Metromedia International Group Inc. Announces the Delay in Filing of its 2005 Annual Report on Form 10-K.CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Metromedia International Group, Inc. (the "Company") currently traded as: (PINK SHEETS:MTRM MTRM Mode Transverse Resonance Method MTRM Multi-User Transmitted Reference Modulation ) - Common Stock and (PINK SHEETS: MTRMP) - Preferred Stock Stock shares that have preferential rights to dividends or to amounts distributable on liquidation, or to both, ahead of common shareholders. Preferred stock is given preference over common stock. Holders of preferred stock receive dividends at a fixed annual rate. , the owner of interests in communications businesses in the country of Georgia, announced today that the Company is unable to timely file its Annual Report on Form 10-K Form 10-K A report required by the SEC from exchange-listed companies that provides for annual disclosure of certain financial information. Form 10-K See 10-K. for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2005 (the "2005 Form 10-K"). The filing of the Company's 2004 Form 10-K and the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q Form 10-Q See 10-Q. for the fiscal quarters ended March 31, June 30, and September 30, 2005 (the "2005 Quarterly Reports") with the SEC, along with the Company's completion of its work effort for compliance with Section 404, "Management Assessment of Internal Controls" of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act See SOX. of 2002 for corporate headquarters, are a prerequisite for the filing of the 2005 Form 10-K. At present, the Company cannot predict with confidence when it will file either the 2004 Form 10-K or the 2005 Quarterly Reports and thus the 2005 Form 10-K. About Metromedia International Group Through its wholly owned subsidiaries Wholly Owned Subsidiary A subsidiary whose parent company owns 100% of its common stock. Notes: In other words, the parent company owns the company outright and there are no minority owners. , the Company owns interests in communications businesses in the country of Georgia. The Company's core businesses include Magticom, Ltd., the leading mobile telephony operator in Tbilisi, Georgia, and Telecom Georgia, a well-positioned Georgian long distance telephony operator. This news release contains certain forward-looking statements forward-looking statement A projected financial statement based on management expectations. A forward-looking statement involves risks with regard to the accuracy of assumptions underlying the projections. that involve risks and uncertainties, including in particular those regarding the timing of completing its ongoing restatement activities and filing with the SEC its 2004 Form 10-K and first, second and third quarter 2005 Form 10-Q's. Various other factors beyond the Company's control could cause or contribute to such risks and uncertainties. This also includes such factors as are described from time to time in the SEC reports filed by the Company, including the Current Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2003, the Company's Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarters ended March 31, 2004, June 30, 2004 and September 30, 2004 and its most recently filed Form 8-K Form 8-K The form required by the SEC when a publicly held company incurs any event that might affect its financial situation or the share value of its stock. Form 8-K See 8-K. reports (dated October 19, 2004, November 4, 2004, November 16, 2004, November 22, 2004, December 9, 2004, January 6, 2005, February 9, 2005, February 17, 2005, March 9, 2005, March 23, 2005, April 19, 2005, April 20, 2005, June 7, 2005, June 17, 2005, July 12, 2005, July 18, 2005, July 25, 2005, July 28, 2005, August 3, 2005, August 10, 2005, September 8, 2005, September 19, 2005, January 31, 2006, March 8, 2006 and March 15, 2006). The Company is not under, and expressly disclaims any, obligation to update the information in this news release for any future events. |
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