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Filed Pursuant to Rule 424(b)(3)
Registration Statement No. 333-92316
METRO-GOLDWYN-MAYER INC.
177,814 Shares of
Common Stock
The 177,814 shares of our common stock included in this prospectus may be offered by the stockholder named under the heading
“Selling Stockholder” on page 9. We will not receive any proceeds from the sale of shares by the selling stockholder.
We are a premier global entertainment content company, one of only seven major film and television studios worldwide. We develop, produce and distribute worldwide theatrical motion pictures and television programs. Our subsidiaries
include Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc., United Artists Corporation and Orion Pictures Corporation. We acquired a 20% interest in four cable channels owned by Rainbow Media Holdings, Inc. for a cash purchase price of $825 million in April 2001.
Our common stock is currently traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol “MGM.” The closing
sale price for our common stock on July 26, 2002 on the New York Stock Exchange was $10.00 per share.
Investing in our common stock involves risks. See “
Risk Factors” beginning on page 2.
Neither the Securities and Exchange
Commission nor any state securities commission has approved or disapproved of these securities, or determined if this prospectus is truthful or complete. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.
The date of this prospectus is July 26, 2002.
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You should rely only on the information or representations
incorporated by reference or provided in this prospectus. We have not authorized anyone to provide you with different information. You may obtain copies of the registration statement, or any document which we have filed as an exhibit to the
registration statement or to any other SEC filing, either from the SEC or from the secretary of the company as described below. The selling stockholder is not making an offer of these securities in any state where the offer is not permitted. You
should not assume that the information in this prospectus is accurate as of any date other than the dates printed on the front of each such document regardless of the time of delivery of this prospectus.
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Before you invest in our securities, you should be aware that there are
various risks, including those described below. We urge you to carefully consider these risk factors, together with all of the other information included in this prospectus as well as the information incorporated by reference in this prospectus,
before you decide to invest in our securities.
We have had significant losses, and we may have future losses.
We did not report an operating profit for any fiscal year from 1989 through 1999. Although we had an operating profit in 2000
and 2001, we reported a net loss in 2001 which included a $382.3 million charge related to the adoption of new industry accounting guidelines. We had an operating loss of approximately $165.7 million and a net loss of approximately
$212.6 million in the first six months of 2002. We expect to report a net loss for the full 2002 year in the range of $0.85 to $0.89 per share. We cannot assure you we will be profitable in future periods.
The accounting standards our financial statements are governed by have changed.
In June 2000, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 139, which, effective for financial statements for fiscal
years beginning after December 15, 2000, rescinds Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 53. The companies that were previously subject to the requirements of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 53 shall now follow the guidance
in American Institute of Certified Public Accountants Statement of Position 00-2, “Accounting by Producers or Distributors of Films,” issued in June 2000. Statement of Position 00-2 establishes new accounting and reporting standards for
all producers and distributors that own or hold the rights to distribute or exploit films. Statement of Position 00-2 provides that the cumulative effect of changes in accounting principles caused by its adoption should be included in the
determination of net income in conformity with Accounting Principles Board Opinion No. 20, “Accounting Changes.” We adopted Statement of Position 00-2 on January 1, 2001 and recorded a one-time, non-cash cumulative effect charge to
earnings of $382.3 million, primarily to reduce the carrying value of our film and television costs. The new rules also require that advertising costs be expensed as incurred as opposed to the old rules which allowed advertising costs to generally
be capitalized as part of film costs and amortized using the “individual film forecast” method. Due to the significant advertising costs incurred in the early stages of a film’s release, we anticipate that the new rules will
significantly impact our results of operations for the foreseeable future. Additionally, under the prior accounting rules we classified additions to film costs as an investing activity in the Statement of Cash Flows. In accordance with Statement of
Position 00-2, we now classify additions to film costs as an operating activity. For comparative purposes, we have reclassified prior period cash flow statements to conform with the new presentation.
We are adversely affected by gaps in our motion picture production schedule.
