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): January 30, 2009
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
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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provisions:
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(17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
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(17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
Item
5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of
Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain
Officers.
Joe
Micheletto, chairman of the board of directors of Vail Resorts, Inc. (the
“Company”), submitted his resignation from the board of directors on January 30,
2009, to be effective immediately.
A copy of
the press release announcing the retirement of Mr. Micheletto from the Company’s
board of directors 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:
February 2, 2009
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By:
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/s/ Jeffrey W. Jones |
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Jeffrey
W. Jones
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Senior
Executive Vice President and
Chief
Financial Officer
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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 February 2,
2009.
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Exhibit
99.1
FOR
IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Media
Relations: Kelly Ladyga, (303) 404-1862, kladyga@vailresorts.com
Investor
Relations: Michelle Lang, (303) 404-1819, mlang@vailresorts.com
Vail Resorts Announces
Retirement of Chairman Joe Micheletto
BROOMFIELD,
COLO.—February 2, 2009—Vail Resorts Inc. (NYSE: MTN) today announced that Joe
Micheletto has retired from his positions as the Company’s chairman of the board
of directors and as a director, effective immediately. In recognition
of his years of service as a board member and contributions to the Company, Mr.
Micheletto has been given the honorary title of “chairman emeritus” and has
agreed to remain available to consult with the board of directors through July
31, 2009. The Company will select a new chairman at its next
regularly scheduled board meeting in March 2009.
“Joe has
made an invaluable contribution to Vail Resorts, serving on the board since our
initial public offering in 1997 and for various tenures as chairman of the
board, chairman of the audit committee, member of the compensation committee and
member of the executive committee,” said Rob Katz, chief executive officer of
Vail Resorts. “In addition, Joe was instrumental in the
oversight and development of the Keystone, Breckenridge and Arapahoe Basin
resorts, prior to their acquisition by our Company, through his role as
president of Ralston Resorts. On a personal note, Joe has been a
great confidant and friend for over a decade and I will miss serving with him on
the board.”
About Vail
Resorts
Vail
Resorts, Inc., through its subsidiaries, is the leading mountain resort operator
in the United States. The Company's subsidiaries operate the mountain resort
properties of Vail, Beaver Creek, Breckenridge and Keystone mountain resorts in
Colorado, the Heavenly Ski Resort in the Lake Tahoe area of 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 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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