8-K


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): April 15, 2016

Vail Resorts, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

Delaware
 
001-09614
 
51-0291762
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
 
(Commission File Number)
 
(IRS Employer Identification No.)
 
 
 
 
 
390 Interlocken Crescent
Broomfield, Colorado
 
 
 
80021
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
 
 
 
(Zip Code)
 
 
 
 
 
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (303) 404-1800

Not Applicable
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

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Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure.

On April 15, 2016, Vail Resorts, Inc. issued a press release reporting the termination of the management agreement for Half Moon in Montego Bay, Jamaica and commenting on the termination fee associated therewith, which will be recorded in Resort Reported EBITDA in fiscal 2016.  A copy of the press release is being furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.

The information furnished pursuant to this Item 7.01, including Exhibit 99.1, shall not be deemed to be “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and will not be incorporated by reference into any registration statement filed under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, unless specifically identified therein as being incorporated therein 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.

 
 
Vail Resorts, Inc.
Date: April 15, 2016
By:
/s/ Michael Z. Barkin
 
 
Michael Z. Barkin
 
 
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer



EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No.
Description
99.1
Press Release, dated April 15, 2016.





Exhibit


Exhibit 99.1
 

Vail Resorts Contacts:
Investor Relations:  Michael Barkin, (303) 404-1800, InvestorRelations@vailresorts.com    
Media:  Liz Biebl, (303) 404-1831, ebeibl@vailresorts.com

RockResorts Announces Termination of Management Agreement for Half Moon
BROOMFIELD, Colo. - April 15, 2016 - Effective April 15, 2016, Vail Resorts, Inc. (NYSE: MTN) subsidiary RockResorts will no longer manage Half Moon in Montego Bay, Jamaica. The owners of the property (Half Moon Bay, Ltd.) and RockResorts have mutually agreed that based on ownership’s goals for the property and RockResorts’ focus on its mountain lodging properties, this is the right direction for both parties.
In connection with this agreement, Half Moon will repay Vail Resorts the amortized “key money” investment of approximately $4.5 million and will pay Vail Resorts a termination fee of approximately $3.5 million. The termination fee will be recorded in Resort Reported EBITDA in fiscal 2016, which was not incorporated into the Company’s most recent commentary on its Resort Reported EBITDA guidance. In fiscal 2015, Half Moon contributed approximately $600,000 of Resort Reported EBITDA to Vail Resorts.
About Vail Resorts, Inc. (NYSE: MTN)
Vail Resorts, Inc., through its subsidiaries, is the leading global mountain resort operator. The Company’s subsidiaries operate nine world-class mountain resorts and three urban ski areas, including Vail, Beaver Creek, Breckenridge and Keystone in Colorado; Park City in Utah; Heavenly, Northstar and Kirkwood in the Lake Tahoe area of California and Nevada; Perisher in New South Wales, Australia; Afton Alps in Minnesota, Mt. Brighton in Michigan and Wilmot Mountain in Wisconsin. The Company owns and/or manages a collection of casually elegant hotels under the RockResort brand, as well as the Grand Teton Lodge Company in Jackson Hole, Wyoming. Vail Resorts Development Company is the real estate planning and development 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.