Our revenues and operating results have been and may continue to be adversely affected by the change in ownership of MGM Studios in 1996 and by management changes in 1999.
Such changes may result in a degree of uncertainty among top artistic and creative talent about the viability of projects, which could result in projects first being offered to our competitors. Additionally, management changes have resulted in
delays in commencement of production of motion pictures. We released nine motion pictures between August 1, 1996 and August 1, 1997, most of which were produced by others, ten motion pictures in 1999, eight motion pictures in 2000, 11 motion
pictures in 2001 and eight motion pictures through June 2002.
We require outside financing to meet our anticipated cash requirements.
Our operations are capital intensive and our capacity to generate cash from operations is presently
insufficient to meet our anticipated cash requirements. Accordingly, we utilize substantial sources of outside
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financing. Such financing may not be available in sufficient amounts for us to implement our business plan or may be available only on terms which are disadvantageous to our stockholders.
Under our current strategy and business plan, we will continue to require a substantial amount of cash for the
following reasons:
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We will continue to make substantial investments in the production of new feature films and television programs; and |
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We may make additional investments to develop new distribution channels to further exploit our motion picture library, including video-on-demand; however, we
will evaluate the level of our investments in light of our available capital and changing market conditions. |
If
there are cash shortfalls, cash conserving measures may adversely affect our long-term prospects.
If
necessary in order to manage our cash needs, we could delay or alter production or release schedules or reduce our aggregate investment in new film and television production costs. We cannot assure you that any of these steps would be adequate or
timely, or that acceptable arrangements could be reached with third parties if necessary. In addition, although these steps would improve our short-term cash flow and, in the case of partnering, reduce our exposure should a motion picture perform
below expectations, these steps could reduce our long-term cash flow and adversely affect our results of operations.
Our credit
facility contains restrictive covenants.
Our credit facility, which was most recently amended in June 2002,
contains various covenants limiting indebtedness, dividends and capital expenditures and requires maintenance of certain financial ratios. We cannot assure you that we will be able to comply with these or other covenants or conditions in the future,
or that we will generate sufficient cash flow to repay our indebtedness. We further cannot assure you that, in the event the need arises, we will be able to obtain additional financing or to refinance our indebtedness on terms acceptable to us, or
at all.
Our substantial leverage could adversely affect our financial health.
We are highly leveraged. Our substantial indebtedness could have important adverse consequences to you. For example, it could:
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require us to dedicate a substantial portion of our cash flow to the repayment of our indebtedness, reducing the amount of cash flow available to fund film and
television production and other operating expenses; |
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limit our ability to obtain additional financing, if necessary, for operating expenses; |
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place us at a disadvantage compared to competitors with less debt or greater financial resources; |
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limit our flexibility in planning for, or reacting to, downturns in our business, in our industry or in the economy in general; and
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limit our ability to pursue strategic acquisitions and other business opportunities that may be in our best interests. |
Our revenues and results of operations may fluctuate significantly.
Our revenues and results of operations are dependent significantly upon the commercial success of the motion pictures and television programming that we distribute, which
cannot be predicted with certainty, as well as the timing of our releases. Accordingly, our revenues and results of operations may fluctuate significantly
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from period to period, and the results of any one period may not be indicative of the results for any future periods.
In addition, entertainment industry accounting practices may accentuate fluctuations in our operating results. In accordance with generally accepted accounting principles
and industry practice, we amortize film and television programming costs using the “individual-film-forecast” method. Under this accounting method, we amortize film and television programming costs for each film or television program based
on the following ratio:
Revenue earned by title in the current period
Estimated total revenues by title
We regularly review, and revise when necessary, our total revenue estimates on a title-by-title basis. This may result in a change in the
rate of amortization and/or a write-down of the film or television asset to estimated fair value. Results of operations in future years depend upon our amortization of our film and television costs. Periodic adjustments in amortization rates may
significantly affect these results. The likelihood of our reporting of losses is increased because the industry’s accounting method requires the immediate recognition of the entire loss where it is expected that a motion picture or television
program will not recover our investment. In addition, as a result of adopting Statement of Position 00-2 on January 1, 2001, we are required to expense film advertising costs as incurred as opposed to our prior practice of capitalizing these costs
and amortizing them as part of film costs. On the other hand, the profit of a successful motion picture or television program must be recognized over the entire revenue stream expected to be generated by the individual picture or television program.
