UNITED STATES
(Check One): SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
|_| Form 10-K Washington, D.C. 20549
|_| Form 20-F
|_| Form 11-K FORM 12b-25
|X| Form 10-Q
|_| Form 10-D
|_| Form N-SAR
|_| Form N-CSR
NOTIFICATION OF LATE FILING
For Period Ended: March 31, 2007
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|_| Transition Report on Form 10-K
|_| Transition Report on Form 20-F
|_| Transition Report on Form 11-K
|_| Transition Report on Form 10-Q
|_| Transition Report on Form N-SAR
For the Transition Period Ended:
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READ INSTRUCTION (ON BACK PAGE) BEFORE PREPARING FORM. PLEASE PRINT OR TYPE.
NOTHING IN THIS FORM SHALL BE CONSTRUED TO IMPLY THAT THE COMMISSION HAS
VERIFIED ANY INFORMATION CONTAINED HEREIN.
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If the notification relates to a portion of the filing checked above, identify
the Item(s) to which the notification relates:
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PART I -- REGISTRANT INFORMATION
Metromedia International Group, Inc.
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Full Name of Registrant
8000 Tower Point Drive
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Address of Principal Executive Office (Street and Number)
Charlotte, NC 28227
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City, State and Zip Code
PART II -- RULES 12b-25(b) AND (c)
If the subject report could not be filed without unreasonable effort or expense
and the registrant seeks relief pursuant to Rule 12b-25(b), the following should
be completed. (Check box if appropriate)
| (a) The reasons described in reasonable detail in Part III of this
| form could not be eliminated without unreasonable effort or
| expense;
| (b) The subject annual report, semi-annual report, transition report
| on Form 10-K, Form 20-F, Form 11-K, Form N-SAR or Form N-CSR, or
| portion thereof, will be filed on or before the fifteenth
|_| | calendar day following the prescribed due date; or the subject
| quarterly report or transition report on Form 10-Q or subject
| distribution report on Form 10-D, or portion thereof, will be
| filed on or before the fifth calendar day following the
| prescribed due date; and
| (c) The accountant's statement or other exhibit required by Rule
| 12b-25(c) has been attached if applicable.
PART III--NARRATIVE
State below in reasonable detail the reasons why Forms 10-K, 20-F, 11-K, 10-Q,
10-D, N-SAR, N-CSR, or the transition report or portion thereof could not be
filed within the prescribed period. (Attach Extra Sheets if Needed)
Metromedia International Group, Inc. (the "Registrant") is unable to timely
file its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended March 31,
2007 (the "2007 Q1 Quarterly Report") due to the additional time and effort that
was required to file its Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2004
(the "2004 Form 10-K") and the resulting delay in preparing and filing its
subsequent periodic reports, including the 2007 Q1 Quarterly Report. The 2004
Form 10-K included restatements of previously issued financial statements as of
December 31, 2003 and for the years ended December 31, 2003 and 2002 and the
quarters ended March 31, June 30 and September 30, 2004 (the "Restatement
Process"). The 2004 Form 10-K was filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission (the "SEC") on December 14, 2006. Additional time is needed to
prepare and finalize the Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarters
ended March 31, June 30, and September 30, 2005 (the "2005 Quarterly Reports"),
the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2005 (the "2005
Form 10-K"), the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarters ended
March 31, June 30 and September 30, 2006 (the "2006 Quarterly Reports"), and the
Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2006 (the "2006 Form
10-K" and collectively with the 2005 Quarterly Reports, the 2005 Form 10-K, the
2006 Quarterly Reports and the 2007 Q1 Quarterly Report, the "Periodic
Reports").
At present, the Registrant cannot predict with confidence when it will file
the Periodic Reports or its 2007 Q1 Quarterly Report. The filing of the
Registrant's 2005 Quarterly Reports with the SEC, along with the Registrant's
completion of its work effort for compliance with Section 404, "Management
Assessment of Internal Controls", of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 are a
prerequisite for the filing of the 2005 Form 10-K, all of which must be filed
prior to the filing of the 2006 Quarterly Reports, the 2006 Form 10-K and the
2007 Q1 Quarterly Report.
In regards to the 2005 Quarterly Reports and 2005 Form 10-K, the Registrant
is in the early stages of the preparation and finalization of its consolidated
financial results for the respective accounting periods. The preparation and
filing of the 2005 Quarterly Reports and 2005 Form 10-K has been delayed due to
the Restatement Process, the need to address significant complexities in the
Registrant's past activities, difficulties in reconciling present U.S. public
company reporting obligations with operations conducted solely in the country of
Georgia where the Registrant's operations are based, and difficulties in
recruiting and retaining qualified accounting personnel in the country of
Georgia.
