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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 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): November 12, 2003
IMAX CORPORATION
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(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
CANADA
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(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
0-24216 98-0140269
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(Commission File Number) (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
2525 SPEAKMAN DRIVE, SHERIDAN PARK, MISSISSAUGA, ONTARIO L5K 1B1
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
(905) 403-6500
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(Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
N/A
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(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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ITEM 5. OTHER EVENTS.
IMAX Corporation (the "Corporation") announced that it has commenced an offer to
purchase for cash all of its outstanding $152.8 million principal amount of
7 7/8 % Senior Notes due 2005 (the "Senior Notes"). IMAX Corporation is also
soliciting consents from the holders of the Senior Notes to approve certain
amendments to the indenture under which the Senior Notes were issued. The tender
offer is subject to various conditions including the receipt of consents
necessary to approve the amendments to the indenture governing the Senior Notes
and the completion of the Corporation's proposed offering of senior notes. A
copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated
herein by reference.
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SIGNATURES
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.
IMAX CORPORATION
(Registrant)
Date: November 13, 2003 By: "Robert D. Lister"
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Name: Robert D. Lister
Executive Vice President,
Business & Legal Affairs and
General Counsel
By: "G. Mary Ruby"
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Name: G. Mary Ruby
Senior Vice President, Legal Affairs
and Corporate Secretary
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit Description
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99.1 Press Release dated November 12, 2003