Sec Form 13D Filing - TRACINDA CORP filing for MGM Resorts International (MGM) - 2018-03-13

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

SCHEDULE 13D/A

Under Rule 13d-1 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

(Amendment No. 53)

MGM Resorts International

(Name of Issuer)

Common Stock, par value $.01 per share

(Title of Class of Securities)

552953 10 1

(CUSIP Number)

Anthony L. Mandekic

Tracinda Corporation

6725 Via Austi Parkway, Suite 370

Las Vegas, NV 89119

(702) 978-6161

(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications)

March 9, 2018

(Date of Event which Requires Filing of this Statement)

If the filing person has previously filed a statement on Schedule 13G to report the acquisition that is the subject of this Schedule 13D, and is filing this schedule because of §§240.13d-1(e), 240.13d-1(f) or 240.13d-1(g), check the following box.  ☐

Note: Schedules filed in paper format shall include a signed original and five copies of the schedule, including all exhibits. See §240.13d-7 for other parties to whom copies are to be sent.

The information required on the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed to be “filed” for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (“Act”) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the Notes).

CUSIP No. 552953 10 1

This Amendment No. 53 amends and supplements the Statement on Schedule 13D filed by Tracinda Corporation, a Nevada corporation (“Tracinda”), and Mr. Kirk Kerkorian, the sole shareholder of Tracinda, with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on August 20, 1991, as amended on June 8, 1992, October 16, 1992, February 22, 1994, March 11, 1994, November 20, 1995, January 24, 1997, September 25, 1997, August 3, 1998, August 21, 1998, September 1, 1998, June 11, 1999, November 16, 1999, April 18, 2000, February 9, 2001, May 21, 2001, November 2, 2001, May 21, 2007, June 20, 2007, August 7, 2007, August 22, 2007, March 5, 2008, July 8, 2008, September 3, 2008, October 16, 2008, February 19, 2009, May 18, 2009, May 20, 2009, September 9, 2009, October 20, 2009, April 16, 2010, October 13, 2010, October 18, 2010 (two filings), October 21, 2010, November 12, 2010, January 28, 2011, April 20, 2011, August 18, 2011, February 28, 2012, April 4, 2012, March 14, 2013, September 18, 2013, June 16, 2015, June 14, 2016. August 17, 2016. September 1, 2016, February 13, 2017, February 17, 2017, February 22, 2017, May 24, 2017, September 13, 2017 and December 6, 2017, as amended by that certain Schedule TO-T filed by Tracinda and Mr. Kerkorian with the SEC on December 4, 2006, as amended (as so amended, the “Schedule 13D”), relating to the common stock, $.01 par value per share (“Common Stock”), of MGM Resorts International, a Delaware corporation (the “Company”). Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined in this Amendment No. 53 shall have the meaning set forth in the Schedule 13D.

Item 4 of the Schedule 13D is hereby amended to add the following information:

On March 9, 2018, pursuant to a Letter Agreement, Tracinda agreed to sell 10,000,000 shares of the Common Stock to the Company at a price of $36.24 per share, which is approximately a 1.5% discount from the closing price of the Common Stock on that date. The transaction is expected to be completed on March 15, 2018.

Tracinda continues to believe there is substantial value in the assets of MGM Resorts and that the Company is a good long term investment. The decision to sell the shares described above is a product of Tracinda’s ongoing evaluation of alternatives and opportunities for an orderly disposition of its position in the Common Stock, as directed in Mr. Kerkorian’s will.

Item 5 of the Schedule 13D is hereby amended to add the following information:

(a)-(b) The following table sets forth information with respect to the Company’s securities beneficially owned, as of the date hereof, by each person or entity named in Item 2 of the Schedule 13D. Mr. Mandekic has sole voting and investment power with respect to the shares held by the Filing Persons.

(c) Except as set forth in this Schedule 13D, within the last 60 days, no reportable transactions were effected by any Reporting Person.

(d) & (e) Not applicable.

Item 6 of the Schedule 13D is hereby amended to add the following information:

The disclosure set forth in Item 4 of this Amendment No. 53 is incorporated herein by this reference.

SIGNATURE

After reasonable inquiry and to the best of the undersigned’s knowledge and belief, the undersigned certifies that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.

March 13, 2018