SEC Form 4 · accession 0001193125-26-394995
Melco Resorts & Entertainment LTD · MLCO
Statement of changes in beneficial ownership, as filed. Original on EDGAR ↗
Reporting owner
Lawrence Yau Lung Ho
Officer — Chief Executive Officer · Director
Period of report
Sep 16, 2026
Accepted (ET)
Sep 18, 2026 · 6:01 am EDT
Rule 10b5-1 plan
box not checked
Issuer CIK
0001381640
Table I — non-derivative securities
| Security | Date | Code | Shares | Price | A/D | Owned after | D/I | Nature of ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ordinary sharesF2 | Sep 16, 2026 | G | 16,505,664 | $0.00 | D | 8,797,083 | D | |
| Ordinary sharesF3 | Sep 16, 2026 | G | 9,934,422 | $0.00 | D | 0 | I | By Corporation |
| Ordinary sharesF4 | holding | — | — | — | 687,360,906 | I | By Corporation |
Table II — derivative securities
No Table II lines on this filing.
Explanation of responses
- F1The transaction involved a transfer of ordinary shares by gift from the reporting person to an irrevocable, professionally-managed trust as part of a generational wealth planning exercise.
- F2Comprises unvested restricted shares, par value US$0.01 per share, of Melco Resorts & Entertainment Limited (the "Company") granted to the reporting person pursuant to the Company's 2021 Share Incentive Plan, which will be delivered on vesting of the shares
- F3Ordinary shares owned of record by Black Spade Capital Limited, which in turn is held by companies owned by a trust associated with Mr. Ho.
- F4Ordinary shares owned of record by Melco Leisure and Entertainment Group Limited, which is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Melco International Development Limited ("Melco International"). Mr. Ho personally holds 36,606,126 ordinary shares of Melco International. Mr. Ho is deemed to be interested in an aggregate of 1,359,666,283 ordinary shares of Melco International under the Securities and Futures Ordinance of the Laws of Hong Kong, including (i) an aggregate of 884,536,660 ordinary shares of Melco International held by companies owned or controlled by persons and/or trusts associated with Mr. Ho, (ii) an aggregate of 470,917,521 ordinary shares of Melco International held by companies which are controlled by discretionary family trusts in which Mr. Ho is one of the beneficiaries, and (iii) 4,212,102 ordinary shares of Melco International held by his spouse.