We may have lower revenues as a result of our motion picture production strategy.
Based on our current business plan, our annual release slate may include proportionately fewer large budget “event” motion
pictures than the current release slates of the other major studios. We also contemplate a stronger focus on pictures which will appeal to a younger demographic and a greater number of co-productions than our prior strategy. We cannot assure you
that our strategic approach will enable us to produce commercially successful motion pictures. Additionally, our current motion picture strategy involves co-producing or co-financing a substantial portion of our motion pictures. These co-production
arrangements could reduce our long-term cash flow from pictures which perform above expectations.
Due to the uncertainties inherent
in the production of motion pictures, films may not be completed or released on schedule or on budget.
The
production, completion and distribution of motion pictures are subject to a number of uncertainties, including delays and increased expenditures due to creative differences among key cast, other key creative personnel, disruptions caused by weather,
cast or crew illness, or accidents or other events beyond our control. As such, the projected costs of an MGM-produced motion picture at the time it is set for production or acquired may increase significantly, and the date of completion may be
substantially delayed due to the exigencies of production. Increased costs may make it less likely that such film will recoup its production costs, and delays in production may result in such film not being ready for release at the intended time and
postponement to a potentially less favorable time, all of which could cause a decline in gross receipts for such film.
The costs of
producing and marketing motion pictures may increase.
The production and marketing of theatrical motion
pictures requires substantial capital. The costs of producing and marketing motion pictures have generally increased in recent years. According to the Motion Picture Association of America, the average direct negative cost (which includes all costs
associated with creating a motion picture, including pre-production, production and post-production, but excluding capitalized
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overhead and interest, marketing and distribution costs) of a motion picture produced by one of the major studios has grown from $26.1 million in 1991 to $47.7 million in 2001, an increase of 83
percent, and the average domestic marketing cost per picture has grown from $12.06 million in 1991 to $31.01 million in 2001, an increase of 157 percent. These costs may continue to increase in the future, thereby increasing the costs of our motion
pictures. Production costs and marketing costs are rising at a faster rate than increases in either domestic admissions to movie theaters or admission ticket prices, leaving us more dependent on other media, such as home video, television and
foreign markets, and new media.
We could be adversely affected by strikes or other union job actions.
The motion picture and television programs produced by MGM Studios, and the other major U.S. studios, generally employ actors, writers and
directors who are members of the Screen Actors Guild, Writers Guild of America and Directors Guild of America pursuant to industry-wide collective bargaining agreements. The collective bargaining agreement with WGA was successfully renegotiated and
became effective beginning May 2, 2001, for a term of three years. Negotiations regarding the collective bargaining agreement with SAG were successfully completed on July 3, 2001, and the agreement was ratified as of July 1, 2001 for a term of
three years. The DGA collective bargaining agreement was successfully renegotiated and has been ratified. It has a term of three years from July 1, 2002. Many productions also employ members of a number of other unions, including without limitation
the International Alliance of Theatrical and Stage Employees and Teamsters. A strike by one or more of the unions who provide personnel essential to the production of motion pictures or television programs could delay or halt our ongoing production
activities. Such a halt or delay, depending on the length of time involved, could cause delay or interruption in our release of new motion pictures and television programs and thereby could adversely affect our cash flow and revenues. Our revenues
from motion pictures and television product in our library should not be affected and may partially offset the effects of a strike to the extent, if any, that television exhibitors buy more library product to compensate for interruption in their
first-run programming.
We are limited in our ability to exploit our library.
