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LAS VEGAS SANDS CORP - Quarter Report: 2006 June (Form 10-Q)

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UNITED STATES SECURITIES & EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Form 10-Q
     
þ
  QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
 
    For the quarterly period ended June 30, 2006
 
o
  TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
 
    For the Transition period from           to
 
Commission File Number 001-32373
 
LAS VEGAS SANDS CORP.
(Exact name of registration as specified in its charter)
     
Nevada
  27-0099920
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
  (I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
 
3355 Las Vegas Boulevard South
Las Vegas, Nevada
(Address of principal executive offices)
  89109
(Zip Code)
(702) 414-1000
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
     Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the Registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.     Yes þ          No o
      Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, or a non-accelerated filer. See definition of “accelerated filer and large accelerated filer” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
Large accelerated filer þ          Accelerated filer o          Non-accelerated filer o
      Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).     Yes o          No þ
      Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the Registrant’s classes of common stock, as of August 1, 2006.
LAS VEGAS SANDS CORP.
     
Class   Outstanding at August 1, 2006
     
Common Stock ($0.001 par value)
  354,365,124 shares
 
 


 

LAS VEGAS SANDS CORP.
Table of Contents
         
Part I
FINANCIAL INFORMATION
 
  Financial Statements (unaudited)    
 
     Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets at June 30, 2006 and December 31, 2005   3
 
     Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations for the Three and Six Months Ended June 30, 2006 and June 30, 2005   4
 
     Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Six Months Ended June 30, 2006 and June 30, 2005   5
 
     Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements   6
 
  Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations   27
 
  Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk   45
 
  Controls and Procedures   46
 
 Part II
OTHER INFORMATION
 
  Legal Proceedings   46
 
  Risk Factors   47
 
  Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds   47
 
  Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders   47
 
  Exhibits   48
 
 Signatures   49
 Ex-10.1
 Ex-10.2
 Ex-10.3
 EX-10.4
 Ex-31.1
 Ex-31.2
 Ex-32.1
 EX-32.2

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Item 1 — Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
LAS VEGAS SANDS CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
                   
    June 30,   December 31,
    2006   2005
         
    (In thousands, except share data)
    (Unaudited)
ASSETS
Current assets:
               
 
Cash and cash equivalents
  $ 281,999     $ 456,846  
 
Restricted cash
    340,203       71,717  
 
Accounts receivable, net
    86,939       84,778  
 
Inventories
    10,820       9,967  
 
Deferred income taxes
    12,123       7,946  
 
Prepaid income taxes
    16,800        
 
Prepaid expenses and other
    28,464       13,452  
             
Total current assets
    777,348       644,706  
Property and equipment, net
    3,347,330       2,600,468  
Deferred financing costs, net
    67,509       30,973  
Restricted cash
    1,336,781       571,143  
Deferred income taxes
          11,332  
Other assets, net
    211,873       21,117  
             
Total assets
  $ 5,740,841     $ 3,879,739  
             
 
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Current liabilities:
               
 
Accounts payable
  $ 45,683     $ 34,803  
 
Construction payables
    231,702       163,932  
 
Accrued interest payable
    7,317       7,918  
 
Other accrued liabilities
    254,518       246,390  
 
Current maturities of long-term debt
    6,138       7,325  
             
Total current liabilities
    545,358       460,368  
Other long-term liabilities
    12,977       9,804  
Deferred income taxes
    3,777        
Deferred gain on sale of The Grand Canal Shops mall
    66,396       68,129  
Deferred rent from The Grand Canal Shops mall transaction
    105,387       105,999  
Long-term debt
    3,156,799       1,625,901  
             
Total liabilities
    3,890,694       2,270,201  
             
Commitments and contingencies (Note 6)
               
Stockholders’ equity:
               
 
Common stock, $.001 par value, 1,000,000,000 shares authorized, 354,365,124 and 354,179,580 shares issued and outstanding
    354       354  
 
Capital in excess of par value
    974,921       964,660  
 
Deferred compensation
          (150 )
 
Accumulated other comprehensive income
    812       1,726  
 
Retained earnings
    874,060       642,948  
             
      1,850,147       1,609,538  
             
 
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity
  $ 5,740,841     $ 3,879,739  
             
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

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LAS VEGAS SANDS CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations
                                   
    Three Months Ended June 30,   Six Months Ended June 30,
         
    2006   2005   2006   2005
                 
    (In thousands, except share and per share data)
    (Unaudited)
Revenues:
                               
 
Casino
  $ 378,462     $ 274,808     $ 753,844     $ 540,594  
 
Rooms
    89,654       83,983       180,792       170,060  
 
Food and beverage
    44,023       34,698       95,839       78,187  
 
Convention, retail and other
    29,276       24,354       64,281       52,808  
                         
      541,415       417,843       1,094,756       841,649  
Less-promotional allowances
    (24,408 )     (19,022 )     (47,385 )     (39,034 )
                         
 
Net revenues
    517,007       398,821       1,047,371       802,615  
                         
Operating expenses:
                               
 
Casino
    217,244       146,546       422,586       278,499  
 
Rooms
    21,996       20,227       43,748       41,342  
 
Food and beverage
    22,813       17,879       46,871       38,844  
 
Convention, retail and other
    15,728       13,723       32,122       28,099  
 
Provision for doubtful accounts
    3,321       782       8,310       4,168  
 
General and administrative
    57,337       48,214       112,152       93,987  
 
Corporate expense
    12,251       6,620       25,205       17,502  
 
Rental expense
    3,803       3,682       7,510       7,387  
 
Pre-opening expense
    4,354       504       6,573       504  
 
Development expense
    7,861       5,562       17,029       10,737  
 
Depreciation and amortization
    24,428       21,097       49,433       41,062  
 
(Gain) loss on disposal of assets
    456       (158 )     1,537       1,005  
                         
      391,592       284,678       773,076       563,136  
                         
Operating income
    125,415       114,143       274,295       239,479  
Other income (expense):
                               
 
Interest income
    15,018       7,133       25,232       14,527  
 
Interest expense, net of amounts capitalized
    (23,685 )     (17,969 )     (45,100 )     (45,052 )
 
Other income (expense)
    (14 )     (1,291 )     150       (1,291 )
 
Loss on early retirement of debt
          (4,166 )           (137,000 )
                         
Income before income taxes
    116,734       97,850       254,577       70,663  
Benefit (provision) for income taxes
    (7,405 )     (11,421 )     (23,465 )     22,878  
                         
Net income
  $ 109,329     $ 86,429     $ 231,112     $ 93,541  
                         
Basic earnings per share
  $ 0.31     $ 0.24     $ 0.65     $ 0.26  
                         
Diluted earnings per share
  $ 0.31     $ 0.24     $ 0.65     $ 0.26  
                         
Weighted average shares outstanding:
                               
 
Basic
    354,255,635       354,160,692       354,227,600       354,160,692  
                         
 
Diluted
    355,259,487       354,795,833       354,803,220       354,853,970  
                         
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

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LAS VEGAS SANDS CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
                     
    Six Months Ended
    June 30,
     
    2006   2005
         
    (Dollars in thousands)
    (Unaudited)
Cash flows from operating activities:
               
Net income
  $ 231,112     $ 93,541  
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
               
 
Depreciation and amortization
    49,433       41,062  
 
Amortization of deferred financing costs and original issue discount
    4,634       5,010  
 
Amortization of deferred gain and rent
    (2,345 )     (2,346 )
 
Loss on early retirement of debt
          137,000  
 
Loss on disposal of assets
    1,537       1,005  
 
Stock-based compensation
    5,724        
 
Provision for doubtful accounts
    8,310       4,168  
 
Tax benefit from stock option exercises
    (632 )     7,424  
 
Deferred income taxes
    10,932       (30,302 )
 
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
               
   
Accounts receivable
    (10,471 )     (13,972 )
   
Inventories
    (853 )     (759 )
   
Prepaid income taxes
    (16,168 )      
   
Prepaid expenses and other
    (205,612 )     (3,355 )
   
Accounts payable
    10,880       20,638  
   
Accrued interest payable
    (601 )     (2,337 )
   
Other accrued liabilities
    11,301       26,750  
             
Net cash provided by operating activities
    97,181       283,527  
             
Cash flows from investing activities:
               
Change in restricted cash
    (1,034,881 )     (5,181 )
Capital expenditures
    (730,475 )     (373,565 )
             
Net cash used in investing activities
    (1,765,356 )     (378,746 )
             
Cash flows from financing activities:
               
Dividends paid to shareholders
          (21,052 )
Proceeds from exercise of stock options
    3,180        
Tax benefit from stock option exercises
    632        
Repayments on 11% mortgage notes
          (843,640 )
Proceeds from 6.375% senior notes, net of discount
          247,722  
Proceeds from senior secured credit facility-term B
          305,000  
Proceeds from Macao credit facility
    1,325,000        
Proceeds from senior secured credit facility-revolver
    254,129        
Proceeds from phase II mall construction loan
    30,000       10,500  
Proceeds from other long-term debt
    75        
Repayments on Venetian Intermediate credit facility
    (50,000 )      
Repayment on senior secured credit facility-revolver
    (25,000 )      
Repayments on Interface mortgage note payable
    (2,807 )     (2,448 )
Repayments on FF&E credit facility
    (1,800 )     (600 )
Repayments on Venetian Macao senior secured notes — tranche A
          (75,000 )
Repayments on Venetian Macao senior secured notes — tranche B
          (45,000 )
Repurchase premiums incurred in connection with refinancing transactions
          (113,311 )
Transaction costs, initial public offering
          (487 )
Payments of deferred financing costs
    (41,056 )     (11,169 )
             
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities
    1,492,353       (549,485 )
             
Effect of exchange rate on cash
    975        
             
Decrease in cash and cash equivalents
    (174,847 )     (644,704 )
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period
    456,846       1,294,898  
             
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period
  $ 281,999     $ 650,194  
             
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:
               
Cash payments for interest
  $ 69,725     $ 51,494  
             
Cash payments for taxes
  $ 28,000     $  
             
Non-cash investing and financing activities:
               
Property and equipment acquisitions included in construction payables
  $ 231,702     $ 163,932  
             
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

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LAS VEGAS SANDS CORP.
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
NOTE 1 — ORGANIZATION AND BUSINESS OF COMPANY
      The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in the Annual Report on Form 10-K of Las Vegas Sands Corp. and its subsidiaries (collectively the “Company”) for the year ended December 31, 2005. The year-end balance sheet data was derived from audited financial statements, but does not include all disclosures required by generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America. In addition, certain amounts in the 2005 financial statements have been reclassified to conform to the 2006 presentation. In the opinion of management, all adjustments and normal recurring accruals considered necessary for a fair statement of the results for the interim period have been included. The interim results reflected in the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements are not necessarily indicative of expected results for the full year.
      Las Vegas Sands Corp. (“LVSC”) was incorporated in Nevada during August 2004 and completed an initial public offering of its common stock in December 2004. Immediately prior to the initial public offering LVSC acquired 100% of the capital stock of Las Vegas Sands, Inc., which was converted into a Nevada limited liability company, Las Vegas Sands, LLC (“LVSLLC”), in July 2005. The acquisition of LVSLLC by LVSC has been accounted for as a reorganization of entities under common control, in a manner similar to pooling-of-interests. LVSC is traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol “LVS.”
Las Vegas Properties
      The Company owns and operates The Venetian Resort Hotel Casino (“The Venetian”), a Renaissance Venice-themed resort situated on the Las Vegas Strip (the “Strip”). The Venetian includes the first all-suites hotel on the Strip with 4,027 suites; a gaming facility of approximately 116,000 square feet; an enclosed retail, dining and entertainment complex of approximately 440,000 net leasable square feet (the “Grand Canal Shops” or the “Mall”), which was sold to a third party in 2004; a meeting and conference facility of approximately 1.1 million square feet; and an expo and convention center of approximately 1.2 million square feet (“The Sands Expo Center”). The Company has commenced construction work on the site of The Palazzo Resort Hotel Casino (“The Palazzo”), a second resort similar in size to The Venetian, which is situated on a 14-acre site next to The Venetian and The Sands Expo Center and next to the Wynn Las Vegas Resort. The Palazzo is expected to consist of an all-suites, 50-floor luxury hotel tower with approximately 3,025 suites, a gaming facility of approximately 105,000 square feet and an enclosed shopping, dining and entertainment complex of approximately 450,000 square feet, which the Company has contracted to sell to a third party.
Macao Projects
      The Company also owns and operates The Sands Macao, a Las Vegas-style casino in Macao, China, which opened on May 18, 2004. In addition to The Sands Macao, the Company is also constructing The Venetian Macao Resort Hotel Casino (“The Venetian Macao”), an approximately 3,000 all-suites hotel, casino, and convention center complex, with a Venetian-style theme similar to that of its Las Vegas property. Under its gaming subconcession in Macao, the Company was obligated to develop and open The Venetian Macao by June 2006 and a convention center by December 2006. In March 2006, the Company received an extension of the June and December 2006 construction deadlines for The Venetian Macao and the convention center to December 2007. The Company currently expects to open The Venetian Macao in mid-2007. If the Company fails to meet the December 2007 deadline and that deadline is not extended further, the Company could lose its right to continue to operate The Sands Macao or any other facilities developed under its Macao gaming subconcession and its investment to date in construction of The Venetian Macao could be lost. See Note 7 — Segment Information, for the total assets in Macao.

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LAS VEGAS SANDS CORP.
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)
      The Company commenced construction of The Venetian Macao prior to obtaining a land concession from the Macao government, which holds title to the land. The Company has applied to the Macao government for a land concession for a portion of the west side of the Cotai Striptm, including the site of The Venetian Macao. The land concession will require the Company to pay certain premiums and rent. The Company is currently in negotiations with the Macao government over the cost of the land concession and believes it will be successful in obtaining the land concession. The Company expects to have the negotiations complete in the latter part of the third quarter or early part of the fourth quarter of 2006, at which point the Company will be required to pay the negotiated amount. The land premium will be amortized over an extended period of time. The initial term of the lease will be 25 years with unlimited 10-year renewals at the Company’s option. The Company expects to use the funds from the new Macao credit facility (see Note 4) to make the portion of the land concession payments that will be due upon receipt of the provisional land grant and will finance the remaining portion through financing permitted by the Macao government and certain payment guarantees to be issued by commercial banks. Under the credit facility, the Company is required to secure the concession in order to fully draw against the facility. If the Company is unable to complete the negotiations within a specified period of time, it will not be able to draw any further funds from the Macao credit facility (see Note 4) in order to fund construction activities and it will have to seek additional financing. In the event the Company is unable to successfully conclude its negotiations with the Macao government with regard to the land underlying The Venetian Macao, the Company could lose all or a substantial part of its investment in the creation of the land and in constructing The Venetian Macao and would not be able to open and operate the facility as planned. See Note 7 — Segment Information, for the total assets in Macao.
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
      In December 2004, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Statement of Financial Standards (“SFAS”) No. 123R, “Share-Based Payment”, which supersedes Accounting Principles Board Opinion (“APB”) No. 25, “Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees”. This statement requires compensation costs related to stock-based payment transactions to be recognized in financial statements based on estimated fair values. This statement also requires the benefits of tax deductions in excess of recognized compensation cost to be reported as a financing cash flow, rather than as an operating cash flow. This statement requires companies entities to measure the cost of employee services received in exchange for an award of equity instruments based on the grant-date fair value of the award (with limited exceptions). This cost is being recognized over the period during which an employee is required to provide service in exchange for the award. This statement also addresses the accounting for the tax effects of stock-based compensation awards. The Company adopted this standard as of January 1, 2006 using the modified prospective application transition method. Under the modified prospective application transition method, the Company is expensing the cost of stock-based compensation awards issued after January 1, 2006 based on their fair values. Additionally, the Company is recognizing compensation cost for the portion of awards outstanding on January 1, 2006, based on their previously calculated fair values, for which the requisite service has not been rendered as the requisite service is to be rendered on or after January 1, 2006. During the three and six months ended June 30, 2006, the Company recorded $2.9 million and $5.7 million respectively, of stock-based compensation expense. Previous periods have not been restated. See “Note 5 — Stock-Based Employee Compensation” for additional information.
      In July 2006, the FASB issued Interpretation (“FIN”) No. 48, “Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes”, which clarifies the accounting for uncertainty in income taxes recognized in the financial statements in accordance with SFAS No. 109, “Accounting for Income Taxes”. FIN No. 48 provides guidance on the financial statement recognition and measurement of a tax position taken or expected to be taken in a tax return. FIN No. 48 also provides guidance on derecognition, classification, interest and penalties, accounting in interim periods, disclosures, and transition. FIN No. 48 will require entities to assess the likelihood that uncertain tax positions will be accepted by the applicable taxing authority and then measure the amount of

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LAS VEGAS SANDS CORP.
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)
benefit to be recognized for these purposes which are considered greater than 50% likely to be sustained. FIN No. 48 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2006. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of this standard on the condensed consolidated financial statements.
NOTE 2 — STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY AND EARNINGS PER SHARE
      Changes in stockholders’ equity for the six months ended June 30, 2006 were as follows (in thousands):
         
Balance at December 31, 2005
  $ 1,609,538  
Net income
    231,112  
Stock-based compensation
    6,599  
Proceeds from exercise of stock options
    3,180  
Tax benefit from exercise of stock options
    632  
Change in accumulated other comprehensive income
    (914 )
       
Balance at June 30, 2006
  $ 1,850,147  
       
      At June 30, 2006, the accumulated other comprehensive income balance consisted solely of foreign currency translation adjustments. For the three and six months ended June 30, 2006, comprehensive income amounted to $108.7 million and $230.2 million, respectively.
      The weighted average number of common and common equivalent shares used in the calculation of basic and diluted earnings per share consisted of the following:
                                 
    Three Months Ended June 30,   Six Months Ended June 30,
         
    2006   2005   2006   2005
                 
Weighted-average common shares outstanding (used in the calculation of basic earnings per share)
    354,255,635       354,160,692       354,227,600       354,160,692  
Potential dilution from stock options and restricted stock
    1,003,852       635,141       575,620       693,278  
                                 
Weighted-average common and common equivalent shares (used in the calculations of diluted earnings per share)
    355,259,487       354,795,833       354,803,220       354,853,970  
                                 
      For the three and six months ended June 30, 2006, outstanding options to purchase 432,500 shares and 2,057,894 shares of common stock, respectively, were not included in the calculation of diluted earnings per share because their effect was antidilutive. For the three and six months ended June 30, 2005, outstanding options to purchase 22,820 shares of common stock were not included in the calculation of diluted earnings per share because their effect was antidilutive.

