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United States
Securities and Exchange Commission

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

[X]          QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the Quarterly Period Ended March 31, 2004

OR

[  ]          TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 (d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from                     to                    

Commission File Number 001-10684

(IGT LOGO)

International Game Technology

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
     
Nevada
(State of Incorporation)
  88-0173041
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

9295 Prototype Drive
Reno, Nevada 89521

(Address of principal executive offices)

(775) 448-7777
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

www.IGT.com
(Registrant’s website)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes [X]  No [  ]

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an accelerated filer (as defined in Exchange Act Rule 12b-2). Yes [X]  No [  ]

Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer’s classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date.

     
Class   Outstanding at April 30, 2004

 
 
 
Common Stock    
par value $.00015625 per share   348,919,480

 


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PART I – FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1. Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

INCOME STATEMENTS

                                 
    Quarters Ended   Six Months Ended
    March 31,
  March 31,
    2004
  2003
  2004
  2003
(In thousands, except per share amounts)                                
Revenues
                               
Product sales
  $ 362,354     $ 254,529     $ 692,837     $ 495,779  
Gaming operations
    273,730       274,559       551,308       522,942  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
Total revenues
    636,084       529,088       1,244,145       1,018,721  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
Costs and operating expenses
                               
Cost of product sales
    170,562       131,775       334,815       257,950  
Cost of gaming operations
    126,413       127,370       249,155       243,496  
Selling, general and administrative
    79,513       71,291       147,218       132,040  
Depreciation and amortization
    16,721       11,489       30,525       24,186  
Research and development
    31,185       23,150       62,893       43,931  
Provision for bad debts
    5,678       3,961       11,284       7,013  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
Total costs and operating expenses
    430,072       369,036       835,890       708,616  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
Operating income
    206,012       160,052       408,255       310,105  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
Other income (expense)
                               
Interest income
    13,518       12,544       28,176       24,642  
Interest expense
    (24,179 )     (29,286 )     (54,175 )     (55,934 )
Gain (loss) on the sale of assets
    39       4       (525 )     (63 )
Other
    (10,071 )     (425 )     (9,760 )     169  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
Other expense, net
    (20,693 )     (17,163 )     (36,284 )     (31,186 )
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
Income from continuing operations before tax
    185,319       142,889       371,971       278,919  
Provision for income taxes
    67,635       53,869       137,629       105,152  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
Income from continuing operations
    117,684       89,020       234,342       173,767  
Discontinued operations, net of tax of $(488), $(1,152), $35,312 and $2,987
    (742 )     (1,906 )     58,924       4,934  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
Net income
  $ 116,942     $ 87,114     $ 293,266     $ 178,701  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
Basic earnings per share
                               
Continuing operations
  $ 0.34     $ 0.26     $ 0.68     $ 0.50  
Discontinued operations
          (0.01 )     0.17       0.02  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
Net income
  $ 0.34     $ 0.25     $ 0.85     $ 0.52  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
Diluted earnings per share
                               
Continuing operations
  $ 0.32     $ 0.26     $ 0.65     $ 0.49  
Discontinued operations
          (0.01 )     0.16       0.02  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
Net income
  $ 0.32     $ 0.25     $ 0.81     $ 0.51  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
Weighted average shares outstanding
                               
Basic
    346,906       342,257       346,187       344,838  
Diluted
    377,649       349,012       365,771       351,488  

See accompanying notes.

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BALANCE SHEETS

                 
    March 31,   September 30,
    2004
  2003
(In thousands, except shares and par value)                
Assets
               
Current assets
               
Cash and equivalents (restricted $132,729 and $85,479)
  $ 1,011,878     $ 1,311,558  
Investment securities, at market value
    4,159       4,013  
Accounts receivable, net of allowances for doubtful accounts of $23,562 and $20,945
    385,278       351,723  
Current maturities of long-term notes and contracts receivable, net
    66,192       83,752  
Inventories
    150,005       147,066  
Investments to fund liabilities to jackpot winners
    49,424       41,502  
Deferred income taxes
    41,801       29,743  
Prepaid expenses and other
    94,049       34,383  
Assets of discontinued operations held for sale
          69,967  
Other assets held for sale
    3,754       4,521  
 
   
 
     
 
 
Total current assets
    1,806,540       2,078,228  
Long-term notes and contracts receivable, net
    111,258       145,120  
Property, plant and equipment, net
    285,902       261,620  
Investments to fund liabilities to jackpot winners
    470,832       333,454  
Deferred income taxes
    42,827       94,918  
Intangible assets, net
    259,842       218,184  
Goodwill
    1,059,576       980,427  
Other assets
    128,833       73,280  
 
   
 
     
 
 
 
  $ 4,165,610     $ 4,185,231  
 
   
 
     
 
 
Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity
               
Current liabilities
               
Current maturities of long-term notes payable
  $ 103     $ 406,147  
Accounts payable
    73,583       65,259  
Jackpot liabilities
    192,060       164,089  
Accrued employee benefit plan liabilities
    39,474       57,771  
Dividends payable
          34,554  
Accrued interest
    17,121       29,988  
Accrued income taxes
          31,928  
Other accrued liabilities
    150,529       137,769  
Liabilities of discontinued operations
          17,576  
 
   
 
     
 
 
Total current liabilities
    472,870       945,081  
Long-term notes payable, net of current maturities
    1,153,481       1,146,759  
Long-term jackpot liabilities
    519,102       377,043  
Other liabilities
    36,543       28,870  
 
   
 
     
 
 
 
    2,181,996       2,497,753  
 
   
 
     
 
 
Commitments and Contingencies
           
Stockholders’ Equity
               
Common stock: $.00015625 par value; 1,280,000,000 shares authorized; 706,526,551 and 703,348,533 shares issued
    110       110  
Additional paid-in capital
    1,605,843       1,537,111  
Treasury stock: 357,808,847 shares, at cost
    (1,692,067 )     (1,691,959 )
Deferred compensation
    (14,245 )     (12,697 )
Retained earnings
    2,082,451       1,858,658  
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)
    1,522       (3,745 )
 
   
 
     
 
 
 
    1,983,614       1,687,478  
 
   
 
     
 
 
 
  $ 4,165,610     $ 4,185,231  
 
   
 
     
 
 

See accompanying notes.

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CASH FLOWS STATEMENTS

                 
    Six Months Ended
    March 31,
    2004
  2003
(In thousands)                
Operations
               
Net income
  $ 293,266     $ 178,701  
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash from operations:
               
Depreciation and amortization
    74,927       69,072  
Discounts, premiums and deferred offering costs
    9,144       4,199  
Stock-based compensation
    2,641       1,843  
Provision for bad debts
    11,284       7,013  
Provision for inventory obsolescence
    6,439       9,652  
Loss on sale of assets
    525       63  
Loss on redemption of debt
    6,891        
(Gain) loss on sale of discontinued operations
    (90,820 )     10,826  
Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of acquisitions and VIE consolidations:
               
Receivables
    (17,707 )     (97,565 )
Inventories
    (3,279 )     (22,390 )
Other current assets
    (43,140 )     7,259  
Other non current assets
    (54,884 )     (4,358 )
Income taxes payable and deferred
    19,095       (39,608 )
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities
    (49,905 )     (6,146 )
 
   
 
     
 
 
Net cash from operations
    164,477       118,561  
 
   
 
     
 
 
Investing
               
Investment in property, plant and equipment
    (15,270 )     (13,156 )
Investment in gaming operations equipment
    (65,661 )     (47,916 )
Investment in intellectual property
    (12,323 )     (5,806 )
Proceeds from sale of property, plant and equipment
    1,211       130  
Proceeds from sale of discontinued operations
    143,013       60,491  
Investments to fund jackpots:
               
Purchases
    (13,112 )     (10,413 )
Proceeds
    20,099       18,326  
Cash advanced on loans receivable
    (20,563 )     (11,260 )
Payments received on loans receivable
    55,979       14,345  
Acquisition of business
    (109,697 )      
Consolidation of variable interest entities (VIEs)
    47,511        
 
   
 
     
 
 
Net cash from investing
    31,187       4,741  
 
   
 
     
 
 
Financing
               
Proceeds from borrowings
    5,952       563,620  
Repayments on borrowings
    (413,020 )     (25 )
Premium paid on redemption of debt
    (6,368 )      
Jackpot liabilities:
               
Collections to fund jackpots
    132,000       128,614  
Payments to winners
    (148,344 )     (134,099 )
Proceeds from employee stock plans
    36,995       17,700  
Dividends paid
    (104,027 )      
Share repurchases
          (161,327 )
 
   
 
     
 
 
Net cash from (used for) financing
    (496,812 )     414,483  
 
   
 
     
 
 
Effect of exchange rates on cash and equivalents
    1,468       (3,075 )
 
   
 
     
 
 
Net increase (decrease) in cash and equivalents
    (299,680 )     534,710  
Cash and equivalents at:
               
Beginning of year
    1,311,558       416,707  
 
   
 
     
 
 
End of second quarter
  $ 1,011,878     $ 951,417  
 
   
 
     
 
 

See accompanying notes.

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Supplemental Cash Flows Information

Depreciation and amortization reflected in the cash flows statements includes the amounts presented separately on the income statements, plus depreciation that is classified as a component of cost of product sales and cost of gaming operations.

                 
    Six Months Ended
    March 31,
    2004
  2003
(In thousands)                
Payments of interest
  $ 46,351     $ 40,812  
Payments of income taxes
    174,300       143,634  
Non-cash items:
               
Tax benefit of employee stock plans
    25,285       6,137  
Treasury stock acquired for stock awards exercised or forfeited
    108        
Interest accretion for investments to fund jackpots
    11,547       11,567  
Interest accretion on zero-coupon convertible debentures
    5,112       1,640  
Acquisitions and purchase price adjustments within 12 months subsequent to acquisition:
               
Fair value of assets acquired
    149,877       (1,892 )
Fair value of liabilities assumed
    40,180       1,892  
Consolidation of VIEs (excluding cash):
               
Fair value of assets
    137,733        
Fair value of liabilities
    185,244        

See accompanying notes.

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NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

1. Summary of Accounting Policies

Basis of Presentation and Consolidation

Our consolidated financial statements have been prepared pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and include all adjustments necessary to fairly present our consolidated results of operations, financial position, and cash flows for each period presented. Results for interim periods are not necessarily indicative of results for the full year. This quarterly report should be read in conjunction with our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended September 30, 2003. Certain prior period amounts have been reclassified to be consistent with the presentation used in the current period.

Our consolidated financial statements include the accounts of International Game Technology and all of its majority owned or controlled subsidiaries and variable interest entities. All appropriate inter-company accounts and transactions have been eliminated. We account for investments in 50% or less owned joint ventures using the equity method. For strategic marketing alliances for which no separate legal entities exist, we recognize all assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses that we own, owe, earn and incur based on the activities that we perform on behalf of the alliances.

