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MGM could give Kerkorian windfall

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc. confirmed Wednesday that its management intends to recommend its board of directors approve an $8 per share special dividend, providing a windfall to billionaire Kirk Kerkorian.

The management expects to recommend the move after the company has completed refinancing its credit facility, which is expected to occur by April 30, according to a statement. There is no assurance the board will approve the recommendation, the statement said.

Kerkorian owns 74 percent of the studio's shares, according to a Los Angeles Times story last month. The dividend is expected to cost MGM more than $1.5 billion, according to the Times ...

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