UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D)
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report (date of earliest event reported): December 18, 2014
THE MADISON SQUARE GARDEN COMPANY
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 1-34434 | No. 27-0624498 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File No.) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
Two Penn Plaza New York, NY
New York, New York 10121
(Address of principal executive offices)
(212) 465-6000
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
N/A
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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| Item 8.01 | Other Events. |
On October 27, 2014, The Madison Square Garden Company (the “Company”) announced that its board of directors had unanimously approved a plan to explore a possible spin-off that would separate its entertainment businesses from its media and sports businesses. On December 18, 2014, the board of directors of the Company authorized and directed the Company’s management also to consider other spin-off structures including, without limitation, a separation of the Company’s media business from its sports and entertainment businesses.
Forward-Looking Statements
This Current Report on Form 8-K may contain statements that constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Investors are cautioned that any such forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance, results or events and involve risks and uncertainties, and that actual results or developments may differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements as a result of various factors, including financial community and rating agency perceptions of the Company and its business, operations, financial condition and the industry in which it operates and the factors described in the Company’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including the sections titled “Risk Factors” and “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” contained therein. The Company disclaims any obligation to update any forward-looking statements contained herein.
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SIGNATURE
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 hereunto duly authorized.
| THE MADISON SQUARE GARDEN COMPANY | ||||
| (Registrant) | ||||
| By: | /s/ Thomas S. Smith, Jr. | |||
| Name: | Thomas S. Smith, Jr. | |||
| Title: | President and Chief Executive Officer | |||
Dated: December 18, 2014
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