-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, FoksifuRzWjehgqaVnw6BoPMQuqqJpdRcUPEj06kuXSEVbStlSXx8lAppdJL/ntD vJe5v6E8qaknufka2hl7eg== 0001011438-02-000276.txt : 20020416 0001011438-02-000276.hdr.sgml : 20020416 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001011438-02-000276 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20020318 ITEM INFORMATION: Other events ITEM INFORMATION: Financial statements and exhibits FILED AS OF DATE: 20020410 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: INTERPLAY ENTERTAINMENT CORP CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001057232 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: SERVICES-PREPACKAGED SOFTWARE [7372] IRS NUMBER: 330102707 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 000-24363 FILM NUMBER: 02606225 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 16815 VON KARMAN AVE CITY: IRVINE STATE: CA ZIP: 92606 BUSINESS PHONE: 9495536655 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 16815 VON KARMAN AVE CITY: IRVINE STATE: CA ZIP: 92606 8-K 1 form_8-k.txt UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 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) March 18, 2002 INTERPLAY ENTERTAINMENT CORP. (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) Delaware 0-24363 33-0102707 (State or other jurisdiction (Commission (IRS Employer of incorporation) File Number) Identification No.) 16815 Von Karman Avenue, Irvine, CA 92606 (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code) Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (949) 553-6655 ITEM 5. - OTHER EVENTS. Interplay Entertainment Corp. (the "Registrant") announced that Titus Interactive SA, the company's majority stockholder, converted its remaining shares of Series A Preferred Stock into common stock. A copy of the Registrant's press release, dated March 18, 2002, is attached to this Form 8-K as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by this reference. ITEM 7. - FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS. (a) Financial Statements. None. (b) Pro Forma Financial Information. None. (c) Exhibits. Exhibit 99.1 Press Release of the Registrant dated March 18, 2002. Page 2 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. INTERPLAY ENTERTAINMENT CORP. April 8, 2002 /S/ JEFF GONAZALEZ ----------------------------- Jeff Gonzalez Chief Financial Officer Page 3 EXHIBIT INDEX EXHIBIT NUMBER DESCRIPTION 99.1 Press Release dated March 18, 2002 EX-99 3 exhibit99-1.txt EXHIBIT 99.1 CONTACT: Interplay Entertainment Corp., Irvine Jeff Gonzalez, 949/553-6655 JGONZALEZ@INTERPLAY.COM FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE TITUS INTERACTIVE SA CONVERTS ITS REMAINING SHARES OF SERIES A PREFERRED STOCK OF INTERPLAY ENTERTAINMENT CORP. IRVINE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 18, 2002--Interplay Entertainment Corp. (Nasdaq:IPLY - news) today announced that Titus Interactive SA, the company's majority stockholder, converted its remaining shares of Series A Preferred Stock into common stock. On March 15, 2002, Titus Interactive converted 383,354 shares of Series A Preferred Stock into approximately 47.5 million shares of the company's common stock. Titus Interactive now owns approximately 67.4 million shares of common stock, which represents approximately 72.4% of the company's outstanding common stock, its only voting security, immediately following the conversion. About Interplay Entertainment Corp. Interplay Entertainment is a leading developer, publisher and distributor of interactive entertainment software for both core gamers and the mass market. Interplay currently balances its development efforts by publishing for personal computers, as well as current and next-generation video game consoles. Interplay releases products through Interplay, Shiny Entertainment, Digital Mayhem, Black Isle Studios, its distribution partners and its wholly owned subsidiary Interplay OEM Inc. More comprehensive information on Interplay and its products is available through its World Wide Web site at HTTP://WWW.INTERPLAY.COM. Safe Harbor Statement under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995: Statements contained in this release except for historical information are forward-looking statements that are based on current expectations and involve risks and uncertainties. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, words such as "may," "will," "expect," "believe," "anticipate," "intend," "could," "estimate," or "continue" or the negative or other variations thereof or comparable terminology are intended to identify forward-looking statements. The risks and uncertainties inherent in such statements may cause actual future events or results to differ materially and adversely from those described in the forward-looking statements. Additional important factors that may cause actual future events or results to differ materially and adversely from those Page 1 described in the forward-looking statements are discussed in the company's filings from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including but not limited to the company's annual reports on Form 10-K and the company's subsequent quarterly filings on Form 10-Q. Interplay disclaims any obligation to revise or update any forward-looking statements that may be made from time to time by it or on its behalf. Page 2 -----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----