UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON,
D.C. 20549
FORM
8-K
CURRENT
REPORT
Pursuant
to Section 13 OR 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of
report (Date of earliest event reported): June 2, 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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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 June
2, 2008, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Vail Resorts, Inc. appointed
Jeffrey W. Jones, senior executive vice president and chief financial officer of
Vail Resorts, Inc., to serve on the Board.
A copy of
the press release announcing the appointment of Mr. Jones 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:
June 5, 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 June 5, 2008.
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Exhibit
99.1
VAIL
RESORTS
FOR
IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Media Contact: Kelly Ladyga,
(303) 404-1862, kladyga@vailresorts.com
JEFFREY W. JONES NAMED TO VAIL RESORTS BOARD OF DIRECTORS
JEFFREY W. JONES NAMED TO VAIL RESORTS BOARD OF DIRECTORS
BROOMFIELD, Colo. – June 5, 2008 – Vail Resorts
(NYSE:MTN) today announced the appointment of Jeffrey W. Jones, senior executive
vice president and chief financial officer of Vail Resorts, to the Company's
Board of Directors on June 2, 2008.
Mr. Jones
joined Vail Resorts in September 2003 and was named senior vice president and
chief financial officer in November 2003. In February 2006, Mr. Jones was
appointed senior executive vice president and chief financial officer. From 1999
to 2003 Mr. Jones served as executive vice president and chief financial officer
of Clark Retail Enterprises, Inc. in Chicago, Ill. Prior to that, Mr. Jones
served in various finance and accounting leadership positions. Mr. Jones is a
member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and a director
and chairman of the audit committee of iPCS, Inc.
Vail
Resorts Chief Executive Officer Rob Katz commented, “Jeff has made an incredible
contribution to Vail Resorts from the moment he arrived in 2003. While
immediately making great strides in our finance and accounting areas, Jeff has
also brought our banking and investor relations efforts, as well as our
strategic development activities to a whole new level. He is a key leader on our
executive team. I am very excited to have Jeff's insights and
participation added to our terrific board."
Other
members of the nine-person Vail Resorts Board of Directors include: Chairman Joe
R. Micheletto, vice chairman of Ralcorp Holdings, Inc.; Roland A. Hernandez,
founding principal and chief executive officer of Hernandez Media Ventures;
Thomas D. Hyde, executive vice president and corporate secretary of Wal-Mart
Stores, Inc.; Robert A. Katz, chief executive officer of Vail Resorts; Richard
D. Kincaid, principal and founder of Lakeshore Holdings, LLC; John T. Redmond,
former president and chief executive officer of MGM Grand Resorts; John F.
Sorte, president of Morgan Joseph & Co.; and William P. Stiritz, chairman of
the board of Ralcorp Holdings, Inc.
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 in the 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.
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