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| | <issuerName> MGM Resorts International </issuerName> |
| | <issuerTradingSymbol> MGM </issuerTradingSymbol> |
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| | | <rptOwnerCik> 0001190285 </rptOwnerCik> |
| | | <rptOwnerName> TAYLOR DANIEL J </rptOwnerName> |
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| | | <rptOwnerStreet1> 3600 LAS VEGAS BLVD. SOUTH </rptOwnerStreet1> |
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| | | <rptOwnerCity> LAS VEGAS </rptOwnerCity> |
| | | <rptOwnerState> NV </rptOwnerState> |
| | | <rptOwnerZipCode> 89109 </rptOwnerZipCode> |
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| | | <isDirector> 1 </isDirector> |
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| <footnotes> |
| | <footnote id="F1"> Represents Deferred Stock Units ("DSUs") under the MGM Resorts International (the "Company") Deferred Compensation Plan for Non-Employee Directors. Each DSU is the economic equivalent of one share of Company common stock. The DSUs become payable upon the Reporting Person's termination of service as a Director. </footnote> |
| | <footnote id="F2"> Dividend equivalent rights accrue with respect to these DSUs when and as dividends are paid on the Company's common stock and become payable upon the reporting person's termination of service as a Director. </footnote> |
| | <footnote id="F3"> Restricted Stock Units ("RSUs") granted under the MGM Resorts International ("Company") Amended and Restated 2005 Omnibus Incentive Plan (the "Plan"). Each RSU represents the right to receive, following vesting, one share of Company common stock. Any fractional shares are paid in cash upon settlement. </footnote> |
| | <footnote id="F4"> The RSUs will vest upon the earlier of (i) May 5, 2023 or (ii) the date of the Company's next annual meeting of stockholders, in each case subject to the terms of the Plan and applicable award agreement. </footnote> |
| | </footnotes> |
| <ownerSignature> |
| | <signatureName> /s/ Jessica Cunningham, Attorney-In-Fact </signatureName> |
| | <signatureDate> 2022-09-19 </signatureDate> |
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