| FORM 4 |
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 |
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| Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b). | |||||||||||||||||
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
(Street)
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2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
EMPIRE RESORTS INC [ NYINY ] |
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
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3. Date of Earliest Transaction
(Month/Day/Year) 02/12/2010 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed
(Month/Day/Year) |
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
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| Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned | ||||||||||
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| 1. Title of Security (Instr. 3) | 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) | 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) | 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) | 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) | 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) | 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) | 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) | |||
| Code | V | Amount | (A) or (D) | Price | ||||||
| Common Stock | 02/12/2010 | P | 25,000 | A | $1.4(1)(2) | 34,825,892 | D(3) | |||
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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities) | |||||||||||||||
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| 1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3) | 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security | 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) | 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) | 4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) | 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) | 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year) | 7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4) | 8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5) | 9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4) | 10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) | 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) | ||||
| Code | V | (A) | (D) | Date Exercisable | Expiration Date | Title | Amount or Number of Shares | ||||||||
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
(Street)
Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
(Street)
Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
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| Explanation of Responses: |
| 1. Under the terms of the Investment Agreement (the "Investment Agreement"), dated August 19, 2009, as amended on September 30, 2009, by and between Empire Resorts, Inc. and Kien Huat Realty III Limited ("Kien Huat"), if any option or warrant outstanding as of the initial closing of the transactions contemplated by the Investment Agreement on August 19, 2009 (the "Initial Closing") or the subsequent closing on November 12, 2009 (the "Subsequent Closing") (or, in limited circumstances, if issued after the Subsequent Closing) is exercised after the Initial Closing, Kien Huat shall have the right (following notice of such exercise) to purchase an equal number of additional shares of Common Stock as are issued upon such exercise at the exercise price for the applicable option or warrant (such right, the "Option Matching Right"). |
| 2. On February 12, 2010, Kien Huat exercised its Option Matching Right to purchase the additional 25,000 shares of Common Stock reflected in this Form 4 following exercise by a holder of options for such number of shares. |
| 3. Kien Huat has direct beneficial ownership of the 34,825,892 shares reported in this Form 4 (the "Shares"). Lim Kok Thay ("Mr. Lim") controls Kien Huat through two trusts that directly and indirectly own all the shares of Kien Huat and, therefore, Mr. Lim has indirect beneficial ownership of such Shares. Mr. Lim has the power to remove and replace the trustees of such trusts in his sole discretion and is one of the beneficiaries of such trusts. Mr. Lim disclaims beneficial ownership of the Shares for purposes of Section 16 reporting except to the extent of his pecuniary interest. |
| Remarks: |
| /s/ Lim Kok Thay by Gerard Lim | 02/12/2010 | |
| /s/ Gerard Lim for Kien Huat Realty III Limited | 02/12/2010 | |
| ** Signature of Reporting Person | Date | |
| Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly. | ||
| * If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4 (b)(v). | ||
| ** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a). | ||
| Note: File three copies of this Form, one of which must be manually signed. If space is insufficient, see Instruction 6 for procedure. | ||
| Persons who respond to the collection of information contained in this form are not required to respond unless the form displays a currently valid OMB Number. | ||