MELCO PBL ENTERTAINMENT (MACAU) LIMITED
FORM 6-K
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
REPORT OF FOREIGN ISSUER
PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16 OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the month of May 2008
Commission File Number: 001-33178
MELCO PBL ENTERTAINMENT (MACAU) LIMITED
36th Floor, The Centrium
60 Wyndham Street
Central
Hong Kong
(Address of principal executive offices)
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MELCO PBL ENTERTAINMENT (MACAU) LIMITED
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MELCO PBL ENTERTAINMENT (MACAU) LIMITED
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/s/ Simon Dewhurst
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Simon Dewhurst |
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Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer |
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Date: May 27, 2008 |
EX-99.1 - PRESS RELEASE
Exhibit 99.1
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Melco PBL Entertainment (Macau) Limited Announces Name Change to Melco Crown Entertainment Limited
New York, May 27, 2008 Melco PBL Entertainment (Macau) Limited (NASDAQ: MPEL), a developer and
owner of casino gaming and entertainment resort facilities, announced today that its shareholders
passed a resolution at its Annual General Meeting to change the name of the company to Melco Crown
Entertainment Limited (MPEL), effective immediately. The companys ticker symbol, MPEL, remains
unchanged.
The name change reflects a previously announced change in the ownership structure of one of its
founding shareholders. On December 12, 2007, Publishing and Broadcasting Limited (now known as
Consolidated Media Holdings Limited) (PBL) completed a demerger of its gaming and media
businesses into two separate companies, both listed on the Australian Stock Exchange. The demerger
was achieved by two concurrent shareholder-approved and court-approved Schemes of Arrangement under
Australian Corporations Law.
As a result of the demerger, Crown Limited (Crown) became the owner of the gaming assets of PBL
including PBLs shares in MPEL.
Crown is a top-50 company listed on the Australian Stock Exchange and led by Executive Chairman
James Packer, who is also a Co-Chairman of MPEL.
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About MPEL
MPEL is a developer, owner and through its sub-concession holding company an operator of casino
gaming and entertainment casino resort facilities in Macau. Its first property, Crown Macau
(www.crown-macau.com), opened in 2007. Other development projects include City of Dreams, an
integrated urban casino resort located in Cotai, Macau. MPELs business also includes the Mocha
Clubs (www.mochaclubs.com), which feature a total of approximately 1,100 gaming machines in seven
locations and comprise the largest non-casino based operations of electronic gaming machines in
Macau. MPEL has entered into an agreement, subject to certain conditions, to acquire a third
development site on the Macau Peninsula. For more information about MPEL, please visit
www.melco-pbl.com.
MPEL has strong support from both of its major shareholders, Melco International Development
Limited (Melco) and Crown. Melco is a listed company on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange and is
substantially owned and led by Mr. Lawrence Ho, who is co-Chairman and the CEO of MPEL. Crown is a
top-50 company listed on the Australian Stock Exchange and led by Executive Chairman James Packer,
who is also co-Chairman and a Director of MPEL.
Safe Harbor Statement
This announcement contains forward-looking statements. These statements are made under the
safe harbor provisions of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. In some
cases, forward-looking statements can be identified by words or phrases such as may, will,
expect, anticipate, target, aim, estimate, intend, plan, believe, potential,
continue, is/are likely to or other similar expressions. MPEL may also make written or oral
forward-looking statements in its periodic reports to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission,
in its annual report to shareholders, in press releases and other written materials and in oral
statements made by its officers, directors or employees to third parties. Statements that are not
historical facts, including statements about MPELs beliefs and expectations, are forward-looking
statements. Forward-looking statements involve inherent risks and uncertainties. A number of
factors could cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking
statement, including but not limited to the following: growth of the gaming market and visitation
in Macau; finalization of credit facilities to finance construction of projects; the completion of
the construction of our hotel casino resort projects; our acquisition and development of the Macau
Peninsula site; increased competition and other planned casino hotel and resort projects in Macau
and elsewhere in Asia; the completion of infrastructure projects in Macau; government regulation of
the casino industry; our ability to raise additional financing; the formal grant of a land
concession for the City of Dreams site and obtaining approval from the Macau government for an
increase in the developable gross floor area of the City of Dreams site; the formal grant of an
occupancy permit for City of Dreams; our anticipated growth strategies; and our future business
development, results of operations and financial condition. Further information regarding these and
other risks is included in our Annual Report on Form 20-F filed on April 9, 2008 and other
documents filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. MPEL does not undertake any obligation
to update any forward-looking statement, except as required under applicable law. All information
provided in this press release is as of the date of this release, and MPEL undertakes no duty to
update such information, except as required under applicable law.
Contact:
Geoffrey Davis, CFA
Senior Vice President Corporate Finance
Tel: 212.671.1936
Email: geoffreydavis@melco-pbl.com
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