Report of Foreign Issuer Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16 (6-k)

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 6-K

 

REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER

PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16 OF THE

SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

For the month of June 2023

 

Commission File Number 001-36906

 

INTERNATIONAL GAME TECHNOLOGY PLC

(Translation of registrant’s name into English)

 

10 Finsbury Square, Third Floor

London, EC2A 1AF

United Kingdom

(Address of principal executive offices)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F:

Form 20-F

☒

Form 40-F

☐

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1):

☐

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(7):

☐

 

    

---

 

IGT Secures Exclusive Wheel of Fortune Licensing Rights for

Gaming, Lottery, iGaming and iLottery via 10-Year Agreement

 

On June 5, 2023, International Game Technology PLC (NYSE:IGT) (the "Company") finalized a ten-year licensing agreement with Sony Pictures Television ("Sony") that grants the Company the exclusive rights to the Wheel of Fortune brand across gaming, lottery, iGaming and iLottery and includes rights to distribute Wheel of Fortune content for free-to-play social casinos. The contract will run from January 1, 2025 to December 31, 2034, with minimum license fees of $312.5 million over the term, and extends the Company's partnership with Sony dating back to 1996.

The following exhibit is furnished herewith:

Exhibit Number						Description
99.1						News Release - IGT Secures Exclusive Wheel of Fortune Licensing Rights for Gaming, Lottery, iGaming and iLottery via 10-Year Agreement with Sony Pictures Television

 

2

    

---

EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit Number						Description
99.1						News Release - IGT Secures Exclusive Wheel of Fortune Licensing Rights for Gaming, Lottery, iGaming and iLottery via 10-Year Agreement with Sony Pictures Television

 

3

    

---

 

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, thereunto duly authorized.

 

Date: June 5, 2023			INTERNATIONAL GAME TECHNOLOGY PLC
			By:			/s/ Pierfrancesco Boccia
						Pierfrancesco Boccia
						Corporate Secretary

 

4