UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

SCHEDULE 13D
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No. 22)*

 

Empire Resorts, Inc.

(Name of Issuer)

Common Stock, $.01 Par Value Per Share (Title of Class of Securities)

292052107

(CUSIP Number)

 

Steven L. Wilner, Esq.

Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP

One Liberty Plaza
New York, NY 10006

212-225-2000

 

(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications)

February 22, 2019

(Date of Event which Requires Filing of this Statement)

If the filing person has previously filed a statement on Schedule 13G to report the acquisition that is the subject of this Schedule 13D, and is filing this schedule because of §§ 240.13d-1(e), 240.13d-1(f) or 140.13d-1(g), check the following box. o

Note: Schedules filed in paper format shall include a signed original and five copies of the schedule, including all exhibits. See § 240.13d-7 for other parties to whom copies are to be sent.

* The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person’s initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter the disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

The information required in the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed to be “filed” for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (“Act”) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the Notes).

 

 

 

CUSIP No.   292052107

 
 
1.
Names of Reporting Persons.
 
 
I.R.S. Identification Nos. of above persons (entities only).
 
Kien Huat Realty III Limited
 


 
2.
Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions)
(a)
(b)
 
           
     X     
 


 
3.
SEC Use Only
 
 

 
 
4.
Source of Funds (See Instructions) 
    AF
 

 
 
5.
Check if Disclosure of Legal Proceedings Is Required Pursuant to Items 2(d) or 2(e) ____
 

 
 
6.
Citizenship or Place of Organization 
Isle of Man
 
Number of
Shares
Beneficially
Owned by
Each Reporting
Person With
7. Sole Voting Power
0
8. Shared Voting Power
30,514,606 (1)
9. Sole Dispositive Power
0
10. Shared Dispositive Power
30,514,606 (1)
 
 
11.
Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person 
30,514,606 (1)
 


 
12.
Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (11) Excludes Certain Shares (See Instructions) 
   X   
 

 
 
13.
Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (11) 
84.7% (2)
 

 
 
14.
Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions) 
CO
 

 

 


 

1 This includes 28,914,606 shares of common stock, par value $.01 per share (the “Common Stock”), of Empire Resorts, Inc. (the “Issuer”) and 1,600,000 shares of Common Stock into which the Series F Preferred Stock (the “Preferred Stock”) beneficially owned by the reporting person can currently be converted.

 

2 Calculated on the basis of a total of 34,423,250 shares of Common Stock outstanding as of February 1, 2019, as reported by the Issuer in the Information Statement on Schedule 14C filed February 11, 2019, 2,390 shares of Common Stock into which the Series B Preferred Stock can be converted, and 1,600,000 shares of Common Stock into which the Preferred Stock beneficially owned by the reporting persons can currently be converted.

 

 

CUSIP No.   292052107

 
 
1.
Names of Reporting Persons.
 
 
I.R.S. Identification Nos. of above persons (entities only).
 
Lim Kok Thay
 


 
2.
Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions)
(a)
(b)
 
           
     X     
 


 
3.
SEC Use Only
 
 

 
 
4.
Source of Funds (See Instructions) 
    AF
 

 
 
5.
Check if Disclosure of Legal Proceedings Is Required Pursuant to Items 2(d) or 2(e) ____
 

 
 
6.
Citizenship or Place of Organization 
Malaysia
 
Number of
Shares
Beneficially
Owned by
Each Reporting
Person With
7. Sole Voting Power
0
8. Shared Voting Power 30,514,606 (3)
9. Sole Dispositive Power
0
10. Shared Dispositive Power
30,514,606 (3)

 
11.
Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person 
30,514,606 (3)
 


 
12.
Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (11) Excludes Certain Shares (See Instructions) 
   X   
 

 
 
13.
Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (11) 
84.7 (4)
 

 
 
14.
Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions) 
IN
 



3 This includes 28,914,606 shares of Common Stock and 1,600,000 shares of Common Stock into which the Preferred Stock beneficially owned by the reporting person can currently be converted.

 

4 Calculated on the basis of a total of 34,423,250 shares of Common Stock outstanding as of February 1, 2019, as reported by the Issuer in the Information Statement on Schedule 14C filed February 11, 2019, 2,390 shares of Common Stock into which the Series B Preferred Stock can be converted, and 1,600,000 shares of Common Stock into which the Preferred Stock beneficially owned by the reporting persons can currently be converted.

 

 

 

This Amendment No. 22 (this “Amendment No. 22”) amends and supplements the Schedule 13D filed by Kien Huat Realty III Limited (“Kien Huat”) and Lim Kok Thay (together with Kien Huat, the “Reporting Persons”) with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 27, 2009, as previously amended (the “Schedule 13D”), relating to the Common Stock of the Issuer. All capitalized terms used in this Amendment No. 22 and not otherwise defined herein have the meanings ascribed to such terms in the Schedule 13D.

This Amendment No. 22 is being filed solely to correct a clerical error in the second paragraph of Item 5 of Amendment No. 21.

Item 5. Interest in Securities of the Issuer

The second paragraph of Item 5 included in Amendment 21 is hereby amended and restated in its entirety as follows:

(a-b) As of the date hereof, the Reporting Persons, as a result of the Issuance, may be deemed to share beneficial ownership of 30,514,606 shares of Common Stock, representing approximately 84.7% of the outstanding Common Stock (calculated on the basis of 34,423,250 shares of Common Stock outstanding as of February 1, 2019, as reported by the Issuer in the Information Statement on Schedule 14C filed February 11, 2019, 2,390 shares of Common Stock into which the Series B Preferred Stock can currently be converted, and 1,600,000 shares of Common Stock into which the Preferred Stock beneficially owned by the Reporting Persons can currently be converted).

