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Exhibit 10.24  

 
 

PURCHASE AGREEMENT    
  

October
25, 2002 

To
Aruze USA, Inc.,

  a Nevada corporation 

Ladies
and Gentlemen: 

        Wynn
Resorts, Limited, a Nevada corporation (the "Company"), proposes to issue and sell to Aruze USA, Inc., a Nevada corporation (the "Purchaser"), five million five hundred seventy six
thousand nine hundred twenty three (5,576,923) shares of the Company's Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share (the "Common Stock"). Terms not otherwise defined herein shall have the same meanings set
forth in the Underwriting Agreement, dated as of October 25, 2002, by and among the Company and Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., Bear, Stearns & Co. Inc., Banc of America
Securities LLC, as Representatives of the Several Underwriters set forth in Schedule I thereto (the "Underwriters"), as such Underwriting Agreement may be amended from time to time (the
"Underwriting Agreement"). The Common Stock to be purchased by the Purchaser hereunder will be purchased pursuant to an offering by the Company under the Registration Statement. 

        1.    Purchase, Sale and Delivery of the Common Stock.    On the basis of the representations, warranties, covenants
and agreements herein contained, and subject to the terms and conditions herein set forth, the Company agrees to sell to the Purchaser and the Purchaser agrees to purchase from the Company
five million five hundred seventy six thousand nine hundred twenty three (5,576,923) shares of the Common Stock (the "Purchased Shares") at a purchase price of $13 per share (the "Per Share Price"). 

        Delivery
of the payment of the purchase price for the Purchased Shares shall be made at the place determined in accordance with Section 2 of the Underwriting Agreement. Such
delivery and payment shall be made at the Closing Date as set forth in such Section 2. Delivery of the Purchased Shares shall be made to the Purchaser, subject to Section 4 hereof,
against payment by the Purchaser of the purchase price for the Purchased Shares to the order of the Company by certified or official bank check payable in New York Clearing House funds or by wire
transfer of immediately available funds to an account designated by the Company. 

        2.    Conditions to the Purchaser's Obligations.    The obligations of the Purchaser to purchase and pay for the
Purchased Shares shall be subject only to the condition that the Closing under the Underwriting Agreement shall have occurred concurrently with the closing under this Agreement. 

        3.    Effective Date of Agreement; Termination.    This Agreement shall become effective upon the effectiveness of the
Underwriting Agreement, and shall terminate solely upon the termination of the Underwriting Agreement. 

 

        4.    Buy-Sell Agreement.    It is acknowledged and agreed that (i) the Purchased Shares shall be subject to
that certain Buy-Sell Agreement, dated as of June 13, 2002, by and among Stephen A. Wynn, Kazuo Okada, the Purchaser, and Aruze Corp., a Japanese public corporation (the "Buy-Sell
Agreement"), and (ii) pursuant to Section 4 of the Buy-Sell Agreement, the Purchased Shares shall be held in escrow by Stephen A. Wynn and, concurrently with the closing under
this Agreement, the Purchaser shall deliver to Stephen A. Wynn a Stock Assignment Separate From Certificate with respect to the Purchased Shares. Under the Buy-Sell Agreement, upon a purchase
and sale of any Shares (as defined therein), in determining the Investment Amount (as defined therein), appropriate adjustments shall be made to reflect the amount of cash paid hereunder for the
Purchased Shares, any distributions made hereafter by the Company in respect of the Purchased Shares, and the number of the Purchased Shares. 

        5.    Consent and Waiver.    Reference is hereby made to: (i) that certain Purchase Agreement, dated
concurrently herewith, between the Company and Stephen A. Wynn, pursuant to which, subject to certain conditions, Stephen A. Wynn or his assignee is to purchase five million five hundred
seventy six
thousand nine hundred twenty three (5,576,923) shares of Common Stock at the Per Share Price; (ii) that certain Purchase Agreement, dated concurrently herewith, among the Company, Baron Asset
Fund, a Massachusetts business trust, on behalf of the Baron Growth Fund Series, and Baron Asset Fund, a Massachusetts business trust, on behalf of the Baron Small Cap Fund Series, pursuant to which,
subject to certain conditions, Baron Asset Fund, on behalf of the Baron Growth Fund Series and on behalf of the Baron Small Cap Fund Series, is to purchase seven hundred thousand (700,000) shares of
Common Stock at the Per Share Price and three hundred thousand (300,000) shares of Common Stock at the Per Share Price, respectively; and (iii) that certain Purchase Agreement, dated
concurrently herewith, between the Company and Zenith Insurance Company, a California corporation, pursuant to which, subject to certain conditions, Zenith Insurance Company is to purchase one million
(1,000,000) shares of Common Stock at the Per Share Price (collectively, the "Other Stock Purchase Transactions"). The Purchaser hereby consents to the Other Stock Purchase Transactions and waives any
pre-emptive or other rights to purchase the equity interests contemplated to be issued in the Other Stock Purchase Transactions. 

