon, above, under, through and across all H/C Limited Common Areas for, among other things, pedestrian passage , ingress and egress and other necessary or desirable uses in connection with the business and

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operations of Mall I Owner. Such use of the H/C Limited Common Areas shall be subject to rules and regulations established by H/C I Owner from time to time; provided that no such rule or regulation shall adversely affect (except to a de minimus extent) the conduct of Mall I Owner's business in accordance with its Permitted Use. (f) Mall I Owner hereby grants to H/C I Owner for its use and the use of its Tenants and their respective employees, agents, contractors and subcontractors only, and not for the use of the general public (except in emergency situations, in which case the general public may access the Mall I Limited Common Areas as a means of exit from any Lot pursuant to emergency evacuation procedures in place at the time), a non-exclusive right to use and easement over, upon, above, under through and across all Mall I Limited Common Areas for, among other things, pedestrian passage, ingress and egress and other necessary or desirable uses in connection with the business and operations of H/C I Owner. Such use of the Mall I Limited Common Areas shall be subject to rules and regulations established by Mall I Owner from time to time, provided that no such rule or regulation shall adversely affect (except to a de minimus extent) the conduct of H/C I Owner's business in accordance with its Permitted Use.

        2.     Right to Relocate, Increase or Decrease Pass-Through Areas, Limited Common Areas and H/C-Mall Common Areas; Owner Cooperation RE: Expansion of Pass-Through Areas.     

        (a)   H/C I Owner may relocate, increase or decrease all or any part of the H/C Pass-through Areas and/or the H/C Limited Common Areas at its sole cost and expense; provided that such relocation, increase or decrease does not adversely affect (other than to a de minimus extent) any Party's reasonable access to its Destination Areas.

        (b)   Mall I Owner may relocate, increase or decrease all or any part of the Mall I Pass-through Areas at its sole cost and expense; provided that such relocation, increase or decrease does not adversely affect (other than to a de minimus extent) any Party's reasonable access to its Destination Areas or any areas leased by another Party from Mall I Owner and located in the Mall I Space.

        (c)   H/C I Owner and/or Mall I Owner, subject to the other's reasonable consent may relocate, increase or decrease (or, in the case of Mall I Owner, cause H/C I Owner to relocate, increase or decrease) all or any part of the H/C-Mall Common Areas which expense shall be borne by the Party requesting such relocation, or, if both Parties desire such relocation, such expense shall be shared equally; provided that such relocation, increase or decrease: (1) does not cause any interruption in the utilization of the easement to use the H/C-Mall Common Areas by the Owner of the dominant tenement for the affected easement (except de minimus interruptions, as to degree or time, which shall be scheduled by agreement with the Owner of the dominant tenement for the affected easement); (2) does not diminish the capacity or efficiency of such easement (excepting de minimus effects); (3) will not make it more difficult or more expensive for the Owner of the dominant tenement to use the H/C-Mall Common Areas, unless, in the case of greater expense, the Owner requesting such relocation, increase or decrease, at the time of such adverse relocation, increase or decrease, agrees to bear any future additional costs arising from such relocation, increase or decrease; and (4) will not interfere with or adversely affect the maintenance, use or operation of the dominant tenement or the conduct of its Owner's business thereat in accordance with its Permitted Use.

        (d)   SECC Owner may relocate, increase or decrease all or any part of the SECC Pass-through Areas at its sole cost and expense; provided that such relocation, increase or decrease does not adversely affect (other than to a de minimus extent) any Party's reasonable access to its Destination Areas.

        (e)   H/C I Owner and Mall I Owner shall cooperate in good-faith as reasonably requested by the other from time to time to effect changes to the Common Areas and other Owner's Pass-through Areas.

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        3.     Access Rights to Effect Maintenance and Repair.     

        (a)   SECC Owner and H/C I Owner each hereby grant to Mall I Owner an easement to enter on or into as applicable (i) the SECC and the SECC Land and (ii) the Phase I Hotel/Casino and the H/C I Space in each instance to the extent reasonably necessary (A) to gain access to the Mall I Space, the Phase I Mall and any and all fixtures, fittings, equipment and building systems from time to time located therein for the maintenance, repair or restoration of or to the same or to any other fixtures, fittings, equipment or building systems that serve the Phase I Mall and (B) to perform any maintenance, repair, restoration or other obligations imposed upon Mall I Owner under this Agreement or which Mall I Owner shall otherwise desire to perform in the Mall I Space in accordance with this Agreement, but for no other reason or purpose, except as otherwise provided in this Agreement. Mall I Owner, in exercising its rights under this Section D(3)(a), shall use commercially reasonable efforts to minimize interference with the maintenance, use and operation of (x) the SECC and SECC Owner's business at the same and (y) the H/C I Space and H/C I Owner's business at the same. Before any maintenance, repairs or restoration contemplated by this Section D(3)(a) that requires Mall I Owner to enter upon any material portion of (aa) the SECC Land and/or the SECC and/or (bb) the H/C I Space and/or the Phase I Hotel/Casino are effectuated, Mall I Owner shall give reasonable prior notice to SECC Owner and/or H/C I Owner, as the case may be, except in any case where the giving of reasonable prior notice is not practicable under the circumstances (but notice shall nevertheless be given as soon as practicable); provided that failure to give any such notice shall not constitute a default hereunder.

        (b)   SECC Owner and Mall I Owner each hereby grant to H/C I Owner an easement to enter on or into as applicable (i) the SECC and the SECC Land and (ii) Phase I Mall and the Mall I Space in each instance to the extent reasonably necessary (A) to gain access to the H/C I Space and/or the Phase I Hotel/Casino and any and all fixtures, fittings, equipment and building systems from time to time located therein or to any other fixtures, fittings, equipment or building systems that serve the Phase I Hotel/Casino (including the Electric Substation and any improvements related thereto) for the maintenance, repair or restoration of or to the same and (B) to perform any maintenance, repair, restoration or other obligations imposed upon H/C I Owner under this Agreement or which H/C I Owner shall otherwise desire to perform in the H/C I Space or on the Phase I Land as applicable in accordance with this Agreement, but for no other reason or purpose, except as otherwise provided in this Agreement. H/C I Owner, in exercising its rights under this Section D(3)(b), shall use commercially reasonable efforts to minimize interference with the maintenance, use and operation of (x) the SECC and SECC Owner's business at the same and (y) the Phase I Mall and Mall I Owner's business at the same. Before any maintenance, repairs or restoration contemplated by this Section D(3)(b) that requires H/C I Owner to enter upon any material portion of (aa) the SECC Land and/or the SECC and/or (bb) the Mall I Space or the Phase I Mall are effectuated, H/C I Owner shall give reasonable prior notice to SECC Owner and/or Mall I Owner, as the case may be, except in any case where the giving of reasonable prior notice is not practicable under the circumstances (but notice shall nevertheless be given as soon as practicable); provided that the failure to give any such notice shall not constitute a default hereunder.

        (c)   Mall I Owner and H/C I Owner each hereby grant to SECC Owner an easement to enter on or into as applicable (i) the Phase I Mall and the Mall I Space and (ii) the Phase I Hotel/Casino and the H/C I Space in each instance to the extent reasonably necessary (A) to gain access to the SECC Land, the SECC and any and all fixtures, fittings, equipment and building systems from time to time located therein or thereon or to any other fixtures, fittings, equipment or building systems that serve the SECC for the maintenance, repair or restoration of or to the same, and (B) to perform any maintenance, repair, restoration or other obligations imposed upon SECC Owner under this Agreement or which SECC Owner shall otherwise desire to perform on the SECC Land or the SECC in accordance with this Agreement, but for no other reason or purpose, except as otherwise provided in

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this Agreement. SECC Owner, in exercising its rights under this Section D(3)(c), shall use commercially reasonable efforts to minimize interference with the maintenance, use and operation of (x) the Phase I Mall and Mall I Owner's business at the same and (y) the H/C I Space and H/C I Owner's business at the same. Before any maintenance, repairs or restoration contemplated by this Section D(3)(c) that requires SECC Owner to enter upon any material portion of (aa) the Mall I Space and/or the Phase I Mall and/or (bb) the H/C I Space and/or the Phase I Hotel/Casino are effectuated, SECC Owner shall give reasonable prior notice to Mall I Owner and/or H/C I Owner, as the case may be, except in any case where the giving of reasonable prior notice is not practicable under the circumstances (but notice shall nevertheless be given as soon as practicable); provided that failure to give any such notice shall not constitute a default hereunder.

        4.     Parking Access Easements.     

        (a)   Each of SECC Owner and H/C I Owner hereby grants to each other and to Mall I Owner, Mall II Owner and H/C II Owner a non-exclusive easement (each, a "PARKING ACCESS EASEMENT") and right to use, for vehicular and pedestrian access to (and from) the Phase I Automobile Parking Area, the roadways and walkways leading thereto, including, without limitation, the road designated as the Koval Access Road and the sidewalks adjacent thereto, if any, all as depicted on EXHIBIT S annexed hereto and made a part hereof. H/C I Owner hereby grants to SECC Owner and to Mall I Owner a non-exclusive easement and right to use, for pedestrian ingress and egress and access to (and from) the Phase I Automobile Parking Area from (and to) such other Owner's Lot and the public areas of the Venetian.

        (b)   Notwithstanding any provision herein to the contrary, each of H/C I Owner and SECC Owner, as applicable, shall have the right to relocate each of the Parking Access Easements located on their respective Lots; provided that, other than temporary reasonable interference during relocation, such relocation does not impair other Owners' rights to utilize Parking Access Easements (other than to a de minimus extent), or interfere (other than to a de minimus extent) with any other Owner's business at its Lot, or impose additional obligations on any other Owner under this Agreement.

        5.     Emergency Access Rights.     Each of H/C I Owner, H/C II Owner, Mall I Owner, Mall II Owner and SECC Owner hereby grants to the other such easements in, on, across and through (i) the H/C I Space and/or any improvements constructed upon the H/C I Space, (ii) the Mall I Space and/or any improvements constructed in the Mall I Space, (iii) the Mall II Space and/or any improvements constructed in the Mall II Space, (iv) the SECC Land and/or any improvements constructed upon the SECC Land or (v) the H/C II Space and/or any improvements constructed upon the H/C II Space, as each of them may reasonably require, and in such location as the grantor thereof shall approve (which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld), in order to provide access to emergency fire exit or service corridors or stairs (to the extent required in order to comply with applicable building codes and in accordance with applicable Legal Requirements); provided that the Party exercising its rights under this Section D(5) shall reimburse the Party burdened by such exercise for all reasonable costs and expenses incurred by such burdened Party in connection therewith.

        Each Party shall have the right to cause the other Parties to confirm the precise boundaries of such easements and to memorialize the same by a recorded agreement executed by the Owner of the burdened property and the Owner of the benefited Property ( provided that, in any event, each such easement shall be located in such a commercially appropriate location on the burdened property as to minimize, to the extent reasonably possible, interference with the construction, use and operation of such property and the buildings and other improvements from time to time located thereon).

        6.     Easement for Vertical and Lateral Support.     H/C I Owner and Mall I Owner hereby grant to the other a right and easement for vertical and lateral support of the Phase I Mall and the Phase I Hotel/Casino and an easement in and to all structural members, footings, caissons, foundations, columns and beams and any other supporting components located within or constituting a part of the

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Phase I Hotel/Casino, Mall I Space or the H/C I Space for the support of the Phase I Mall and the Phase I Hotel/Casino and all Facilities located therein or thereon.

        7.     Miscellaneous.     

        (a)   Except as otherwise expressly provided in this Article II, each grantor of an easement under this Article II may relocate any easement on its parcel at its sole cost and expense provided that such relocation: (1) does not cause any interruption in the utilization of the easement by the Owner of the dominant tenement for the affected easement (except de minimus interruptions, as to degree or time, which shall be scheduled by agreement with the Owner of the dominant tenement for the affected easement); (2) does not diminish the capacity or efficiency of such easement (excepting de minimus effects ); (3) will not make it more difficult or more expensive for the Owner of the dominant tenement with respect to any utility easement to use, maintain, repair, or replace the utility lines, unless, in the case of increased expense, the relocating grantor, at the time of such adverse relocation, agrees to bear any future additional costs arising from such relocation; and (4) will not interfere with or adversely affect (other than to a de minimus extent) the maintenance, use or operation of the dominant tenement or the conduct of its Owner's business thereat.

        (b)   Except as otherwise provided herein with respect to Limited Common Areas, each benefited Owner of any easement described in this Article II or any other provision of this Agreement may allow its Tenants and Permittees from time to time to use such easement; provided that the use by such Tenants and Permittees shall be consistent with the use rights granted under the applicable provisions of this Article II or the applicable other provisions of this Agreement.

        8.     Antennae.     H/C I Owner grants to each of Mall I Owner and SECC Owner the right to use the communication frequencies provided by the antennae that H/C I Owner has installed on the roof of the Venetian, subject to the cost sharing provisions of Section 3 of Article V. H/C I Owner shall have the right to establish reasonable rules and regulations for the use of the radio frequencies and radio equipment, including the number of receivers and channels that each of Mall I Owner and SECC Owner may use, and Mall I Owner and SECC Owner agree to abide by such rules and regulations and to cause their employees to abide by such rules. Mall I Owner agrees that any radio communications between and among its employees in and around the Venetian shall be limited to 35 radios at any given time, which radios shall operate only on the "GCS A," "GCS B" and "GCS C" channels, as maintained by H/C I Owner's electronic shop, or any other channels as may be designated by H/C I Owner from time to time; provided , however that Mall I Owner shall, subject to reasonable rules and regulations promulgated by H/C I Owner, also have access to "channel 402" (the fire channel), H/C I Owner's security channel and H/C I Owner's maintenance channel. Mall I Owner also agrees that to the extent that Mall I Owner desires to obtain additional radio communications capabilities, Mall I Owner shall be required to obtain its own channels, and related equipment, at its sole cost and expense, and only to the extent that such additional channels do not interfere with or diminish H/C I Owner's radio communications capabilities.

        9.     Mall I H/C Exclusive Areas.     The Mall I H/C Exclusive Areas contain utility equipment and other facilities that service the SECC, the Mall I Space, the H/C I Space and the Phase IA Airspace. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Mall I H/C Exclusive Areas shall be accessible to and used by H/C I Owner and its agents, employees, contractors and subcontractors only, and (notwithstanding the fact that the Mall I H/C Exclusive Areas are located within the Mall I Space) no other Party (including Mall I Owner) shall have any easement or other access rights to the Mall I H/C Exclusive Areas. In order to effectuate the foregoing, Mall I Owner hereby grants H/C I Owner an exclusive easement right to access and use the Mall I H/C Exclusive Areas. Mall I Owner may access the Mall I H/C Exclusive Areas after obtaining the consent of H/C I Owner, which shall not to be unreasonably withheld. H/C I Owner may require that any agent or employee of Mall I Owner accessing the Mall I H/C Exclusive Areas be accompanied by a representative of H/C I Owner.

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ARTICLE III

COVENANTS REGARDING SECC LAND

        1.     SECC Operation and Maintenance.     SECC Owner hereby covenants in favor of H/C I Owner (and in favor of Mall I Owner in the case of paragraph (a) below) as follows:

        (a)     Operating Covenant.     SECC Owner shall continuously operate (subject to Force Majeure Events) and exclusively use the SECC as a convention, trade show and exposition center and for ancillary uses (but not retail or restaurant uses except consistent with uses as of the date hereof and except in accordance with the further provisions of this Section 1(a) of Article III) in a manner and at a level that shall be no less than the standards as of the date hereof of First-class convention, trade show and exposition centers. The Parties acknowledge that SECC Owner's use and operation on the date hereof satisfies such standards. SECC Owner shall be permitted to add 2,500 square feet of additional retail and/or restaurant space in the SECC.

        (b)     SECC Maintenance and Repair.     From and after the Commencement Date, SECC Owner shall maintain, repair and restore the SECC (or any buildings or other improvements constructed in replacement thereof) including, without limitation, the SECC Pass-through Areas in a manner consistent with First-class convention, trade show and exposition centers and in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement. SECC Owner may place a temporary construction, barricade, fence or other obstruction in SECC Pass-through Areas if such are reasonably required by SECC Owner to perform work and maintain the SECC Pass-through Areas in accordance with the terms hereof and such barricades, fences or other obstructions do not interfere with the permitted access of another Owner through such SECC Pass-through Areas.

        (c)     SECC Alterations.     SECC Owner may make structural and non-structural alterations, modifications and repairs ("SECC ALTERATIONS") to the SECC and to any other buildings and improvements from time to time located on the SECC Land; provided that all SECC Alterations shall be made with commercially reasonable diligence and dispatch in a First-class manner with First-class materials and workmanship, architecturally consistent in style with the existing improvements comprising the SECC. All repairs and any restorations or replacements required in connection herewith shall be of a quality and class equal to the original work or installation and shall be done in a good and workmanlike manner. In affecting such repairs, restorations or replacements, SECC Owner shall use commercially reasonable efforts to minimize interference with the use, enjoyment and occupancy of, and the conduct by H/C I Owner and Mall I Owner, respectively, of such Owner's business at the H/C I Space and Phase I Hotel/Casino and/or the Mall I Space and the Phase I Mall, as the case may be. SECC Owner's obligations under this Article III are subject to Force Majeure Events.

        2.     Congress Facility.     H/C I Owner and SECC Owner each covenant in favor of the other as follows:

        (a)   The Parties hereto acknowledge that a portion of the Venetian (hereinafter referred to as the "CONGRESS FACILITY") and the SECC share a building wall (the "SECC PARTY WALL"). The Congress Facility and the approximate location of the SECC Party Wall are depicted on EXHIBIT T attached hereto and made a part hereof.

        (b)   H/C I Owner and SECC Owner shall each have the right to use its side of the SECC Party Wall without any restriction on such use, except that such use shall not interfere with the use by the other Party of the SECC Party Wall in any material respect or deprive the other Party of any structural or other support now or in the future intended to be provided by the SECC Party Wall. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, nothing contained in this Section 2(b) shall prohibit or restrict, or shall be deemed to prohibit or restrict, SECC Owner from using, maintaining and operating the SECC (and SECC Owner's business at the SECC) as used, maintained and operated as of the date hereof.

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        (c)   SECC Owner shall maintain, keep in good repair (including structural repairs) and restore, at its sole expense, the SECC Party Wall. H/C I Owner, promptly upon demand therefor, will reimburse SECC Owner for its equitable share of the cost thereof. If SECC Owner shall fail to perform its obligations under this Section 2(c), H/C I Owner shall be entitled to the self-help, reimbursement and lien rights set forth in Sections 10(a) and 10(b) of Article XIV.

        3.     Cooperative Marketing.     H/C I Owner and SECC Owner each covenant in favor of the other as follows:

        (a)     Marketing by H/C I Owner.     H/C I Owner shall use commercially reasonable efforts to promote the use and occupancy of the SECC for trade shows and convention events by guests and customers of the Phase I Hotel/Casino, including cooperating with the marketing staff of the SECC to arrange bookings of the SECC by guests and customers of the Phase I Hotel/Casino and to develop promotional literature and other material regarding the SECC intended for guests and customers of the Phase I Hotel/Casino.

        (b)     Marketing by SECC Owner.     Prior to entering into any license agreement with any Person (a "USER") for the use by such User of the SECC for a trade show or convention event, SECC Owner shall consult with H/C I Owner regarding the availability or projected availability of guest rooms at the Phase I Hotel/Casino for participants at such trade show or convention event. If, following such consultation, H/C I Owner elects (a "HEADQUARTERS ELECTION"), by notice to SECC Owner within fifteen (15) days following such initial consultation, to have the Phase I Hotel/Casino designated as the headquarters hotel for such show or event (the "HEADQUARTERS HOTEL"), SECC Owner will use commercially reasonable efforts to cause the Phase I Hotel/Casino to be designated as the Headquarters Hotel. Without limiting the foregoing, SECC Owner agrees to use commercially reasonable efforts to include in SECC Owner's license agreement for the use of the SECC by such User a provision designating the Phase I Hotel/Casino as the Headquarters Hotel for such show or event if so requested by H/C I Owner. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if, after using commercially reasonable efforts, SECC Owner is unable to obtain the agreement of the User to designate the Phase I Hotel/Casino as the Headquarters Hotel or to include in the license agreement such designation, SECC Owner may enter into such license agreement without such designation, without any further obligation or liability of SECC Owner to H/C I Owner with respect thereto. SECC Owner will not enter into any other agreement with any casino, hotel or resort to the effect set forth in the first three sentences of this subsection (b), including, without limitation, the Palazzo; provided , however that SECC Owner shall have the right to enter into such an agreement with another casino, hotel or resort if (i) H/C I Owner does not timely make a Headquarters Election or (ii) notwithstanding the commercially reasonable efforts of SECC Owner, the trade show in question declines to permit the Phase I Hotel/Casino to be designated as its Headquarters Hotel. In the event SECC Owner can, pursuant to the foregoing proviso, enter into such an agreement with another casino, hotel or resort, SECC Owner will first use commercially reasonable efforts for a period of ten (10) days to enter into such an agreement with the Palazzo prior to entering into such an agreement with any other casino, hotel or resort.

        (c)     Fees and Expenses.     Each of SECC Owner and H/C I Owner will pay all expenses incurred by it in connection with the effectuation and administration of this Section 3 of Article III and the transactions contemplated hereby (the "EXPENSES"); provided , that, from time to time H/C I Owner and SECC Owner will agree on a reallocation of Expenses if such a reallocation is necessary to preserve an equitable distribution of such Expenses.

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        (d)     Term.     The provisions of this Section 3 shall survive until December 31, 2010.

ARTICLE IV

OPERATION OF PHASE I
HOTEL/CASINO AND PHASE I MALL;
TENANT NON-COMPETITION

A.    OPERATING COVENANTS OF H/C I OWNER.     H/C I Owner agrees for the benefit of Mall I Owner (and H/C II Owner agrees for the benefit of Mall II Owner in the case of Sections A.3 and A.4 below) as follows:

        1.     H/C I Owner shall continuously (subject to Force Majeure Events) operate and exclusively use the Phase I Hotel/Casino as a Venetian-themed hotel and casino and for ancillary uses (but not retail or restaurant tenants or uses except for the space covered by the Casino Level Master Lease (whether or not such Lease remains in effect) and other space currently used for retail or restaurant purposes as of the date hereof and except in accordance with the provisions of Section A.2 and A.4 of this Article IV) in a manner and at a level that shall be no less than the standards of First-class Las Vegas Boulevard-style hotel/casinos, as such standards exist as of the date hereof. Notwithstanding the foregoing, H/C I Owner shall have the right to cease operating the Phase I Hotel/Casino in accordance with the Venetian-theme upon one hundred and twenty (120) days prior notice to Mall I Owner. At all times, the first floor of the Phase I Hotel/Casino (excluding Phase 1A and the Congress Facility), other than space used for restaurants and ballrooms as of the date hereof, shall be used primarily for gaming purposes.

        2.     H/C I Owner shall have the right to operate, or lease to a tenant to operate, a restaurant/bar located (i) in the space currently known as the "Sports Book" together with adjacent casino space (the "SPORTS BOOK Space"), so long as such Sports Book Space does not exceed twenty thousand (20,000) square feet in the aggregate and (ii) in any back-of-house space that is only available to employees of H/C I Owner.

        3.     Subject to the proviso clause of Section A.4 of this Article IV, the Phase II Hotel/Casino shall not contain any restaurant or retail space except for the following: (a) the restaurant and retail space contemplated to be owned by Mall II Buyer pursuant to the Phase II Mall Agreement, (b) restaurants located on the casino level of the Phase II Hotel/Casino and (c) the space described in Section A.4 below.

        4.     In addition to the restaurant and retail space described in the foregoing Sections A.2 and A.3 of this Article IV , H/C I Owner and H/C II Owner may elect to create up to 15,000 square feet of aggregate additional retail (but not restaurant) space in the Phase I Hotel/Casino and the Phase II Hotel/Casino, provided that if Mall II Buyer defaults in its obligation to consummate the Closing under the Mall II Purchase Agreement, the foregoing 15,000 square foot limitation shall apply only to the Phase I Hotel/Casino, not the Phase II Hotel/Casino and the restriction in Section A.3 of this Article II shall no longer apply.

B.    OPERATING COVENANTS OF MALL I OWNER.     Mall I Owner agrees for the benefit of H/C I Owner as follows:

        1.     Mall I Owner shall continuously (subject to Force Majeure Events) operate and exclusively use (or cause to be used) the Phase I Mall as a retail and restaurant complex and for ancillary uses in a manner and at a level that shall be no less than the quality and standard of the Phase I Mall as of the date hereof, subject to the covenants and restrictions set forth in the further provisions of this

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Section B of Article IV. Mall I Owner's obligations under this Article IV.B(1) are subject to Force Majeure Events.

        2.     Required Phase I Mall Standard; Identity of Tenants of Phase I Mall; Prohibited Phase I Mall Uses.     

        (a)   Mall I Owner covenants and agrees that from and after the date hereof, any tenant with whom Mall I Owner enters into a Lease, and any other Person who, whether pursuant to a sublease from a Tenant or otherwise, occupies space in Mall I Space, including the operators of any retail carts or kiosks located in the Mall I Space (any such tenant or other Person, a "MALL I OCCUPANT") shall be a retail or restaurant tenant appropriate for and consistent with, a quality and standard for the Phase I Mall and its aggregate occupant mix that is not less than the quality and standard of the Phase I Mall and the Mall I Occupants as of the date hereof. Mall I Owner agrees to use commercially reasonable efforts from and after the date of this Agreement to pursue a maintenance and leasing program whereby the Phase I Mall and the Mall I Occupants are of a First-class quality and standard.

        (b)   In all events, Mall I Owner covenants and agrees that no Mall I Occupant shall be a Competitor and no space in the Phase I Mall shall be used (whether by Mall I Owner, any Mall I Occupant or any other Person) for or as any of the following:

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        3.     Venetian Theme.     For so long as the Phase I Hotel/Casino is decorated in accordance with a "Venetian" theme, Mall I Owner covenants and agrees to operate and maintain the Phase I Mall and Mall I Space in keeping with the overall "Venetian" theme of the Phase I Mall in existence as of the date hereof (such theme, including the components thereof described in the next sentence and in the last sentence of this paragraph, the "VENETIAN THEME"). In furtherance of, but without limiting, the foregoing, Mall I Owner shall maintain, and where applicable shall cause its Tenants to maintain, in a First-class condition the current high-end finish and Renaissance-Venice streetscape motif of the Phase I Mall, characterized by, among other things, a painted vaulted ceiling, cobblestone floor tiling, "piazza" style retail store groupings, a "St. Marks Square," ornate velvet directional signage at key locations and arched bridges over a winding Venetian-themed indoor water canal running the length of the main mall corridor. All Alterations made by Mall I Owner, its Tenants and other occupants must be consistent with the Venetian Theme. Additionally, Mall I Owner acknowledges and confirms that an

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important component of the Venetian Theme is the currently-existing pantomimes, singing gondoliers and other street performers (the "VENETIAN PERFORMERS"), and therefore, Mall I Owner agrees to continue to employ Venetian Performers in numbers and on a schedule similar or greater to that employed by Mall I Owner as of the date of this Agreement, as described in EXHIBIT H attached hereto and made a part hereof. No neon signs shall be visible from any of the Phase I Mall's public or common areas. The provisions of this Section B.4 of this Article IV shall cease to be effective at such time as the Phase I Hotel/Casino ceases to be decorated in accordance with the Venetian Theme.

        4.     Grand Canal Shoppes Name; Right to Use Venetian Logo.     

        (a)   Mall I Owner agrees that, subject to the further provisions of this Section B(5)(a) of this Article IV, the Phase I Mall shall continuously and exclusively operate under the names "Grand Canal Shoppes", "Grand Canal Shoppes at The Venetian", "Grand Canal Shoppes at The Venetian Las Vegas" and "Grand Canal Shoppes at The Venetian Resort Hotel Casino". Mall I Owner may not use any of such names to identify any other retail facility aside from the Phase I Mall. The uses of such names are subject to the following licenses and restrictions:

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        (b)   Mall I Owner and H/C I Owner hereby agree that:

        5.     Directional Signage.     Mall I Owner shall include the location of and/or directions to the Phase I Hotel/Casino in all directional signage (including mall directories, overhead directionals, backlit and non-backlit directionals and velvet banners bearing directional information), directories and locational diagrams and maps located within the Phase I Mall. H/C I Owner shall include the location of and/or directions to the Phase I Mall in all directional signage (including overhead directionals and backlit and non-backlit directions), directories and locational diagrams and maps located within the Phase I Hotel/Casino. At a minimum, H/C I Owner and Mall I Owner shall include directions to the Phase I Mall and the Phase I Hotel/Casino, respectively, at those locations identified on EXHIBIT X attached hereto and made a part hereof. The directional signage at each of the locations set forth on Exhibit X shall be substantially similar to the signage that is at such locations as of the date hereof, which signage is also shown or described on EXHIBIT X.

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        6.     Hours of Phase I Mall Operation.     Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 5(a) of Article V, the Phase I Mall (i.e., all of its retail and restaurant stores) shall (subject to Force Majeure Events) be open every day, opening no later than 10 am PST or PDT, as applicable, and closing no earlier than 12 am PST or PDT, as applicable, 7 days a week, 365 (or 366, as applicable) days per year ("HOURS OF OPERATION"). Leases entered into by Mall I Owner and Tenants shall require Tenants to be open during the Hours of Operation. Mall I Owner shall be responsible for enforcing the Hours of Operation.

        7.     Required Provisions in Standard Form of Mall Leases.     Any Lease entered into by Mall I Owner and a Tenant from and after the date hereof shall provide for the following:

        (a)   H/C I Owner shall have the right to prohibit any Tenant advertising which, in the reasonable judgment of H/C I Owner, impairs the reputation of H/C I Owner or the Venetian.

        (b)   H/C I Owner shall be a third-party beneficiary of the provisions described in the foregoing paragraph (a) (and the applicable Leases shall so provide) and shall have the right to take all appropriate action to enforce such provisions, but shall not have the right to initiate any eviction proceedings against the Tenant.

        (c)   With respect to the existing Lease provisions described on EXHIBIT Y attached hereto and made a part hereof, for so long as the applicable Leases are in effect, (i) Mall I Owner shall not amend such provisions without H/C I Owner's consent, (ii) H/C I Owner shall be entitled to all of the benefits of such provisions and Mall I Owner shall not take any actions to deprive H/C I Owner of such benefits and (iii) Mall I Owner shall, at H/C I Owner's expense, take all actions reasonably requested by H/C I Owner to enforce such provisions and to cause H/C I Owner to receive the benefits thereof, provided that in no event shall Mall I Owner be obligated to initiate any eviction proceedings against the applicable Tenant unless Mall I Owner, in its sole discretion, elects to do so.

        (d)   The inclusion of the provision set forth in Exhibit Z attached hereto and made a part hereof. To the extent any Lease shall not include the provision set forth in Exhibit Z, such Lease shall be null and void and of no force and effect. H/C I Owner shall be a third-party beneficiary of the provision described in Exhibit Z (and the applicable Leases shall so provide) and H/C I Owner shall have the right to take all appropriate action to enforce such provision, including initiating and prosecuting to completion eviction proceedings.

        8.     Tenant Non-Competition.     From and after the date hereof, and except as expressly set forth to the contrary in the COREA with respect to Mall I Owner and Mall II Owner, neither H/C I Owner, Mall I Owner, H/C II Owner nor Mall II Owner shall enter into any Lease with a Tenant that attempts in any way to limit the ability of any of the other such Owners to rent space in such other Owner's Lot to any Tenant or for any purpose. If any Lease entered into by H/C I Owner, Mall I Owner, H/C II Owner or Mall II Owner after the date hereof contains such a provision, the other Owners shall, subject to the provisions of the COREA in the case of Mall I Owner and Mall II Owner, have no obligation to comply with such provision.