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LAS VEGAS SANDS CORP.
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)
NOTE 3 — PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT
      Property and equipment consists of the following (in thousands):
                 
    June 30,   December 31,
    2006   2005
         
Land and land improvements
  $ 201,896     $ 202,285  
Building and improvements
    1,544,771       1,454,462  
Equipment, furniture, fixtures and leasehold improvements
    370,615       351,219  
Construction in progress
    1,644,380       957,752  
             
      3,761,662       2,965,718  
Less: accumulated depreciation and amortization
    (414,332 )     (365,250 )
             
    $ 3,347,330     $ 2,600,468  
             
      During the three and six months ended June 30, 2006 and the three and six months ended June 30, 2005, the Company capitalized interest expense of $20.9 million, $29.2 million, $5.0 million and $9.1 million, respectively.
NOTE 4 — LONG-TERM DEBT
      Long-term debt consists of the following (in thousands):
                 
    June 30,   December 31,
    2006   2005
         
Indebtedness of the Company and its Subsidiaries other than the Macao Subsidiaries:
               
Senior Secured Credit Facility — Term B and Term B delayed
  $ 1,170,000     $ 1,170,000  
Senior Secured Credit Facility — Revolving Facility
    260,129       31,000  
6.375% Senior Notes
    248,039       247,925  
The Sands Expo Center Mortgage Loan
    92,794       95,601  
Phase II Mall Construction Loan
    58,500       28,500  
FF&E Credit Facility and other
    8,475       10,200  
Indebtedness of the Macao Subsidiaries:
               
Macao Credit Facility — Term B
    1,200,000        
Macao Credit Facility — Local Term
    100,000        
Macao Credit Facility — Revolving Facility
    25,000        
Venetian Intermediate Credit Facility
          50,000  
             
      3,162,937       1,633,226  
Less: current maturities
    (6,138 )     (7,325 )
             
Total long-term debt
  $ 3,156,799     $ 1,625,901  
             
      On May 25, 2006, two subsidiaries of the Company, VML US Finance LLC (the “Borrower”) and Venetian Macau Limited, as guarantor, entered into a credit agreement (the “Macao Credit Facility”). The Macao Credit Facility consists of a $1.20 billion funded term B loan (the “Macao Term B Facility”), a $700.0 million delayed draw term B loan (the “Macao Term B Delayed Draw Facility”), a $100.0 million funded local currency term loan (the “Macao Local Term Facility”) and a $500.0 million revolving credit facility (the “Macao Revolving Facility”). As of June 30, 2006, $1.3 billion has been drawn under the Macao

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Term B Facility and Macao Local Term Facility and $25.0 million has been drawn under the Macao Revolving Facility. No amounts have been drawn under the Macao Term B Delayed Draw Facility as of June 30, 2006.
      The indebtedness under the Macao Credit Facility is guaranteed by Venetian Macau Limited, Venetian Cotai Limited and certain of the Company’s foreign subsidiaries (the “Macao Guarantors”). The obligations under the Macao Credit Facility and the guarantees of the Macao Guarantors are secured by a first-priority security interest in substantially all of the Borrower’s and the Macao Guarantors’ assets, other than (1) capital stock of the Borrower and the Macao Guarantors, (2) assets securing permitted furniture, fixtures and equipment financings, (3) Venetian Macau Limited’s gaming subconcession contract and (4) certain other assets.
      Borrowings under the Macao Credit Facility bear interest, at the Company’s option, at either an adjusted Eurodollar rate (or, in the case of the Macao Local Term Facility, adjusted HIBOR) or at an alternative base rate, plus a spread of 2.75% or 1.75%, respectively. These spreads will be decreased by 0.25% from the beginning of the first interest period following the substantial completion of The Venetian Macao.
      The Macao Revolving Facility and the Macao Local Term Facility have a five year maturity. The Macao Term B Delayed Draw Facility and the Macao Term B Facility mature in six and seven years, respectively. The Macao Term B Delayed Draw Facility and the Macao Term B Facility are subject to nominal amortization for the first five and six years, respectively, with the remainder of the loans payable in four equal installments in the last year immediately preceding their respective maturity dates. Following the substantial completion of The Venetian Macao, the Macao Local Term Facility is subject to annual amortization in an amount of approximately $6.3 million per annum, with the remainder of the loan payable in four equal installments in the last year immediately preceding the maturity date.
      The Macao Credit Facility contains affirmative and negative covenants customary for such financings, including, but not limited to, limitations on incurring additional liens, incurring additional indebtedness, making certain investments, paying dividends and other restricted payments, and acquiring and selling assets. The Macao Credit Facility also requires the Borrower and the Macao Guarantors to comply with financial covenants, including, but not limited to, minimum EBITDA for a period of time and, thereafter, ratios of EBITDA to interest expense and total indebtedness to EBITDA, as well as maximum capital expenditures. The Macao Credit Facility also contains events of default customary for such financings.
NOTE 5 — STOCK-BASED EMPLOYEE COMPENSATION
      Effective January 1, 2006, the Company adopted the provisions of SFAS No. 123R, which establishes accounting for equity instruments exchanged for employee services. Under the provisions of SFAS No. 123R, stock-based compensation cost is measured at the grant date, based on the calculated fair value of the award, and is recognized over the employee’s requisite service period (generally the vesting period of the equity grant). Prior to January 1, 2006, the Company accounted for stock-based compensation to employees in accordance with APB No. 25 and related interpretations. The Company also followed the disclosure requirements of SFAS No. 123, “Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation”, as amended by SFAS 148, “Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation — Transition and Disclosure”. The Company elected to adopt the modified prospective application transition method as provided by SFAS No. 123R and, accordingly, financial statement amounts for the prior periods presented in this Form 10-Q have not been restated to reflect the fair value method of recording stock-based compensation.
      As of June 30, 2006, the Company has two stock-based compensation plans. The board of directors has agreed not to grant any additional stock options under one of these plans and there were no options outstanding under it during the six months ended June 30, 2006. The second plan is described below. The compensation cost that has been charged against income for the plans was $2.9 million for the three months

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ended June 30, 2006, which is comprised of $2.6 million from stock options and $0.3 million from restricted stock. The compensation cost that has been charged against income for the plans was $5.7 million for the six months ended June 30, 2006, which is comprised of $5.1 million from stock options and $0.6 million from restricted stock. The total income tax benefit recognized in the condensed consolidated statement of operations for stock-based compensation arrangements was $0.7 million and $1.4 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2006, respectively. Compensation cost associated with individuals responsible for construction activities was capitalized as part of property and equipment in the amount of $0.4 million and $0.9 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2006, respectively. Basic and diluted earnings per share for the three and six months ended June 30, 2006 was $0.01 and $0.02 lower, respectively, than if the Company had continued to account for stock-based compensation under APB No. 25.
Las Vegas Sands Corp. 2004 Equity Award Plan
      The purpose of the Company’s 2004 Equity Award Plan (the “2004 Plan”) is to give the Company a competitive edge in attracting, retaining, and motivating employees, directors, officers and consultants and to provide the Company with a stock plan providing incentives directly related to increases in the value of its common stock.
      Administration. The Company’s compensation committee administers the 2004 Plan. Except in the case of awards to non-employee directors which are administered by the Company’s board of directors, the compensation committee has the authority to determine the terms and conditions of any agreements evidencing any awards granted under the 2004 Plan, and to adopt, alter and repeal rules, guidelines and practices relating to the 2004 Plan. The compensation committee has full discretion to administer and interpret the 2004 Plan, to adopt such rules, regulations, and procedures as it deems necessary or advisable and to determine, among other things, the time or times at which the awards may be exercised and whether and under what circumstances an award may be exercised. The compensation committee has formed a sub-committee to administer those portions of the 2004 Plan that require administration by directors meeting certain independence standards.
      Eligibility. Any of the Company’s subsidiaries’, directors, officers or consultants are eligible for awards under the 2004 Plan. The compensation committee has the sole and complete authority to determine who will be granted an award under the 2004 Plan (except in the case of awards to non-employee directors, which are made by the board of directors).
      Number of Shares Authorized. The 2004 Plan provides for an aggregate of 26,344,000 shares of the Company’s common stock to be available for awards. No participant may be granted awards of options, restricted stock and stock appreciation rights with respect to more than 3,000,000 shares of common stock in any one year. If any award is forfeited, or if any option terminates, expires, or lapses without being exercised, shares of the Company’s common stock subject to such award will again be available for future grant. If there is any change in the Company’s corporate capitalization, the compensation committee, in its sole discretion, may make substitutions or adjustments to the number of shares reserved for issuance under the 2004 Plan, the number of shares covered by awards then outstanding under the 2004 Plan, the limitations on awards under the 2004 Plan, the exercise price of outstanding options and such other equitable substitution or adjustments as it may determine appropriate.
      The 2004 Plan has a term of ten years and no further awards may be granted after the expiration of the term.
      Awards Available for Grant. 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 June 30, 2006, there were 21,746,797 shares available for grant under the 2004 Plan.

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      Stock option awards are granted with an exercise price equal to the market price of the Company’s stock at the date of grant. The stock options generally vest based on four years of continuous service and have 10-year contractual terms. Restricted stock awards generally vest over three years. Compensation cost for all stock option grants, which all have graded vesting, is net of estimated forfeitures and 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 historical volatilities from a selection of companies from the Company’s peer group due to the Company’s lack of historical information. The Company used the simplified method for estimating expected option life, as the options qualify as “plain-vanilla” options. 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 Company believes that the valuation technique and the approach utilized to develop the underlying assumptions are appropriate in calculating the fair values of the Company’s stock options granted during the three and six months ended June 30, 2006 and 2005.
      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:
                                 
    Three Months Ended   Three Months Ended   Six Months Ended   Six Months Ended
    June 30, 2006   June 30, 2005   June 30, 2006   June 30, 2005
                 
Weighted average volatility
    30.44 %     35.29 %     31.42 %     35.29 %
Expected term (in years)
    6.0       6.0       6.0       6.0  
Risk-free rate
    5.16 %     3.86 %     4.53 %     3.86 %
Expected dividends
                       
      The weighted average grant date fair value of 432,200 options and 2,616,794 options granted during the three and six months ended June 30, 2006 was $26.90 and $18.93 per share, respectively, and the weighted average grant date fair value of 22,820 options granted during the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2005 was $19.49 per share. The total intrinsic value of options exercised during the three and six months ended June 30, 2006 was $1.7 million and $3.2 million, respectively. No options were exercised during the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2005.
      In accordance with APB No. 25, the Company did not recognize compensation expense for employee share-based awards for the three and six months ended June 30, 2005, when the exercise price of the Company’s employee stock awards equaled the market price of the underlying stock on the date of grant.

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      The Company had previously adopted the provisions of SFAS No. 123, as amended by SFAS No. 148, for disclosure purposes only. Had the Company accounted for the plan under the fair value method allowed by SFAS No. 123, the Company’s net income, and earnings per share would have been adjusted to the following pro forma amounts (dollars in thousands, except per share data):
                 
    Three Months Ended   Six Months Ended
    June 30, 2005   June 30, 2005
         
Net income, as reported
  $ 86,429     $ 93,541  
Less: Stock-based employee compensation expense determined under the Black Scholes option-pricing model, net of tax
    (818 )     (1,624 )
             
Pro forma net income
  $ 85,611     $ 91,917  
             
Basic earnings per share, as reported
  $ 0.24     $ 0.26  
             
Basic earnings per share, pro-forma
  $ 0.24     $ 0.26  
             
Diluted earnings per share, as reported
  $ 0.24     $ 0.26  
             
Diluted earnings per share, pro-forma
  $ 0.24     $ 0.26  
             
      A summary of the status of the Company’s stock option plan is presented below:
                                 
            Weighted    
        Weighted   Average    
        Average   Remaining   Aggregate
        Exercise   Contractual   Intrinsic
    Shares   Price   Life (Years)   Value
                 
Outstanding at January 1, 2006
    2,097,960     $ 29.83                  
Granted
    2,616,794       47.47                  
Exercised
    (107,715 )     30.32                  
Forfeited
    (214,268 )     32.83                  
                         
Outstanding at June 30, 2006
    4,392,771     $ 40.20       9.18     $ 165,431,756  
                         
Exercisable at June 30, 2006
    205,382     $ 29.18       8.46     $ 9,997,996  
                         
      A summary of the status of the Company’s nonvested restricted shares for the six months ended June 30, 2006:
                 
        Weighted Average Grant
    Shares   Date Fair Value
         
Nonvested at January 1, 2006
    8,088     $ 37.09  
Granted
    77,829       44.00  
Vested
    (8,088 )     37.09  
Forfeited
           
             
Nonvested at June 30, 2006
    77,829     $ 44.00  
             
      As of June 30, 2006, there was $48.8 million of unrecognized compensation cost, net of estimated forfeitures of 8.0%, related to nonvested stock options and there was $2.9 million of unrecognized compensation cost related to nonvested restricted stock. The stock option and restricted stock costs are expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of 3.6 years and 2.4 years, respectively.

