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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
 
FORM 10-K/A
Amendment No. 1
 
     
þ   ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the fiscal year ended March 31, 2010
OR
     
o   TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the transition period from            to            .
Commission file number 001-14944
 
MAD CATZ INTERACTIVE, INC.
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
 
     
Canada
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
  Not Applicable
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
     
7480 Mission Valley Road, Suite 101
San Diego, California
(Address of principal executive offices)
  92108
(Zip Code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (619) 683-9830
 
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
     
Title of each class   Name of each exchange on which registered
     
Common Stock, no par value   NYSE Amex
Toronto Stock Exchange
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:
None
 
     Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act. Yes o No þ
     Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Act. Yes o No þ
     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 þ No o
     Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulations S-K is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the best of 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. o
     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 definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):
             
Large accelerated filer o   Accelerated filer o   Non-accelerated filer o (Do not check if smaller reporting company)   Smaller reporting company þ
     Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined by Rule 12b-2 of the Act). Yes o No þ
     The aggregate market value of the voting and non-voting common stock held by non-affiliates based on the closing sale price of common stock as reported on the American Stock Exchange as of the last business day of the second fiscal quarter was $21,488,434.
     There were 55,098,549 shares of the registrant’s common stock issued and outstanding as of July 29, 2010.
DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE: None
 
 

 


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EXPLANATORY NOTE
     The purpose of this Amendment No. 1 on Form 10-K/A (this “Amendment”) is to amend Part III, Items 10 through 14 of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2010, which was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on June 11, 2010 (the “Original Filing”), to include information previously omitted from the Original Filing in reliance on General Instruction G to Form 10-K, which provides that registrants may incorporate by reference certain information from a definitive proxy statement filed with the SEC within 120 days after the end of the fiscal year. We are filing this Amendment to amend Part III of the Original Filing to include the information required by and not included in Part III of the Original Filing because we no longer intend to file our definitive proxy statement within 120 days of the end of our fiscal year ended March 31, 2010.
     For purposes of this Amendment, and in accordance with Rule 12b-15 under the Exchange Act, Items 10 through 14 of our Original Filing have been amended and restated in their entirety. Except as stated herein, this Amendment does not reflect events occurring after the filing of the Form 10-K on June 11, 2010 and no attempt has been made in this Amendment to modify or update other disclosures as presented in the Original Filing. Accordingly, this Amendment should be read in conjunction with our filings with the SEC subsequent to the filing of the Original Filing.
     In addition, the certifications by our principal executive officer and principal financial officer required by Rule 12b-15 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), are filed as exhibits to this Amendment.

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PART III
Item 10. Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance
Executive Officers and Directors
     The following table sets forth as of July 29, 2010 certain information regarding each person who serves as a director of the Company, including the name, age and position of each director as well as the date each became a director of the Company:
                 
            Director  
Name and Place of Residence   Position with the Company and Principal Occupation   Age   Since  
Thomas R. Brown (1)
  Chairman of the Board, Businessman   59     2006  
Poway, California,
United States
               
 
Darren Richardson
  President, Chief Executive Officer and Director   49     2005  
San Diego, California,
United States
               
 
Robert J. Molyneux (1)
  Director, Businessman   55     2006  
Toronto, Ontario,
Canada
               
 
William Woodward (1)
  Director, Businessman   50     2006  
Santa Monica, California,
United States
               
 
(1)   Member of the Audit Committee.
     The following table sets forth as of July 29, 2010 the name, age and position of each person who serves as an executive officer of the Company:
             
Name   Position   Age
Darren Richardson
  President, Chief Executive Officer and Director of Mad Catz Interactive, Inc. and Mad Catz, Inc.     49  
 
Stewart Halpern
  Chief Financial Officer of Mad Catz Interactive, Inc. and Mad Catz, Inc.     53  
 
Whitney Peterson
  Vice President Corporate Development and General Counsel of Mad Catz, Inc.     45  
 
Brian Andersen
  Chief Operating Officer of Mad Catz Interactive, Inc. and Mad Catz, Inc.     36  
     Set forth below is information regarding each of the above named individuals, including a description of his positions and offices held with the Company, a description of his principal occupation and business experience during at least the last five years and directorships presently held by him in other companies. With respect to the directors, the information below includes specific experience, qualifications, attributes or skills of each director that led the independent members of the Board of Directors to believe that such director would be an appropriate board member.
Thomas R. Brown
     Mr. Brown has been a director of the Company since May 2006 and has served as Chairman of the Board since April 2008. Mr. Brown serves as President, Chief Executive Officer and director of LRAD Corporation, a leading innovator of highly intelligible, clear directed acoustic solutions, a position he has held since September 2006. Previously, he served as President of Brown Thompson Executive Search, a financial executive search firm, since April 2005. From April 2001 to September 2004, Mr. Brown was Executive Vice President and Deputy President of the Information Technology division of Sony Electronics, where he was responsible for supply chain operations including Information Technology, Procurement, North American Manufacturing Operations and Finance. He continued to consult with Sony Electronics on its ERP implementation from September 2004 to January 2005. From April 2000 to September 2004, Mr. Brown was concurrently the Executive Vice President and President of