        9.     Duratran Units.     Mall I Owner shall (a) maintain the "backlit Duratran units" in the Phase I Mall shown on EXHIBIT X attached hereto and made a part hereof, or other advertising surfaces or space of comparable quality and in similar locations, and (b) reserve (without charge) each such unit or replacement surface or space for use by H/C I Owner to advertise its business (or any component thereof, any business of any Affiliate or any business of a Tenant in the Phase I Hotel/Casino or in any space leased to H/C I Owner in the Phase I Mall) and/or special events to be held at the Phase I Hotel/Casino. H/C I Owner shall (a) maintain the "backlit Duratran units" in the Phase I Hotel/Casino shown on EXHIBIT X, or other advertising surfaces or space of comparable quality and similar locations, and (b) reserve (without charge) each such unit or replacement, surface or space for use by

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Mall I Owner to advertise the Phase I Mall and/or particular Tenants located in, or special events to be held at, the Phase I Mall or the space covered by the Casino Level Master Lease.

        10.     Marketing/Advertising.     No promotional, marketing or advertising material for the Phase I Mall shall show or mention (a) any other restaurant and/or retail complex or (b) any casino or gaming-related business (including, without limitation, any Internet gaming business) other than the Venetian and any other casino or gaming-related business owned by H/C I Owner or any Affiliate thereof. In no event shall Mall I Owner accept advertising for the monorail to be built by The Las Vegas Monorail Company (or any successor) that is expected to run on a four mile route along the east side of Las Vegas Boulevard.

        11.     Compliance With Gaming Laws.     Mall I Owner acknowledges that H/C I Owner and Affiliates of H/C I Owner are businesses that are or may be subject to and exist because of privileged licenses issued by Gaming Authorities. Therefore, not less than thirty (30) days prior to entering into any Lease (a "PROPOSED LEASE"), Mall I Owner shall notify H/C I Owner of its intention to enter into such Proposed Lease. If the tenant under such Proposed Lease (the "PROPOSED TENANT") is a corporation, Mall I Owner shall require such Proposed Tenant to disclose to Mall I Owner and H/C I Owner the names of all of its officers and directors. Unless it is a publicly traded corporation on a national stock exchange, the Proposed Tenant shall disclose to Mall I Owner and H/C I Owner all direct and indirect ownership interests in the Proposed Tenant and all lenders or sources of financing. If requested to do so by H/C I Owner, Mall I Owner shall require a Proposed Tenant to obtain any license, qualification, clearance or the like which shall be requested or required of any Proposed Tenant by any Gaming Authority or any regulatory authority having jurisdiction over H/C I Owner or any Affiliate of H/C I Owner. If a Proposed Tenant fails to satisfy such requirement or if H/C I Owner or any Affiliate of H/C I Owner is directed not to involve itself in business with a Proposed Tenant by any such authority, or if H/C I Owner shall in good faith determine, in H/C I Owner's good-faith judgment, that a Proposed Tenant, or any of its officers, directors, employees, agents, designees or representatives, or a partner, owner, member, or shareholder, or any lender or financial participant (a) is or might be engaged in, or is about to be engaged in, any activity or activities, or (b) was or is involved in any relationship, either of which could or does jeopardize H/C I Owner's business, reputation or such licenses, or those of its Affiliates, or if any such license is threatened to be, or is, denied, curtailed, suspended or revoked, then Mall I Owner, at H/C I Owner's direction, shall not enter into the Proposed Lease with the Proposed Tenant. Any Lease entered into in violation of this Section B.12 of Article IV shall be deemed null and void and of no force and effect.

        12.     H/C I Owner Obligations to Tenants.     If any Lease existing as of the date hereof covering space in the Phase I Mall or in the Casino Level Leased Space contains an agreement requiring the landlord under the Lease to provide services that can be provided only by H/C I Owner (by way of example, and not in limitation of the foregoing, a covenant in a Lease to provide a certain number of hotel rooms in the Phase I Hotel/Casino without charge to a Mall I Occupant), H/C I Owner covenants and agrees to comply with such provisions as if it was the landlord under the applicable Lease, at no charge to Mall I Owner.

ARTICLE V

COVENANTS REGARDING PHASE I LAND OPERATIONS

        H/C I Owner and SECC Owner and Mall I Owner agree for the benefit of each other as follows:

        1.     H/C-Mall Common Areas; H/C Pass-Through Areas; H/C Limited Common Areas; Building Shell and Core.     

        (a)   H/C I Owner agrees, in accordance with the standards of First-class hotel/casinos as provided in this Agreement, to maintain, repair and restore (including any necessary replacement and capital

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improvement work required in connection therewith), and to keep in operation, open to the public (except for (x) portions thereof, such as service areas, not generally open to the public, (y) the Mall I H/C Exclusive Areas and, (z) except in emergency situations, the H/C Limited Common Area) and available for the Permitted Uses, except as may be required to maintain in the required condition, order and repair, (i) all H/C Pass-through Areas, the Mall I H/C Exclusive Areas and the H/C Limited Common Areas, and (ii) all H/C-Mall Common Areas. All of H/C I Owner's obligations pursuant to the preceding sentence shall be at H/C I Owner's sole cost and expense, subject to the cost sharing provisions of Section 3 of this Article V. The aforesaid maintenance of the H/C-Mall Common Areas, H/C Pass-through Areas and the H/C Limited Common Areas shall include, without limitation, except to the extent provided hereinabove, (i) patrolling with suitable and adequate uniformed and/or non-uniformed, unarmed security personnel in accordance with prevailing practice at properties of like usage in Clark County, Nevada; (ii) maintaining suitable and adequate lighting (including the expenses of power and of light bulb installation and replacement) in all H/C-Mall Common Areas, H/C Pass-through Areas and the H/C Limited Common Areas and keeping same lit during such times as First-class Las Vegas Boulevard-style hotel/casinos and/or First-class restaurant and retail complexes are open to the public (or for the purpose of taking inventory or maintenance or restoration or any other purpose not prohibited hereunder (collectively, "PERMITTED MAINTENANCE")), equivalent to not less than 10-foot candles in portions generally open to the public when required to be lit to service the opening of any building comprising the Venetian to the public, and otherwise to the extent of such lesser standard as may be reasonably adequate under the circumstances to service the opening of any building comprising the Venetian for the purpose of Permitted Maintenance; (iii) cleaning, window-washing (exclusive of any windows forming part of a separate space tenant's premises), planting, replanting, landscaping, ventilating, heating and air-cooling of the H/C-Mall Common Areas, the H/C Pass-through Areas and the H/C Limited Common Areas; and (iv) cleaning and keeping in good order and repair, and replacing when necessary, all fixtures and other installations in the H/C-Mall Common Areas, the H/C Pass-through Areas and the H/C Limited Common Areas including, but not limited to, pools, fountains, telephone booths, vending machines, gaming machines and equipment, benches and the like. H/C I Owner shall not permit the H/C I Mall Common Areas, the H/C Pass-through Areas and the H/C Limited Common Areas to be used for any solicitations or leafleting activity, including, but not limited to, union or collective bargaining solicitations. The H/C-Mall Common Areas shall be open to the general public and operated, and all public entrances thereto shall be open to the general public and operated during such normal operating times as any portion of either the SECC or the Phase I Mall are open for business to the public, and in addition during such times as First-class Las Vegas Boulevard-style hotel/casinos and/or First-class restaurant and retail complexes are open. The H/C Pass-Through Areas shall be open to the general public and operated 24 hours a day, seven days a week, 365 (or 366, as applicable) days per year. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if either the SECC or the Phase I Mall is not open to the public but is in the process of Permitted Maintenance therein, and the other of the SECC or the Mall I Space is not open for business to the public, then H/C I Owner need not during such Permitted Maintenance keep the public entrances to the H/C-Mall Common Areas or the H/C Pass-through Areas open to the general public, but must keep such public entrances open to the employees, agents, contractors and subcontractors of the Owner performing such Permitted Maintenance. In addition to the foregoing, whenever any connecting level of the SECC or the Phase I Mall is open for business, the doors connecting such level of the SECC or the Phase I Mall, as the case may be, with the H/C I Space shall be open and if either the SECC or Phase I Mall is in the process of Permitted Maintenance the doors connecting such level of the SECC or the Phase I Mall, as the case may be, with the H/C I Space, shall at the election of SECC Owner or Mall I Owner, as the case may be, be open to SECC Owner or Mall I Owner, respectively. Mall I Owner shall be responsible for removing trash from the Phase I Mall and transporting the same to dumpsters maintained by H/C I Owner on the Phase I land.

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        (b)   Subject to Section 3 of this Article V, H/C I Owner shall, at all times, operate, maintain, restore, repair and replace and keep and maintain in good order, condition, and repair, and in a neat and attractive condition, consistent with the standards that prevail in First-class Las Vegas Boulevard-style hotel/casinos, the Electric Substation, building systems, Facilities, foundation, floor slabs, and other structural components of the Base Building (including, without limitation, all components providing structural support for the Mall I Space and the Phase I Mall), including, without limitation, the roof, exterior walls, exterior wall systems, exterior wall fenestrations, interior and exterior bearing walls, columns, slabs and members and sprinkler systems or other fire suppression systems (from the central control location to the point at which such sprinkler or fire suppression systems enter space leased to a Tenant, beyond which point Mall I Owner and/or Tenant shall have maintenance responsibility for the sprinkler and fire suppression systems located in such Tenant's space), stairwells, elevators, escalators (if any) and any other similar mechanical conveyancing devices or systems and (to the extent located outside of the Mall I Space) electrical switchgear, transformers and all other electrical systems (collectively, the "BUILDING SHELL AND CORE"). All of said maintenance and repairs and any restorations or replacements required in connection therewith shall be of First-class quality and shall be done in a good and workmanlike manner. Supplementing the foregoing, any repair or alteration of the Venetian fire suppression system shall be performed only by H/C I Owner. Mall I Owner shall give H/C I Owner notice of any damage to the Phase I Mall or the Building Shell and Core (whether or not caused by Mall I Owner) or of any defects in the Building Shell and Core or any portion thereof or any fixtures or equipment therein promptly after Mall I Owner first learns thereof. H/C I Owner covenants to maintain dumpsters necessary for disposal of trash generated by the Phase I Hotel/Casino and the Phase I Mall. As part of the maintenance obligations set forth in this Section, H/C I Owner shall be responsible for all necessary or appropriate ground water remediation.

        (c)   Notwithstanding any other provision hereof, H/C I Owner agrees, in accordance with the standards of First-class hotel/casinos, to provide, or cause to be provided, pest control services and fire extinguishers and fire extinguisher maintenance to and for the Phase I Mall. Mall I Owner agrees to grant H/C I Owner and its contractors appropriate access to the Phase I Mall in order for H/C I Owner to fully comply with its obligations under the preceding sentence and under paragraph (b) of this Section 1 of Article V.

        (d)   H/C I Owner's obligations under this Article V are subject to Force Majeure Events and to the provisions of Article XI.

        2.     No Obstructions to H/C Pass-Through Areas, the H/C-Mall Common Areas and the H/C Limited Common Areas.     

        (a)   Except to the extent that temporary construction barricades are reasonably required by H/C I Owner to perform work in and maintain the H/C Pass-through Areas, the H/C-Mall Common Areas and the H/C Limited Common Areas in accordance with the terms hereof and such barricades do not interfere with the use of the H/C Pass-through Areas, H/C-Mall Common Areas and the H/C Limited Common Areas or the Phase I Mall or the SECC except to the minimal extent necessary to permit H/C I Owner to perform its obligations with respect to such space, no fence, barricade or other obstruction shall be placed, kept, permitted or maintained on the H/C Pass-through Areas, the H/C-Mall Common Areas or the H/C Limited Common Areas which will interfere with the intended uses thereof. H/C I Owner, in exercising its rights under this Section 2 of Article V, shall use commercially reasonable efforts to minimize interference with the maintenance, use and operation of (i) the SECC and SECC Owner's business at the same and (ii) the Phase I Mall and Mall I Owner's business at the same.

        3.     Cost Sharing.     

        (a)   Mall I Owner shall pay to H/C I Owner, as its required share of Hotel/Casino/Mall/SECC Common Area Charges ("MALL I OWNER'S SHARE"), the amounts set forth on SCHEDULE II

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attached hereto and made a part hereof, and absolutely no other amounts except as expressly provided for herein. SECC Owner's payments to H/C I Owner on account of Hotel/Casino/Mall/SECC Common Area Charges ("SECC OWNER'S SHARE") shall be consistent with past practice and methodology.

        (b)   Each of Mall I Owner's Share and SECC Owner's Share shall be subject to further adjustment from time to time during the Term to the extent equitable by agreement of H/C I Owner, Mall I Owner and SECC Owner after consultation with the Mortgagees of H/C I Owner, Mall I Owner and SECC Owner; provided , that if any such Mortgagee shall believe that such adjustment would (i) not be agreed to by a Commercially Reasonable Owner or (ii) will cause a Material Adverse Effect, then such Owners and Mortgagees will negotiate in good-faith until they agree on adjustments acceptable to all such parties; if the parties shall not agree within thirty (30) days, such Owners and Mortgagees shall agree to an Independent Expert reasonably acceptable to all such Owners and Mortgagees who shall deliver to SECC Owner, Mall I Owner and each of their respective Mortgagees (as well as H/C I Owner's Mortgagee) a written statement describing and certifying to an adjustment to SCHEDULE II that (i) would be agreed to by a Commercially Reasonable Owner, (ii) will not cause a Material Adverse Effect and (iii) has appropriately allocated costs to reflect relative benefits. Such written statement shall be binding on the Owners and their Mortgagees.

        (c)   Hotel/Casino/Mall/SECC Common Area Charges shall be payable in monthly installments on the first day of each month during the balance of the Term, the first and last installment of which shall be reduced on a pro rata basis to reflect the actual number of days in said month included within the Term.

        (d)   Not less than thirty (30) days prior to the commencement of each calendar year, H/C I Owner shall submit to each of SECC Owner and Mall I Owner a statement setting forth (i) H/C I Owner's good-faith estimate of the amount of Hotel/Casino/Mall/SECC Common Area Charges for such calendar year, (ii) Mall I Owner's Share thereof (the amount of such Mall I Owner's Share being hereinafter referred to as "MALL I OWNER'S COMMON AREA CHARGE OBLIGATIONS") and (iii) SECC Owner's Share thereof (the amount of such SECC Owner's Share being hereinafter referred to as "SECC OWNER'S COMMON AREA CHARGE OBLIGATIONS").

        (e)   Within ninety (90) days following the end of each calendar year, H/C I Owner shall furnish to each of SECC Owner and Mall I Owner, and each of their Mortgagees, a written statement (the "OPERATING EXPENSE Statement"), showing in reasonable detail by categories (i) the total Hotel/Casino/Mall/SECC Common Area Charges for such calendar year, (ii) Mall I Owner's Common Area Charge Obligations for such calendar year and payments, if any, made by Mall I Owner with respect thereto and (iii) SECC Owner's Common Area Charge Obligations for such calendar year and payments, if any, made by SECC Owner with respect thereto together, in each case (but subject to the last parenthetical clause of the first "Note" in Schedule II), with copies of supporting invoices, receipts and such other data reasonably necessary for SECC Owner and Mall I Owner to verify such charges (collectively, "SUPPORTING DOCUMENTATION"). If SECC Owner's or Mall I Owner's aggregate actual payments on account of Hotel/Casino/Mall/SECC Common Area Charges for any calendar year shall be less than SECC Owner's or Mall I Owner's, as the case may be, actual Common Area Charge Obligations for such calendar year, SECC Owner or Mall I Owner, as the case may be, shall pay such deficiency within ten (10) days of receipt by such Party of the Operating Expense Statement and Supporting Documentation from H/C I Owner. If SECC Owner's or Mall I Owner's aggregate actual payments on account of Hotel/Casino/Mall/SECC Common Area Charges for any calendar year exceed SECC Owner's actual Common Area Charge Obligations or Mall I Owner's actual Common Area Charge Obligations, as the case may be, as indicated by the Operating Expense Statement for such calendar year, then H/C I Owner shall, within ten (10) days of its preparation of the Operating Expense Statement, refund the amount of such excess payment to SECC Owner or Mall I Owner, as the case may be, in cash. H/C I Owner shall keep complete and accurate books and records, in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles consistently applied, of the Hotel/Casino/Mall/

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SECC Common Area Charges and shall retain those books and records at its corporate offices. For a period of three (3) years after the end of each calendar year, and for so long thereafter as any dispute exists with respect thereto, H/C I Owner shall preserve all such books and records, including any payroll and time records, vouchers, receipts, correspondence and memos pertaining to the Hotel/Casino/Mall/SECC Common Area Charges for such calendar year. Each of SECC Owner or Mall I Owner may, within three (3) years after the delivery of any Operating Expense Statement and Supporting Documentation, examine, at such Owner's expense (unless otherwise provided herein), H/C I Owner's books and records relating to the charges set forth on such Operating Expense Statement. Such examination shall be conducted during ordinary business hours upon not less than five (5) Business Days' Notice, in a manner so as to reasonably minimize any interference with H/C I Owner's business. If such examination discloses that H/C I Owner has overstated Mall I Owner's actual Common Area Charge Obligations or SECC Owner's actual Common Area Charge Obligations, as the case may be, then H/C I Owner shall promptly refund the overpayment to Mall I Owner or SECC Owner, as the case may be, and if the overpayment is more than three percent (3%) of the amount such Owner should have paid, H/C I Owner shall also pay the reasonable, out-of-pocket costs of such Owner's examination and interest on the overpayment at the Interest Rate from the date such Owner overpaid H/C I Owner until such Owner receives such refund.

        (f)    With respect to Hotel/Casino/Mall/SECC Common Area Charges, any dispute between H/C I Owner and SECC Owner or Mall I Owner shall be resolved by determination of the Independent Expert in accordance with Section 16 of Article XIV, which shall be the exclusive and binding method for the resolution of any such dispute. H/C I Owner, SECC Owner and Mall I Owner each agree to execute and deliver, or cause to be executed and delivered, to the other any instruments that may be required to effectuate or facilitate the provisions of this Agreement relating to the matters set forth in this Section 3 of Article V.

        4.     H/C I Space, Phase I Hotel/Casino Maintenance and Repair.     

        (a)   Throughout the Term, H/C I Owner, at its sole cost and expense, shall, consistent with First-class Las Vegas Boulevard-style hotel/casinos (a) clean and maintain the H/C I Space, the Phase I Hotel/Casino and all parts thereof and facilities therein, including, without limitation all portions of the interior walls and floors and all improvements therein, (b) keep and maintain the same in good order, condition and repair and in a neat, attractive and rentable condition, and (c) make all necessary repairs and restorations thereto and/or replacements of portions thereof, interior and exterior, structural and non-structural, ordinary and extraordinary, including, without limitation, all repairs and replacements necessitated by H/C I Owner's or any of H/C I Owner's Tenant's moving property in or out of the H/C I Space or installation or removal of furniture, fixtures or other property or by the performance by H/C I Owner or any Tenant of any Alterations, or when necessitated by the negligence or willful misconduct or improper conduct of H/C I Owner or any Tenant or the Permittees of either of them. All of said repairs and any restorations or replacements required in connection therewith shall be of a quality and class equal to the original work or installation and shall be done in a good and workmanlike manner. All work undertaken by H/C I Owner pursuant to this Section 4 shall be performed in accordance with Sections 7 through 10 of this Article V.

        (b)   H/C I Owner's obligations under this Article V are subject to Force Majeure Events and the provisions of Article XI.

        5.     Mall I Pass-Through Areas, Mall I Space and Phase I Mall Maintenance and Repair.     

        (a)   Mall I Owner agrees, in accordance with the required standards provided in this Agreement, to maintain, repair and restore (including any necessary replacement and capital improvement work required in connection therewith) at all times and to keep in operation, open to the public (except for (x) portions thereof, such as service areas, not generally open to the public and, (z) except in emergency situations, the Mall I Limited Common Areas) and available for the Permitted Uses, except

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as may be required to maintain in the required condition, order and repair, at Mall I Owner's sole cost and expense, all Mall I Pass-through Areas and Mall I Limited Common Areas. The aforesaid maintenance of the Mall I Pass-through Areas and Mall I Limited Common Areas shall include, without limitation, except to the extent provided hereinabove, (i) patrolling with suitable and adequate uniformed and/or non-uniformed, unarmed security personnel in accordance with prevailing practice at properties of like usage in Clark County, Nevada; (ii) maintaining suitable and adequate lighting (including the expenses of power and of light bulb installation and replacement) in all Mall I Pass-through Areas and Mall I Limited Common Areas and keeping same lit during such times as First-class retail and restaurant complexes are open (to the public or for Permitted Maintenance or restoration or any other purpose not prohibited hereunder), equivalent to not less than 10-foot candles in portions generally open to the public when required to be lit to service the opening of any building comprising the Venetian to the public, and otherwise to the extent of such lesser standard as may be reasonably adequate under the circumstances to service the opening of any building comprising the Venetian for Permitted Maintenance; (iii) cleaning, window-washing (exclusive of any windows forming part of a separate space tenant's premises), planting, replanting, landscaping, ventilating, heating and air-cooling of the Mall I Pass-through Areas and Mall I Limited Common Areas; and (iv) cleaning and keeping in good order and repair, and replacing when necessary, all fixtures and other installations in the Mall I Pass-through Areas and the Mall I Limited Common Areas including, but not limited to, pools, fountains, telephone booths, vending machines, benches and the like. Mall I Owner shall not permit the Mall I Pass-through Areas to be used for any solicitations or leafleting activity, including, but not limited to, union or collective bargaining solicitations. The public address system in the Phase I Mall, if used at all, shall be used solely for playing background music at a reasonable volume and for announcements related to emergencies or for personal safety announcements (for example, locating lost children or directing patrons to emergency exits). The Mall I Pass-through Areas shall be open to the general public and operated and all public entrances thereto shall be open to the general public and operated 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 (or 366, as applicable) days per year, at all times throughout the Term. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if either the SECC or the H/C I Space is not open to the public but is in the process of having Permitted Maintenance therein, and the other of the SECC or the H/C I Space is not open for business to the public, then Mall I Owner need not during such Permitted Maintenance, keep the public entrances to the Mall I Pass-through Areas open to the general public. In addition to the foregoing, whenever any connecting level of the SECC or the H/C I Space is open for business, the doors connecting such level of the SECC or the H/C I Space, as the case may be, with the Mall I Space, shall be open and if either the SECC or H/C I Space is in the process of having Permitted Maintenance performed, the doors connecting such level of the SECC or the H/C I Space, as the case may be, with the Mall I Space, shall at the election of SECC Owner or H/C I Owner, as the case may be, be open to SECC Owner or H/C I Owner, respectively.

        (b)   Throughout the Term, Mall I Owner, at its sole cost and expense, shall (a) clean and maintain the Mall I Space and the Phase I Mall and all parts thereof and facilities therein, including, without limitation all portions of the interior walls and floors and all improvements therein, the plumbing systems located in the Mall I Space and any electrical switchgear, transformers and other electrical systems located in the Mall I Space, (b) keep and maintain the same in good order, condition and repair and in a neat, attractive and rentable condition, consistent with First-class retail and restaurant complexes as provided in this Agreement, and (c) make all necessary repairs thereto and/or replacements of portions thereof, ordinary and extraordinary, including, without limitation, all repairs and replacements necessitated by Mall I Owner's or any Tenant's moving property in or out of the Mall I Space or installation or removal of furniture, fixtures or other property or by the performance by Mall I Owner or any Tenant of any Alterations, or when necessitated by the negligence or willful misconduct or improper conduct of Mall I Owner or any Tenant or the Permittees of either of them. All of said repairs and any restorations or replacements required in connection therewith shall be of a quality and class equal to the original work or installation and shall be done in a good and

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workmanlike manner. All work undertaken by Mall I Owner pursuant to this Section 5, shall be performed in accordance with Sections 7 through 10 of this Article V.

        (c)   Mall I Owner's obligations under this Article V are subject to Force Majeure Events, the provisions of Article XI and Section 1(c) of this Article V.

        6.     No Obstructions to Mall I Pass-Through Areas.     Except to the extent that temporary construction barricades are reasonably required by Mall I Owner to perform work in and maintain the Mall I Pass-through Areas and the Mall I Limited Common Areas in accordance with the terms hereof and such barricades do not interfere with the use of the H/C Pass-through Areas or the Phase I Hotel/Casino or the SECC except to the minimal extent necessary to permit Mall I Owner to perform its obligations with respect to such space, no fence, barricade or other obstruction shall be placed, kept, permitted or maintained on the Mall I Pass-through Areas and the Mall I Limited Common Areas which will interfere with the intended uses thereof. Mall I Owner, in exercising its rights under this Section 6, shall use commercially reasonable efforts to minimize interference with the maintenance, use and operation of (i) the SECC and SECC Owner's business at the same and (ii) the Phase I Hotel/Casino and H/C I Owner's business at the same.

        7.     Alterations.     H/C I Owner and Mall I Owner each agree for the benefit of the other (except as otherwise expressly set forth herein) that from and after the date hereof:

        (a)   H/C I Owner and Mall I Owner may each make (or allow any Tenant to make) Alterations to the improvements from time to time located within or on their respective Lots in accordance with the further provisions of this Article V and the provisions of Article IV herein from time to time during the Term.

        (b)   H/C I Owner may from time to time as it deems appropriate in its absolute discretion, subject to the provisions of Sections 8, 9 and 10 and to the other provisions of this Section 7, make Alterations to all portions of the Phase I Hotel/Casino.

        (c)   Mall I Owner may from time to time as it deems appropriate in its absolute discretion, subject to the provisions of Sections 8, 9 and 10 and to the other provisions of this Section 7, make Alterations to all portions of the Mall I Space and the Phase I Mall.

        (d)   Neither H/C I Owner nor Mall I Owner may make (or allow any Person to make) any Alteration or restoration which affects in a material respect (i) the Building Shell and Core, (ii) the H/C-Mall Common Areas, (iii) the H/C Limited Common Areas, (iv) the Mall I Limited Common Areas, (v) the Electric Substation, (vi) the HVAC Plant, (vii) the Mall I H/C Exclusive Areas or (viii) the Phase I Automobile Parking Area (any such Alteration or restoration, a "MATERIAL ALTERATION"), without in each instance obtaining the prior written consent thereto of (a) the other Owner, (b) the Mortgagee of each of H/C I Owner and Mall I Owner, and (c) with respect to a Material Alteration affecting the Electric Substation and/or the HVAC Plant, SECC Owner and its Mortgagees, all of which consents (other than the consent of the Mortgagee on whose Lot the Alteration or restoration is being made) shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed if a Commercially Reasonable Owner would grant its consent and the same is not likely to have a Material Adverse Effect. Either Owner may make (or allow any Tenant to make) any Alteration which singularly or together with related work is not a Material Alteration without the other Owner's or any Mortgagee's consent in accordance with the further provisions of this Article V and as is otherwise permitted by the terms of this Agreement. Together with each request for approval of a Material Alteration, the requesting Owner shall present to the non-requesting Owner and the Mortgagee of each of H/C I Owner and Mall I Owner (and SECC Owner and the Mortgagee of SECC Owner with respect to a Material Alteration affecting the Electric Substation and/or the HVAC Plant) for its approval plans and specifications for such work prepared by an Architect. An Owner's or any Mortgagee's approval of any Material Alteration shall not constitute any assumption of any

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responsibility or liability by such Owner or Mortgagee for the accuracy or sufficiency of the applicable plans and specifications and the requesting Owner shall be solely responsible for such items and shall be liable for any damage resulting therefrom. The requesting Owner shall reimburse its Mortgagees, the non-requesting Owner and its Mortgagee (and SECC Owner and the Mortgagee of SECC Owner with respect to a Material Alteration affecting the Electric Substation and/or the HVAC Plant) upon receipt of invoices for the non-requesting Owner's and its Mortgagee's actual out-of-pocket costs incurred in connection with any review of any plans and specifications in accordance with this Section 7(d), including architect's and engineer's fees and costs. Upon reasonable prior notice and during mutually convenient hours, the non-requesting Owner and/or the Mortgagee of each of H/C I Owner and Mall I Owner (and the SECC Owner and the Mortgagee of SECC Owner with respect to a Material Alteration affecting the Electric Substation and/or the HVAC Plant) may inspect Material Alterations from time to time in order to assure itself that such work is being carried on in accordance with the requirements of this Agreement, provided that such inspection does not unreasonably interfere with the continuance and completion of the Material Alterations, and provided further that the failure of an Owner or any Mortgagee to inspect such work (or, if such work is inspected, the results or findings of such inspection) shall not in and of itself be considered a waiver of any right accruing to such Owner or Mortgagee upon any failure of the requesting Owner to perform such work in accordance with this Agreement. In undertaking any activities described in, and performing its obligations under, this Article V, each Owner shall use all commercially reasonable efforts to minimize interference (including, without limitation, interference due to closure) with the maintenance, use and operation of the Phase I Mall, the Phase I Hotel/Casino, and the SECC.

        8.     Alteration Requirements.     H/C I Owner and Mall I Owner each covenants and agrees for the benefit of the other that no Alterations to their respective Lots and/or any buildings or improvements located thereon or therein will be made except in compliance with this Article V, and hereby covenants that it will comply with each and all of the following provisions:

        (a)   All Alterations shall be made (1) with commercially reasonable diligence and dispatch in a First-class manner with First-class materials and workmanship, architecturally consistent in style with the existing improvements, (2) in accordance with the applicable requirements set forth for H/C I Owner and Mall I Owner in Article IV herein and (3) in such a manner as will not interfere (other than to a de minimus extent) with the use, occupancy, maintenance or operation of the Base Building, the Phase I Hotel/Casino or the Phase I Mall or any of the businesses conducted thereat.

        (b)   Before any Alterations are begun, the Owner performing or causing such Alteration to be performed shall obtain, at its own sole cost and expense, all licenses, permits, approvals and authorizations in connection with any such Alterations required by any Governmental Authorities. Upon any Owner's request, the other Owner shall join in the application for such licenses, permits, approvals and authorizations whenever such action is necessary, and the requesting Owner covenants that the non-requesting Owner will not suffer, sustain or incur any cost, expense or liability by reason thereof. All Material Alterations shall be made under the supervision of an Architect.

        (c)   All Alterations shall be made in compliance and conformity with all applicable Legal Requirements.

        (d)   In making any Alteration, the Owner performing or causing such Alteration to be performed shall not violate (a) the terms or conditions of any insurance policy affecting or relating to the Venetian (including, without limitation, any insurance policy in respect of the entire Base Building), or (b) the terms of any covenants, restrictions or easements affecting the Venetian.

        (e)   No Alterations shall create any encroachment upon any street or upon any other portion of the Venetian.

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        (f)    All contractors performing any Alteration shall be required to abide by the Contractor Safety Permit Process described on EXHIBIT P attached hereto and made a part hereof. H/C I Owner may, from time to time, update and revise the Contractor Safety Permit Process attached hereto as Exhibit P in its reasonable discretion.

        (g)   No Alteration will be made that will affect the structural integrity and support of the SECC, SECC Space, Phase I Hotel/Casino, H/C I Space, Mall I Space or the Phase I Mall.

