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WYNN V. OKADA! vbg

WYNN RESORTS, LIMITED
3131 Las Vegas Boulevard South
Las Vegas, Nevada 89109
(702) 770-7000

NOTICE OF SPECIAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS

To Be Held On [ ], 2013

To Our Stockholders:

Notice is hereby given that a Special Meeting of Stockholders (the “Special Meeting”) of Wynn Resorts, Limited, a Nevada corporation (the “Company”), will be held at [ location ], on [ ], 2013, at [ time ] (local time), for the following purposes (which are more fully described in the proxy statement, which is attached and made a part of this Notice):

1. To consider and vote on a proposal to remove Mr. Kazuo Okada as a director of the Company (the “Removal Proposal”); and

2. To consider and vote on a proposal to adjourn the Special Meeting to a later date, if necessary or appropriate in the view of the Board of Directors of the Company (the “Board”) or the Executive Committee of the Board (the “Executive Committee”), to solicit additional proxies in favor of the Removal Proposal if there are insufficient proxies at the time of such adjournment to approve the Removal Proposal (the “Adjournment Proposal”).

Pursuant to the Fifth Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Company, no business is proper for consideration, or may be acted upon, at the Special Meeting, except as set forth in this Notice of Special Meeting of Stockholders.

The Executive Committee recommends that stockholders vote “FOR” the Removal Proposal and “FOR” the Adjournment Proposal. The Executive Committee’s reasons for seeking the removal of Mr. Okada are set forth under “Removal Proposal” in the attached Proxy Statement and are summarized briefly below.

The Executive Committee believes that:

• Mr. Okada has not been acting in the best interests of the Company and its stockholders;

• Mr. Okada undertook the acts described in the attached Proxy Statement despite admonishments that all directors of the Company are required to comply with Company policy and the law, both foreign and domestic, and to adhere to scrupulous business practices and ethics; and

• Mr. Okada’s conduct poses a present threat to the Company’s reputation for probity, which is fundamental to preserving its current gaming licenses, applying for and receiving additional gaming licenses (including jurisdictions where the Company has recently filed applications) in connection with future projects and maintaining its integrity and stature as a leader in the gaming industry.
In view of the Board’s determination that Mr. Okada is an “Unsuitable Person” under Article VII of the Company’s Second Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation, the Executive Committee believes that it is essential from a gaming regulatory standpoint to remove Mr. Okada from the Board and that failure to take steps to separate the Company from Mr. Okada and his affiliates poses material risks to the Company.

Prior to and on February 18, 2012, the Board requested that Mr. Okada resign as a director of the Company, but Mr. Okada has refused to do so. Since February 2012, the Company has been engaged in litigation with Mr. Okada and his affiliates (as described in the attached Proxy Statement). The Special Meeting has been called for the purpose of removing Mr. Okada from the Board. As noted in the attached Proxy Statement, Mr. Okada has been removed from the boards of directors of the Company’s subsidiaries, Wynn Macau, Limited and Wynn Las Vegas Capital Corp.

Stockholders of record at the close of business on January 15, 2013, the record date for the Special Meeting, are entitled to notice of, and to attend and to vote at, the Special Meeting and any postponement or adjournment thereof. This Notice of Special Meeting of Stockholders and the attached Proxy Statement are first being mailed to the Company’s stockholders on or about [ ], 2013.

All stockholders are cordially invited to attend the Special Meeting in person. Stockholders of record as of the record date will be admitted to the Special Meeting and any postponement or adjournment thereof upon presentation of identification. Please note that if your shares are held in the name of a bank, broker, or other nominee, and you wish to vote in person at the Special Meeting, you must bring to the Special Meeting a statement or letter from your bank, broker or other nominee showing your ownership of shares as of the record date and a proxy from the record holder of the shares authorizing you to vote at the Special Meeting (such statement/letter and proxy are required in addition to your personal identification).

Whether or not you plan to attend the Special Meeting in person, you are encouraged to read the attached Proxy Statement and then cast your vote as promptly as possible in accordance with the instructions contained in the attached Proxy Statement. Even if you have given your proxy, you may still vote in person if you attend the Special Meeting and follow the instructions contained in the attached Proxy Statement.

If your shares are held by a bank, broker or other nominee, your shares may not be voted on the Removal Proposal or the Adjournment Proposal unless you provide voting instructions to such bank, broker or other nominee.

Stephen A. Wynn
Chairman of the Board of Directors
Las Vegas, Nevada
[ ], 2013


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