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LAS VEGAS SANDS CORP

For the period ended Dec 31, 2024. Filed Feb 7, 2025.

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FY2024 · Filed Feb 7, 2025

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Commitments and Contingencies

Note 17 —Commitments and Contingencies

Litigation

The Company is involved in other litigation in addition to those noted below, arising in the normal course of business. Management has made certain estimates for potential litigation costs based upon consultation with legal counsel. Actual results could differ from these estimates; however, in the opinion of management, such litigation and claims will not have a material effect on the Company’s financial condition, results of operations and cash flows.

Asian American Entertainment Corporation, Limited v. Venetian Macau Limited, et al.

On January 19, 2012, Asian American Entertainment Corporation, Limited (“AAEC” or “Plaintiff”) filed a claim with the Macao First Instance Court against VML, LVS (Nevada) International Holdings, Inc. (“LVS (Nevada)”), Las Vegas Sands, LLC (“LVSLLC”) and Venetian Casino Resort (“VCR”) (collectively, the “Defendants”) for 3.0 billion patacas (approximately $375 million at exchange rates in effect on December 31, 2024), which alleges a breach of agreements entered into between AAEC and LVS (Nevada), LVSLLC and VCR (collectively, the “U.S. Defendants”) for their joint presentation of a bid in response to the public tender held by the Macao government for the award of gaming concessions at the end of 2001.

On March 24, 2014, the Macao First Instance Court issued a decision holding that AAEC’s claim against VML is unfounded and that VML be removed as a party to the proceedings. On May 8, 2014, AAEC lodged an appeal against that decision and the appeal is currently pending.

On June 5, 2015, the U.S. Defendants applied to the Macao First Instance Court to dismiss the claims against them as res judicata based on the dismissal of prior action in the United States that had alleged similar claims. On March 16, 2016, the Macao First Instance Court dismissed the defense of res judicata. An appeal against that decision was lodged by U.S. Defendants on April 7, 2016. At the end of December 2016, all the appeals were transferred to the Macao Second Instance Court.

Evidence gathering by the Macao First Instance Court commenced by letters rogatory, which was completed on March 14, 2019.

On July 15, 2019, AAEC submitted a request to the Macao First Instance Court to increase the amount of its claim to 96.45 billion patacas (approximately $12.06 billion at exchange rates in effect on December 31, 2024), allegedly representing lost profits from 2004 to 2018, and reserving its right to claim for lost profits up to 2022. On September 4, 2019, the Macao First Instance Court allowed AAEC’s amended request. The U.S. Defendants appealed the decision allowing the amended claim on September 17, 2019; the Macao First Instance Court accepted the appeal on September 26, 2019, and that appeal is currently pending.

On April 16, 2021, the U.S. Defendants moved to reschedule the trial because of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The Macao First Instance Court denied the U.S. Defendants’ motion on May 28, 2021. The U.S. Defendants appealed that ruling on June 16, 2021, and that appeal is currently pending.

The trial began on June 16, 2021. By order dated June 17, 2021, the Macao First Instance Court scheduled additional trial dates in late 2021 to hear witnesses who were subject to COVID-19 travel restrictions that prevented or severely limited their ability to enter Macao. The U.S. Defendants appealed certain aspects of the Macao First Instance Court’s June 17, 2021 order, and that appeal is currently pending.

On July 10, 2021, the U.S. Defendants were notified of an invoice for supplemental court fees totaling 93 million patacas (approximately $12 million at exchange rates in effect on December 31, 2024) based on Plaintiff’s July 15, 2019 amendment. By motion dated July 20, 2021, the U.S. Defendants moved for an order withdrawing that invoice. The Macao First Instance Court denied that motion by order dated September 11, 2021. The U.S. Defendants appealed that order on September 23, 2021, and that appeal is currently pending. By order dated September 29, 2021, the Macao First Instance Court ordered that the invoice for supplemental court fees be stayed pending resolution of that appeal.

From December 17, 2021 to January 19, 2022, Plaintiff submitted additional documents to the court file and disclosed written reports from two purported experts, who calculated Plaintiff’s damages at 57.88 billion patacas and 62.29 billion patacas (approximately $7.24 billion and $7.79 billion, respectively, at exchange rates in effect on December 31, 2024). On April 28, 2022, the Macao First Instance Court entered a judgment for the U.S. Defendants. The Macao First Instance Court also held that Plaintiff litigated certain aspects of its case in bad faith.