        9.     Contractor Insurance.     The Owner performing or causing a Material Alteration to be performed shall cause each of its general contractors to obtain, prior to commencing any Material Alteration, and to keep in force, for the benefit of Mall I Owner, H/C I Owner and each of their Mortgagees until the applicable Material Alteration is completed:

        (a)   Commercial general liability insurance for the project on an "occurrence" basis, including coverage for premises/operations, products/completed operations, broad form property damage, blanket contractual liability, independent contractor's and personal injury, with no exclusions for explosion, collapse and underground perils, with primary coverage limits of no less than $1,000,000 for injuries or death to one or more persons or damage to property resulting from any one occurrence and a $2,000,000 aggregate limit. Such policy shall be endorsed to list H/C I Owner and Mall I Owner as additional insureds and include a waiver of subrogation endorsement. The commercial general liability policy shall also include a severability of interest clause;

        (b)   Automobile liability insurance, including coverage for owned, non-owned and hired automobiles for both bodily injury and property damage and containing appropriate no-fault insurance provisions or other endorsements in accordance with state legal requirements, with limits of no less than $1,000,000 per accident with respect to bodily injury, property damage or death;

        (c)   Workers compensation insurance and employer's liability or stop gap liability, with a limit of not less than $1,000,000, and such other forms of insurance which are required by law, providing statutory benefits and covering loss resulting from injury, sickness, disability or death of the employees of such Owner;

        (d)   Umbrella Excess Liability Insurance of not less than $10,000,000 per occurrence and in the aggregate; and

        (e)   All such insurance shall be written by companies reasonably approved by H/C I Owner, Mall I Owner and each of their Mortgagees and shall be on terms reasonably satisfactory to H/C I Owner and Mall I Owner. Certificates for such insurance shall be delivered to H/C I Owner and Mall I Owner at least three (3) Business Days before any work on such Material Alteration begins at the Venetian. H/C I Owner or Mall I Owner, as the case may be, shall also maintain such additional insurance as the other shall reasonably request from time to time, provided such insurance coverage is maintained by tenants or owners of facilities or portions of facilities similar to the Venetian.

        10.     Payment of Other Owner's Expenses.     In connection with the making of any Material Alterations, the Owner performing such Material Alterations shall pay the other Owner's reasonable actual out-of-pocket costs and expenses incurred in connection therewith.

        11.     Trade Fixtures and Personal Property.     Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Article V, H/C I Owner and Mall I Owner and its Tenants may, without the other Owner's consent, install in their respective Lots trade fixtures and personal property, provided that no such installation shall interfere with or damage the Building Shell and Core; PROVIDED that any such installations located in any Pass-through Area or in the H/C-Mall Common Areas or on any wall fronting on any Pass-through Area or any H/C-Mall Common Area must comply with the requirements for Alterations set forth in this Article V. Such trade fixtures and personal property may be removed from time to time

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so long as any damage caused to any part of the Venetian caused by such removal shall be promptly restored at the removing Owner's sole cost and expense.

        12.     Negative Covenants With Respect to Floor Loads.     Neither Mall I Owner nor H/C I Owner shall suffer or permit any part of the Venetian to be used in any manner, or anything to be done therein, or suffer or permit anything to be brought into or kept in any part of the Venetian, which would in any way place weight on any floor area in excess of its maximum floor load.

        13.     Shared Security Operations.     H/C I Owner shall continue to maintain and operate the system of security cameras located throughout the Phase I Mall. Mall I Owner shall not have access to the monitoring room for the security camera system. At Mall I Owner's request, H/C I Owner shall either (i) provide any videos requested by Mall I Owner to prosecute or defend slip-and-fall, shoplifting or similar claims or for any other business purpose or (ii) if feasible, provide a separate live feed for the Phase I Mall security cameras so that Mall I Owner can view such live feed. Mall I Owner shall have the right, at its election, to install and operate its own security system in the Phase I Mall.

ARTICLE VI

TAXES AND INSURANCE PREMIUMS

        1.     H/C I Owner and Mall I Owner each agree for the benefit of the other as follows:

        (a)     Intentionally Omitted.     

        (b)     Intentionally Omitted.     

        (c)     Insurance Share.     H/C I Owner's Insurance Share and Mall I Owner's Insurance Share shall be determined as set forth in this paragraph. Each of H/C I Owner and Mall I Owner agree to promptly provide to H/C I Owner's insurance companies, consultants, brokers and agents (with a copy to the other Owner) any information requested by any of such persons and entities in connection with (x) the procurement or maintenance of any insurance obtained by H/C I Owner for the benefit of H/C I Owner and Mall I Owner in accordance with Article X hereof and (y) the calculation of H/C I Owner's Insurance Share and Mall I Owner's Insurance Share. Each applicable insurance carrier shall be jointly instructed by H/C I Owner and Mall I Owner (a) to determine H/C I Owner's and Mall I Owner's Insurance Shares for the policies provided by such carrier, based on the information provided by H/C I Owner and Mall I Owner pursuant to the preceding sentence and all other relevant factors (as determined by such carrier), (b) that H/C I Owner's and Mall I Owner's Insurance Shares should reflect an allocation of the cost of the applicable policies that is fair, appropriate and consistent with industry standards and, (c) to consider the space demised pursuant to that certain Casino Level Restaurant/Retail Master Lease (the "CASINO LEVEL LEASED SPACE") dated as of even date herewith by and between H/C I Owner and Mall I Owner (the "CASINO LEVEL MASTER LEASE") as part of the Mall I Space for purposes of determining Mall I Owner's Insurance Share and H/C I Owner's Insurance Share. If either H/C I Owner or Mall I Owner believe that any information provided by the other is incorrect, incomplete or misleading, and both parties cannot, through good faith negotiation, resolve the matter, the matter shall be referred to an Independent Expert pursuant to the provisions of Section 16 of Article XIV for determination as to whether any information already provided needs to be revised and/or whether any additional information needs to be provided. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Owners acknowledge and confirm that with respect to all insurance maintained by H/C I Owner pursuant to clauses (iv) and (v) of Section 2(A) of Article X hereof, Mall I Owner's Insurance Share is (unless and until Mall I Owner elects, pursuant to paragraph 3(d) of Article X below, to obtain on its behalf any of such insurance) eighteen and five-tenths percent (18.5%) (unless and until there is a material addition or deletion to H/C I Owner's, SECC Owner's (if applicable) and/or Mall I Owner's covered property, in which event said Insurance Share shall be appropriately adjusted)

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        (d)     H/C I Owner Insurance.     On the first day of each calendar month, H/C I Owner shall deposit into an escrow account (the "INSURANCE ESCROW ACCOUNT") to be held and maintained by Trustee for the benefit of the Mortgagees of the H/C I Space and the Mall I Space H/C I Owner's Insurance Share of one-twelfth of one hundred and five percent (105%) of the premiums actually payable during the preceding twelve (12) month period with respect to the insurance policies required to be maintained pursuant to Article X (but in no event less than the amount that the Trustee, in good-faith, determines shall be necessary in order to accumulate in the Insurance Escrow Account sufficient funds to pay all such insurance premiums at least fifteen (15) Business Days prior to the expiration of such insurance policies).

        (e)     Mall I Owner Insurance.     On the first day of each calendar month, Mall I Owner shall deposit into the Insurance Escrow Account Mall I Owner's Insurance Share of one-twelfth of one hundred and five percent (105%) of the premiums actually payable during the preceding twelve (12) month period with respect to the insurance policies required to be maintained pursuant to Article X (but in no event less than the amount that the Trustee, in good-faith, determines shall be necessary in order to accumulate in the Insurance Escrow Account sufficient funds to pay all such insurance premiums at least fifteen (15) Business Days prior to the expiration of such property insurance policies). If at the end of any twelve (12) month period, H/C I Owner's and/or Mall I Owner's aggregate actual payments on account of insurance premiums for such period shall exceed the amount of H/C I Owner's and/or Mall I Owner's actual insurance premium obligations for such period, then Trustee shall promptly refund the amount of such excess payment to H/C I Owner and/or Mall I Owner, as the case may be, in cash. Copies of all Bills with respect to property insurance premiums shall be delivered to the Trustee and the other Owner by H/C I Owner and/or Mall I Owner promptly after receipt thereof. H/C I Owner and Mall I Owner acknowledge and confirm that to the extent Mall I Owner elects, pursuant to paragraph 3(d) of Article X below, to obtain on its own behalf any of the insurance coverage set forth in Article X, the escrow deposit obligations of Mall I Owner set forth in this paragraph (e) shall not apply with respect to any such coverage.

        (f)     Trustee.     "TRUSTEE" shall mean any of the following: a savings bank, savings and loan association, commercial bank, trust company (whether acting individually or in a fiduciary capacity) or insurance company (whether acting individually or in a fiduciary capacity) that has a combined capital and surplus of $500,000,000 or above, reasonably acceptable to Mall I Owner and H/C I Owner, and, in each case, reasonably acceptable to each of their Mortgagees and who is not affiliated with any of the Borrowers or Adelson (or any Affiliate of either). The initial Trustee shall be The Bank of Nova Scotia. H/C I Owner shall pay the annual fee of the Trustee which payment shall be subject to the cost sharing provisions of Section 3 of Article V with respect to Mall I Owner's share of such fee. To the extent SECC Owner shall elect to obtain insurance coverage for the SECC under a blanket policy with H/C I Owner and Mall I Owner in accordance with the provisions of Article X, SECC Owner shall pay its proportionate share of applicable insurance premiums pursuant to the cost sharing provisions of Section 3 of Article V. H/C I Owner can replace the existing Trustee at any time and from time to time, with the consent of the Existing Phase I Mortgage-Bank for so long as any indebtedness under the Bank Credit Agreement is outstanding, and with the consent of Mall I Owner, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld; provided that any replacement Trustee shall be selected in accordance with the foregoing provisions of this subsection 1(f) of Article VI. If H/C I Owner or Mall I Owner or SECC Owner (if SECC Owner shall have elected to maintain insurance coverage under a blanket policy with H/C I Owner and Mall I Owner) shall fail to make any payment required to be made in accordance with the provisions of this Article VI, the Trustee shall promptly give notice to the non-defaulting Owners and to each Mortgagee, and any non-defaulting Owner and/or any Mortgagee may (but shall not be required to) pay all or any portion of such payment to the Trustee and the non-paying Owner shall reimburse the paying non-defaulting Owner or Mortgagee, as applicable on demand therefor by the paying Owner or Mortgagee, for the sums so expended with interest thereon for the period from such demand to such reimbursement, at the Interest Rate. The Trustee shall have no

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responsibility to any Owner as a consequence of performance by the Trustee hereunder except for any bad faith, fraud, gross negligence or willful misconduct of the Trustee. The Trustee shall have no duties or obligations hereunder except as expressly set forth herein or in that certain Trustee Disbursement and Administration Agreement, dated as of November 14th, 1997, by and among Phase I LLC; Mall I LLC's predecessor-in-interest as Mall I Owner; The Bank of Nova Scotia, as Trustee; and certain other parties, shall be responsible only for the performance of such duties and obligations and shall not be required to take any action otherwise than in accordance with the terms hereof or thereof. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, in the event that The Bank of Nova Scotia shall cease (i) to maintain commercial paper, short-term debt obligations or other short-term deposits credit ratings from each of S&P, Moody's and Fitch at the same or higher level than is in effect as of the date hereof, (ii) to maintain long-term senior unsecured debt obligations credit ratings from each of S&P, Moody's and Fitch at the same or higher level than is in effect as of the date hereof or (iii) to be a Mortgagee, then a replacement Trustee shall be selected in accordance with the foregoing provisions of this subsection 1(f) of Article VI, unless (x) each Mortgagee consents to The Bank of Nova Scotia's remaining as the Trustee hereunder or (y) The Bank of Nova Scotia has an investment grade rating and is subject to regulations regarding fiduciary funds on deposit under, or similar to, Title 12 of the Code of Federal Regulations, Section 9.10(b), and maintains the Insurance Escrow Account as a segregated trust account.

        (g)     Owners to Pay Taxes.     SECC Owner, H/C I Owner and Mall I Owner each agree for the benefit of the other that (i) all taxes, assessments and other charges (including, without limitation, real property taxes and assessments), and all interest and penalties with respect thereto (all of the foregoing, collectively, "TAXES") levied or assessed, or which (if unpaid) may result in the imposition of a lien, against all or any portion of the SECC Land and all buildings and other improvements from time to time located on the SECC Land (or against SECC Owner, H/C I Owner or Mall I Owner with respect to the same) shall be paid, prior to delinquency thereof, by SECC Owner, (ii) all Taxes levied or assessed, or which (if unpaid) may result in the imposition of a lien, against all or any portion of the Phase I Land (excluding the Mall I Space) and all buildings and other improvements from time to time located on the Phase I Land (excluding the Mall I Space) (or against H/C I Owner, Mall I Owner or SECC Owner with respect to the same) shall be paid, prior to delinquency thereof, by H/C I Owner, and (iii) all Taxes levied or assessed, or which (if unpaid) may result in the imposition of a lien, against all or any portion of the Mall I Space and all improvements from time to time located thereon (or against H/C I Owner, Mall I Owner or SECC Owner with respect to the same) shall be paid, prior to delinquency thereof, by Mall I Owner.

        (h)     Right to Contest.     Each Party shall have the right to contest, in good-faith and at its own cost and expense, the validity or amount of any Taxes that, in the absence of such contest, it would be required to pay hereunder; provided, however , that if at any time payment of the whole or any part thereof shall be necessary in order to prevent the sale, under applicable law, of any property with respect to which any easement, right or interest has been granted pursuant to this Agreement, then the contesting party shall pay or cause same to be paid in time to prevent such sale. Any such payment may be made under protest.

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        (i)     Bills.     In the event that any Party shall receive a bill, invoice or similar writing (each of the foregoing, a "BILL") in respect of any Taxes that any other Party is required to pay hereunder, then the Party in receipt of such bill shall (i) pay, prior to delinquency, the portion, if any, of the Taxes referenced in such Bill for which such Party is responsible and (ii) promptly deliver the same to the other Party, whereupon such other Party shall pay, prior to delinquency, the portion of the Taxes referenced in such Bill for which such other Party is responsible. Additionally, if any Party hereto shall receive a notice or other official writing relating to any Taxes that any other Party hereto is required to pay under this Agreement (other than a Bill), then such receiving Party shall promptly furnish a copy of the same to such other Party. Each Party shall, promptly upon the request of any other Party, exhibit to such other Party for examination, receipts for the Taxes required to be paid by such Party pursuant to this Article VI.

        (j)     Failure to Pay Taxes.     In the event any Party shall fail to pay any Taxes that it is required to pay hereunder, any other Party or its Mortgagee may (but shall not be required to) pay all or any portion of such Taxes and the non-paying Party shall reimburse the paying Party or its Mortgagee, as applicable, on demand therefor by the paying Party or its Mortgagee, for the sums so expended, with interest thereon, for the period from such demand to such reimbursement, at an annual rate equal to four (4%) percent per annum in excess of the rate announced from time to time by LaSalle National Bank, or any successor thereto, as its prime rate at its main office in Chicago, IL (the "INTEREST RATE"); provided , however that with respect to a Mortgagee, "Interest Rate" shall mean the rate which is the greater of (i) the Interest Rate (as defined above) and (ii) the default interest rate applicable to similar defaults as set forth in such Mortgagee's loan documents. The provisions of Sections 10(a) and 10(b) of Article XIV shall apply to this Section 1(j).

        (k)     Trustee to Pay Insurance Premiums.     Provided H/C I Owner and Mall I Owner shall have made the payments to Trustee required under this Article VI, (i) Trustee shall pay all insurance premiums with respect to the insurance policies required to be maintained under Article X prior to the expiration thereof based on bills with respect to insurance premiums presented to Trustee and (ii) to the extent there shall not be sufficient monies in the Insurance Escrow Account to enable Trustee to make the payments described in the preceding subsection (i), H/C I Owner and Mall I Owner shall pay Trustee the amount of any such deficiency promptly after demand therefor based on their respective Insurance Shares.

        (l)     Pledge of Collateral.     All amounts held by the Trustee shall be held by the Trustee in accounts for the benefit of the Mortgagees of the Lots affected. The Trustee shall establish separate accounts for the proceeds allocable to each respective Lot. At the request of the Owner of a particular Lot, the account established with respect to that Lot will permit the investment of the funds therein in investments identified by said Owner subject to the reasonable approval of the Mortgagee of the affected Lot. Notwithstanding the foregoing:

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ARTICLE VII

PERMANENT PARKING

        1.     Automobile Parking Areas.     The Phase I Automobile Parking Area shall be available for use by H/C I Owner, SECC Owner and Mall I Owner in accordance with the provisions of this Article VII.

        2.     Valet Parking.     Subject to the cost sharing provisions of Section 3 of Article V, H/C I Owner will provide valet parking service in the Phase I Automobile Parking Area on a "first come, first served" basis.

        3.     Parking Spaces.     

        (a)   H/C I Owner grants to each other Owner, other than (except as provided in Section 3(b) of this Article VII) H/C II Owner and Mall II Owner, the non-exclusive right to use all the Parking Spaces in the Phase I Automobile Parking Area on a "first come, first served" basis, subject to the provisions of this Agreement; provided that such Owner is using its Lot for its Permitted Use. In no event shall any Owner's rights and easements relating to parking comprise less than the minimum number of Parking Spaces which shall be in such a location as shall be necessary for such Owner (i) to be in compliance with all applicable Legal Requirements with respect to Parking Spaces and (ii) to conduct its business on or in its Lot in accordance with its Permitted Use (collectively, the "MINIMUM PARKING STANDARDS"); provided , however , that H/C I Owner shall have no obligation to alter or expand the Phase I Automobile Parking Area in order to accommodate increased parking needs imposed upon any other Owner as a consequence of a change in the applicable Legal Requirements applicable to such Owner or a change in the intended use of such Owner's Lot. H/C I Owner may make any Alterations to the Phase I Automobile Parking Area, so long as such Alterations are consistent with the Minimum Parking Standards of each Owner. Each Owner acknowledges and confirms that as of the date hereof, its rights and easements relating to parking are consistent with its Minimum Parking Standards.

        (b)   If H/C II Owner shall construct a new and separate parking structure (the "PHASE II AUTOMOBILE PARKING AREA") on the Phase II Land for the use by H/C II Owner, Mall II Owner, H/C I Owner, Mall I Owner and SECC Owner of all the parking spaces in the Phase II Automobile Parking Area on a non-exclusive "first come, first served" basis, then H/C I Owner shall grant to H/C II Owner and Mall II Owner the non-exclusive right to use all the Parking Spaces in the Phase I Automobile Parking Area on a "first come, first served" basis, from and after the date the Phase II Automobile Parking Area shall be made available for such use to all Owners; provided that (i) such use of the Phase I Automobile Parking Area and of the Phase II Automobile Parking Area shall satisfy the Minimum Parking Standards with respect to each of H/C I Owner, Mall I Owner and SECC Owner, and (ii) a Commercially Reasonable Owner of each of the Phase I Hotel/Casino, the Phase I Mall and the SECC would consent to such use by H/C II Owner and Mall II Owner. If H/C II Owner shall construct the Phase II Automobile Parking Area to be used in accordance with the provisions of this subsection 3(b) of Article VII, (i) H/C I Owner and H/C II Owner shall agree on a commercially reasonable plan to share the costs of operating and maintaining the Automobile Parking Areas which, in the case of each of SECC Owner and Mall I Owner, a Commercially Reasonable Owner would agree to and which is not likely to have a Material Adverse Effect on such Owner, and (ii) H/C II Owner shall commence and continue to maintain the Phase II Automobile Parking Area in a First-class manner.

        4.     Intentionally Omitted.     

        5.     Capital Improvements/Maintenance.     H/C I Owner shall have the right to make capital improvements and the obligation to perform Maintenance on the Parking Access Easement Area located on the Phase I Land, which rights shall be exercised at its sole cost and expense, subject to the cost sharing provisions of Section 3 of Article V. SECC Owner shall have the right to make capital

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improvements and the obligation to perform Maintenance on the Parking Access Easement Area located on the SECC Land, which right and obligation shall be exercised at its sole cost and expense.

        6.     Rights of Others to Use Parking Spaces.     Nothing herein shall be construed as precluding H/C I Owner from granting from time to time to other Persons (including without limitation other Owners) rights to use Parking Spaces. Such grants may be on terms determined by H/C I Owner in its sole discretion. Notwithstanding the foregoing, a particular grant shall not be permitted if usage of the rights granted will either (i) result in any Owner not being afforded its Minimum Parking Standards or (ii) otherwise adversely affect the conduct of another Owner's business in accordance with the terms hereof (except to a de minimus extent), unless such Owner first consents to such grant.

        7.     Parking Rules and Regulations.     

        (a)   Only H/C I Owner with respect to the Phase I Automobile Parking Area shall have the right to establish, revise and replace, from time to time, reasonable rules and regulations ("PARKING RULES AND REGULATIONS") for use of the Phase I Automobile Parking Area; provided that no such rules or regulations or revisions thereto shall (i) deprive any Owner of its Minimum Parking Standards or (ii) be enforced in a manner which discriminates against an Owner or its Permittees. A copy of the Parking Rules and Regulations shall be provided to each Owner. Each Owner shall comply with the Parking Rules and Regulations. The power to enforce the Parking Rules and Regulations shall be vested exclusively in H/C I Owner. In this regard, the Parties acknowledge and agree that the Parking Rules and Regulations to be adopted from time to time by H/C I Owner are intended to facilitate the orderly administration of the Phase I Automobile Parking Area and the use of the rights therein granted, and no Owner shall have any claim against H/C I Owner with respect to the Phase I Automobile Parking Area for failure to enforce the Parking Rules and Regulations against any other Owner, or Person so long as such rules and regulations do not deprive any Owner of its Minimum Parking Standards and are not enforced in a discriminatory manner. Rules and regulations initially applicable to the use of the Automobile Parking Areas pursuant to this Agreement are set forth in SCHEDULE III attached hereto.

        (b)   In the event of any dispute between the Owners regarding the establishment, revision or enforcement of Parking Rules and Regulations pursuant to this Section 7, the affected Owners shall submit the matter for determination by the Independent Expert pursuant to the provisions of Section 16 of Article XIV.

        8.     Parking Fees; Maintenance Charges.     H/C I Owner shall have the right to require the payment of parking fees for the benefit of the Owners. Such fees shall be equitably apportioned among the Owners as the Owners shall agree (and, absent such agreement, as an Independent Expert shall decide).

ARTICLE VIII

THE VENETIAN AND THE PALAZZO

A.    Construction.     H/C I Owner, H/C II Owner, Mall I Owner, Mall II Owner and SECC Owner each agree for the benefit of the others as follows:

        1.     H/C II Owner and Mall II Owner covenant and agree that in performing the construction of the Palazzo (including, without limitation, the Phase II Mall and the Phase II Automobile Parking Area) and any other buildings or other improvements to be located upon the Phase II Land (and in performing any ancillary activities) while the SECC and/or the Venetian or any portion thereof is open to the general public, H/C II Owner shall (a) use commercially reasonable efforts to minimize interference with the use, enjoyment and occupancy of, and the conduct by SECC Owner (including, without limitation, SECC Owner's parking rights, access to and from the SECC, rights to Utility

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Equipment and the HVAC Plant under this Agreement), H/C I Owner and Mall I Owner of their businesses at the Venetian and the SECC, (b) terminate, as soon as reasonably practicable in accordance with reasonably prudent construction practices, any such interference and (c) give H/C I Owner, Mall I Owner and SECC Owner a reasonably detailed schedule of any such construction-related activities prior to the commencement of any such construction-related activities, such schedule to be updated not less frequently than monthly. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if any construction related activity in connection with the Palazzo is reasonably likely to cause Mall I Owner to be in breach of any covenant or agreement made as of the date hereof with its Mortgagee, H/C II Owner or Mall II Owner shall, promptly upon the written request of Mall I Owner, which request must specify in reasonable detail how the activity is causing or is reasonably likely to cause such a breach, stop such activity or modify such activity so that there is no breach or reasonably likely breach.

        2.     H/C I Owner shall have the right to approve the plans and specifications for the casino portion of the Palazzo and any other portions of the Palazzo that may directly connect with or adjoin the Venetian, which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned. All actions taken by or on behalf of H/C II Owner during the construction of the Palazzo in connection with the contemplated replacement, with temporary "construction walls," of the Temporary Walls (as defined below), and then the permanent removal of such temporary "construction walls," are subject to the prior written approval of H/C I Owner and/or Mall I Owner (whichever's Lot is affected), which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned. As used herein, "TEMPORARY WALLS" shall mean the temporary walls that are to be installed by H/C I Owner during the construction of the Palazzo at the points where the Phase I Mall and the Phase II Mall are to connect and the Phase I casino and the Phase II casino are to connect.

        3.     In the event that construction of the Palazzo is commenced and is subsequently permanently abandoned or such construction ceases, in all material respects, for a period of twelve (12) consecutive months, then H/C I Owner and/or Mall I Owner shall have the right after thirty (30) days' notice to H/C II Owner, Mall II Owner and their respective Mortgagees to close off any openings in the Venetian and/or the Phase I Mall and take any other action reasonably necessary to protect the integrity of the Venetian (and/or the Phase I Mall) as a single, self-contained, economically viable facility, and H/C II Owner shall, within ten (10) days of demand therefor, reimburse H/C I Owner or Mall I Owner, as the case may be, for the reasonable costs and expenses incurred by H/C I Owner or Mall I Owner, as the case may be, in taking such actions, together with interest thereon, at the Interest Rate, for the period commencing on such tenth (10th) day and ending on the date upon which H/C II Owner so reimburses H/C I Owner or Mall I Owner, as the case may be.

        4.     Each of H/C I Owner and Mall I Owner hereby grants to H/C II Owner and Mall II Owner a non-exclusive easement in, on, over, upon, through and across the H/C I Space, Mall I Space, H/C Pass-through Areas, H/C-Mall Common Areas, Mall I Pass-through Areas and Mall I Limited Common Areas for passage, ingress and egress and otherwise as reasonably necessary in connection with the construction described in the first sentence of paragraph 1 of Section A of this Article VIII, provided that such easement shall be subject to (a) reasonable rules and regulations established by H/C I Owner and/or Mall I Owner, as applicable, from time to time and (b) clauses (a)-(c) of the first sentence, and the second sentence, of said paragraph 1.

B.    Venetian/Palazzo Inter-relationship and Cooperation.

        1.     (a) As part of the construction of the Venetian, H/C I Owner included in the Venetian certain facilities (collectively, the "SHARED FACILITIES") that are intended to be shared with H/C II Owner (and therefore were partly paid for by H/C II Owner). The Shared Facilities are described on EXHIBIT N attached hereto and made a part hereof.

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        (b)   Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section B(1), no less than fifteen (15) days prior to the commencement of any shared use by H/C II Owner of any casino surveillance systems and/or casino counting room, H/C I Owner shall deliver to its Mortgagee a written plan (the "SHARED CASINO FACILITIES PLAN") describing such shared use together with a written statement from an Independent Expert certifying that the Shared Casino Facilities Plan (A) satisfies the requirements of this Section B(1), (B) appropriately allocates costs to reflect the relative benefits derived from such shared use and (C) complies with all applicable Legal Requirements. Additionally, the Independent Expert shall certify that the terms of any documents to be entered into to memorialize the Shared Casino Facilities Plan are commercially reasonable and satisfy the requirements of this Section B(1). The Mortgagee of the H/C I Space may confer with H/C I Owner regarding the Shared Casino Facilities Plan prior to its implementation.

        2.     (a) Not less than thirty (30) days prior to the opening of the Phase II Hotel/Casino or the Phase II Mall, H/C I Owner, Mall I Owner, H/C II Owner, Mall II Owner and SECC Owner shall agree in good-faith, and upon commercially reasonable terms, on the following aspects of the Phase I Hotel/Casino, the Phase I Mall, the Phase II Hotel/Casino and the Phase II Mall operations: (i) appropriate mutual operating covenants, (ii) joint marketing and advertising, (iii) certain shared casino operations, (iv) the sharing of customer information, (v) the joint purchasing of insurance, (vi) shared security operations, (vii) easements, encroachments and other similar rights necessary or desirable for the operation of the Phase I Hotel/Casino, the Phase I Mall, the Phase II Hotel/Casino and the Phase II Mall, (viii) a requirement that Mall II LLC pay its share of those common maintenance, utility costs and other items as set forth on Schedule "17" to the Phase II Mall Agreement (subject to the variables set forth in Schedule "17"), (ix) parking, (x) that the Phase I Mall and the Phase II Mall shall be owned at all times by the same Person or by Affiliates, and (xi) any other matters that would be of mutual benefit in owning and operating the Phase I Hotel/Casino, the Phase I Mall, the Phase II Hotel/Casino, the SECC and the Phase II Mall (collectively, "SHARED OPERATIONS"). H/C I Owner, Mall I Owner, H/C II Owner, Mall II Owner and SECC Owner shall enter into an amendment and restatement of this Agreement memorializing the terms of the Shared Operations (the "THIRD AMENDED AND RESTATED REA"). If H/C I Owner, Mall I Owner, H/C II Owner, Mall II Owner and SECC Owner are not able to agree on the terms of the Third Amended and Restated REA, the matter shall be referred to an Independent Expert in accordance with the provisions of Section 16 of Article XIV.

        (b)   Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section B(2), no less than fifteen (15) days prior to the commencement of any Shared Operations by H/C II Owner and H/C I Owner, H/C I Owner shall deliver to its Mortgagee the proposed Third Amended and Restated REA, together with a written statement from an Independent Expert certifying that the Third Amended and Restated REA (A) satisfies the requirements of this Section B(2), (B) appropriately allocates costs to reflect the relative benefits derived from such Shared Operations and (C) complies with all applicable Legal Requirements. Additionally, the Independent Expert shall certify that the terms of the Third Amended and Restated REA is commercially reasonable and satisfies the requirements of this Section B(2). The Mortgagee of the H/C I Space may confer with H/C I Owner regarding the Third Amended and Restated REA prior to its execution.

C.    Other Covenants and Agreements.

        1.     H/C I Owner shall not take any action under that certain Sands Resort Hotel & Casino Agreement dated as of February 18, 1997 by and between the County of Clark and Las Vegas Sands, Inc., which agreement, as amended by amendment dated September 16, 1997, is commonly referred to as the "PREDEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT," a copy of which is attached hereto and made a part hereof as EXHIBIT V, that could have a material adverse effect on any of the easements, rights or interests granted to SECC Owner or Mall I Owner hereunder and/or on the use, operation or

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enjoyment by SECC Owner of the SECC (or SECC Owner's business at the same) or Mall I Owner of the Phase I Mall (or Mall I Owner's business at the same).

        2.     (a) In the event any mechanic's, materialmen's or similar lien is filed against the H/C I Space or the Mall I Space, or any buildings or other improvements from time to time located on or in the H/C I Space or the Mall I Space and owned by H/C I Owner or Mall I Owner, as the case may be, which lien relates to work claimed to have been done for, or materials claimed to have been furnished to or for the benefit of SECC Owner, the SECC Land, the SECC and/or any other improvements owned by SECC Owner, then SECC Owner shall take any and all actions necessary to cancel, discharge or bond over such lien within thirty (30) days after notice to SECC Owner that such lien has been filed, and SECC Owner shall indemnify and hold H/C I Owner or Mall I Owner, as the case may be, and its Mortgagees harmless from and against any and all costs, expenses, claims, losses or damages (including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys' fees and expenses) resulting therefrom by reason thereof. In the event any mechanic's, materialmen's or similar lien is filed against the SECC Land, the SECC, any other buildings or other improvements from time to time located on the SECC Land, which lien relates to work claimed to have been done for, or materials claimed to have been furnished to, or for the benefit of, H/C I Owner and/or Mall I Owner, the H/C I Space and/or the Mall I Space and/or any buildings or other improvements owned by H/C I Owner and/or Mall I Owner, then H/C I Owner and/or Mall I Owner, as the case may be, shall take any and all actions necessary to cancel or discharge (by bonding or insuring over) such lien within thirty (30) days after notice to H/C I Owner and/or Mall I Owner, as the case may be, that such lien has been filed, and H/C I Owner and/or Mall I Owner, as the case may be, shall indemnify and hold SECC Owner and its Mortgagees harmless from and against any and all costs, expenses, claims, losses or damages (including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys' fees and expenses) resulting therefrom by reason thereof. In the event any mechanic's, materialmen's or similar lien is filed against the H/C I Space, or any buildings or other improvements from time to time located on or in the H/C I Space and owned by H/C I Owner, which lien relates to work claimed to have been done for, or materials claimed to have been furnished to or for the benefit of Mall I Owner, the Mall I Space, the Phase I Mall and/or any other improvements owned by Mall I Owner, then Mall I Owner shall take any and all actions necessary to cancel or discharge (by bonding or insuring over) such lien within thirty (30) days after notice to Mall I Owner that such lien has been filed, and Mall I Owner shall indemnify and hold H/C I Owner and its Mortgagees harmless from and against any and all costs, expenses, claims, losses or damages (including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys' fees and expenses) resulting therefrom by reason thereof. In the event any mechanic's, materialmen's or similar lien is filed against the Mall I Space, the Phase I Mall, any other buildings or other improvements from time to time located in the Mall I Space, which lien relates to work claimed to have been done for, or materials claimed to have been furnished to, or for the benefit of, H/C I Owner, the H/C I Space and/or any buildings or other improvements owned by H/C I Owner, then H/C I Owner shall take any and all actions necessary to cancel, discharge or bond over such lien within thirty (30) days after notice to H/C I Owner that such lien has been filed, and H/C I Owner shall indemnify and hold Mall I Owner and its Mortgagees harmless from and against any and all costs, expenses, claims, losses or damages (including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys' fees and expenses) resulting therefrom by reason thereof.