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      For the three and six months ended June 30, 2006, cash received from stock option exercises was $1.3 million and $3.2 million, respectively, and the tax benefit realized for the tax deductions from those exercises totaled $0 and $0.6 million, respectively. There were no stock option exercises for the three and six months ended June 30, 2005.
NOTE 6 — COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
Singapore Development
      In May 2006, the Company was selected by the Singapore government to build and operate an integrated resort called the Marina Bay Sands in Singapore, which will be a large integrated resort, including a casino. As a result of being selected to build the project, the Company is required to pay the Singapore government $1.20 billion Singapore dollars (approximately US$751.1 million at exchange rates in effect on June 30, 2006) in premium payments for use of the land on which the resort will be built plus an additional $298.2 million Singapore dollars (approximately US$186.7 million at exchange rates in effect on June 30, 2006) for various taxes and other fees. As of June 30, 2006, the Company had paid $300.0 million Singapore dollars (approximately US$187.8 million at exchange rates in effect on June 30, 2006) related to the land premium payments. The remaining amount due of approximately $1.20 billion Singapore dollars (approximately US$750.0 million at exchange rates in effect on June 30, 2006) is due on August 24, 2006. The Company is currently in the process of obtaining bridge financing in the amount of $1.4 billion to cover the above payments as well as the initial development costs for the project.
      At the time these remaining amounts are paid, the Company will enter into the development agreement, which will require the Company to construct and operate the Marina Bay Sands in accordance with the Company’s proposal for this integrated resort and in accordance with that agreement. Based on the proposal submitted by the Company to the Singapore government, the Company will develop and construct the Marina Bay Sands Resort for approximately $3.6 billion, inclusive of the land premium, taxes and other fees discussed above. Upon completion of the bridge financing, the Company will immediately focus its efforts on lining up long-term financing in an amount necessary to fund the construction of Marina Bay Sands.
The Palazzo Construction Litigation
      Lido Casino Resort, LLC (“Lido”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, and its construction manager, Taylor International Corp. (“Taylor”), filed suit in March 2006 in the United States District Court for the District of Nevada (the “District Court”) against Malcolm Drilling Company, Inc. (“Malcolm”), the contractor on The Palazzo project responsible for completing certain foundation work (the “District Court Case”). Lido and Taylor claim in the District Court Case that Malcolm was in default of its contract for performing defective work, failing to correct defective work, failing to complete its work and causing delay to the project. Malcolm responded by filing a Notice of a Lien with the Clerk of Clark County, Nevada in March 2006 in the amount of approximately $19.0 million (the “Lien”). In April 2006, Lido and Taylor moved in the District Court Case to strike or, in the alternative, to reduce the amount of, the Lien, claiming, among other things, that the Lien was excessive for including claims for disruption and delay, which Lido and Taylor claim are not lienable under Nevada law (the “Lien Motion”). Malcolm responded in April 2006 by filing a complaint against Lido and Taylor in District Court of Clark County, Nevada seeking to foreclose on the Lien against Taylor, claiming breach of contract, a cardinal change in the underlying contract, unjust enrichment against Lido and Taylor and bad faith and fraud against Taylor (the “State Court Case”), and simultaneously filed a motion in the District Court Case, seeking to dismiss the District Court Case on abstention grounds (the “Abstention Motion”). In response, in June 2006, Lido filed a motion to dismiss the State Court Case based on the principle of the “prior pending” District Court Case (the “Motion to Dismiss”). In June 2006, the Abstention Motion was granted in part by the United States District Court, the District Court Case was stayed pending the outcome of the Motion to Dismiss in the State Court Case and the Lien Motion was

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denied without prejudice. Lido and Malcolm then entered into a stipulation under which Lido withdrew the Motion to Dismiss, and in July 2006 filed a replacement lien motion in the State Court Case. This matter is in the preliminary stages. Lido intends to defend itself against the claims pending in the State Court Case and to prosecute the District Court Case vigorously.
Litigation Relating to Macao Casino
      On October 15, 2004, Richard Suen and Round Square Company Limited filed an action against Las Vegas Sands Corp., Las Vegas Sands Inc., Sheldon G. Adelson and William P. Weidner in the District Court of Clark County, Nevada, asserting a breach of an alleged agreement to pay a success fee of $5.0 million and 2.0% of the net profit from the Company’s Macao resort operations to the plaintiffs as well as other related claims. In March 2005, Las Vegas Sands Corp. was dismissed as a party without prejudice based on a stipulation to do so between the parties. On May 17, 2005, the plaintiffs filed their first amended complaint. On February 2, 2006, defendants filed a motion for partial summary judgment with respect to plaintiffs’ fraud claims against all the defendants. On March 16, 2006, an order was filed by the court granting defendants’ motion for partial summary judgment. Pursuant to the order filed March 16, 2006, plaintiffs’ fraud claims set forth in the first amended complaint were dismissed with prejudice as against all defendants. The order also dismissed with prejudice the first amended complaint against defendants Sheldon G. Adelson and William P. Weidner. This action is in a preliminary stage and based upon the advice of legal counsel, management has determined that based on proceedings to date, the probability of recovery by the plaintiffs is remote. We intend to defend this matter vigorously.
      On January 26, 2006, Clive Basset Jones, Darryl Steven Turok (a/k/a Dax Turok) and Cheong Jose Vai Chi (a/k/a Cliff Cheong), filed an action against Las Vegas Sands Corp., Las Vegas Sands, LLC, Venetian Venture Development, LLC and various unspecified individuals and companies in the District Court of Clark County, Nevada. The plaintiffs assert breach of an agreement to pay a success fee in an amount equal to 5% of the ownership interest in the entity that owns and operates the Macau SAR gaming subconcession as well as other related claims. In April 2006, Las Vegas Sands Corp. was dismissed as a party without prejudice based on a stipulation to do so between the parties. Other than the complaint which has been filed, and our answer, there is currently no pending activity in the matter. This action is in a preliminary stage and based upon the advice of legal counsel, management has determined that based on proceedings to date, the probability of recovery by the plaintiffs is remote. We intend to defend this matter vigorously.
Interface Nevada Litigation
      On October 17, 2003, Bear Stearns Funding, Inc. filed a lawsuit against our subsidiary, Interface Group-Nevada, Inc., the Company’s subsidiary that owns The Sands Expo Center. The plaintiff is seeking damages against Interface Group-Nevada for alleged breach of contract in the amount of approximately $1.5 million, plus interest and costs. The claim asserts that the amount is due as an agreed-upon additional fee in connection with Interface Group-Nevada’s prior $141.0 million mortgage loan, which was paid off in July 2004. Interface Group-Nevada has asserted six counter-claims against the plaintiff. The counterclaims against Bear Stearns allege that Bear Stearns’ sale of a subordinated component of the loan to a competitor constituted a breach of the loan agreement and a related agreement, that its transmission of information in connection with that sale constituted a misappropriation of Interface Group-Nevada’s trade secrets, and that it misrepresented to Interface Group-Nevada certain facts regarding the purchaser of the subordinated component. The counterclaims also allege that the Bear Stearns’ demand that Interface Group-Nevada purchase insurance not required by the loan agreement was motivated by Bear Stearns’ exclusion from participating in another financing, and that this action constituted a prima facie tort under New York law, and together with the other actions alleged in the counterclaims, constituted a breach of Bear Stearns’ duty of good faith and fair dealing. The counterclaims sought damages in an amount to be determined at trial but not less than $1.5 million, plus punitive damages of not less than $3.0 million on the fraud and prima facie tort causes

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of action. Plaintiff filed a motion for summary judgment on the complaint seeking (i) judgment on the complaint in the approximate amount of $1.5 million plus interest, costs and attorneys fees and (ii) dismissal of the counterclaims other than the two breach of contract counterclaims (the “Motion”). By Opinion and Order dated March 21, 2005, the Motion was denied in part and granted in part. The Court denied Bear Stearns’ motion for summary judgment on the complaint, granted Bear Stearns’ motion to dismiss the counterclaims alleging misappropriation of trade secrets, prima facie tort, and fraud, and granted the request to dismiss one of the two bases of the counterclaim alleging a breach of the covenant of good faith and fair dealing. This matter is now in the discovery phase. Pretrial discovery is largely complete and both Interface Group-Nevada and Bear Stearns have filed motions for summary judgment. The briefing on the motions is not yet complete. Interface Group-Nevada and its legal counsel are currently not able to determine the probability of the outcome of these matters.
Other Litigation
      The Company is involved in other litigation 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 position, results of operations or cash flows.
NOTE 7 — SEGMENT INFORMATION
      The Company reviews the results of operations based on the following geographic segments: (1) Las Vegas, which includes The Venetian, The Sands Expo and The Palazzo (currently under construction), and (2) Macao, which includes The Sands Macao, The Venetian Macao (currently under construction) and other development projects. Effective April 1, 2006, the Company changed its segments based upon changes in the information used by the chief operating decision maker to include The Sands Expo Center within the Las Vegas segment. The information for the three and six months ended June 30, 2005 has been reclassified to conform to the current presentation. The Company’s segment information is as follows for the three and six months ended June 30, 2006 and 2005 (in thousands):
                                 
    Three Months Ended   Six Months Ended
    June 30,   June 30,
         
    2006   2005   2006   2005
                 
Net Revenues
                               
Las Vegas
  $ 206,575     $ 193,748     $ 455,302     $ 422,486  
Macao
    310,432       205,073       592,069       380,129  
                         
Total net revenues
  $ 517,007     $ 398,821     $ 1,047,371     $ 802,615  
                         
Adjusted EBITDAR
                               
Las Vegas
  $ 62,234     $ 70,439     $ 162,374     $ 168,860  
Macao
    116,334       81,011       219,208       148,816  
                         
      178,568       151,450       381,582       317,676  
                         

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    Three Months Ended   Six Months Ended
    June 30,   June 30,
         
    2006   2005   2006   2005
                 
Other Operating Costs and Expenses
                               
Corporate expense
    (12,251 )     (6,620 )     (25,205 )     (17,502 )
Rental expense
    (3,803 )     (3,682 )     (7,510 )     (7,387 )
Depreciation and amortization
    (24,428 )     (21,097 )     (49,433 )     (41,062 )
(Gain) loss on disposal of assets
    (456 )     158       (1,537 )     (1,005 )
Pre-opening expense
    (4,354 )     (504 )     (6,573 )     (504 )
Development expense
    (7,861 )     (5,562 )     (17,029 )     (10,737 )
                         
Operating income
    125,415       114,143       274,295       239,479  
Other Non-Operating Costs and Expenses
                               
Interest income
    15,018       7,133       25,232       14,527  
Interest expense, net of amounts capitalized
    (23,685 )     (17,969 )     (45,100 )     (45,052 )
Other income (expense)
    (14 )     (1,291 )     150       (1,291 )
Loss on early retirement of debt
          (4,166 )           (137,000 )
Benefit (provision) for income taxes
    (7,405 )     (11,421 )     (23,465 )     22,878  
                         
Net income
  $ 109,329     $ 86,429     $ 231,112     $ 93,541  
                         
                     
    Six Months Ended
    June 30,
     
    2006   2005
         
Capital Expenditures
               
Las Vegas:
               
 
The Venetian
  $ 58,720     $ 53,066  
 
The Palazzo
    203,703       172,188  
Macao:
               
 
The Sands Macao
    41,192       29,835  
 
The Venetian Macao
    406,839       118,476  
 
Other Development Projects
    20,021        
             
   
Total capital expenditures
  $ 730,475     $ 373,565  
             

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    June 30,   December 31,
    2006   2005
         
Total Assets
               
Las Vegas Sands Corp. 
  $ 139,159     $ 307,679  
Las Vegas:
               
 
The Venetian
    2,118,504       2,080,931  
 
The Palazzo
    813,446       605,320  
Macao:
               
 
The Sands Macao
    473,899       425,597  
 
The Venetian Macao
    1,945,745       459,333  
 
Other Development Projects
    250,088       879  
             
   
Total consolidated assets
  $ 5,740,841     $ 3,879,739  
             
NOTE 8 — CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING FINANCIAL INFORMATION
      In accordance with Rule 3-10 of Regulation S-X of the Securities and Exchange Commission, condensed consolidating financial information of the Company, the Guarantor Subsidiaries (as defined below) and the non-guarantor subsidiaries on a combined basis as of June 30, 2006 and December 31, 2005, and for the three and six months ended June 30, 2006 and 2005, is as follows (in thousands).
      LVSC is the obligor under the 6.375% Senior Notes issued by LVSC on February 10, 2005. LVSLLC, Venetian Casino Resort, LLC, Mall Intermediate Holding Company, LLC, Venetian Venture Development, LLC, Venetian Transport, LLC, Venetian Marketing, Inc., Lido Intermediate Holding Company, LLC and Lido Casino Resort, LLC (collectively, the “Guarantor Subsidiaries”) have jointly and severally guaranteed the 6.375% Senior Notes on a full and unconditional basis.

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING BALANCE SHEETS
June 30, 2006
                                           
            Non-   Consolidating/    
    Las Vegas   Guarantor   Guarantor   Eliminating    
    Sands Corp.   Subsidiaries   Subsidiaries   Entries   Total
                     
Cash and cash equivalents
  $ 19,236     $ 77,678     $ 185,085     $     $ 281,999  
Restricted cash
    50,842       56,575       232,786             340,203  
Intercompany receivable
    214,128       10,353             (224,481 )      
Accounts receivable, net
    146       81,934       4,859             86,939  
Inventories
          8,968       1,852             10,820  
Deferred income taxes
    68       12,172             (117 )     12,123  
Prepaid income taxes
    16,800                         16,800  
Prepaid expenses and other
    6,622       8,258       13,584             28,464  
                               
 
Total current assets
    307,842       255,938       438,166       (224,598 )     777,348  
Property and equipment, net
    44,087       1,937,840       1,365,403             3,347,330  
Investment in subsidiaries
    1,692,543       687,562             (2,380,105 )      
Deferred financing costs, net
    1,249       23,888       42,372             67,509  
Restricted cash
          527,697       809,084             1,336,781  
Deferred income taxes
          667       2,751       (3,418 )      
Intercompany notes receivable
    72,899       50,851             (123,750 )      
Other assets, net
    79       13,550       198,244             211,873  
                               
Total assets
  $ 2,118,699     $ 3,497,993     $ 2,856,020     $ (2,731,871 )   $ 5,740,841  
                               
Accounts payable
  $ 139     $ 23,936     $ 21,608     $     $ 45,683  
Construction payables
          56,575       175,127             231,702  
Intercompany payables
                224,481       (224,481 )      
Accrued interest payable
    5,977       430       910             7,317  
Other accrued liabilities
    4,873       108,782       140,863             254,518  
Deferred income taxes
                117       (117 )      
Current maturities of long-term debt
          1,800       4,338             6,138  
                               
 
Total current liabilities
    10,989       191,523       567,444       (224,598 )     545,358  
Other long-term liabilities
    2,329       177,198       5,233             184,760  
Deferred income taxes
    7,195                   (3,418 )     3,777  
Intercompany notes payable
                123,750       (123,750 )      
Long-term debt
    248,039       1,436,729       1,472,031             3,156,799  
                               
Total liabilities
    268,552       1,805,450       2,168,458       (351,766 )     3,890,694  
                               
Stockholders’ equity
    1,850,147       1,692,543       687,562       (2,380,105 )     1,850,147  
                               
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity
  $ 2,118,699     $ 3,497,993     $ 2,856,020     $ (2,731,871 )   $ 5,740,841  
                               

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING BALANCE SHEETS
December 31, 2005
                                           
            Non-   Consolidating/    
    Las Vegas   Guarantor   Guarantor   Eliminating    
    Sands Corp.   Subsidiaries   Subsidiaries   Entries   Total
                     
Cash and cash equivalents
  $ 202,196     $ 87,173     $ 167,477     $     $ 456,846  
Restricted cash
    50,052       3       21,662             71,717  
Intercompany receivable
    2,207       3,373       4,195       (9,775 )      
Accounts receivable, net
    245       81,204       3,329             84,778  
Intercompany notes receivable
    121,784                   (121,784 )      
Inventories
          8,584       1,383             9,967  
Deferred income taxes
    11,748       (2,871 )     (931 )           7,946  
Prepaid expenses and other
    436       6,141       6,875             13,452  
                               
 
Total current assets
    388,668       183,607       203,990       (131,559 )     644,706  
Property and equipment, net
    38,471       1,744,352       817,645             2,600,468  
Investment in subsidiaries
    1,441,500       480,619             (1,922,119 )      
Deferred financing costs, net
    1,322       26,442       3,209             30,973  
Restricted cash
          571,143                   571,143  
Deferred income taxes
    3,130       5,852       2,350             11,332  
Other assets, net
    79       12,485       8,553             21,117  
                               
Total assets
  $ 1,873,170     $ 3,024,500     $ 1,035,747     $ (2,053,678 )   $ 3,879,739  
                               
Accounts payable
  $ 50     $ 20,614     $ 14,139     $     $ 34,803  
Construction payables
          54,234       109,698             163,932  
Intercompany payables
                9,775       (9,775 )      
Accrued interest payable
    5,977       1,157       784             7,918  
Other accrued liabilities
    8,053       116,029       122,308             246,390  
Intercompany notes payable
                121,784       (121,784 )      
Current maturities of long-term debt
          2,400       4,925             7,325  
                               
 
Total current liabilities
    14,080       194,434       383,413       (131,559 )     460,368  
Other long-term liabilities
    1,627       179,766       2,539             183,932  
Long-term debt
    247,925       1,208,800       169,176             1,625,901  
                               
Total liabilities
    263,632       1,583,000       555,128       (131,559 )     2,270,201  
                               
Stockholders’ equity
    1,609,538       1,441,500       480,619       (1,922,119 )     1,609,538  
                               
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity
  $ 1,873,170     $ 3,024,500     $ 1,035,747     $ (2,053,678 )   $ 3,879,739  
                               

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
For the three months ended June 30, 2006
                                           
            Non-   Consolidating/    
    Las Vegas   Guarantor   Guarantor   Eliminating    
    Sands Corp.   Subsidiaries   Subsidiaries   Entries   Total
                     
Revenues:
                                       
