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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 16, 2004
MAGNA ENTERTAINMENT CORP.
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(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
Delaware
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(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
000-30578 98-0208374
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(Commission File Number) (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
337 Magna Drive, Aurora, Ontario, Canada L4G 7K1
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
(905) 726-2462
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(Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
Not Applicable
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(Former Name or Former Address, if changed since Last Report)
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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):
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(17 CFR 230.425)
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Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
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ITEM 8.01 OTHER EVENTS
The registrant has been advised by MI Developments Inc. ("MID") of its decision
not to proceed with an unsolicited offer to acquire all of the outstanding
shares of Class A Subordinate Voting Stock of the Registrant not currently owned
by MID. MID originally announced its intention to make such an offer on July 13,
2004.
The full text of the press release issued by the Registrant is attached as
Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated by reference
herein.
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ITEM 9.01 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS
(c) Exhibits
Exhibit 99.1 Copy of Registrant's press release dated September 16, 2004.
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.
MAGNA ENTERTAINMENT CORP.
(Registrant)
Date: September 20, 2004 by: /s/Gary M. Cohn
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Gary M. Cohn, Secretary
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