Our fiscal year is reported on a 52/53-week period that ends on the Saturday nearest to September 30 in each year. Similarly, our quarters end on the Saturday nearest to the last day of the quarter end month. For simplicity of presentation, all periods are presented as ending on the calendar month end. The results of operations for fiscal 2004 will contain 53 weeks versus 52 weeks in fiscal 2003. Accordingly, the results of operations for the six months ended March 31, 2004 contained 27 weeks versus 26 weeks for the six months ended March 31, 2003. The results of operations for the quarters ended March 31, 2004 and 2003 both contained 13 weeks.

Recently Issued Accounting Standards

FIN 46

In January 2003, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued FASB Interpretation (FIN) 46 (revised December 2003), Consolidation of Variable Interest Entities (VIEs). FIN 46 clarifies the application of Accounting Research Bulletin 51, Consolidated Financial Statements, establishes standards for determining under what circumstances VIEs should be consolidated with their primary beneficiary, and requires disclosures about significant unconsolidated VIEs. The consolidation requirements of FIN 46 apply immediately to VIEs created after December 31, 2003 and to older entities as of the end of the first period that ends after March 15, 2004. Certain disclosure requirements apply to all financial statements issued after December 31, 2003.

Our linked progressive systems in Iowa and New Jersey are administered by trusts that collect contribution fees from participating casinos and manage the jackpot liabilities and payments to winners. We consolidated the balance sheets of our existing progressive systems trust VIEs in New Jersey and Iowa at March 31, 2004, adding $185.2 million in total assets and liabilities, primarily consisting of jackpot liabilities and related assets. These trusts collectively recorded total revenues for the six months ended March 31, 2004 of $81.9 million. We do not expect a material impact to net income when the revenues and expenses of the trusts, net of eliminations, are consolidated into our third quarter operating results, although our proprietary gaming margin may decline. Although it is difficult to assess our maximum exposure to loss from the trusts’ operations, we have incurred no losses since the first trust was formed in 1990.

Proposed Share-Based Payment, an Amendment of FASB Statement No 123 and 95

In March 2004, the FASB published an Exposure Draft, Share-Based Payment, an Amendment of FASB Statement 123 and 95. This proposed standard would impact the accounting for stock-based payments. The standard, which is proposed to be effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2004, would require that we recognize an expense for our stock-based payment programs, including stock options. We are currently evaluating the provisions of this proposed standard to determine its impact on our future financial statements.

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2. Stock-Based Compensation

On October 1, 1996, we adopted Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (SFAS) 123, Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation, which established a fair value based method of accounting for stock compensation plans with employees and others. As permitted by SFAS 123, we continue to account for stock- based compensation plans in accordance with Accounting Principles Board (APB) 25, Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees, which determines the compensation cost of stock options issued for non-variable plans like ours as the difference between the quoted market value at the measurement date and the amount, if any, required to be paid by employees. Our stock-based compensation plans are predominantly plans where the option price is equal to or greater than the price the stock would be in an offer to all shareholders and therefore, no compensation cost is recorded. Compensation cost is incurred, however, when the terms of an outstanding option are modified or converted in an acquisition.

The following pro forma net income and earnings per share (EPS) reflects the difference between stock compensation costs charged to operations under the APB 25 intrinsic value method and pro forma stock compensation cost that would have been recorded if the SFAS 123 fair value method had been applied to all awards granted, modified, or settled since the beginning of fiscal 1996. The Black-Scholes option pricing model used in this valuation was developed for use in estimating the fair value of traded options, which have no vesting restrictions and are fully transferable. Option valuation models require the input of highly subjective assumptions. IGT’s employee stock-based compensation has characteristics significantly different from those of traded options, and changes in the assumptions used can materially affect the fair value estimate.

                                 
    Quarters Ended   Six Months Ended
    March 31,
  March 31,
    2004
  2003
  2004
  2003
(In thousands, except per share amounts and assumptions)                                
Reported net income
  $ 116,942     $ 87,114     $ 293,266     $ 178,701  
Reported stock compensation, net of tax
    886       543       1,664       1,148  
Pro forma stock compensation, net of tax
    (7,181 )     (5,205 )     (15,001 )     (9,992 )
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
Pro forma net income
    110,647       82,452       279,929       169,857  
After-tax interest expense on convertible debentures
    2,286             2,286        
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
Pro forma diluted EPS numerator
  $ 112,933     $ 82,452     $ 282,215     $ 169,857  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
Basic EPS
                               
As reported
  $ 0.34     $ 0.25     $ 0.85     $ 0.52  
Pro forma
    0.32       0.24       0.81       0.49  
Diluted EPS
                               
As reported
  $ 0.32     $ 0.25     $ 0.81     $ 0.51  
Pro forma
    0.30       0.24       0.77       0.48  
Weighted average fair value per option share granted
  $ 7.94     $ 5.81     $ 6.96     $ 5.90  
Weighted average assumptions used to value options granted:
                               
Interest rates
    2.40 %     1.69 %     2.49 %     1.83 %
Dividend yields
    0.89 %           1.08 %      
Expected volatility
    0.28       0.40       0.29       0.41  
Expected life (years)
    3.00       3.27       2.99       3.25  

3. Inventories

Inventories consisted of the following:

                 
    March 31,   September 30,
    2004
  2003
(In thousands)                
Raw materials
  $ 75,887     $ 71,263  
Work-in-process
    5,177       7,622  
Finished goods
    68,941       68,181  
 
   
 
     
 
 
Total inventories
  $ 150,005     $ 147,066  
 
   
 
     
 
 

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4. Property, Plant and Equipment

Property, plant and equipment consisted of the following:

                 
    March 31,   September 30,
    2004
  2003
(In thousands)                
Land
  $ 20,452     $ 20,112  
Buildings
    88,339       83,870  
Gaming operations equipment
    344,646       296,288  
Manufacturing machinery and equipment
    200,007       168,317  
Leasehold improvements
    8,096       7,973  
Construction in process
    4,522       24,030  
 
   
 
     
 
 
Total
    666,062       600,590  
Less accumulated depreciation
    (380,160 )     (338,970 )
 
   
 
     
 
 
Property, plant and equipment, net
  $ 285,902     $ 261,620  
 
   
 
     
 
 

5. Acquisitions, Divestitures and Discontinued Operations

Acquisitions

Acres

On October 27, 2003, IGT completed the acquisition of Acres Gaming (Acres), which specializes in the development of gaming systems technology designed to assist casino operators in increasing patron loyalty. This business combination will provide us the ability to work more closely with the Acres gaming systems technology to develop more integrated gaming systems products, as well as increase our competitive marketing capacity.

Under the terms of the agreement, IGT paid $11.50 in cash for each outstanding share of Acres common stock for an aggregate purchase price of approximately $134.0 million. Under the guidance of SFAS 141, Business Combinations, we have substantially completed our evaluation of the purchase price allocation to total assets and liabilities. See Note 8 for the purchase price allocation to identifiable intangibles and goodwill. We have not provided pro forma financial information including Acres prior to the acquisition, as it was not material to our consolidated results. The following table summarizes the values assigned to the assets acquired and liabilities assumed.

         
(In millions)        
Current assets
  $ 44.7  
Identifiable intangibles
    49.0  
Goodwill
    75.3  
Non-current assets
    5.2  
 
   
 
 
Total assets acquired
    174.2  
 
   
 
 
Current liabilities
    22.5  
Non-current liabilities
    17.7  
 
   
 
 
Total liabilities assumed
    40.2  
 
   
 
 
Purchase price
  $ 134.0  
 
   
 
 

Divestitures and Discontinued Operations

During fiscal 2003, we divested certain non-core businesses acquired with Anchor Gaming (Anchor) on December 30, 2001, including our slot route operations in Nevada, two casinos in Colorado and our pari-mutuel systems operations, United Tote. The sale of our online lottery system operations, IGT OnLine Entertainment Systems, Inc., and the lottery systems business of VLC, Inc., collectively referred to as OnLine Entertainment Systems (OES), was completed in November 2003 for proceeds in cash of $143.0 million and a receivable for a working capital adjustment, resulting in a gain of $56.8 million, net of tax. These operations were reflected in discontinued operations for all periods presented.

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The results of our discontinued operations were comprised of:

                                 
    Quarters Ended   Six Months Ended
    March 31,
  March 31,
    2004
  2003
  2004
  2003
(In thousands)                                
Net revenue
  $     $ 66,036     $ 13,558     $ 138,327  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
Income before tax
  $     $ 7,768     $ 3,416     $ 18,747  
Provision for income taxes
          (2,929 )     (1,254 )     (7,068 )
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
Income, net of tax
          4,839       2,162       11,679  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
Gain (loss) on sale before tax
    (1,230 )     (10,826 )     90,820       (10,826 )
Benefit (provision) for income taxes
    488       4,081       (34,058 )     4,081  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
Gain (loss) on sale, net of tax
    (742 )     (6,745 )     56,762       (6,745 )
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
Discontinued operations, net of tax
  $ (742 )   $ (1,906 )   $ 58,924     $ 4,934  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 

Assets and liabilities related to discontinued operations were comprised of:

         
September 30, 2003
       
(In thousands)        
Cash
  $ 8,159  
Accounts receivable, net
    11,795  
Other current assets
    1,205  
Property and equipment, net
    28,880  
Intangible assets
    19,776  
Goodwill
     
Other non-current assets
    152  
 
   
 
 
Total assets of discontinued operations held for sale
  $ 69,967  
 
   
 
 
Current liabilities
  $ 17,576  
Non-current liabilities
     
 
   
 
 
Total liabilities of discontinued operations
  $ 17,576  
 
   
 
 
Other balances related to discontinued operations included:
       
Deferred compensation
  $ 2,215  
Deferred tax liabilities
    7,840  

Additionally, as a result of integrating certain VLC operations acquired with Anchor into our Reno, Nevada facility in June 2003, we reclassified $4.5 million related to the Bozeman, Montana building to other assets held for sale. Based on market factors and pending purchase offers, we recognized estimated losses of $0.8 million in the first half of fiscal 2004, and $0.2 million in fiscal 2003, reducing the property value to $3.8 million. The final sale closed on April 7, 2004.

6. Notes and Contracts Receivable

Allowances for doubtful notes and contracts:

                 
    March 31,   September 30,
    2004
  2003
(In thousands)                
Current
  $ 23,271     $ 20,393  
Long-term
    16,467       13,645  
 
   
 
     
 
 
 
  $ 39,738     $ 34,038  
 
   
 
     
 
 

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7. Concentrations of Credit Risk

The financial instruments that potentially subject us to concentrations of credit risk consist principally of cash or equivalents and receivables. We maintain cash balances at several financial institutions in amounts, which may at times be in excess of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation insurance limits.

Our receivables are concentrated in specific legalized gaming regions. The table below shows the composition of our accounts, contracts, and notes receivable at March 31, 2004.

         
Domestic Regions
       
Nevada
    25 %
California
    20  
Eastern region
    14  
New Jersey
    6  
New York
    5  
Other US regions, 3% or less individually
    17  
 
   
 
 
Total domestic
    87  
 
   
 
 
International Regions
       
Europe
    8  
Other international, 3% or less individually
    5  
 
   
 
 
Total international
    13  
 
   
 
 
Total
    100 %
 
   
 
 

8. Intangibles and Goodwill

Our Acres purchase price allocation to identifiable intangibles and goodwill is included in the tables below. In-process research and development (R&D) was charged to R&D expense immediately subsequent to acquisition because no future alternative use existed. The Acres goodwill is not deductible for tax purposes.

