FORM 3 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
HO LAWRENCE YAU LUNG
(Last) (First) (Middle)
C/O MELCO RESORTS & ENTERTAINMENT
LIMITED 71 ROBINSON ROAD #04-03
(Street)
SINGAPORE 068895
(City) (State) (Zip)
2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
03/17/2026 		3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Melco Resorts & Entertainment LTD [ MLCO ]
4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
X Director 10% Owner
X Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
Chief Executive Officer
 5. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
X Form filed by One Reporting Person
Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 4) 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4) 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5) 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Ordinary shares, par value US$0.01 per ordinary share 20,610,012 (1)
D
 
Ordinary shares, par value US$0.01 per ordinary share 687,360,906
I
By Corporation (2)
Ordinary shares, par value US$0.01 per ordinary share 9,934,422
I
By Corporation (3)
Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4) 2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year) 3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4) 4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 5. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5) 6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Explanation of Responses:
1. Includes 7,214,295 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 are delivered on vesting of the shares. The restricted shares vest as follows: 1,575,984 ordinary shares on April 2, 2026, 952,380 ordinary shares on April 3, 2026, 581,583 ordinary shares on April 5, 2026, 1,575,984 ordinary shares on April 2, 2027, 952,380 ordinary shares on April 3, 2027, and 1,575,984 ordinary shares on April 2, 2028, in each case conditioned on, inter alia, continued service through the applicable vesting date.
2. Ordinary 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.
3. Ordinary shares owned of record by Black Spade Capital Limited, which in turn is held by companies owned by a trust associated with Mr. Ho.
Remarks:
Exhibit 24 - Power of Attorney
/s/ Tim Y. Sung, attorney-in-fact for Ho, Lawrence Yau Lung 03/17/2026
** Signature of Reporting Person Date
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