Plaintiff filed a notice of appeal from the Macao First Instance Court’s judgment on May 13, 2022. That appeal is fully briefed and remains pending with the Macao Second Instance Court.

On September 19, 2022, the U.S. Defendants were notified of an invoice for appeal court fees totaling 48 million patacas (approximately $6 million at exchange rates in effect on December 31, 2024). By motion dated September 29, 2022, the U.S. Defendants moved the Macao First Instance Court for an order withdrawing that invoice. The Macao First Instance Court denied that motion by order dated October 24, 2022. The U.S. Defendants appealed that order on November 10, 2022, and on January 6, 2023, submitted the appeal brief, and that appeal is currently pending.

On October 9, 2023, the U.S. Defendants were notified that the Macao Second Instance Court had invited Plaintiff to amend its appeal brief, primarily to separate out matters of fact from matters of law, and Plaintiff had submitted an amended appeal brief on October 5, 2023. The U.S. Defendants responded to Plaintiff’s amended appeal brief on October 30, 2023. On November 8, 2023, the Macao Second Instance Court issued an order concluding that Plaintiff may have litigated in bad faith by exceeding the scope of permissible amendments to its appeal brief and invited responses from the parties. The U.S. Defendants responded to the November 8, 2023 order on November 23, 2023, and Plaintiff moved for clarification of the November 8 order on November 27, 2023. On January 5, 2024, the Macao Second Instance Court rejected AAEC's request for clarification.

On October 17, 2024, the Macao Second Instance Court issued an order rejecting Plaintiff's appeal of the Macao First Instance Court's April 28, 2022 judgment based on procedural defects, and again found the Plaintiff to be litigating in bad faith. On October 29 and November 1, 2024, respectively, the U.S. Defendants and Plaintiff moved for clarification of the Second Instance Court’s decision not to hear certain interlocutory appeals. On November 5, 2024, Plaintiff filed a notice stating that its time to appeal should not begin to run until after the Macao Second Instance Court resolves the clarification motions and that Plaintiff intends to file a notice of appeal at that time or, in the alternative, Plaintiff asked the Macao Second Instance Court to treat its November 5 filing as a notice of appeal. On November 14, 2024, Plaintiff applied to rectify both its notice of appeal and its request for clarification. On November 18, 2024, the U.S. Defendants responded to Plaintiff's request for clarification. The matter is currently pending before the Macao Second Instance Court.

Management has determined that, based on proceedings to date, it is currently unable to determine the probability of the outcome of this matter or the range of reasonably possible loss, if any. The Company intends to defend this matter vigorously.

Commitments

Annual Premium

Under the Macao Concession, the Company is obligated to pay to the Macao government an annual gaming premium with a fixed portion and a variable portion based on the number and type of gaming tables it employs and gaming machines it operates. The fixed portion of the premium is equal to 30 million patacas (approximately $4 million at exchange rates in effect on December 31, 2024). The variable portion is equal to 300,000 patacas per gaming table reserved exclusively for certain kinds of games or players,150,000 patacas per gaming table not so reserved and 1,000 patacas per electrical or mechanical gaming machine, including slot machines (approximately $37,503, $18,751 and $125, respectively, at exchange rates in effect on December 31, 2024), subject to a minimum of 76 million patacas (approximately $10 million at exchange rates in effect on December 31, 2024). Based on the gaming tables and gaming machines (which is at the maximum number of tables and machines currently allowed by the Macao government) in operation as of December 31, 2024, the annual premium payable to the Macao government is approximately $41 million during each of the next five years ending December 31, 2029, and approximately $122 million in aggregate thereafter through the termination of the Concession in December 2032.

The Company is also obligated to pay a special gaming tax of 35% of gross gaming revenues and applicable withholding taxes. Under the Concession, the Company must also contribute 5% of its gross gaming revenue to utilities designated by the Macao government, a portion of which must be used for promotion of tourism in Macao. Additionally, under the Concession, the Company is also obligated to pay a special annual gaming premium if the average of the gross gaming revenues of the Company's gaming tables and electrical or mechanical gaming machines, including slot machines, is lower than a certain minimum amount determined by the Macao government; such special premium being the difference between the gaming tax based on the actual gross gaming revenues and that of the specified minimum amount; this minimum amount has been set by the Macao government at 7 million patacas per gaming table and 300,000 patacas per gaming machine (approximately $1 million and $37,503, respectively, at exchange rates in effect on December 31, 2024), for an annual total of 4.50 billion patacas (approximately $563 million at exchange rates in effect on December 31, 2024) based on the maximum number of gaming tables and gaming machines the Company is currently authorized to operate. No special annual gaming premium was paid for the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023.