Intangible Additions

Other additions included $7.1 million related to assets purchased in conjunction with the dissolution of our alliance with Shuffle Master in the second quarter of 2004.

                         
                    Weighted
    Acres   Other   Average
Six months ended March 31, 2004
  Acquisition
  Additions
  Life (years)
(In thousands, except life)                        
Finite lived intangibles:
                       
Patents
  $ 12,600     $ 7,724       14.2  
Contracts
          4,597       4.4  
Trademarks
    800             1.5  
Developed technology
    21,900             12.5  
Customer relationships
    5,800             12.5  
Backlog
    6,100             0.5  
In-process R&D
    1,800              
 
   
 
     
 
         
Total
  $ 49,000     $ 12,321          
 
   
 
     
 
         

Intangible Balances

                                                 
    March 31, 2004
  September 30, 2003
    Carrying   Accumulated           Carrying   Accumulated    
    Amount
  Amortization
  Net
  Amount
  Amortization
  Net
(In thousands)                                                
Finite lived intangible assets:
                                               
Patents
  $ 271,188     $ 52,498     $ 218,690     $ 251,076     $ 40,281     $ 210,795  
Contracts
    8,097       1,321       6,776       3,500       738       2,762  
Trademarks
    8,093       5,020       3,073       7,293       4,092       3,201  
Developed technology
    24,218       2,200       22,018       2,318       892       1,426  
Customer relationships
    5,800       73       5,727                    
Backlog
    6,100       2,542       3,558                    
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
Net carrying amount
  $ 323,496     $ 63,654     $ 259,842     $ 264,187     $ 46,003     $ 218,184  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 

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Amortization of Intangibles

Our aggregate amortization expense totaled $9.8 million and $6.1 million for the current and prior year quarters and $17.7 million and $13.2 million for the current and prior six month periods. The following is our estimated annual amortization expense for the current and succeeding fiscal years:

         
Fiscal Year
  Amortization
(In thousands)        
2004
  $ 37,408  
2005
    33,223  
2006
    29,933  
2007
    28,317  
2008
    25,879  

Goodwill Changes and Balances by Segment

                         
    Product   Proprietary    
    Sales
  Gaming
  Total
(In thousands)                        
Balance at beginning of year
  $ 108,246     $ 872,181     $ 980,427  
Acres acquisition
    75,271             75,271  
Foreign currency translation adjustment
    3,878             3,878  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
 
Balance at March 31, 2004
  $ 187,395     $ 872,181     $ 1,059,576  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
 

9. Notes Payable

                 
    March 31,   September 30,
    2004
  2003
(In thousands)                
Senior notes, net of unamortized discount
  $ 566,850     $ 964,497  
Zero-coupon senior convertible debentures, net of unamortized discount
    586,734       581,622  
Credit facilities
          6,787  
 
   
 
     
 
 
Total
    1,153,584       1,552,906  
Less current maturities
    (103 )     (406,147 )
 
   
 
     
 
 
Long-term notes payable, net of current maturities
  $ 1,153,481     $ 1,146,759  
 
   
 
     
 
 

We continue to be in full compliance with all covenants contained in our debt agreements at March 31, 2004.

Senior Notes

In February 2004, we recognized a loss of $6.9 million, included in other expense, related to the early redemption our $400 million senior notes due May 2004. The principal balance of our remaining 2009 senior notes totaled $569.6 million at March 31, 2004.

Senior Convertible Debentures

The market price condition for convertibility of our debentures was met during the conversion periods ended January 20, 2004 and April 20, 2004. As a result, the if-converted method of calculating diluted earnings per share was applied to our second quarter ended March 31, 2004 and will also apply to our third quarter ending June 30, 2004. We will include the dilutive effect of outstanding debentures for all future periods that the conversion requirements are met. See Note 10.

Lines of Credit

Our domestic and foreign borrowing facilities totaled $285.1 million at March 31, 2004. Of this amount $5.8 million was reserved for letters of credit and the remaining $279.3 million was available for future borrowings. Our current domestic line of credit for $260.0 million expires in August 2006 and our foreign lines expire at various times through July 2005.

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10. Earnings Per Share

A reconciliation of income from continuing operations and shares outstanding for basic and diluted EPS is included in the table below. Diluted EPS for the current periods ended March 31, 2004 included the effect of applying the if-converted method of accounting for our convertible debentures.

Common shares and per share amounts for all periods presented reflect the four-for-one common stock split effective in June 2003.

                                 
    Quarters Ended   Six Months Ended
    March 31,
  March 31,
    2004
  2003
  2004
  2003
(In thousands, except per share amounts)                                
Income from continuing operations
  $ 117,684     $ 89,020     $ 234,342     $ 173,767  
After-tax interest expense on convertible debentures
    2,286             2,286        
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
Diluted EPS Numerator
  $ 119,970     $ 89,020     $ 236,628     $ 173,767  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
Basic weighted average common shares outstanding
    346,906       342,257       346,187       344,838  
Dilutive effect of stock awards outstanding
    10,212       6,755       9,699       6,650  
Dilutive effect of convertible debentures
    20,531             9,885        
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
Dilutive EPS Denominator
    377,649       349,012       365,771       351,488  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
Basic earnings per share
  $ 0.34     $ 0.26     $ 0.68     $ 0.50  
Diluted earnings per share
  $ 0.32     $ 0.26     $ 0.65     $ 0.49  
Common shares excluded from diluted EPS because the conversion event for our debentures had not occurred
          20,531             20,531  
Common shares excluded from diluted EPS because the effect of option exercise was antidilutive
    213       1,164       114       2,272  

11. Income Taxes

Our provision for income taxes is based on estimated effective annual income tax rates. The provision differs from income taxes currently payable because certain items of income and expense are recognized in different periods for financial statement purposes than for tax return purposes.

During the current quarter, we adjusted our expected annual consolidated income tax provision rate on continuing operations from 37.5% to 37.0% based on changes to the geographic mix of estimated annual taxable income. The tax rate on discontinued operations remained unchanged at 37.5%. At March 31, 2004, we have no accrued income taxes due to timing of estimated tax payments.

12. Comprehensive Income

Our other comprehensive income presented below included cumulative currency translation adjustments and net unrealized gains and losses on investment securities.

                                 
    Quarters Ended   Six Months Ended
    March 31,
  March 31,
    2004
  2003
  2004
  2003
(In thousands)                                
Net income
  $ 116,942     $ 87,114     $ 293,266     $ 178,701  
Net change in other comprehensive income
    1,072       (705 )     5,267       (798 )
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
Comprehensive income
  $ 118,014     $ 86,409     $ 298,533     $ 177,903  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 

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13. Commitments and Contingencies

Litigation

IGT has been named in and has brought lawsuits in the normal course of business. We do not expect the outcome of these suits, including the lawsuits described below, to have a material adverse effect on our financial position or results of future operations.

Collins

In 1994, a lawsuit was filed in South Carolina, against IGT by Collins Music Co. (Collins), a distributor for IGT in South Carolina. In the action, Collins alleged that IGT agreed, but subsequently failed, to renew a Distributorship Agreement with Collins. Collins also alleged that equipment sold to it was not the latest IGT product available to the marketplace. IGT counterclaimed for the unpaid invoices for machines delivered to Collins, for violations of the South Carolina Unfair Trade Practices Act, for breach of the Distributorship Agreement accompanied by fraudulent acts and denied all the other allegations. In August 2001, a jury found that IGT breached its agreement with Collins and awarded Collins $15.0 million in compensatory damages.

IGT filed motions for post-trial relief that were denied by the trial court. IGT timely filed its Notice of Appeal. In May 2002, Collins filed a Motion to Dismiss the IGT appeal. Oral arguments on the motion were held in August 2002 and in September 2002, and the Motion to Dismiss was granted by a three-judge panel of the Court. IGT timely filed a Petition for Rehearing en banc. Rather than consider the Petition, the South Carolina Court of Appeals requested that the South Carolina Supreme Court take the case on certification. On February 7, 2003, IGT filed its Petition For A Writ Of Certiorari with the South Carolina Supreme Court, which was denied on April 24, 2003. On April 29, 2003, IGT filed a Petition with the South Carolina Court of Appeals seeking further relief that was denied on May 12, 2003. As a result, on June 11, 2003, IGT filed a second Petition For A Writ Of Certiorari with the South Carolina Supreme Court that was dismissed by that Court on June 25, 2003. On July 22, 2003, IGT filed its first Petition For A Writ Of Certiorari with the US Supreme Court that was denied on October 6, 2003. A second Petition For a Writ of Certiorari with the US Supreme Court was timely filed and was denied on December 8, 2003. The judgment plus accrued interest was paid on April 2, 2004 and a Satisfaction of Judgment recorded. IGT is continuing to dispute in South Carolina the amount of the interest paid because it exceeds the present statutory amount.

Kraft

In July 2001, an individual, Mary Kraft, filed a complaint against IGT, Anchor and the three operators of casinos in Detroit, Michigan. IGT was never served with the complaint and was voluntarily dismissed from the litigation. In September 2001, IGT filed a motion to intervene as a party defendant. The plaintiff claimed the bonus wheel feature of the Wheel of Fortune® and I Dream of Jeannie™ slot machines, which are manufactured, designed and programmed by IGT and/or Anchor, are deceptive and misleading. Specifically, the plaintiff alleged that the bonus wheels on these games do not randomly land on a given dollar amount but are programmed to provide a predetermined frequency of payouts. The complaint alleged violations of the Michigan Consumer Protection Act, common law fraud and unjust enrichment and asked for unspecified compensatory and punitive damages, disgorgement of profits, injunctive and other equitable relief, and costs and attorney’s fees. The Michigan Gaming Control Board, the administrative agency responsible for regulating the Detroit casinos, approved the machines and their programs for use. In April 2002, the Court granted the Summary Disposition filed by IGT and Anchor and dismissed the Plaintiff’s complaint. On April 13, 2004, the Michigan Court of Appeals affirmed dismissal of the complaint.

Miller

In June 2003, a class action lawsuit was filed in Clark County, Nevada District Court against Acres and its directors, entitled Paul Miller v. Acres Gaming Incorporated, et al., (Case No. 470016). The complaint alleged that Acres directors breached their fiduciary duties to their stockholders in connection with the approval of the merger transaction between Acres and IGT and sought to enjoin and/or void the merger agreement among other forms of relief. On September 19, 2003, the Court denied plaintiff’s motion for a temporary restraining order (TRO) to prevent Acres stockholders from voting on the merger. On September 24, 2003, plaintiff petitioned the Nevada Supreme Court to vacate the denial of the TRO and to enjoin Acres from holding its stockholder vote on the merger. The Nevada Supreme Court denied the petition on September 25, 2003. The plaintiff’s action also seeks damages. On December 23, 2003, defendants filed a motion to dismiss plaintiff’s second amended complaint for failure to state a claim on which relief may be granted. On April 29, 2004, the Court issued a ruling denying defendant’s motion to dismiss the second amended complaint. We believe that the plaintiff’s claims for damages are without merit.