 
Casino
  $     $ 71,322     $ 307,140     $     $ 378,462  
 
Rooms
          88,014       1,640             89,654  
 
Food and beverage
          33,261       11,864       (1,102 )     44,023  
 
Convention, retail and other
    7,489       13,390       16,805       (8,408 )     29,276  
                               
 
Total revenues
    7,489       205,987       337,449       (9,510 )     541,415  
Less-promotional allowances
    (166 )     (16,152 )     (8,090 )           (24,408 )
                               
 
Net revenues
    7,323       189,835       329,359       (9,510 )     517,007  
                               
Operating expenses:
                                       
 
Casino
          43,485       173,877       (118 )     217,244  
 
Rooms
          21,939       57             21,996  
 
Food and beverage
          17,249       6,264       (700 )     22,813  
 
Convention, retail and other
          8,863       8,028       (1,163 )     15,728  
 
Provision for doubtful accounts
          3,542       (221 )           3,321  
 
General and administrative
          43,084       21,782       (7,529 )     57,337  
 
Corporate expense
    12,215       15       21             12,251  
 
Rental expense
          3,545       258             3,803  
 
Pre-opening expense
          171       4,183             4,354  
 
Development expense
    777       38       7,046             7,861  
 
Depreciation and amortization
    531       15,006       8,891             24,428  
 
Loss on disposal of assets
                456             456  
                               
      13,523       156,937       230,642       (9,510 )     391,592  
                               
Operating income (loss)
    (6,200 )     32,898       98,717             125,415  
Other income (expense):
                                       
 
Interest income
    2,978       8,704       6,068       (2,732 )     15,018  
 
Interest expense, net of amounts capitalized
    (8,031 )     (16,637 )     (1,749 )     2,732       (23,685 )
 
Other income (expense)
    (7 )     (15 )     8             (14 )
 
Income from equity investment in subsidiaries
    119,725       103,675             (223,400 )      
                               
Income before income taxes
    108,465       128,625       103,044       (223,400 )     116,734  
 
Benefit (provision) for income taxes
    864       (8,900 )     631             (7,405 )
                               
Net income
  $ 109,329     $ 119,725     $ 103,675     $ (223,400 )   $ 109,329  
                               

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
For the three months ended June 30, 2005
                                           
            Non-   Consolidating/    
    Las Vegas   Guarantor   Guarantor   Eliminating    
    Sands Corp.   Subsidiaries   Subsidiaries   Entries   Total
                     
Revenues:
                                       
 
Casino
  $     $ 73,719     $ 201,089     $     $ 274,808  
 
Rooms
          82,981       1,002             83,983  
 
Food and beverage
          28,574       6,853       (729 )     34,698  
 
Convention, retail and other
    3,554       5,997       15,618       (815 )     24,354  
                               
 
Total revenues
    3,554       191,271       224,562       (1,544 )     417,843  
Less-promotional allowances
    (287 )     (13,448 )     (5,287 )           (19,022 )
                               
 
Net revenues
    3,267       177,823       219,275       (1,544 )     398,821  
                               
Operating expenses:
                                       
 
Casino
          38,711       107,835             146,546  
 
Rooms
          20,116       111             20,227  
 
Food and beverage
          14,649       3,285       (55 )     17,879  
 
Convention, retail and other
          7,112       7,500       (889 )     13,723  
 
Provision for doubtful accounts
          659       123             782  
 
General and administrative
          33,417       15,397       (600 )     48,214  
 
Corporate expense
    6,619             1             6,620  
 
Rental expense
          3,308       374             3,682  
 
Pre-opening expense
          504                   504  
 
Development expense
    147       2,283       3,132             5,562  
 
Depreciation and amortization
          13,850       7,247             21,097  
 
(Gain) loss on disposal of assets
          (165 )     7             (158 )
                               
      6,766       134,444       145,012       (1,544 )     284,678  
                               
Operating income (loss)
    (3,499 )     43,379       74,263             114,143  
Other income (expense):
                                       
 
Interest income
    2,766       4,110       2,281       (2,024 )     7,133  
 
Interest expense, net of amounts capitalized
    (4,073 )     (10,507 )     (5,413 )     2,024       (17,969 )
 
Other expense
          (1,220 )     (71 )           (1,291 )
 
Loss on early retirement of debt
                (4,166 )           (4,166 )
 
Income from equity investment in subsidiaries
    89,999       66,859             (156,858 )      
                               
Income before income taxes
    85,193       102,621       66,894       (156,858 )     97,850  
 
Benefit (provision) for income taxes
    1,236       (12,622 )     (35 )           (11,421 )
                               
Net income
  $ 86,429     $ 89,999     $ 66,859     $ (156,858 )   $ 86,429  
                               

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
For the six months ended June 30, 2006
                                           
            Non-   Consolidating/    
    Las Vegas   Guarantor   Guarantor   Eliminating    
    Sands Corp.   Subsidiaries   Subsidiaries   Entries   Total
                     
Revenues:
                                       
 
Casino
  $     $ 168,458     $ 585,386     $     $ 753,844  
 
Rooms
          177,583       3,209             180,792  
 
Food and beverage
          75,207       22,952       (2,320 )     95,839  
 
Convention, retail and other
    14,086       25,737       39,866       (15,408 )     64,281  
                               
 
Total revenues
    14,086       446,985       651,413       (17,728 )     1,094,756  
Less-promotional allowances
    (356 )     (31,430 )     (15,599 )           (47,385 )
                               
 
Net revenues
    13,730       415,555       635,814       (17,728 )     1,047,371  
                               
Operating expenses:
                                       
 
Casino
          89,538       333,166       (118 )     422,586  
 
Rooms
          43,654       94             43,748  
 
Food and beverage
          35,425       12,211       (765 )     46,871  
 
Convention, retail and other
          16,619       18,222       (2,719 )     32,122  
 
Provision for doubtful accounts
          8,281       29             8,310  
 
General and administrative
          85,065       41,213       (14,126 )     112,152  
 
Corporate expense
    25,040       15       150             25,205  
 
Rental expense
          6,861       649             7,510  
 
Pre-opening expense
          427       6,146             6,573  
 
Development expense
    1,117       38       15,874             17,029  
 
Depreciation and amortization
    1,047       30,948       17,438             49,433  
 
Loss on disposal of assets
          12       1,525             1,537  
                               
      27,204       316,883       446,717       (17,728 )     773,076  
                               
Operating income (loss)
    (13,474 )     98,672       189,097             274,295  
Other income (expense):
                                       
 
Interest income
    6,674       15,788       7,053       (4,283 )     25,232  
 
Interest expense, net of amounts capitalized
    (8,476 )     (33,332 )     (7,575 )     4,283       (45,100 )
 
Other income (expense)
    (7 )     141       16             150  
 
Income from equity investment in subsidiaries
    240,577       188,249             (428,826 )      
                               
Income before income taxes
    225,294       269,518       188,591       (428,826 )     254,577  
 
Benefit (provision) for income taxes
    5,818       (28,941 )     (342 )           (23,465 )
                               
Net income
  $ 231,112     $ 240,577     $ 188,249     $ (428,826 )   $ 231,112  
                               

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
For the six months ended June 30, 2005
                                           
            Non-   Consolidating/    
    Las Vegas   Guarantor   Guarantor   Eliminating    
    Sands Corp.   Subsidiaries   Subsidiaries   Entries   Total
                     
Revenues:
                                       
 
Casino
  $     $ 168,467     $ 372,127     $     $ 540,594  
 
Rooms
          168,410       1,650             170,060  
 
Food and beverage
          64,775       15,090       (1,678 )     78,187  
 
Convention, retail and other
    6,641       11,371       36,689       (1,893 )     52,808  
                               
 
Total revenues
    6,641       413,023       425,556       (3,571 )     841,649  
Less-promotional allowances
    (511 )     (27,247 )     (11,276 )           (39,034 )
                               
 
Net revenues
    6,130       385,776       414,280       (3,571 )     802,615  
                               
Operating expenses:
                                       
 
Casino
          79,620       198,879             278,499  
 
Rooms
          41,185       157             41,342  
 
Food and beverage
          31,805       7,135       (96 )     38,844  
 
Convention, retail and other
          13,729       16,645       (2,275 )     28,099  
 
Provision for doubtful accounts
          4,045       123             4,168  
 
General and administrative
          64,682       30,505       (1,200 )     93,987  
 
Corporate expense
    17,411             91             17,502  
 
Rental expense
          6,607       780             7,387  
 
Pre-opening expense
          504                   504  
 
Development expense
    147       4,090       6,500             10,737  
 
Depreciation and amortization
          26,790       14,272             41,062  
 
Loss on disposal of assets
          998       7             1,005  
                               
      17,558       274,055       275,094       (3,571 )     563,136  
                               
Operating income (loss)
    (11,428 )     111,721       139,186             239,479  
Other income (expense):
                                       
 
Interest income
    5,589       8,473       4,050       (3,585 )     14,527  
 
Interest expense, net of amounts capitalized
    (6,285 )     (30,722 )     (11,630 )     3,585       (45,052 )
 
Other expense
          (1,220 )     (71 )           (1,291 )
 
Loss on early retirement of debt
          (132,834 )     (4,166 )           (137,000 )
 
Income from equity investment in subsidiaries
    94,259       125,831             (220,090 )      
                               
Income before income taxes
    82,135       81,249       127,369       (220,090 )     70,663  
 
Benefit (provision) for income taxes
    11,406       13,010       (1,538 )           22,878  
                               
Net income
  $ 93,541     $ 94,259     $ 125,831     $ (220,090 )   $ 93,541  
                               

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LAS VEGAS SANDS CORP.
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
For the six months ended June 30, 2006
                                           
            Non-   Consolidating/    
    Las Vegas   Guarantor   Guarantor   Eliminating    
    Sands Corp.   Subsidiaries   Subsidiaries   Entries   Total
                     
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities
  $ (36,402 )   $ 79,446     $ 57,654     $ (3,517 )   $ 97,181  
                               
Cash flows from investing activities:
                                       
 
Change in restricted cash
    (790 )     (13,126 )     (1,020,965 )           (1,034,881 )
 
Capital expenditures
    (6,663 )     (226,057 )     (497,755 )           (730,475 )
 
Notes receivable to non-guarantor subsidiaries
    (115,000 )     (75,000 )           190,000        
 
Repayment of notes receivable from non- guarantor subsidiaries
    165,000       25,000             (190,000 )      
 
Intercompany receivable to Las Vegas Sands Corp. 
          (20,000 )           20,000        
 
Intercompany receivables to subsidiaries
    (200,930 )     (3,517 )           204,447        
 
Capital contributions to subsidiaries
    (11,987 )     (15,557 )           27,544        
                               
Net cash used in investing activities
    (170,370 )     (328,257 )     (1,518,720 )     251,991       (1,765,356 )
                               
Cash flows from financing activities:
                                       
 
Proceeds from exercise of stock options
    3,180                         3,180  
 
Tax benefit from stock option exercises
    632                         632  
 
Capital contributions received
          11,987       15,557       (27,544 )      
 
Borrowings from Las Vegas Sands Corp. 
                115,000       (115,000 )      
 
Borrowings from Guarantor Subsidiaries
    20,000             75,000       (95,000 )      
 
Repayment on borrowings from Las Vegas Sands Corp. 
                (165,000 )     165,000        
 
Repayment on borrowings from Guarantor Subsidiaries
                (25,000 )     25,000        
 
Proceeds from Macao credit facility
                1,325,000             1,325,000  
 
Proceeds from senior secured credit facility-revolver
          254,129                   254,129  
 
Proceeds from phase II mall construction loan
                30,000             30,000  
 
Proceeds from other long-term debt
                75             75  
 
Repayments on Venetian Intermediate credit facility
                (50,000 )           (50,000 )
 
Repayment on senior secured credit facility-revolver
          (25,000 )                 (25,000 )
 
Repayments on FF&E credit facility
          (1,800 )                 (1,800 )
 
Repayments on Interface mortgage note payable
                (2,807 )           (2,807 )
 
Payments of deferred financing costs
                (41,056 )           (41,056 )
 
Increase in Intercompany payable
                200,930       (200,930 )      
                               
Net cash provided by financing activities
    23,812       239,316       1,477,699       (248,474 )     1,492,353  
                               
Effect of foreign exchange rate on cash
                975             975  
                               
Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
    (182,960 )     (9,495 )     17,608             (174,847 )
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period
    202,196       87,173       167,477             456,846  
                               
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period
  $ 19,236     $ 77,678     $ 185,085     $     $ 281,999  
                               

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LAS VEGAS SANDS CORP.
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
For the six months ended June 30, 2005
                                           
            Non-   Consolidating/    
    Las Vegas   Guarantor   Guarantor   Eliminating    
    Sands Corp.   Subsidiaries   Subsidiaries   Entries   Total
                     
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities
  $ (75,666 )   $ 93,891     $ 265,302     $     $ 283,527  
                               
Cash flows from investing activities:
                                       
 
Change in restricted cash
          (4,838 )     (343 )           (5,181 )
 
Capital expenditures
          (202,193 )     (171,372 )           (373,565 )
 
Capital contributions to subsidiaries
    (558,570 )     (9,837 )           568,407        
 
Intercompany payment for airplane transfer
    (40,000 )     40,000                    
                               
Net cash used in investing activities
    (598,570 )     (176,868 )     (171,715 )     568,407       (378,746 )
                               
Cash flows from financing activities:
                                       
 
Transaction cost, initial public offering
    (487 )                       (487 )
 
Dividends paid to shareholders
          (21,052 )                 (21,052 )
 
Capital contributions received
          558,570       9,837       (568,407 )      
 
Dividend to Las Vegas Sands, Inc. 
                             
 
Repayments on 11% mortgage notes
          (843,640 )                 (843,640 )
 
Repayments on senior subordinated notes
                             
 
Proceeds from 6.375% senior note, net of discount
    247,722                         247,722  
 
Proceeds from senior secured credit facility-term B
          305,000                   305,000  
 
Proceeds from phase II mall construction loan
                10,500             10,500  
 
Repayments on Venetian Macau senior secured notes — tranche A
                (75,000 )           (75,000 )
 
Repayments on Venetian Macau senior secured notes — tranche B
                (45,000 )           (45,000 )
 
Repayments on FF&E credit facility
          (600 )                 (600 )
 
Repayments on Interface mortgage note payable
                (2,448 )           (2,448 )
 
Repurchase premiums incurred in connection with refinancing transactions
          (113,311 )                 (113,311 )
 
Payments of deferred financing costs
    (1,401 )     (9,755 )     (13 )           (11,169 )
 
Net change in intercompany accounts
    (3,356 )     4,189       (833 )            
                               
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities
    242,478       (120,599 )     (102,957 )     (568,407 )     (549,485 )
                               
Decrease in cash and cash equivalents
    (431,758 )     (203,576 )     (9,370 )           (644,704 )
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period
    744,927       388,338       161,633             1,294,898  
                               
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period
  $ 313,169     $ 184,762     $ 152,263     $     $ 650,194  
                               

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LAS VEGAS SANDS CORP.
Item 2 — Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
      The following discussion should be read in conjunction with, and is qualified in its entirety by, the condensed consolidated financial statements, and the notes thereto and other financial information included in this Form 10-Q. Certain statements in this “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” are forward-looking statements. See “— Special Note Regarding Forward — Looking Statements.”
General
      We own and operate The Venetian Resort Hotel Casino (“The Venetian”) and The Sands Expo and Convention Center (“The Sands Expo Center”) in Las Vegas, Nevada and The Sands Macao Casino (“The Sands Macao”) in Macao, China. We are also developing two other casino resorts: The Palazzo Resort Hotel Casino (“The Palazzo”), which will be next to and connected with The Venetian and The Sands Expo Center, and The Venetian Macao Resort Hotel Casino (“The Venetian Macao”) in Macao, China.
      We currently offer hotel, gaming, dining, entertainment, retail, spa and other amenities at The Venetian, convention and trade show space at The Sands Expo Center and gaming, dining and VIP suites at The Sands Macao. Approximately 37.5% of our gross revenue at The Venetian for the first six months of 2006 was derived from gaming and 39.5% was derived from hotel rooms. The percentage of gaming revenue for The Venetian reflects the resort’s emphasis on the group convention and trade show business and the resulting higher occupancy and room rates during mid-week periods. Approximately 96.3% of The Sands Macao’s gross revenue for the first six months of 2006 was derived from gaming activities, with the remainder primarily derived from food and beverage services.
Las Vegas Projects
      The Palazzo is currently under construction and is expected to open during the summer of 2007. The Palazzo, a second resort similar in size to The Venetian, is situated on a 14-acre site next to The Venetian and The Sands Expo Center and next to the Wynn Las Vegas Resort. The Palazzo is expected to consist of an all-suites, 50-floor luxury hotel tower with approximately 3,025 suites, a gaming facility of approximately 105,000 square feet and an enclosed shopping, dining and entertainment complex of approximately 450,000 square feet, which the Company has contracted to sell to a third party. The cost of The Palazzo could reach as high as $1.8 billion (exclusive of land), of which the mall (the “Phase II mall”) is expected to cost approximately $280.0 million (exclusive of certain incentive payments to executives made in July 2004). In addition, we expect that tenants will make significant additional capital expenditures to build out stores and restaurants to be located in The Palazzo. In connection with the sale of The Grand Canal Shops mall, we entered into an agreement with General Growth Partners (“GGP”), the purchaser of The Grand Canal Shops mall, to sell them the Phase II mall upon completion of construction. The purchase price that GGP has agreed to pay for the Phase II mall is the greater of (i) $250.0 million and (ii) the Phase II mall’s net operating income for months 19 through 30 of its operations divided by a capitalization rate. The capitalization rate is 6.0% on the first $38.0 million of net operating income and 8.0% on the net operating income above $38.0 million.
Macao Projects
      We are building The Venetian Macao, an approximately 3,000 all-suites hotel, casino and convention center complex, with a Venetian-style theme similar to that of The Venetian in Las Vegas. Under our gaming subconcession in Macao, we are obligated to develop and open The Venetian Macao and a convention center by December 2007. We currently expect to open The Venetian Macao in mid-2007. If we fail to meet the December 2007 deadline and that deadline is not extended further, we could lose our right to continue to operate The Sands Macao or any other facilities developed under our Macao gaming subconcession, and our investment to date in The Venetian Macao could be lost.