Handover Record

Pursuant to the Handover Record, the Company is required to make annual payments of 750 patacas per square meter for the first three years and 2,500 patacas per square meter for the following seven years (approximately $94 and $313, respectively, at exchange rates in effect on December 31, 2024). The annual fee per square meter will be subject to an annual adjustment based on the previous year's average price index in Macao. The anticipated annual fee for 2025 is approximately $13 million, followed by an estimated $42 million annually for the subsequent seven years, subject to the price index adjustment mentioned above.

Committed Investment

Under the Concession, the Company is obligated to develop certain gaming and non-gaming investment projects by December 2032 in connection with, among others, attraction of international visitors, conventions and exhibitions, entertainment shows, sporting events, culture and art, health and wellness and themed attractions, as well as support Macao's position as a city of gastronomy and increase community and maritime tourism. The Company is required to invest, or cause to be invested, at least 35.80 billion patacas (approximately $4.48 billion at exchange rates in effect on December 31, 2024), including 33.36 billion patacas (approximately $4.17 billion at exchange rates in effect on December 31, 2024) on non-gaming projects.

For the year ending December 31, 2023, the Company spent approximately $168 million on these projects. This amount was reviewed and confirmed as qualified spend under the Concession by the Macao government following an audit conducted in July 2024, with results issued in November 2024. The Macao government conducts an annual audit to confirm qualified concession investments for the prior year. As of the date of this filing, the audit process for 2024 investments has not yet commenced.

Singapore Committed Spend

Pursuant to the agreement executed in January 2025 to purchase the Additional Gaming Area and changes to the MBS Expansion Project gross floor area allocation, an additional payment of approximately $1.0 billion is required to be paid, $850 million of which the Company expects will be due during the second quarter of 2025, with the remainder to be due in 2026. Refer to Note 1 — Organization and Business of Company for further information.

Non-Cancelable Contractual Obligations

The Company's non-cancelable contractual obligations (excluding operating leases and the Macao annual gaming premium mentioned above) are $678 million as of December 31, 2024. The amount excludes open purchase orders with the Company's suppliers that have not yet been received as these agreements generally allow the Company the option to cancel, reschedule and adjust terms based on the Company's business needs prior to the delivery of goods or performance of services. These obligations consist primarily of certain hotel management and service agreements. Some of the Company's hotel properties operate pursuant to management agreements with various experienced third-party hotel operators (management companies), whereby the management company controls the day-to-day operations of each of these hotels, and the Company is granted limited approval rights with respect to certain of the management company’s actions. The non-cancelable period of the Company's management agreements ranges from 14 to 40 years with various extension provisions and some with early termination options. Each management company receives a base management fee, generally a percentage of revenue as defined. There are also monthly fees for certain support services and some also include incentive fees based on attaining certain financial thresholds. Additionally, the Company has a franchise agreement granting it the right to operate the Londoner Grand as a franchisee under Marriott International’s “Luxury Collection Hotel” brand, which primarily consists of a fixed and variable franchise fee. The non-cancelable period for the franchise agreement is 15 years.

The Company's non-cancelable contractual obligations also include agreements with certain celebrities and professional sports leagues and teams for the hosting of events, advertising, marketing, promotional and sponsorship opportunities in order to promote the Company’s brand and services.

Note 18 —Stock-Based Compensation

The Company hastwo equity plans that allow for the grants of stock-based compensation awards of the Company's common stock and ordinary shares of SCL (the “2004 Plan” and the “SCL Equity Plan,” respectively), which are described below. The 2004 Plan provides for the granting of equity awards pursuant to the applicable provisions of the Internal Revenue Code and regulations in the United States.

Las Vegas Sands Corp. 2004 Equity Award Plan

The 2004 Plan gives the Company a competitive edge in attracting, retaining and motivating employees, directors and consultants and provides the Company with a stock plan providing incentives directly related to increases in its stockholder value. Any of the Company's subsidiaries' or affiliates' employees, directors or officers and many of its consultants are eligible for awards under the 2004 Plan. The 2004 Plan originally provided for an aggregate of 26,344,000 shares of the Company's common stock to be available for awards. The 2004 Plan originally had a term often years, but in June 2014, the Company's Board of Directors approved an amendment to the 2004 Plan, extending the term to December 2019. In May 2019, the Board of Directors and stockholders approved the adoption of the Las Vegas Sands Corp. Amended and Restated 2004 Equity Award Plan (the “Amended 2004 Plan”), which extended the term of the 2004 Plan through December 2024 and increased the number of shares of common stock available for grants by 10,000,000 shares. In May 2024, the Company's Board of Directors approved an amendment to the Amended 2004 Plan, which extended the term to December 2029 and increased the number of shares of common stock available for grants by 10,000,000 shares. The compensation committee may grant awards of nonqualified stock options, incentive (qualified) stock options, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock awards, restricted stock units, stock bonus awards, performance compensation awards or any combination of the foregoing. As of December 31, 2024, there were 12,489,075 shares available for grant under the Amended 2004 Plan.

