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):
June 15, 2006
International Game Technology
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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001-10684
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88-0173041 |
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(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
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(Commission
File Number)
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(IRS Employer
Identification No.) |
9295 Prototype Drive, Reno, Nevada 89521
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
(775) 448-7777
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
not applicable
(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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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers.
International Game Technology (the “Company”) announced that Patti S. Hart joined the Board of
Directors of the Company (the “Board”) on June 15, 2006. There are no arrangements or
understandings between Ms. Hart and any other persons pursuant to which she was selected as a
director. Ms. Hart has not been appointed to a committee of the Board, but the Board expects to
consider the appointment of Ms. Hart to one or more of the Board’s committees in the near future.
Ms. Hart, age 50, was the chairman and CEO of Pinnacle Systems from March 2004 until August
2005. Prior to joining Pinnacle Systems, Ms. Hart was chairman and CEO of Excite@Home from April
2001 until March 2002. Excite@Home filed for protection under Chapter 11 of the Federal Bankruptcy
Code in September 2001. Before her tenure at Excite@Home in 2001, Ms. Hart was the chairman,
president and CEO of Telocity and a member of its board from July 1999 through March 2001. From
1986 to 1999, Ms. Hart was employed by Sprint Corporation, where her final position was as
president and chief operating officer of Sprint’s Long Distance Division. Ms. Hart is also a member
of the boards of directors of Korn Ferry International and Spansion Inc. and is a former member of
the boards of directors of Plantronics Inc., Vantive Corporation, EarthLink, Inc., Mariner
Networks, Pinnacle Systems, Inc., and Premisys Corporation. Ms. Hart received a bachelor of
science in marketing and economics from Illinois State University.
The full text of the Company’s press release announcing the appointment of Ms. Hart is
included as Exhibit 99.1 to this report and is incorporated herein by this reference.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(c) Exhibits.
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Press Release, dated June 21, 2006, announcing appointment of Patti S. Hart to Board of Directors |