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Poulos

Along with a number of other public gaming corporations, IGT is a defendant in three class action lawsuits: one filed in the US District Court of Nevada, entitled Larry Schreier v. Caesars World, Inc., et al, and two filed in the US District Court of Florida, entitled Poulos v. Caesars World, Inc., et al. and Ahern v. Caesars World, Inc., et al., which have been consolidated into a single action. The Court granted the defendants’ motion to transfer venue of the consolidated action to Las Vegas. The actions allege that the defendants have engaged in fraudulent and misleading conduct by inducing people to play video poker machines and electronic slot machines, based on false beliefs concerning how the machines operate and the extent to which there is an opportunity to win on a given play. The amended complaint alleges that the defendants’ acts constitute violations of the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act, and also give rise to claims for common law fraud and unjust enrichment, and seeks compensatory, special, incidental and punitive damages of several billion dollars. In December 1997, the Court denied the motions that would have dismissed the Consolidated Amended Complaint or that would have stayed the action pending Nevada gaming regulatory action. The defendants filed their consolidated answer to the Consolidated Amended Complaint in February 1998. In March 2002, the Court directed that certain merits discovery could proceed. In June 2002, the Court denied the plaintiffs’ motion for class certification. An appeal of that denial was filed timely with the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. On April 30, 2003, the appellants (class plaintiffs) timely filed their opening brief. The respondent’s opposition brief was filed timely on July 31, 2003. All briefings have been completed, oral arguments were heard in January 2004, and the matter now awaits the decision of the Court.

Nevada Sales/Use Tax Matter

In February 2003, an IGT employee, presently on administrative leave, filed a sealed complaint under Nevada’s False Claims Act (State of Nevada ex rel. James McAndrews v. International Game Technology, Anchor Coin and Spin for Cash Wide Area Progressive, CV03 — 01329, 2d Jud. Dist. Court of Nevada) alleging that IGT failed to pay requisite Nevada sales/use taxes on certain Wheel of Fortune® games placed in Nevada since 1997 and in connection with royalties received under intellectual property licensing agreements related to the placement of Action Gaming games in Nevada since 1997. The Attorney General filed a motion to dismiss the complaint on January 26, 2004, and we filed our motion to dismiss on January 28, 2004. The Court unsealed the action in February 2004.

Environmental Matters

Colorado Central Station Casino (CCSC), a casino operation sold by IGT in April 2003, is located in an area that has been designated by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) as a superfund site as a result of contamination from historic mining activity in the area. The EPA is entitled to proceed against current and prior owners and operators of properties located within the site for remediation and response costs associated with their properties and with the entire site. CCSC is located within the drainage basin of North Clear Creek and is therefore subjected to potentially contaminated surface and ground water from upstream mining related sources. Soil and ground water samples on the site indicate that several contaminants exist in concentrations exceeding drinking water standards. We have applied the guidance in Statement of Position 96-1 “Environmental Remediation Liabilities” and determined that a liability has not been incurred.

Arrangements with Off-Balance Sheet Risks

In the normal course of business, we are a party to financial instruments with off-balance sheet risk such as performance bonds, guarantees and product warranties. We do not expect any material losses to result from these off-balance sheet arrangements and we are not dependent on off-balance sheet financing arrangements to fund our operations.

Performance Bonds

Our performance bonds outstanding related to our gaming operations totaled $11.1 million at March 31, 2004. We are liable to reimburse the bond issuer in the event the bonds are exercised as a result of our nonperformance.

Our outstanding letters of credit issued under our line of credit to insure our payment to certain vendors and governmental agencies totaled $5.8 million at March 31, 2004.

IGT Licensor Arrangements

Our sales agreements that include software and intellectual property licensing arrangements may provide a clause whereby IGT indemnifies the third party licensee against liability and damages (including legal defense costs) arising from any claims of patent, copyright, trademark or trade secret infringement. Should such a claim occur, we could be required to make payments to the licensee for any liabilities or damages incurred. We are not able to estimate the maximum potential amount of future payments under this guarantee because it depends on the occurrence of future events.

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Product Warranties

We accrue for warranty costs based on historical trends in product failure rates and the expected material and labor costs to provide warranty services. The majority of our products are generally covered by a warranty for periods ranging from 90 days to one year.

         
Reconciliation of product warranty liability
       
(In thousands)        
Balance at beginning of year
  $ 6,104  
Reduction for payments made
    (1,507 )
Accrual for new warranties issued
    2,306  
Adjustments for pre-existing warranties
    (132 )
 
   
 
 
Balance at March 31, 2004
  $ 6,771  
 
   
 
 

Self-Insurance

We are self-insured for various levels of workers’ compensation, directors’ and officers’ liability, electronic errors and omissions liability, employee medical, dental, prescription drug, and disability coverage. We also have stop loss coverage to protect against unexpected claims. Insurance claims and reserves include accruals of estimated settlements for known claims, as well as accruals of actuarial estimates of incurred but not reported claims.

State and Federal Taxes

We are subject to sales, use, income and other tax audits and administrative proceedings in various federal, state, and local jurisdictions. While we believe we have properly reported our tax liabilities in each jurisdiction, we can give no assurance that taxing authorities will not propose adjustments that increase our tax liabilities.

14. Derivatives and Hedging Activities

We recognize all derivatives as either assets or liabilities at the fair value of the instruments. Accounting for changes in the fair value of derivatives depends on the intended use and resulting designation. We use derivative financial instruments to minimize our market risk exposure resulting from fluctuations in foreign exchange rates and interest rates. The primary business objective of our hedging program, as defined in our corporate risk management policy, is to minimize the impact of transaction, remeasurement, and specified economic exposures to our net income and earnings per share. The counter parties to these instruments are major commercial banks and we believe that losses related to credit risk are remote. We are not party to leveraged derivatives and do not hold or issue financial instruments for speculative purposes.

Foreign Currency Hedging

We routinely use derivative financial instruments to hedge our net exposure, by currency, related to our monetary assets and liabilities denominated in nonfunctional foreign currency. These hedging instruments are subject to fluctuations in value that are generally offset by the value of the underlying exposures being hedged. These forward exchange contracts are not designated as hedging instruments under SFAS 133 and resulting gains or losses are recognized in current earnings.

From time to time, we enter into sales commitments denominated in foreign currencies. Our policy is to hedge significant firm commitments denominated in foreign currency with forward exchange contracts to protect the US dollar value of the revenues. These forward exchange contracts have been designated as fair value hedges under SFAS 133 and related gains or losses are included as a component of the hedged transaction when recorded. Gains and losses related to the hedge ineffectiveness are recorded in other income or expense. Time value is excluded from effectiveness testing.

At March 31, 2004, our net foreign currency exposure of $38.0 million related to our monetary assets and liabilities denominated in nonfunctional currency was hedged with $30.6 million in forward currency contracts. At September 30, 2003, our net foreign currency exposure of $39.7 million related to our monetary assets and liabilities denominated in nonfunctional currency was hedged with $28.1 million in forward contracts.

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Interest Rate Management

In the fourth quarter of fiscal 2003, we entered into four interest rate swap agreements with a combined notional amount of $350.0 million, primarily to diversify a portion of our debt portfolio between fixed and variable rate instruments. Under the terms of the interest rate swaps, we will make payments based on a specific spread over six-month LIBOR and receive payments equal to the interest rate on our fixed rate senior notes due in 2009. These interest rate swaps are fair value hedges, which qualify for the shortcut method of accounting under SFAS 133, allowing for an assumption of no ineffectiveness in the hedging relationship. Accordingly, we recorded the change in the fair value of the swap instruments as non-current assets or liabilities with an offsetting adjustment to the carrying value of the related debt.

Convertible Debentures Yield Adjustment

The yield adjustment feature of our debentures requires contingent cash interest payments that are triggered by our stock price and is thus considered an embedded derivative under SFAS 133 requiring bifurcation. However, if an upward adjustment were anticipated to go into effect, IGT could exercise its redemption right. Therefore, an investor could be expected to attribute no economic value to the yield adjustment feature. Accordingly, we have ascribed no value and recorded no derivative asset or liability for this embedded derivative.

15. Business Segments

On a consolidated basis, we do not recognize inter-company revenues or expenses upon the transfer of gaming products between subsidiaries. IGT’s segment profit reflects income from continuing operations before tax, including an applicable allocation of operating expenses, as well as other income and expense. Depreciation and amortization reflected below includes the amounts presented separately on the income statements, plus depreciation that is classified as a component of cost of product sales and cost of gaming operations. Prior year amounts have been reclassified to conform to the current management view and presentation.

IGT operates principally in the following lines of business:

  Product sales encompasses the design, development, manufacturing, marketing, distribution and sales of computerized gaming products and systems. Revenues in this segment are generated from the sale of gaming machines, systems, royalty and license fees, parts, conversion kits, content fees, equipment and services

  Proprietary gaming includes the design, development, manufacturing, marketing and distribution of our proprietary games under a variety of recurring revenue pricing arrangements including:

  MegaJackpotsTM wide area progressive systems
 
  stand-alone participation and flat fee
 
  equipment leasing and rental
 
  hybrid pricing products that include a recurring fee attached to a for-sale game

  Corporate consists primarily of unallocated interest income and expense
                                 
    Quarters Ended   Six Months Ended
    March 31,
  March 31,
    2004
  2003
  2004
  2003
(In thousands)                                
Product sales
                               
Revenues
  $ 362,354     $ 254,529     $ 692,837     $ 495,779  
Segment profit
    119,051       66,617       218,335       131,171  
Proprietary gaming
                               
Revenues
    273,730       274,559       551,308       522,942  
Segment profit
    98,521       98,461       206,146       190,004  
Corporate
                               
Segment loss
    (32,253 )     (22,189 )     (52,510 )     (42,256 )
Consolidated
                               
Revenues
    636,084       529,088       1,244,145       1,018,721  
Segment profit
    185,319       142,889       371,971       278,919  

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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

COMPANY OVERVIEW

International Game Technology is a world leader in the design, development, manufacturing, distribution and sales of computerized gaming machines and systems products in all jurisdictions where gaming is legal. Unless the context indicates otherwise, references to “International Game Technology,” “IGT,” “we,” “our,” or “the Company” includes International Game Technology and its majority owned or controlled subsidiaries and VIEs. The discussion and analysis that follows should be read in conjunction with our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended September 30, 2003.

In this document, italicized text with an attached superscript trademark or copyright notation indicates trademarks of IGT or its licensors. For a complete list of trademark and copyright ownership information, please visit our website at www.IGT.com.

Our continuing operations consist of two lines of business: product sales and proprietary gaming. Revenues in our product sales segment are generated from the sale of gaming machines, systems, royalty and license fees, parts, conversion kits, content fees, equipment and services. Revenues in our proprietary gaming segment are of a recurring nature based on the lease of gaming machines and equipment under customer participation agreements.