Our rights to the titles in our library vary. In some cases we have only the right to distribute titles in certain media and territories
for a limited term. Our rights in approximately 33 percent of our titles are limited in time. Our rights with respect to approximately six percent of our titles will expire over the next year and a half (i.e., through the end of 2003) and with
respect to another approximately 23 percent over the seven years thereafter (from 2004 to 2011). While in the past we have generally been able to renew expiring rights on acceptable terms, we cannot assure you that we will continue to be able to do
so in the future. In accordance with industry practice, for purposes of calculating the size of our library, we include any title in which we have any distribution rights.
Additionally, prior managements granted long-term domestic and major international television licenses covering a substantial portion of our library, in exchange for
pre-paid fees. A cross-section of our library is subject to one or more of these licenses, including substantially all of the MGM/UA titles produced prior to 1990, which have been licensed in the U.S. and Europe, and approximately 51 percent (some
are starting to expire) of the Orion and PolyGram titles, which have been licensed in one or more of France, Spain, Germany and the United Kingdom. Until these agreements expire and the rights revert to us, we expect contributions to earnings and
cash flow from these markets to continue to be below those of our competitors for similar products. We cannot assure you that our sales or profitability will increase after these agreements expire.
We may not be able to realize the anticipated benefits of business combinations.
We believe that we should, through business combinations or other strategic alternatives, either grow into or become part of a larger, vertically integrated organization,
in order to maximize the value of our assets. To that end, we have been regularly evaluating business combination opportunities and other strategic alternatives as
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opportunities arise, and intend to continue to do so. No agreements regarding a transaction of such nature have been reached and there can be no assurance that we will decide to enter into any
such transaction. In addition, business combinations and other strategic alternatives involve numerous risks, including diversion of management’s attention away from our operating activities. We cannot assure you that we will not encounter
unanticipated problems or liabilities with respect to any business combinations that have been or may be completed by us, nor can we assure you that the anticipated benefits of any such transactions will be achieved.
We face risks relating to the international distribution of our product.
Because we have historically derived approximately 40 percent of our revenues from non-U.S. sources, our business is subject to risks inherent in international trade, many
of which are beyond our control. These risks include:
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changes in laws and policies affecting trade, investment and taxes, including laws and policies relating to the repatriation of funds and to withholding taxes;
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differing degrees of protection for intellectual property; |
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the instability of foreign economies and governments; and |
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fluctuating foreign exchange rates. |
Until October 31, 2000, we distributed our motion pictures in theatrical markets outside the U.S. and Canada through United International Pictures B.V., or “UIP,” a partnership among the
company, Paramount Pictures Corporation and Universal Studios, Inc. Effective November 1, 2000, we withdrew from UIP and our international theatrical distribution is now conducted through Fox Filmed Entertainment. While our cost structure is lower,
we cannot assure that we will realize the anticipated revenue enhancements of our withdrawal from UIP.
Piracy of motion pictures,
including digital and Internet piracy, may decrease the gross receipts received from the exploitation of our films.
Motion picture piracy is extensive in many parts of the world, including South America, Asia (including Korea, China and Taiwan), the countries of the former Soviet Union and other former Eastern bloc countries. The Motion Picture
Association, the American Motion Picture Marketing Association and the American Motion Picture Export Association monitor the progress and efforts made by various countries to limit or prevent piracy. In the past, these various trade associations
have enacted voluntary embargoes on motion picture exports to certain countries in order to pressure the governments of those countries to become more aggressive in preventing motion picture piracy. In addition, the U.S. government has publicly
considered implementing trade sanctions against specific countries that, in the opinion of the U.S. government, do not make appropriate efforts to prevent copyright infringements of U.S. produced motion pictures. There can be no assurance, however,
that voluntary industry embargoes or U.S. government trade sanctions will be enacted. If enacted, such actions could impact the amount of revenue that we realize from the international exploitation of motion pictures depending upon the countries
subject to such action and the duration and effectiveness of such action. If not enacted or if other measures are not taken, the motion picture industry (including MGM) may continue to lose an indeterminate amount of revenue as a result of motion
picture piracy.
