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(incorporated in the Cayman Islands with limited liability)

(Stock Code: 1128 and Debt Stock Code: 5279, 5280)

INSIDE INFORMATION

UNAUDITED IFRS RESULTS

FOR THE FOURTH QUARTER ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2018

OF WYNN MACAU, LIMITED

AND

UNAUDITED RESULTS

FOR THE FOURTH QUARTER AND YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2018 OF OUR CONTROLLING SHAREHOLDER,

WYNN RESORTS, LIMITED

This announcement is issued pursuant to Rule 13.09 and 37.47B of the Rules Governing the Listing of Securities on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited and under Part XIVA of the Securities and Futures Ordinance (Cap. 571).

The Board of Wynn Macau, Limited is pleased to announce the unaudited consolidated results of the Company and its subsidiaries prepared in accordance with IFRS for the fourth quarter ended 31 December 2018.

Our controlling shareholder, Wynn Resorts, Limited has, on or about 30 January 2019 (1:14 p.m., Las Vegas time), released its unaudited results for the fourth quarter and year ended 31 December 2018.

This announcement is issued by Wynn Macau, Limited ("we" or our "Company") pursuant to Rule 13.09 and 37.47B of the Rules Governing the Listing of Securities on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited and under Part XIVA of the Securities and Futures Ordinance (Cap. 571).

Consolidated Financial Results for Wynn Macau, Limited

The board of directors (the "Board") of Wynn Macau, Limited is pleased to announce the unaudited consolidated results of the Company and its subsidiaries (the "Group") prepared in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards ("IFRS") for the fourth quarter ended 31 December 2018 (the "WML Results").

* For identification purposes only.

WYNN MACAU, LIMITED

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED INCOME STATEMENT

(amounts in US$ thousands)

(unaudited)

For the Three Months Ended

31 December

2018

2017*Operating revenues

Casino

Rooms

Food and beverage Retail leases and other

$

1,115,976 $ 1,075,921

74,524 60,398

51,294 48,045

52,147 55,850

Total operating revenues

Operating costs and expenses

Gaming taxes and premiums Staff costs

Other operating expenses Depreciation and amortization Property charges and other

Operating profit

1,293,941

1,240,214

621,530 609,717

163,445 157,790

171,466 159,198

87,903 87,888

7,434 1,051,778 242,163

(9,376)

1,005,217 234,997

Finance revenues Finance costs

Net foreign currency differences Loss on extinguishment of debt

Profit before tax

3,096

812

(51,018) (42,007)

(6,526) (1,874)

(954) (12,299)

(55,402) (55,368)

186,761

179,629

Income tax expense

(397)

(398)

Net profit attributable to owners of the Company

  • $ 186,364 $

179,231

*The results reflect the Company's adoption of the new revenue recognition standard ("IFRS 15"), effective January 1, 2018. Certain prior period amounts have been adjusted to reflect the full retrospective adoption of IFRS 15, with no impact on operating profit and net profit attributable to owners of the Company.

Earnings Release for Wynn Resorts, Limited

Our Company's controlling shareholder, Wynn Resorts, Limited, is a company listed on the National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations ("NASDAQ") in the United States. As at the date of this announcement, Wynn Resorts, Limited beneficially owns approximately 72% of the issued share capital of our Company.

Wynn Resorts, Limited has, on or about 30 January 2019 (1:14 p.m., Las Vegas time), released its unaudited results for the fourth quarter and year ended 31 December 2018 ("Earnings Release"). If you wish to review the Earnings Release prepared by Wynn Resorts, Limited and as filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, please visithttps://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/ data/1174922/000117492219000013/0001174922-19-000013-index.htm. The Earnings Release contains segmented financial information about the Macau operations of Wynn Resorts, Limited, which Macau operations are owned by our Company. The Earnings Release is also available in the public domain.

The financial results of Wynn Resorts, Limited, including those contained in the Earnings Release have been prepared in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles of the United States ("U.S. GAAP"), which are different from IFRS. We use IFRS to prepare and present our financial information. As such, the financial information in the Earnings Release is not directly comparable to the financial results our Company discloses as a company listed on the Main Board of The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited.

Our shareholders and potential investors are advised that the financial results in the Earnings Release are unaudited and have not been prepared or presented by our Company and there is no indication or assurance from our Company that the financial results of our Group for the fourth quarter and year ended 31 December 2018 will be the same as that presented in the Earnings Release.

To ensure that all our shareholders and potential investors have equal and timely access to the information pertaining to our Company, set forth below are the key highlights of financial and other information published by Wynn Resorts, Limited in the Earnings Release that relate to our Company and our operations in Macau (unless otherwise provided, all dollar amounts in the Earnings Release are denominated in United States dollars), some of which may constitute material inside information of the Company:

"WYNN RESORTS, LIMITED REPORTS FOURTH QUARTER

AND YEAR END 2018 RESULTS

The results reflect the Company's adoption of the new revenue recognition standard ("ASC 606"), effective January 1, 2018. Certain prior period amounts have been adjusted to reflect the full retrospective adoption of ASC 606, with no impact to operating income, net income or Adjusted Property EBITDA (1).

