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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE TO
TENDER OFFER STATEMENT UNDER SECTION 14(d)(1)
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
METROMEDIA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, INC.
(Name of Subject Company (issuer))
FURSA ALTERNATIVE STRATEGIES LLC
(Name of Filing Person (offeror))
COMMON STOCK, PAR VALUE $0.01 PER SHARE
(Title of Class of Securities)
591695101
(CUSIP Number of Class of Securities)
MICKEY F. HARLEY
FURSA ALTERNATIVE STRATEGIES LLC
444 MERRICK ROAD, SUITE 104
LYNBROOK, NY 11563
(646) 205-6200
(Name, address and telephone number of person authorized to receive
notices and communications on behalf of the person filing statement)
COPY TO:
MARK E. PALMER, ESQ.
BRACEWELL & Giuliani LLP
1177 Avenue of the Americas, 19th Floor
New York, NY 10036
(212) 508-6116
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CALCULATION OF FILING FEE
TRANSACTION VALUATION AMOUNT OF FILING FEE
Not Applicable* Not Applicable*
* Pursuant to General Instruction D to Schedule TO, no filing fee is required
because this filing contains only preliminary communications made before the
commencement of a tender offer.
[ ] Check box if any part of the fee is offset as provided by Rule 0-11(a)(2)
and identify the filing with which the offsetting fee was previously paid.
Identify the previous filing by registration statement number, or the Form or
Schedule and the date of its filing.
Amount Previously Paid: N.A. Form or Registration No.: N.A.
Filing Party: N.A.
Form: N.A. Date Filed: N.A.
[X] Check the box if the filing relates solely to preliminary communications
made before the commencement of a tender offer.
Check the appropriate boxes below to designate any transactions to which the
statement relates:
[X] third-party tender offer subject to Rule 14d-1.
[ ] issuer tender offer subject to Rule 13e-4.
[ ] going-private transaction subject to Rule 13e-3.
[X] amendment to Schedule 13D under Rule 13d-2.
Check the following box if the filing is a final amendment reporting the results
of the tender offer: [ ]
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ITEM 12. EXHIBITS.
EXHIBIT DESCRIPTION
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(a)(5)(a) Press Release, dated August 8, 2007
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Each Exhibit is attached and incorporated by reference.
EXHIBIT DESCRIPTION
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(a)(5)(a) Press Release, dated August 8, 2007
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