Additionally, as motion pictures begin to be distributed using emerging technologies such as the
Internet and online services, digital piracy will reduce the ability to protect intellectual property rights in motion pictures. This is because digital formats currently do not contain mechanisms for tracking the source or ownership of digital
content. As a result, users may be able to download and distribute unauthorized or “pirated” copies of copyrighted motion pictures over the Internet. As long as pirated content is available to download digitally, many consumers may choose
to digitally download such pirated motion pictures rather than paying for legitimate motion pictures. Digital piracy of our films may adversely impact the gross receipts received from the exploitation of such films.
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Production of first-run syndicated television programming may involve financial risks.
Our television products have historically been first-run syndicated television programming that is generally
licensed based on a pilot episode that we finance. If an insufficient number of stations license the programming, our pilot costs will not be recouped. There is also financial exposure to us after the programming is licensed to the extent that
advertising revenues and/or license fees we receive are not sufficient to cover production costs. In addition, we may have certain financial obligations to the producer of a first-run syndicated series if we cancel production prior to commencement
of production for any broadcast season for which the series was licensed.
Risks relating to implementing our branded cable and
satellite programming channels.
We may consider strategic opportunities to create branded cable and satellite
programming channels. We cannot assure you that we will have the financing that may be necessary for such acquisitions or investments, that we will consummate any such transactions or that we will be able to realize any anticipated benefits from any
such transactions.
We cannot predict the effect that rapid technological change or alternative forms of entertainment may have on MGM
or the motion picture industry.
The entertainment industry in general, and the motion picture industry in
particular, continue to undergo significant changes, primarily due to technological developments. Due to this rapid growth of technology and shifting consumer tastes, we cannot accurately predict the overall effect that technological growth or the
availability of alternative forms of entertainment may have on the potential revenue from and profitability of feature-length motion pictures and television programming. In addition, certain outlets for the distribution of motion pictures may not
obtain the public acceptance that is or was previously predicted. While we have benefited from the rapid growth in the DVD market, we cannot give assurance that such growth and penetration rate will continue.
The motion picture industry is highly competitive and at times may create an oversupply of motion pictures in the market.
Despite a general increase in market use, the number of motion pictures released by competitors, particularly the major U.S. motion
picture studios, may create an oversupply of product in the market, and may reduce our share of gross box office receipts and make it more difficult for our films to succeed. Oversupply may become most pronounced during peak release times, such as
school holidays and national holidays, when theater attendance is expected to be highest. An oversupply of competing motion pictures may cause us to lose market share. Moreover, we cannot guarantee that we will be able to release all of our films
during peak release times as scheduled and, therefore, may miss potentially higher gross box-office receipts.
This oversupply problem is compounded since the supply of motion picture screens is limited. Currently, a substantial majority of the motion picture screens in the U.S. typically are committed at any one time to only ten to 15 films
distributed nationally by major studio distributors. However, as a result of recent changes in the theater-owner industry, including consolidations and bankruptcies, the amount of available motion picture screens may decrease, thus reducing the
number of films that may be distributed nationally at any one time. For example, 12 theater companies have recently filed for bankruptcy protection. If the number of motion pictures screens decreases, gross receipts may also decrease.
Some of our competitors have greater financial resources than we do.
Most of the other major studios are part of large diversified corporate groups with a variety of other operations, including television networks and cable channels, that
can provide both a means of distributing their products and stable sources of earnings and cash flows that offset fluctuations in the financial performance of their motion picture and television operations.
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The Tracinda Group owns a majority of our common stock and has the power to elect our board of
directors and influence our affairs.