Stock option awards are granted with an exercise price equal to the fair market value (as defined in the Amended 2004 Plan) of the Company's stock on the date of grant. The outstanding stock options generally vest over three tofive years and have a contractual term often years. Compensation cost for all stock option grants, which all have graded vesting, is recognized on a straight-line basis over the awards' respective requisite service periods. The Company estimates the fair value of stock options using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model. Expected volatilities are based on the Company's historical volatility for a period equal to the expected life of the stock options. The expected option life is based on the contractual term of the option as well as historical exercise and forfeiture behavior. The risk-free interest rate for periods equal to the expected term of the stock option is based on the U.S. Treasury yield curve in effect at the time of grant. The expected dividend yield is based on the estimate of annual dividends expected to be paid at the time of the grant.

Under the Amended 2004 Plan, the Company granted restricted stock to eligible employees (“restricted stock units”) and restricted stock to non-employee directors (“restricted stock”). Such restricted stock units generally vest over three years or other periods subject to approval. The restricted stock vests on the earlier to occur of the first anniversary of the date of grant and the date of the Company’s annual meeting of stockholders in the calendar year following the date of grant, in each case, provided that the director is still serving on the Board on the vesting date. Grantees are entitled to any accumulated dividends in cash upon vesting.

Sands China Ltd. Equity Award Plan

The SCL Equity Plan gives SCL a competitive edge in attracting, retaining and motivating employees, directors and consultants and provides SCL with a stock plan providing incentives directly related to increases in its stockholder value. Subject to certain criteria as defined in the SCL Equity Plan, SCL's subsidiaries' or affiliates' employees, directors or officers are eligible for awards under the SCL Equity Plan.

The SCL 2009 Equity Plan had a term often years, which expired on November 30, 2019. The SCL 2019 Equity Plan was approved by SCL's shareholders on May 24, 2019, and took effect on December 1, 2019, with materially the same terms of the SCL 2009 Equity Plan. To comply with the latest requirements under Chapter 17 of the Rules Governing the Listing of Securities on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (the "Hong Kong Listing Rules") (which deals with equity securities - shares schemes), SCL adopted the SCL 2024 Equity Plan, which was approved by its shareholders on May 17, 2024, and took effect on May 29, 2024. All existing awards under the SCL 2009 Equity Plan and SCL 2019 Equity Plan previously granted, but unexercised or unvested (as the case may be), will remain valid and (where applicable) exercisable in accordance with their terms of grant. No further awards may be granted under the SCL 2019 Equity Plan.

Pursuant to Chapter 17 of the Hong Kong Listing Rules, the maximum number of shares that may be issued in respect of all share-based awards (under which new shares will be issued) to be granted under the SCL 2024 Equity Plan are subject to the scheme mandate limit, and the aggregation of other share-based awards granted to an eligible person in any 12-month period prior to (and including) the date of grant shall not exceed 1% of the shares in issue on the date of grant.

As of December 31, 2024, the scheme mandate limit under the SCL 2024 Equity Plan were 809,337,956 SCL shares. SCL's remuneration committee may grant awards of stock options, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock, restricted stock units, performance compensation awards or any combination of the foregoing pursuant to the SCL 2024 Equity Plan.

Stock option awards are granted with an exercise price not less than the highest of (i) the closing price of SCL's stock on the date of grant, which must be a business day, (ii) the average closing price of SCL's stock for the five business days immediately preceding the date of grant and (iii) the nominal value of a SCL stock, which is $0.01. The outstanding stock options generally vest over four years and have contractual terms often years. Compensation cost for all stock option grants, which generally have graded vesting is recognized on a straight-line basis over the awards' respective requisite service periods. SCL estimates the fair value of stock options using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model. Expected volatilities are based on SCL's historical volatility for a period equal to the expected life of the stock options. The expected option life is based on the contractual term of the option as well as historical exercise and forfeiture behavior. The risk-free interest rate for periods equal to the expected term of the stock option is based on the Hong Kong Government Bond rate in effect at the time of the grant. The expected dividend yield is based on the estimate of annual dividends expected to be paid at the time of the grant.