        (b)   If any of H/C I Owner, Mall I Owner or SECC Owner fails to discharge any such lien within the aforesaid period, then, in addition to any other right or remedy of the affected Party, the affected Party or any of its Mortgagees (the "DISCHARGING PARTY") may, but shall not be obligated to, discharge the same either by paying the amount claimed to be due or by procuring the discharge of such lien by deposit in court or bonding. Any amount paid by the Discharging Party (including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys' fees, disbursements and other expenses) incurred in defending any such action, discharging said lien or in procuring the discharge of said lien, shall be repaid by the defaulting Party upon demand therefor, and all amounts so repayable shall be repaid with interest at the Interest Rate from the date of demand to the date of repayment.

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D.    Phase I Mall and Phase II Mall Relations.     No later than thirty (30) days prior to the opening of the Phase II Mall, unless Mall I Owner and Mall II Owner agree otherwise, there must be in place an executed construction, operation and reciprocal easement agreement ("COREA") between Mall I Owner and Mall II Owner. Negotiations regarding the COREA will follow as soon as practicable following the date hereof and each of Mall I Owner and Mall II Owner must act in good faith and reasonably in connection with such negotiations. The COREA must, among other things, (i) be an agreement that a Commercially Reasonable Owner of the Phase I Mall and of the Phase II Mall would execute, (ii) provide that, unless the prior written consent of Mall I Owner has been obtained, the Phase II Mall shall not contain more than five hundred thousand (500,000) square feet of gross leasable area, (iii) contain guidelines relating to the design of the Phase II Mall (including, without limitation, the connection(s) between the Phase I Mall and the Phase II Mall), and relating to alterations and maintenance of the Phase I Mall and the Phase II Mall, so that, among other things, the malls are architecturally harmonious and constructed and maintained in a first-class manner, (iv) provide for the joint maintenance, leasing, marketing, management and operation, of the Phase I Mall and the Phase II Mall, (v) require each of Mall I Owner and Mall II Owner to pay (A) all operating and other expenses that are directly allocable to either mall and (B) an equitable portion of all operating and other expenses that are not directly allocable to either mall but otherwise relate to the "integrated mall" ("SHARED MALL EXPENSES"), (vi) provide for approval of a leasing plan and, with respect to all operating expenses that should appropriately be Shared Mall Expenses, an operating budget prior to commencement of operation of the Phase II Mall and each year thereafter, (vii) provide that each of Mall I Owner and Mall II Owner is entitled to receive and retain, for its own account, all revenue generated by the Phase I Mall or the Phase II Mall, as applicable, (viii) allow each of Mall I Owner and Mall II Owner to sell and finance its mall and, in connection therewith, to assign or mortgage its interest in the COREA, (ix) provide for the granting of appropriate easements across each of the Phase I Mall and the Phase II Mall, (x) contain provisions relating to restoration of the Phase I Mall and the Phase II Mall after casualty and condemnation, (xi) contain a mechanism to resolve disputes under the COREA and (xii) require Mall II Owner to grant to Mall I Owner an easement for the location and operation by Mall I Owner (or its lessee) of the gondola ride through certain areas of the Phase II Mall.

ARTICLE IX

RESTRICTIVE COVENANTS

        (a)   H/C I Owner hereby agrees for the benefit of SECC Owner that H/C I Owner shall not (and shall not permit any other Person to) own, operate, lease, license or manage any building or other facility located in or on the H/C I Space that provides space for or to shows or expositions of the type generally held at the SECC (as such name may be changed from time to time), except in accordance with the provisions of Section 5.2.12 (No Competing Facilities) of the SECC Loan Agreement.

        (b)   H/C II Owner hereby agrees for the benefit of SECC Owner and H/C I Owner that H/C II Owner shall not (and shall not permit any other Person to) own, operate, lease, license or manage any building or other facility located in or on the H/C II Space that provides space for or to shows or expositions of the type generally held at the SECC (as such name may be changed from time to time), except in accordance with the provisions of Section 5.2.12 (No Competing Facilities) of the SECC Loan Agreement.

        (c)   Mall I Owner hereby agrees for the benefit of SECC Owner, H/C I Owner and H/C II Owner that Mall I Owner shall not (and shall not permit any other Person to) own, operate, lease, license or manage any building or other facility located in the Mall I Space that provides space for or to shows or expositions of the type generally held at the SECC (as such name may be changed from time to time), except in accordance with the provisions of Section 5.2.12 (No Competing Facilities) of the SECC Loan Agreement.

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        (d)   Mall II Owner hereby agrees for the benefit of SECC Owner, H/C I Owner and H/C II Owner that Mall II Owner shall not (and shall not permit any other Person to) own, operate, lease, license or manage any building or other facility located in the Mall II Space that provides space for or to shows or expositions of the type generally held at the SECC (as such name may be changed from time to time), except in accordance with the provisions of Section 5.2.12 (No Competing Facilities) of the SECC Loan Agreement.

        (e)   The restrictions set forth herein are considered by the Parties to be reasonable for the purpose of protecting the respective owners of the SECC, the Phase I Hotel/Casino, the Phase I Mall, the Phase II Mall and the Phase II Hotel/Casino from time to time and its business thereat. However, if any such restriction is found by a court of competent jurisdiction to be unenforceable because it extends for too long a period of time or over too great a range of activities or in too broad a geographic area, it is the intention of the Parties that such restriction shall be interpreted to extend only over the maximum period of time, range of activities or geographic area as to which it may be enforceable.

ARTICLE X

INSURANCE

        1.     Obligations of SECC Owner; Adjustment of SECC Insurance Proceeds.     Except with respect to an election by SECC Owner to carry blanket liability insurance in accordance with the provisions of Section 10, at all times during the Term, SECC Owner shall obtain and maintain, and shall pay all premiums, in accordance with the requirements set forth on EXHIBIT O attached hereto and made a part hereof, for insurance for SECC Owner and the SECC providing at least the coverages set forth therein. All property insurance proceeds (including proceeds of business interruption insurance) with respect to the SECC shall be adjusted in accordance with the requirements set forth in EXHIBIT O.

        2.     Obligations of H/C I Owner and Mall I Owner.     At all times during the Term, H/C I Owner shall obtain and maintain for the benefit of itself and Mall I Owner, and shall pay all premiums in accordance with Article VI for insurance for H/C I Owner and the Phase I Hotel/Casino and Mall I Owner and the Phase I Mall providing at least the following coverages:

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All such insurance, except for workers' compensation insurance, supplied by the parties shall be primary as respects insurance provided by H/C I Owner and Mall I Owner and shall waive rights of subrogation against H/C I Owner and Mall I Owner. All third party liability coverage maintained by Tenants and independent contractors engaged by an Owner shall add Trustee, H/C I Owner and Mall I Owner and SECC Owner and their respective Mortgagees as additional insureds. Each Tenant shall supply satisfactory evidence of insurance to H/C I Owner and Mall I Owner and Trustee and SECC Owner (if it elects to maintain insurance in accordance with the provisions of Section 10(b) hereof).

        3.     General Conditions.     

        (a)   All insurance required under this Agreement to be carried by H/C I Owner, Mall I Owner and SECC Owner (if the provisions of Section 10 shall be applicable) shall (1) except to the extent paragraph 3(b) below of this Article X applies, be effected under valid and enforceable policies acceptable in form and substance to Trustee and shall name Trustee, H/C I Owner, Mall I Owner, SECC Owner and each of their respective Mortgagees as additional insureds, as their interests may appear; and (2) be issued by insurers rated "A-" or better with a minimum size rating of "VIII" by Best's Insurance Guide and Key Ratings ("BEST'S") (or an equivalent rating by another nationally recognized insurance rating agency of similar standing if Best's shall no longer be published).

        (b)   All property, boiler & machinery and business interruption insurance coverage shall be on such form as shall be approved by the Mortgagees of H/C I Owner, Mall I Owner and SECC Owner (if it elects to maintain insurance in accordance with the provisions of Section 10(b) hereof), which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed; provided a Commercially Reasonable Owner of the Phase I Hotel/Casino or the Phase I Mall, as applicable, would so consent and same would not have a Material Adverse Effect on such property, Owner or Mortgagee.

        (c)   H/C I Owner and/or Mall I Owner shall submit certified copies of all policies received pursuant to the requirements of this Article X, for review and approval to the Mortgagees of H/C I Owner, Mall I Owner and SECC Owner (if it elects to maintain insurance in accordance with the provisions of Section 10(b) hereof), which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed; provided a Commercially Reasonable Owner of the Phase I Hotel/Casino, the Phase I Mall or SECC, as applicable, would so approve and same would not have a Material Adverse Effect on such property, Owner or Mortgagee.

        (d)   Notwithstanding anything herein contained, Mall I Owner may elect by notice to H/C I Owner to obtain on its own behalf any of the required insurance coverages set forth in this Article X, in which event (i) each such Owner shall pay for its own such insurance and the cost thereof shall not be shared, (ii) Mall I Owner shall provide H/C I Owner and its Mortgagees, upon request and in all events not less than once every 12 months, with reasonably satisfactory evidence of such coverage and (iii) each

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such Owner (and SECC Owner if it elects to maintain insurance in accordance with the provisions of Section 10 of this Article X) shall promptly agree on the appropriate insurance requirements for Mall I Owner on the one hand, and H/C I Owner (and SECC Owner, if applicable) on the other hand, such that the insurance coverage provided by the separate policies maintained by each is substantially equivalent to the coverage that would have been required to be maintained by H/C I Owner for the benefit of itself (and SECC Owner if applicable) and Mall I Owner if Mall I Owner had not made such election. If the parties cannot so agree, then the matter shall be resolved by an Independent insurance consultant selected by H/C I Owner and reasonably satisfactory to Mall I Owner.

        4.     Named Insureds.     

        (a)   All liability policies where Trustee and/or the Mortgagee of the SECC have an insurable interest shall insure the interests of the Mortgagees of the Phase I Hotel/Casino, the Phase I Mall and the SECC Owner (if it elects to maintain insurance in accordance with the provisions of Section 10(b) hereof) as well as H/C I Owner, Mall I Owner and SECC Owner (if it elects to maintain insurance in accordance with the provisions of Section 10(b) hereof) and shall name Trustee and such Mortgagees and the Mortgagee of the SECC as additional insureds (unless Trustee and the Mortgagee of the SECC are named insureds under the policy). All policies covering real or personal property or business interruption shall name Trustee with respect to the Phase I Hotel/Casino and the Phase I Mall and the Mortgagee of the SECC with respect to the SECC as additional insured (in the case of the Mortgagee of the SECC only) and First Loss Payee/Mortgagee in accordance with CP12 18 (06/95) or equivalent Lender's Loss Payable Endorsement, and shall provide that any payment thereunder for any loss or damage with respect to the Venetian shall be made to Trustee or with respect to the SECC to the Mortgagee of the SECC as their interests may appear. In the event the interests of more than one Owner are insured under a blanket policy, each of Trustee and the Mortgagee of the SECC shall be named as Loss Payee/Mortgagee as set forth above and shall be protected to the extent of its interest, having available the values declared under the blanket policy for its security. In the event the HVAC Plant is insured under a blanket policy with the Phase I Casino/Hotel and the Phase I Mall, such blanket policy may contain loss payee provisions in favor of the owner of the HVAC Plant.

        (b)   Each policy required to be maintained under this Article X shall provide that such insurance may not be canceled, terminated or materially changed for any reason whatsoever, unless the insurance carrier delivers thirty (30) days (or ten (10) days in connection with a notice of nonpayment of premium) notice of such cancellation, termination or material change to the respective Mortgagees of the Phase I Hotel/Casino, the Phase I Mall and the SECC as well as H/C I Owner, Mall I Owner, SECC Owner and Trustee.

        5.     Trustee's Rights to Adjust Losses.     In case of any Casualty with respect to the Phase I Hotel/Casino and/or Phase I Mall (or any portion thereof), H/C I Owner, Mall I Owner and Trustee shall jointly settle, compromise and adjust any claim; provided that, with respect to any loss not in excess of $1,500,000 (as set forth in the applicable certificate prepared by an Independent Expert), H/C I Owner and/or Mall I Owner, as the case may be, may agree with the insurance company or companies on the amount to be paid upon the loss without obtaining the consent of Trustee, Trustee shall pay over to H/C I Owner and/or Mall I Owner, as the case may be, the applicable insurance proceeds upon receipt therefor by Trustee and H/C I Owner and/or Mall I Owner, as applicable, shall use such insurance proceeds to perform a restoration in accordance with the provisions of Article XI; provided further that, if, at the time of any Casualty, or at any time during the settlement, compromise or adjustment process with respect to any Casualty, an event of default under any affected Mortgagee's loan documents shall exist, then Trustee shall not be required to pay over the applicable insurance proceeds to H/C I Owner and/or Mall I Owner, as the case may be, Trustee (acting in accordance with the written directions of such affected Mortgagee(s)) may settle, compromise and/or adjust any claim, as it sees fit in its sole discretion, without the participation or consent of H/C I Owner and/or Mall I Owner, as the case may be, and the insurance proceeds shall be applied in accordance with the provisions of Article XI hereof.

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Furthermore, if any claim shall not have been settled, compromised or adjusted or the applicable insurance proceeds shall not have been paid to Trustee, in any case, within twelve (12) months after the Casualty in question occurred or such additional time as may be reasonably necessary given the circumstances, then Trustee (acting in accordance with the written directions of any affected Mortgagee(s)), may settle, compromise and/or adjust such claim, as it sees fit in its sole discretion, without the participation or consent of H/C I Owner and/or Mall I Owner, as the case may be, and the insurance proceeds shall be applied in accordance with the provisions of Article XI hereof. Wherever this document refers to the Trustee adjusting, settling or compromising, the Trustee shall do so at the direction of the affected Mortgagee(s); if the affected Mortgagees cannot agree as to any decision regarding any actual or proposed adjustment, settlement or compromise within sixty (60) days, then the decision in question shall be made by an Independent Expert selected by such Mortgagees.

        6.     Mortgagee's Right to Cure.     On or before December 30th of each year during the Term or upon request (but not more than once in any twelve (12) month period), H/C I Owner shall furnish to Trustee and each other Owner, with a copy for each Mortgagee, a certificate signed by an officer of H/C I Owner or an authorized insurance representative of H/C I Owner, showing the insurance then maintained by or on behalf of H/C I Owner under this Article X and stating that such insurance complies in all material aspects with the terms hereof, together with a statement from the applicable insurance companies of the premiums then due, if any. If at any time the insurance required under this Article X shall be reduced or cease to be maintained, then (without limiting the rights of Trustee and/or any Mortgagee hereunder in respect of any event of default which arises as a result of such failure), Trustee at the direction of the Mortgagees of the H/C I Space and the Mall I Space and/or the Mortgagee of the SECC (if the SECC Owner elects to maintain insurance in accordance with the provisions of Section 10(b) hereof) may, but shall not be obligated to, maintain the insurance required hereby and, in such event, H/C I Owner or SECC Owner, as the case may be, shall reimburse the Mortgagee of the H/C I Space and/or the Mall I Space and/or the Mortgagee of the SECC upon demand for the cost thereof together with interest thereon at the Interest Rate.

        7.     Insurance Not Commercially Available.     If any insurance (including the limits, coverages, coinsurance waiver or deductibles thereof) required to be maintained under this Article X by H/C I Owner and Mall I Owner, other than insurance required to be maintained by law, shall not be Commercially Available, H/C I Owner, Mall I Owner and their respective Mortgagees shall not unreasonably withhold their consent to waive such requirement to the extent maintenance thereof is not so available; provided (i) H/C I Owner and/or Mall I Owner shall first request any such waiver in writing, which request shall be accompanied by written reports in form and content and prepared by an Independent insurance advisor of recognized national standing reasonably acceptable to Trustee certifying that such insurance is not reasonably available (e.g. obtainable in the insurance marketplace at costs not to exceed 150% of the amount of the prior premiums) and commercially feasible in the commercial insurance market for property of a similar type (collectively, "COMMERCIALLY AVAILABLE") (and, in any case where the required amount is not so available, certifying as to the maximum amount which is so available) and setting forth the basis for such conclusions, (ii) at any time after the granting of any such waiver, H/C I Owner and/or Mall I Owner shall furnish to Trustee within fifteen (15) days after Trustee's request, updates of the prior reports reasonably acceptable to Trustee from such insurance advisor reaffirming such conclusion, and (iii) any such waiver shall be effective only so long as such insurance shall not be Commercially Available, it being understood that the failure of H/C I Owner and/or Mall I Owner to timely furnish any such updated report shall be conclusive evidence that such waiver is no longer effective. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Article X, any failure to maintain insurance coverage in accordance with any provision of this Article X due to such insurance being commercially unavailable shall not constitute a default hereunder and H/C I Owner, Mall I Owner and SECC Owner (if the provisions of Section 10(b) shall apply) shall be in full compliance with such provisions so long as such Owner has complied with the provisions of this Section 7.

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        8.     Policies on "Claims-Made" Basis.     If any policy is written on a "claims-made" basis and such policy is not to be renewed or the retroactive date of such policy is to be changed, H/C I Owner, Mall I Owner or SECC Owner, as the case may be, shall obtain prior to the expiration date or date change of such policy the broadest basic and supplemental extended reporting period coverage reasonably available in the commercial insurance market for each such policy and shall promptly provide Trustee and/or the Mortgagee of the SECC, as the case may be, with proof that such coverage has been obtained.

        9.     Insurance Requirements Review.     On or before the third (3rd) anniversary of the Commencement Date and on each succeeding three (3) year anniversary thereof, H/C I Owner, Mall I Owner and SECC Owner (if SECC Owner shall elect to maintain insurance in accordance with the provisions of Section 10(b) hereof) (in consultation with the Trustee) shall designate an Independent insurance consultant who shall review the insurance requirements of the Venetian and prepare a report (the "INSURANCE REPORT") setting out its recommendations relating to insurance coverage for the Venetian for the following three (3) years. H/C I Owner shall submit the Insurance Report to H/C I Owner's and Mall I Owner's respective Mortgagees, which, upon approval by H/C I Owner, Mall I Owner and SECC Owner (if SECC Owner shall elect to maintain insurance in accordance with the provisions of Section 10(b) hereof) and their respective Mortgagees (which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed; provided a Commercially Reasonable Owner of the Phase I Hotel/Casino or the Phase I Mall, as applicable, would so consent and same would not have a Material Adverse Effect on such property, Owner or Mortgagee) shall, to the extent the recommendations differ from the requirements set forth in this Article X, amend and supersede the applicable provisions of this Article X.

        10.     SECC Blanket Policy.     SECC Owner may maintain property and/or liability insurance coverage with respect to the SECC under a combined policy with H/C I Owner and Mall I Owner, subject to and in accordance with the requirements of Exhibit O and this Article X.

        11.     Mutual Release; Waiver of Subrogation.     Each Party hereby releases and waives for itself, and to the extent legally possible for it to do so, on behalf of its insurer, each of the other Parties and their officers, directors, agents, members, partners, servants and employees from liability for any loss or damage to any or all property (including any resulting loss of time element including business interruption, rents or extra expense) located in or on the H/C I Space, the H/C II Space, the Mall I Space, the Mall II Space, the SECC Land and/or any improvements located in or on any of the foregoing, which loss or damage is of the type said Party is required to insure against by this Article X, irrespective of any negligence on the part of the released Party which may have contributed to or caused such loss or damage. Each Party covenants that it will, if generally available in the insurance industry, obtain for the benefit of each such released Party a waiver of any right of subrogation which the insurer of such Party may acquire against any such Party by virtue of the payment of any such loss covered by such insurance.

        12.     Insurance Proceeds Held in Trust.     

        (a)   H/C I Owner and Mall I Owner each covenant that with respect to all property insurance required to be maintained under this Article X (including without limitation under Sections 2(A)(iv), (v) or (vi), 2(B)(iv) or (v) or 3(d)), that each policy shall expressly provide that from and after the date hereof, all insurance proceeds shall be paid to the Trustee to be held in trust for the benefit of the Mortgagees and, subject to the provisions of Section 13 and Section 1 of Article XI, paid over by Trustee to H/C I Owner and/or Mall I Owner, as the case may be, to be applied to restoration of the Casualty in question in accordance with the provisions of Article XI; provided that in case of any single loss which exceeds $1,500,000, or losses which exceed $6,000,000 in the aggregate, during any consecutive twelve (12) month period, the amount of any such claim(s) shall be jointly compromised, settled or adjusted by H/C I Owner, Mall I Owner and the Trustee at the direction of the affected

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Mortgagee(s). If the affected Mortgagees cannot agree on the amounts of such adjustment within sixty (60) days, such amounts shall be determined by an Independent Expert in accordance with the provisions of Section 16 of Article XIV.

        (b)   Subject to the provisions of Section 13 of this Article X, all proceeds of such insurance (excluding the proceeds of any rental value, or use and occupancy insurance) shall be used with all reasonable diligence by the Party entitled to such proceeds under the provisions of this Agreement for rebuilding, repairing or otherwise reconstructing the same, to the extent required pursuant to the provisions of Article XI hereof.

        (c)   Payment of the proceeds shall be made by the Trustee to the Party entitled to such proceeds, or, at such Party's direction, to its contractor or contractors, as follows:

        (d)   Any insurance proceeds not required to rebuild under Article XI hereof, shall be paid by the Trustee to the Party entitled to such excess proceeds, or its Mortgagee, as their interests may appear.

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        13.     Mortgagee Consent to Release of Proceeds.     If all or any material portion of the Phase I Hotel/Casino, the Phase I Mall or the SECC shall be damaged or destroyed in whole or in part by fire or other casualty (each, a "CASUALTY") the Owner of the property incurring the loss shall notify all Mortgagee(s) within ten (10) Business Days of the occurrence of such Casualty. Each affected Mortgagee shall permit insurance proceeds with respect to any Casualty to be applied to restoration of buildings and/or other improvements on or in the affected Lot in accordance with the provisions of this Article X; provided that such affected Mortgagee shall have received on or before ninety (90) days after the date of the Casualty in question a certificate from an Independent Expert certifying that (x) such Casualty can be restored within one (1) year after the date of delivery of such certificate and (y) the amount of insurance proceeds payable in connection with such Casualty (together with any other funds committed by the affected Owners to be applied to such restoration) shall be sufficient to finance the anticipated cost (including scheduled debt service payments through the anticipated date of completion of the restoration) of such restoration as set forth in such certificate. If the condition set forth in the preceding (x) or the condition set forth in the preceding clause (y) cannot be satisfied with respect to a particular Lot, any affected Mortgagee shall be paid its equitable share (subject to Section 16 of this Article X) as determined by the Independent Expert of insurance proceeds to be applied in accordance with the provisions of its Mortgage.

        14.     Terrorism Insurance Proceeds.     

        (a)   Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein (but subject in all events to the provisions of Section 15 of this Article X), any insurance proceeds (including proceeds in connection with "business interruption" or similar coverage) payable in connection with a Casualty that is the result of a terrorist act affecting all or any portion of the Phase I Mall, the Phase I Hotel/Casino or the SECC shall be allocated equitably across each of such properties in accordance with the damages suffered by each of the Phase I Mall, the Phase I Hotel/Casino and the SECC; provided , however , that, Trustee shall distribute such proceeds (a) first, to the Mortgagee of Mall I Owner, in an amount equal to the lesser of (i) $120,000,000, (ii) the then-outstanding aggregate principal amount of indebtedness owed to Mall I Owner's Mortgagees, (iii) the sum of (x) the cost of restoring the Phase I Mall and (y) rental income lost by Mall I Owner as a result of such Casualty, to the extent such lost income is covered by the applicable insurance policy or policies and (iv) the total amount of such insurance proceeds, and (b) second, to the Mortgagee of SECC Owner, in an amount at least equal to the lesser of (i) $141,000,000, (ii) the then-outstanding aggregate principal amount of indebtedness owed to SECC Owner's Mortgagees, (iii) the sum of (x) the cost of restoring the SECC and (y) income lost by SECC Owner as a result of such casualty, to the extent such lost income is covered by the applicable insurance policy or policies and (iv) the total amount of such proceeds.

        (b)   The obligation of the Mortgagees of each of Mall I Owner, H/C I Owner and SECC Owner to restore after a Casualty shall be governed by Section 13 of this Article X and by Article XI.

        15.     Insurance Coverage for the Benefit of a Single Owner (and its Mortgagees).     

        (a)   The Parties acknowledge and confirm that nothing in this Article X or any other provision of this Agreement is meant to prohibit or restrict any Owner (for purposes of this Section 15, a "PURCHASING OWNER") from obtaining and maintaining, at its sole cost and expense (subject to paragraph (c) of this Section 15), (i) insurance coverage that is in addition (in amount and/or type) to the insurance coverage required to be obtained and maintained under this Article X and (ii) "credit wrap" coverage for such Owner's share of the proceeds of an insurance policy required to be maintained under this Article X (any insurance coverage by the foregoing clauses (i) and (ii), "ADDITIONAL COVERAGE"); provided , however that no Owner shall have such right to the extent any desired Additional Coverage adversely affects in any way the ability of the other Owners to either maintain the insurance coverage required under this Article X or collect proceeds with respect thereto, unless the adversely affected Owners and their Mortgagees consent thereto. Additional Coverage may

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be in the form of an increase in the limit on any insurance coverage required to be maintained under the preceding provisions of this Article X.

        (b)   The other Owners shall cooperate in good faith with the efforts by a Purchasing Owner to purchase Additional Coverage, such cooperation to include, without limitation, increasing (at the Purchasing Owner's sole cost and expense) the coverage limit on any insurance required to be maintained under the preceding provisions of this Article X and/or allowing itself to be a named insured or additional insured on such policy if necessary for the Purchasing Owner to obtain the desired coverage. As an illustration of the foregoing, on the date hereof Mall I Owner is electing to purchase Additional Coverage by purchasing, on top of the "all-risk" property and business interruption insurance maintained by H/C I Owner pursuant to paragraphs (iv) and (v) of Section 2(A) of this Article X, "all-risk" property and business interruption insurance covering the Venetian with a limit of $300 million, and H/C I Owner will be a named insured on such Additional Coverage. If, pursuant to the foregoing, any non-Purchasing Owner is a named or additional insured with respect to any Additional Coverage (including, without limitation, the Additional Coverage described in the preceding sentence), and as a result receives any insurance proceeds or is a payee on a check from the applicable insurance company, such Owner shall turn over such proceeds to the Purchasing Owner's Mortgagee (or to Purchasing Owner if there is no such Mortgagee), shall endorse over such check to Purchasing Owner's Mortgagee (or to Purchasing Owner if there is no such Mortgagee), and/or shall take all other action necessary to cause all of the applicable proceeds to be paid to Purchasing Owner's Mortgagee (or to Purchasing Owner if there is no such Mortgagee). All reasonable out-of-pocket costs and expenses incurred by a non-Purchasing Owner pursuant to this paragraph 15(b) shall be paid for by the Purchasing Owner.

        (c)   Notwithstanding the foregoing or any other provision hereof, if the aggregate limit on the "all-risk" property insurance and business interruption insurance maintained by H/C I Owner pursuant to the first sentence of paragraph (iv), and the first two sentences of paragraph (v), of Section 2(A) of this Article X is at any time less than one billion dollars ($1,000,000,000) (as said amount shall be appropriately adjusted if at the time SECC Owner is maintaining its own "all risk" property and/or business interruption insurance), and Mall I Owner elects to get Additional Coverage of the type described in the second sentence of paragraph (b) of this Section 15, then (i) each of H/C I Owner and (if applicable) SECC Owner shall, except with respect to such Additional Coverage that increases such limit to an amount in excess of one billion dollars ($1,000,000,000), pay its Insurance Share of such Additional Coverage as if such Additional Coverage was part of the insurance coverage required to be maintained by H/C I Owner pursuant to said paragraphs (iv) and (v) and (ii) all proceeds of such Additional Coverage shall, except with respect to such Additional Coverage that increases such limit to an amount in excess of one billion dollars ($1,000,000,000), be allocated as if it had been obtained by H/C I Owner pursuant to said first sentence of paragraph (iv), and said first two sentences of paragraph (v), of Section 2(A) of this Article X.

        (d)   The coverage and other requirements, and the rules governing settlement, payment and use of proceeds, set forth in Sections 1 through 14 and 16 of this Article X shall not apply with respect to any Additional Coverage. All Additional Coverage and all proceeds with respect thereto shall solely be for the benefit of the Purchasing Owner and its Mortgagees and in the event that the Trustee shall receive proceeds relating to any Additional Coverage, such amount shall be promptly paid over as the Purchasing Owner's Mortgagee shall direct or (if there is no such Mortgagee) as the Purchasing Owner shall direct. Notwithstanding the foregoing, to the extent the proceeds payable under any Additional Coverage are in excess of the loss suffered by the Purchasing Owner, such excess proceeds shall (after payment to Purchasing Owner or its Mortgagees of proceeds equal to the amount of the loss) be equitably allocated to the other Owners in accordance with the respective losses suffered by each.

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Additional Coverage obtained pursuant to this Section 15 and shall be accompanied by either a copy of the applicable policy or a copy of a certificate of insurance evidencing such policy. Upon receipt of any such notice from a Purchasing Owner, each other Owner shall promptly send Purchasing Owner a written acknowledgement and confirmation that the applicable insurance coverage is Additional Coverage of such Purchasing Owner.

        16.     Allocation of Proceeds.     If there is a "total loss" with respect to any property covered by a property insurance policy maintained under this Article X (excluding Section 15 above), each Owner's percentage share of the proceeds payable under such policy shall, subject to the clauses (a) and (b) of Section 14(a) of this Article X, be equal to such Owner's Insurance Share with respect to the premiums therefor.

ARTICLE XI

DAMAGE OR DESTRUCTION BY FIRE OR OTHER CASUALTY

        1.     H/C I Owner, Mall I Owner and SECC Owner agree for the benefit of each other that, in case of loss or damage with respect to all or any material portion of the Phase I Mall, the Phase I Hotel/Casino or the SECC or any part thereof by Casualty, the Owner of the affected space will promptly give written notice thereof to the other Parties. In the event of such Casualty:

        (a)     Phase I Mall.     Mall I Owner, whether or not the insurance proceeds made available in connection therewith shall be sufficient for such purpose, shall, in accordance with the further provisions of this Article XI, repair the Phase I Mall with due diligence at its sole cost and expense as nearly as reasonably possible to its condition and aesthetic appeal immediately prior to such Casualty. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Mall I Owner may elect to make changes in the Phase I Mall in connection with such repair. All repairs undertaken by Mall I Owner pursuant to this subsection (a) (including any changes Mall I Owner makes in connection with any such repairs) shall be performed in accordance with Sections 7 through 10 of Article V, as well as the further provisions of this Article XI. In the event of a Casualty affecting both the Phase I Mall and the Phase I Hotel/Casino, Mall I Owner's obligations hereunder shall be subject to completion by H/C I Owner of restoration of those portions of the Building Core and Shell necessary to be restored in order for Mall I Owner to fulfill its restoration obligations under this subsection (a).

