X0306 4 2018-02-05 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 2018-02-05 4 F 0 12914 28.85 D 155859 D Mr. Pearlman was granted 25,000 shares of restricted stock under the 2005 Equity Incentive Plan, which vested on February 5, 2018. On February 5, 2018, 12,914 shares of common stock were withheld (at the closing price of the Company's common stock on the NASDAQ Global Market on Monday, February 5, 2018) 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 2018-02-07