PART IV--OTHER INFORMATION
(1) Name and telephone number of person to contact in regard to this
notification
Harold F. Pyle, III 704 321-7380
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(Name) (Area Code) (Telephone Number)
(2) Have all other periodic reports required under Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30 of the Investment Company Act
of 1940 during the preceding 12 months or for such shorter period that the
registrant was required to file such report(s) been filed? If answer is no,
identify report(s). |_| Yes |X| No
The Registrant filed its 2004 Form 10-K on December 14, 2006 and is in
the process of completing the work effort necessary for filing the Periodic
Reports.
(3) Is it anticipated that any significant change in results of operations from
the corresponding period for the last fiscal year will be reflected by the
earnings statements to be included in the subject report or portion
thereof? |X| Yes |_| No
If so: attach an explanation of the anticipated change, both narratively
and quantitatively, and, if appropriate, state the reasons why a reasonable
estimate of the results cannot be made.
The Registrant anticipates that its 2007 financial results will differ
significantly from previously issued financial statements as a result of the
following significant events that have occurred since December 31, 2004:
o The Registrant disposed of its 71% interest in PeterStar on August 1,
2005, for cash consideration of $215.0 million, and as a result, the
Registrant will recognize a pre-tax gain of $115.3 million, before
transactional costs, in the third quarter of 2005.
o The Registrant redeemed its outstanding $152.0 million 10 1/2% Senior
Notes in August 2005 using a portion of the cash proceeds from the
sale of PeterStar.
o The Registrant changed its effective ownership interests in certain of
its Georgian business ventures in 2005 and 2006, as follows:
o The Registrant increased its economic interest in Magticom by
8.3% during the first quarter of 2005 at a cost of $23.1 million
and further increased its economic interest in Magticom by 7.3%
during the third quarter of 2005 at a cost of $21.5 million,
thereby increasing the Company's economic interest in Magticom to
50.1%;
o The Registrant increased its economic interest in Telecom Georgia
by 51.0% during the first quarter of 2005 at a cost of $5.0
million;
o In July 2006, the Company sold a 60% economic interest in Telecom
Georgia, thereby decreasing the Company's economic interest in
Telecom Georgia to 21%, and acquired a 26% economic interest in
Telenet, a Georgian fixed line telephony and data communication
operation, for a net cash outlay of $0.5 million; and
o In October 2006, a 25.6% owned subsidiary of the Company acquired
a 19% economic interest in Telecom Georgia for $0.7 million,
thereby increasing the Company's economic interest in Telecom
Georgia to 25.6%.
On October 2, 2006, the Registrant released preliminary unaudited results
of its Magticom business as of and for the year ended December 31, 2005, which
were included in a Current Report on Form 8-K filed on October 2, 2006. Such
results indicated an increase of 43% in revenues from $102.0 million to $146.1
million for the years ended December 31, 2004 and 2005, respectively. Such
results also indicated an increase of 26% in net income from $50.3 million to
$63.4 million for the years ended December 31, 2004 and 2005, respectively.
Further information in regards to such results was included in the Form 8-K
filed on October 2, 2006.
The Registrant cannot currently provide reasonable estimates for its 2005,
2006 or 2007 financial results due to the following:
o The Registrant has not yet finalized its allocation of the purchase
price of its interests in Telecom Georgia and Magticom during 2005;
o The Registrant has not yet commenced its review and analysis of the
financial results for 2006 or 2007 of Magticom, Telecom Georgia and
Telenet; and
o The Registrant has not commenced its preparation of its consolidated
financial results for 2006 or 2007.
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Metromedia International Group, Inc.
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(Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
has caused this notification to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned
hereunto duly authorized.
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Date: May 11, 2007 By: /S/ HAROLD F. PYLE III
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Harold F. Pyle, III
Executive Vice President Finance, Chief
Financial Officer and Treasurer