        (b)     Phase I Hotel/Casino.     H/C I Owner, whether or not the insurance proceeds made available in connection therewith shall be sufficient for such purpose shall, in accordance with the further provisions of this Article XI, repair the Phase I Hotel/Casino with due diligence at its sole cost and expense as nearly as reasonably possible to its condition and aesthetic appeal immediately prior to such Casualty. All repairs undertaken by H/C I Owner pursuant to this subsection (b) (including any changes H/C I Owner makes in connection with any such repairs) shall be performed in accordance with Sections 7 through 10 of Article V and the further provisions of this Article XI.

        (c)     Casualty Affecting Both the Phase I Hotel/Casino and the Phase I Mall.     If a Casualty shall damage all or any part of both the Phase I Hotel/Casino and the Phase I Mall, H/C I Owner and Mall I Owner shall consult with each other and one or more Independent Experts and reasonably agree as to (i) the cost, and property and business interruption insurance, allocation between themselves and method of payment for the proposed restoration, (ii) the time required to effect such restoration, and (iii) the Party who shall perform such restoration. Notwithstanding the foregoing, with respect to any casualty involving a loss of greater than $1,500,000 (or multiple losses in any consecutive twelve (12) month period in excess of $6,000,000), such agreement shall be made with the approval of the affected Mortgagee(s) which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed; and if all affected parties and Mortgagee(s) do not agree within sixty (60) days after receipt of insurance proceeds, as determined by an Independent Expert. If the Parties shall be unable to reach agreement within thirty (30) days of the date of such Casualty, either Party may enforce its rights by arbitration

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pursuant to Article XV. All repairs undertaken by either Party pursuant to this subsection (c) (including any changes such Party makes in connection with any such repairs) shall be performed in accordance with Sections 7 through 10 of Article V and the further provisions of this Article XI. All business interruption insurance, allocated as aforesaid as among the Owners, shall be paid over to the affected Mortgagee(s) to be applied in accordance with the provisions of their Mortgages.

        (d)   H/C I Owner and Mall I Owner shall cooperate in good-faith to coordinate the work performed by or for each pursuant to the foregoing subsections (a), (b) and (c).

        (e)    SECC . With respect to the SECC, SECC Owner shall comply with the provisions of EXHIBIT O and the Parties hereby agree that such provisions shall govern.

        2.     Cost of Restoration; Uninsured Losses.     

        (a)   The cost of restoration of any Casualty affecting the Phase I Hotel/Casino or the Phase I Mall shall be paid first out of available insurance proceeds with respect to such property. To the extent the amount of such insurance proceeds shall be less than the amount necessary to restore the affected Lot(s) (the "INSURANCE PROCEEDS SHORTFALL"), the Parties shall reasonably agree on the amount of each Party's contribution (each, an "INSURANCE SHORTFALL CONTRIBUTION") towards the Insurance Proceeds Shortfall. If the Parties shall be unable to reach agreement within thirty (30) days of the date of such Casualty, any Party may enforce its rights to arbitration pursuant to Article XV. Each Party's Insurance Shortfall Contribution shall be payable on demand to the Trustee and shall become a lien on the applicable Owner's Lot, subject to the provisions of Section 10 of Article XIV.

        (b)   If a Casualty which is not covered by an insurance policy required to be maintained in accordance with the provisions of Article X (each, an "UNINSURED LOSS") shall occur, the affected Parties shall reasonably agree on the amount of each such Party's contribution (each, an "UNINSURED LOSS CONTRIBUTION") towards the cost to restore the property affected by such Uninsured Loss, subject to the following Mortgagee consent rights:

        Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, after the occurrence of any Casualty or upon notice from a Taking Authority of a contemplated Taking, if an event of default shall occur and be continuing under any affected Mortgagee's loan documents, then such Mortgagee shall be entitled to make all decisions and take all actions that the Owner that is a party to such loan document would

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be entitled to make under this Article XI or under Article XII (and such Owner shall not have the right to make any such decisions or take such actions).

ARTICLE XII

CONDEMNATION

        1.     Taking of Mall I Space.     If less than substantially all of the Mall I Space and/or the Phase I Mall Is permanently taken by any public or quasi-public authority, or private entity or individual (each, a "TAKING AUTHORITY") having the power of condemnation, under any statute or by right of eminent domain or purchased under threat or in lieu of such taking (collectively, a "TAKING"), then Mall I Owner shall promptly restore the Phase I Mall as nearly as reasonably possible to its condition and aesthetic appeal at the time of the partial Taking less the portion lost in such Taking. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Mall I Owner may elect to make changes in connection with such restoration, subject to the further provisions of this Section 1. All restorations undertaken by Mall I Owner pursuant to the foregoing shall be subject to the provisions of Sections 7 through 10 of Article V and, in the case of Mall I Owner, the provisions of Article IV. In the event of a Taking affecting both the Phase I Mall and the Phase I Hotel/Casino, Mall I Owner's obligations hereunder shall be subject to completion by H/C I Owner of restoration of those portions of the Building Core and Shell necessary to be restored in order for Mall I Owner to fulfill its restoration obligations under this subsection 1.

        2.     Taking of H/C I Space.     If there is a Taking of less than substantially all of the H/C I Space and/or the Phase I Hotel/Casino, H/C I Owner shall promptly restore the Phase I Hotel/Casino as nearly as reasonably possible to its condition and aesthetic appeal at the time of the partial Taking less the portion lost in such Taking. Notwithstanding the foregoing, H/C I Owner may elect to make changes in connection with such restoration, subject to the further provisions of this Section 2. All restorations undertaken by H/C I Owner pursuant to the foregoing shall be subject to Sections 7 through 10 of Article

        3.     Taking of H/C I Space and Mall I Space.     If there is a Taking of less than substantially all of (i) the H/C I Space and/or the Phase I Hotel/Casino and (ii) the Mall I Space and/or the Phase I Mall, H/C I Owner and Mall I Owner shall consult with each other and one or more Independent Architects and reasonably agree as to (x) the cost allocation between themselves and method of payment for the proposed restoration, (y) the time required to effect such restoration, and (z) the Party who shall perform such restoration. If the Parties shall be unable to reach agreement within thirty (30) days of the date either Party first receives notice from any public or quasi-public authority, or private entity or individual having the power of condemnation with respect to such Taking, either Party may cause an equitable determination as to items (x), (y) and/or (z) by arbitration pursuant to Article XV. All restorations undertaken by either Party pursuant to the foregoing shall be subject to the provisions of Sections 7 through 10 of Article V and, in the case of Mall I Owner, the provisions of Article IV.

        4.     Taking of SECC.     If there is a Taking of less than substantially all of the SECC, SECC Owner shall comply with the provisions set forth in EXHIBIT O, and the Parties hereby agree that such provisions shall govern.

        5.     Division of Proceeds.     Each Party shall promptly notify the other Owners and each Owner's respective Mortgagee when it becomes aware of any potential or threatened Taking of all or any part of any Lot and shall promptly deliver to the others copies of all notices received in connection therewith. H/C I Owner, Mall I Owner and SECC Owner shall each have the right to represent its respective interest in each proceeding or negotiation with respect to a Taking or intended Taking and to make full proof of its claims, and each Mortgagee of such Owner to the extent permitted under such Mortgagee's loan documents shall have the right to appear in and prosecute in its own or in such Owner's name any proceeding or negotiation with respect to such Taking or intended Taking. No agreement, settlement,

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sale, or transfer to or with the condemning authority with respect to any Taking or intended Taking the aggregate proceeds of which shall be in excess of $1,500,000 shall be made without the consent of H/C I Owner and Mall I Owner and their respective Mortgagees, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed; provided a Commercially Reasonable Owner of the Phase I Hotel/Casino or the Phase I Mall, as applicable, would so consent and same would not have a Material Adverse Effect on such property, Owner or Mortgagee. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 5, the proceeds of any aggregate condemnation award (other than with respect to the SECC or the SECC Land) in excess of $1,500,000 shall be paid to the Trustee to be held and disbursed in accordance with the provisions of Section 12 of Article X. With respect to a Taking of all or any part of either the Mall I Space and/or the Phase I Mall or the H/C I Space and/or the Phase I Hotel/Casino, if the condemning authority does not, as part of the Taking proceeding, determine the amount of condemnation proceeds payable to H/C I Owner, and the amount of condemnation proceeds payable to Mall I Owner, but rather makes a determination only as to the aggregate amount of proceeds payable to H/C I Owner and Mall I Owner in connection with the Taking, each of H/C I Owner and Mall I Owner shall receive its appropriate equitable share of such proceeds, as reasonably agreed to by H/C I Owner and Mall I Owner. H/C I Owner and Mall I Owner shall, in all of their discussions and negotiations with the condemning authority, argue for the awarding of separate Taking proceeds payable to each in accordance with the foregoing.

        6.     Temporary Use or Occupancy.     If the temporary use or occupancy of all or any part of the Venetian or the SECC shall be condemned or taken for any public or quasi-public use or purpose during the Term, this Agreement and the Term shall be and remain unaffected by such condemnation or taking and each Party shall continue to be responsible for all of its obligations hereunder (except to the extent prevented from so doing by reason of such condemnation or taking). In such event, however the affected Party shall be entitled to appear, claim, prove and receive the entire award in connection with such temporary taking. If such temporary use or occupancy terminates prior to the Expiration Date, the affected Party, at its own expense, shall restore its premises as nearly as possible to its condition prior to the condemnation or taking.

        7.     Disputes Between H/C I Owner and Mall I Owner.     With respect to a Taking of all or any part of the H/C I Space and/or any improvements located thereon or therein or the Mall I Space and/or any improvements located thereon or therein, any dispute between H/C I Owner and Mall I Owner as to the appropriate sharing of any taking proceeds to be received by each in accordance with the fourth sentence of Section 5 of this Article XII shall be resolved by determination of the Independent Expert in accordance with Section 16 of Article XIV, which shall be the exclusive and binding method for the resolution of any such dispute. H/C I Owner and Mall I Owner each agree to execute and deliver, or cause to be executed and delivered, to the other any instruments that may be required to effectuate or facilitate the provisions of this Agreement relating to the matters set forth in this Section 7.

        8.     Trustee's Rights to Participate in Proceedings, Jointly Settle or Compromise.     In case of any contemplated Taking with respect to the Phase I Hotel/Casino, H/C I Space, Phase I Mall, and/or Mall I Space (or any portion thereof), H/C I Owner, Mall I Owner and Trustee shall jointly participate in any relevant action or proceeding and jointly settle or compromise any award; provided that, with respect to any potential award not in excess of $1,500,000 (as set forth in the notice from the Taking Authority of the contemplated Taking or if the amount of the contemplated award is not set forth therein, then the applicable certificate prepared by an Independent Expert), H/C I Owner and/or Mall I Owner, as the case may be, may agree with the Taking Authority on the amount to be paid upon a Taking without obtaining the consent of Trustee, Trustee shall pay over to H/C I Owner and/or Mall I Owner, as the case may be, the applicable proceeds of the Taking upon receipt therefor by Trustee and H/C I Owner and/or Mall I Owner, as applicable, shall use such proceeds to perform a restoration in accordance with the provisions of Article XII; provided further that, if, at the time of any Taking, or at any time during the relevant action or proceeding with respect to any Taking, an event of default under

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any affected Mortgagee's loan documents shall have occurred and be continuing, then Trustee shall not be required to pay over the applicable proceeds of the Taking to H/C I Owner and/or Mall I Owner, as the case may be, Trustee (acting in accordance with the written directions of such affected Mortgagee(s)) may participate in, settle and/or compromise any award for a Taking, as it sees fit in its sole discretion, without the participation or consent of H/C I Owner and/or Mall I Owner, as the case may be, and the proceeds of the Taking shall be paid to the Trustee and applied in accordance with the provisions of Article XII hereof. Furthermore, if any claim shall not have been settled, compromised or adjusted or the applicable condemnation award proceeds shall not have been paid to Trustee, in any case, within twelve (12) months after the Taking in question occurred, then Trustee (acting in accordance with the written directions of any affected Mortgagee(s)), may settle and/or compromise such award, as it sees fit in its sole discretion, without the participation or consent of H/C I Owner and/or Mall I Owner, as the case may be, and the proceeds of the Taking shall be applied in accordance with the provisions of Article XII hereof.

        9.     Mortgagee Consent to Release of Condemnation Award Proceeds.     If all or any material portion of the Phase I Hotel/Casino or the Phase I Mall shall be taken pursuant to a Taking, the Owner of the property incurring the loss shall notify all Mortgagee(s) within ten (10) Business Days after receipt of notice of such Taking. Each affected Mortgagee shall permit condemnation award proceeds with respect to any Taking to be applied to restoration of buildings and/or other improvements on or in the affected Lot in accordance with the provisions of this Article XII; provided that such affected Mortgagee shall have received on or before ninety (90) days after the date such Mortgagee's receipt of the notice described above a certificate from an Independent Expert certifying that (x) any restoration of the affected property required as a consequence of such Taking can be completed within one (1) year after the date of delivery of such certificate and (y) the amount of insurance proceeds payable in connection with such Taking (together with any other funds committed by the affected Owner to be applied to such restoration) shall be sufficient to finance the anticipated cost (including scheduled debt service payments through the anticipated date of completion of the restoration) of such restoration as set forth in such certificate. If both of the conditions set forth in the preceding (x) and (y) cannot be satisfied with respect to a particular Lot, any affected Mortgagee shall be paid its equitable share as determined by the Independent Expert of condemnation award proceeds to be applied in accordance with the provisions of its Mortgage and any other loan documents entered into in connection with such Mortgage.

ARTICLE XIII

COMPLIANCE WITH LAWS AND OTHER AGREEMENTS

        1.     Legal Requirements.     (a) Each Party, at its expense (but subject to the provisions of Section 3 of Article V and Sections 3 and 5 of Article VII), shall comply with all Legal Requirements applicable to its respective Lot. Any Party may defer compliance with any such Legal Requirements if it shall contest by appropriate proceedings in accordance with the provisions of subsection (b) below, prosecuted diligently and in good-faith, the legality or applicability thereof, provided that such deference does not materially adversely interfere with any other Party's use of its Lot as provided under this Agreement. Each Party will also procure, pay for and maintain all permits, licenses and other authorizations needed for the operation of its business.

        (b)   No Owner shall be in default for failure to comply with any Legal Requirement if, and so long as, (i) such Owner shall diligently and in good-faith contest the same by appropriate legal proceedings which shall operate to prevent the enforcement or collection of the same and the sale of its Lot or any part thereof to satisfy the same; (ii) such Owner shall give its Mortgagee and the other affected Owners and Mortgagees notice of the commencement of such contest, (iii) unless funds are otherwise reserved or deposited with the applicable Governmental Authority, such Owner shall furnish to Trustee a cash deposit, or an indemnity bond reasonably satisfactory to all affected Mortgagees with a surety

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reasonably satisfactory to such Mortgagees, in the amount of the cost of complying with the applicable Legal Requirement, as applicable, plus, in any such case, a reasonable additional sum to pay all costs, interest, fines and penalties that may be imposed or incurred in connection therewith, to assure payment of the matters under contest or to prevent any sale or forfeiture of such Owner's Lot or any part thereof; (iv) such Owner shall timely upon final determination thereof pay the amount of any such cost, together with all costs, interest, fines and penalties which may be payable in connection therewith; (v) the failure to pay such cost, as applicable, or any such interest, fine or penalty, does not constitute a default under any other deed or trust, mortgage or security interest covering or affecting any part of such Owner's Lot; and (vi) notwithstanding the foregoing, such Owner shall immediately upon request of any affected Mortgagee pay (and if such Owner shall fail so to do, any such Mortgagee may, but shall not be required to, pay or cause to be discharged or bonded against) any such cost, and all such interest, fines and penalties, notwithstanding such contest, if in the reasonable opinion of any such Mortgagee such Owner's Lot or any part thereof or interest therein, is in danger of being, or is reasonably likely to be (regardless of whether the sale, forfeiture, foreclosure, termination, cancellation or loss is imminent), sold, forfeited, foreclosed, terminated, cancelled or lost.

        2.     Gaming Laws.     All Parties and all Persons associated with such Parties shall promptly and in all events within the applicable time limit, furnish the Nevada Gaming Commission, the Nevada State Gaming Control Board, the Clark County Liquor and Gaming Licensing Board and any other agency or subdivision of the State of Nevada, or any other agency or subdivision thereof, or of any other Governmental Authority regulating gaming (collectively "GAMING AUTHORITIES") any information reasonably requested thereby and shall otherwise reasonably cooperate with all Gaming Authorities. A Person shall be deemed associated with a Party if that Person is an Affiliate thereof, such Person is employed by such Party, is an officer, director or agent of such Party or any Tenant, has any contractual relationship with such Party, any Tenant or any Affiliate of such Party or any Tenant, furnishes services or property to such Party, any Tenant or any Affiliate of such Party or any Tenant, or has the power to exercise a significant influence over such Party or an Affiliate of such Party. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, any Mortgagee and all Tenants shall be deemed associated with such Party, and for purposes of this Article XIII the term Party shall be deemed to mean a Party and any Affiliate thereof.

        3.     Other Agreements.     Each Owner, at its sole cost and expense, shall be bound by and shall abide by the terms, covenants and conditions of those certain agreements set forth on EXHIBIT Q attached hereto and made a part hereof.

ARTICLE XIV

MISCELLANEOUS

        1.     Rights and Obligations Run with the Land.     Except to the extent otherwise provided herein and subject to clause (ii) of the next sentence, the easements, rights, interests, obligations, duties, conditions, covenants and agreements granted hereby or otherwise contained herein (collectively, the "RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS") shall be appurtenant to and run with the H/C I Space, the Mall I Space, the H/C II Space, the Mall II Space and the SECC Land, shall bind H/C I Owner, Mall I Owner, H/C II Owner, Mall II Owner and SECC Owner and their respective successors in interest to the fee or leasehold title to the applicable Lot and the improvements thereon and shall inure only to the benefit of H/C I Owner, Mall I Owner, H/C II Owner, Mall II Owner and SECC Owner and their respective Mortgagees. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, (i) no other Parties shall be construed as the beneficiaries of the Rights and Obligations, none of which may be separated from or conveyed, granted or encumbered separately from the Phase I Land, the Phase II Land, the Mall I Space, the Mall II Space or the SECC Land, respectively and (ii) the Rights and Obligations shall not be binding on or inure to the benefit of, the fee owner of the Walgreens' Airspace or such fee owner's mortgagees. This Agreement, and the protective covenants, conditions, restrictions, grants of

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easements, rights, rights-of-way, liens, charges and equitable servitudes set forth herein, shall, except as otherwise expressly provided herein, (a) be perpetual, (b) be binding upon all successors and assigns, (c) inure to the benefit of all Persons having or acquiring any right, title or interest therein or in any part thereof, their heirs, successors and assigns, and, (d) subject to clause (ii) of the preceding sentence, constitute covenants running with the land pursuant to applicable law. The Owners agree that upon the transfer of fee title (or leasehold title in the case of the Walgreens' Airspace) to any of the Lots, the deed evidencing such transfer shall be expressly subject to the provisions of this Agreement which shall be incorporated therein by reference.

        2.     No Merger.     There shall be no merger of the easements, rights, interests or estates burdening any property pursuant to this Agreement with the fee estate of such property by reason of the fact that the same Person may acquire or hold, directly or indirectly, any such easements, rights, interests or estates and such fee estate, and no merger shall occur unless and until all Persons having an interest in any such easements, rights, interests or estates and such fee estate shall join in a written instrument effecting such merger.

        3.     Transfers.     

        (a)   If any of H/C I Owner, H/C II Owner, Mall I Owner, Mall II Owner or SECC Owner shall transfer to any individual, partnership, firm, association, limited liability company, trust or corporation, or any other form of business or government entity (in any case, a "PERSON" and, after such transfer, an "INTEREST HOLDER") any of the following partial interests, such Interest Holder shall be treated, together with all similar Interest Holders, as a single Party for purposes of this Agreement:

Notwithstanding the foregoing, Subdivided Interest Holders may be treated as separate Interest Holders provided that at no time shall there be more than ten (10) such separate Subdivided Interest Holders with respect to either the Phase I Land or the SECC Land, as applicable.

        (b)   A Mortgagee shall not be deemed to be an Interest Holder unless such Mortgagee is also a Transferee.

        (c)   (i) All of the Interest Holders with respect to each of the Phase I Land, the Phase II Land, the Phase I Mall, the Phase II Mall and the SECC Land shall designate one of their number as their agent (an "AGENT") to act on their behalf so that other Parties shall not be required with respect to the applicable land or improvements, as the case may be, to obtain the action or agreement of, or to proceed against, more than one individual or entity in carrying out or enforcing the terms, covenants, provisions and conditions of this Agreement. The foregoing requirements to designate an Agent shall not apply to stockholders and bondholders of a corporate Party, the members of a limited liability company or partners of a partnership.

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        (d)     Restrictions on Phase I Mall Sales.     

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        4.     Identity of Mall I Owner and Its Officers and Directors.     Mall I Owner acknowledges that H/C I Owner and Affiliates of H/C I Owner are businesses that are or may be subject to and exist because of privileged licenses issued by Gaming Authorities. Mall I Owner shall promptly notify H/C I Owner of the appointment of any individual as an officer, director or senior employee of Mall I Owner who does not hold such position as of the date hereof (each a "NEW MALL I INDIVIDUAL"). If requested to do so by H/C I Owner, Mall I Owner shall require any New Mall I Individual or other officer, director, employee, agent, designee or representative, or a partner, owner, member, or shareholder, or any lender or financial participant of Mall I Owner to obtain any license, qualification, clearance or the like which shall be requested or required of any such individual by any Gaming Authority or any regulatory authority having jurisdiction over H/C I Owner or any Affiliate of H/C I Owner. If any New Mall I Individual or other officer, director, employee, agent, designee or representative, or a partner, owner, member, or shareholder, or any lender or financial participant of Mall I Owner fails to satisfy such requirement or if H/C I Owner or any Affiliate of H/C I Owner is directed not to involve itself in business with such individual by any such authority, or if H/C I Owner shall in good faith determine, in H/C I Owner's good-faith judgment, that such individual (a) is or might be engaged in, or is about to be engaged in, any activity or activities, or (b) was or is involved in any relationship, either of which could or does jeopardize H/C I Owner's business, reputation or such licenses, or those of its Affiliates, or if any such license is threatened to be, or is, denied, curtailed, suspended or revoked, then Mall I Owner, at H/C I Owner's direction, shall immediately (i) terminate any relationship with the individual or entity which is the source of the problem, or (ii) cease the activity creating the problem. If Mall I Owner does not comply with item (i) or (ii) above, then H/C I Owner may require Mall I Owner to specifically perform such obligation (the parties recognizing that damages or other remedies would be inadequate under the circumstances). Any appointment of any New Mall I Individual in violation of this Section 4 of this Article XIV shall be deemed null and void and of no force and effect.

        5.     Mortgages.     

        (a)   Each Party shall have the right to collaterally assign and encumber this Agreement as security to one or more of its Mortgagees holding a Mortgage so long as such Mortgagee, in writing (i) subordinates such Mortgage and the lien thereof to this Agreement and to the rights, interests, obligations, duties, conditions, covenants and agreements granted pursuant to this Agreement or otherwise contained herein (whether such Mortgage is recorded on or after the date hereof) and (ii) agrees to be bound by the terms and conditions of this Agreement upon its taking title to such

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property (subject to the provisions of Section 6 below). In no event may a Mortgagee (other than with respect to any Mortgage encumbering the Phase II Land, Phase II Mall, H/C I Space or Mall I Space) be a Competitor of an Owner. Notwithstanding the foregoing, regardless of whether any Mortgagee shall receive a collateral assignment of this Agreement, each Mortgage (whether recorded on or after the date hereof) and the lien thereof shall automatically be subject and subordinate to this Agreement and to the rights, interests, obligations, duties, conditions, covenants and agreements granted pursuant to this Agreement or otherwise contained herein.

        (b)   Each Party agrees for the benefit of the other Parties and their respective Mortgagees, that wherever a Party has a right to grant or withhold its consent or approval under this Agreement, or otherwise has discretion to act or refrain from acting, such Party shall only grant its consent or approval or act or refrain from acting, as the case may be, in such a manner as a Commercially Reasonable Owner would do and so long as the same is not likely to have a Material Adverse Effect.

        (c)   In any instance (other than Section 2(b) of Article XI) where a Mortgagee's consent is required under this Agreement and such Mortgagee shall be a trustee for publicly held debt under an indenture, such Mortgagee shall be deemed to have given its consent upon delivery to such trustee of a written statement from an Independent Expert certifying that the matter proposed for consent would be consented to by a Commercially Reasonable Owner of the Lot(s) encumbered in favor of said Mortgagee and the same is not likely to have a Material Adverse Effect; provided , however that the foregoing consent procedure shall not be construed as a means for satisfying any consents or approvals required to be obtained with respect to matters under the terms of the indenture, security documents and other loan documents pertaining to any such Mortgagee, it being understood that said consent or approval requirements must be satisfied in accordance with their terms.

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        6.     Transferee Liability.     

        (a)   Subject to the further provisions of this Section 6, any assignee or transferee (in either case, a "TRANSFEREE") of all or any portion of the Phase I Land and/or any buildings or other improvements thereon, the Mall I Space and/or any buildings or other improvements thereon, or the SECC Land and/or any buildings or other improvements thereon, including, without limitation, any transferee by way of a foreclosure sale or deed-in-lieu of foreclosure, shall be deemed to have assumed the obligations and liabilities hereunder of the Party from whom such Transferee received its interest in such portion of the Phase I Land, Mall I Space or the SECC Land or such buildings or other improvements (to the extent such obligations or liabilities relate to such portion); provided that , without limiting the foregoing, within five (5) Business Days of written request therefor by the non-transferring Party hereto, the Transferee shall execute a writing, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to such Transferee and to such non-transferring Party, confirming such assumption. In the event of such a transfer or assignment, the transferring Party (the "TRANSFEROR") shall be released from any obligations arising after the effective date of the transfer or assignment (but not any obligations of the Transferor that are outstanding under this Agreement as of the effective date of the transfer or assignment, and the Transferor and the Transferee shall be jointly and severally liable with respect to such obligations). Each Transferor shall give the other Party hereto at least five (5) Business Days' prior written notice of the transfer or assignment in question and shall furnish a fully-executed copy of the instrument of transfer or assignment, within five (5) Business Days of execution thereof, to the other Party hereto.

        (b)   Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event of a transfer to any Mortgagee (or its designee) resulting from (i) judicial or nonjudicial foreclosure of the Mortgage held by such Mortgagee or (ii) the grant of a deed-in-lieu of such foreclosure, then, in either event, (x) the Transferor shall be released from any obligations arising after the effective date of the transfer; provided , however that the Transferor shall not be released from any obligations which remain outstanding on the date of such transfer and (y) such Mortgagee (or its designee) shall not be liable for any non-monetary defaults of the Transferor arising under this Agreement prior to the effective date of the transfer that are not susceptible to cure by the Transferee after obtaining possession of the Lot in question.

        7.     As-Built Survey.     Each Party, upon the request of any other Party, shall enter into one or more separate agreements in recordable form setting forth in legally sufficient detail the easements, rights-of-way and other rights and interests provided for in, or granted (or required to be granted) pursuant to, this Agreement. In addition, upon completion of construction of each of the Palazzo and the Phase II Automobile Parking Area, H/C II Owner, as applicable, shall, at its sole cost and expense, have an as-built survey prepared by a reputable licensed surveyor of the applicable portion of the Phase II Land, together will all improvements constructed thereon and a copy of such survey will be sent to each Owner and to each Owner's Mortgagees.

        8.     Estoppel Certificates.     Each Party shall at any time and from time to time during the Term (but not more often than once in each calendar quarter), within fifteen (15) Business Days after request by any other Party, execute, acknowledge and deliver to such other Party or to any existing or prospective purchaser, Mortgagee or lessee designated by such other Party, a certificate stating: (a) that this Agreement is unmodified and in full force and effect, or if there has been a modification or modifications, that this Agreement is in full force and effect, as modified, and identifying the modification agreement or agreements; (b) whether or not there is any existing default hereunder by either Party in the payment of any sum of money owing to the Party executing such certificate, whether or not there is any existing default by either Party with respect to which a notice of default has been given or received by the Party executing such certificate (and, to the best of the knowledge of the Party executing such certificate, whether any other default exists under this Agreement), and if there is any such default, specifying the nature and extent thereof; (c) whether or not there are any outstanding

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claims, set-offs, defenses or counterclaims which a Party has asserted against the other Party by notice to the other Party; and (d) such other matters as may be reasonably requested.

        9.     Indemnification.     Each of the Parties shall at all times indemnify and hold harmless each of the other Parties, their Mortgagees, the Trustee and their respective partners, principals, officers, directors, shareholders and employees, from and against any and all losses, liabilities, expenses, costs, demands, claims and judgments, including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys' fees and expenses, incurred or suffered by any such indemnified Party and arising from or as a result of the death of, or any accident, injury, loss or damage whatsoever caused to any persons or property (a) as shall occur on the land or in any buildings or other improvements owned by such indemnifying Party, (b) as shall occur due to the entry by such indemnifying Party or its employees, contractors and agents onto the land or buildings owned by such indemnified Party, (c) as shall occur due to a violation of this Agreement on the part of the indemnifying Party, or (d) in connection with the exercise of any rights, licenses or interests granted to, or easements used by such indemnifying Party hereunder, except, in each case, to the extent such claims (i) result from the gross negligence or willful misconduct of the indemnified Party, (ii) are covered by any insurance referred to in Article X hereof that is obtained by any Party or would have been covered, if any other Party had obtained the same, by any such insurance that any other Party is required thereunder to obtain or (iii) result from the exercise of any rights or interests granted to, or easements used by, any other Party hereunder. In accordance with, but without limiting, the foregoing, H/C II Owner agrees to indemnify and hold harmless each of the other Owners, their Mortgagees, the Trustee and their respective partners, principals, officers, directors, shareholders and employees, from and against any and all losses, liabilities, expenses, costs, demands, claims and judgments, including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys' fees and expenses, incurred or suffered by any such indemnified Party and arising from or as a result of the death of, or any accident, injury, loss or damage whatsoever caused to any persons or property as may occur in connection with the construction of the Palazzo, except, in each case, to the extent such claims (i) result from the gross negligence or willful misconduct of the indemnified Party, (ii) are caused by construction, alterations or "fit-out" work performed by Mall II Buyer, or its agents, employees, contractors or subcontractors, on or about the Phase II Land during the construction of the Palazzo, in which event Mall II Owner shall be the indemnifying party under this sentence or (ii) are covered by any insurance referred to in Article X hereof that is obtained by any Party or would have been covered, if any other Party had obtained the same, by any such insurance that any other Party is required thereunder to obtain.

