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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 13G
(Amendment No. 2)
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934*
International Game Technology
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(Name of Issuer)
Common Stock, par value $.000625 per share
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(Title of Class of Securities)
459902-10-2
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(CUSIP Number)
December 31, 2000
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(Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement)
Check the appropriate box to designate the rule
pursuant to which this Schedule is filed: [ ] Rule 13d-1(b)
[X] Rule 13d-1(c)
[ ] Rule 13d-1(d)
* The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person's
initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and
for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter the
disclosures provided in a prior cover page.
The information required in the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed
to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 ("Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act
but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the
Notes).
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SCHEDULE 13G
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CUSIP No. - 459902-10-2 Page 2 of 8 Pages
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1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
ESL Partners, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership
22-2875193
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2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a) [X]
(b) [ ]
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3 SEC USE ONLY
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4 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
Delaware
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5 SOLE VOTING POWER
NUMBER OF
SHARES 0
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY
EACH
REPORTING
PERSON
WITH
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6 SHARED VOTING POWER
0
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7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
0
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8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
0
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9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
0
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10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES [ ]
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11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
0%
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12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
PN
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CUSIP No. - 459902-10-2 Page 3 of 8 Pages
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1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
ESL Limited, a Bermuda corporation
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2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a) [X]
(b) [ ]
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3 SEC USE ONLY
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4 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
Bermuda
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5 SOLE VOTING POWER
NUMBER OF
SHARES 0
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY
EACH
REPORTING
PERSON
WITH
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6 SHARED VOTING POWER
0
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7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
0
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8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
0
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9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
0
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10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES [ ]
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11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
0%
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12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
CO
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CUSIP No. - 459902-10-2 Page 4 of 8 Pages
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1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
ESL Institutional Partners, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership
06-1456821
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2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a) [X]
(b) [ ]
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3 SEC USE ONLY
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4 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
Delaware
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5 SOLE VOTING POWER
NUMBER OF
SHARES 0
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY
EACH
REPORTING
PERSON
WITH
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6 SHARED VOTING POWER
0
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7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
0
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8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
0
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9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
0
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10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES [ ]
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11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
0%
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12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
PN
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Item 1(a) Name of Issuer:
International Game Technology
Item 1(b) Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices:
9295 Prototype Drive
Reno, Nevada 89511
Item 2(a) Names of Persons Filing:
ESL Partners, L.P.
ESL Limited
ESL Institutional Partners, L.P.
Item 2(b) Addresses of Principal Business Offices:
ESL Partners, L.P. and ESL Institutional Partners, L.P.:
One Lafayette Place
Greenwich, CT 06830
ESL Limited
Hemisphere House
9 Church Street
Hamilton, Bermuda
Item 2(c) Citizenship:
ESL Partners, L.P. -- Delaware
ESL Limited -- Bermuda
ESL Institutional Partners, L.P. -- Delaware
Item 2(d) Title of Class of Securities:
Common Stock, par value $.000625 per share
Item 2(e) CUSIP Number:
459902-10-2
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Item 3 Status of Persons Filing:
(a) [ ] Broker or dealer registered under section 15 of the
Act (15 U.S.C. 78o);
(b) [ ] Bank as defined in section 3(a)(6) of the Act (15
U.S.C. 78c);
(c) [ ] Insurance company as defined in section 3(a)(19) of
the Act (15 U.S.C. 78c);
(d) [ ] Investment company registered under section 8 of the
Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-8);
(e) [ ] An investment adviser in accordance with Section
240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(E);
(f) [ ] An employee benefit plan or endowment fund in
accordance with Section 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F);
(g) [ ] A parent holding company or control person in
accordance with Section 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(G);
(h) [ ] A savings association as defined in Section 3(b) of
the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1813);
(i) [ ] A church plan that is excluded from the definition of
an investment company under section 3(c)(14) of the
Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-3);
(j) [ ] Group, in accordance with Section
240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J).
Item 4 Ownership:
(a) Amount Beneficially Owned: 0 shares of Common Stock,
par value $.000625 per share.
This statement is filed on behalf of a group
consisting of ESL Partners, L.P., a Delaware limited
partnership ("ESL"), ESL Limited, a Bermuda
corporation ("Limited"), and ESL Institutional
Partners, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership
("Institutional"). The general partner of ESL is RBS
Partners, L.P. (the "General Partner"). The general
partner of the General Partner of ESL is ESL
Investments, Inc., a Delaware corporation. ESL
Investment Management, LLC, a Delaware limited
liability company ("ESLIM"), is the investment
manager of Limited. RBS Investment Management, LLC, a
Delaware limited liability company ("RBSIM") is the
general partner of Institutional. In the
aforementioned capacities, ESL, Limited, and
Institutional each may be deemed to be the beneficial
owner of the shares of International Game Technology
common stock, par value $.000625 per share,
beneficially owned by the other members of the group.
As of December 31, 2000, (i) ESL was the record owner
of no shares of common stock of International Game
Technology; (ii) Limited was the record owner of no
shares of common stock of International Game
Technology; and (iii) Institutional was the record
owner of no shares of common stock of International
Game Technology.
(b) Percent of Class: 0%.
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(c) Number of shares as to which each person has:
(i) sole power to vote or to direct the vote:
See Item 5 of each cover page.
(ii) shared power to vote or to direct the vote:
0.
(iii) sole power to dispose or to direct the
disposition of:
See Item 7 of each cover page.
(iv) shared power to dispose or to direct the
disposition of: 0.
Item 5 Ownership of 5% or Less of a Class:
If this statement is being filed to report the fact that as of
the date hereof the reporting person has ceased to be the
beneficial owner of more than 5 percent of the class of
securities, check the following: [X]
Item 6 Ownership of More than 5% on Behalf of Another Person:
Not applicable.
Item 7 Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary which
Acquired the Security Being Reported on By The Parent Holding
Company:
Not applicable.
Item 8 Identification and Classification of Members of the Group:
See Item 4(a).
Item 9 Notice of Dissolution of Group:
Not applicable.
Item 10 Certification:
By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge
and belief, the securities referred to above were not acquired
and are not held for the purpose of or with the effect of
changing or influencing the control of the issuer of the
securities and were not acquired and are not held in
connection with or as a participant in any transaction having
that purpose or effect.
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SIGNATURE
After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I
certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and
correct.
Date: February 14, 2001
ESL PARTNERS, L.P.
By: RBS Partners, L.P., its general partner
By: ESL Investments, Inc., its general
partner
By: /s/ EDWARD S. LAMPERT
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Edward S. Lampert
Chairman
ESL LIMITED
By: ESL Investment Management, LLC,
its investment manager
By: /s/ EDWARD S. LAMPERT
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Edward S. Lampert
Managing Member
ESL INSTITUTIONAL PARTNERS, L.P.
By: RBS Investment Management, LLC,
its general partner
By: /s/ EDWARD S. LAMPERT
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Edward S. Lampert
Managing Member
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INDEX TO EXHIBITS
EXHIBIT
NUMBER DESCRIPTION
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1 Joint Filing Agreement, dated as of December 23, 1999,
entered into by and among ESL Partners, L.P., ESL
Limited and ESL Institutional Partners, L.P.
(incorporated herein by reference from Exhibit 1 to
Schedule 13G filed on December 23, 1999).