-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, K/bUfXEh5ltMgqAr9dRawW/AUhLDQsPReqVxXg0OJWYmFn5CV5MAPzsA43tnFnTk vUPmCakJNzSnXlyk7M+Jmg== 0000812011-10-000008.txt : 20100331 0000812011-10-000008.hdr.sgml : 20100331 20100330201750 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000812011-10-000008 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20100330 ITEM INFORMATION: Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers: Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers ITEM INFORMATION: Financial Statements and Exhibits FILED AS OF DATE: 20100331 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20100330 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: VAIL RESORTS INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000812011 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: SERVICES-MISCELLANEOUS AMUSEMENT & RECREATION [7990] IRS NUMBER: 510291762 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 0731 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-09614 FILM NUMBER: 10715649 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 390 INTERLOCKEN CRESCENT STREET 2: SUITE 1000 CITY: BROOMFIELD STATE: CO ZIP: 80021 BUSINESS PHONE: 303-404-1800 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 390 INTERLOCKEN CRESCENT STREET 2: SUITE 1000 CITY: BROOMFIELD STATE: CO ZIP: 80021 8-K 1 form8k.htm FORM 8-K form8k.htm
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 OR 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): March 30, 2010

Vail Resorts, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

Delaware
 
001-09614
 
51-0291762
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
 
(Commission File Number)
 
(IRS Employer Identification No.)
         
390 Interlocken Crescent
Broomfield, Colorado
 
80021
   
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
 
(Zip Code)
   
         
Registrant's telephone number, including area code:
 
 (303) 404-1800
   

 
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
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Item 5.02.  Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

On March 30, 2010, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Vail Resorts, Inc. appointed Hilary Schneider to serve on the Board.  Ms. Schneider was also appointed to serve as a member of the Compensation Committee of the Board.

A copy of the press release announcing the appointment of Ms. Schneider to the Board is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference.


Item 9.01.  Financial Statements and Exhibits.

    (d) Exhibits.

A list of exhibits furnished herewith is contained on the Exhibit Index which immediately precedes such exhibits and is incorporated herein by reference.

 
 
 
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 hereunto duly authorized.

   
Vail Resorts, Inc.
 Date: March 31, 2010
By:
/s/ Fiona E. Arnold
   
Fiona E. Arnold
   
Senior Vice President and General Counsel


 
 
 

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No.
Description
99.1
Press Release, dated March 30, 2010



 


EX-99.1 2 exhibit99_1.htm EXHIBIT 99.1 exhibit99_1.htm
Vail Resorts, Inc.                                                                                                                     
For Immediate Release
News Release
 
Vail Resorts Contacts:
Investor Relations:  Michelle Lang, (303) 404-1819, mlang@vailresorts.com
Media:  Kelly Ladyga, (303) 404-1862, kladyga@vailresorts.com

Hilary Schneider Named to Vail Resorts Board of Directors
BROOMFIELD, Colo. – March 30, 2010Vail Resorts (NYSE:MTN) today announced the appointment of Hilary Schneider, executive vice president of Yahoo! Americas, to the Company's Board of Directors effective immediately.
 
In her role as executive vice president of Yahoo! Americas, Ms. Schneider is responsible for North, Central and South America business, including advertising sales, partnerships and programming and reports directly to Chief Executive Officer Carol Bartz. She joined Yahoo in 2006 when she previously led the company’s U.S. region, Global Partner Solutions and Local Markets and Commerce divisions.
 
Prior to Yahoo, Ms. Schneider held senior leadership roles at Knight Ridder, Inc., where she was chief executive officer of Knight Ridder Digital before moving to co-manage the company’s overall newspaper and online business. Before joining Knight Ridder, Schneider served as president and chief executive officer of Red Herring Communications, overseeing Red Herring Magazine, www.RedHerring.com, and Red Herring’s events unit. She also held a number of roles at Times Mirror, including president and chief executive officer of Times Mirror Interactive and general manager of the Baltimore Sun. Ms. Schneider holds a bachelor’s degree in economics from Brown University and a master’s in business from Harvard Business School.
 
Vail Resorts Chief Executive Officer Rob Katz commented, "We could not be more pleased to have someone with Hilary's experience and leadership join our board. Hilary brings incredible expertise in how to use digital media to inform, communicate and inspire, which is becoming a critical skill set to succeed in travel and leisure. Hilary has a long and successful track record at understanding how to deliver for customers and partners, something that is core to everything that Vail Resorts stands for."   
 
Other members of the eight-person Vail Resorts Board of Directors include: Chairman Robert A. Katz, chief executive officer of Vail Resorts; Lead Director Roland A. Hernandez, founding principal and chief executive officer of Hernandez Media Ventures; Thomas D. Hyde, executive vice president and corporate secretary of Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.; Jeff Jones, senior executive vice president and chief financial officer of Vail Resorts; Richard D. Kincaid, former president and chief executive officer of Equity Office Properties Trust; John T. Redmond, former president and chief executive officer of MGM Grand Resorts; and John F. Sorte, president and chief executive officer of Morgan Joseph & Co.
 
About Vail Resorts
Vail Resorts, Inc., through its subsidiaries, is the leading mountain resort operator in the United States. The Company's subsidiaries operate the mountain resort properties of Vail, Beaver Creek, Breckenridge and Keystone mountain resorts in Colorado, the Heavenly Ski Resort in the Lake Tahoe area of California and Nevada, and the Grand Teton Lodge Company in Jackson Hole, Wyo. The Company's subsidiary, RockResorts, a luxury resort hotel company, manages casually elegant properties across the United States and in the Caribbean. Vail Resorts Development Company is the real estate planning, development and construction subsidiary of Vail Resorts, Inc. Vail Resorts is a publicly held company traded on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: MTN).  The Vail Resorts company website is www.vailresorts.com and consumer website is www.snow.com.
 




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