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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): September 30, 2008
MAD CATZ INTERACTIVE, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
         
Canada   001-14944   N/A
         
(State or Other Jurisdiction of
Incorporation)
  (Commission
File Number)
  (I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
7480 Mission Valley Road, Suite 101
San Diego, California 92108
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
 
(619) 683-9830
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
 
Not applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers
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Item 1.01   Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
          On September 30, 2008, the Board of Directors of Mad Catz Interactive, Inc. (the “Company”) approved an increase of the current annual retainer fee paid to non-employee directors of the Company from $35,000 to $50,000, effective September 30, 2008. The other components of the compensation program for non-employee directors of the Company remain the same.
Item 5.02.   Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers
          On September 30, 2008, the independent members of the Company’s Board of Directors approved the cost of living salary increases set forth below for the Company’s executive officers effective as of the beginning of the Company’s 2009 fiscal year in accordance with the Company’s previously reported executive compensation program.
                             
        FY 2008   $   FY 2009
Name   Title   Base Salary   Increase   Base Salary
Darren Richardson  
President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company
  $ 387,375     $ 11,621     $ 398,996  
   
 
                       
Stewart Halpern  
Chief Financial Officer of the Company
  $ 251,856     $ 7,556     $ 259,412  
   
 
                       
Whitney Peterson  
Vice President — Corporate Development and General Counsel of Mad Catz, Inc.
  $ 251,856     $ 7,556     $ 259,412  
   
 
                       
Kitty Lo  
General Manager — Asian Operations of Mad Catz, Inc.
  $ 193,573     $ 1,452     $ 195,025  
   
 
                       
Brian Andersen  
General Manager — European Operations of Mad Catz, Inc.
  $ 198,000     $ 1,485     $ 199,485  
          On September 30, 2008, the independent members of the Company’s Board of Directors also approved an executive bonus plan for the Company’s fiscal year 2009. Bonuses awarded under the executive bonus plan will be based primarily upon the Company’s earnings per share in fiscal year 2009, in addition to other performance objectives approved by the independent members of the Company’s Board of Directors.
                     
        Target Award as    
Name   Title   % of Salary   Target Award
Darren Richardson  
President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company
    60 %   $ 239,398  
   
 
               
Stewart Halpern  
Chief Financial Officer of the Company
    50 %   $ 129,706  
   
 
               
Whitney Peterson  
Vice President — Corporate Development and General Counsel of Mad Catz, Inc.
    50 %   $ 129,706  
   
 
               
Kitty Lo  
General Manager — Asian Operations of Mad Catz, Inc.
    50 %   $ 97,513  
   
 
               
Brian Andersen  
General Manager — European Operations of Mad Catz, Inc.
    50 %   $ 99,743  

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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.
         
Date: October 3, 2008  MAD CATZ INTERACTIVE, INC.
 
 
  By:   /s/ Stewart Halpern    
  Name:  Stewart Halpern   
  Its: Chief Financial Officer   
 

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