Tracinda Corporation and one of its affiliates, which we refer to
collectively as the Tracinda Group, beneficially own 194,307,644 shares, approximately 77.2 percent of our outstanding common stock. In the aggregate, the Tracinda Group and our directors and executive officers beneficially own approximately
77.7 percent of our outstanding common stock. Our common stock does not have cumulative voting rights and, since we anticipate that the Tracinda Group will continue to own greater than 50 percent of our outstanding common stock for the
foreseeable future, it will have the ability to elect our entire board of directors and determine the outcome of other matters submitted to our stockholders, such as the approval of significant transactions, and otherwise to influence our affairs.
Our common stock has a relatively small public “float.”
Of the 251,768,666 shares of our common stock outstanding as of June 10, 2002, approximately 56,205,623 shares are owned by persons other than the Tracinda Group and
our executive officers and directors. Without a significantly larger public float, our common stock will be less liquid than the common stock of companies with broader public ownership and, as a result, the trading prices for our common stock may be
more volatile. Among other things, trading of a relatively small volume of our common stock may have a greater impact on the trading price for our stock than would be the case if our public float were larger.
Future sales of shares of our common stock could decrease its market price.
We will have approximately 251,946,480 shares of our common stock outstanding after giving effect to this offering, of which approximately 195,563,043 will be
“restricted” securities under Rule 144 of the Securities Act and/or held by directors, officers or holders of ten percent or more of our outstanding common stock. We have also granted, as of June 10, 2002, options to purchase a total of
30,164,629 shares of our common stock. Furthermore, we have granted to Tracinda, and certain other holders of our common stock or outstanding options, registration rights with respect to the shares they own or that we may issue to them. Possible or
actual sales of any of these shares, particularly by our directors and officers, under Rule 144 or otherwise, may in the future decrease the price of shares of our common stock.
The shares of common stock being offered are solely for the account of
the selling stockholder. We will not receive any proceeds from the sale of the common stock. However, to the extent the selling stockholder exercises stock options, we will receive proceeds from the exercise of such options.
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Price Range of Common Stock
The common stock is listed on the NYSE and trades under the symbol “MGM.” The following table sets forth for the quarters
indicated the high and low composite per share closing sales prices as reported by the NYSE. The last reported sales price of the common stock on the NYSE on July 26, 2002 was $10.00 per share.
| High |
Low | |||||
| 2000 |
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| First Quarter |
$ |
28.06 |
$ |
21.69 | ||
| Second Quarter |
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30.38 |
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23.94 | ||
| Third Quarter |
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26.50 |
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22.00 | ||
| Fourth Quarter |
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22.81 |
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14.94 | ||
| 2001 |
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| First Quarter |
$ |
21.77 |
$ |
15.35 | ||
| Second Quarter |
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22.93 |
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15.76 | ||
| Third Quarter |
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22.47 |
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13.86 | ||
| Fourth Quarter |
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21.90 |
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15.81 | ||
| 2002 |
||||||
| First Quarter |
$ |
22.27 |
$ |
16.02 | ||
| Second Quarter |
|
16.58 |
|
11.70 | ||
| Third Quarter (through July 26) |
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12.17 |
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9.44 | ||
Dividend Policy
We have not paid any dividends to date on our common stock and currently intend to retain any earnings to fund the operation and expansion of our business and to service
and repay our debt. Therefore, we do not intend to pay cash dividends on our common stock for the foreseeable future. Furthermore, as a holding company with no independent operations, our ability to pay dividends will depend upon the receipt of
dividends or other payments from our subsidiaries. In addition, our primary credit facility contains financial covenants that restrict our ability to pay dividends. Subject to the foregoing, our board of directors has the sole discretion to pay cash
dividends.
On October 10, 1996, as consideration for services provided in our
acquisition of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc., we entered into a stock option agreement which was subsequently amended and restated with Celsus Financial Corp., of which Michael Gleason, one of our directors, is president and sole director.