        10.     Rights to Cure Default; Payment of Default and Lien.     

        (a)   In the event that any Party (a "DEFAULTING PARTY") shall fail to fully, faithfully and punctually perform or cause to be performed any obligation on the part of such Defaulting Party hereunder, then (i) if such default shall continue for ten (10) days after notice thereof (except in the event of an emergency where no notice shall be required) from any non-Defaulting Party affected by such default to the Defaulting Party, such non-Defaulting Party shall have the right (but not the obligation) to (x) enter upon the property owned or leased by the Defaulting Party to the extent reasonably required to perform or cause to be performed the obligations of the Defaulting Party with respect to which the Defaulting Party is in default, (y) perform or cause to be performed such obligations and (z) be reimbursed by such Defaulting Party, upon demand by such non-Defaulting Party, for the cost thereof, together with simple interest thereon at the Interest Rate from the date of demand to the date of reimbursement by the Defaulting Party and (ii) if such failure shall continue for thirty (30) days after notice from such non-Defaulting Party to the Defaulting Party, then such non-Defaulting Party shall have all rights and remedies available at law or in equity (other than any right to terminate this Agreement); provided , however that if such default is susceptible of cure but cannot reasonably be cured within such thirty (30) day period and the Defaulting Party shall have commenced to cure such default within such thirty (30) day period and thereafter diligently and expeditiously proceeds to cure the same, such thirty (30) day period shall be extended to the extent necessary so to

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cure such default (but in no event beyond one hundred eighty (180) days in total (including the original thirty (30) day period)); provided further, that any default that can be cured solely by the payment of money shall be cured within ten (10) days after notice from such non-Defaulting Party to the Defaulting Party.

        (b)   If pursuant to Section 10(a) of this Article XIV, a Party is compelled or elects to pay any sum of money or do any acts which require the payment of money by reason of another Party's failure or inability to perform any of the terms and provisions in this Agreement to be performed by such other Party, the Defaulting Party shall promptly upon demand, reimburse the paying Party for such sums, and all such sums shall bear simple interest at the Interest Rate from the date of demand for reimbursement until the date of such reimbursement. Any other sums payable by any Party to any other Party pursuant to the terms and provisions of this Agreement that shall not be paid when due shall bear simple interest at the Interest Rate from the due date to the date of payment thereof. All such unpaid sums shall constitute a valid and enforceable lien on the Defaulting Party's Lot and each Party hereby consents to the filing by any other Party of any and all documentation necessary or desirable to perfect and/or secure such lien. No action shall be brought to foreclose such lien unless (x) thirty (30) days' notice of claim of lien is given to the Defaulting Party, (y) such notice and opportunity to cure is given to the holder of any Mortgage encumbering the Defaulting Party's Lot as is required under Section 15(c) of this Article, and (z) no such Person shall cure the default in question within the applicable cure period. Reasonable attorneys' fees and charges in connection with collection of the debt secured by such lien or foreclosure thereof shall be paid by the Party against whom such action is brought and secured by such lien. Such lien shall be superior to any other lien and encumbrance on the affected Lot created or arising on or after the date of the Original REA, including, without limitation, the lien of any Mortgage. The liens provided for in this Section 10 shall only be effective when filed for record by the non-Defaulting Party as a claim of lien against the defaulting Party in the Recorder's Office, signed and acknowledged, which claim of lien shall contain at least:

The lien shall attach from the date a claim is recorded and may be enforced under the procedures set forth in Nev. Rev. Stat. Sections 116.3116-116.31168, except that the term "unit," as used in the foregoing provisions, shall be deemed to refer to the Defaulting Party's interest in the real property which is subject to the lien. The Party claiming the lien shall release the claim of lien once the amounts secured by the lien have been paid in full.

        (c)   Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 10(b) of this Article XIV, H/C I Owner hereby expressly agrees that any amount due from Mall I Owner to H/C I Owner under the provisions of Section 3(d)(ix) of this Article XIV (a "CURE REIMBURSEMENT AMOUNT") is hereby expressly made subordinate to and junior in right of payment to the payment of all amounts that are due and payable under any Mall I Loan. H/C I Owner further agrees that any liens and security interests in favor of H/C I Owner under Section 10(b) of this Article XIV in respect of any Cure Reimbursement Amounts in any assets of Mall I Owner shall be and hereby are subordinated in rank and priority to any liens and security interests granted to and in favor of any Mall I Mortgagee in those assets (whether now or hereafter arising) to secure the applicable Mall I Loan. In the event that, at the time any amount is due and payable to any Mall I Mortgagee under any Mall I Loan, any payment or distribution of assets of Mall I Owner of any kind or character, whether in cash, instruments, securities

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or other property, is received by H/C I Owner in respect of a Cure Reimbursement Amount from any source, directly or indirectly, such payment or distribution shall be held for the benefit of, and shall be immediately paid over and delivered to, the Mall I Mortgagee to the extent necessary to pay such due and payable amount under the Mall I Loan.

        11.     Rights Perpetual.     Except as otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement, (i) the utility, parking, and encroachment easements and related rights and interests granted herein shall be perpetual and shall remain binding forever and (ii) the remainder of this Agreement shall continue, and the remainder of the obligations hereunder shall remain binding, from the Commencement Date until the Expiration Date. No Party shall have the right to terminate this Agreement as a result of any default or alleged default of any other Party, but such limitation shall not affect, in any manner, any other rights or remedies which any Party may have hereunder, at law or in equity by reason of any breach of this Agreement.

        12.     Further Assurances.     Each Party upon the request of any other Party and at the expense of such other Party at any time from time to time, agrees to promptly execute, acknowledge where appropriate and deliver such additional instruments and documents, in recordable form if appropriate, and to take such other action, in each case, as may be reasonably requested by such other Party in order to effectuate the agreements contained herein. The Parties further agree to make such changes to this Agreement as shall be reasonably required to make this Agreement consistent with all applicable Legal Requirements.

        13.     Rights Irrevocable.     The Parties hereby agree that, except as otherwise expressly provided herein, (a) no fee or other charge is payable by any Person in connection with the use of any easement, right or interest granted hereunder or pursuant to the terms hereof and (b) all easements, rights and interests granted hereunder or pursuant to the terms hereof shall be irrevocable.

        14.     No Joint Venture.     Nothing herein contained shall be deemed or construed by the Parties hereto, or by any third Party, as creating the relationship of principal and agent, or of partners or joint venturers, between the Parties hereto.

        15.     Notices.     

        (a)   All notices, demands, requests and other communications given hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been given: (i) upon delivery if personally delivered; (ii) when delivered, postage prepaid, by certified or registered mail, return receipt requested as evidenced by the return receipt; or (iii) upon delivery if deposited with a nationally recognized overnight delivery service marked for delivery on the next Business Day, in any case, addressed to the Party for whom it is intended at its address hereinafter set forth:

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Any Party may change its address for the purposes of this section by giving notice of such change as aforesaid.

        (b)   The holders of the Existing Mortgages (as defined below) and each other Mortgagee shall be entitled to receive, in addition to any other notice rights contained herein, notice of any default by the Party hereto whose property is encumbered by the applicable Mortgage, provided that each Mortgagee other than holders of the Existing Mortgages (who shall not be required to deliver a Form Notice) shall have delivered a copy of a notice in the form herein provided to each Party hereto (the "FORM NOTICE"). The form of such Form Notice shall be as follows:

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Any such notice to a Mortgagee shall be given in the same manner as provided in Section 15(a) of this Article XIV above. As used herein the term "EXISTING MORTGAGES" shall mean the collective reference to (i) that certain Deed of Trust and Security Instrument, dated as of June 28, 2001, delivered by SECC Owner for the benefit of Bear, Stearns Funding, Inc. (the "EXISTING SECC MORTGAGE"), as the same may be further amended, supplemented or otherwise modified or assigned from time to time, (ii) that certain Deed of Trust, Leasehold Deed of Trust, Assignment of Rents and Leases, Security Agreement and Fixture Filing, dated as of June 4, 2002, from LVSI and Phase I LLC to First American Title Insurance Company, for the benefit of The Bank of Nova Scotia, as agent, (in such capacity, the "EXISTING PHASE I MORTGAGE-BANK") as the same may be further amended, supplemented or otherwise modified or assigned from time to time, (iii) that certain Indenture, dated as of June 4, 2002, among Phase I LLC, LVSI, Mall Intermediate Holding Company, LLC, Grand Canal Shops Mall Construction, LLC, Lido Intermediate Holding Company, LLC, Venetian Venture Development, LLC, Venetian Operating Company, LLC, Venetian Marketing, Inc. and Venetian Casino Resort Athens, LLC (together with any future Restricted Subsidiary (as defined in the Indenture) that is required to be come a Note Guarantor (as defined in the Indenture) under Section 11.02 of the Indenture) and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee, as the same may be further amended, supplemented or otherwise modified or assigned from time to time. The holder of a Mortgage on the Phase I Mall shall be deemed an Existing Mortgagee upon delivery of the Form Notice described in Section 15(b) of this Article XIV. For purposes of all notices, demands, requests and other communications hereunder, the address of the holder of each Existing Mortgage is as follows:

        (c)   In the event that any notice shall be given of the default hereunder of a Party hereto and such Defaulting Party shall fail to cure or commence to cure such default (and such default shall continue after the giving of the applicable notice and the expiration of the applicable cure period set forth in this Agreement), then and in that event the holder of any Mortgage affecting the property of the Defaulting Party shall be entitled to receive an additional notice given in the manner provided herein, that the Defaulting Party has failed so to cure such default, and such Mortgagee shall have thirty (30) days after the receipt of said additional notice to cure any such default, or, if such default cannot be cured within thirty (30) days, to diligently commence curing within such time and diligently and expeditiously cure within a reasonable time thereafter (including, without limitation, such time as shall be necessary to obtain possession of the property where possession shall be necessary to effect a cure).

        16.     Disputes/Independent Expert.     Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, in the event there is a dispute that this Agreement provides will be resolved by an Independent Expert among any of the Parties (the "DISPUTING PARTIES") arising out of or relating to this Agreement and the Disputing Parties cannot, with respect to any such dispute, resolve such

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dispute within sixty (60) days, then the matter(s) in question shall be resolved in accordance with the further provisions of this Section. In the event of any such disagreement, the Disputing Parties shall promptly notify the Independent Expert (as defined below) of such disagreement and of their desire that such disagreement be resolved by the Independent Expert. The Independent Expert shall be instructed to render its decision within thirty (30) days (or any shorter time reasonably agreed to by the Disputing Parties) after such notification. Each of the Disputing Parties shall be entitled to present evidence and arguments to the Independent Expert, which evidence and arguments may include the relevant provisions hereof. During the pendency of such dispute-resolution procedure, the Disputing Parties shall continue their performance under this Agreement, including with respect to the matter that is the subject of such procedure. The determination of the Independent Expert acting as above provided (i) shall be conclusive and binding upon the Parties and (ii) shall in no event modify, amend or supplement this Agreement in any manner. The Independent Expert shall be required to give written notice to the Disputing Parties stating its determination, and shall furnish to each Party a signed copy of such determination. Each of the Disputing Parties shall pay its proportionate share of the fees and expenses of the Independent Expert and all other expenses of the above-described dispute resolution procedure (not including the attorneys' fees, witness fees and similar expenses of the Disputing Parties, which shall be borne separately by each of the Parties). As used herein, the "INDEPENDENT EXPERT" shall mean (a) with respect to any dispute pertaining to architectural or engineering matters, an appropriately licensed and/or registered (as applicable), reputable and independent architect or engineer; (b) with respect to any dispute pertaining to hotel, casino, restaurant or retail complex operation or management, a reputable and independent Person with experience in commercial real estate operation and management; and (c) with respect to any other dispute, a licensed, reputable and independent certified public accountant, in each of (a), (b) or (c) reasonably acceptable to the Disputing Parties. In all events, the Independent Expert shall (i) not be affiliated with any Owner (or any Affiliate of any Owner) or any Mortgagee (or any Affiliate of any Mortgagee) and (ii) have at least ten (10) years of relevant experience and expertise with respect to large commercial real estate projects in Las Vegas, Nevada and/or Clark County, Nevada. The holder of a Mortgage may participate in any dispute involving an Independent Expert in conjunction with the Party upon whose Lot it has a Mortgage.

        17.     Savings.     If any provision of this Agreement or the application thereof to any Person or circumstance shall be invalid or unenforceable to any extent, the remainder of this Agreement and the application of such provision to other Persons or circumstances shall not be affected thereby and shall be enforced to the greatest extent permitted by law.

        18.     No Shared Ownership.     The Parties hereto acknowledge and agree that this Agreement is intended solely to regulate the rights and obligations of the Parties hereto and to impose the easements and restrictions upon the property specifically set forth herein, and except as set forth herein, each Party retains full ownership and control over its own property.

        19.     Headings.     The article and section headings are inserted for convenience only and shall not affect construction of this Agreement.

        20.     Counterparts.     This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, and each such counterpart will, for all purposes, be deemed an original instrument, but all such counterparts together will constitute but one and the same agreement.

        21.     Right to Injunction.     In the event of any violation or threatened violation by any Person of any of the terms, restrictions, covenants and conditions of this Agreement, any Party hereto shall have the right to enjoin such violation or threatened violation in a court of competent jurisdiction.

        22.     Waiver of Jury Trial.     EACH PARTY HEREBY WAIVES ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF THIS AGREEMENT.

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        23.     No Waiver.     No delay or omission by any Party in exercising any right or power accruing upon any default, non-compliance or failure of performance of any of the provisions of this Agreement by any other Party shall be construed to be a waiver thereof. A waiver by any Party of any of the obligations of any Party shall not be construed to be a waiver of any subsequent breach of any other term, covenant or agreement set forth in this Agreement.

        24.     Pronouns.     All personal pronouns used in this Agreement, whether in the masculine, feminine or neuter gender, shall be deemed to include, and to refer also to, all other genders; all references in the singular shall be deemed to include, and to refer also to, the plural, and vice versa.

        25.     Construction.     The word "IN" with respect to an easement granted "IN" a particular parcel of land or a portion thereof shall mean, as the context may require, "in," "to," "on," "over," "through," "over," "upon," "across," and "under," or any one or more of the foregoing.

        26.     Governing Law.     This Agreement shall be governed and interpreted in accordance with the laws of the State of Nevada.

        27.     Entire Agreement.     This Agreement contains the entire agreement of the Parties and this Agreement may only be amended, supplemented, changed, terminated or modified by an agreement in writing signed by the Parties hereto, consented to by the Mortgagees affected thereby and recorded in the appropriate public records.

        28.     Recordation.     This Agreement shall be recorded in the Land Records of Clark County, Nevada, with the costs of such recording to be shared equally by the Parties hereto.

        29.     Successors and Assigns.     This Agreement shall be binding on the Parties hereto and inure to the benefit of their respective heirs, legal representatives, successors and assigns.

        30.     Binding and Enforceable Agreements; Independent Obligations.     

        (a)   This Agreement is and is intended to be a fully binding and enforceable contract between the Parties notwithstanding that certain Parties are currently indirectly owned by the same principal. Each Party expressly acknowledges that certain third parties, including the separate creditors of each Party, are relying upon (i) the binding and enforceable nature hereof by each Party against the others and (ii) the separate assets and liabilities of each Party. Each Party therefore agrees not to challenge or seek to set aside this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby (whether in any bankruptcy or insolvency proceeding or otherwise) based upon any assertion that such transactions do not contain arm's-length terms or upon any direct or indirect common ownership of the Parties.

        (b)   All obligations of any Party under this Agreement constitute independent obligations of such Party and (except where expressly stated to be conditions) are not conditioned in any way on performance by any other Party. Accordingly, the breach by any Party under this Agreement shall not excuse performance by any other Party, except where this Agreement expressly states that one Party's performance is conditioned upon performance by another Party. Nothing in the preceding two sentences shall limit any right of any Party to recover damages or to obtain equitable relief on account of any other Party's breach of this Agreement. All Parties acknowledge that every Party will be making a substantial monetary investment in reliance on the terms of this Agreement and the independent obligations undertaken by each Party pursuant to this Agreement. Without this Agreement, the Parties would not be able to achieve a coordinated development of the real property burdened by this Agreement, which coordinated development is intended and expected to produce substantial benefits for all Parties. All Parties acknowledge that it would be inequitable for any Party to be excused from any obligations under this Agreement while retaining its interest in the property encumbered (and benefited) by this Agreement.

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        (c)     Funds Held By Trustee.     Whenever Trustee is holding funds pursuant to this Agreement, such funds shall be held in a segregated interest bearing account for the benefit of the Owners and the Mortgagees.

        31.     Shared Costs.     Wherever it is contemplated in this Agreement that Owners will share costs, the Owner who contracts for or incurs such costs on behalf of all such Owners shall do so only pursuant to arms-length agreements at market rates; provided that the foregoing shall not apply to an Owner who incurs expense to cure the default of another Owner.

        32.     No Duplication of Charges.     Notwithstanding the fact that a fee, expense or other charge may be referenced more than once in this Agreement, no Party shall be required to pay such fee, expense or other charge more than once.

        33.     Section References.     Wherever the word "Section" appears with no reference to a corresponding "Article", the referenced Section shall be construed to be within the Article wherein such reference is made.

        34.     Modifications Requested By Mortgagees.     If any actual or prospective Mortgagee requests any modification of this Agreement, then the Owners shall, at the request of the Owner whose Mortgagee is requesting such modification, promptly execute and deliver such modification as such actual or prospective Mortgagee shall require, provided that such modification does not affect the rights of any of the other Owners (other than to a de minimus extent), increase the obligations of any of the other Owners hereunder (other than to a de minimus extent) or violate any term of any other Owner's Mortgages. In addition, at any point after the Mortgage Notes have been paid in full, each Owner and Mortgagee agrees, upon the request of any Owner, to revise Article X of this Agreement to (a) change the reference to "one year" in the second sentence of Section 13 of Article X to a reference to "three years" and (b) change the reference to "twelve (12) months" in Section 5 of Article X to a reference to "thirty-six (36) months".

        35.     Notice to Clark County Building Department.     The Parties acknowledge and agree this Agreement allows the Lots to be in compliance with certain Legal Requirements, including, without limitations, building code requirements of Clark County. Should this Agreement be terminated or modified without the written concurrence of the Clark County Building Division of the Department of Development Services (the "BUILDING DEPARTMENT") verifying that each Lot will remain or be in compliance with building code requirements, the Building Department could prohibit continued operation of the business of a Party until compliance with all Legal Requirements. Although Clark County is not a Party, each Party covenants and agrees to give notice to Clark County in the manner provided herein prior to any modification or termination of this Agreement.

        36.     Insurance Report.     The Parties acknowledge and confirm that (x) the provisions of Article X hereof have been changed from the provisions of Article X in the First Amended and Restated REA Agreement and (y) all of such changes reflect those recommendations of an Insurance Report prepared by an Independent insurance consultant engaged by H/C I Owner, Mall I Owner and SECC Owner (in consultation with the Trustee) pursuant to the first sentence of Section 9 of Article X hereof that have been approved by the Parties in accordance with the second sentence of said Section 9. An annotated copy of said Insurance Report, indicating which recommendations contained therein have been so approved (the "Approved Recommendations"), is attached hereto and made a part hereof as Exhibit AA. The Owners' approval of the Approved Recommendations is evidenced by their execution of this Agreement; the approval of the Approved Recommendations by the Mortgagee under the Existing Phase I Mortgage-Bank is evidenced by that certain Second Amendment to Credit Agreement of even date herewith by and among LVSI, VCR, said Mortgagee and other financial institutions; the deemed approval (pursuant to paragraph 5(c) of Article XIV hereof) by the Mortgage Notes Indenture Trustee of the Approved Recommendations (and of all the other changes to the First Amended and Restated REA Agreement made by this Agreement) is evidenced by the Independent Expert

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certification attached hereto and made a part hereof as Exhibit BB; and the approval of the Approved Recommendations by Mall I Mortgagee is evidenced by the making on the date hereof by said Mortgagee of its Mall I Loan.

ARTICLE XV

ARBITRATION

        1.     Disputes Covered.     Any dispute including those arising from lack of approval, controversies or disagreements between the Parties or arising from the interpretation or application of any Article or Section, and any disputes in this Agreement which by specific provisions are made subject to arbitration shall be resolved by arbitration, as provided herein; provided , however , that any Party hereto may seek prohibitory injunctive relief without first submitting a controversy to arbitration.

        2.     Arbitration Procedures.     

        (a)   If the Parties (the "ARBITRATING PARTIES") that are required to agree on an arbitrable dispute cannot reach an agreement within thirty (30) days after notice of an arbitrable dispute is given by any Arbitrating Party to the other Party or Parties, then any Arbitrating Party may at any time after the end of said thirty (30) day period refer the dispute to arbitration by notifying any other Arbitrating Party thereof, and the Arbitrating Parties agree to cooperate in obtaining such arbitration.

        (b)   Each Arbitrating Party shall within twenty (20) days of its receipt of such notification designate one Person, as hereinafter provided, to represent it as an arbitrator. The arbitrators so appointed by the Arbitrating Parties shall together designate one or two additional Persons as arbitrators to the end that the total number of arbitrators shall be an odd number. The appointment of all additional arbitrators under this Section shall be in writing and shall be submitted to the Arbitrating Parties within ten (10) days following the selection of the last arbitrator selected by the Arbitrating Parties. Any Person designated as an arbitrator shall be knowledgeable and experienced in the matters sought to be arbitrated, and shall in all events (i) not be affiliated with any Owner (or any Affiliate of any Owner) or any Mortgagee (or any affiliate of any Mortgagee) and (ii) have at least ten (10) years of relevant experience and expertise with respect to large commercial real estate projects in Las Vegas, Nevada and/or Clark County, Nevada. If the dispute to be arbitrated deals with construction, the arbitrator so appointed shall be experienced and knowledgeable in the construction industry as it relates to the nature of the structure to which such arbitration applies. Similarly, any arbitrator appointed in an architectural dispute shall be qualified as respects architecture as it relates to the nature of the structure to which such arbitration applies.

        (c)   The arbitrators shall meet or otherwise confer as deemed necessary by the arbitrators to resolve the dispute and a decision of a majority of the arbitrators will be binding upon the Arbitrating Parties. The decision of the arbitrators shall be in writing and shall be made as promptly as possible after the designation of the last additional arbitrator, but in no event later than thirty (30) days from the date of the designation of the last additional arbitrator. A copy of the decision of the arbitrators shall be signed by at least a majority of the arbitrators and given to each Arbitrating Party and its Mortgagee in the manner provided in Section 15 of Article XIV of this Agreement for the giving of notice.

        (d)   For each arbitrable dispute the cost and expense of the arbitrators and arbitration proceeding (except for an Arbitrating Party's attorney's fees) shall be paid and shared by the Arbitrating Parties, unless the arbitrators assess such cost and expense unequally between the Arbitrating Parties.

        (e)   The decision of the arbitrators (i) may be entered as a judgment in a court of competent jurisdiction and (ii) shall in no event modify, amend or supplement this Agreement in any manner. All arbitration conducted under this Article XV shall be in accordance with the rules of the American Arbitration Association, to the extent such rules do not conflict with the procedures herein set forth. To

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the extent permitted by law, compliance with this Article XV is a condition precedent to the commencement by any Party of a judicial proceeding arising out of a dispute which is subject to arbitration hereunder.

        The holder of a Mortgage may participate in any arbitration proceedings in conjunction with the Party upon whose Lot it has a Mortgage.

[signature page follows]

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        IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties hereto have set their hands the day and year first above written.

    VENETIAN CASINO RESORT, LLC

 

 

By:

Las Vegas Sands, Inc., as managing member

 

 

 

By:

/s/  
ROBERT G. GOLDSTEIN       
Name: Robert G. Goldstein
Title: Senior Vice President

 

 

INTERFACE GROUP-NEVADA, INC.

 

 

By:

/s/  
HARRY D. MILTENBERGER       
Name: Harry D. Miltenberger
Title: Assistant Treasurer

 

 

GRAND CANAL SHOPS II, LLC

 

 

By:

/s/  
JOEL BAYER       
Name: Joel Bayer
Title: Senior Vice President

 

 

LIDO CASINO RESORT, LLC

 

 

By:

Lido Casino Resort Holding Company, LLC

 

 

 

By:

Lido Intermediate Holding Company, LLC

 

 

 

 

By:

Venetian Casino Resort, LLC

 

 

 

 

 

By:

Las Vegas Sands, Inc.

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/  
ROBERT G. GOLDSTEIN       
Name: Robert G. Goldstein
Title: Senior Vice President

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THE FOLLOWING PARTIES ARE EXECUTING THIS AGREEMENT SOLELY FOR THE PURPOSE OF AGREEING TO BE BOUND BY SECTION 3(d) OF ARTICLE XIV OF THIS AGREEMENT:

    GGP-CANAL SHOPPES L.L.C.

 

 

By:

GGP HOLDING II, INC.,
its sole member

 

 

By:

/s/  
JOEL BAYER       
Name: Joel Bayer
Title: Senior Vice President

 

 

GGP HOLDING II, INC.

 

 

By:

/s/  
JOEL BAYER       
Name: Joel Bayer
Title: Authorized Officer

 

 

GGP HOLDING, INC.

 

 

By:

/s/  
JOEL BAYER       
Name: Joel Bayer
Title: Authorized Officer

 

 

GENERAL GROWTH PROPERTIES, INC.

 

 

By:

/s/  
JOEL BAYER       
Name: Joel Bayer
Title: Authorized Officer

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State of New York                        )
                                                 : ss.:
County of New York                        )

        This instrument was acknowledged before me on May 17, 2004 by Harry D. Miltenberger as Assistant Treasurer of INTERFACE GROUP-NEVADA, INC.

    (Signature of notarial officer)    

 

 

/s/  
BONNIE B. BRUCE       

 

 

(Seal, if any)

 

 

 

 

 

 

My commission expires: January 24, 2005

 

 

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State of New York                        )
                                                 : ss.:
County of New York                        )

        This instrument was acknowledged before me on May 17, 2004 by Robert G. Goldstein, Senior Vice President of Las Vegas Sands, Inc., the managing member of VENETIAN CASINO RESORT, LLC.

    (Signature of notarial officer)    

 

 

/s/  
STEVEN C. NEUMAN       

 

 

(Seal, if any)

 

 

 

 

 

 

My commission expires: July 22, 2006

 

 

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State of New York                        )
                                                 : ss.:
County of New York                        )

        This instrument was acknowledged before me on May 17, 2004 by Joel Bayer, Senior Vice President of GRAND CANAL SHOPS II, LLC.

    (Signature of notarial officer)    

 

 

/s/  
BROOKE SPIEGEL       

 

 

(Seal, if any)

 

 

 

 

 

 

My commission expires: August 7, 2005

 

 

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State of New York                        )
                                                 : ss.:
County of New York                        )

        This instrument was acknowledged before me on May 17, 2004 by Robert G. Goldstein, Senior Vice President of Las Vegas Sands, Inc., the managing member of Venetian Casino Resort, LLC, the managing member of Lido Intermediate Holding Company, LLC, the managing member of Lido Casino Resort Holding Company, LLC, the managing member of LIDO CASINO RESORT, LLC.

    (Signature of notarial officer)    

 

 

/s/  
BROOKE SPIEGEL       

 

 

(Seal, if any)

 

 

 

 

 

 

My commission expires: August 7, 2005

 

 

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State of New York                        )
                                                 : ss.:
County of New York                        )

        This instrument was acknowledged before me on May 17, 2004 by Joel Bayer, Senior Vice President of GGP HOLDING II, INC.

    (Signature of notarial officer)    

 

 

/s/  
BROOKE SPIEGEL       

 

 

(Seal, if any)

 

 

 

 

 

 

My commission expires: August 7, 2005

 

 

89


State of New York                        )
                                                 : ss.:
County of New York                        )

        This instrument was acknowledged before me on May 17, 2004 by Joel Bayer, Senior Vice President of GGP HOLDING, INC.

    (Signature of notarial officer)    

 

 

/s/  
BROOKE SPIEGEL       

 

 

(Seal, if any)

 

 

 

 

 

 

My commission expires: August 7, 2005

 

 

90


State of New York                        )
                                                 : ss.:
County of New York                        )

        This instrument was acknowledged before me on May 17, 2004 by Joel Bayer, Senior Vice President of GENERAL GROWTH PROPERTIES, INC.

    (Signature of notarial officer)    

 

 

/s/  
BROOKE SPIEGEL       

 

 

(Seal, if any)

 

 

 

 

 

 

My commission expires: August 7, 2005

 

 

91


State of New York                        )
                                                 : ss.:
County of New York                        )

        This instrument was acknowledged before me on May 17, 2004 by Joel Bayer, Senior Vice President of GGP Holding II, INC the sole member of GGP-CANAL SHOPPES L.L.C

    (Signature of notarial officer)    

 

 

/s/  
BROOKE SPIEGEL       

 

 

(Seal, if any)

 

 

 

 

 

 

My commission expires: August 7, 2005

 

 

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SCHEDULE I

DEFINITIONS

        The following terms shall have the meanings set forth in this SCHEDULE I:

           1.  "ACCOUNTING PERIOD" shall mean any period commencing January 1 and ending on the next following December 31, except that the first Accounting Period shall commence as of the date hereof and shall end on and include December 31, 2004.

           2.  "ADELSON" shall mean Sheldon G. Adelson.

           3.  "AFFECTED MORTGAGEE" shall mean a Mortgagee who holds a Mortgage encumbering the Lot affected by the event in question.

           4.  "AFFILIATE" when used with respect to a Person, shall mean (i) a Person which, directly or indirectly, controls, is controlled by or is under common control with such Person or (ii) a direct or indirect owner, officer, director, employee or trustee of, or a Person which serves in a similar capacity with respect to, such Person. For the purpose of this definition, control of a Person which is not an individual shall mean the power (through ownership of more than 50% of the voting equity interests of such Person or through any other means) to direct the management and policies of such Person.

           5.  "AGENT" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3(c)(i) of Article XIV.

           6.  "AGREEMENT" shall have the meaning set forth in the introductory clause.

           7.  "ALTERATION" shall mean any improvement, alteration, addition, restoration, replacement, change or other work, or signage, to the interior or exterior of the Venetian (or the Palazzo, as applicable) made by or for any Owner or any Tenant.

           8.  "ARBITRATING PARTIES" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2 of Article XV.

           9.  "ARCHITECT" shall mean any professional architect licensed in the State of Nevada selected and/or approved by H/C I Owner (which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed).

         10.  "AUTOMOBILE PARKING AREA" shall mean each of the Phase I Automobile Parking Area and the Phase II Automobile Parking Area.

         11.  "BANK CREDIT AGREEMENT" shall mean that certain Credit Agreement, dated as of June 4, 2002 by and among Phase I LLC and LVSI, as borrowers, and the lenders from time to time parties thereto, The Bank of Nova Scotia, as Administrative Agent and Goldman Sachs Credit Partners L.P., as Syndication Agent, as the same may be amended, modified and/or restated from time to time.

         12.  "BASE BUILDING" shall mean, collectively (i) the two-level podium structure constructed by H/C I Owner on the Phase I Land, the first floor of which contains the Casino and the second and mezzanine floors of which contains a portion of the Mall I Space and all of which are connected to the Hotel, and (ii) the two level retail annex structure constructed by H/C I Owner on the Retail Annex Land, which contains a portion of the Mall I Space, together with all improvements, systems, fixtures and other items of property attached or appurtenant to such structures or used or necessary in the operation thereof, other than Mall Property.

         13.  "BEST'S" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3 of Article X.

         14.  "BILL" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 1(i) of Article VI.

         15.  "BUILDING DEPARTMENT" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 35 of Article XIV.

         16.  "BUILDING SHELL AND CORE" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 1(b) of Article V.



         17.  "BUSINESS DAY" shall mean any day other than Saturday, Sunday, a Federal holiday, a holiday recognized by the State of Nevada or any day on which banks in Nevada are required or permitted to be closed.

         18.  "BUY-OUT OPTION" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3(d)(vii) of Article XIV.

         19.  "BUY-OUT OPTION PURCHASE PRICE" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3(d)(vii) of Article XIV.

         20.  "CASINO" shall mean the "Venetian"-themed casino built within and above the Base Building.

         21.  "CASINO LEVEL LEASED SPACE" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 1(c) of Article VI.

         22.  "CASINO LEVEL MASTER LEASE" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 1(c) of Article VI

         23.  "CASUALTY" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 13 of Article X.

         24.  "CLARK COUNTY" shall mean Clark County, Nevada.