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      In addition, we are constructing The Venetian Macao on land for which we have not yet been granted a concession. The land concession will require us to pay certain premiums and rent. We are currently in negotiations with the Macao government over the cost of the land concession and believe we will be successful in obtaining the land concession. We expect to have the negotiations complete in the latter part of the third quarter or early part of the fourth quarter of 2006, at which point we will be required to pay the negotiated amount. The land premium will be amortized over an extended period of time. The initial term of the lease will be 25 years with unlimited 10-year renewals at the Company’s option. We expect to use the funds from the new Macao credit facility to make the portion of the land concession payments that will be due upon receipt of the provisional land grant and will finance the remaining portion through financing permitted by the Macao government and certain payment guarantees to be issued by commercial banks. Under the credit facility, the Company is required to secure the land concession in order to fully draw against the facility. If we are unable to complete the negotiations within a specified period of time, we will not be able to draw any further funds from the Macao credit facility in order to fund construction activities and we will have to seek additional financing. In the event we are unable to successfully conclude our negotiations with the Macao government with regard to the land underlying The Venetian Macao, we could lose all or a substantial part of our investment in the creation of the land and in constructing The Venetian Macao and would not be able to open and operate that facility as planned.
      In addition, we broke ground in October 2005 on an expansion of The Sands Macao that will enhance the size and scope of the property and increase gaming capacity by more than 30.0%. Construction of The Venetian Macao and the expansion of The Sands Macao are progressing according to plan.
      In connection with the development of The Venetian Macao, we are sponsoring a master plan for the development of multiple properties on the Cotai Striptm. We have submitted development plans to the Macao government for six casino-resort developments in addition to The Venetian Macao on an area of approximately 200 acres located on the Cotai Strip. The developments are expected to include hotels, exhibition and conference facilities, casinos, showrooms, shopping malls, spas, world-class restaurants and entertainment facilities and other attractions and amenities, as well as common public areas. The Company is in the early stages of developing these properties, including land preparation and certain foundation work. We plan to own and operate all of the casinos in these developments under our Macao gaming subconcession.
      We intend to develop the other Cotai Strip properties as follows:
  •  One of them is intended to be a Four Seasons hotel and casino, which will be adjacent to The Venetian Macao and is expected to be a boutique hotel with 400 luxury hotel rooms, up to 800 Four Seasons-serviced vacation suites, distinctive dining experiences, a full service spa and other amenities, a 45,000 square foot casino and a 190,000 square foot mall with upscale retail offerings. We will own the hotel and vacation suites. We have entered into an exclusive non-binding letter of intent and are currently negotiating definitive agreements under which Four Seasons Hotels Inc. will manage the hotel and vacation suites. The completion of The Venetian Macao and the Four Seasons is not dependent upon the Macao government’s overall approval of our Cotai Strip master development plan.
 
  •  One of them is intended to include a two hotel complex with 1,500 luxury and mid-sized hotel rooms as part of its initial phase, luxury vacation suites, a casino and a retail shopping mall. We will own the entire development, and we have entered into a management agreement with Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts to manage the hotels and vacation suites under its Shangri-La and Traders brands.
 
  •  One of them is intended to include a two-hotel complex with 1,500 luxury and mid-sized hotel rooms as part of its initial phase, luxury vacation suites, a casino and a retail shopping mall physically connected to the mall in the Shangri-La/ Traders hotel podium. We will own the entire development, and we are negotiating with Starwood Hotel and Resorts to manage the hotels and vacation suites under its brands.
 
  •  We expect to develop and own two other Cotai Strip developments, each of which is intended to include a two-hotel complex with 1,500 luxury and mid-sized hotel rooms in their initial phases, luxury vacation suites, a casino and a retail shopping mall. We will own the entire development. We have

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  entered into a non-binding agreements with Hilton Hotels and Fairmont Raffles to manage the hotel complexes under their respective brands.
 
  •  We have signed a non-binding memorandum of agreement with an independent developer for another Cotai Strip Development. We are currently negotiating definitive agreements pursuant to which we plan to partner with this developer to build a multi-hotel complex under several hotel brands.
      We do not yet have all the necessary Macao government approvals that we will need in order to develop these other Cotai Strip developments.
      We expect to make land premium payments relating to The Venetian Macao and other Macao properties under development in amounts that will be determined based on negotiations with the Macao government. We currently estimate that the cost of developing and building The Venetian Macao will be approximately $2.3 billion (exclusive of the land concession payment) and the cost for The Sands Macao expansion will be approximately $99.0 million for the expansion to increase gaming capacity and approximately $85.0 million for the hotel tower expansion. During May 2006, our subsidiary Venetian Macau Limited and its subsidiaries (“VML”) obtained a $2.5 billion credit facility to fund The Sands Macao expansion and partially fund the design, development, construction and pre-opening costs for The Venetian Macao, the Four Seasons Hotel and some of our other development projects on the Cotai Strip, and to pay related fees and expenses. We have not yet finalized our estimate of the cost of our other Cotai Strip developments; however, we will need to arrange additional debt financing to finance those costs as well.
Singapore Project
      In May 2006, we were selected by the Singapore government to build and operate an integrated resort called the Marina Bay Sands in Singapore, which will be a large integrated resort, including a casino. As a result of being selected to build the project, we are required to pay the Singapore government $1.20 billion Singapore dollars (approximately US$751.1 million at exchange rates in effect on June 30, 2006) in premium payments for use of the land on which the resort will be built plus an additional $298.2 million Singapore dollars (approximately US$186.7 million at exchange rates in effect on June 30, 2006) for various taxes and other fees. As of June 30, 2006, we had paid $300.0 million Singapore dollars (approximately US$187.8 million at exchange rates in effect on June 30, 2006) related to the land premium payments. The remaining amount due of approximately $1.20 billion Singapore dollars (approximately US$750.0 million at exchange rates in effect on June 30, 2006) is due on August 24, 2006. We are currently in the process of obtaining bridge financing in the amount of $1.4 billion to cover the above payments as well as the initial development costs for the project.
      At the time these remaining amounts are paid, we will enter into the development agreement, which will require us to construct and operate the Marina Bay Sands in accordance with the Company’s proposal for this integrated resort and in accordance with that agreement. Based on the proposal we submitted to the Singapore government, we will develop and construct the Marina Bay Sands Resort for approximately $3.6 billion, inclusive of the land premium, taxes and other fees discussed above. Upon completion of the bridge financing, the Company will immediately focus its efforts on lining up long-term financing in an amount necessary to fund the construction of Marina Bay Sands.
Other Development Projects
      We have entered into a non-binding agreement with the Zhuhai Municipal People’s Government of the People’s Republic of China to work with it to create a master plan for, and develop, a leisure and convention destination resort on Hengqin Island, located approximately one mile from the Cotai Strip. We are actively preparing preliminary design concepts for presentation to the government. This development is subject to a number of conditions, including receiving further governmental approvals.
      On December 3, 2004, following the enactment of legislation legalizing slot machine gaming in Pennsylvania, we entered into a contribution agreement with Bethworks Now, LLC, the owner of an approximately 124-acre site located in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. We have submitted a proposal to obtain one

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of two “at large” gaming licenses currently available in Pennsylvania. There are several competing proposals for these licenses. If our proposal is accepted and a slot machine license under the new legislation is granted for the site, we intend to jointly own and develop the property for use as a casino complex including a hotel with meeting rooms and retail, restaurant, movie theater, office and other commercial spaces. The Bethlehem development is subject to a number of conditions, including obtaining the gaming license.
      We are currently exploring the possibility of operating casino resorts in additional Asian jurisdictions, the United States and Europe.
Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates
      The preparation of our condensed consolidated financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires our management to make estimates and judgments that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, revenues and expenses, and related disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities. On an ongoing basis, management evaluates those estimates, including those related to allowance for doubtful accounts and discounts, accruals for slot marketing points, self-insurance and litigation, asset impairment, stock-based compensation, and income taxes. We state these accounting policies in the notes to our consolidated financial statements and in relevant sections in this discussion and analysis. These estimates are based on historical information, information that is currently available to us and on various other assumptions that management believes to be reasonable under the circumstances. Actual results could vary from those estimates and we may change our estimates and assumptions in future evaluations. Changes in these estimates and assumptions may have a material effect on our results of operations and financial condition. We believe that the critical accounting policies discussed below affect our more significant judgments and estimates used in the preparation of our consolidated financial statements.
Allowance for Doubtful Accounts and Discounts
      We maintain an allowance, or reserve, for doubtful accounts and discounts at our operating casino resorts, The Venetian and The Sands Macao. The provision for doubtful accounts, an operating expense, increases the allowance for doubtful accounts and discounts, while specific write-offs decrease the allowance for doubtful accounts and discounts. We regularly evaluate the allowance for doubtful accounts and discounts. At The Venetian, where credit or marker play is significant, we apply standard reserve percentages to aged account balances under a specified dollar amount and specifically analyze the collectibility of each account with a balance over the specified dollar amount, based upon the age of the account, the customer’s financial condition, collection history and any other known information. We also monitor regional and global economic conditions and forecasts to determine if reserve levels are adequate. At The Sands Macao, where credit or marker play is not significant, we apply a standard reserve percentage to aged account balances. The mix of credit play as a percentage of total casino play has decreased significantly since 2004 because The Sands Macao table games play is primarily cash play, while The Venetian credit table games play represents approximately 62.3% of total table games play at The Venetian. Our allowance for doubtful accounts and discounts was $56.0 million and $49.0 million, or 39.2% and 36.6% of gross accounts receivable, as of June 30, 2006 and December 31, 2005, respectively.
Self-Insurance and Slot Club Point Accruals
      We maintain accruals for health and workers compensation self-insurance and slot club point redemption, which are classified in other accrued liabilities in the condensed consolidated balance sheets. We determine the adequacy of these accruals by periodically evaluating the historical experience and projected trends related to these accruals and in consultation with outside actuarial experts for the self-insurance accruals. If such information indicates that the accruals are overstated or understated, or if business conditions indicate we should adjust the assumptions utilized, we will reduce or provide for additional accruals as appropriate.

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Litigation Accrual
      We are subject to various claims and legal actions. We estimate the accruals for these claims and legal actions in accordance with Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (“SFAS”) No. 5, “Accounting for Contingencies,” and include such accruals in the other accrued liability category in our condensed consolidated balance sheets.
Property and Equipment
      At June 30, 2006, we had net property and equipment of $3.35 billion, representing 58.3% of our total assets. We depreciate property and equipment on a straight-line basis over their estimated useful lives. The estimated useful lives are based on the nature of the assets as well as current operating strategy and legal considerations such as contractual life. Future events, such as property expansions, property developments, new competition, or new regulations, could result in a change in the manner in which we use certain assets requiring a change in the estimated useful lives of such assets. In assessing the recoverability of the carrying value of property and equipment if events and circumstance warrant such an assessment, we must make assumptions regarding estimated future cash flows and other factors. If these estimates or the related assumptions change, we may be required to record an impairment loss for these assets. Such an impairment loss would be recognized as a non-cash component of operating income.
Stock-Based Compensation
      SFAS No. 123R, “Share-Based Payment” requires the recognition of compensation expense in the condensed consolidated statements of operations related to the fair value of employee stock-based compensation. Determining the fair value of stock-based awards at the grant date requires judgment, including estimating the expected term that stock options will be outstanding prior to exercise, the associated volatility and the expected dividends. Expected volatilities are based on the historical volatilities from a selection of companies from our peer group due to our lack of historical information. We used the simplified method for estimating expected option life, as the options qualify as “plain-vanilla” options. We believe that the valuation technique and the approach utilized to develop the underlying assumptions are appropriate in calculating the fair values of our stock options granted. Judgment is also required in estimating the amount of stock-based awards expected to be forfeited prior to vesting. If actual forfeitures differ significantly from these estimates, stock-based compensation expense could be materially impacted. Prior to adopting SFAS No. 123R, we applied Accounting Principles Board Opinion (“APB”) No. 25, “Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees”, and related Interpretations, in accounting for its stock-based compensation plans. All employee stock options were granted at or above the grant date market price. Accordingly, no compensation cost was recognized for fixed stock option grants in prior periods.
Income Taxes
      We are subject to income taxes in the United States, and in several states and foreign jurisdictions in which we operate. We account for income taxes in accordance with SFAS No. 109, “Accounting for Income Taxes.” Under SFAS No. 109, deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized based on differences between financial statement and tax basis of assets and liabilities using enacted tax rates. SFAS No. 109 requires the recognition of deferred tax assets, net of any applicable valuation allowances, related to net operating loss carryforwards, tax credits and other temporary differences. The standard requires recognition of a future tax benefit to the extent that realization of such benefit is more likely than not; otherwise, a valuation allowance is applied.
      Our income tax returns are subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) and other tax authorities. While positions taken in tax returns are sometimes subject to uncertainty in the tax laws, we do not take such positions unless we have “substantial authority” to do so under the Internal Revenue Code and applicable regulations. We may take positions on our tax returns based on substantial authority that are not ultimately accepted by the IRS. The IRS is currently examining our federal income tax returns for the years ended December 31, 1998, 1999, and 2000.

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      We assess potential unfavorable outcomes based on the criteria of SFAS No. 5. We establish a tax reserve if an unfavorable outcome is probable and the amount of the unfavorable outcome can be reasonably estimated. We assess the potential outcomes of tax uncertainties on a quarterly basis. In determining whether the probable criterion of SFAS No. 5 is met, we presume that the taxing authority will focus on the exposure and we assess the probable outcome of a particular issue based upon the relevant legal and technical merits. We also apply our judgment regarding the potential actions by the tax authorities and resolution through the settlement process.
      We maintain required tax reserves until such time as the underlying issue is resolved. When actual results differ from reserve estimates, we will adjust the income tax provision and our tax reserves in the period resolved. For tax years that are examined by taxing authorities, we will adjust tax reserves in the year the tax examinations are settled. For tax years that are not examined by taxing authorities, we will adjust tax reserves in the year that the statute of limitations expires. Our estimate of the potential outcome for any uncertain tax issue is highly judgmental, and we believe we have adequately provided for any reasonable and foreseeable outcomes related to uncertain tax matters.
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
      In December 2004, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued SFAS No. 123R, which supersedes APB Opinion No. 25. This statement requires compensation costs related to stock-based transactions to be recognized in financial statements. This statement also requires the benefits of tax deductions in excess of recognized compensation cost to be reported as a financing cash flow, rather than as an operating cash flow. The provisions of this statement are effective as of the first annual reporting period that begins after January 1, 2006. This statement requires companies to measure the cost of employee services received in exchange for an award of equity instruments based on the grant-date fair value of the award (with limited exceptions). This cost is being recognized over the period during which an employee is required to provide service in exchange for the award. This statement also addresses the accounting for the tax effects of stock-based compensation awards. We adopted this standard as of January 1, 2006 using the modified prospective application; accordingly, prior periods have not been restated. Under the modified prospective application we are expensing the cost of stock-based compensation awards issued after January 1, 2006. Additionally, we are recognizing compensation cost for the portion of awards outstanding on January 1, 2006 for which the requisite service has not been rendered as the requisite service is to be rendered on or after January 1, 2006. We have chosen to continue to use the Black-Scholes option-pricing model to calculate the fair value of our stock options. During the three and six months ended June 30, 2006, we recorded $2.9 million and $5.7 million of stock-based compensation expense, respectively. No amounts for stock-based compensation were recorded for the three and six months ended June 30, 2005. As of June 30, 2006, there was $48.8 million of unrecognized compensation cost, net of estimated forfeitures of 8.0%, related to nonvested stock options and there was $2.9 million of unrecognized compensation cost related to nonvested restricted stock. The stock option and restricted stock costs are expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of 3.6 years and 2.4 years, respectively.
      In July 2006, the FASB issued Interpretation (“FIN”) No. 48, “Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes”, which clarifies the accounting for uncertainty in income taxes recognized in the financial statements in accordance with SFAS No. 109. FIN No. 48 provides guidance on the financial statement recognition and measurement of a tax position taken or expected to be taken in a tax return. FIN No. 48 also provides guidance on derecognition, classification, interest and penalties, accounting in interim periods, disclosures, and transition. FIN No. 48 will require entities to assess the likelihood that uncertain tax positions will be accepted by the applicable taxing authority and then measure the amount of benefit to be recognized for these purposes which are considered greater than 50% likely to be sustained. FIN No. 48 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2006. We are currently evaluating the impact of this standard on our condensed consolidated financial statements.