        6.    Amendment.    This Agreement may be amended only with the written consent of the Company, the Purchaser and each
of the Underwriters; provided, however, that Section 4 hereof may be amended with (and only with) the written consent of each of the parties to the Buy-Sell Agreement. 

        7.    Parties.    Except as set forth in this Section, this Agreement shall inure solely to the benefit of, and shall
be binding upon, the Company and the Purchaser and their respective successors and assigns, and no other person shall have or be construed to have any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under
or in respect of or by virtue of this Agreement or any provision therein contained. The Purchaser shall have the right to assign the Purchaser's right to purchase shares of Common Stock under this
Agreement to the extent necessary in order for the Purchaser and the Company not to be required to make filings, if required, with the Federal Trade Commission and the Department of Justice of
notification forms under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as amended, in connection with the purchase of shares of Common Stock purchased hereunder. 

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Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the foregoing, it is expressly agreed that: (i) the Underwriters are intended to be third party beneficiaries of this Agreement, except for Sections 4 and
5 hereof, and the Underwriters shall, except to that extent, be entitled to bring an action for damages or for specific enforcement of this Agreement in the event of any breach of this Agreement by
either the Company or the Purchaser; (ii) Stephen A. Wynn, Kazuo Okada, and Aruze Corp., a Japanese public corporation, by their signatures immediately following the signature of the Purchaser below,
are acknowledging and agreeing to the provisions of Sections 4 and 6 hereof, and they shall be treated as parties hereto, and this Agreement shall inure to their benefit, to that extent; and
(iii) the parties to the Other Stock Purchase Transactions are intended to be third party beneficiaries of Section 5 of this Agreement. 

        8.    Construction.    This Agreement shall be construed in accordance with the internal laws of the State of Nevada. 

        9.    Counterparts.    This Agreement may be executed in counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original and
all of which together shall constitute one and the same document. 

        If
the forgoing correctly sets forth the understanding between you and the Company, please so indicate in the space provided below for that purpose, whereupon this letter shall
constitute a binding agreement between us. 

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	 	 	Very truly yours,
	

 	
 	
 WYNN RESORTS, LIMITED,

a Nevada corporation
	

 	
 	

By:	
 	

/s/  RONALD KRAMER      

	 	 	 	 	Name:
	 	 	 	 	Title:

	
 
	
 	

 
	
 	

 

	Accepted as of the date first above written:	 	 
	
ARUZE USA, INC.,

a Nevada corporation	
 	

 
	

By:	
 	

/s/  KAZUO OKADA      
	
 	

 
	 	 	Name:	 	 
	 	 	Title:	 	 

        By their signatures below, the following parties hereby acknowledge and agree, as of the date first above written, to the provisions of Sections 4 and 6 of this
Agreement and hereby join in this Agreement to that extent: 

	 	 	/s/  STEPHEN A. WYNN      
 Stephen A. Wynn
	

 	
 	

/s/  KAZUO OKADA      
 Kazuo Okada
	

 	
 	
ARUZE CORP.,

a Japanese public corporation
	

 	
 	

By:	
 	

/s/  KAZUO OKADA      

	 	 	 	 	Name:
	 	 	 	 	Title:

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Exhibit 10.25  

 
 

PURCHASE AGREEMENT    
  

        October 25, 2002 

To
Baron Asset Fund,

    a Massachusetts business trust 

Ladies
and Gentlemen, 

        Wynn
Resorts, Limited, a Nevada corporation (the "Company") proposes to issue and sell to Baron Asset Fund, a Massachusetts business trust, on behalf of the Baron Growth Fund Series
("Purchaser 1"), and Baron Asset Fund, a Massachusetts business trust, on behalf of the Baron Small Cap Fund Series ("Purchaser 2"), seven hundred thousand (700,000) shares and three hundred thousand
(300,000) shares, respectively, of the Company's Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share (the "Common Stock"). Terms not otherwise defined herein shall have the same meanings set forth in the
Underwriting Agreement, dated as of October 25, 2002, by and among the Company and Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., Bear, Stearns & Co. Inc., Banc of America Securities LLC, as Representatives of
the Several Underwriters set forth in Schedule I thereto (the "Underwriters"), as such Underwriting Agreement may be amended from time to time (the "Underwriting Agreement"). The Common Stock to be
purchased by Purchaser 1 and Purchaser 2 hereunder will be purchased pursuant to an offering by the Company under the Registration Statement. 

        1.    Purchase, Sale and Delivery of the Common Stock.    On the basis of the representations, warranties, covenants
and agreements herein contained, and subject to the terms and conditions herein set forth: (i) the Company agrees to sell to Purchaser 1 and Purchaser 1 agrees to purchase from the Company
seven hundred thousand (700,000) shares of the Common Stock (the "Purchaser 1 Shares") at a purchase price of $13 per share (the "Per Share Price"); and (ii) the Company agrees to sell to
Purchaser 2 and Purchaser 2 agrees to purchase from the Company three hundred thousand (300,000) shares of the Common Stock (the "Purchaser 2 Shares") at the Per Share Price. 

