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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 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 18, 1995
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WMS INDUSTRIES INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
Delaware 1-8300 36-2814522
(State or Other Jurisdiction of (Commission File Number) (I.R.S. Employer
Incorporation or Organization) Identification Number)
3401 North California Avenue
Chicago, Illinois 60618
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
Telephone number, including area code 312-961-1000
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Item 5. Other Events
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On October 18, 1995, Bally Gaming International, Inc. ("BGII") sent WMS a
written notice terminating the Agreement and Plan of Merger dated as of
June 21, 1995, as amended, by and between BGII and WMS Industries Inc. (the
"Company").
The Company instituted a lawsuit against BGII in the Supreme Court of the
State of New York on October 23, 1995, alleging BGII failed to pay $4.8 million
in termination fees and seeking additional damages caused by BGII's termination
of its merger agreement with the Company.
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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.
WMS INDUSTRIES INC.
(Registrant)
November 2, 1995 By: /s/ Harold H. Bach, Jr.
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Harold H. Bach, Jr.
Vice President-Finance
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