Under the SCL 2009 Equity Plan, the SCL 2019 Equity Plan and the SCL 2024 Equity Plan, SCL granted restricted stock units to eligible employees. Such restricted stock units generally vest over three years or other periods subject to approval. Grantees are entitled to a future cash payment that is equivalent to the fair value of the restricted stock unit and any accumulated dividends in cash upon vesting.

Stock-Based Compensation Activity

The fair value of each option grant was estimated on the grant date using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model with the following weighted average assumptions:

Year Ended December 31,
202420232022
LVSC Amended 2004 Plan:
Weighted average volatility25.1%26.1%26.0%
Expected term (in years)8.08.46.3
Risk-free rate4.1%4.0%2.1%
Expected dividend yield1.7%1.7%—%
SCL Equity Plan:
Weighted average volatility—%—%43.7%
Expected term (in years)——7.2
Risk-free rate—%—%2.7%
Expected dividend yield—%—%—%

A summary of the stock option activity for the Company's equity award plans for the year ended December 31, 2024, is presented below:

SharesWeightedAverageExercisePriceWeightedAverageRemainingContractualLife (Years)AggregateIntrinsicValue(in millions)
LVSC Amended 2004 Plan:
Outstanding as of January 1, 202414,914,378$48.04
Granted6,82447.93
Exercised(20,000)33.17
Forfeited or expired(2,335,586)56.62
Outstanding as of December 31, 202412,565,616$46.475.46$97
Exercisable as of December 31, 202410,434,635$47.075.03$81
SCL Equity Plan:
Outstanding as of January 1, 202444,325,350$4.84
Forfeited or expired(4,982,800)6.80
Outstanding as of December 31, 202439,342,550$4.593.33$1
Exercisable as of December 31, 202436,042,550$4.802.94$—

A summary of the unvested restricted stock and restricted stock units under the Company's equity award plans for the year ended December 31, 2024, is presented below:

SharesWeightedAverageGrant DateFair Value
LVSC Amended 2004 Plan:
Unvested Restricted Stock
Balance as of January 1, 202417,166$61.15
Granted21,18547.20
Vested(17,166)61.15
Balance as of December 31, 202421,185$47.20
Unvested Restricted Stock Units
Balance as of January 1, 2024880,640$54.14
Granted1,168,50150.40
Vested(462,752)52.10
Forfeited(1,215)61.65
Balance as of December 31, 20241,585,174$51.92
SCL Equity Plan:
Unvested Restricted Stock Units
Balance as of January 1, 202417,890,996$2.98
Granted14,788,4002.66
Vested(10,677,260)3.00
Forfeited(678,708)2.64
Balance as of December 31, 202421,323,428$2.76

The grant date fair value of SCL's restricted stock unit awards is the share price of SCL's ordinary stock at the respective grant date. The fair value of these awards is remeasured each reporting period until the vesting dates. Upon settlement, SCL will pay the grantees an amount in cash calculated based on the closing price of SCL's stock on the vesting date or higher of (i) the closing price of SCL's stock on the vesting date, and (ii) the average closing price of SCL's stock for the five trading days immediately preceding the vesting date. The accrued liability associated with these cash-settled restricted stock units was $28 million and $32 million as of December 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively.

As of December 31, 2024, under the Amended 2004 Plan there was $15 million and $56 million of unrecognized compensation cost related to unvested stock options and unvested restricted stock and stock units, respectively. The stock option and restricted stock and stock unit costs are expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of 3.2 years and 1.9 years, respectively.

As of December 31, 2024, under the SCL Equity Plan there was $2 million and $29 million of unrecognized compensation cost related to unvested stock options and unvested restricted stock units, respectively. The stock option and restricted stock unit costs are expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of 2.0 years and 2.8 years, respectively.

