LAS VEGAS, Feb. 6 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Las Vegas Sands Corp. (NYSE: LVS) announced today that its board of directors has declared a quarterly dividend payment of $2.50 per share on its 10% Series A Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock to stockholders of record at the close of business on February 5, 2009. The dividend payment will be made on February 17, 2009, the first business day following the February 15, 2009 dividend payment date specified in the Certificate of Designations for the preferred stock.
Statements in this press release, which are not historical facts, are 'forward looking' statements that are made pursuant to the Safe Harbor Provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements involve a number of risks, uncertainties or other factors beyond the Company's control, which may cause material differences in actual results, performance or other expectations. These factors include, but are not limited to general economic conditions, competition, new ventures, government regulation, legalization of gaming, interest rates, future terrorist acts, insurance, and other factors detailed in the reports filed by Las Vegas Sands Corp. with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
ABOUT LAS VEGAS SANDS CORP.
Las Vegas Sands Corp. (NYSE: LVS) is the leading international developer of multi-use integrated resorts.
The Las Vegas, Nevada-based company owns and operates The Venetian Resort-Hotel-Casino, The Palazzo Resort-Hotel-Casino, and the Sands Expo and Convention Center in Las Vegas and The Venetian Macao Resort-Hotel and the Sands Macao in the People's Republic of China (PRC) Special Administrative Region of Macao. The company also owns the Four Seasons Hotel Macao and is constructing two additional integrated resorts: Sands Casino Resort Bethlehem(TM) in Eastern Pennsylvania; and Marina Bay Sands(TM) in Singapore.
LVS is also creating the Cotai Strip(R), a master-planned development of resort-casino properties in Macao. At completion, the Cotai Strip will feature approximately 21,000 rooms from world-renowned hotel brands such as St. Regis, Sheraton, Shangri-La, Traders, Hilton, Conrad, Fairmont, Raffles, Holiday Inn, and InterContinental.
Contacts:
Investment Community: Scott Henry (702) 733-5502
Media: Ron Reese (702) 414-3607
SOURCE Las Vegas Sands Corp.
