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IMAX Corporation (Exact Name of Registrant As Specified in Its Charter) Canada 98-0140269 (State Or Other Jurisdiction of (I.R.S UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 Form 10-K (Mark One) ¥ ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2007 n TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 Commission file Number 0-24216 IMAX Corporation (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) Canada 98-0140269 (State or other jurisdiction of (I.R.S. Employer incorporation or organization) Identification Number) 2525 Speakman Drive, L5K 1B1 Mississauga, Ontario, Canada (Postal Code) (Address of principal executive offices) Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (905) 403-6500 Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: Title of Each Class Name of Exchange on Which Registered Common Shares, no par value The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: None (Title of class) Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act Yes n No ¥ Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Act. Yes n No ¥ Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes ¥ No n Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the best of the registrant’s knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this Form 10-K n Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one): Large accelerated filer n Accelerated filer ¥ Non-accelerated filer n Smaller reporting Company n (Do not check if a smaller reporting company) Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell Company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Act). Yes n No ¥ The aggregate market value of the common shares of the registrant held by non-affiliates of the registrant, computed by reference to the last sale price of such shares as of the close of trading on June 30, 2007 was $137.65 million (31,863,314 common shares times $4.32). As of February 29, 2008, there were 40,443,074, common shares of the registrant outstanding. Document Incorporated by Reference Portions of the registrant’s definitive Proxy Statement to be filed within 120 days of the close of IMAX Corporation’s fiscal year ended December 31, 2007, with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to Regulation 14A involving the election of directors and the annual meeting of the stockholders of the registrant (the “Proxy Statement”) are incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K to the extent described therein. IMAX CORPORATION December 31, 2007 Table of Contents Page PART I Item 1 Business .............................................................. 4 Item 1A Risk Factors ........................................................... 15 Item 1B Unresolved Staff Comments................................................ 26 Item 2 Properties ............................................................. 27 Item 3 Legal Proceedings ....................................................... 27 Item 4 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders ............................. 29 PART II Item 5 Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities ...................................................... 30 Item 6 Selected Financial Data ................................................... 34 Item 7 Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations . 37 Item 7A Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk ........................ 72 Item 8 Financial Statements and Supplementary Data . ................................. 73 Item 9 Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure . 133 Item 9A Controls and Procedures .................................................. 133 Item 9B Other Information ....................................................... 137 PART III Item 10 Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance........................... 138 Item 11 Executive Compensation .................................................. 138 Item 12 Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters...................................................... 138 Item 13 Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence ............ 138 Item 14 Principal Accounting Fees and Services ....................................... 138 PART IV Item 15 Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules ....................................... 138 Signatures ..................................................................... 144 2 IMAX CORPORATION EXCHANGE RATE DATA Unless otherwise indicated, all dollar amounts in this document are expressed in United States (“U.S.”) dollars. The following table sets forth, for the periods indicated, certain exchange rates based on the noon buying rate in the City of New York for cable transfers in foreign currencies as certified for customs purposes by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York (the “Noon Buying Rate”). Such rates quoted are the number of U.S. dollars per one Canadian dollar and are the inverse of rates quoted by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York for Canadian dollars per U.S. $1.00. The average exchange rate is based on the average of the exchange rates on the last day of each month during such periods. The Noon Buying Rate on December 31, 2007 was U.S. $1.0120. Years Ended December 31, 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 Exchange rate at end of period ............... 1.0120 0.8582 0.8579 0.8310 0.7738 Average exchange rate during period .......... 0.9425 0.8818 0.8254 0.7682 0.7139 High exchange rate during period ............. 1.0908 0.9100 0.8690 0.8493 0.7738 Low exchange rate during period ............. 0.8437 0.8528 0.7872 0.7158 0.6349 SPECIAL NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING INFORMATION Certain statements included in this annual report may constitute “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, references to future capital expenditures (including the amount and nature thereof), business and technology strategies and measures to implement strategies, competitive strengths, goals, expansion and growth of business, operations and technology, plans and references to the future success of IMAX Corporation together with its wholly-owned subsidiaries (the “Company”) and expectations regarding the Company’s future operating results. These forward-looking statements are based on certain assumptions and analyses made by the Company in light of its experience and its perception of historical trends, current conditions and expected future developments, as well as other factors it believes are appropriate in the circumstances. However, whether actual results and developments will conform with the expectations and predictions of the Company is subject to a number of risks and uncertainties, including, but not limited to, general economic, market or business conditions; the opportunities (or lack thereof) that may be presented to and pursued by the Company; competitive actions by other companies; U.S. or Canadian regulatory inquiries; conditions in the in-home and out-of-home entertainment industries; changes in laws or regulations; conditions, changes and developments in the commercial exhibition industry; the acceptance of the Company’s new technologies (including in particular its transition to digital projection technology); risks associated with investments and operations in foreign jurisdictions and any future international expansion, including those related to economic, political and regulatory policies of local governments and laws and policies of the United States and Canada; the potential impact of increased competition in the markets the Company operates within; and other factors, many of which are beyond the control of the Company. Consequently, all of the forward-looking statements made in this annual report are qualified by these cautionary statements, and actual results or anticipated developments by the Company may not be realized, and even if substantially realized, may not have the expected consequences to, or effects on, the Company. The Company undertakes no obligation to update publicly or otherwise revise any forward-looking information, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. IMAX»,IMAX» Dome, IMAX» 3D, IMAX» 3D Dome, The IMAX Experience», An IMAX Experience», IMAX DMR»,DMR»,IMAXMPX», IMAX think big» and think big» are trademarks and trade names of the Company or its subsidiaries that are registered or otherwise protected under laws of various jurisdictions. 3 IMAX CORPORATION PART
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