The stock-based compensation activity for the Amended 2004 Plan and SCL Equity Plan is as follows for the three years ended December 31, 2024:

Year Ended December 31,
202420232022
(Dollars in millions, except weighted average grant date fair values)
Compensation expense:
Stock options$20$21$24
Restricted stock and stock units585146
$78$72$70
Income tax benefit recognized in the consolidated statements of operations$4$3$2
Compensation cost capitalized as part of property and equipment$1$1$2
LVSC Amended 2004 Plan:
Stock options granted6,824510,1571,730,000
Weighted average grant date fair value$14.65$15.58$12.74
Restricted stock granted21,18517,16646,448
Weighted average grant date fair value$47.20$61.15$30.14
Restricted stock units granted1,168,501577,636123,497
Weighted average grant date fair value$50.40$57.77$42.55
Stock options exercised:
Intrinsic value$—$1$—
Cash received$1$3$—
SCL Equity Plan:
Stock options granted——3,300,000
Weighted average grant date fair value$—$—$1.13
Restricted stock units granted14,788,4006,792,0009,393,200
Weighted average grant date fair value$2.66$3.44$2.32
Stock options exercised:
Intrinsic value$—$—$—
Cash received$—$1$—

Note 19 —Related Party Transactions

During the years ended December 31, 2024, 2023 and 2022, Dr. Adelson, her family members and trusts and other entities established for the benefit of Dr. Adelson's family members (collectively the “Principal Stockholders”) purchased certain services from the Company including security and medical support, and other goods and services for $4 million, $2 million and $3 million, respectively. For the years ended December 31, 2024, 2023 and 2022, the Company incurred approximately $1 million, $1 million and $1 million, respectively, for food and beverage services, newspaper subscriptions and security support from entities in which the Principal Stockholders have an ownership interest.

During the years ended December 31, 2024, 2023 and 2022, the Company incurred certain expenses of $5 million, $11 million and $6 million, respectively, related to the Company's use of Principal Stockholders' personal aircraft and aircraft refurbishment and maintenance services for business purposes. During the years ended December 31, 2024, 2023 and 2022, the Company charged the Principal Stockholders $36 million, $21 million and $19 million, respectively, related to aviation costs incurred by the Company for the

Principal Stockholders' use of Company aviation personnel and assets for personal purposes, as well as payments made by the Company to manage the Principal Stockholder's personal aircraft.

Related party receivables were $7 million and $8 million as of December 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively. Related party payables were approximately $1 million as of December 31, 2024 and 2023.

On November 28, 2023, the Company entered into an underwriting agreement (the “Underwriting Agreement”) with Dr. Adelson and the Miriam Adelson Trust (the “Selling Stockholders”), and Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC and BofA Securities, Inc., as representatives (the “Representatives”) of several underwriters, relating to the sale by the Selling Stockholders of 46,264,168 shares of the Company’s common stock at a public offering price of $44.00 per share (the “Offering”). In addition, concurrently with the closing of the Offering, the Company repurchased 5,783,021 shares of its Common Stock from the Underwriters for $250 million at a price per share equal to the public offering price, less underwriting discounts and commissions.

On July 11, 2022, the Company entered into an intercompany term loan agreement with SCL, a related party, in the amount of $1.0 billion, which is repayable on July 11, 2028. In the first two years from July 11, 2022, SCL had the option to elect to pay cash interest at 5.0% per annum or payment-in-kind interest at 6.0% per annum by adding the amount of such interest to the then-outstanding principal amount of the loan, following which only cash interest at 5.0% per annum will be payable. This loan is unsecured, subordinated to all third-party unsecured indebtedness and other obligations of SCL and its subsidiaries, and is eliminated in consolidation.

Note 20 —Segment Information

The Company views each of its operating properties as a reportable segment, which have been identified based on various factors such as regulatory environment, geography and the level at which the information is reviewed by the Company's chief operating decision maker (the “CODM”). The Company's CODM is its Chief Executive Officer.

The Company’s principal operating and developmental activities occur in two geographic areas: Macao and Singapore. The Company's reportable segments are: The Venetian Macao; The Londoner Macao; The Parisian Macao; The Plaza Macao and Four Seasons Macao; Sands Macao; and Marina Bay Sands. The Company has included Ferry Operations and Other (comprised primarily of the Company’s ferry operations and various other operations that are ancillary to its properties in Macao) and Corporate and Other (which includes construction and development activities for projects under development not included in its reportable segments) to reconcile to the consolidated results of operations and financial condition. The Company's reportable segments are not aggregated.

The Company's reportable segments generate revenue from casino wagers, room sales, food and beverage and retail transactions, rental income from mall tenants, convention sales and entertainment and ferry ticket sales.

The accounting policies applied to the segments are the same as those described in the summary of significant accounting policies (see “Note 2 — Summary of Significant Accounting Policies”). The Company accounts for intersegment sales and transfers as if the sales or transfers were to third parties, that is, at current market prices. Intersegment transactions, with the exception of intercompany royalties, are not eliminated from segment results as management considers those transactions in assessing the results of the respective segments.