Pursuant to the amended and restated agreement and subsequent anti-dilution adjustments pursuant to the agreement, Celsus holds a presently exercisable option to purchase 177,814 shares of our common stock at an exercise price of $5.63 per share,
which option expires on October 10, 2002. Celsus has informed us that it desires to exercise the option and has requested that we register the resale of such shares in the open market. The following table provides information regarding the shares of
our common stock beneficially owned by Mr. Gleason as of June 10, 2002, the number of shares which may be sold by Celsus and the number of shares which will be beneficially owned by Mr. Gleason after the contemplated sale.
| Name of selling stockholder |
Number of shares beneficially owned prior to offering |
Number of shares which may be offered(2) |
Beneficial ownership after offering |
Percentage ownership after offering(3) |
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| Michael Gleason |
292,814 |
(1)(2) |
177,814 |
(2) |
115,000 |
(1) |
.0456 |
% |
(1) |
Includes 115,000 shares underlying options held by Mr. Gleason that are vested or will become vested within 60 days. |
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(2) |
Includes 177,814 shares underlying vested options held by Celsus Financial Corp. of which Mr. Gleason is president and sole director.
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Based upon 251,946,480 shares of common stock outstanding after giving effect to the offering. |
We are registering 177,814 shares of common stock on behalf of
the selling stockholder. We have agreed to maintain the effectiveness of this registration statement until such time as all of the shares have been sold. The selling stockholder may sell the shares of common stock covered by this prospectus from
time to time at market prices prevailing at the time of sale, at negotiated prices or at fixed prices and may pay a finder’s fee in connection with any such sale. The selling stockholder may offer his shares in any manner permitted by law,
including to or through underwriters, brokers, dealers or agents and directly to one or more purchasers as well as one or more of the following types of transactions:
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on the New York Stock Exchange; |
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through the facilities of any national securities exchange or U.S. automated inter-dealer quotation system of a registered national securities association on
which any of the shares of common stock are then listed, admitted to unlisted trading privileges or included for quotation; and |
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through negotiated transactions, block transactions, special offerings, exchange distributions and/or secondary distributions, in settlement of short sales of
common stock; or |
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through a combination of such methods of sale. |
The selling stockholder also may sell all or a portion of the shares covered by this prospectus in open market transactions in reliance on Rule 144 under the Securities Act, provided that the selling
stockholder meets the criteria and conforms to the requirements of such rule.
The selling stockholder may from
time to time pledge the common stock owned by him to secure margin or other loans made to the selling stockholder. Thus, the person or entity receiving the pledge of any of the shares of common stock may sell them, in a foreclosure sale or
otherwise, in the same manner as described above for the selling stockholder.
We have not been advised of any
selling arrangement at the date of this prospectus between the selling stockholder and any broker-dealer or agent. MGM will not receive any of the proceeds from the sale of the shares by the selling stockholder. However, to the extent the selling
stockholder exercises options, we will receive proceeds from the exercise of the options.
Brokers and dealers may
receive compensation in the form of discounts, concessions or commissions from the selling stockholder and/or the purchasers of the shares for whom such brokers or dealers may act as agent or to whom they may sell as principal, or both. The selling
stockholder and any dealer acting in connection with the offering or any broker executing a sell order on behalf of the selling stockholder may be deemed to be “underwriters” within the meaning of the Securities Act, in which event any
profit on the sale of shares by a selling stockholder and any commissions or discounts received by any the broker or dealer may be deemed to be underwriting compensation under the Securities Act. In addition, the broker or dealer may be required to
deliver a copy of this prospectus to any person who purchases any of the shares from or though the broker or dealer. In the event the selling stockholder engages an underwriter in connection with the sale of the shares, to the extent required, a
prospectus supplement will be distributed, which will set forth the number of shares being offered and the terms of the offering, including the name of the underwriter, any discounts, commissions or concessions allowed or reallowed or paid by
underwriters to dealers.
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The validity of the common stock offered hereby will be passed upon for
us by Jay Rakow, Senior Executive Vice President and General Counsel of the company.
