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): September 14, 2021
SCIENTIFIC GAMES CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Nevada | 81-0422894 | |
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (IRS Employer | |
| Identification No.) |
001-11693
(Commission File Number)
6601 Bermuda Road, Las Vegas, NV 89119
(Address of registrant’s principal executive office)
(702) 897-7150
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act:
| Title of each class | Trading symbol(s) | Name of each exchange on which registered |
| Common Stock, $.001 par value | SGMS | The NASDAQ Stock Market |
| Preferred Stock Purchase Rights | The NASDAQ Stock Market |
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
☐ Emerging growth company
☐ If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.
Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure.
On September 14, 2021, Scientific Games Corporation (the “Company”) issued a press release containing certain information with respect to its lottery business (“SG Lottery”) being provided to certain interested parties in connection with the Company’s previously announced evaluation of strategic alternatives for the intended divestiture of SG Lottery. A copy of this press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.
The information contained in this Item 7.01 as well as in Exhibit 99.1 is furnished and shall not be deemed to be “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, and such information shall not be deemed to be incorporated by reference into any of the Company’s filings under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
Exhibit No. | Description | |
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 hereunto duly authorized.
| SCIENTIFIC GAMES CORPORATION | ||||
| Date: September 15, 2021 | By: | /s/ James Sottile | ||
| Name: | James Sottile | |||
| Title: | Executive Vice President and Chief Legal Officer | |||