The CODM assesses the performance of each segment and allocates resources to each segment based on adjusted property EBITDA. Consolidated adjusted property EBITDA, which is a supplemental non-GAAP financial measure, is net income (loss) from continuing operations before stock-based compensation expense, corporate expense, pre-opening expense, development expense, depreciation and amortization, amortization of leasehold interests in land, gain or loss on disposal or impairment of assets, interest, other income or expense, gain or loss on modification or early retirement of debt and income taxes. Consolidated adjusted property EBITDA should not be interpreted as an alternative to income from operations (as an indicator of operating performance) or to cash flows from operations (as a measure of liquidity), in each case, as determined in accordance with GAAP. The Company has significant uses of cash flow, including capital expenditures, dividend payments, interest payments, debt principal repayments and income taxes, which are not reflected in consolidated adjusted property EBITDA.

Consolidated adjusted property EBITDA is used by the CODM and management, as well as industry analysts, to evaluate operations and operating performance. In particular, the CODM and management utilize consolidated adjusted property EBITDA to compare the operating profitability of its operations with those of its competitors, as well as a basis for determining certain incentive compensation. Integrated Resort companies have historically reported adjusted property EBITDA as a supplemental performance measure to GAAP financial measures. In order to view the operations of their properties on a more stand-alone basis, Integrated Resort companies, including LVSC, have historically excluded certain expenses that do not relate to the management of specific properties, such as pre-opening expense, development expense and corporate expense, from their adjusted property EBITDA calculations. Not all companies calculate adjusted property EBITDA in the same manner. As a result, consolidated adjusted property EBITDA as presented by the Company may not be directly comparable to similarly titled measures presented by other companies.

The Company's segment information as of and for the years ended December 31, 2024, 2023 and 2022, is as follows:

The Venetian Macao · The Londoner Macao · The Parisian Macao · The Plaza Macao and Four Seasons Macao · Sands Macao · Ferry Operations and Other · Total Macao · Marina Bay Sands · Inter-company Royalties · Total
(In millions)
Year Ended December 31, 2024
Casino$2,282$1,462$740$572$290$—$5,346$2,957$—$8,303
Rooms21030213710718—774500—1,274
Food and beverage6492623111—260347—607
Mall23077271581—493262—755
Convention, retail and other385174298200159—359
Net revenues2,8241,984973872322987,0734,225—11,298
Intersegment revenues7————27345250289
Net revenues before intersegment eliminations2,8311,9849738723221257,1074,23025011,587
Less:
Payroll and related expenses41335519410690411,199677—1,876
Gaming taxes1,073775365347134—2,694751—3,445
Other expenses(1)2523111179842678877502501,887
Segment expenses1,7381,4416765512661084,7802,1782507,208
Segment/Consolidated adjusted property EBITDA1,09354329732156172,3272,052—4,379
Other Operating Costs and Expenses
Stock-based compensation(2)(27)
Corporate(290)
Pre-opening(14)
Development(228)
Depreciation and amortization(1,308)
Amortization of leasehold interests in land(60)
Loss on disposal or impairment of assets(50)
Operating income2,402
Other Non-Operating Costs and Expenses
Interest income275
Interest expense, net of amounts capitalized(727)
Other income10
Income tax expense(208)
Net income$1,752
The Venetian Macao · The Londoner Macao · The Parisian Macao · The Plaza Macao and Four Seasons Macao · Sands Macao · Ferry Operations and Other · Total Macao · Marina Bay Sands · Inter-company Royalties · Total
(In millions)
Year Ended December 31, 2023
Casino$2,151$1,283$655$462$290$—$4,841$2,681$—$7,522
Rooms1913241359417—761443—1,204
Food and beverage6386493012—240344—584
Mall22766321871—513254—767
Convention, retail and other433386280172123—295
Net revenues2,6751,792879779322806,5273,845—10,372
Intersegment revenues7————25324224260
Net revenues before intersegment eliminations2,6821,7928797793221056,5593,84922410,632
Less:
Payroll and related expenses38033018710293351,127617—1,744
Gaming taxes1,012672317276134—2,411652—3,063
Other expenses(1)2362741069336527977192241,740
Segment expenses1,6281,276610471263874,3351,9882246,547
Segment/Consolidated adjusted property EBITDA1,05451626930859182,2241,861—4,085
Other Operating Costs and Expenses
Stock-based compensation(2)(29)
Corporate(230)
Pre-opening(15)
Development(205)
Depreciation and amortization(1,208)
Amortization of leasehold interests in land(58)
Loss on disposal or impairment of assets(27)
Operating income2,313
Other Non-Operating Costs and Expenses
Interest income288
Interest expense, net of amounts capitalized(818)
Other expense(8)
Income tax expense(344)
Net income$1,431
The Venetian Macao · The Londoner Macao · The Parisian Macao · The Plaza Macao and Four Seasons Macao · Sands Macao · Ferry Operations and Other · Total Macao · Marina Bay Sands · Inter-company Royalties · Total
(In millions)
Year Ended December 31, 2022
Casino$438$194$116$146$53$—$947$1,680$—$2,627
Rooms556133296—184285—469
Food and beverage172610104—67234—301
Mall15447251271—354226—580
Convention, retail and other112241164588—133
Net revenues6753501883136561,5972,513—4,110
Intersegment revenues7————23303107140
Net revenues before intersegment eliminations68235018831365291,6272,5161074,250
Less:
Payroll and related expenses3422811729090321,007516—1,523
Gaming taxes226115638229—515420—935
Other expenses(1)13914356602744295241071,060
Segment expenses707539291232146361,9511,4601073,518
Segment/Consolidated adjusted property EBITDA(25)(189)(103)81(81)(7)(324)1,056—732
Other Operating Costs and Expenses
Stock-based compensation(2)(33)
Corporate(235)
Pre-opening(13)
Development(143)
Depreciation and amortization(1,036)
Amortization of leasehold interests in land(55)
Loss on disposal or impairment of assets(9)
Operating income(792)
Other Non-Operating Costs and Expenses
Interest income116
Interest expense, net of amounts capitalized(702)
Other expense(9)
Income tax expense(154)
Net income$(1,541)