         25.  "COMMENCEMENT DATE" shall mean the date hereof.

         26.  "COMMERCIALLY AVAILABLE" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 7 of Article X.

         27.  "COMMERCIALLY REASONABLE OWNER" shall mean, with respect to a given Owner and its Lot, a commercially reasonable and prudent owner of such Lot together with any buildings and/or improvements located thereon or therein (and of no other property, rights or interests) (assuming that, at the time in question, such owner, has equity in such Owner's Lot together with buildings and/or improvements).

         28.  "COMMON AREAS" shall mean the H/C Limited Common Areas, the Mall I Limited Common Areas and the H/C-Mall Common Areas.

         29.  "COMPETITOR" shall mean a Person that (i) owns or operates (or is an Affiliate of an entity that owns or operates) a hotel located in Clark County, Nevada or Macau, a convention center located in Clark County, Nevada or Macau or any casino and/or (ii) is a union pension fund.

         30.  "CONGRESS FACILITY" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2(a) of Article III.

         31.  "CONSTRUCTION LITIGATION" shall mean the litigation arising out of the lawsuit filed by LVSI and Phase I LLC against Lehrer McGovern Bovis Inc., a New York corporation, in the United States District Court for Nevada and the countersuit filed by Lehrer McGovern Bovis Inc. against LVSI and Phase I LLC, the related arbitration between such parties and any other outstanding lawsuit, action, claim or lien arising out of or relating to the construction of the Phase I Hotel/Casino, Phase I Mall or the Building.

         32.  "CONTROL" of a Person which is not an individual shall mean the power (through ownership of more than 50% of the voting equity interests of such Person or through any other means) to direct the management and policies of such Person.

         33.  "COREA" shall have the meaning set forth in Section D of Article VIII.

         34.  "CPI" shall have the meaning set forth on Schedule II.

         35.  "CPI ADJUSTMENT" shall have the meaning set forth on Schedule II.

         36.  "CPI INCREASE" shall have the meaning set forth on Schedule II.

         37.  "CURABLE DEFAULT" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3(d)(vi) of Article XIV.



         38.  "CURE REIMBURSEMENT AMOUNT" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 10(c) of Article XIV.

         39.  "DEFAULTING PARTY" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 10(a) of Article XIV.

         40.  "DESTINATION AREAS" shall mean with respect to any Owner (i) its Lot, (ii) public sidewalks, streets, roads, rights of way and the like, (iii) (with respect to Owners other than SECC Owner) H/C Limited Common Areas and Mall I Limited Common Areas, and (iv) H/C-Mall Common Areas.

         41.  "DISCHARGING PARTY" shall have the meaning set forth in Section C subsection 2(b) of Article VIII.

         42.  "DISPUTING PARTIES" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 16 of Article XIV.

         43.  "EFFECTIVE DATE" shall mean the date of this Agreement as set forth on the first page of this Agreement.

         44.  "ELECTRIC SUBSTATION" shall have the meaning set forth in Section A, subsection 2(a) of Article II.

         45.  "ELECTRICITY PROVIDER" shall mean a reasonably experienced, competent and legally qualified electricity provider.

         46.  "ENCROACHMENT EASEMENT" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3(a) of Article I.

         47.  "ENCROACHMENTS" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3(a) of Article I.

         48.  "ESA AMENDMENT" shall have the meaning set forth in Section B, subsection 7 of Article II.

         49.  "ESA" means an Energy Services Agreement between an Owner and the HVAC Operator.

         50.  "EXISTING MORTGAGES" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 15(b) of Article XIV.

         51.  "EXISTING PHASE I MORTGAGE - BANK" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 15(b) of Article XIV.

         52.  "EXISTING SECC MORTGAGE" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 15(b) of Article XIV.

         53.  "EXISTING UTILITY EQUIPMENT" shall have the meaning set forth in Section C, subsection 2(a) of Article II.

         54.  "EXPENSES" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3(c) of Article III.

         55.  "EXPIRATION DATE" shall mean November 14, 2147.

         56.  "FACILITIES" means and includes annunciators, antennae, boxes, brackets, cabinets, cables, coils, computers, conduits, controls, control centers, cooling towers, couplers, devices, ducts, equipment (including, without being limited to, heating, ventilating, air conditioning and plumbing equipment), fans, fixtures, generators, hangers, heat traces, indicators, junctions, lines, machines, meters, motors, outlets, panels, pipes, pumps, radiators, risers, starters, switches, switchboards, systems, tanks, transformers, valves, wiring and the like used in providing services from time to time in any part of the Base Building, including, without being limited to, air conditioning, alarm, antenna, circulation, cleaning, communication, cooling, electric, elevator, exhaust, heating, natural gas, plumbing, radio, recording, sanitary, security, sensing, telephone, television, transportation, ventilation and water service.

         57.  "FINANCIAL COVENANT" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3(d)(vi) of Article XIV.



         58.  "FIRST AMENDED AND RESTATED REA AGREEMENT" shall have the meaning set forth in WHEREAS Clause B.

         59.  "FIRST REA AMENDMENT" shall have the meaning set forth in WHEREAS clause B of this Amendment.

         60.  "FIRST-CLASS" shall mean, as of any point in time, with the highest standards or of the highest quality, or both, as applicable, in accordance with then-recognized standards in the industry in question; provided , however , that wherever the foregoing shall be used in connection with the Phase I Hotel/Casino and/or the Phase I Mall or Mall I Occupants, and/or any matters related to any of the foregoing, its meaning shall be with reference to such standards then prevailing on Las Vegas Boulevard, Clark County, Nevada.

         61.  "FORCE MAJEURE EVENT" shall mean any of the following, which shall render any Party unable to fulfill, or delays such Party in fulfilling, any of its obligations under this Agreement: fire or other casualty; acts of God; war; riot or other civil disturbance; accident; emergency; strike or other labor trouble; governmental preemption of priorities or other controls in connection with a national or other public emergency; shortages or material defects in the quality of fuel, gas, steam, water, electricity, supplies or labor; or any other event preventing or delaying a Party from fulfilling any obligation, whether similar or dissimilar, beyond such Party's reasonable control, as the case may be, provided that under no circumstances shall financial inability of any Party or any Affiliate thereof be deemed a Force Majeure Event.

         62.  "FORM NOTICE" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 15(b) of Article XIV.

         63.  "FULL REPLACEMENT COST" shall mean the actual replacement cost of the property (real and/or personal) in question (as the cost may from time to time increase or decrease) determined from time to time (but not more frequently than once in any twelve-month period) at the request of any Party by an engineer or appraiser in the regular employ of the applicable insurance company.

         64.  "GAMING AUTHORITIES" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2 of Article XIII.

         65.  "GAMING LICENSES" means every license, franchise or other authorization to own, lease, operate or otherwise conduct gaming activities of LVSI, Phase I LLC or certain of their subsidiaries, including all such licenses granted under the Nevada Gaming Control Act, as codified in Chapter 463 of the Nevada Revised Statutes, as amended from time to time, and the regulations of the Nevada State Gaming Commission promulgated thereunder, as amended from time to time, and other applicable federal, state, foreign or local laws.

         66.  "GOVERNMENTAL AUTHORITY(IES)" shall mean any and all federal, state, city and county governments and quasi-governmental agencies, and all departments, commissions, boards, bureaus and offices thereof, in each case having or claiming jurisdiction over all or any portion of the Phase I Land, the Mall I Space, the Phase II Land, the Mall II Space or the SECC Land.

         67.  "H/C LIMITED COMMON AREAS" shall mean the areas depicted on EXHIBIT M attached hereto and made a part hereof and labeled "H/C Limited Common Areas."

         68.  "H/C PASS-THROUGH AREAS" shall mean the areas and all buildings, structures, equipment and facilities located thereon or therein, as depicted in EXHIBIT M and labeled "H/C Pass-through Areas."

         69.  "H/C I ENCROACHMENT" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3(a) of Article I.

         70.  "H/C I OWNER" shall have the meaning as set forth in WHEREAS clause M.

         71.  "H/C I OWNER'S INSURANCE SHARE" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 1(c) of Article VI.

         72.  "H/C I SPACE" shall have the meaning set forth in WHEREAS clause E.

         73.  "H/C II OWNER" shall have the meaning set forth in WHEREAS clause M.



         74.  "H/C II SPACE" shall have the meaning set forth in WHEREAS clause L.

         75.  "H/C-MALL COMMON AREAS" shall mean the areas and all elevators, escalators and similar mechanical conveyancing devices, loading docks, truck/loading areas and all other buildings, structures, equipment and facilities located thereon or therein, as depicted on EXHIBIT M and labeled "H/C-Mall Common Areas."

         76.  "HEADQUARTERS ELECTION" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3(b) of Article III.

         77.  "HEADQUARTERS HOTEL" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3(b) of Article III.

         78.  "HOTEL/CASINO/MALL/SECC COMMON AREA CHARGES" shall mean the total of all monies paid out during an Accounting Period by H/C I Owner for reasonable costs and expenses (including capital costs and expenses) directly relating to (x) the maintenance, repair, operation and management of the Base Building, Building Shell and Core, Electric Substation, Phase I Automobile Parking Area and the H/C-Mall Common Areas, as provided in Article V and elsewhere in the Agreement and (y) H/C I Owner's obligations under Sections 1(a) (to the extent relating to the H/C-Mall Common Areas), 1(b) and 1(c) of Article V. Hotel/Casino/Mall/SECC Common Area Charges shall include but not be limited to: all rental charges for equipment and costs of small tools and supplies; all acquisition costs of maintenance equipment; policing, security protection, Maintenance, traffic direction, control and regulation of the Phase I Automobile Parking Area; all costs of cleaning the Phase I Automobile Parking Area and the H/C-Mall Common Areas and removal of rubbish, dirt and debris therefrom; the cost of landscape maintenance and supplies for the Phase I Automobile Parking Area and the H/C-Mall Common Areas including, without limitation, perimeter sidewalks; all charges for utility services utilized in connection with Phase I Automobile Parking Area and the H/C-Mall Common Areas together with all costs of maintaining lighting fixtures therein and thereon; all costs of pest control for the Venetian; all costs associated with maintaining an off-site employee parking area and all premiums for fire and extended coverage insurance and for public liability and property damage insurance required to be carried by H/C I Owner pursuant to the provisions of Article X. Mall I Owner shall not be entitled to any depreciation applicable to any Hotel/Casino/Mall/SECC Common Area Charges that are capital expenditures.

         79.  "HOTEL" shall mean the "Venetian"-themed hotel built within and above the Base Building, as more particularly described in the Plans.

         80.  "HOURS OF OPERATION" shall have the meaning set forth in Section B(7) of Article IV.

         81.  "HVAC FACILITIES" shall mean all HVAC equipment connected to or associated with the HVAC Plant.

         82.  "HVAC GROUND LEASE" shall have the meaning set forth in Section B, subsection 1 of Article II.

         83.  "HVAC OPERATOR" means Sempra or a "Substitute HVAC Operator" obtaining such status in accordance with Section B, subsection 3 of Article II.

         84.  "HVAC PLANT" shall mean the central utility plant on the Phase I Land which plant, as of the date hereof, provides thermal energy (heating, ventilation and air-conditioning) to the Venetian (including the Phase I Mall) and the SECC, as more particularly set forth on EXHIBIT J attached hereto and made a part hereof.

         85.  "HVAC PLANT PERCENTAGE" means, with respect to a Serviced Owner, the "Proportionate Share," as such percentage is calculated in Section 4.1 and Schedules 4.1(A) and 4.1(B) of its Qualifying ESA.

         86.  "HVAC SPACE" shall have the meaning set forth in Section B, subsection 1 of Article II as more particularly described on EXHIBIT K attached hereto and made a part hereof.

         87.  "INDEPENDENT EXPERT" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 16 of Article XIV.



         88.  "INDEPENDENT" means, when used with respect to any Person, a Person who (i) does not have any direct or indirect financial interest in any Lot or any improvements constructed or business operated thereon, in any Owner or in any Affiliate of any Owner or in any constituent, shareholder, or beneficiary of any Owner, and (ii) is not connected with any Owner or any Affiliate of any Owner or any constituent, shareholder, or beneficiary of any Owner as an officer, employee, promoter, underwriter, trustee, partner, director or person performing similar functions.

         89.  "INITIAL ESAS" means the three (3) ESAs dated as of May 1, 1997 between Atlantic-Pacific, Las Vegas, LLC (Sempra's predecessor-in-interest) and, respectively, H/C I Owner, Mall I Owner and SECC Owner.

         90.  "INSURANCE ESCROW ACCOUNT" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 1(d) of Article VI.

         91.  "INSURANCE PROCEEDS SHORTFALL" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2 of Article XI.

         92.  "INSURANCE REPORT" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 9 of Article X.

         93.  "INSURANCE SHORTFALL CONTRIBUTION" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2 of Article XI.

         94.  "INTEREST HOLDER" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3 of Article XIV.

         95.  "INTEREST RATE" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 1(j) of Article VI.

         96.  "INTERFACE" shall have the meaning set forth in the introductory clause.

         97.  "INTERIM MALL LLC" shall have the meaning set forth in WHEREAS clause B.

         98.  "LEASE" shall mean any lease, sublease, license, sublicense, concession, subconcession or other agreement granting the right to use or occupy between Mall I Owner or H/C I Owner and any Tenant pursuant to which a portion of the Tenant Space is demised, and all amendments, modifications and supplements thereto.

         99.  "LEGAL REQUIREMENTS" shall mean all present and future laws, ordinances, orders, rules, regulations and requirements of all Governmental Authorities, including, without limitation, all environmental requirements, and all orders, rules and regulations of the National and Local Boards of Fire Underwriters or any other body or bodies exercising similar functions, foreseen or unforeseen, ordinary as well as extraordinary.

       100.  "LIMITED COMMON AREAS" shall mean, collectively, the Mall I Limited Common Areas and the H/C Limited Common Areas.

       101.  "LIQUIDATED DAMAGES" shall mean all amounts collected pursuant to Third Party Warranties.

       102.  "LOT" shall mean any of the H/C I Space, the Mall I Space, the Phase II Land, the Mall II Space or the SECC Land.

       103.  "LVSI" shall have the meaning set forth in the introductory clause.

       104.  "MAINTENANCE" shall mean, with respect to a particular Automobile Parking Area or Parking Access Easement Area, all general and extraordinary maintenance and repairs, replacements and restoration necessary to provide use and enjoyment of the same in accordance with the standards of First-class hotel/casinos, First-class restaurant and retail complexes and all applicable Legal Requirements as set forth in this Agreement. Maintenance shall include, but shall not be limited to, cleaning, sweeping, providing janitorial services, painting, re-striping, filling of chuckholes, repairing and resurfacing of curbs, sidewalks and roadbeds, maintaining irrigation and drainage systems, removing debris and trash, undesirable weeds and vegetation, maintaining signs, markers, lighting and other utilities, maintaining fencing and landscaping, if any, and any other work reasonably necessary or proper to maintain the easement in good, clean and sanitary condition and repair. In addition, with



respect to easement areas for roadway or vehicular access, such maintenance shall meet all standards promulgated by Clark County applicable to similar roadways or vehicular access ways held or controlled by Clark County.

       105.  "MALL ASSET" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3(d)(ii)(1) of Article XIV.

       106.  "MALL LLC" shall have the meaning set forth in the introductory clause.

       107.  "MALL PROPERTY" shall mean all inventory, trade fixtures, furniture, furnishings, equipment and signs which are installed or placed by H/C I Owner at the Mall I Space or installed or placed by Mall I Owner or any Tenant at the Mall I Space.

       108.  "MALL SUBSIDIARY LLC" shall have the meaning set forth in the introductory clause.

       109.  "MALL I AIRSPACE" shall have the meaning set forth in WHEREAS clause I.

       110.  "MALL I ENCROACHMENT" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3(a) of Article I.

       111.  "MALL I H/C EXCLUSIVE AREAS" shall mean the areas depicted on EXHIBIT M and labeled "Mall I H/C Exclusive Areas."

       112.  "MALL I LIMITED COMMON AREAS" shall mean the areas depicted on EXHIBIT M and labeled "Mall I Limited Common Areas."

       113.  "MALL I LOAN" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3(d)(vii) of Article XIV.

       114.  "MALL I LOAN DOCUMENTS" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3(d)(vi) of Article XIV.

       115.  "MALL I MORTGAGE" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3(d)(vi) of Article XIV.

       116.  "MALL I MORTGAGE DEFAULT NOTICE" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3(d)(vi) of Article XIV.

       117.  "MALL I MORTGAGEE" shall mean a Mortgagee who is the holder of a Mortgage (or any agent or trustee acting on its behalf) encumbering the Mall I Space.

       118.  "MALL I OCCUPANT" shall have the meaning set forth in Section B(2) of Article IV.

       119.  "MALL I OWNER'S COMMON AREA CHARGE OBLIGATIONS" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3(d) of Article V.

       120.  "MALL I OWNER'S SHARE" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3(a) of Article V.

       121.  "MALL I OWNER'S INSURANCE SHARE" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 1(c) of Article VI.

       122.  "MALL I OWNER" shall have the meaning set forth in WHEREAS clause I.

       123.  "MALL I PASS-THROUGH AREAS" shall mean the areas and all buildings, structures, equipment and facilities located thereon or therein, as depicted on EXHIBIT M and labeled "Mall I Pass-through Areas."

       124.  "MALL I SPACE" shall have the meaning set forth in WHEREAS clause I, and is more particularly described on EXHIBIT F attached hereto and made a part hereof.

       125.  "MALL II BUYER" shall mean GGP Limited Partnership.

       126.  "MALL II LLC" shall mean [Palazzo Mall Shops LLC].

       127.  "MALL II OWNER" shall have the meaning set forth in WHEREAS clause M.

       128.  "MALL II SPACE" shall have the meaning set forth in WHEREAS clause K.

       129.  "MATERIAL ADVERSE EFFECT" means with respect to any given Owner and its Lot any event or condition that has a material adverse effect upon (i) the business operations of such Owner,



taken as a whole, the Lot of such Owner together with any improvements constructed therein or thereon, taken as a whole, the assets of such Owner, taken as a whole, or the condition (financial or otherwise) of such Owner, taken as a whole, (ii) the ability of such Owner to perform any of its material obligations under any Mortgage encumbering its Lot or any documents executed by such Owner in connection therewith, (iii) the enforceability, validity, perfection or priority of the lien of any Mortgage encumbering its Lot or any documents executed by such Owner in connection therewith or (iv) the value of the Lot of such Owner together with any improvements constructed therein or thereon (or of any Mortgagee's interest therein) or the operation thereof.

       130.  "MATERIAL ALTERATION" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 7(d) of Article V.

       131.  "MATERIAL AMORTIZATION DATE" means the 20th anniversary of the "Service Commencement Date" (as such term is defined in the Initial ESAs).

       132.  "MATERIAL DEFAULT TERMINATION DATE" shall have the meaning set forth in Section B, subsection 3(b) of Article II.

       133.  "METERING EQUIPMENT" shall have the meaning set forth in the Initial ESAs.

       134.  "MINIMUM PARKING STANDARDS" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3(a) of Article VII.

       135.  "MORTGAGE NOTES" shall mean those certain mortgage notes in an aggregate principal amount equal to $850,000,000 issued pursuant to that certain Indenture, dated as of June 4, 2002 among LVSI, Phase I LLC, certain guarantors named therein and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee.

       136.  "MORTGAGE NOTES INDENTURE TRUSTEE" shall mean US Bank National Association or any successor entity serving as trustee under the Mortgage Notes Indenture.

       137.  "MORTGAGE NOTES INDENTURE" means the indenture relating to the Mortgage Notes.

       138.  "MORTGAGE" shall mean each and every mortgage or deed of trust which may now or hereafter be placed by or for the benefit of any Party to this Agreement on its interest in the real property and improvements owned by such Party and which is subject to this Agreement, and all increases, renewals, modifications, consolidations, replacements and extensions thereof.

       139.  "MORTGAGEE" shall mean, with respect to any Lot, the holder of any Mortgage (or any agent or trustee acting on its behalf) encumbering that Lot, which holder may not (as to any Lot other than the Phase II Land, Phase II Mall, H/C I Space and Mall I Space) be a Competitor, but may be an Affiliate of an Owner; provided , however that no such Affiliate holding a Mortgage shall be entitled to the benefit of any of the Mortgagee protection provisions set forth in this Agreement, including without limitation Section 5 of Article XIV; and provided further that, notwithstanding the foregoing, the Mortgage Notes Indenture Trustee shall at all times constitute a Mortgagee with respect to any Lot then encumbered by a Mortgage in favor of the Mortgage Notes Indenture Trustee.

       140.  "NEW MALL I INDIVIDUAL" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4 of Article XIV.

       141.  "NEW SERVICED OWNER ESA" shall have the meaning set forth in Section B, subsection 2 of Article II.

       142.  "OPERATING EXPENSE STATEMENT" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3(e) of Article V.

       143.  "ORIGINAL REA" shall have the meaning set forth in WHEREAS clause B.

       144.  "OWNER" means H/C I Owner, Mall I Owner, SECC Owner, H/C II Owner and Mall II Owner and their respective successors and assigns.

       145.  "PALAZZO" shall have the meaning set forth in WHEREAS clause J.



       146.  "PARKING ACCESS EASEMENT" shall have the meaning set forth in Section D, subsection 4(a) of Article II.

       147.  "PARKING ACCESS EASEMENT AREA" shall mean the land on which the Parking Access Easement is located.

       148.  "PARKING RULES AND REGULATIONS" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 7 of Article VII.

       149.  "PARKING SPACES" shall mean parking spaces in the Phase I Automobile Parking Area.

       150.  "PARTY" and "PARTIES" shall mean an Owner and Owners.

       151.  "PASS-THROUGH AREAS" shall include without limitation (a) all walkways, streets, rights of way, roads, entries, sidewalks, paths, alleyways, bridges, pedestrian bridges, water features, plazas, parks, atrium service ways, public restrooms, buildings, structures and Automobile Parking Areas located on the Phase I Land or within the Base Building and/or on the SECC Land or within the SECC and (b) all elevators, escalators and similar mechanical conveyancing devices, and all other equipment and facilities located in or on such areas, and shall comprise (i) H/C Pass-through Areas, (ii) Mall I Pass-through Areas and (iii) SECC Pass-through Areas.

       152.  "PERMITTED MAINTENANCE" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 1(a) of Article V.

       153.  "PERMITTED USE" shall mean each of the respective uses specified in Section 1 of Article III and Sections A and B of Article IV.

       154.  "PERMITTEE" shall mean, with respect to any Owner and each Tenant of an Owner, their respective agents, licensees, invitees, employees, customers, contractors, subcontractors, tenants, subtenants and concessionaires.

       155.  "PERSON" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3(a) of Article XIV.

       156.  "PHASE I AUTOMOBILE PARKING AREA" means the parking structure located on the southern portion of the Phase I Land, in the general location labeled as the "SOUTH GARAGE" on the Site Plan depicted on EXHIBIT W attached hereto and made a part hereof.

       157.  "PHASE I HOTEL/CASINO" shall mean any hotel/casino together with any other buildings and improvements from time to time located on and/or in the H/C I Space.

       158.  "PHASE I LAND" shall have the meaning set forth in WHEREAS clause C and as described in EXHIBIT A-1 attached hereto and made a part hereof.

       159.  "PHASE I LLC" shall have the meaning set forth in the introductory clause.

       160.  "PHASE I MALL" shall have the meaning set forth in WHEREAS clause I.

       161.  "PHASE I MALL FORECLOSURE SALE" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3(d)(iii) of Article XIV.

       162.  "PHASE I MALL SALE" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3(d)(ii)(1) of Article XIV.

       163.  "PHASE IA" means an approximately 1,000 room hotel tower on top of the roof to the Phase I Automobile Parking Area, an approximately 1,000-parking space expansion of the Phase I Automobile Parking Area and the Phase 1A Conference Center.

       164.  "PHASE IA AIRSPACE" shall mean a portion of the airspace above the Phase II Land, as more particularly described in EXHIBIT C.

       165.  "PHASE IA CONFERENCE CENTER" shall mean the approximately 150,000 square feet of additional meeting and conference space to be located in the Phase IA Airspace.


       166.  "PHASE II AUTOMOBILE PARKING AREA" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3(b) of Article VII.

       167.  "PHASE II HOTEL/CASINO" shall mean any hotel/casino together with any other buildings and improvements from time to time located on and/or in the H/C II Space.

       168.  "PHASE II LAND" shall have the meaning set forth in WHEREAS clause C and as described in EXHIBIT A-2 attached hereto and made a part hereof.

       169.  "PHASE II LLC" shall have the meaning set forth in the introductory clause.

       170.  "PHASE II MALL" shall have the meaning set forth in WHEREAS clause K.

       171.  "PHASE II MALL AGREEMENT" shall mean that certain Agreement to be entered into by and between Phase II LLC, Mall II LLC and Mall II Buyer governing certain aspects of the design, construction and leasing of the Phase II Mall and the sale of limited liability company interests in Mall II LLC to Mall II Buyer.

       172.  "PREDEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT" shall have the meaning set forth in Section C, subsection 1 of Article VIII and in EXHIBIT V attached hereto and made a part hereof.

       173.  "PROPOSED LEASE" shall have the meaning set forth in Section B, subsection 12 of Article IV.

       174.  "PROPOSED TENANT" shall have the meaning set forth in Section B, subsection 12 of Article IV.

       175.  "PROPOSED TRANSFEREE" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3(d)(xi) of this Article XIV.

       176.  "QUALIFYING ESA" means, with respect to an Owner, the ESA which such Owner has entered into with the HVAC Operator in accordance with the terms hereof. Each of the Initial ESAs shall constitute "Qualifying ESAs" for purposes of this Agreement.

       177.  "RECORDER'S OFFICE" means the office of the County Recorder of Clark County, Nevada.

       178.  "REDUCTION AMOUNT" shall have the meaning set forth on Schedule II.

       179.  "REPLACEMENT HVAC PLANT PLAN" shall have the meaning set forth in Section B, subsection 4 of Article II.

       180.  "REQUESTING WARRANTY OWNER" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 1(a) of Article I.

       181.  "RETAIL ANNEX LAND" shall have the meaning set forth in WHEREAS clause I.

       182.  "RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 1 of Article XIV.

       183.  "SANDS EXPOSITION AND CONVENTION CENTER" or "SECC" shall have the meaning set forth in WHEREAS clause G.

       184.  "SCHEDULED TERMINATION DATE" means, with respect to any HVAC Operator, the scheduled last date of the term under the Qualifying ESAs, as such date may be extended in accordance with the terms thereof and hereof.

       185.  "SECC ALTERATIONS" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 1(c) of Article III.

       186.  "SECC LAND" shall have the meaning set forth in WHEREAS clause G and as described in EXHIBIT B.



       187.  "SECC LOAN AGREEMENT" shall mean that certain Loan Agreement, dated as of June 28, 2001 between Interface, as borrower, and Bear, Stearns Funding, Inc., without giving effect to any amendments thereto and whether or not such agreement is at the time in effect.

       188.  "SECC OWNER'S COMMON AREA CHARGE OBLIGATIONS" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3(d) of Article V.

       189.  "SECC OWNER'S SHARE" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3(a) of Article V.

       190.  "SECC OWNER" shall have the meaning set forth in WHEREAS clause M.

       191.  "SECC PARTY WALL" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2(a) of Article III.

       192.  "SECC PASS-THROUGH AREAS" shall mean the areas and all buildings, structures, equipment and facilities located thereon or therein as depicted on EXHIBIT M and labeled "SECC Pass-through Areas."

       193.  "SECOND REA AMENDMENT" shall have the meaning set forth in WHEREAS Clause B.

       194.  "SEMPRA" means Sempra Energy Solutions, LLC or any successor in interest thereof under each of the Initial ESAs.

       195.  "SEMPRA TERM" means the period beginning on the "Service Commencement Date" (as defined in the Initial ESAs) and continuing until the expiration or earlier termination of the Initial ESAs.

       196.  "SERVICED OWNER" means each of H/C I Owner, Mall I Owner and SECC Owner. H/C II Owner and Mall II Owner also shall have the right to be admitted as Serviced Owners in accordance with Section B, subsection 2 of Article II.

       197.  "SHARED FACILITIES" shall have the meaning set forth in Section B, subsection 1 of Article VIII.

       198.  "SHARED MALL EXPENSES" shall have the meaning set forth in Section D of Article VIII.

       199.  "SHARED OPERATIONS" shall have the meaning set forth in Part B, Section 2(a) of Article VIII.

       200.  "SHARED PHASE II FACILITIES" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2 of Article I.

       201.  "SPORTS BOOK SPACE" shall have the meaning set forth in Section A.2 of Article IV.

       202.  "SUBDIVIDED INTEREST HOLDER" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3(a)(i) of Article XIV.

       203.  "SUBSTITUTE HVAC OPERATOR" shall mean any HVAC Operator who enters into a new ESA with each of the Serviced Owners in accordance with Section B, subsection 3 of Article II.

       204.  "SUPPORTING DOCUMENTATION" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3(e) of Article V.

       205.  "TAKING AUTHORITY" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 1 of Article XII.

       206.  "TAKING" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 1 of Article XII.

       207.  "TAX YEAR" shall mean each period from July 1 through June 30 (or such other fiscal period as may hereafter be adopted by Clark County, Nevada as the fiscal year for any tax, levy or charge included in Taxes), any part or all of which occurs during the Term.

       208.  "TAXES" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 1(g) of Article VI.

       209.  "TEMPORARY WALLS" shall have the meaning set forth in Section A, subsection 2 of Article VIII.



       210.  "TENANT SPACE" shall mean any portion of the Mall I Space or the H/C I Space covered by a Lease or similar occupancy agreement.

       211.  "TENANT" shall mean any Person who is a party to a Lease, license, concession or other agreement granting the right to use or occupy space from Mall I Owner within the Mall I Space or H/C I Owner within the H/C I Space, as the case may be.

       212.  "TERM" shall mean the period commencing on the Commencement Date through and including the Expiration Date or any earlier date on which the Term terminates pursuant to the provisions hereof or pursuant to law.

       213.  "THIRD AMENDED AND RESTATED REA" shall have the meaning set forth in Part B, Section 2(a) of Article VIII.

       214.  "THIRD PARTY WARRANTIES" means all warranties, guaranties and other claims arising out of breaches of contracts and other wrongful acts pertaining to the construction of the Venetian and Phase IA, including, without limitation, all such claims against Lehrer McGovern Bovis Inc. and entities that were Affiliates of Lehrer McGovern Bovis Inc. at the time of such construction.

       215.  "THIRD PARTY WARRANTY OWNER" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 1(a) of Article I.

       216.  "THIRD REA AMENDMENT" shall have the meaning set forth in WHEREAS Clause B.

       217.  "TRANSFEREE" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6(a) of Article XIV.

       218.  "TRANSFEROR" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6(a) of Article XIV.

       219.  "TRUSTEE" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 1(f) of Article VI.

       220.  "UNINSURED LOSS CONTRIBUTION" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2(b) of Article XI.

       221.  "UNINSURED LOSS" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2b of Article XI.

       222.  "USER" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3(b) of Article III.

       223.  "UTILITY ACTIVITY" shall have the meaning set forth in Section C, subsection 2(a) of Article II.

       224.  "UTILITY EQUIPMENT" shall have the meaning set forth in Section C, subsection 2(a) of Article II.

       225.  "VENETIAN" shall have the meaning set forth in WHEREAS clause

       226.  "VENETIAN LOGO" shall have the meaning set forth in Section B(4) of Article IV.

       227.  "VENETIAN PERFORMERS" shall have the meaning set forth in Section B(4) of Article IV.

       228.  "VENETIAN THEME" shall have the meaning set forth in Section B(3) of Article IV.

       229.  "WALGREENS' AIRSPACE" shall have the meaning set forth in WHEREAS clause F.

