UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON,
D.C. 20549
FORM
8-K
CURRENT
REPORT
Pursuant
to Section 13 OR 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of
report (Date of earliest event reported): March 7, 2008
Vail Resorts,
Inc.
(Exact
Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
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Delaware
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001-09614
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51-0291762
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(State
or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
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(Commission
File Number)
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(IRS
Employer Identification No.)
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390
Interlocken Crescent, Suite 1000
Broomfield,
Colorado
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80021
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(Address
of Principal Executive Offices)
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(Zip
Code)
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Registrant's
telephone number, including area code:
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(303)
404-1800
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(Former
Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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Check the
appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously
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Item
5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of
Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain
Officers.
On March
7, 2008, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Vail Resorts, Inc. appointed
John T. Redmond to serve on the Board. Mr. Redmond was also appointed
to the audit committee of the Board.
A copy of
the press release announcing the appointment of Mr. Redmond to the Board is
attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by
reference.
Item
9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d)
Exhibits.
A list of
exhibits furnished herewith is contained on the Exhibit Index which immediately
precedes such exhibits and is incorporated herein by reference.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has
duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto
duly authorized.
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Vail
Resorts, Inc.
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Date:
March 13, 2008
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By:
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/s/
Fiona E. Arnold
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Fiona
E. Arnold
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Senior
Vice President and
General
Counsel
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EXHIBIT
INDEX
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Exhibit No.
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Description
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99.1
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Press
Release, dated March 13, 2008.
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EXHIBIT
99.1
VAIL
RESORTS
For
Immediate Release
News
Release
Investor
Relations: Jeff Jones, CFO, (303) 404-1802, jwjones@vailresorts.com
Media
Relations: Kelly Ladyga, (303) 404-1862, kladyga@vailresorts.com
VAIL RESORTS APPOINTS JOHN
T. REDMOND TO COMPANY’S BOARD OF DIRECTORS
BROOMFIELD,
Colo.—March 13, 2008—Vail Resorts (NYSE:MTN) today announced the appointment of
John T. Redmond to the Company’s Board of Directors, effective
immediately.
For more
than two decades, Mr. Redmond has held various senior executive positions with
MGM Mirage and in the casino industry. From 2001-2007, Mr. Redmond was president
and chief executive officer of MGM Grand Resorts, based in Las Vegas, Nev. Prior
to this position, Mr. Redmond was co-chief executive officer of MGM Mirage in
Las Vegas and held other positions within the company such as president and
chief operating officer of The Primadonna Company and senior vice president of
MGM Grand Development, Inc.
Commenting
on Mr. Redmond’s appointment to the Company’s eight-person board, Vail Resorts
Chief Executive Officer Rob Katz said, “I’m delighted to have someone with John
Redmond’s business acumen and experience with the resort and hospitality
business join our board of directors. I know that his distinguished background
will serve both our Company and shareholders well.”
Mr.
Redmond worked at Caesars from 1985 to 1995 in such capacities as senior vice
president and chief financial officer of Caesars Palace and Sheraton Desert Inn;
senior vice president of finance for Caesars World Gaming Development
Corporation; and controller of Caesars Palace. He was the senior agent in the
Nevada State Gaming Control Board’s Audit Division from 1980 to
1985.
A
graduate of the University of San Diego, Mr. Redmond is a member of the American
Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the Nevada Society for Certified
Public Accountants.
About Vail
Resorts
Vail
Resorts, Inc. is the leading mountain resort operator in the United States. The
Company's subsidiaries operate the mountain resorts of Vail, Beaver Creek,
Breckenridge and Keystone in Colorado, Heavenly in California and Nevada, and
the Grand Teton Lodge Company in Jackson Hole, Wyo. The Company's subsidiary,
RockResorts, a luxury resort hotel company, manages casually elegant properties
across the United States and Caribbean. Vail Resorts Development Company is the
real estate planning, development and construction subsidiary of Vail Resorts,
Inc. Vail Resorts is a publicly held company traded on the New York Stock
Exchange (NYSE: MTN). The Vail Resorts company website is
www.vailresorts.com and consumer website is www.snow.com.