Operating revenues were $1.69 billion in the fourth quarter of 2018, an increase of 4.0%, or $65.4 million, from $1.62 billion in the fourth quarter of 2017. Operating revenues from Wynn Palace and our Las Vegas Operations increased $84.0 million and $11.7 million, respectively, offset by a decrease of $30.3 million at Wynn Macau.

In the fourth quarter of 2018, Adjusted Property EBITDA increased 4.0%, to $499.4 million, compared to $480.2 million in the fourth quarter of 2017. Adjusted Property EBITDA from Wynn Palace and our Las Vegas Operations increased $36.5 million and $1.1 million, respectively, offset by a decrease of $18.5 million from Wynn Macau.

In the full year of 2018, operating revenues increased 10.7%, or $647.5 million, to $6.72 billion, compared to $6.07 billion in the year ended December 31, 2017. Operating revenues increased $727.3 million at Wynn Palace, partially offset by decreases of $42.4 million and $37.4 million from Wynn Macau and our Las Vegas Operations, respectively.

Full year Adjusted Property EBITDA increased 12.9%, or $233.7 million, to $2.04 billion, compared to $1.81 billion in the year ended December 31, 2017. Adjusted Property EBITDA increased $316.3 million at Wynn Palace, partially offset by decreases of $27.5 million and $55.1 million, from Wynn Macau and our Las Vegas Operations, respectively.

Macau Operations

Wynn Palace

Operating revenues from Wynn Palace were $740.6 million for the fourth quarter of 2018, a 12.8% increase from $656.5 million for the same period of 2017. Adjusted Property EBITDA from Wynn Palace was $226.6 million for the fourth quarter of 2018, a 19.2% increase from $190.1 million for the same period of 2017.

Casino revenues from Wynn Palace were $636.9 million for the fourth quarter of 2018, a 12.3% increase from $567.0 million for the same period of 2017. Table games turnover in VIP operations was relatively flat at $16.16 billion for the fourth quarter of 2018 when compared to the same period of 2017. VIP table games win as a percentage of turnover was 3.25%, above the expectedrange of 2.7% to 3.0% and an increase from the 3.02% experienced in the fourth quarter of 2017. Table drop in mass market operations was $1.30 billion, a 15.6% increase from $1.12 billion for the fourth quarter of 2017. Table games win in mass market operations was $307.4 million, a 16.2% increase from $264.5 million for the fourth quarter of 2017. Table games win percentage in mass market operations increased slightly to 23.6%, compared with the table games win percentage of 23.5% experienced in the fourth quarter of 2017. Slot machine handle was $1.01 billion, a 9.9% increase from $920.6 million for the fourth quarter of 2017. Slot machine win increased 4.6% to $57.6 million for the fourth quarter of 2018, compared to $55.0 million for the fourth quarter of 2017.

Non-casino revenues from Wynn Palace were $103.6 million for the fourth quarter of 2018, a 15.7% increase from $89.6 million for the same period of 2017. Room revenues were $44.6 million for the fourth quarter of 2018, a 27.4% increase from $35.0 million for the same period of 2017. Average daily rate ("ADR") was $277, a 28.8% increase from $215 for the fourth quarter of 2017. Occupancy increased to 97.2% for the fourth quarter of 2018, from 96.8% for the same period of 2017. Revenue per available room ("REVPAR") was $269, a 28.7% increase from $209 for the fourth quarter of 2017.

Wynn Macau

Operating revenues from Wynn Macau were $553.4 million for the fourth quarter of 2018, a 5.2% decrease from $583.7 million for the same period of 2017. Adjusted Property EBITDA from Wynn Macau was $167.6 million, a 9.9% decrease from $186.0 million for the same period of 2017.

Casino revenues from Wynn Macau were $479.0 million for the fourth quarter of 2018, a 5.9% decrease from $508.9 million for the same period of 2017. Table games turnover in VIP operations was $12.78 billion, an 18.2% decrease from $15.62 billion for the same period of 2017. VIP table games win as a percentage of turnover was 2.86%, within the expected range of 2.7% to 3.0% and below the 2.89% experienced in the fourth quarter of 2017. Table drop in mass market operations was relatively flat at $1.26 billion for the fourth quarter of 2018 when compared to the same period of 2017. Table games win in mass market operations was $255.7 million, an 11.2% increase from $230.1 million for the fourth quarter of 2017. Table games win percentage in mass market operations increased to 20.3%, compared with the table games win percentage of 18.4% experienced for the fourth quarter of 2017. Slot machine handle was $878.4 million, a 6.3% decrease from $937.6 million for the fourth quarter of 2017. Slot machine win increased 8.8% to $44.4 million for the fourth quarter of 2018, compared to $40.8 million for the fourth quarter of 2017.

Non-casino revenues from Wynn Macau were relatively flat at $74.4 million for the fourth quarter of 2018 when compared to the same period of 2017. Room revenues were $29.9 million for the fourth quarter of 2018, a 17.8% increase from $25.4 million for the same period of 2017. ADR was $294, a 16.2% increase from $253 for the fourth quarter of 2017. Occupancy was relatively flat at 99.3% for the fourth quarter of 2018 when compared to the same period of 2017. REVPAR was $292, a 16.3% increase from $251 for the fourth quarter of 2017. Entertainment, retail and other revenues decreased 20.5%, to $23.3 million for the fourth quarter of 2018, compared to $29.3 million for the same period of 2017.

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