WALT DISNEY CO/
8-K, 1999-10-15
MISCELLANEOUS AMUSEMENT & RECREATION
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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                            WASHINGTON, D.C.  20549

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                                    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) -October 15, 1999


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                            THE WALT DISNEY COMPANY
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


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<S>                                 <C>                           <C>
DELAWARE                                       1-11605                        95-4545390
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(State or other jurisdiction of       (Commission File Number)              (IRS Employer
       Incorporation)                                                     Identification No.)

500 South Buena Vista Street, Burbank, California                               91521
(Address of principal executive offices)                                     (Zip Code)
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                                 (818) 560-1000
              (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)


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                                 Not applicable
             (Former name or address, if changed since last report)

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Item 5.  Other Events.

         Attached is certain unaudited historical pro forma financial
information being utilized by The Walt Disney Company ("Disney"), a Delaware
corporation, in presentations relating to the proposed merger of Bingo
Acquisition Corp., a wholly owned subsidiary of Disney, and Infoseek Corporation
("Infoseek"), a Delaware corporation, and the issuance of go.com Common Stock in
connection therewith. A copy of such unaudited historical pro forma financial
information is attached as an exhibit hereto and is incorporated by reference
herein. The unaudited historical pro forma financial information should be read
in conjunction with the joint proxy statement/prospectus of Disney and Infoseek
filed on September 30, 1999.


Item 7.  Financial Statements and Exhibits

         (c)  Exhibit.

             99.1  Unaudited historical pro forma financial information.


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                                   SIGNATURE


     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended, The Walt Disney Company has duly caused this report to be signed on its
behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

                                        THE WALT DISNEY COMPANY



                                        By: /s/ Thomas O. Staggs
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                                            Name:   Thomas O. Staggs
                                            Title:  Executive Vice-President
                                                    and Chief Financial Officer

Dated:  October 15, 1999

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                                 EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No.      Description
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99.1             Unaudited historical pro forma financial information.



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                                                                    EXHIBIT 99.1
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         go.com Unaudited Pro Forma Worksheet
                (in millions, except per share data)



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<CAPTION>
                                                                                FY98
                                                -------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                   Q1             Q2             Q3             Q4            Total
                                                -------        -------        -------        -------         -------
<S>                                            <C>            <C>           <C>            <C>             <C>
Internet revenues

     Media                                        $ 24           $ 26           $ 27           $ 31           $ 108

     Commerce                                        4              6              6              7              23
                                                -------        -------        -------        -------         -------
Total Internet revenues                             28             32             33             38             131

Catalog revenues                                    75             42             36             39             192
                                                -------        -------        -------        -------         -------
Total revenues                                     103             74             69             77             323

Costs and expenses                                (114)           (96)           (90)          (113)           (413)

Depreciation and amortization (1)                 (236)          (236)          (237)          (237)           (946)
                                                -------        -------        -------        -------         -------
Total costs and expenses                          (350)          (332)          (327)          (350)         (1,359)
                                                -------        -------        -------        -------         -------
Operating loss                                    (247)          (258)          (258)          (273)         (1,036)

Corporate and other activities                      (2)            (1)            (2)            (2)             (7)

Net interest expense                                 -              -              -              -               -
                                                -------        -------        -------        -------         -------

Loss before taxes                                 (249)          (259)          (260)          (275)         (1,043)

Income taxes                                        12             13             13             14              52

Minority interests                                   -              -              -              -               -
                                                -------        -------        -------        -------         -------
Net loss                                        $ (237)        $ (246)        $ (247)        $ (261)         $ (991)
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                                                                          FY99
                                                 ------------------------------------------------------
                                                      Q1            Q2             Q3       YTD Total
                                                 --------       --------       --------       ---------
<S>                                             <C>            <C>             <C>            <C>
Internet revenues

     Media                                       $    39        $    35        $    41        $    115

     Commerce                                          8              9              9              26
                                                 --------       --------       --------       ---------
Total Internet revenues                               47             44             50             141

Catalog revenues                                      62             27             28             117
                                                 --------       --------       --------       ---------
Total revenues                                       109             71             78             258

Costs and expenses                                  (133)          (120)          (120)           (373)

Depreciation and amortization (1)                   (237)          (237)          (241)           (715)
                                                 --------       --------       --------       ---------
Total costs and expenses                            (370)          (357)          (361)         (1,088)
                                                 --------       --------       --------       ---------
Operating loss                                      (261)          (286)          (283)           (830)

Corporate and other activities                        (2)            (2)            (1)             (5)

Net interest expense                                  (1)            (1)            (2)             (4)
                                                 --------       --------       --------       ---------
Loss before taxes                                   (264)          (289)          (286)           (839)

Income taxes                                          19             21             20              60

Minority interests                                     1              -              -               1
                                                 --------       --------       --------       ---------
Net loss                                         $  (244)       $  (268)       $  (266)       $   (778)
                                                 ========       ========       ========       =========
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(1)  Including amortization of intangible assets.


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