Discontinued operations related to various Anchor operations divested subsequent to our December 2001 acquisition of Anchor. See Note 5 of our Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

We completed our acquisition of Acres on October 27, 2003, which contributed additional systems product sales to our consolidated results in the second quarter and first six months of fiscal 2004. Acres contributed $16.1 million in revenues and $9.7 million in gross profits to the second quarter just ended, adding a total of $30.4 million in revenues and $18.8 million in gross profits for the first half of fiscal 2004.

In the second quarter of fiscal 2004, we adopted FIN 46, Consolidation of Variable Interest Entities. As a result, we consolidated the balance sheets of our progressive systems trusts in Iowa and New Jersey at March 31, 2004 adding $185.2 million in total assets and liabilities consisting of jackpot liabilities and related assets. We expect the VIE consolidation of gross revenues and expenses in the third quarter of fiscal 2004 will not have a material impact to gross profit or net income, although our proprietary gaming gross margin will be reduced by approximately 2%. See Proprietary Gaming segment results for further discussion.

On January 20, 2004 the market price condition for convertibility of our debentures was satisfied. As a result, we applied the if-converted method of calculating diluted earnings per share. Under this method, after-tax interest expense of $2.3 million related to the debentures was added back to the numerator and an additional 20.5 million shares issuable upon conversion was included in the second quarter denominator. Please see Note 10 of our Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for the computation of diluted earnings per share from continuing operations. On April 20, 2004, our debentures again met the market price condition for convertibility, and as a result, we anticipate a reduction to third quarter diluted EPS of approximately $0.01.

During the second quarter of fiscal 2004, we began operating 300 video based charity games on our own proprietary Central Determination System (CDS) at a racetrack in Alabama. In addition, we installed 800 video lottery terminals at three racetracks in New York, which are being operated by the New York State Lottery. These installations supplement existing CDS and Class II machines installed via a distributor into the states of Florida and Washington.

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OVERALL CONSOLIDATED OPERATING RESULTS

                                                                 
    Quarters Ended                   Six Months Ended        
    March 31,                   March 31,        
   
  Increase   %  
  Increase   %
    2004
  2003
  (Decrease)
  Change
  2004
  2003
  (Decrease)
  Change
(In millions, except earnings per share)                                                                
Revenue
  $ 636.1     $ 529.1     $ 107.0       20 %   $ 1,244.1     $ 1,018.7     $ 225.4       22 %
Gross profit
    339.1       269.9       69.2       26 %     660.2       517.3       142.9       28 %
Gross margin
    53 %     51 %     2 %     4 %     53 %     51 %     2 %     5 %
Operating income
  $ 206.0     $ 160.1     $ 46.0       29 %   $ 408.3     $ 310.1     $ 98.2       32 %
Operating margin
    32 %     30 %     2 %     7 %     33 %     30 %     2 %     8 %
Income from continuing operations
  $ 117.7     $ 89.0     $ 28.7       32 %   $ 234.3     $ 173.8     $ 60.6       35 %
Income from discontinued operations
    (0.7 )     (1.9 )     *       *       58.9       4.9       *       *  
Net income
    116.9       87.1       29.8       34 %     293.3       178.7       114.6       64 %
Diluted earnings per share:
                                                               
Continuing operations
  $ 0.32     $ 0.26     $ 0.06       23 %   $ 0.65     $ 0.49     $ 0.16       33 %
Discontinued operations
          (0.01 )     *       *       0.16       0.02       *       *  
Net income
    0.32       0.25       0.07       28 %     0.81       0.51       0.30       59 %

* Not meaningful

IGT achieved record financial results, including double-digit revenue growth, in both the second quarter and first six months of fiscal 2004 reflecting the popularity of IGT’s brands and leadership in game design. The most significant growth was in our product sales segment, primarily related to the continued acceleration of domestic replacement demand.

Significant items in the current quarter affecting comparability to the prior year quarter and half year period included:

  a reduction of $0.01 per share related to the effect of applying the if-converted method of accounting for our debentures (See Note 10 of our Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements)
 
  a loss on the early retirement of our senior notes due May 2004 totaling $4.3 million after tax, or $0.01 per diluted share
 
  a $3.2 million after tax charge related to our 5-year commitment for contributions to the University of Nevada, or $0.01 per diluted share

Additionally, the first six months in our current year included one additional week due to the timing of our 52/53-week accounting year. The extra week primarily impacted proprietary gaming, resulting in increases of approximately $19.9 to revenues and $11.1 million to gross profit. The extra week also contributed approximately $8.0 million in additional operating expenses.

Earnings per share for all periods presented also reflected the four-for-one common stock split effective in June 2003. We declared and paid cash dividends of $0.10 per share during both quarters of the current year period. We did not pay cash dividends during the first six months of fiscal 2003.

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Operating Expenses

                                                                 
    Quarters Ended                   Six Months Ended        
    March 31,                   March 31,        
   
  Increase   %  
  Increase   %
    2004
  2003
  (Decrease)
  Change
  2004
  2003
  (Decrease)
  Change
(In millions)                                                                
Selling, general and administrative
  $ 79.5     $ 71.3     $ 8.2       12 %   $ 147.2     $ 132.0     $ 15.2       11 %
Depreciation and amortization
    16.7       11.5       5.2       46 %     30.5       24.2       6.3       26 %
Research and development
    31.2       23.2       8.0       35 %     62.9       43.9       19.0       43 %
Provision for bad debts
    5.7       4.0       1.7       43 %     11.3       7.0       4.3       61 %
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
             
 
     
 
     
 
         
Total
  $ 133.1     $ 109.9     $ 23.2       21 %   $ 251.9     $ 207.2     $ 44.8       22 %
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
             
 
     
 
     
 
         
Percent of revenue
    21 %     21 %                 20 %     20 %            

Operating expenses for the second quarter and six months ended March 31, 2004 increased over the comparable prior year periods due to:

  the inclusion of Acres which added $8.8 million in operating expenses for the quarter and $15.2 million for the six months, including in-process R&D charges of $1.8 million
 
  additional R&D costs to support our commitment to develop innovative games, platforms and systems, as well as our entry into central determination markets
 
  second quarter commitment to donate $5.0 million to the University of Nevada
 
  increased provisions for bad debt related to higher sales volumes

The first half of fiscal 2004 included approximately $8.0 million in additional operating expenses as a result of the extra week in the first quarter.

Other Income (Expense) and Taxes

                                                                 
    Quarters Ended                   Six Months Ended        
    March 31,                   March 31,        
   
  Increase   %  
  Increase   %
    2004
  2003
  (Decrease)
  Change
  2004
  2003
  (Decrease)
  Change
(In millions)                                                                
Interest income
  $ 13.5     $ 12.5     $ 1.0       8 %   $ 28.2     $ 24.6     $ 3.5       14 %
Interest expense
    (24.2 )     (29.3 )     5.1       17 %     (54.2 )     (55.9 )     1.8       3 %
Other
    (10.0 )     (0.4 )     (9.6 )     *       (10.3 )     0.1       (10.4 )     *  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
             
 
     
 
     
 
         
Other expense, net
  $ (20.7 )   $ (17.2 )   $ (3.5 )     (21 %)   $ (36.3 )   $ (31.2 )   $ (5.1 )     (16 %)
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
             
 
     
 
     
 
         
Provision for income taxes
  $ 67.6     $ 53.9     $ 13.8       26 %   $ 137.6     $ 105.2     $ 32.5       31 %
Tax rate
    36.5 %     37.7 %     (1.2 %)     (3 %)     37.0 %     37.7 %     (0.7 %)     (2 %)

* Not meaningful

Other expense, net, for the second quarter and first six months of fiscal 2004 increased over the same periods in the prior year due to:

  the early redemption in February 2004 of our $400.0 million senior notes due May 2004, resulting in a loss of $6.9 million before tax

  litigation settlement charges of $2.6 million, before tax, incurred in the second quarter of fiscal 2004

Current period interest expense decreased related to pre-tax interest savings of $4.3 million on the early redemption, as well as interest expense savings resulting from our interest rate swaps entered into during the fourth quarter of fiscal 2003, partially offset by additional interest on our debentures issued in January 2003.

Operation of our progressive systems games resulted in interest income accretion from annuity investments purchased to fund installment jackpot payments and interest expense accrued on related liabilities to jackpot winners. Interest income and expense related to funding installment-based jackpot payments are similar and increase at approximately the same rate based on the growth in total jackpot winners electing installment payments. Interest income and expense related to progressive systems annuities totaled $5.8 million in both the current and prior year quarter and $11.5 million in both comparative six month periods.

During the current quarter, we adjusted our expected annual consolidated income tax provision rate on continuing operations from 37.5% to 37.0% based on changes to the geographic mix of estimated annual taxable income. The tax rate on discontinued operations remained unchanged at 37.5%.

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BUSINESS SEGMENT RESULTS

IGT’s segment profit reflects income from continuing operations before tax, including an applicable allocation of operating expenses, as well as other income and expense. Prior period amounts have been reclassified to conform to the current management view and presentation. See Note 15 of our Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

Product Sales

Segment profit from product sales improved during the second quarter and first six months of fiscal 2004 due to sales volume growth and increased gross profit margins, partially offset by increased operating costs.

Worldwide Product Sales

                                                                 
    Quarters Ended                   Six Months Ended        
    March 31,                   March 31,        
   
  Increase   %  
  Increase   %
    2004
  2003
  (Decrease)
  Change
  2004
  2003
  (Decrease)
  Change
(In millions, except units)                                                                
Revenues
  $ 362.4     $ 254.5     $ 107.8       42 %   $ 692.8     $ 495.8     $ 197.1       40 %
Gross profit
    191.8       122.8       69.0       56 %     358.0       237.8       120.2       51 %
Gross margin
    53 %     48 %     5 %     10 %     52 %     48 %     4 %     8 %
Operating expenses
  $ 75.2     $ 60.5     $ 14.7       24 %   $ 146.3     $ 116.1     $ 30.2       26 %
Operating income
    116.6       62.2       54.3       87 %     211.7       121.8       90.0       74 %
Segment profit
    119.1       66.6       52.4       79 %     218.3       131.2       87.2       66 %
Segment profit margin
    33 %     26 %     7 %     26 %     32 %     26 %     5 %     19 %
Units shipped
    45,400       34,800       10,600       30 %     91,500       64,500       27,000       42 %

Our worldwide product sales revenues and gross profit improved from the prior year periods as a result of strong growth in both domestic and international replacement sales.

Improvements in our consolidated product sales gross margins in the current periods related to:

  a higher mix of gaming systems and related royalty revenues, related to the inclusion of Acres since acquisition in late October 2003
 
  the realization of better pricing by continuing to provide our customers with a deep library and a broad array of game content across all of our product offerings
 
  operational efficiencies related to increased production in our Reno manufacturing facility

We expect our consolidated product sales gross margin to run approximately 50% to 51% for the remainder of fiscal 2004. Our gross margin may fluctuate depending on the geographic and product mix, including the contribution of higher margin systems sales and EZ PayTM related revenue, as well as changes in foreign currency exchange rates.

