X0306 4 2019-03-15 0 0000906780 EMPIRE RESORTS INC NYNY 0001315915 PEARLMAN EMANUEL R 350 EAST 79TH STREET NEW YORK NY 10075 1 1 0 0 Executive Chairman Common Stock, $.01 par value per share 2019-03-15 4 F 0 9791 10.81 D 111931 D 18,750 shares of a restricted stock grant made to Mr. Pearlman under the Empire Resorts, Inc. 2015 Equity Incentive Plan vested on March 15, 2019. On March 15, 2019, 9,791 shares of common stock were withheld (at the closing price of the issuer's common stock on the Nasdaq Global Market on March 15, 2019) to satisfy the tax obligation relating to the vesting of the restricted stock pursuant to Section 16b-3(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. /s/ Nanette L. Horner, by Power of Attorney 2019-03-19