NEW YORK, Nov. 18, 2010 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- MCE Finance Limited ("MCE Finance"), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Melco Crown Entertainment Limited (the "Company") (Nasdaq:MPEL), a developer and owner of casino gaming and entertainment resort facilities focused on the Macau market, announced on November 17, 2010, the commencement of its offer to exchange all of the outstanding unregistered U.S.$600,000,000 10.25% Senior Notes due 2018 (the "Initial Notes") for U.S.$600,000,000 10.25% Senior Notes due 2018 that have been registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Exchange Notes"). The terms of the Exchange Notes issued in the exchange offer are otherwise identical in all material respects to the terms of the Initial Notes. Both the Initial Notes and the Exchange Notes are guaranteed by the Company and certain of the Company's subsidiaries, MPEL International Limited, Melco Crown Gaming (Macau) Limited, MPEL Nominee One Limited, MPEL Investments Limited, Altira Hotel Limited, Altira Developments Limited, Melco Crown (COD) Hotels Limited, Melco Crown (COD) Developments Limited, Melco Crown (Cafe) Limited, Golden Future (Management Services) Limited, MPEL (Delaware) LLC, Melco Crown Hospitality and Services Limited, Melco Crown (COD) Retail Services Limited, Melco Crown (COD) Ventures Limited, COD Theatre Limited, Melco Crown COD (HR) Hotel Limited, Melco Crown COD (CT) Hotel Limited and Melco Crown COD (GH) Hotel Limited (together with the Company, the "Guarantors").
The exchange offer will expire at 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on December 21, 2010, unless such offer is extended by MCE Finance.
If you are a holder of the Initial Notes and want to participate in the exchange offer:
MCE Finance has retained The Bank of New York Mellon as exchange agent for the exchange offer. A representative of the exchange agent, Mrs. Carolle Montreuil, can be reached at 212-815-5920 or carolle.montreuil@bnymellon.com.
MCE Finance has retained BNY Mellon Shareowner Services as information agent and solicitation agent for the exchange offer. Questions and requests for assistance and requests for additional copies of the prospectus or of the letter of transmittal should be directed to the information agent at 1-800-777-3674 (toll free), or in writing at BNY Mellon Shareowner Services, 480 Washington Boulevard, 29th Floor, Jersey City, NJ 07310, United States of America.
This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy securities either in the United States or any other jurisdiction, nor shall there be any sale of these securities in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration and qualification under the securities laws of any such jurisdiction. Any public offering of securities in the United States is being made solely by means of a prospectus included in the registration statement filed by MCE Finance and the Guarantors and declared effective on November 12, 2010.
MCE Finance and the Guarantors have filed a registration statement (including a prospectus) with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") for the exchange offer to which this communication relates. You should read the prospectus in that registration statement and other documents MCE Finance and the Guarantors have filed with the SEC for more complete information about MCE Finance, the Guarantors and this exchange offer. You may obtain these documents for free by visiting EDGAR on the SEC website at www.sec.gov.
Safe Harbor Statement
This announcement contains forward-looking statements. These statements are made under the "safe harbor" provisions of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. In some cases, forward-looking statements can be identified by words or phrases such as "may," "will," "expect," "anticipate," "target," "aim," "estimate," "intend," "plan," "believe," "potential," "continue," "is/are likely to" or other similar expressions. Melco Crown Entertainment Limited (the "Company") may also make written or oral forward-looking statements in its periodic reports to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, in its annual report to shareholders, in press releases and other written materials and in oral statements made by its officers, directors or employees to third parties. Statements that are not historical facts, including statements about the Company's beliefs and expectations, are forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements involve inherent risks and uncertainties. A number of factors could cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statement, including but not limited to the following: growth of the gaming market and visitation in Macau; increased competition and other planned casino hotel and resort projects in Macau and elsewhere in Asia; the completion of infrastructure projects in Macau; government regulation of the casino industry; our ability to raise additional financing; the formal grant of occupancy permits for areas of City of Dreams undergoing construction and/or development; our anticipated growth strategies; and our future business development, results of operations and financial condition. Further information regarding these and other risks is included in our Annual Report on Form 20-F filed on March 31, 2010 and other documents filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The Company does not undertake any obligation to update any forward-looking statement, except as required under applicable law. All information provided in this press release is as of the date of this release, and the Company undertakes no duty to update such information, except as required under applicable law.
About Melco Crown Entertainment Limited
Melco Crown Entertainment Limited (the "Company"), is a developer, owner and through a Macau subsidiary which holds a gaming sub-concession, an operator of casino gaming and entertainment casino resort facilities. The Company currently operates Altira Macau ( www.altiramacau.com ) (formerly Crown Macau), a casino hotel located at Taipa, Macau and City of Dreams ( www.cityofdreamsmacau.com ), an integrated urban casino resort located in Cotai, Macau. The Company's business also includes the Mocha Clubs ( www.mochaclubs.com ), which feature a total of approximately 1,600 gaming machines in eight locations and comprise the largest non-casino based operations of electronic gaming machines in Macau. For more information about the Company, please visit www.melco-crown.com.
The Company has strong support from both of its major shareholders, Melco International Development Limited ("Melco") and Crown Limited ("Crown"). Melco is a listed company on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange and is substantially owned and led by Mr. Lawrence Ho, who is Co-Chairman, a Director and the CEO of the Company. Crown is a top-50 company listed on the Australian Stock Exchange and led by Executive Chairman Mr. James Packer, who is also Co-Chairman and a Director of the Company.
CONTACT: Investment Community, please contact: Geoffrey Davis, CFA Deputy CFO and Treasurer Tel: +1 212 671 1936 Email: geoffreydavis@melco-crown.com For media enquiry, please contact: Maggie Ma Head of Corporate Communications Tel: +852 3151 3767 Email: maggiema@melco-crown.com