On September 18, 2017, the Board of Directors of Empire Resorts, Inc., upon the recommendation of its Corporate Governance and Nominations Committee, appointed Ryan Eller and Gerard Lim to fill two vacancies on the Board and serve as directors until the 2017 annual meeting of stockholders or until their successors are elected and qualified. As of the date of this report, neither Mr. Eller nor Mr. Lim has been appointed to serve as a member of any Board committee. Mr. Eller was appointed as the company's President and Chief Operating Officer effective March 27, 2017 and was promoted to President and Chief Executive Officer on June 1, 2017. Mr. Lim serves as a director of Kien Huat Realty III Limited (Kien Huat). Since February 2009, Mr. Lim has served as general manager of Kien Huat Realty Sdn Berhad. Mr. Lim also serves as director of Golden Hope Limited.