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Summary Financial Results
      The following table summarizes our results of operations:
                                                 
    Three Months Ended June 30,   Six Months Ended June 30,
         
        Percent       Percent
    2006   2005   Change   2006   2005   Change
                         
    (In thousands, except for percentages)   (In thousands, except for percentages)
Net revenues
  $ 517,007     $ 398,821       29.6%     $ 1,047,371     $ 802,615       30.5%  
Operating expenses
    391,592       284,678       37.6%       773,076       563,136       37.3%  
Operating income
    125,415       114,143       9.9%       274,295       239,479       14.5%  
Income before income taxes
    116,734       97,850       19.3%       254,577       70,663       260.3%  
Net income
    109,329       86,429       26.5%       231,112       93,541       147.1%  
                                 
    Three Months Ended   Six Months Ended
    June,   June,
         
    2006   2005   2006   2005
                 
    Percent of Net   Percent of Net
    Revenues   Revenues
Operating expenses
    75.7%       71.4%       73.8%       70.2%  
Operating income
    24.3%       28.6%       26.2%       29.8%  
Income before income taxes
    22.6%       24.5%       24.3%       8.8%  
Net income
    21.1%       21.7%       22.1%       11.7%  
Operating Results
Key operating revenue measurements
      The Venetian’s operating revenue is dependent upon the volume of customers who stay at the hotel, which affects the price that can be charged for hotel rooms and the volume of table games and slot machine play. The Sands Macao is almost wholly dependent on casino customers that visit the casino on a daily basis. Hotel revenues are not expected to be material for The Sands Macao. Visitors to The Sands Macao arrive by ferry, automobile, airplane or helicopter from Hong Kong, cities in China, and other Southeast Asian cities in close proximity to Macao.
      The following are the key measurements we use to evaluate operating revenue:
        Hotel revenue measurements include hotel occupancy rate, which is the average percentage of available hotel rooms occupied during a period, and average daily room rate, which is the average price of occupied rooms per day. Revenue per available room represents a summary of hotel average daily room rates and occupancy. Because not all available rooms are occupied, average daily room rates are higher than revenue per available room.
 
        Casino revenue measurements for Las Vegas: Table games drop and slot handle are volume measurements. Win or hold percentage represents the percentage of drop or handle, respectively, that is won by the casino and recorded as casino revenue. Table games drop represents the sum of markers issued (credit instruments) less markers paid at the table, plus cash deposited in the table drop box. Slot handle is the gross amount wagered or coin placed into slot machines in aggregate for the period cited. Drop and handle are abbreviations for table games drop and slot handle. Based upon our mix of table games, our table games produce a statistical average table win percentage (calculated before discounts) as measured as a percentage of table game drop of 20.0% to 22.0%, and slot machines produce a statistical average slot machine win percentage (calculated before slot club cash incentives) as measured as a percentage of slot machine handle generally between 6.0% and 7.0%.
 
        Casino revenue measurements for Macao: We view Macao table games as being segregated into two groups, consistent with the Macao market’s convention: Rolling Chip play (all VIP play) and Non-Rolling Chip play (mostly non-VIP players). The volume measurement for Rolling Chip play is non-

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  negotiable gaming chips wagered. The volume measurement for Non-Rolling Chip play is table games drop as described above. Rolling Chip volume and Non-Rolling Chip volume are not equivalent because, since Rolling Chip volume is a measure of amounts wagered versus dropped, Rolling Chip volume is substantially higher than drop. Slot handle at The Sands Macao is the gross amount wagered or coins placed into slot machines in aggregate for the period cited.
 
        We view Rolling Chip table games win as a percentage of Rolling Chip volume and we view Non-Rolling Chip table games win as a percentage of drop. Win or hold percentage represents the percentage of Rolling Chip volume, Non-Rolling Chip drop or slot handle that is won by the casino and recorded as casino revenue. Based upon our mix of table games in Macao, our Rolling Chip table games win percentage (calculated before discounts and commissions) as measured as a percentage of Rolling Chip volume is expected to be 2.5% to 2.8% and our Non-Rolling Chip play table games are expected to produce a statistical average table win percentage as measured as a percentage of table game drop (before discounts and commissions) of 17.0% to 19.0%. Like in Las Vegas, our Macao slot machines produce a statistical average slot machine win percentage as measured as a percentage of slot machine handle of generally between 6.0% and 7.0%.
      Actual win may vary from the statistical average. Generally, slot machine play at The Venetian and The Sands Macao is conducted on a cash basis. The Venetian’s table games revenue is approximately 62.3% from credit based guests wagering for the six months ended June 30, 2006 and The Sands Macao’s table game play is conducted primarily on a cash basis.
Three Months Ended June 30, 2006 compared to the Three Months Ended June 30, 2005
Operating Revenues
      Our net revenues consisted of the following:
                         
    Three Months Ended June 30,
     
        Percent
    2006   2005   Change
             
    (In thousands, except for percentages)
Net Revenues
                       
Casino
  $ 378,462     $ 274,808       37.7 %
Rooms
    89,654       83,983       6.8 %
Food and beverage
    44,023       34,698       26.9 %
Convention, retail and other
    29,276       24,354       20.2 %
                   
      541,415       417,843       29.6 %
Less — promotional allowances
    (24,408 )     (19,022 )     -28.3 %
                   
Total net revenues
  $ 517,007     $ 398,821       29.6 %
                   
      Consolidated net revenues were $517.0 million for the three months ended June 30, 2006, an increase of $118.2 million compared to $398.8 million for the three months ended June 30, 2005. The increase in net revenues was due primarily to an increase in casino revenue of $103.7 million. This increase is primarily attributable to the growth of our casino operations at The Sands Macao.
      Casino revenues were $378.5 million for the three months ended June 30, 2006, an increase of $103.7 million as compared to $274.8 million for the three months ended June 30, 2005. Of the increase, $106.1 million was attributable to the growth of our casino operations at The Sands Macao. For the three months ended June 30, 2006, table games drop (the Non-Rolling chip portion) at The Sands Macao increased $121.0 million to $1.04 billion and the related win percentage increased 2.1 percentage points to 18.6% as compared to the three months ended June 30, 2005. In addition, the Rolling Chip volume increased $2.27 billion to $4.26 billion and the related win percentage increased from 2.6% to 3.0% as compared to the three months ended June 30, 2005. For the three months ended June 30, 2006, The Venetian’s casino revenues decreased $2.4 million to $71.3 million. Table games drop increased $1.0 million to $254.2 million; however,

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the related win percentage dropped 1.0 percentage points to 17.6% as compared to the three months ended June 30, 2005. Slot handle at The Venetian increased from $496.0 million to $522.7 million; however, the related win percentage decreased from 6.8% to 6.2% as compared to the three months ended June 30, 2005. In our experience, average win percentages remain steady when measured over extended periods of time, but can vary considerably within shorter time periods as a result of the statistical variances that are associated with games of chance in which large amounts are wagered.
      Room revenues for the three months ended June 30, 2006 were $89.7 million, an increase of $5.7 million as compared to $84.0 million for the three months ended June 30, 2005. The increase was attributable to the increase in average daily room rate from $231 for the three months ended June 30, 2005 to $242 for the three months ended June 30, 2006, as well as an increase in occupancy rate from 98.7% for the three months ended June 30, 2005 to 99.5% for the three months ended June 30, 2006 at The Venetian. The Venetian generated revenue per available room of $241 for the three months ended June 30, 2006, as compared to $228 for the three months ended June 30, 2005. The impact on revenues of the increase in the average daily room rate was partially offset by an increased percentage of rooms being occupied by groups at a slightly lower rate, which was driven by our strategy to emphasize The Venetian as a destination for tradeshows and groups, including filling our new meeting room space with group business.
      Food and beverage revenues were $44.0 million for the three months ended June 30, 2006, an increase of $9.3 million as compared to $34.7 million for the three months ended June 30, 2005. The increase was primarily attributable to food and beverage revenues at The Venetian, which increased $7.4 million due to increased hotel occupancy and banquet business driven by our strategy discussed above.
      Convention, retail and other revenues were $29.3 million for the three months ended June 30, 2006, an increase of $4.9 million as compared to $24.4 million for the three months ended June 30, 2005. The increase is primarily attributable to $1.8 million of additional revenues from The Sands Expo Center resulting from our strategy discussed above and $1.7 million in revenues associated with the Blue Man Group performances, which began during the fourth quarter of 2005.
Operating Expenses
      The breakdown of operating expenses is as follows:
                         
    Three Months Ended June 30,
     
        Percent
    2006   2005   Change
             
    (In thousands, except for percentages)
Operating Expenses
                       
Casino
  $ 217,244     $ 146,546       48.2 %
Rooms
    21,996       20,227       8.7 %
Food and beverage
    22,813       17,879       27.6 %
Convention, retail and other
    15,728       13,723       14.6 %
Provision for doubtful accounts
    3,321       782       324.7 %
General and administrative
    57,337       48,214       18.9 %
Corporate expense
    12,251       6,620       85.1 %
Rental expense
    3,803       3,682       3.3 %
Pre-opening expense
    4,354       504       763.9 %
Development expense
    7,861       5,562       41.3 %
Depreciation and amortization
    24,428       21,097       15.8 %
(Gain) loss on disposal of assets
    456       (158 )     388.6 %
                   
Total operating expenses
  $ 391,592     $ 284,678       37.6 %
                   

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      Operating expenses were $391.6 million for the three months ended June 30, 2006, an increase of $106.9 million as compared to $284.7 million for the three months ended June 30, 2005. The increase in operating expenses was primarily attributable to the higher operating revenues and growth of our operating business in Macao and to a lesser extent in Las Vegas, as more fully described below.
      Casino department expenses were $217.2 million for the three months ended June 30, 2006, an increase of $70.7 million as compared to $146.5 million for the three months ended June 30, 2005. The increase was primarily attributable to the additional casino expenses, including higher payroll and benefits, commissions, casino advertising and gross win taxes, related to the growth of our operations at The Sands Macao. Of the $70.7 million increase in casino expenses, $47.9 million was due to the 39.0% gross win tax on casino revenues in Macao. Despite the higher gross win tax, casino operating margins at The Sands Macao are similar to those at The Venetian primarily because of lower labor, marketing and sales expenses in Macao. For the three months ended June 30, 2006, casino expenses at The Venetian were higher than in the prior year due to higher payroll and related benefit costs, resulting from increased headcount associated with our targeted investments at the property, which include the poker room and the Blue Man and Phantom of the Opera productions, and a spike in high dollar medical claims during the quarter. Food and beverage expense increased $4.9 million, primarily related to the increased food and beverage revenue noted above.
      The provision for doubtful accounts was $3.3 million for the three months ended June 30, 2006, compared to $0.8 million for the three months ended June 30, 2005. The prior year amount includes a $1.8 million recovery that did not occur during the three months ended June 30, 2006. The amount of this provision can vary over short periods of time because of factors specific to the customers who owe us money from gaming activities at any given time. We believe that the amount of our provision for doubtful accounts in the future will depend upon the state of the economy, our credit standards, our risk assessments and the judgment of our employees responsible for granting credit.
      General and administrative expenses were $57.3 million for the three months ended June 30, 2006, an increase of $9.1 million as compared to $48.2 million for the three months ended June 30, 2005. The increase was attributable to the growth of our operating businesses in Las Vegas and Macao as discussed in the casino expense section above.
      Corporate expense for the three months ended June 30, 2006 was $12.3 million, an increase of $5.7 million as compared to $6.6 million for the three months ended June 30, 2005. The increase was primarily attributable to $4.6 million of corporate general and administrative costs as we increase our headcount in the corporate area to support our continued expansion activities, and $1.1 million related to stock-based compensation recorded in connection with the adoption of SFAS No. 123R.
      Pre-opening and development expenses were $4.4 million and $7.9 million, respectively, for the three months ended June 30, 2006, compared to $0.5 million and $5.6 million, respectively, for the three months ended June 30, 2005. Pre-opening expenses for the three months ended June 30, 2006 were primarily related to The Venetian Macao project and the casino expansion at The Sands Macao. We expect that pre-opening expense will increase as The Venetian Macao and The Palazzo projects approach their anticipated 2007 opening dates. The increase in development expenses was primarily related to our increased activities in Singapore, Macao, Pennsylvania and Europe.
      Depreciation and amortization expense for the three months ended June 30, 2006 was $24.4 million, an increase of $3.3 million as compared to $21.1 million for the three months ended June 30, 2005. The increase was primarily the result of placing into service various assets at The Venetian since the second quarter of 2005, including the Blue Man Group Theater, new meeting rooms and the renovation of the pool deck.

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Interest Expense
      The following table summarizes information related to interest expense on long-term debt:
                   
    Three Months Ended
    June 30,
     
    2006   2005
         
    (In thousands, except for
    percentages)
Interest cost
  $ 44,585     $ 23,001  
Less: Capitalized interest
    (20,900 )     (5,032 )
             
 
Interest expense, net
  $ 23,685     $ 17,969  
             
Cash paid for interest
  $ 37,820     $ 18,355  
Average total debt balance
  $ 2,301,277     $ 1,503,242  
Weighted average interest rate
    7.8 %     4.8 %
      Interest expense, net of amounts capitalized, was $23.7 million for the three months ended June 30, 2006, an increase of $5.7 million as compared to $18.0 million for the three months ended June 30, 2005. Interest expense increased during the three months ended June 30, 2006 as compared to the three months ended June 30, 2005 due to an increase in interest rates and an increase in our average long-term debt balances resulting primarily from the completion of the $2.50 billion Macao credit facility, in late May 2006, to support our expansion activities in Macao. We expect that the interest expense amount will continue to increase as our long-term debt balances and interest rates increase. This increase was offset by the capitalization of $20.9 million of interest during the three months ended June 30, 2006, compared to $5.0 million of capitalized interest during the three months ended June 30, 2005. We expect that the capitalized interest amount will continue to increase as The Venetian Macao and The Palazzo projects approach their anticipated 2007 opening dates.
Other Factors Effecting Earnings
      Interest income for the three months ended June 30, 2006 was $15.0 million, an increase of $7.9 million as compared to $7.1 million for the three months ended June 30, 2005. The increase was attributable to an increase in interest rates and the increase in invested cash and cash equivalent balances, primarily from our borrowings under the Macao Credit Facility.
      Our effective income tax rate for the three months ended June 30, 2006 was 6.3%. The effective tax rate for the 2006 period was significantly lower than the United States federal statutory rate due primarily to a zero effective tax rate on our Macao net income as a result of an income tax holiday in Macao on gaming operations, which is set to expire at the end of 2008. The effective income tax rate was 11.7% for the three months ended June 30, 2005. The income tax rate was lower in the current quarter compared to the prior year quarter, primarily as a result of an increase in the mix of Macao income compared to US income.

