MGM Resorts amends Diller pact with 25.73% voting rule
For non-change-of-control matters, votes tied to holdings above 25.73% follow the majority of other eligible votes cast.
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Rhea-AI Filing Summary
MGM Resorts International's voting agreement with People Incorporated and Barry Diller was amended on October 27, 2026. People Incorporated reported beneficial ownership of approximately 66,822,350 shares, approximately 26.5% of MGM's outstanding common stock, as of close of business that day. The reported percentage calculation used 251,592,756 shares outstanding as of July 27, 2026. People Incorporated reported no share transactions during the preceding 60 days.
The amendment restricts People Incorporated, Barry Diller and their respective controlled affiliates from acquiring securities or related derivatives if that would cause their aggregate beneficial ownership to exceed 29.9%, subject to an exception for increases caused by MGM's own securities repurchases or other acquisitions, with no further acquisitions while above the threshold. For matters other than a change of control, voting securities above 25.73% of total voting power are voted in line with the majority of other eligible votes cast. On a change-of-control vote, the covered entities follow the MGM board's recommendation only if specified conditions are met. While the covered entities comply with the agreement, MGM also agreed not to implement certain defensive measures primarily intended to be adverse to them or known to be disproportionately adverse relative to other holders.
Filing Explained
The covered entities' own majority-voting-power acquisition alone would not trigger the agreement's change-of-control termination provision without MGM board approval.
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Separately, for purposes of terminating the voting agreement, an acquisition of majority voting power by the covered entities alone does not constitute a change of control unless MGM's board specifically approves it as one.
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