Domestic Product Sales

                                                                 
    Quarters Ended                   Six Months Ended        
    March 31,                   March 31,        
   
  Increase   %  
  Increase   %
    2004
  2003
  (Decrease)
  Change
  2004
  2003
  (Decrease)
  Change
(In millions, except units)                                                                
Revenues
  $ 275.7     $ 192.5     $ 83.2       43 %   $ 512.6     $ 384.7     $ 127.9       33 %
Gross profit
    152.2       96.6       55.5       57 %     276.8       189.7       87.1       46 %
Gross margin
    55 %     50 %     5 %     10 %     54 %     49 %     5 %     10 %
Units shipped
    27,200       19,800       7,400       37 %     49,800       39,100       10,700       27 %
Replacement
    23,400       13,900       9,500       68 %     39,800       25,000       14,800       59 %
New/Expansion
    3,800       5,900       (2,100 )     (36 %)     10,000       14,100       (4,100 )     (29 %)

Increased domestic units shipped in the fiscal 2004 periods over the same periods in fiscal 2003 was attributed to strong replacement sales across most of our domestic markets, partially offset by fewer new and expansion unit shipments as a result of fewer new casino openings in fiscal 2004.

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The growth in domestic replacement units in the current year periods was driven by:

  continuing demand for our EZ PayTM TITO technology
 
  our extensive game theme library that spans spinning reel, video spinning reel and video poker product lines
 
  large replacement shipments in Nevada, Atlantic City and eastern region casino markets, partially offset by fewer replacement sales into the Canadian provinces of Quebec and Saskatchewan

Domestic average sales prices for the current quarter and six months improved over the same periods last year as a result of:

  a greater mix of gaming systems and related royalty revenues, largely a result of the Acres acquisition
 
  stronger pricing realization
 
  offset partially by increased volume discounts

Given our strong domestic replacement sales during the first half of fiscal 2004, we now expect to sell 65,000 to 70,000 replacement machines for fiscal 2004, up from our previous target of 60,000 to 65,000 machines. Our domestic replacement shipments will be lower in the second half of fiscal 2004 due to the fulfillment of several large orders in the first half of the year. Replacement units shipped under existing purchase agreements with a major customer totaled 7,800 for the quarter and 10,300 for the six months just ended. We expect to ship the remaining 2,600 units in our third quarter of fiscal 2004. By the end of fiscal 2004, we estimate the size of the remaining domestic replacement market will range from 200,000 to 250,000 machines. On average our largest customers are approximately 50% converted to cashless gaming machines. We anticipate that replacement demand will continue over the next few years.

Over the next few years, we foresee our product sales segment becoming more dependent on new machine sales driven by new and expanding casinos and the expansion or legalization of gaming in several markets. We are closely monitoring several key growth opportunities both domestically and internationally, namely California, Pennsylvania and the UK.

International Product Sales

                                                                 
    Quarters Ended                   Six Months Ended        
    March 31,                   March 31,        
   
  Increase   %  
  Increase   %
    2004
  2003
  (Decrease)
  Change
  2004
  2003
  (Decrease)
  Change
(In millions, except units)                                                                
Revenues
  $ 86.7     $ 62.1     $ 24.6       40 %   $ 180.3     $ 111.1     $ 69.2       62 %
Gross profit
    39.6       26.1       13.5       52 %     81.2       48.2       33.0       69 %
Gross margin
    46 %     42 %     4 %     9 %     45 %     43 %     2 %     4 %
Units shipped
    18,200       15,000       3,200       21 %     41,700       25,400       16,300       64 %
Replacement
    15,800       13,100       2,700       21 %     37,500       22,600       14,900       66 %
New/Expansion
    2,400       1,900       500       26 %     4,200       2,800       1,400       50 %

International machine shipments for the second quarter and first six months of 2004 grew substantially due to:

  additional replacement shipments in Japan, primarily related to the success of NobunagaTM, our highest selling pachisuro game ever at 18,000 units for the first half of fiscal 2004
 
  increased sales in Latin America and the European casino markets
 
  partially offset by fewer shipments in the UK and South Korea

International gross margins increased during the current quarter and six months primarily driven by:

  favorable foreign currency exchange rates
 
  improved mix of higher margin unit sales in Europe
 
  higher software conversion and parts sales in Australia
 
  partially offset by the increased sales of lower margin Japanese pachisuro games

During the second quarter of fiscal 2004, we installed our first international EZ PayTM systems in Argentina and Estonia.

We anticipate lower international machine shipments for the remainder of fiscal 2004, primarily related to lower machine sales in Japan.

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Proprietary Gaming

                                                                 
    Quarters Ended                   Six Months Ended        
    March 31,                   March 31,        
   
  Increase   %  
  Increase   %
    2004
  2003
  (Decrease)
  Change
  2004
  2003
  (Decrease)
  Change
(In millions, except units)                                                                
Revenues
  $ 273.7     $ 274.6     $ (0.8 )         $ 551.3     $ 522.9     $ 28.4       5 %
Gross profit
    147.3       147.2       0.1             302.2       279.4       22.7       8 %
Gross margin
    54 %     54 %                 55 %     53 %     2 %     4 %
Operating expenses
  $ 48.2     $ 49.4     $ (1.2 )     (2 %)   $ 95.9     $ 91.1     $ 4.9       5 %
Operating income
    99.1       97.8       1.3       1 %     206.2       188.4       17.9       9 %
Segment profit
    98.5       98.5       0.1             206.1       190.0       16.1       8 %
Segment profit margin
    36 %     36 %                 37 %     36 %     1 %     3 %
Installed base units
    35,500       32,800       2,700       8 %     35,500       32,800       2,700       8 %

Proprietary gaming segment profit for the second quarter of fiscal 2004 remained flat over the same period last year; however, segment profit for the first half of fiscal 2004 grew compared to the first half of fiscal 2003 related to increased revenues and gross profits, partially offset by additional operating costs.

The growth in our installed base of proprietary games from the prior year related to increases in both casino and racino placements. Casino placements grew 900 units, concentrated predominantly in California and other Native American markets, which carry higher revenue yields. Casino units also increased in Atlantic City and Canada, offset by declines in Nevada and other regional jurisdictions. Placements of our first 300 central determination system charitable video bingo games in Alabama at the end of the current quarter were included in the casino units installed base because their yields will more closely resemble the casino units than the racino units. Racino units increased by 1,800 machines related to games placed in New York, Rhode Island and Delaware. During the current quarter, we installed 800 machines in New York related to the commencement of video lottery operations at three racetracks within the state.

While the growth of our installed base is dependent on growth in the gaming industry, we also continue to focus on strategies to improve revenue yields centered on managing the types and jurisdictions of games placed. We systematically replace legacy games experiencing declining play levels with new games incorporating enhanced entertainment value and improved player appeal. Our installed base of higher yielding wide area progressive games increased by 1,100 machines at the end of the current quarter compared to the prior year, offset partially by the removal of lower yielding games. During the current quarter, we introduced 30 new game types into this segment.

Despite growth in our installed base and strong play levels across the majority of our markets, second quarter proprietary gaming revenues declined slightly over the same quarter last year as a result of:

  higher levels of play in the prior year quarter related to the record setting Nevada Megabucks® jackpot hit at nearly $40.0 million in late March 2003
 
  a significant portion of the additional units placed late in the current quarter
 
  an increase in the mix of racino units which carry lower yields
 
  the impact of New Year’s Eve activity included in the second quarter of fiscal 2003 versus the first quarter in 2004, due to the timing of our fiscal calendar

Because of the quarterly crossover in timing of the New Year’s Eve activity, we consider the six-month performance metrics to be more indicative of our expected future trends. Proprietary gaming revenues and gross profit for the first six months of fiscal 2004 improved over the same period last year driven by:

  growth in our installed base
 
  continued improvements in our game placement mix toward more wide area progressive and instant winner games which carry better yields
 
  increased revenue per machine per day resulting from new game introductions and a more favorable jurisdictional mix

Additionally, the extra week in the first quarter of fiscal 2004 contributed approximately $19.9 million in revenues and $11.1 million in gross profit.

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As a result of adopting FIN 46, we will consolidate the gross revenues and expenses of the progressive systems trust VIEs in Iowa and New Jersey in the third quarter of fiscal 2004. Currently, revenues from the trusts are recorded as a net lease fee revenue with no associated cost of gaming operations. We expect the VIE consolidation to add an equal amount of proprietary gaming revenues and costs of approximately $11.0 million to our third quarter results. Accordingly, we expect the consolidation will not have a material impact to gross profit or net income, although our proprietary gaming gross margin will be reduced by approximately 2% to 3%.

Including the impact of the VIE consolidation, we expect proprietary gaming gross margins for the second half of fiscal 2004 to fluctuate between 52% and 55% depending on the jurisdictional mix and types of games placed, as well as movements in interest rates.

LIQUIDITY, CAPITAL RESOURCES AND FINANCIAL CONDITION

Our principal source of liquidity is cash generated from our operating activities allowing us to reinvest in our business. Our sources of capital also include, but are not limited to, the issuance of public or private placement debt, bank borrowings under our credit facility and the issuance of equity securities.

We expect that our available capital resources will be sufficient to fund our capital expenditures and operating capital requirements, scheduled debt and dividend payments, interest payments and income tax obligations.

Our working capital increased to $1.3 billion at March 31, 2004 from $1.1 billion at September 30, 2003, primarily as the result of:

  cash generated from operations
 
  increased accounts receivable related to additional sales volume
 
  additions related to the Acres acquisition
 
  offset by dividends declared

Our working capital statistics for the trailing twelve months compared to the comparable prior year period included:

  average days sales outstanding improved to 87 days from 108 days, related to the Pala note payoff in the current quarter of $42.9 million
 
  inventory turns increased to 4.1 from 3.3

Cash Flows Summary

                         
    Six Months Ended    
    March 31,    
   
  Increase
    2004
  2003
  (Decrease)
(In millions)                        
Operations
  $ 164.5     $ 118.6     $ 45.9  
Investing
    31.2       4.7       26.4  
Financing
    (496.8 )     414.5       (911.3 )
Effect of exchange rates
    1.5       (3.1 )     4.5  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
 
Net increase in cash and equivalents
  $ (299.7 )   $ 534.7     $ (834.4 )
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
 

Cash Flows From Operations

Cash generated from operations in the current half year period improved over the prior year period primarily as a result of:

  improvements in income from operations
 
  timing of receivables collections, including several customer payoffs of contract financing
 
  payment timing in inventories, accounts payable and accrued liabilities, and income taxes
 
  partially offset by cash used to extend our relationship with Sony Pictures Television Inc. for exclusive rights to some of Sony’s leading licensed properties through calendar year 2014

Cash Flows From Investing and Financing

Net cash from investing activities increased over the comparable prior year period primarily related to:

  additional proceeds from the sale of discontinued operations related to OES in the current half year period
 
  consolidation of $47.5 million in VIEs’ cash
 
  receipt of $46.4 million during the current six month period on the Pala note
 
  offset partially by net cash used to acquire Acres of $109.7 million

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Our capital expenditures increased in the current six months predominantly related to growth in our installed base of proprietary games primarily in Alabama, New York, Rhode Island, Delaware and other casino markets. Current period capital expenditures also increased due to the placement of games equipped with EZ PayTM TITO technology. Our investment in intellectual property increased as a result of assets purchased in conjunction with the dissolution of our alliance with Shuffle Master in the second quarter of 2004. We plan to invest approximately $113.0 million in land and buildings over the next two to four years, primarily to consolidate several leased facilities in Las Vegas acquired with Anchor and Acres.

