Las Vegas Sands Corp. (LVS) disclosed that it has approved the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP to serve as its independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2013.
In addition, the company's subsidiary Sands China Ltd. has resolved to engage Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu to act as new auditor, which is subject to SCL shareholders' approval at an extraordinary general meeting.
Last month, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP resigned as the company's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2013.
The company is reportedly under investigation by the U.S. authorities whether about failure to to alert officials about suspicious transactions and also for possible violations of anti-bribery laws.
LVS closed Friday's regular trading session at $57.55.
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