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Six Months Ended June 30, 2006 compared to the Six Months Ended June 30, 2005
Operating Revenues
      Our net revenues consisted of the following:
                         
    Six Months Ended June 30,
     
        Percent
    2006   2005   Change
             
    (In thousands, except for percentages)
Net Revenues
                       
Casino
  $ 753,844     $ 540,594       39.4 %
Rooms
    180,792       170,060       6.3 %
Food and beverage
    95,839       78,187       22.6 %
Convention, retail and other
    64,281       52,808       21.7 %
                   
      1,094,756       841,649       30.1 %
Less — promotional allowances
    (47,385 )     (39,034 )     -21.4 %
                   
Total net revenues
  $ 1,047,371     $ 802,615       30.5 %
                   
      Consolidated net revenues were $1.05 billion for the six months ended June 30, 2006, an increase of $244.8 million compared to $802.6 million for the six months ended June 30, 2005. The increase in net revenues was due primarily to an increase in casino revenue of $213.2 million. This increase is primarily attributable to the growth of our casino operations at The Sands Macao and the formal introduction of our Rolling Chip program in March 2005.
      Casino revenues were $753.8 million for the six months ended June 30, 2006, an increase of $213.2 million as compared to $540.6 million for the six months ended June 30, 2005. Of the increase, $213.3 million was attributable to the growth of our casino operations at The Sands Macao and the formal introduction of our Rolling Chip program in March 2005. For the six months ended June 30, 2006, table games drop (the Non-Rolling chip portion) at The Sands Macao increased $171.4 million to $2.10 billion and the related win percentage increased 3.1 percentage points to 18.6% as compared to the six months ended June 30, 2005. In addition, the Rolling Chip volume increased $5.11 billion to $7.96 billion and the related win percentage increased from 2.5% to 2.8% as compared to the six months ended June 30, 2005. For the six months ended June 30, 2006, The Venetian’s casino revenues decreased $0.1 million to $168.5 million. Table games drop increased $55.3 million to $617.7 million; however, the related win percentage dropped 1.2 percentage points to 20.3% as compared to the six months ended June 30, 2005. Slot handle at The Venetian increased from $1.00 billion to $1.05 billion; however, the related win percentage decreased from 6.5% to 6.3% as compared to the six months ended June 30, 2005. In our experience, average win percentages remain steady when measured over extended periods of time, but can vary considerably within shorter time periods as a result of the statistical variances that are associated with games of chance in which large amounts are wagered.
      Room revenues for the six months ended June 30, 2006 were $180.8 million, an increase of $10.7 million as compared to $170.1 million for the six months ended June 30, 2005. The increase was attributable to the increase in average daily room rate from $237 for the six months ended June 30, 2005 to $246 for the six months ended June 30, 2006, as well as an increase in occupancy rate from 98.3% for the six months ended June 30, 2005 to 99.7% for the six months ended June 30, 2006 at The Venetian. The Venetian generated revenue per available room of $245 for the six months ended June 30, 2006, as compared to $233 for the six months ended June 30, 2005. The increase in the average daily room rate was partially offset by an increased percentage of rooms being occupied by groups at a slightly lower rate, which was driven by our strategy to emphasize The Venetian as a destination for tradeshows and groups, including filling our new meeting room space with group business.
      Food and beverage revenues were $95.8 million for the six months ended June 30, 2006, an increase of $17.6 million as compared to $78.2 million for the six months ended June 30, 2005. The increase was primarily

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attributable to food and beverage revenues at The Venetian, which increased $15.5 million due to increased hotel occupancy and banquet business at the property driven by our strategy discussed above.
      Convention, retail and other revenues were $64.3 million for the six months ended June 30, 2006, an increase of $11.5 million as compared to $52.8 million for the six months ended June 30, 2005. The increase is primarily attributable to $5.1 million of additional revenues from The Sands Expo Center resulting from our strategy discussed above and $3.8 million in revenues associated with the Blue Man Group performances, which began during the fourth quarter of 2005.
Operating Expenses
      The breakdown of operating expenses is as follows:
                         
    Six Months Ended June 30,
     
        Percent
    2006   2005   Change
             
    (In thousands, except for percentages)
Operating Expenses
                       
Casino
  $ 422,586     $ 278,499       51.7 %
Rooms
    43,748       41,342       5.8 %
Food and beverage
    46,871       38,844       20.7 %
Convention, retail and other
    32,122       28,099       14.3 %
Provision for doubtful accounts
    8,310       4,168       99.4 %
General and administrative
    112,152       93,987       19.3 %
Corporate expense
    25,205       17,502       44.0 %
Rental expense
    7,510       7,387       1.7 %
Pre-opening expense
    6,573       504       1,204.2 %
Development expense
    17,029       10,737       58.6 %
Depreciation and amortization
    49,433       41,062       20.4 %
Loss on disposal of assets
    1,537       1,005       52.9 %
                   
Total operating expenses
  $ 773,076     $ 563,136       37.3 %
                   
      Operating expenses were $773.1 million for the six months ended June 30, 2006, an increase of $210.0 million as compared to $563.1 million for the six months ended June 30, 2005. The increase in operating expenses was primarily attributable to the higher operating revenues and growth of our operating businesses in Macao and to a lesser extent in Las Vegas, as more fully described below:
      Casino department expenses were $422.6 million for the six months ended June 30, 2006, an increase of $144.1 million as compared to $278.5 million for the six months ended June 30, 2005. The increase was primarily attributable to the additional casino expenses related to the growth of our operations at The Sands Macao and increased slot machine and table games volume at The Venetian. Of the $144.1 million increase in casino expenses, $99.7 million was due to the 39.0% gross win tax on casino revenues in Macao. Despite the higher gross win tax, casino operating margins at The Sands Macao are similar to those at The Venetian primarily because of lower labor, marketing and sales expenses in Macao. For the six months ended June 30, 2006, casino expenses at The Venetian were higher than in the prior year due to higher payroll and related benefit costs, resulting from increased headcount associated with our targeted investments at the property, which include the poker room and the Blue Man and Phantom of the Opera productions, and a spike in high dollar medical claims during the six months ended June 30, 2006. Food and beverage expense increased $8.0 million, primarily related to the increased food and beverage revenue noted above.
      The provision for doubtful accounts was $8.3 million for the six months ended June 30, 2006, compared to $4.2 million for the six months ended June 30, 2005. The prior year amount includes a $1.8 million recovery that did not occur during the three months ended June 30, 2006. The amount of this provision can vary over

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short periods of time because of factors specific to the customers who owe us money from gaming activities at any given time. We believe that the amount of our provision for doubtful accounts in the future will depend upon the state of the economy, our credit standards, our risk assessments and the judgment of our employees responsible for granting credit.
      General and administrative expenses were $112.2 million for the six months ended June 30, 2006, an increase of $18.2 million as compared to $94.0 million for the six months ended June 30, 2005. The increase was attributable to the growth of our operating businesses in Las Vegas and Macao as discussed in the casino section above.
      Corporate expense for the six months ended June 30, 2006 was $25.2 million, an increase of $7.7 million as compared to $17.5 million for the six months ended June 30, 2005. The increase was primarily attributable to $9.3 million of corporate general and administrative costs as we increase our headcount in the corporate area to support our continued expansion activities, $1.3 million related to stock offering costs associated with a sale by certain trusts established for the benefit of our principal stockholder and his family in a secondary public offering of stock in March 2006 and $2.1 million related to stock-based compensation recorded in connection with the adoption of SFAS No. 123R, partially offset by a $5.0 million charitable contribution that was made in the first quarter of 2005 that did not recur in 2006.
      Pre-opening and development expenses were $6.6 million and $17.0 million, respectively, for the six months ended June 30, 2006, compared to $0.5 million and $10.7 million, respectively, for the six months ended June 30, 2005. Pre-opening expenses for the six months ended June 30, 2006 were primarily related to The Venetian Macao project and the expansion of The Sands Macao. We expect that pre-opening expense will increase as The Venetian Macao and The Palazzo projects approach their anticipated 2007 opening dates. The increase in development expenses was primarily related to our increased activities in Singapore, Macao, Pennsylvania, and Europe.
      Depreciation and amortization expense for the six months ended June 30, 2006 was $49.4 million, an increase of $8.4 million as compared to $41.0 million for the six months ended June 30, 2005. The increase was primarily the result of placing into service various assets at The Venetian since the second quarter of 2005, including the Blue Man Group Theater, new meeting rooms and the renovation of the pool deck.
Interest Expense
      The following table summarizes information related to interest expense on long-term debt:
                   
    Six Months Ended June 30,
     
    2006   2005
         
    (In thousands, except
    for percentages)
Interest cost
  $ 74,313     $ 54,189  
Less: Capitalized interest
    (29,213 )     (9,137 )
             
 
Interest expense, net
  $ 45,100     $ 45,052  
             
Cash paid for interest
  $ 69,725     $ 51,494  
Average total debt balance
  $ 1,978,690     $ 1,563,938  
Weighted average interest rate
    7.5 %     5.2 %
      Interest expense, net of amounts capitalized, was $45.1 million for each of the six months ended June 30, 2006 and June 30, 2005. Interest expense increased during the six months ended June 30, 2006 as compared to the six months ended June 30, 2005 due to an increase in interest rates and an increase in our average long-term debt balances resulting primarily from the completion of the $2.50 billion Macao credit facility, in late May 2006, to support our expansion activities in Macao. We expect that the interest expense amount will continue to increase as our long-term debt balances and interest rates increase. This increase was offset by the capitalization of $29.2 million of interest during the first six months of 2006 compared to $9.1 million of

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capitalized interest in the first six months of 2005. We expect that the capitalized interest amount will continue to increase as The Venetian Macao and The Palazzo projects approach their 2007 opening dates.
Other Factors Effecting Earnings
      Interest income for the six months ended June 30, 2006 was $25.2 million, an increase of $10.7 million as compared to $14.5 million for the six months ended June 30, 2005. The increase was attributable to an increase in interest rates and the increase in invested cash and cash equivalent balances, primarily from our borrowings under the Macao Credit Facility.
      Our effective income tax rate for the six months ended June 30, 2006 was 9.2%. The effective income tax rate for the 2006 period was significantly lower than the United States federal statutory rate due primarily to a zero effective tax rate on our Macao net income as a result of an income tax holiday in Macao on gaming operations, which is set to expire at the end of 2008. The effective tax rate was -32.4% for the six months ended June 30, 2005 primarily due to the tax benefit associated with the loss on early retirement of debt in the 2005 period, as well as the application of the aforementioned Macao income tax holiday.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
Cash Flows — Summary
      Our cash flows consisted of the following:
                   
    Six Months Ended June 30,
     
    2006   2005
         
    (In thousands)
Net cash provided by operations
  $ 97,181     $ 283,527  
             
Investing cash flows:
               
 
Capital expenditures
    (730,475 )     (373,565 )
 
Change in restricted cash
    (1,034,881 )     (5,181 )
             
Net cash used in investing activities
    (1,765,356 )     (378,746 )
             
Financing cash flows:
               
 
Dividends to shareholders
          (21,052 )
 
Repayments of long-term debt
    (79,607 )     (966,688 )
 
Proceeds of long term-debt
    1,609,204       563,222  
 
Other
    (37,244 )     (124,967 )
             
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities
    1,492,353       (549,485 )
             
Effect of exchange rate on cash
    975        
             
Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents
  $ (174,847 )   $ (644,704 )
             
Cash Flows — Operating Activities
      The Venetian’s slot machine and retail hotel rooms businesses are generally conducted on a cash basis, its table games and group hotel businesses are conducted on a cash and credit basis and its banquet business is conducted primarily on a credit basis resulting in operating cash flows being generally affected by changes in operating income and accounts receivables. The Sands Macao table games and slot machine play is currently conducted primarily on a cash basis. Net cash provided by operating activities for the six months ended June 30, 2006 was $97.2 million, a decrease of $186.3 million as compared with $283.5 million for the six months ended June 30, 2005. The main factor contributing to the decrease in cash flows provided by operating activities was a significant increase in prepaid expenses and other assets, primarily as a result of payments made to the Singapore government for deposits on the Marina Bay Sands development project in Singapore.

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Cash Flows — Investing Activities
      Capital expenditures for the six months ended June 30, 2006 totaled $730.5 million, including $58.7 million on expansions, improvements and maintenance capital expenditures at The Venetian and The Sands Expo Center in Las Vegas; $468.1 million for construction and development activities in Macao (including The Sands Macao and The Venetian Macao on the Cotai Strip); and $203.7 million for The Palazzo.
      Restricted cash increased $1.03 billion for the six months ended June 30, 2006, primarily as a result of adding $984.2 million in net restricted cash and cash equivalents from the Macao Credit Facility to be used for Macao related construction.
Cash Flows — Financing Activities
      For the six months ended June 30, 2006, net cash flows provided from financing activities were $1.49 billion. The net increase was primarily attributable to the borrowing of $1.33 billion under the Macao credit facility, $229.1 million from the senior secured revolving facility and $30.0 million from the Phase II Mall Construction Loan, offset by the repayment of the $50.0 million credit facility of Venetian Venture Development Intermediate Limited.
Capital and Liquidity
      As of June 30, 2006 and December 31, 2005, we held unrestricted cash and cash equivalents of $282.0 million and $456.8 million, respectively. We expect to fund our operations, capital expenditures at The Venetian, The Sands Expo Center and The Sands Macao (other than The Sands Macao expansion construction) and debt service requirements from existing cash balances, operating cash flow and borrowings under our Las Vegas and Macao revolving credit facilities. We have a $450.0 million senior secured revolving credit facility in Las Vegas and a senior secured $500.0 million revolving credit facility in Macao for working capital needs, of which $189.9 million and $475.0 million, respectively, were available as of June 30, 2006.
      We have commenced construction of The Palazzo and plan to continue work on The Palazzo during 2006. We currently estimate that construction will be completed in the fall of 2007 and that our cost to develop and construct The Palazzo could reach as high as approximately $1.8 billion (exclusive of land), of which the Phase II mall is expected to cost approximately $280.0 million (exclusive of certain incentive payments to executives made in July 2004). In addition, we expect that tenants will make significant additional capital expenditures to build out stores and restaurants located in The Palazzo. As of June 30, 2006, we had paid $710.1 million in design, development and construction costs for The Palazzo. We intend to use $361.8 million (plus the interest earnings) of the proceeds from the $970.0 million Term B Facility and $200.0 million from the Term B Delayed Draw Facility from the Senior Secured Credit Facility, $191.5 million of proceeds from the Phase II Mall Construction Loan, cash on hand, borrowings under the Revolving Facility under the Senior Secured Credit Facility and operating cash flow to fund the development and construction costs for The Palazzo (including the Phase II mall) and to pay related fees and expenses.
      On May 25, 2006, two subsidiaries of the Company, VML US Finance LLC (the “Borrower”) and Venetian Macau Limited, as guarantor, entered into a credit agreement (the “Macao Credit Facility”) for the funding of The Sands Macao expansion, and partial funding for the construction of The Venetian Macao and some other Cotai Strip developments. The Macao Credit Facility consists of a $1.20 billion funded term B loan (the “Macao Term B Facility”), a $700.0 million delayed draw term B loan (the “Macao Term B Delayed Draw Facility”), a $100.0 million local currency term loan (the “Macao Local Term Facility”) and a $500.0 million revolving credit facility (the “Macao Revolving Facility”). As of June 30, 2006, $1.3 billion has been drawn under the Macao Term B Facility and the Macao Local Term Facility and $25.0 million has been drawn under the Macao Revolving Facility. No amounts have been drawn under the Macao Term B Delayed Draw Facility as of June 30, 2006. In addition, all of The Sands Macao’s cash flows are expected to be used to finance a portion of the construction of The Venetian Macao and certain other Macao developments.