                         
    Six Months Ended    
    March 31,    
   
  Increase
    2004
  2003
  (Decrease)
(In millions)                        
Investment in property, plant and equipment
  $ 15.3     $ 13.2     $ 2.1  
Investment in gaming operations equipment
    65.7       47.9       17.7  
Investment in intellectual property
    12.3       5.8       6.5  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
 
Total capital expenditures
  $ 93.3     $ 66.9     $ 26.4  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
 
Domestic
    97 %     96 %     1 %
International
    3 %     4 %     (1 %)

Net cash used for financing activities in the first half of fiscal 2004 increased by $911.3 million over the prior year period primarily as a result of:

  the early redemption in February 2004 of our $400.0 million senior notes due in May 2004
 
  issuance of zero-coupon convertible debentures in January 2003
 
  payments of $104.0 million for quarterly dividends declared during both quarters in the current year period and in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2003
 
  offset partially by reduced treasury stock repurchases in the current year period

Net Cash Flows to Fund Jackpot Liabilities

                         
    Six Months Ended    
    March 31,    
   
  Increase
    2004
  2003
  (Decrease)
(In millions)                        
Purchases of investments to fund jackpots
  $ (13.1 )   $ (10.4 )   $ (2.7 )
Proceeds from investments to fund jackpots
    20.1       18.3       1.8  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
 
Investing activities
    7.0       7.9       (0.9 )
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
 
Collections to fund jackpot liabilities
    132.0       128.6       3.4  
Payments to jackpot winners
    (148.3 )     (134.1 )     (14.2 )
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
 
Financing activities
    (16.3 )     (5.5 )     (10.9 )
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
 
Net cash flows to fund jackpot liabilities
  $ (9.4 )   $ 2.4     $ (11.8 )
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
 

Investments to fund jackpots relates only to installment-based payments to winners. Purchases of these investments occur for the present value of a jackpot when the player wins and elects installment-based payments. Proceeds occur as the investments mature, in equal annual installments over 20 to 26 years.

Jackpot liabilities relate to all progressive jackpot systems, irrespective of which payment method the winner elects. Payments to winners include both installment-based payments and single-payments.

Net cash flows from these activities, collectively, represent timing differences between the growth in liabilities for progressive jackpots and the actual payments to the winners during the period. Fluctuations in net cash flows to fund jackpot liabilities occur based on the timing of the jackpot cycles and the volume of play across all of our progressive systems games.

Stock Repurchase Plan

Our Board of Directors authorized IGT’s common stock repurchase plan in 1990. Our remaining share repurchase authorization, as amended, totaled 39.9 million shares as of March 31, 2004. During the first six months of fiscal 2004, we repurchased 2,799 shares for an aggregate price of $0.1 million. From March 31, 2004 thru May 12, 2004 we repurchased 400,000 shares for an aggregate price of $14.6 million.

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Credit Facilities and Indebtedness

Senior Notes

At March 31, 2004, our senior notes had a remaining principal balance after repurchases totaling $569.6 million due in May 2009. During the current quarter, we redeemed all $400.0 million in principal amount of our senior notes due in May 2004 using available cash. We recognized a loss of $4.3 million, net of tax, related to this redemption, partially offset by interest savings of approximately $2.7 million, net of tax. In the third quarter of fiscal 2004, we expect to benefit from interest savings of approximately $2.5 million, net of tax.

Lines of Credit

Our domestic and foreign borrowing facilities totaled $285.1 million at March 31, 2004. Of this amount, $5.8 million was reserved for letters of credit, and the remaining $279.3 million was available for future borrowings. Our current domestic line of credit for $260.0 million expires in August 2006 and our foreign lines expire at various times through July 2005.

Debt Covenants

We were in compliance with all applicable covenants at March 31, 2004.

FINANCIAL POSITION

                         
    March 31,   September 30,   Increase
    2004
  2003
  (Decrease)
(In millions)                        
Total assets
  $ 4,165.6     $ 4,185.2     $ (19.6 )
Total liabilities
    2,182.0       2,497.8       (315.8 )
Total stockholders’ equity
    1,983.6       1,687.5       296.1  

Total assets decreased during the current year period mainly due to:

  decreased cash related to the early redemption of our $400.0 senior notes due May 2004
 
  offset partially by increased intangible assets and goodwill related to the acquisition of Acres and increased investments to fund jackpot liabilities due to the consolidation of the VIEs

Total liabilities decreased during the current period primarily related to:

  the early redemption of our $400.0 senior notes due May 2004
 
  payments of employee incentives, dividends and income taxes
 
  offset partially by an increase in jackpot liabilities with the VIE consolidations

Total stockholders’ equity increased during the current year period predominantly as the result of net income generated during the current period, as well as proceeds from employee stock plans, partially offset by dividend distributions.

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

In the normal course of business, we are a party to financial instruments with off-balance sheet risk such as performance bonds and other guarantees, which are not reflected in our balance sheet. We do not expect any material losses to result from these off-balance sheet arrangements and we are not dependent on off-balance sheet financing arrangements to fund our operations. See Note 13 of our Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

CRITICAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Our consolidated financial statements were prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the US. Accordingly, we are required to make estimates, judgments and assumptions that we believe are reasonable based on our historical experience, contract terms, observance of known trends in our company and the industry as a whole, and information available from other outside sources. Our estimates affect reported amounts and related disclosures. Actual results may differ from initial estimates.

Critical accounting policies require IGT’s management to make material subjective or complex judgments about matters that are highly uncertain or variable related to estimates and assumptions used for our jackpot liabilities and expenses, intangible assets and goodwill, income taxes, bad debt expense and inventory. These areas of our accounting estimates are the most sensitive to change from external factors.

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For a discussion of our critical accounting policies and estimates, please refer to Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations presented in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended September 30, 2003. We have made no significant changes to our accounting policies or estimates since September 30, 2003.

RECENTLY ISSUED ACCOUNTING STANDARDS

IGT keeps abreast of new generally accepted accounting principles and disclosure reporting requirements issued by the Financial Accounting Standards Board, Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and other standard setting agencies. Recently issued accounting standards affecting our financial results are described in Note 1 of our Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS AND RISK FACTORS

Risk Factors and Cautionary Statement for Purposes of the “Safe Harbor” Provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995

Throughout this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q we make some “forward looking” statements, which do not relate to historical or current facts, but are forward looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements relate to analyses and other information based on forecasts of future results and estimates of amounts not yet determinable. These statements also relate to our future prospects and proposed new products, services, developments or business strategies. These statements are identified by their use of terms and phrases such as anticipate, believe, could, would, estimate, expect, intend, may, plan, predict, project, pursue, will, continue, feel, or the negative or other variations thereof, and other similar terms and phrases, including references to assumptions, and include but are not limited to the following:

  estimates of expected gross profit margins
 
  estimates and assumptions related to our critical accounting policies
 
  expectations that our cashless gaming machines will continue to stimulate replacement demand
 
  estimates that the replacement market will continue at certain paces
 
  expectations about our ability to introduce new games
 
  anticipation that our operating activities will continue to provide us with cash flows to assist in our business expansion and to meet our financial commitments
 
  estimates of the expected impact to proprietary gaming gross profit, gross margin and net income related to the consolidation of the revenues and expenses of the VIEs
 
  estimates of the amounts that we plan to invest to expand our facilities
 
  estimates of our expected interest savings related to the redemption of our Senior Notes
 
  estimates of the effect to third quarter diluted EPS related to the satisfaction of the conversion criteria on our debentures
 
  our belief that our product sales segment will become more dependent on new machine sales
 
  expectations about the timing of the remaining units to be shipped under existing agreement with a major customer
 
  expectation that our international machine shipments will be lower for the remainder of fiscal 2004
 
  estimates about our expected tax rates

Although we believe that the expectations reflected in any of our forward looking statements are reasonable, actual results could differ materially from those expressed or implied. Our future financial condition and results of operations, as well as any forward looking statements, are subject to change and to inherent known and unknown risks and uncertainties. We do not intend, and undertake no obligation, to update our forward looking statements to reflect future events or circumstances.

We urge you to carefully review the following discussion of the specific risks and uncertainties that affect our business. These include, but are not limited to, the following:

Our success in the gaming industry depends in large part on our ability to develop innovative products and systems. Our revenues would be adversely affected by:

  a decline in the popularity of our gaming products with players
 
  a lack of success in developing new products
 
  an inability to roll out new games on schedule
 
  an increase in the popularity of competitors’ games
 
  a negative change in the trend of consumer acceptance of our newest systems innovations including TITO technology

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Demand for our products and placement of our proprietary games, and thereby our revenues, would be adversely affected by:

  a reduction in the growth rate of new and existing markets
 
  delays of scheduled openings of newly constructed or planned casinos
 
  reduced levels of gaming play on our gaming systems or weakened customer demand for our gaming machines as a result of declines in travel activity, “jackpot fatigue,” or customer capital expenditures
 
  a decrease in the desire of established gaming properties to upgrade machines, resulting in a decline in the demand for replacement machines
 
  a decline in public acceptance of gaming

We operate in a highly regulated industry. Our ability to operate and generate revenues in certain jurisdictions could be adversely affected by:

  unfavorable public referendums or anti-gaming legislation
 
  unfavorable legislation affecting or directed at manufacturers or gaming operators, such as referendums to increase taxes on gaming revenues
 
  adverse changes in or findings of non-compliance with applicable governmental gaming regulations
 
  delays in approvals from regulatory agencies
 
  a limitation, conditioning, suspension or revocation of any of our gaming licenses
 
  unfavorable determinations or challenges of suitability by gaming regulatory authorities with respect to our officers, directors or key employees

Our intellectual property rights are subject to risks that could adversely affect operating income, including:

  potential inability to obtain and maintain patents, trademarks and copyrights to protect our newly developed games and technology
 
  competitors’ infringement upon our existing trademarks, patents and copyrights
 
  approval of competitors’ patent applications that may restrict our ability to compete effectively