        Delivery
of the payment of the purchase price for the Purchaser 1 Shares and the Purchaser 2 Shares shall be made at the place determined in accordance with Section 2 of the Underwriting
Agreement. Such delivery and payment shall be made at the Closing Date as set forth in such Section 2. Delivery of the Purchaser 1 Shares and the Purchaser 2 Shares shall be made to Purchaser 1 and
Purchaser 2, respectively, against payment by them of the purchase price for the Purchaser 1 Shares and the Purchaser 2 Shares, respectively, to the order of the Company by certified or official bank
check payable in New York Clearing House funds or by wire transfer of immediately available funds to an account designated by the Company. 

        Each
of Purchaser 1 and Purchaser 2 hereby represents and warrants that in connection with its acquisition of shares of Common Stock pursuant to this Agreement, no filings with the
Federal Trade Commission and the Department of Justice of notification forms under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as amended, are required by the appropriate parties. 

        2.    Conditions to Purchase Obligations.    The obligations of Purchaser 1 and Purchaser 2 to purchase and pay for
the Purchaser 1 Shares and the Purchaser 2 Shares, respectively, shall be subject only to the condition that the Closing under the Underwriting Agreement shall have occurred concurrently with the
closing under this Agreement. 

        3.    Effective Date of Agreement; Termination.    This Agreement shall become effective upon the effectiveness of the
Underwriting Agreement, and shall terminate solely upon the termination of the Underwriting Agreement. 

        4.    Consent and Waiver.    Reference is hereby made to: (i) that certain Purchase Agreement, dated
concurrently herewith, between the Company and Stephen A. Wynn, pursuant to which, subject to certain conditions, Stephen A. Wynn or his assignee is to purchase five million five hundred seventy six 

 

thousand nine hundred twenty three (5,576,923) shares of Common Stock at the Per Share Price; (ii) that certain Purchase Agreement, dated concurrently herewith, between the Company and Aruze
USA, Inc., a Nevada corporation, pursuant to which, subject to certain conditions, Aruze USA, Inc., or its assignee is to purchase five million five hundred seventy six thousand nine hundred twenty
three (5,576,923) shares of Common Stock at the Per Share Price; and (iii) that certain Purchase Agreement, dated concurrently herewith, between the Company and Zenith Insurance Company, a
California corporation, pursuant to which, subject to certain conditions, Zenith Insurance Company is to purchase one million (1,000,000) shares of Common Stock at the Per Share Price (collectively,
the "Other Stock Purchase Transactions"). Purchaser 1 and Purchaser 2 each hereby consents to the Other Stock
Purchase Transactions and waives any pre-emptive or other rights to purchase the equity interests contemplated to be issued in the Other Stock Purchase Transactions. 

        5.    Amendment.    This Agreement may be amended only with the written consent of the Company, Purchaser 1, Purchaser
2 and each of the Underwriters. 

        6.    Parties.    Except as set forth in this Section, this Agreement shall inure solely to the benefit of, and shall
be binding upon, the Company, Purchaser 1, Purchaser 2 and their respective successors and assigns, and no other person shall have or be construed to have any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim
under or in respect of or by virtue of this Agreement or any provision therein contained. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the foregoing, it is expressly agreed that: (i) the
Underwriters are intended to be third party beneficiaries of this Agreement, except for Section 4 hereof, and the Underwriters shall, except to that extent, be entitled to bring an action for damages
or for specific enforcement of this Agreement in the event of any breach of this Agreement by either the Company, Purchaser 1 or Purchaser 2; and (ii) the parties to the Other Stock Purchase
Transactions are intended to be third party beneficiaries of Section 4 of this Agreement. 

        7.    Construction.    This Agreement shall be construed in accordance with the internal laws of the State of Nevada. 

        8.    Counterparts.    This Agreement may be executed in counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original and
all of which together shall constitute one and the same document. 

        If
the foregoing correctly sets forth the understanding between you and the Company, please so indicate in the space provided below for that purpose, whereupon this letter shall
constitute a binding agreement among us. 

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	 	 	Very truly yours,
	

 	
 	

WYNN RESORTS, LIMITED,

a Nevada corporation
	

 	
 	

By:	
 	

/s/  RONALD KRAMER      

	 	 	 	 	Name:	 	Ronald Kramer
	 	 	 	 	Title:	 	President

Accepted
as of the date first above written: 

BARON
ASSET FUND,

a Massachusetts business trust, on

behalf of the Baron Growth Fund Series 

	By:	 	/s/  LINDA S. MARTINSON      
	 	 
	 	 	Name:	 	Linda S. Martinson	 	 
	 	 	Title:	 	V.P. & General Counsel	 	 

BARON
ASSET FUND,

a Massachusetts business trust, on

behalf of the Baron Small Cap Fund Series 

	By:	 	/s/  LINDA S. MARTINSON      
	 	 
	 	 	Name:	 	Linda S. Martinson	 	 
	 	 	Title:	 	V.P. & General Counsel	 	 

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