UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM 8-K

 

CURRENT REPORT

 

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) October 29, 2003

 

0-13063

(Commission File Number)

 

 

SCIENTIFIC GAMES CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

ITEM 7.  Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Information and Exhibits

 

(c)  Exhibits

 

Exhibit No.		Description
99.1		Press Release of Scientific Games Corporation, dated October 29, 2003.

 

ITEM 12.  Results of Operation and Financial Condition.

 

The information contained in this Current Report is being furnished under Item 12 (“Results of Operations and Financial Condition”).  As such, the information contained herein shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall such information be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.

 

On October 29, 2003, Scientific Games Corporation (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing, among other things, results for the quarter ended September 30, 2003. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated by reference herein.

 

The Company’s press release, in addition to containing results that are determined in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”), also contains the Company’s “EBITDA” results, which are non-GAAP earnings results that exclude certain items. EBITDA, as used in the press release, represents operating income plus depreciation and amortization expenses. EBITDA is included in the press release as, among other things, it is a basis upon which the Company assesses its financial performance, and it provides useful information regarding the Company’s ability to service its debt. EBITDA should not be considered in isolation or as an alternative to net income, cash flows from operations, or other consolidated income or cash flow data prepared in accordance with GAAP as measures of the Company’s profitability or liquidity. EBITDA as used in the press release may differ from similarly titled measures presented by other companies. A table reconciling EBITDA to GAAP net income is included in the condensed consolidated financial statement data included in the Company’s press release.

 

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SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 

	SCIENTIFIC GAMES CORPORATION
	By:	/s/ Martin E. Schloss
		Name: Martin E. Schloss
		Title:  Vice President and General Counsel
Date:  October 29, 2003

 

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Exhibit Index

 

Exhibit No.		Description
99.1		Press Release of Scientific Games Corporation, dated October 29, 2003.

 

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