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PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16 OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
60 Wyndham Street
Central
Hong Kong
(Address of principal executive offices)
| Form 20-F þ | Form 40-F o |
| Yes o | No þ |
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| MELCO CROWN ENTERTAINMENT LIMITED |
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| By: | /s/ Simon Dewhurst | |||
| Name: | Simon Dewhurst | |||
| Title: | Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | |||
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Melco Crown Entertainment’s Annual Report for 2009
Available on Company Website
New York, March 31, 2010 – Melco Crown Entertainment Limited (NASDAQ: MPEL), a developer and owner of casino gaming and entertainment resort facilities focused on the Macau market, today announced that it has filed its Annual Report on Form 20-F for 2009 (“Annual Report”) with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
A downloadable version of the Annual Report is available on the Company’s website at www.melco-crown.com. Shareholders may receive a hard copy of the Annual Report free of charge upon request. Requests for the Annual Report can be made through the Investor Relations section of the Company’s website.
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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; obtaining approval from the Macau government for an
increase in the developable gross floor area of the City of Dreams site; 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.
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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 1,500 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-100 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.
For additional information, please contact:
Geoffrey Davis, CFA
Senior Vice President – Corporate Finance
Tel: +1 212 671 1936
Email: geoffreydavis@melco-crown.com