As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 9, 2002
Registration No. 333-44979
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
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SCIENTIFIC GAMES CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware 81-0422894
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(State or Other Jurisdiction of (I.R.S. Employer
Incorporation or Organization) Identification Number)
750 Lexington Avenue, 25th Floor
New York, New York 10022
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
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SCIENTIFIC GAMES CORPORATION
1997 INCENTIVE COMPENSATION PLAN
(Full Title of the Plan)
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Martin E. Schloss, Esq.
Scientific Games Corporation
750 Lexington Avenue, 25th Floor
New York, New York 10022
(Name and Address of Agent for Service)
(212) 754-2233 (Telephone Number, Including Area Code,
of Agent for Service)
Copies to:
Peter G. Smith, Esq.
Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP
919 Third Avenue
New York, New York 10022
(212) 715-9100
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
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Proposed Maximum
Title of Securities to be Amount to be Proposed Maximum Offering Aggregate Amount of
Registered Registered (1) Price Per Share Offering Price (2) Registration Fee
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Class A Common Stock, par
value $0.01 per share
("Class A Common Stock") 50,000 $ 2.49 $ 124,500.00 $ 11.45
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Class A Common Stock 334,000 $ 2.95 $ 985,300.00 $ 90.65
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Class A Common Stock 300,000 $ 3.50 $ 1,050,000.00 $ 96.60
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Class A Common Stock 196,902 $ 3.5625 $ 701,463.38 $ 64.53
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Class A Common Stock 150,000 $ 6.58 $ 987,000.00 $ 90.80
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Class A Common Stock 360,000 $ 6.62 $ 2,383,200.00 $ 219.25
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Class A Common Stock 75,000 $ 6.75 $ 506,250.00 $ 46.58
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Class A Common Stock 556,000 $ 7.10 $ 3,947,600.00 $ 363.18
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Class A Common Stock 75,000 $ 8.45 $ 633,750.00 $ 58.31
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Class A Common Stock 50,000 $ 8.50 $ 425,000.00 $ 39.10
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Class A Common Stock 50,000 $ 9.35 $ 467,500.00 $ 43.01
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Class A Common Stock 135,559 $ 0.01 $ 1,355.59 $ 0.13
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Class A Common Stock 1,467,539 $ 6.34 (3) $ 9,304,197.26 $ 855.99
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Total 3,800,000 $21,517,116.23 $1,979.58
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(1) This registration statement (this "Registration Statement") covers shares
of Class A Common Stock which may be offered or sold from time to time
pursuant to the Registrant's 1997 Incentive Compensation Plan, as amended
(the "Plan").
(2) The proposed maximum aggregate offering price has been determined pursuant
to Rule 457(h)(1) promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended
(the "Securities Act")
(3) Estimated, solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee
pursuant to Rule 457(c) under the Securities Act, based on the average of
the high and low sales prices for the Class A Common Stock reported on the
Nasdaq National Market on December 6, 2002, which is within five (5)
business days prior to the date of this Registration Statement.
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SCIENTIFIC GAMES CORPORATION
REGISTRATION STATEMENT ON FORM S-8
REGISTRATION OF ADDITIONAL SECURITIES
This registration statement is filed in accordance with the provisions of
General Instruction E to Form S-8 for the purpose of registering additional
shares of common stock for offer and sale under the Scientific Games Corporation
1997 Incentive Compensation Plan. The contents of the Registrant's Registration
Statement on Form S-8 as filed with the Commission on January 27, 1998 (File No.
333-44979) are incorporated herein by reference. Unless otherwise specified,
capitalized terms herein shall have the meaning ascribed to them in the prior
Form S-8.
PART II
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 8. Exhibits.
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Exhibit Number Description
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5.1 Opinion of counsel as to legality of the shares
of Class A Common Stock covered by this
Registration Statement.
23.1 Consent of KPMG LLP.
23.2 Consent of counsel (included in Exhibit 5.1
above).
24.1 Power of Attorney (contained in Signature Page
hereto).
99.1 Scientific Games Corporation 1997 Incentive
Compensation Plan, as amended (incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 10.14 to the Registrant's
Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year
ended December 31, 2001).
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant
certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the
requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this Registration
Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly
authorized, in the City of New York, State of New York, on this 9th day of
December, 2002.
SCIENTIFIC GAMES CORPORATION
By: /s/ A. Lorne Weil
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A. Lorne Weil
Chairman of the Board,
President and Chief Executive Officer
POWER OF ATTORNEY AND SIGNATURES
We, the undersigned officers and directors of Scientific Games
Corporation, hereby severally constitute and appoint A. Lorne Weil, Martin E.
Schloss and DeWayne E. Laird, and each of them singly, our true and lawful
attorneys, with full power to them and each of them singly, to sign for us in
our names in the capacities indicated below, all amendments, including
post-effective amendments, to this registration statement and any other
registration statement (and any amendment thereto) filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission with respect to the plan listed on the face of this
registration statement and generally do all things in our names and on our
behalf in such capacities to enable Scientific Games Corporation to comply with
the provisions of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and all requirements
of the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this
Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons on December 9,
2002 in the capacities indicated.
Signature Title(s)
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/s/ A. Lorne Weil Chairman of the Board, President,
---------------------- Chief Executive Officer and Director
A. Lorne Weil (principal executive officer)
/s/ DeWayne E. Laird Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
----------------------- (principal financial and accounting officer)
DeWayne E. Laird
/s/ Larry J. Lawrence
----------------------- Vice Chairman of the Board
Larry J. Lawrence
/s/ Colin J. O'Brien
----------------------- Director
Colin J. O'Brien
/s/ Eric M. Turner
----------------------- Director
Eric M. Turner
/s/ Sir Brian G. Wolfson
----------------------- Director
Sir Brian G. Wolfson
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/s/ Alan J. Zakon
----------------------- Director
Alan J. Zakon
/s/ Antonio Belloni
----------------------- Director
Antonio Belloni
/s/ Rosario Bifulco
----------------------- Director
Rosario Bifulco
/s/ Peter A. Cohen
----------------------- Director
Peter A Cohen
/s/ Michael S. Immordino
----------------------- Director
Michael S. Immordino
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit Number Description
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5.1 Opinion of counsel as to legality of the
shares of Class A Common Stock covered by
this Registration Statement.
23.1 Consent of KPMG LLP.
23.2 Consent of counsel (included in Exhibit 5
above).
24.1 Power of Attorney (contained in Signature
Page hereto).
99.1 Scientific Games Corporation 1997 Incentive
Compensation Plan, as amended (incorporated
by reference to Exhibit 10.14 to the
Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K for
the fiscal year ended December 31, 2001).
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