       230.  "WALGREENS' AIRSPACE LEASEHOLD" shall have the meaning set forth in WHEREAS clause F.


SCHEDULE II

COST SHARING ALLOCATIONS

MALL I OWNER'S SHARE OF HOTEL/CASINO/MALL/SECC COMMON AREA CHARGES*

Expense Item

  Mall I Owner's Share
Maintenance of the Base Building, Building Core and Shell, H/C-Mall Common Areas and other common structures and equipment)   $185,000 per Accounting Period,** subject to CPI Adjustment.***

Pest Control and Fire Extinguishers

 

The portion of all actual out-of-pocket costs related to pest control and fire extinguisher service that is related or allocable to the Phase I Mall, as shown on bills received by H/C I Owner from the entities providing such pest control and fire extinguisher services.

Parking Garage Cleaning

 

$30,000 per Accounting Period, subject to CPI Adjustment.

Parking Garage Security

 

$85,000 per Accounting Period, subject to CPI Adjustment.

Mall Valet Parking Charge

 

$125,000 per Accounting Period, subject to CPI Adjustment.

Off-Site Employee Parking

 

$760,000 per Accounting Period, subject to CPI Adjustment and further subject to equitable adjustments (as determined by the Independent Expert if Mall I Owner and H/C I Owner cannot agree) if: (i) there are any rent increases under the existing lease for the off-site employee parking lot, (ii) the existing lease for the off-site employee parking lot is terminated and H/C I Owner enters into a new lease for a new off-site employee parking lot, and/or (iii) the existing lease for the off-site employee parking lot is terminated and H/C I Owner constructs a new off-site employee parking facility on land it or an Affiliate or a third-party owns. Any such equitable adjustment pursuant to clause (iii) of the preceding sentence shall be based on Mall I Owner's equitable share, based on the respective off-site employee parking needs of each Owner, of the fair market rent for the applicable land (unless leased from a third party and so already addressed by clause (ii) of the preceding sentence) and constructed facility.

Insurance Carried by H/C I Owner Pursuant to the Provisions of Article X

 

Mall I Owner's share of the applicable insurance premiums shall be determined, pursuant to, and in accordance with the procedures described in, Section 1(c) of Article VI.

HVAC Plant and HVAC Facilities—Operating Costs (other than the costs of water, electricity and natural gas)****

 

For each Accounting Period, the following annualized monthly charges itemized on the December 10, 2003 Sempra Energy Solutions invoice addressed to Grand Canal Shops Mall, LLC and attached hereto as Appendix I to this Schedule II, subject to CPI Adjustment: Procurement Charge; Central Plant; Other Facilities; Central Plant Real Estate Taxes; and Other Facilities Real Estate Taxes.
     


HVAC Plant—Water, Electricity and Natural Gas Costs****

 

$1,500,000 for 2004, adjusted annually thereafter as follows: For every one percent (1%) increase in the amounts charged by the applicable electricity providers and transporters from the first day of the prior Accounting Period to the first day of the applicable Accounting Period (assuming no change in the amount of electricity provided and transported), there shall be an eight-tenths of one percent (.8%) increase in the amount owed by Mall I Owner. For every one percent (1%) increase in the amounts charged by the applicable natural gas providers and transporters from the first day of the prior Accounting Period to the first day of the applicable Accounting Period (assuming no change in the amount of natural gas provided and transported), there shall be an eighteen one- hundredths of one percent (.18%) increase in the amount owed by Mall I Owner. For every one percent (1%) increase in the amounts charged by the applicable water providers and transporters from the first day of the prior Accounting Period to the first day of the applicable Accounting Period (assuming no change in the amount of water provided and transported), there shall be a two one- hundredths of one percent (.02%) increase in the amount owed by Mall I Owner.

HVAC Plant and HVAC Facilities—Amortization of Initial HVAC Plant and HVAC Facilities Construction Costs and Other Capital Expenditures****

 

For each Accounting Period, the sum of (x) $1,645,000 PLUS (y) the amount of payments to be made by Mall I Owner pursuant to paragraph 1(g) of Schedule 4.2 of its ESA (without giving effect to this Schedule II or the Agreement);
provided , however that if, in any Accounting Period, the applicable major repairs, replacements and capital investments (excluding those relating to the Other Facilities (as defined in Mall I Owner's ESA)) exceed $5 million, and either Mall I Owner or H/C I Owner believes that Mall I Owner's "Proportionate Share" (as defined in Mall I Owner's ESA) is not, taking into account all relevant factors, Mall I Owner's equitable share of such repairs, replacements and investments, then the actual equitable share, as agreed to by Mall I Owner and H/C I Owner (or, if such parties cannot agree, as determined by the Independent Expert) shall be deemed to be Mall I Owner's "Proportionate Share" for purposes of calculating the amount described in the foregoing clause (y).

Water

 

$120,000 for 2004, adjusted annually thereafter based on the percentage increase, if any, in amounts charged by the applicable water providers and transporters from the first day of the prior Accounting Period to the first day of the applicable Accounting Period (assuming no change in the amount of water provided).

Sewer

 

$96,000 for 2004, adjusted annually thereafter based on the percentage increase, if any, in the amounts charged by the applicable utility companies from the first day of the prior Accounting Period to the last day of the applicable Accounting Period.
     


CAM Electric

 

$240,000 for 2004, adjusted annually thereafter based on the percentage increase, if any, in the amounts charged by the applicable electricity providers and transporters from the first day of the prior Accounting Period to the first day of the applicable Accounting Period (assuming no change in the amount of electricity provided).

Legal/Accounting

 

If it is reasonably necessary for, or if Mall I Owner requests, H/C I Owner to perform, or engage third parties to perform, legal or accounting services on behalf of Mall I Owner, such charges shall be paid for by Mall I Owner in an amount equal to the actual out-of-pocket costs incurred by H/C I Owner on account of such services. If the legal or accounting services benefit more than one Owner, the costs shall be divided equally among the Owners.

Electric Substation capital expenditures (
i.e. , expenditures that, under generally accepted accounting principles consistently applied, cannot be expensed in the year in which they are incurred)

 

15% of all such expenditures.

Fire Suppression/Sprinkler Systems

 

100% of all costs incurred by H/C I Owner in connection with its obligations under Section 1(b) of Article V, to the extent such obligations relate to those portions of all fire suppression systems (including sprinklers) located within the Mall I Space.

All costs and expenses caused by, attributable to or necessitated by (i) Mall I Owner's or any Mall I Occupant's moving property in or out of the Mall I Space or installation or removal of furniture, fixtures or other property, (ii) the performance by Mall I Owner or any Mall I Occupant of any Alterations, (iii) the negligence or willful misconduct of Mall I Owner or any Mall I Occupant or the agents, employees, contractors, invitees and other Permittees of either of them, (iv) any breach by Mall I Owner of the Agreement, or (v) any breach by any Phase I Mall Tenant of its Lease.

 

100% of such costs.
     


Real estate taxes allocable to Casino Level Leased Space

 

Leased From and after the date that the initial real estate tax assessment for the Casino Level Leased Space is made, Mall I Owner's aggregate monetary obligations pursuant to the foregoing provisions of this Schedule II shall be REDUCED each Accounting Period by the amount of such initial tax assessment (such amount, the "Reduction Amount"), provided that such amount shall be appropriately pro-rated for the Accounting Period in which the Reduction Amount is first determined. The Reduction Amount represents the agreed-upon portion of Impositions on the Casino Level Leased Space that H/C I Owner has agreed to pay.

Notes:

*
Whenever any definite amount (subject to CPI Adjustment or any other adjustment) is set forth on this chart as a payment for a certain category of expenses, such amount (adjusted for CPI or as otherwise adjusted) shall be due and payable by Mall I Owner to H/C I Owner without regard to the amount actually incurred by H/C I Owner in respect of that category of expenses (and thus, no Supporting Documentation pursuant to Section 3(e) of Article V shall be required to be provided in connection therewith).

**
All specified amounts in Schedule II shall be appropriately pro-rated for 2004 (except for purposes of calculating future CPI Adjustments).

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"CPI ADJUSTMENT," as used on this Schedule II, shall be calculated as follows: Each specified dollar amount that is subject to CPI Adjustment shall be adjusted as of the first day of each Accounting Period, beginning with the 2005 Accounting Period, by multiplying such dollar amount (as it may have previously been adjusted pursuant to this sentence) by the percentage that is the sum of (x) one hundred percent (100%), plus (y) one hundred percent (100%) of the CPI Increase (as defined in the following sentence); provided , however that no such adjustment shall result in any dollar amount being less than the amount set forth on Schedule II. "CPI INCREASE" shall mean the percentage increase or decrease, if any, that has occurred in the CPI from the calendar month which is sixteen months prior to the calendar month in which the applicable Accounting Period begins to the calendar month which is four months prior to the calendar month in which the applicable Accounting Period begins. (For example, if a CPI Adjustment is being calculated for the Accounting Period that begins January 1, 2007, the CPI Increase would be the percentage increase that has occurred in the CPI from September, 2005 to September, 2006). As so adjusted, such amount will be utilized until the next CPI Adjustment is calculated as of the first day of the next Accounting Period. "CPI" shall mean the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the United States Department of Labor, U.S. City Average, All Items 1982-1984=100, or any successor thereto appropriately adjusted. If the Consumer Price Index ceases to be published, and there is no successor thereto, such other index as the Owners reasonably agree upon (or, if they cannot so agree, such other index as the Independent Expert shall determine in accordance with Section 16 of Article XIV), as appropriately adjusted, shall be substituted for the Consumer Price Index.

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Only applicable during the Sempra Term.

APPENDIX I TO SCHEDULE II

        See attached.


SCHEDULE III

PARKING RULES AND REGULATIONS

        1.     Persons using either the Phase I Automobile Parking Area or the Phase II Automobile Parking Area, as the case may be, for parking (each a "USER") pursuant to the easement created under the Second Amended and Restated Reciprocal Easement, Use and Operating Agreement to which these rules and regulations are attached (the "REA": capitalized terms used herein without definition shall have the meanings assigned to them in the REA) shall comply with any parking identification system established by H/C I Owner with respect to the Phase I Automobile Parking Area or H/C II Owner with respect to the Phase II Automobile Parking Area (each, an "OWNER OF THE PARKING STRUCTURE SITE"), as the case may be, or its parking operator; provided that in no event shall such parking identification system deprive any Owner of its Minimum Parking Standards. Such a system may include the validation of visitor parking, at the validation rate applicable to visitor parking from time to time as set by the Owner of the Parking Structure Site or its parking operator in accordance with the provisions of the REA. Parking stickers, parking cards, or other identification devices supplied by the Owner of the Parking Structure Site shall remain the property of the Owner of the Parking Structure Site. Such devices must be displayed as requested and may not be mutilated in any manner. Each User shall pay a reasonable deposit to the Owner of the Parking Structure Site or its parking operator for each such device issued to it. Such deposit shall be paid at the time the device is issued and shall be forfeited if the device is lost. Such deposit shall be returned without interest at the time the User holding the device ceases to utilize the Parking Structure. Such devices shall not be transferable, and any such device in the possession of an unauthorized holder may be retained by the Owner of the Parking Structure Site and declared void. Upon the suspension or the termination of parking privileges, all parking identification devices supplied by the Owner of the Parking Structure Site shall be returned to the Owner of the Parking Structure Site.

        2.     The Owner of the Parking Structure Site or its parking operator shall from time to time provide the Owners with the respective number of such devices reasonably requested in writing by the respective Owners of such Site, it being understood that the number of devices requested may exceed the respective number of Parking Spaces which such Owner is authorized to use pursuant to the REA; provided , however that (a) if an Owner (and/or its tenants, employees or invitees), without the prior written consent of the Owner of the Parking Structure Site (or such Owner's parking operator), at any time uses the devices to occupy more than the number of Parking Spaces then authorized to be used by said Owner (and/or its tenants, employees or invitees) pursuant to the REA, thereafter the Owner of the Parking Structure Site shall have the right to confiscate from such Owner the number of devices equal to the number of Parking Spaces by which such Owner's occupancy exceeded the number of Parking Spaces then authorized to be used by the Owner (and/or its tenants, employees or invitees) pursuant to the REA.

        3.     Loss or theft of parking identification devices must be reported immediately to the Owner of the Parking Structure Site or its parking operator, and a report of such loss or theft must be filed by the User at that time. Any parking identification device reported lost or stolen that is found on any unauthorized vehicle will be confiscated and the illegal holder will be subject to prosecution.

        4.     User shall obey all signs and shall park only in areas designed for vehicle parking within painted stall lines. Parking Spaces are for the express purpose of parking one automobile per space. Parking Spaces shall be used only for parking vehicles no longer than full-sized passenger automobiles. All directional signs and arrows must be observed, and all posted speed limits for the Parking Structure shall be observed. If no speed limit is posted for an area of the Parking Structure, the speed limit shall be five (5) miles per hour. Users shall not permit any vehicle that belongs to or is controlled by a User, its agents, employees, invitees, licensees and visitors, to be loaded, unloaded or parked in areas other than those designated by the Owner of the Parking Structure Site or its parking operator for such activities. No maintenance, washing, waxing or cleaning of vehicles shall be permitted in the Automobile Parking Areas. The Automobile Parking Areas shall not be used for overnight or other storage for vehicles of any type. Each User shall park and lock his or her own vehicle.



        5.     Except as otherwise provided in the REA, the Owner of the Parking Structure Site reserves the right to modify, redesign or redesignate uses permitted in the Automobile Parking Areas or any portion thereof, to relocate Parking Spaces from floor to floor, and to allocate Parking Spaces between compact and standard sizes from time to time, as long as the same comply with applicable Legal Requirements, and do not deprive any Owner of its Minimum Parking Standards. Reserved Parking Spaces shall be clearly and prominently marked as such by the Owner of the Parking Structure Site. Neither the Owner of the Parking Structure Site nor its parking operator shall be liable or responsible for the failure of Users to observe such markings or to obey other rules and regulations, agreements, laws or ordinances applicable to the Automobile Parking Areas. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Owner of the Parking Structure Site shall not be obligated to tow any violator's vehicle, or to take any other action on account of any such failure.

        6.     The Owner of the Parking Structure Site shall be solely responsible for the Maintenance (as such term is defined in the REA) and operation of the applicable Automobile Parking Area. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Owner of the Parking Structure Site shall at all times maintain all gates, elevators, lighting, electrical and exhaust systems, alarms, and sprinklers in good working order.

        7.     The Automobile Parking Area shall be accessible 24 hours a day. After normal business hours, the Automobile Parking Area may be protected by security gates operated by access cards in order to maintain the security of the Automobile Parking Area.

        8.     H/C I Owner and/or H/C II Owner, as the case may be, may enter into agreements from time to time with the other Owners restricting the rights of employees of Tenants of such other Owners to park in the Automobile Parking Areas.

        9.     Nothing set forth in these Parking Rules is intended to deprive any Owner of its Minimum Parking Standards. Any conflict between any provision of these Parking Rules and any provision of the REA shall be resolved in favor of the REA.


EXHIBIT Z

        "Tenant acknowledges that Landlord and the [insert name of H/C I Owner] ("CASINO OWNER") and their affiliates are businesses that are or may be subject to privileged licenses issued by governmental authorities relating to casino gaming ("GAMING AUTHORITIES"). If a corporation, Tenant shall disclose the names of all officers and directors of Tenant, and unless a publicly traded corporation on a national stock exchange, Tenant shall disclose to Landlord and Casino Owner all ownership interests in Tenant and all lenders or sources of financing. If requested to do so by Landlord or Casino Owner, Tenant shall obtain any license, qualification, clearance or the like which shall be requested or required of Tenant by any Gaming Authority or any regulatory authority having jurisdiction over Landlord or Casino Owner or any affiliate of either. If Tenant fails to satisfy such requirement or if Landlord or Casino Owner or any affiliate of either is directed to cease business with Tenant by any such authority, or if Landlord or Casino Owner shall in good faith determine, in its reasonable judgment, that Tenant, or any of its officers, directors, employees, agents, designees or representatives, or partner, owner, member, or shareholder, or any lender or financial participant (a) is or might be engaged in, or is about to be engaged in, any activity or activities, or (b) was or is involved in any relationship, either of which could or does jeopardize such party's business, reputation or such licenses, or those of its affiliates, or if any such license is threatened to be, or is, denied, curtailed, suspended or revoked, then Tenant shall immediately (i) terminate any relationship with the individual or entity which is the source of the problem, or (ii) cease the activity creating the problem. If Tenant does not comply with item (i) or (ii) above, then Landlord or Casino Owner (x) may require Tenant to specifically perform such obligation (the parties recognizing that damages or other remedies would be inadequate under the circumstances) or (y) may terminate this Lease without liability to either party; provided , however if any matter described herein is reasonably susceptible to cure, Tenant shall have a reasonable time within which to effect such cure (but in no event longer than the time available to fully comply with any requirement imposed by any Gaming Authority or any other Requirement) and neither Landlord nor Casino Owner shall have the right to terminate this Lease during such cure period."




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Exhibit 10.43


FIRST AMENDMENT
TO
SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED RECIPROCAL
EASEMENT, USE AND OPERATING AGREEMENT

        This First Amendment to Second Amended and Restated Reciprocal Easement, Use and Operating Agreement (this "First Amendment") is dated as of this 30th day of July, 2004 by and among VENETIAN CASINO RESORT, LLC, a Nevada limited liability company having an address at 3355 Las Vegas Boulevard South, Room 1C Las Vegas, Nevada 89109 (" Phase I LLC "), LIDO CASINO RESORT, LLC, a Nevada limited liability company having an address at 3355 Las Vegas Boulevard South, Room 1C, Las Vegas, Nevada 89109 (" Phase II LLC "), GRAND CANAL SHOPS II, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company having an address at c/o GGP Limited Partnership, 110 North Wacker Drive, Chicago, Illinois 60606 (" Mall LLC ") and INTERFACE GROUP—NEVADA, INC., a Nevada corporation having an address at 3355 Las Vegas Boulevard South, Room 1B, Las Vegas, Nevada 89109 (" Interface ").


R E C I T A L S

        A.    WHEREAS, Phase I LLC, Phase II LLC, Mall LLC and Interface previously entered into that certain Second Amended and Restated Reciprocal Easement Use and Operating Agreement dated as of May 17, 2004 (the "REA"; all capitalized terms used and not defined herein shall have the respective meanings ascribed thereto in the REA), which was recorded on June 14, 2004 as document number 0002783 in Book 20040614 in the Recorder's Office; and

        B.    WHEREAS, Phase I LLC, Phase II LLC, Mall LLC and Interface wish to amend the REA on the terms set forth herein.


W I T N E S S E T H:

        NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the covenants and easements herein made and granted, and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and legal sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree that the REA is amended as follows:

        1.     The definition of SECC Loan Agreement in the REA is hereby amended and restated to read in its entirety as follows:

        All references in the REA to "Existing SECC Mortgage" shall be deemed to be references to that certain Deed of Trust, dated as of July 30, 2004, delivered by Interface for the benefit of Archon Financial, L.P. and its successors and assigns, as the same may be further amended, supplemented or otherwise modified or assigned from time to time. From and after the date hereof, the Existing SECC Mortgage's notice and address for the purposes described in Section 15(b) of Article XIV of the REA shall be:


        2.     Section 3(d) of Article III of the REA is hereby amended and restated to read in its entirety as follows:

        3.     All references in Article IX of the REA to "Section 5.2.12 (No Competing Facilities) of the SECC Loan Agreement" shall be deemed to be references to "Section 6.18 (New Facility) of the SECC Loan Agreement". The Parties acknowledge and confirm that the ownership, operation, leasing, licensing or managing of any meeting room or ballroom space (as opposed to exposition and trade show space or facilities) is not and shall not be a breach or violation of the provisions of said Article IX.

        4.     The second sentence of Section 5(a) of Article XIV of the REA is hereby deleted in its entirety.

        5.     The last sentence of Section 1(c) of Article VI of the REA is amended and restated to read in its entirety as follows:

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        6.     The following sentence is hereby added at the end of Section 3(c) of Article X of the REA:

        7.     Section 15(c) of Article X of the REA is hereby amended and restated to read in its entirety as follows:

        8.     The reference to Exhibit O in Section 10 of Article X of the REA is hereby deleted. The two references in Section 1 of Article X of the REA to the requirements set forth on or in Exhibit O of the REA shall be deemed to be references to the requirements set forth in the SECC Loan Agreement, which requirements as of the date hereof are shown on Exhibit A attached hereto and made a part hereof. The second sentence of said Section 1 shall not apply with respect to any insurance as to which SECC Owner has made the election described in Section 10 of Article X of the REA.

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        9.     Section 1(e) of Article XI of the REA is hereby amended and restated to read in its entirety as follows:

        10.   The Parties acknowledge and confirm that (x) this First Amendment amends the provisions of Article X of the REA and (y) such amendments to Article X reflect those recommendations of the second installment of the Insurance Report described in Section 36 of Article XIV of the REA that have been approved by the Parties in accordance with the second sentence of Section 9 of Article X of the REA. An annotated copy of said second installment, indicating which recommendations continued therein have been so approved (the "Approved Recommendations"), is attached hereto and made a part hereof as Exhibit B. The Owners' approval of the Approved Recommendations is evidenced by their execution of this Amendment; the deemed approval (pursuant to paragraph 5(c) of Article XIV hereof) by the Mortgage Notes Indenture Trustee of such recommendations (and of all the other changes to the REA made by this Amendment) is evidenced by the Independent Expert certification attached hereto and made a part hereof as Exhibit C, and the approval by the SECC's Mortgagee of such recommendations is evidenced by its execution of the SECC Loan Agreement on the date hereof. The approval of the Approved Recommendations (and of all other changes to the REA made by this Amendment) by Mall I Mortgagee is not required under the terms of Mall I Mortgagee's loan documents.

        11.   As amended hereby, the REA is ratified and confirmed in all respects.

        12.   This First Amendment may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which, when executed and delivered, shall be an original, but such counterparts shall together constitute one and the same instrument.

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        IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties hereto have set their hands the day and year first above written.

    VENETIAN CASINO RESORT, LLC
    By: Las Vegas Sands, Inc., as managing member

 

 

By:

 

/s/  
HARRY MILTENBERGER       
       
Name:  Harry Miltenberger
Title:    Secretary

 

 

INTERFACE GROUP-NEVADA, INC.

 

 

By:

 

/s/  
HARRY MILTENBERGER       
       
Name:  Harry Miltenberger
Title:    Secretary

 

 

GRAND CANAL SHOPS II, LLC

 

 

By:

 

/s/  
JOEL BAYER       
       
Name:  Joel Bayer
Title:    Senior Vice President

 

 

LIDO CASINO RESORT, LLC

 

 

By: Lido Casino Resort Holding Company, LLC

 

 

 

 

By:

 

Lido Intermediate Holding
Company, LLC

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

Venetian Casino Resort, LLC

 

 

 

 

 

 

    By:

 

    Las Vegas Sands, Inc.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/  
HARRY MILTENBERGER       
                 
Name: Harry Miltenberger
Title: Secretary

State of Nevada   )    
    :   ss.:
County of Clark   )    

        This instrument was acknowledged before me on July 29, 2004 by Harry Miltenberger as Secretary of INTERFACE GROUP-NEVADA, INC.


 

 

 

/s/  
KATHLEEN TARPINIAN       
     
(Signature of notarial officer)

(Seal, if any)

 

 

 
      My commission expires: April 20, 2008

State of Nevada   )    
    :   ss.:
County of Clark   )    

        This instrument was acknowledged before me on July 29, 2004 by Harry Miltenberger, Secretary of Las Vegas Sands, Inc., the managing member of VENETIAN CASINO RESORT, LLC.


 

 

 

/s/  
KATHLEEN TARPINIAN       
     
(Signature of notarial officer)

(Seal, if any)

 

 

 
      My commission expires: April 20, 2008

State of Illinois   )    
    :   ss.:
County of Cook   )    

        This instrument was acknowledged before me on July 30, 2004 by Joel Bayer, Senior Vice President of GRAND CANAL SHOPS II, LLC.


 

 

 

/s/  
JAN V. KOPECKY       
     
(Signature of notarial officer)

(Seal, if any)

 

 

 
      My commission expires: May 5, 2008

State of Nevada   )    
    :   ss.:
County of Clark   )    

        This instrument was acknowledged before me on July 29, 2004 by Harry Miltenberger, Secretary of Las Vegas Sands, Inc., the managing member of Venetian Casino Resort, LLC, the managing member of Lido Intermediate Holding Company, LLC, the managing member of Lido Casino Resort Holding Company, LLC, the managing member of LIDO CASINO RESORT, LLC.


 

 

 

/s/  
KATHLEEN TARPINIAN       
     
(Signature of notarial officer)

(Seal, if any)

 

 

 
      My commission expires: April 20, 2008



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W I T N E S S E T H

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Exhibit 10.47


AGREEMENT

        AGREEMENT (this " Agreement "), dated as of July 8, 2004, by and among Sheldon G. Adelson, (the " Principal Stockholder "), and Las Vegas Sands, Inc., a Nevada corporation (" LVSI ").

        WHEREAS, the Principal Stockholder currently holds 10,000 shares of common stock, no par value, of Interface Group Holding Company, Inc., a Nevada corporation (the " Interface Shares ");

        WHEREAS, the Principal Stockholder desires to contribute, or cause to be contributed, the Interface Shares to LVSI; and

        WHEREAS, in furtherance of the foregoing recitals, the parties are executing and delivering this Agreement to evidence certain capital contributions and the issuance of certain equity securities in exchange therefor.

        NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements set forth herein, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties agree as follows:

        1.     Contribution From The Principal Stockholder to LVSI.     Effective immediately upon the receipt of the Gaming Approvals described below, the Principal Stockholder shall contribute all of the Interface Shares to LVSI, and LVSI shall accept such Interface Shares from the Principal Stockholder and shall issue to the Principal Stockholder 220, 370 shares of common stock, par value $0.10 per share, of LVSI (the " LVSI Shares ") in consideration therefor.

        2.     Closing.     

        3.     Successors and Assigns; No Third Party Beneficiary.     Each reference herein to any party hereto shall be deemed to include its successors and assigns, all of whom shall be bound and benefited by the provisions of this Agreement. Nothing in this Agreement, express or implied, is intended or shall be construed to confer upon, or give to, any person, firm, corporation or other entity other than the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns any remedy or claim under or by reason of this Agreement or any terms, covenants or conditions hereof, and all of the terms, covenants, conditions, promises and agreements contained in this Agreement shall be for the sole and exclusive benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns.

        4.     Entire Agreement; Amendment.     This Agreement constitutes the entire understanding and agreement among the parties with regard to all matters herein, and there are no other agreements, conditions or representations, oral or written, express or implied, with regard thereto. This Agreement may be amended only by an instrument in writing signed by each party or such party's duly authorized attorney-in-fact appointed specifically for this purpose.



        5.     Governing Law.     This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Nevada applicable to agreements made and to be performed entirely within such State.

        6.     Headings.     The headings of the sections of this Agreement are inserted for convenience only and shall not control or effect the meaning or construction of any of the provisions of this Agreement.

        7.     Counterparts.     This Agreement may be executed by the parties hereto in one or more counterparts, each of which when so executed and delivered shall be an original, but all such counterparts shall together constitute one and the same instrument.

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        IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed, or have caused to be executed, this Agreement on the day and year first above written.

 
   
   
   
    SHELDON G. ADELSON

 

 

/s/  
SHELDON G. ADELSON       

 

 

LAS VEGAS SANDS, INC.

 

 

By:

 

/s/  
SHELDON G. ADELSON       
        Name:   Sheldon G. Adelson
        Title:   Chairman

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Exhibit 10.50


FIRST AMENDMENT TO VENETIAN HOTEL SERVICE AGREEMENT

        THIS FIRST AMENDMENT TO VENETIAN HOTEL SERVICE AGREEMENT (this "Amendment") is made as of June 28, 2004, by and between Venetian Casino Resort, LLC ("VCR") and Interface Group-Nevada, Inc. d/b/a Sands Expo and Convention Center ("SECC").

        WHEREAS, VCR and SECC are parties to that certain Venetian Hotel Service Agreement dated as of June 28, 2001 (as heretofore amended, the "Agreement"), pursuant to which SECC provides certain services to customers of VCR;

        WHEREAS, the term as set forth in the Agreement is presently set to expire on June 28, 2004; and

        WHEREAS, VCR and SECC now desire to amend the Agreement to provide for an extension of the term, and certain other changes, upon the terms and conditions hereinafter set forth.

        NOW, THEREFORE, for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, VCR and SECC agree as follows:

        1.     VCR Customer Services.     Paragraph 4 of the Agreement is hereby deleted in its entirety and the following is substituted in lieu thereof:

        2.     VCR Services.     Paragraph 5 of the Agreement is hereby deleted in its entirety and the following is substituted in lieu thereof:

        3.     Billing, etc.     Paragraph 6 of the Agreement is hereby deleted in its entirety and the following is substituted in lieu thereof:


        4.     Revenue and Expense Summaries.     Paragraph 7 of the Agreement is hereby deleted in its entirety and the following is substituted in lieu thereof:

        5.     Notices.     Paragraph 11 is hereby amending by deleting David Friedman as the attention person for VCR, and deleting his phone and facsimile information, and inserting in lieu thereof Harry Miltenberger as the contact person, and a phone number of (702) 733-5729 and a facsimile number of (702) 733-5758.

        6.     Term.     The parties agree that, notwithstanding the provisions of Paragraph 12 of the Agreement, the term of the Agreement is hereby extended from June 28, 2004 until August 10, 2007 (such period, the "Extension Period").

        7.     Maximum Payments.     The parties agree that in no event shall the aggregate Revenue Sharing Payments (as defined in the Agreement, as amended hereby) due under this Amendment for the Extension Period equal or exceed the amount which, under the terms of any indenture or credit agreement binding on VCR, would require VCR to obtain a fairness opinion with respect thereto.

        8.     No Other Modifications.     Except as modified by this Amendment, the Agreement and all covenants, agreements, terms and conditions thereof shall remain in full force and effect and are hereby ratified and confirmed in all respects.

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        IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Amendment to be duly executed as of the day and year first above written.

    VENETIAN CASINO RESORT, LLC

 

 

By:

 

Las Vegas Sands, Inc.,
its managing member

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/  
HARRY MILTENBERGER       
Name: Harry Miltenberger
Title: Secretary

 

 

INTERFACE GROUP-NEVADA, INC. d/b/a
SANDS EXPO AND CONVENTION CENTER

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/  
HARRY MILTENBERGER       
Name: Harry Miltenberger
Title: Secretary

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Exhibit 21.1


Subsidiaries of Las Vegas Sands Corp.


Legal Name

 

State or Other Jurisdiction of
Incorporation or Organization


Las Vegas Sands, Inc.

 

Nevada

Venetian Casino Resort, LLC

 

Nevada

Interface Group Holding Company, Inc.

 

Nevada

Interface Group-Nevada, Inc.

 

Nevada

Lido Casino Resort Holding Company, LLC

 

Delaware

Lido Casino Resort, LLC

 

Nevada

Phase II Mall Subsidiary, LLC

 

Delaware

Phase II Mall Holding, LLC

 

Nevada

Venetian Macau Finance Company

 

Cayman Islands

Venetian Macau S.A.

 

Macau

Venetian Venture Development Intermediate Limited

 

Cayman Islands



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Exhibit 23.3


CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

We hereby consent to the use in this Registration Statement on Form S-1 of our report dated January 30, 2004, except for Note 15—Segment Information, as to which the date is August 16, 2004, relating to the financial statements of Las Vegas Sands, Inc., which appears in such Registration Statement. We also consent to the use in this Registration Statement on Form S-1 of our report dated January 30, 2004 relating to the financial statement schedule of Las Vegas Sands, Inc., which appears in such registration statement. We also consent to the reference to us under the heading "Experts" in such Registration Statement.

/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Las Vegas, Nevada
September 1, 2004




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