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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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SCHEDULE 13E-4/A
(AMENDMENT NO. 1)
ISSUER TENDER OFFER STATEMENT
(PURSUANT TO SECTION 13(E)(1) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934)
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THE MARQUEE GROUP, INC.
(Name of the Issuer)
THE MARQUEE GROUP, INC.
(Name of Person(s) Filing Statement)
WARRANTS
(Title of Class of Securities)
570906115
(CUSIP Number of Class of Securities)
ROBERT M. GUTKOWSKI, PRESIDENT
888 SEVENTH AVENUE, 37TH FLOOR
NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10019
(212) 977-0300
(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized to Receive Notices
and Communications on Behalf of Person(s) Filing Statement)
Copy to:
AMAR BUDARAPU, ESQ.
BAKER & MCKENZIE
805 THIRD AVENUE
NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10022
(212) 751-5700
JULY 23, 1997
(Date Tender Offer First Published, Sent or Given to Security Holders)
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This Amendment No. 1 amends and supplements the Issuer Tender Offer
Statement on Schedule 13E-4 (the "Schedule 13E-4") filed with the Securities
and Exchange Commission on July 23, 1997 by The Marquee Group, Inc., a
Delaware corporation (the "Company"), relating to the offer by the Company to
purchase all of its outstanding warrants upon the terms and subject to the
conditions set forth in the Offer to Purchase, dated July 23, 1997 (the
"Offer to Purchase"), and in the related Letter of Transmittal (which
together constitute the "Offer").
This Amendment No. 1 reflects the Company's extension by press release,
dated August 21, 1997, of the date and time at which the Offer expires from
5:00 p.m., New York City time, on Thursday, August 21, 1997 to 5:00 p.m., New
York City time, on Thursday, September 4, 1997.
ITEM 8. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.
(e) The information set forth in Section 8(e) of the Schedule 13E-4 is
hereby supplemented and amended by adding the following:
As set forth in the Press Release, dated August 21, 1997, which is
attached hereto as Exhibit (a)(9) (the "Press Release"), the complete text of
which is incorporated herein by reference, the Company has extended the time
and date of expiration of the Offer to 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on
Thursday, September 4, 1997, unless further extended.
ITEM 9. MATERIAL TO BE FILED AS EXHIBITS.
Item 9 is hereby supplemented and amended as follows:
(a)(9) Press Release, dated August 21, 1997.
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SIGNATURE
After due inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify
that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and
correct.
August 20, 1997
THE MARQUEE GROUP, INC.,
a Delaware corporation
By: /s/ Jan E. Chason
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Jan E. Chason
Chief Financial Officer and
Treasurer
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(A)(9) Press Release, Dated August 21, 1997.
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
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FROM: CONTACT:
The Marquee Group, Inc. Timothy J. Klaus
888 Seventh Avenue, 37th Floor Director, Corporate Communications
New York, New York 10019 The Sillerman Companies
150 East 58th Street, 19th Floor
New York, New York 10155
(212) 407-9126
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THE MARQUEE GROUP, INC. ANNOUNCES
EXTENSION OF ITS OFFER TO PURCHASE
NEW YORK, August 21, 1997 -- The Marquee Group, Inc. (NASDAQ SmallCap: MRQE)
today announced that it is extending its recent tender offer to purchase all
of its outstanding warrants for $2.25 per warrant in cash until 5:00 p.m.,
New York City time, Thursday, September 4, 1997, unless further extended. The
original Offer to Purchase all of Marquee's outstanding warrants was to
expire at 5:00 p.m., August 21, 1997. All other terms and conditions to the
Offer remain unchanged.
According to Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, the Depositary
for Marquee's tender offer, as of 5:00 p.m., Wednesday, August 20, 1997,
approximately 263,000 warrants were tendered in the Offer.
Additional information may be obtained from Marquee's information agent,
Georgeson & Company Inc. at 1-800-223-2064.
