Vail Resorts removes board-change loan trigger

The amendment preserves voting-equity ownership and control triggers while removing board-composition changes as a change-of-control event.

Rhea-AI Filing Summary

Vail Resorts, Inc. (MTN), its wholly owned subsidiary Vail Holdings, Inc., certain subsidiaries, Bank of America, N.A. as administrative agent, and the Required Lenders entered into an amendment to the company’s credit agreement. The amendment removes the provision treating changes in the composition of a majority of the board during any 12-consecutive-month period as a Change of Control Transaction. The definition’s two other provisions concerning acquisition of beneficial ownership of, or control over, voting equity securities remain unchanged. The amendment also removes the requirement for administrative-agent approval of Financial Hedges.

8-K Event Classification

Item 1.01 — Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement

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Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement Business

The company signed a significant contract such as a merger agreement, credit facility, or major partnership.

Key Figures

Prior board-composition period: 12 consecutive months

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Prior board-composition period 12 consecutive months Period used in the provision removed from the Change of Control Transaction definition

Key Terms

Change of Control Transaction, Financial Hedges, administrative agent, Required Lenders

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Change of Control Transaction financial

"definition of Change of Control Transaction"

A change of control transaction is when a company’s ownership shifts so dramatically that new people effectively run it, such as through a merger, sale of most shares, or takeover. Investors care because this can alter management, strategy, and deal terms—like a house sold to a new owner who rewrites the rules—potentially changing a stock’s value, accelerating employee equity payouts, or triggering debt and contract clauses that affect returns.

Financial Hedges financial

"relating to Financial Hedges"

administrative agent financial

"as administrative agent"

An administrative agent is a bank or financial firm appointed to handle the day-to-day paperwork and communication for a group of lenders on a loan or credit agreement, acting as the central point for collecting payments, distributing funds, monitoring covenants, and sharing information. For investors, the administrative agent matters because it influences how quickly lenders receive updates, how smoothly repayments and waivers are handled, and how effectively the lending group enforces terms — think of it as a property manager coordinating tasks for multiple owners.

Required Lenders financial

"constituting the Required Lenders"

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What changed in MTN’s credit agreement?

The amendment removes the board-composition provision from the Change of Control Transaction definition and removes the requirement for administrative-agent approval of Financial Hedges.

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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 OR 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): October 16, 2026

Vail Resorts, Inc.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

Delaware

001-09614

51-0291762

(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization)

(Commission File Number)

(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

390 Interlocken Crescent

Broomfield,

Colorado

80021

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

(Zip Code)

(303)			404-1800
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Not Applicable

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

☐ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

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☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class			Trading Symbol			Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, $0.01 par value			MTN			New York Stock Exchange

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ¨

Item 1.01. Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

On October 16, 2026, Vail Holdings, Inc. (“VHI”), a Colorado corporation and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Vail Resorts, Inc. (the “Company”), certain subsidiaries of the Company and the Company, as guarantors, Bank of America, N.A., as administrative agent, and the lenders party thereto constituting the Required Lenders entered into the First Amendment (the “First Amendment”) to the Tenth Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of February 9, 2026 (as so amended, the “Credit Agreement”).

Prior to the First Amendment, the events constituting a Change of Control Transaction (as defined in the Credit Agreement) included certain changes in the composition of a majority of the Company’s Board of Directors during any period of twelve consecutive months.

The First Amendment amends and restates the definition of Change of Control Transaction to eliminate this board composition provision. The First Amendment does not modify the other two provisions of the Change of Control Transaction definition relating to the acquisition of beneficial ownership of, or control over, the Company's voting equity securities.

The First Amendment also amends and restates Section 10.8(i) of the Credit Agreement relating to Financial Hedges to remove the requirement that any such hedges be approved by the administrative agent.

The description above is only a summary of the First Amendment and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the First Amendment, a copy of which will be filed in accordance with the rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”).

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

						Vail Resorts, Inc.
Date: October 19, 2026			By:			/s/ Angela A. Korch
						Angela A. Korch
						Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

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