The audited consolidated financial statements and schedules incorporated by
reference into this prospectus from our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2001, as amended, have been audited by Arthur Andersen LLP, independent certified public accountants, as indicated in their reports with respect
thereto, and are incorporated by reference herein in reliance upon the authority of said firm as experts in giving said reports. In May 2002, the audit partner and manager primarily responsible for the audited financial statements incorporated by
reference in this prospectus, as well as other personnel of Arthur Andersen LLP’s Los Angeles, California office, left Arthur Andersen LLP. On June 17, 2002, we filed a Current Report on Form 8-K indicating that we had terminated Arthur
Andersen LLP as our auditors and engaged a new auditing firm. We have been advised that the Securities and Exchange Commission will not allow Arthur Andersen LLP to consent to the inclusion of their audit report in a prospectus if the audit partner
and manager responsible for the audit are no longer with Arthur Andersen LLP. Accordingly, Arthur Andersen LLP has not consented to the inclusion of their report in this prospectus, and we have dispensed with the requirement to file their consent in
reliance on Rule 437a under the Securities Act. Because Arthur Andersen LLP has not consented to the inclusion of their reports in this prospectus, you will not be able to recover against Arthur Andersen LLP under Section 11 of the Securities Act
for any untrue statements of a material fact contained in the financial statements audited by Arthur Andersen LLP incorporated by reference in this prospectus or any omissions to state a material fact required to be stated therein.
We file annual, quarterly and current reports,
proxy statements and other information with the SEC, in accordance with the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. You may read and copy any document we file at the SEC’s public reference rooms in Washington, D.C., New York, New York and Chicago,
Illinois. Please call the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330 for further information on the public reference rooms. Our SEC filings are also available to the public from the SEC’s web site at: http://www.sec.gov.
The SEC allows us to “incorporate by reference” into this prospectus the information we file with them, which means that we can
disclose important information to you by referring to our filed SEC documents. The information incorporated by reference is considered to be part of this prospectus. Information we file with the SEC after the date of this document will update and
supersede the information in this prospectus. We incorporate by reference the documents listed below and any future filings made with the SEC under Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14, or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 until this offering is
completed:
(1) Our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2001, as
amended;
(2) Our Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the periods ended March 31,
2002 and June 30, 2002;
(3) Our Current Reports on Form 8-K dated February 15,
2002, February 26, 2002, March 13, 2002, March 14, 2002, June 12, 2002, June 17, 2002, June 19, 2002 and July 26, 2002; and
(4) The description of capital stock contained in Item 1 of our Registration Statement on Form 8-A, filed with the SEC on October 14, 1997, as amended.
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We have also filed a Registration Statement on Form S-3 with the SEC for the
securities offered by this prospectus. This prospectus does not contain all of the information set forth in the registration statement. You should read the registration statement for further information about our common stock and us. The
registration statement can be found in the SEC’s public reference room or on the SEC’s website referred to above, and you may request a copy of any of these filings, at no cost, by writing or calling William A. Jones, Senior Executive
Vice President and Secretary of the company, at:
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc.
2500 Broadway Street
Santa Monica, California 90404
(310) 449-3000
You can find additional information by visiting
our website at: http://www.mgm.com.
This prospectus contains or
incorporates by reference forward-looking statements, within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act. Forward-looking statements typically can be identified by the use of forward-looking words,
such as “may,” “will,” “could,” “project,” “believe,” “anticipate,” “expect,” “estimate,” “continue,” “potential,” “plan,”
“intend,” “forecast” and the like. These statements appear in a number of places in this prospectus and the information incorporated by reference and include statements regarding our current intentions, plans, strategies, beliefs
and expectations.
Forward-looking statements do not guarantee future performance and involve risks and
uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those anticipated. The information contained in this prospectus, including the information contained in “Risk Factors” beginning on page 2, or incorporated by
reference, identifies important factors that could cause such differences.
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METRO-GOLDWYN-MAYER INC.
177,814 Shares of Common Stock