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      We currently estimate that the cost of developing and building The Venetian Macao will be approximately $2.3 billion (exclusive of land); however, we have not yet finalized our estimate of the costs of our other Cotai Strip developments. We will have to incur additional debt to finance The Venetian Macao, other Macao developments and our Cotai Strip developments if The Sands Macao’s cash flows, existing cash balances, and available borrowings are not sufficient. Under the Macao credit facility, the Company is required to secure the land concession in order to fully draw against the facility. If we are unable to complete The Venetian Macao land concession negotiations within a specified period of time, we will not be able to draw any further funds from the Macao credit facility in order to fund construction activities and we will have to seek additional financing.
      In May 2006, the Company was selected by the Singapore government to build and operate the Marina Bay Integrated Resort (IR) in Singapore, which will be a large integrated resort, including a casino. As a result of being selected to build the project, the Company is required to pay the Singapore government $1.20 billion Singapore dollars (approximately $751.1 million at exchange rates in effect on June 30, 2006) in premiums for use of the land where the resort will be built and $298.2 million Singapore dollars (approximately $186.7 million at exchange rates in effect on June 30, 2006) for various taxes and other fees. As of June 30, 2006, the Company had paid $300.0 million Singapore dollars (approximately $187.8 million at exchange rates in effect on June 30, 2006) related to the land premium payments. The remaining amount of $1.20 billion Singapore dollars (approximately $751.1 million at exchange rates in effect on June 30, 2006) is due on August 24, 2006. The Company is currently in the process of obtaining bridge financing to cover the above payments as well as the initial development costs for the project.
Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
      We have not entered into any transactions with special purpose entities, nor have we engaged in any derivative transactions other than simple interest rate caps. During 1997, we entered into operating lease arrangements with the HVAC provider. Under the terms of these energy service agreements, we will purchase HVAC energy and services over initial terms expiring in 2009 with an option to collectively extend the terms of these agreements for two consecutive five-year periods. We have fixed payment obligations due during the next twelve months of $6.8 million under the energy services agreements with the HVAC provider. The total remaining payment obligations under these arrangements was $20.5 million as of June 30, 2006, payable in equal monthly installments through July 1, 2009. We have the right to terminate the agreement based upon the failure of the HVAC provider to provide HVAC services. Upon the sale of The Grand Canal Shops mall on May 17, 2004, GGP assumed the responsibility for $1.6 million of annual payments to the HVAC provider. We have no other off-balance sheet arrangements.
Restrictions on Distributions
      We are a parent company with limited business operations. Our main asset is the stock and membership interests of our subsidiaries. The debt instruments of Las Vegas Sands, LLC contain significant restrictions on the payment of dividends and distributions to us by Las Vegas Sands, LLC. In particular, the Senior Secured Credit Facility prohibits Las Vegas Sands, LLC from paying dividends or making distributions to us, or investing in us, with limited exceptions. Las Vegas Sands, LLC may make certain distributions to us to cover taxes and certain reasonable and customary operating costs. In addition, Las Vegas Sands, LLC may make distributions to us in order to enable us to pay dividends on our common stock so long as construction of The Palazzo is substantially complete and certain financial leverage tests are satisfied, which distributions may not exceed $25.0 million or $50.0 million during any twelve-month period depending on our financial leverage ratio at the time of such distributions.
      In addition, the debt instrument of our subsidiary, Phase II Mall Subsidiary, LLC (the “Phase II Mall Subsidiary”), also restricts the payment of dividends and distributions to us. Subject to limited exceptions, the Phase II Mall Construction Loan prohibits the Phase II Mall Subsidiary from paying dividends or making distributions to us, or making investments in us, other than tax distributions and a limited basket amount.

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      The debt instruments of our subsidiaries, including the new Macao credit facility for the construction of The Venetian Macao contain certain restrictions that, among other things, limit the ability of our company and/or certain subsidiaries to incur additional indebtedness, issue disqualified stock or equity interests, pay dividends or make other distributions, repurchase equity interests or certain indebtedness, create certain liens, enter into certain transactions with affiliates, enter into certain mergers or consolidations or sell our assets of our company without prior approval of the lenders or noteholders. Financial covenants included in our Senior Secured Credit Facility and our Macao credit facility include a minimum interest coverage ratio, a maximum leverage ratio, a minimum net worth covenant and maximum capital expenditure limitations.
Inflation
      We believe that inflation and changing prices have not had a material impact on our net sales, revenues or income from continuing operations during the past year.
Special Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
      This report contains forward-looking statements that are made pursuant to the Safe Harbor Provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements include the discussions of our business strategies and expectations concerning future operations, margins, profitability, liquidity, and capital resources. In addition, in certain portions included in this report, the words: “anticipates,” “believes,” “estimates,” “seeks,” “expects,” “plans,” “intends” and similar expressions, as they relate to our company or its management, are intended to identify forward-looking statements. Although we believe that these forward-looking statements are reasonable, we cannot assure you that any forward-looking statements will prove to be correct. These forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors, which may cause our actual results, performance or achievements to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements. These factors include, among others, the risks associated with:
  •  general economic and business conditions which may impact levels of disposable income, consumer spending and pricing of hotel rooms;
 
  •  the uncertainty of tourist behavior related to spending and vacationing at casino resorts in Las Vegas and Macao;
 
  •  disruptions or reductions in travel due to conflicts with Iraq and any future terrorist incidents;
 
  •  outbreaks of infectious diseases, such as severe acute respiratory syndrome or avian flu, in our market areas;
 
  •  our dependence upon three properties in two markets for all of our cash flow;
 
  •  new developments, construction and ventures, including The Palazzo, The Venetian Macao and other Cotai Strip developments, and the development in Singapore;
 
  •  the passage of new legislation and receipt of governmental approvals for our proposed developments in Macao, Singapore, the United Kingdom and other jurisdictions where we are planning to operate;
 
  •  our substantial leverage and debt service (including sensitivity to fluctuations in interest rates and other capital markets trends);
 
  •  our insurance coverage, including the risk that we have not obtained sufficient coverage against acts of terrorism or will only be able to obtain additional coverage at significantly increased rates;
 
  •  government regulation of the casino industry, including gaming license regulation, the legalization of gaming in certain domestic jurisdictions, including Native American reservations, and regulation of gaming on the Internet;
 
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  •  fluctuations in the demand for all-suites rooms, occupancy rates and average daily room rates in Las Vegas;
 
  •  the popularity of Las Vegas as a convention and trade show destination;
 
  •  new taxes or changes to existing tax rates;
 
  •  our ability to meet certain development deadlines in Macao and Singapore;
 
  •  our ability to maintain our gaming subconcession in Macao;
 
  •  the completion of infrastructure projects in Macao;
 
  •  increased competition and other planned construction projects in Macao; and
 
  •  any future litigation.
      All future written and verbal forward-looking statements attributable to us or any person acting on our behalf are expressly qualified in their entirety by the cautionary statements contained or referred to in this section. New risks and uncertainties arise from time to time, and it is impossible for us to predict these events or how they may affect us. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements. We assume no obligation to update any forward-looking statements after the date of this report as a result of new information, future events or developments, except as required by federal securities laws.
Item 3 — Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
      Market risk is the risk of loss arising from adverse changes in market rates and prices, such as interest rates, foreign currency exchange rates and commodity prices. Our primary exposure to market risk is interest rate risk associated with our long-term debt. We attempt to manage our interest rate risk by managing the mix of our long-term fixed-rate borrowings and variable rate borrowings, and by use of interest rate cap agreements. The ability to enter into interest rate cap agreements allows us to manage our interest rate risk associated with our variable rate debt. We do not hold or issue financial instruments for trading purposes and do not enter into derivative transactions that would be considered speculative positions. Our derivative financial instruments consist exclusively of interest rate cap agreements, which do not qualify for hedge accounting. Interest differentials resulting from these agreements are recorded on an accrual basis as an adjustment to interest expense.
      To manage exposure to counterparty credit risk in interest rate cap agreements, we enter into agreements with highly rated institutions that can be expected to fully perform under the terms of such agreements. Frequently, these institutions are also members of the bank group providing our credit facilities, which management believes further minimizes the risk of nonperformance.

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      The table below provides information about our financial instruments that are sensitive to changes in interest rates. For debt obligations, the table presents notional amounts and weighted average interest rates by contractual maturity dates for the years ending June 30:
                                                                 
                                Fair
    2007   2008   2009   2010   2011   Thereafter   Total   Value(1)
                                 
    (Dollars in millions)
LIABILITIES
                                                               
Short-term debt
                                                               
Variable rate
  $ 6.1                                   $ 6.1     $ 7.5  
Average interest rate(2)
    9.0 %                                   9.0 %     8.5 %
Long-term debt
                                                               
Fixed rate
                                $ 250.0     $ 250.0     $ 233.8  
Average interest rate(2)
                                  6.4 %     6.4 %     6.4 %
Variable rate
        $ 158.2     $ 52.9     $ 308.9     $ 1,224.8     $ 1,164.0     $ 2,908.8     $ 2,908.8  
Average interest rate(2)
          8.4 %     7.6 %     7.3 %     7.3 %     8.3 %     7.7 %     7.7 %
Cap Agreement (3)
                    $ 1.1                 $ 1.1     $ 1.1  
Average interest rate
                                               
 
1.  The fair values are based on the borrowing rates currently available for debt instruments with similar terms and maturities and market quotes of our publicly traded debt.
 
2.  Based upon contractual interest rates for fixed rate indebtedness or current LIBOR rates for variable rate indebtedness.
 
3.  As of June 30, 2006, we have four interest rate cap agreements with a fair value of $1.1 million based on a quoted market value from the institution holding the agreement.
      Borrowings under the Senior Secured Credit Facility bear interest at our election at either LIBOR plus 1.75% or the base rate plus 0.75% per annum, subject to downward adjustments based upon our credit rating. Borrowings under the $250.0 million Phase II Mall Construction Loan facility bear interest at our election at either a base rate plus 0.75% per annum or at LIBOR plus 1.75% per annum. Borrowings under the Interface Mortgage Loan bear interest at an interest rate equal to LIBOR plus 3.75%. Borrowings under the Macao Credit facility bear interest at our election, at either an adjusted Eurodollar rate (or in the case of the Local Term Loan, adjusted HIBOR) plus 2.75% per annum or at an alternative base rate plus 1.75% per annum, and is subject to a downward adjustment of 0.25% per annum from the beginning of the first interest period following the substantial completion of the Venetian Macao.
      Foreign currency transaction gains and losses were not material to our results of operations for the six months ended June 30, 2006, but may be in future periods in relation to activity associated with our Macao subsidiaries. We do not hedge our exposure to foreign currency; however, we maintain a significant amount of our operating funds in the same currencies in which we have obligations thereby reducing our exposure to currency fluctuations.
      See also “Liquidity and Capital Resources”.
Item 4 — Controls and Procedures
Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
      Disclosure controls and procedures are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in the reports that the Company files or submits under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 is recorded, processed, summarized, and reported within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission’s rules and forms and that such information is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our principal executive officer and principal financial officer, as appropriate, to allow for timely decisions regarding required disclosure. The Company’s Chief Executive Officer and its Chief Financial Officer have evaluated the disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

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Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) of the Company as of June 30, 2006 and have concluded that they are effective to provide reasonable assurance that the desired control objectives were achieved.
      It should be noted that any system of controls, however well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable, and not absolute, assurance that the objectives of the system are met. In addition, the design of any control system is based in part upon certain assumptions about the likelihood of future events. Because of these and other inherent limitations of control systems, there can be no assurance that any design will succeed in achieving its stated goals under all potential future conditions, regardless of how remote.
Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting
      There were no changes in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the fiscal quarter covered by this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.
Part II
OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1 — Legal Proceedings
      The Company is party to litigation matters and claims related to its operations. For more information, see the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2005 and “Part I — Item 1 — Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements — Note 6 — Commitments and Contingencies” of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.
Item 1A — Risk Factors
      There have been no material changes from the risk factors previously disclosed in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2005.
Item 2 — Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
Uses of Proceeds from Registered Securities
      On December 20, 2004, we issued all of the 27,380,953 shares of our common stock we registered in an initial public offering at an offering price of $29.00 per share (Reg. No. 333-118827), effective December 14, 2004. The aggregate offering price of the common stock sold (including the exercise by the managing underwriters of their over-allotment option) resulted in gross proceeds of $794.0 million and net proceeds of approximately $738.7 million to us after deducting underwriting discounts and commissions of $49.6 million and related offering expenses of $5.7 million none of which was paid to the underwriters. The managing underwriters for the offering were Goldman, Sachs & Co., Citigroup, JP Morgan, Lehman Brothers, Merrill Lynch & Co, UBS Investment Bank, and Jeffries & Company, Inc. None of the expenses we incurred in connection with the offering were direct or indirect payments to our directors, officers, general partners or their associates, to persons owning 10% or more of our equity securities or to our affiliates (collectively “Related Parties”).
      During the first quarter of 2005, we used $327.3 million of the approximately $738.7 million in net proceeds from our initial public offering to redeem approximately $291.1 million in principal amount of the 11% mortgage notes issued by Las Vegas Sands, Inc. and Venetian Casino Resort, LLC and to pay $36.2 million in related premiums and accrued interest and expenses. During the second quarter of 2005, we used $70.0 million of the net proceeds to redeem the VML senior secured notes. None of the amounts paid to redeem the 11% mortgage notes or the VML senior secured notes were paid to Related Parties. In addition, during 2005, we used approximately $149.4 million (net of interest income) of the net proceeds for other general corporate purposes. During the first quarter of 2006, we used approximately $128.0 million of the net proceeds for other general corporate purposes, including an amount for a gaming license, which is recoverable

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if the license is not awarded. During the second quarter of 2006, we used approximately $64.0 million of the net proceeds for other general corporate purposes, including an amount for a deposit on our development project in Singapore, which will be reimbursed when financing is obtained for the project. As of June 30, 2006, all of the net proceeds from the initial public offering had been used.
Item 4 — Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
      The Company’s annual meeting of stockholders was held on June 7, 2006. At the annual meeting, votes were taken for: (1) the election of directors and (2) the ratification of the selection of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm.
      The Company’s stockholders elected William P. Weidner and Michael A. Leven to serve on the Board of Directors as Class II directors for three-year terms, which will expire in 2009. The service of Charles D. Forman and Irwin A. Siegel as Class I directors and Sheldon G. Adelson, Irwin A. Chafetz and James L. Purcell as Class III directors continued after the meeting. Stockholders also ratified the selection of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm.
      The following tables provide details regarding the number of votes cast by the Company’s stockholders with respect to each of the matters indicated above.
      Election of directors:
                 
Nominees for Director   Votes For   Votes Withheld
         
William P. Weidner
    322,274,733       22,449,967  
Michael A. Leven
    338,857,296       5,867,404  
      Ratification of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm:
                             
Votes For   Votes Against   Abstentions   Broker Non-Votes
             
  344,655,041       47,743       21,915       0  
Item 6 — Exhibits
      List of Exhibits
         
Exhibit No.   Description of Document
     
  10.1     Credit Agreement, dated as of May 25, 2006, by and among VML US Finance LLC, Venetian Macau Limited, the financial institutions listed therein as lenders, The Bank of Nova Scotia, Banco Nacional Ultramarino, S.A., Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation, Goldman Sachs Credit Partners L.P., Lehman Brothers Inc. and Citigroup Global Markets, Inc.
 
  10.2     Disbursement Agreement, dated as of May 25, 2006, by and among VML US Finance LLC, Venetian Cotai Limited, Venetian Macau Limited and The Bank of Nova Scotia.
 
  10.3     Employment Agreement, dated as of June 1, 2006, among Las Vegas Sands Corp., Las Vegas Sands, LLC and Robert Rozek.
 
  10.4     Amendment No. 1, dated as of June 20, 2006 and effective as of June 8, 2006, to Employment Agreement, dated as of November 18, 2004, among Las Vegas Sands Corp., Las Vegas Sands, LLC and Scott D. Henry.
 
  31.1     Certification of the Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
 
  31.2     Certification of the Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
 
  32.1     Certification of Chief Executive Officer of Las Vegas Sands Corp. pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
 
  32.2     Certification of Chief Financial Officer of Las Vegas Sands Corp. pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

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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 thereunto duly authorized.
  LAS VEGAS SANDS CORP.
  By:  /s/ Sheldon G. Adelson
 
 
  Sheldon G. Adelson
  Chairman of the Board and
  Chief Executive Officer
August 9, 2006
  By:  /s/ Robert P. Rozek
 
 
  Robert P. Rozek
  Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
August 9, 2006

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EXHIBIT INDEX
         
Exhibit No.   Description of Document
     
  10.1     Credit Agreement, dated as of May 25, 2006, by and among VML US Finance LLC, Venetian Macau Limited, the financial institutions listed therein as lenders, The Bank of Nova Scotia, Banco Nacional Ultramarino, S.A., Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation, Goldman Sachs Credit Partners L.P., Lehman Brothers Inc. and Citigroup Global Markets, Inc.
 
  10.2     Disbursement Agreement, dated as of May 25, 2006, by and among VML US Finance LLC, Venetian Cotai Limited, Venetian Macau Limited and The Bank of Nova Scotia.
 
  10.3     Employment Agreement, dated as of June 1, 2006, among Las Vegas Sands Corp., Las Vegas Sands, LLC and Robert Rozek.
 
  10.4     Amendment No. 1, dated as of June 20, 2006 and effective as of June 8, 2006, to Employment Agreement, dated as of November 18, 2004, among Las Vegas Sands Corp., Las Vegas Sands, LLC and Scott D. Henry.
 
  31.1     Certification of the Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
 
  31.2     Certification of the Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
 
  32.1     Certification of Chief Executive Officer of Las Vegas Sands Corp. pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
 
  32.2     Certification of Chief Financial Officer of Las Vegas Sands Corp. pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.