Our business is vulnerable to changing economic conditions that could adversely affect operating income, including:

  unfavorable changes in economic conditions including those that affect the relative health of the gaming industry
 
  unfavorable changes in state taxation laws or application of such laws that could reduce our profitability
 
  political or economic instability in international markets
 
  changes in interest rates causing a reduction of investment income or in the value of market rate sensitive instruments
 
  fluctuations in foreign exchange rates, tariffs and other trade barriers
 
  an inability to effectively hedge our foreign currency exposures

Our outstanding debt obligations subject us to certain additional risks that could adversely affect our cash flows and interest costs, including:

  increasing our vulnerability to general adverse economic and industry conditions
 
  limiting our ability to obtain additional financing to fund future working capital, capital expenditures, acquisitions and other general corporate requirements
 
  requiring a substantial portion of our cash flows from operations for the payment of interest on our indebtedness and reducing our ability to use our cash flows to fund working capital, capital expenditures, acquisitions, and general corporate requirements
 
  limiting our flexibility in planning for, or reacting to, changes in our business and the industry
 
  disadvantaging us compared to competitors with less indebtedness

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Our business operations are subject to other risks that could adversely affect our operating income and cash flows, including:

  the loss or retirement of our key executives or other key employees
 
  adverse changes in the creditworthiness of parties with whom we have receivables or forward currency exchange contracts
 
  the discovery of facts with respect to legal actions pending against IGT not presently known to us or determinations by judges, juries or other finders of fact which do not accord with our evaluation of the possible liability or outcome of existing litigation
 
  our ability to timely and cost effectively integrate into our operations the companies that we acquire
 
  increased costs due to reliance on third party suppliers and contract manufacturers
 
  agreements with casinos in Native American jurisdictions which may subject us to sovereign immunity risk
 
  acts of war or terrorist incidents
 
  our continued work through several implementation phases of our company-wide ERP solution for our computer system procedures and controls; any failures, difficulties or significant delays in implementing or maintaining our computer information systems could result in material adverse consequences to our business, including disruption of operations, loss of information and unanticipated increases in costs

Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk

We use derivative financial instruments to minimize our market risk exposure resulting from fluctuations in foreign exchange rates and interest rates. The primary business objective of our hedging program, as defined in our corporate risk management policy, is to minimize the impact of transaction, remeasurement, and specified economic exposures to our net income and earnings per share. The counter parties to these instruments are major commercial banks and we believe that losses related to credit risk are remote. We are not party to leveraged derivatives and do not hold or issue financial instruments for speculative purposes.

Foreign Currency Risk

We routinely use forward exchange contracts to hedge our net exposures, by currency, related to the nonfunctional currency monetary assets and liabilities of our operations. In addition, from time to time, we may enter into forward exchange contracts to establish with certainty the US dollar amount of future firm commitments denominated in a foreign currency.

Hedging

At March 31, 2004, our net foreign currency exposure of $38.0 million related to our monetary assets and liabilities denominated in nonfunctional currency was hedged with $30.6 million in forward currency contracts. At September 30, 2003, our net foreign currency exposure of $39.7 million related to our monetary assets and liabilities denominated in nonfunctional currency was hedged with $28.1 million in forward contracts.

Given our foreign exchange position, a 10% adverse change in foreign exchange rates upon which these foreign exchange contracts are based would result in exchange gains and losses. In all material aspects, these exchange gains and losses would be fully offset by exchange gains and losses on the underlying net monetary exposures for which the contracts are designated as hedges. We do not expect material exchange rate gains and losses from unhedged foreign currency exposures.

Translation

As currency rates change, translation of our foreign currency functional businesses into US dollars affects year-over-year comparability of equity. We do not generally hedge translation risks because cash flows from our international operations are generally reinvested locally. Changes in the currency exchange rates that would have the largest impact on translating our international net assets included the Australian dollar, the British pound, the Japanese yen and the Euro. We estimate that a 10% change in foreign exchange rates would have impacted reported equity by approximately $0.9 million at March 31, 2004 versus $2.2 million at September 30, 2003. This sensitivity analysis disregards the possibility that rates can move in opposite directions and that gains from one area may or may not be offset by losses from another area.

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Interest Rate Risk

We estimate interest rate risk as the potential change in the fair value of our debt or earnings resulting from a hypothetical 10% adverse change in interest rates.

Costs to fund jackpot liabilities

Fluctuations in prime, treasury and agency rates due to changes in market and other economic conditions directly impact our costs to fund jackpots, and therefore our gross profit in proprietary gaming. If interest rates decline, our costs increase, and correspondingly our gross profit declines. We estimate that a hypothetical 10% decline in interest rates would have reduced our gross profit by $8.4 million in the first six months of fiscal 2004 and $8.8 million in the comparable prior year period. We do not currently manage this exposure with derivative financial instruments.

Swaps

We use various techniques to mitigate the risk associated with future changes in interest rates, including interest rate swaps. In the fourth quarter of 2003, we entered into four interest rate swap agreements with a combined notional amount of $350.0 million, primarily to diversify a portion of our debt portfolio between fixed and variable rate instruments. Under the terms of the interest rate swaps, we will make payments based on a specific spread over six-month LIBOR, and receive payments equal to the interest rate on our fixed rate senior notes due in 2009. Based on rates prevailing at March 31, 2004, these swaps reduced our effective interest rate from 8.375% to approximately 6.934% on the senior notes due in 2009.

Senior Notes

If interest rates increased by a hypothetical 10%, we estimate the fair market value of our fixed rate senior notes and related interest rate swaps combined would have decreased approximately $17.7 million at March 31, 2004 and $20.7 million at September 30, 2003.

Convertible Debentures Price Risk

The fair value of our debentures is sensitive to changes in both our stock price and interest rates. Assuming interest rates are held constant, we estimate a 10% decrease in our stock price would decrease the fair value of our convertible debentures by $79.9 million. Assuming our stock price is held constant, we estimate a 10% increase in interest rates would decrease the fair value of our convertible debentures by $0.4 million.

Item 4. Controls and Procedures

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

We maintain disclosure controls and procedures that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in our Exchange Act reports is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms, and that such information is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. In designing and evaluating the disclosure controls and procedures, management recognizes that any controls and procedures, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable assurance of achieving the desired control objectives, and management necessarily is required to apply its judgment in evaluating the cost-benefit relationship of possible controls and procedures.

As of the end of the period covered by this report, we carried out an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures. Based on the foregoing, our Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Financial Officer concluded that IGT’s disclosure controls and procedures are effective.

No change in our internal control over financial reporting occurred during the quarter just ended that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

Changes in Internal Controls

As a part of our normal operations, we update our internal controls as necessary to accommodate any modifications to our business processes or accounting procedures. There have not been any other changes in our internal controls or in other factors that materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect these controls as of the end of the period covered by this report. There were no significant deficiencies or material weaknesses, and therefore no corrective actions were taken.

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PART II – OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1. Legal Proceedings

    For a description of our legal proceedings, see Note 13 of Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements, which is incorporated by reference in response to this item.

Item 2. Changes in Securities, Use of Proceeds and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities

    Under the 1990 IGT common stock repurchase plan, as amended and adjusted for stock splits, our Board of Directors has authorized total repurchases of up to 386 million shares from the open market or in privately negotiated transactions, depending on market conditions and other factors. There is no expiration date specified for this plan. Our current quarter repurchases are summarized below.
                                 
                    Total Number of   Maximum
                    Shares   Number of
    Total           Purchased as   Shares Still
    Number of   Average   Part of a   Available for
    Shares   Price Paid   Publicly   Purchase Under
Fiscal Periods
  Purchased
  per Share
  Announced Plan
  the Plan
January 4 – January 31, 2004
        $             39,913,476  
February 1 – February 28, 2004
                      39,913,476  
February 29 – April 3, 2004
    2,799       38.43       2,799       39,910,677  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
         
Total
    2,799     $ 38.43       2,799       39,910,677  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
         

Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities

     None.

Item 4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

(a)   On March 2, 2004, IGT held its annual meeting of stockholders.
 
(b)   The following directors were elected to serve until the next annual meeting: G. Thomas Baker, Neil Barsky, Robert A. Bittman, Richard R. Burt, Leslie S. Heisz, Robert A. Mathewson, Thomas J. Matthews, Robert Miller and Frederick B. Rentschler. These directors constitute all of the directors of IGT. Voting at the meeting was as follows:
                 
    Number of    
    Shares Voted   Number of
    For
  Shares Withheld
G. Thomas Baker
    289,506,922       21,361,544  
Neil Barsky
    294,860,082       16,008,384  
Robert A. Bittman
    289,403,501       21,464,965  
Richard R. Burt
    292,905,902       17,962,564  
Leslie S. Heisz
    294,866,921       16,001,545  
Robert A. Mathewson
    296,017,217       14,851,249  
Thomas J. Matthews
    291,696,122       19,172,344  
Robert Miller
    215,817,690       95,050,776  
Frederick B. Rentschler
    293,611,380       17,257,086  

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(c)   Stockholders ratified an amendment to the International Game Technology Stock Purchase Plan to increase the number of shares of common stock authorized to be issued under the plan. The number of shares voted for the Plan amendment totaled 257,994,776 with 6,122,752 shares voted against the proposal, 1,907,014 shares abstaining and 44,843,924 broker non-votes.

(d)   Stockholders ratified the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as IGT’s independent auditors for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2004. The number of shares voted for the ratification of Deloitte & Touche LLP totaled 293,515,132 with 15,607,400 shares voted against the proposal and 1,745,934 shares abstaining.

Item 5. Other Information

    None.

Item 6. Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K

(a)   Exhibits
 
10.01   Employee Stock Purchase Plan (Amended and Restated effective as of March 1, 1999) (Composite Plan Document Reflecting July 2003 Stock Split and December 2003 Amendment) (incorporated by reference to Exhibit A to the Proxy Statement for the 2004 Annual Meeting of Shareholders).
 
31.1   Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Rule 13a – 14(a) of the Exchange Act, as adopted pursuant to section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
 
31.2   Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Rule 13a – 14(a) of the Exchange Act, as adopted pursuant to section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
 
32.1   Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Rule 13a – 14(b) of the Exchange Act and section 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
 
32.2   Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Rule 13a – 14(b) of the Exchange Act and section 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
 
(b)   Reports on Form 8-K
 
    We filed a current report on Form 8-K dated January 16, 2004 announcing (i) that our Zero-Coupon Convertible Debentures were convertible into shares of our common stock during the period beginning on January 20, 2004 and ending on April 19, 2004, and (ii) the redemption of all our outstanding 7.875% Senior Notes due May 2004 on February 17, 2004.
 
    We filed a current report on Form 8-K dated January 22, 2004 regarding earnings for the first quarter ended December 31, 2003.

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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.

Date: May 13, 2004

         
  INTERNATIONAL GAME TECHNOLOGY
 
 
  By:   /s/ Maureen Mullarkey    
    Maureen T. Mullarkey   
    Executive Vice President,
Chief Financial Officer and
Treasurer

(Duly authorized officer and
principal financial officer
of the registrant) 
 
 

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EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit
Index

  Description
 
10.01   Employee Stock Purchase Plan (Amended and Restated effective as of March 1, 1999) (Composite Plan Document Reflecting July 2003 Stock Split and December 2003 Amendment) (incorporated by reference to Exhibit A to the Proxy Statement for the 2004 Annual Meeting of Shareholders).
 
31.1   Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Rule 13a – 14(a) of the Exchange Act, as adopted pursuant to section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
 
31.2   Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Rule 13a – 14(a) of the Exchange Act, as adopted pursuant to section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
 
32.1   Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Rule 13a – 14(b) of the Exchange Act and section 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
 
32.2   Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Rule 13a – 14(b) of the Exchange Act and section 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.