 
 

SIGNATURES

 

After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.

 

Dated: February 22, 2019

 

Kien Huat Realty III Limited

 

By: /s/ Gerard Lim

Name: Gerard Lim
Title: Director

 

 

 
   
/s/ Lim Kok Thay by Gerard Lim  
Lim Kok Thay  
 

EX H I B IT I NDEX

 

Exhibit
Index
  Description
     
E x hibit 1   J oint Filing A gr e ement, dated as of A u gust 27, 2 0 09, b y and b etw e en Lim Kok Th a y and Kien Huat Re al t y III Limited.
     
E x hibit 2   In v estment A gr e ement, d ated as of A u gust 19, 20 0 9, b y and b etw e en Empi r e R esorts, I n c. and K i en H uat R eal t y III Limited (i n corpora t ed b y r e fe r ence t o E x hibit 10.1 to the C urrent R ep o rt on Form 8-K filed b y the Issuer on A u gust 19, 2 009).
     
E x hibit 3   S tockholder Voting A gr e ement, dated as o f A u gu s t 19, 2009, b y and among Empire R esorts, I n c., Kien H u at R eal t y III Limited and t h e stockholders s i gnato r y thereto (incorpora t ed b y r e fe r en c e to E x hibit 10.3 to the Current R eport on Form 8 - K filed b y the Iss u er on A u gust 19, 2009).
     
E x hibit 4   Registration R ights A gr e ement, dated as o f A u gu s t 19, 2009, b y and b etw e en Empire R esorts, I n c. and K i en H uat R eal t y III Limited (i n corpora t ed b y r e fe r ence t o E x hibit 10.2 to the C urrent R ep o rt on Form 8-K filed b y the Issuer on A u gust 19, 2 009).
     
E x hibit 5   Custo d y A gr e ement, dat e d as of A u gust 19, 2009, b y and b etw e en Kien H u at R eal t y III Limited and J P Morg a n C hase B ank, National Association, as C ustodian (incorpora t ed b y r e fe r en c e to E x hibit 5 to S chedule 13D filed on A u gust 2 7 , 2009).
     
E x hibit 6   S tand b y P urc h ase A g r e e ment dated as of A p ril 12, 2013, b y and b etw e en E mpire R esorts, I n c. and K i en H uat R eal t y III Ltd. (i n co r porated b y r ef e ren c e to Ex hibit 6 to Amendment No. 8 to S chedule 13D filed on A p ril 15, 2013).
     
E x hibit 7   S tand b y P urc h ase A g r e e ment dated as of J anua r y 2, 2015, b y and b etw e en Empire R esorts, I n c. and K i en H uat R eal t y III Ltd. (i n co r porated b y r ef e ren c e to Ex hibit 99.1 to the C urrent R ep o rt on Form 8-K filed b y the Issuer on J anua r y 5, 2 015).
     
E x hibit 8   Stand b y P urc h ase A g r e e ment dated as of December 31, 2015, b y and b etw e en Empire R esorts, I n c. and K i en H uat R eal t y III Ltd. (i n co r porated b y r ef e ren c e to Ex hibit 99.1 to the C urrent R ep o rt on Form 8-K filed b y the Issuer on J anua r y 4, 2 016).
     
Exhibit 9   Letter A g r e e ment dated February 17, 2016, b y and b etw e en Empire R esorts, I n c. and K i en H uat R eal t y III Ltd. (i n co r porated b y r ef e ren c e to Ex hibit 4.1 to the C urrent R ep o rt on Form 8-K filed b y the Issuer on February 18 , 2 016).
     
Exhibit 10   Note Exchange Agreement, dated as of December 28, 2017, among Empire Resorts, Inc., Montreign Holding Company, LLC, and Kien Huat Realty III Limited (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4 of the Current Report on Form 8-K filed by the Issuer on January 3, 2018).
     
Exhibit 11   Amendment to Commitment Agreement, dated as of December 28, 2017, by and between Empire Resorts, Inc., and Kien Huat Realty III Limited (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.1 of the Current Report on Form 8-K filed by the Issuer on January 3, 2018).
     
  Exhibit 12   Amendment to Letter Agreement, dated as of December 28, 2017, by and between Empire Resorts, Inc., and Kien Huat Realty III Limited (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 of the Current Report on Form 8-K filed by the Issuer on January 3, 2018).
     
Exhibit 13   Commitment Agreement by and between Kien Huat Realty III Limited and Empire Resorts, Inc. as amended and restated by the Amended and Restated Commitment Agreement, dated as of November 9, 2018, by and between Kien Huat Realty III Limited and Empire Resorts, Inc..

 

Exhibit 14

 

 

Subscription Agreement, dated as of November 13, 2018, by and between Kien Huat Realty III Limited and Empire Resorts, Inc.

 

Exhibit 15

 

 

Amended and Restated Certificate of Designations for the Series F Convertible Preferred Stock, dated as of November 9, 2018,

 

Exhibit 16

 

 

Subscription Agreement, dated as of February 20, 2019, by and between Kien Huat Realty III Limited and Empire Resorts, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of the Current Report on Form 8-K filed by the Issuer on February 20, 2019)

 

 

 

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