(1)Consists of gaming and non-gaming operating expenses and selling, general and administrative expenses of each segment.

(2)During the years ended December 31, 2024, 2023 and 2022, the Company recorded stock-based compensation expense of $78 million, $72 million and $70 million, respectively, of which $51 million, $43 million and $37 million, respectively, was included in corporate expense in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations.

December 31,
202420232022
(In millions)
Capital Expenditures
Corporate and Other$40$200$60
Macao:
The Venetian Macao2627152
The Londoner Macao545132175
The Parisian Macao3993
The Plaza Macao and Four Seasons Macao14159
Sands Macao1664
Ferry Operations and Other3——
879233243
Marina Bay Sands648584348
Total capital expenditures$1,567$1,017$651
December 31,
202420232022
(In millions)
Total Assets
Corporate and Other$3,353$5,167$5,422
Macao:
The Venetian Macao2,8062,5482,135
The Londoner Macao4,6654,1934,489
The Parisian Macao1,7101,8021,828
The Plaza Macao and Four Seasons Macao9871,0591,020
Sands Macao253287208
Ferry Operations and Other719335870
11,14010,22410,550
Marina Bay Sands6,1736,3876,067
Total assets$20,666$21,778$22,039
December 31,
202420232022
(In millions)
Total Long-Lived Assets(1)
United States$587$608$177
Macao:
The Venetian Macao1,5031,3371,415
The Londoner Macao4,0863,7964,085
The Parisian Macao1,5911,6651,789
The Plaza Macao and Four Seasons Macao844896975
Sands Macao170169180
Ferry Operations and Other232941
8,2177,8928,485
Singapore:
Marina Bay Sands5,1215,1414,891
Other704726
Total long-lived assets$13,995$13,688$13,579

(1)Long-lived assets include property and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation and amortization, and leasehold interests in land, net of accumulated amortization.

Note 21 —Selected Quarterly Financial Results (Unaudited)

Quarter
FirstSecondThirdFourthTotal
(In millions, except per share data)
Net revenues$2,959$2,761$2,682$2,896$11,298
Operating income7175915045902,402
Net income5834243533921,752
Net income attributable to Las Vegas Sands Corp.4943532753241,446
Basic earnings per share0.660.480.380.451.97
Diluted earnings per share0.660.480.380.451.96
Net revenues$2,120$2,542$2,795$2,915$10,372
Operating income3785376887102,313
Net income1453684494691,431
Net income attributable to Las Vegas Sands Corp.1473123803821,221
Basic earnings per share0.190.410.500.501.60
Diluted earnings per share0.190.410.500.501.60

Because earnings per share amounts are calculated using the weighted average number of common and dilutive common equivalent shares outstanding during each quarter, the sum of the per share amounts for the four quarters may not equal the total earnings per share amounts for the respective year.

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