igt_8k-101309.htm
 
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
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FORM 8-K
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CURRENT REPORT
 
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
 
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):  October 14, 2009
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INTERNATIONAL GAME TECHNOLOGY
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
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Nevada
  
001-10684
  
88-0173041
(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation)
  
(Commission File Number)
  
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification Number)

 
9295 Prototype Drive, Reno, Nevada                                  89521
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)                            (Zip Code)
 
(775) 448-7777
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
 
N/A
(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:
 
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Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure.
 
On October 14, 2009, International Game Technology issued a press release announcing certain expected fourth-quarter charges.  A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
 
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
 
(d)      Exhibits
 
Exhibit
Number
 
Description
99.1
Press Release dated October 14, 2009
 
 
 
 
 
 
SIGNATURE
 
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
 
  INTERNATIONAL GAME TECHNOLOGY  
       
Date:  October 14, 2009
By:
/s/ J. Kenneth Creighton  
    J. Kenneth Creighton   
   
Vice President, Corporate Law Department
  
   
and Assistant Secretary