wynn-20201014

Nevada

000-50028

46-0484987

(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)

(Commission
File Number)

(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)

3131 Las Vegas Boulevard South

Las Vegas,

Nevada

89109

(Address of principal executive offices)

(Zip Code)

Title of each class

Trading Symbol(s)

Name of each exchange on which registered

Common stock, par value $0.01

WYNN

Nasdaq Global Select Market

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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 October 14, 2020, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Wynn Resorts, Limited (the “Company”) increased the size of the Board and appointed Darnell Strom as a Class I member of the Board, effective October 14, 2020.

The Board determined that Mr. Strom is independent under the standards set forth in the Company’s Corporate Governance Guidelines and the Nasdaq listing standards. Mr. Strom will participate in the standard compensation arrangements for the Company’s non-employee directors, as described under the heading “Board Compensation” in the Company’s definitive proxy statement on Schedule 14A filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 29, 2020, the description of which is incorporated herein by reference.

Mr. Strom does not have any arrangements or understandings with any other person pursuant to which he was appointed. Mr. Strom has not previously been employed by the Company, has no family relationships with any of the Company’s executive officers or directors and has not been a participant in any transactions requiring disclosure under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.


Exhibit No.			Description

99.1			Press release, dated October 19, 2020, of Wynn Resorts, Limited.
104			Cover Page Interactive Data File - the cover page XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document

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.

WYNN RESORTS, LIMITED

Dated: October 19, 2020

By:

/s/ Ellen Whittemore

Ellen Whittemore

Executive Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary


Item 9.01			Financial Statements and Exhibits.