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Information Technology Division for Sony Electronics, where he was responsible for establishing the North American personal computer division. Mr. Brown holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics from Rutgers University. Mr. Brown is also a certified public accountant. The Company believes that Mr. Brown’s senior management, accounting and financial analysis expertise, including his experience as Chief Executive Officer and interim Chief Financial Officer of LRAD Corporation and his management and financial experience with Sony Electronics in the consumer electronics industry qualify him for service on the Board of Directors.
Darren Richardson
     Mr. Richardson has been President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company since April 1, 2004, and a director of the Company since 2005. Prior to his appointment as President and Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Richardson served as Executive Vice President of the Company since October 1997 and as President and Chief Operating Officer of Mad Catz, Inc. since September 1999. Mr. Richardson served in several senior management capacities with Games Trader from 1997 until 1999, including Chief Operating Officer, and Vice President of Business Development, responsible for sales and marketing with a focus on new account development. He holds a Master of Business Administration degree from Trinity College, Dublin, and a Bachelor of Commerce degree from the University of Wollongong, Australia. The Company believes that Mr. Richardson’s expertise and experience in the video game industry, as well his as senior management positions with the Company for nearly 13 years, qualify him for service on the Board of Directors.
Robert J. Molyneux
     Mr. Molyneux has been a director of the Company since June 2006. Mr. Molyneux has been a principal in Imperial Capital Corporation, a private equity buy-out firm based in Toronto, Canada, since September 2004. Previously, Mr. Molyneux was President of Ravenna Capital Corporation, a private merchant banking firm he founded in 1992. Mr. Molyneux holds an Honours Bachelor of Business Administration degree from Wilfrid Laurier University. Mr. Molyneux obtained his chartered accountant license in 1981 and has worked in the financial markets in various roles since 1982, when his chartered accountant license became inactive. The Company believes that Mr. Molyneux’s financial analysis and management expertise, including his senior management roles in investment and private merchant banking, qualify him for service on the Board of Directors.
William Woodward
     Mr. Woodward has been a director of the Company since June 2006. Mr. Woodward has been the Managing Director and a founder of Anthem Venture Partners since 2000. Prior to founding Anthem Venture Partners, Mr. Woodward was a Managing Director of Avalon Investments, an early-stage technology venture capital firm. Mr. Woodward has founded numerous technology companies, including Paracomp, which later became MacroMedia, Inc., one of the largest multimedia software companies in the world at its initial public offering, and Pulse Entertainment, the world’s leading 3D animation engine and tools company for mobile communications. Mr. Woodward sits on the board of directors of several private companies, including Axiom Microdevices, Solarflare, Buzznet, Wavestream and Planet A.T.E., and is Chairman of the Board of Pulse Entertainment. The Company believes that Mr. Woodward’s board and management experience in the consumer products and consumer electronics industries as well as his expertise in technology investment qualify him for service on the Board of Directors.
Stewart Halpern
     Mr. Halpern has been Chief Financial Officer of the Company since January 2007. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Halpern served as Head of Finance of Rockstar Games, a division of Take Two Interactive Software, Inc., a publicly-traded video game publisher, since 2005. Prior to his service with Rockstar Games, from 2002 to 2005, Mr. Halpern was Managing Director, Entertainment Equity Research at RBC Capital Markets, where he covered the video game and entertainment industries. In addition, Mr. Halpern has held sell-side research positions at Banc of America Securities and ING Barings Furman Selz LLC, and, previously served for eight years in the investment banking department at Credit Suisse First Boston. Mr. Halpern also served for three years as the Chief Financial Officer of Rush Communications. Mr. Halpern earned a Bachelor of Science in Administrative Sciences from Yale College. He also earned a Masters of Public and Private Management degree from Yale School of Management.

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Whitney Peterson
     Mr. Peterson has been Vice President Corporate Development and General Counsel for Mad Catz, Inc. since July 1998. Prior to joining Mad Catz, Inc., Mr. Peterson spent seven years working at the international law firm of Latham & Watkins, where he represented and consulted with numerous Fortune 500 companies. Mr. Peterson received his law degree from the J. Rueben Clark School of Law at Brigham Young University, where he graduated Magna Cum Laude. Mr. Peterson also served as an Articles Editor on the BYU Law Review in which he was published. Following law school, Mr. Peterson clerked for the Honorable Bruce S. Jenkins, Chief Judge of the Federal District Court in Utah.
Brian Andersen
     Mr. Andersen has been Chief Operating Officer for the Company and Mad Catz, Inc. since June 2010. Prior to his appointment at Chief Operating Officer, Mr. Andersen held a number of positions within the Company’s European operations, including Category Manager until July 2003, Director of Operations from July 2003 until July 2005 and most recently European General Manager since July 2005. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Andersen worked as European Stock Controller for Recoton Corp., the parent company of InterAct Accessories, and Financial Controller for Apost in Denmark, which has since been acquired by DHL International GmbH. Mr. Andersen has completed the International Business Studies at Koege Handelsskole, Denmark.
     There are no family relationships among any executive officers or directors of the Company.
Audit Committee
     The Board has a standing Audit Committee which operates pursuant to a written charter adopted by the Board. The Audit Committee was established in accordance with the requirements of Section 3(a)(58)(A) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and National Instrument 52-110—Audit Committees. The Audit Committee selects and engages the Company’s independent auditors, reviews the scope of audit engagements, reviews management letters of such auditors and management’s response thereto, approves professional services provided by such auditors, reviews the independence of such auditors, reviews any major accounting changes made or contemplated, considers the range of audit and non-audit fees, reviews the adequacy of the Company’s internal accounting controls and annually reviews its charter and submits any recommended changes to the Board for its consideration. The Audit Committee consists of three members: Thomas R. Brown (Chairman), Robert J. Molyneux and William Woodward. The Board has determined that each member of the Audit Committee is “independent” and meets the financial literacy requirements of the NYSE Amex listing standards, that each member of the Audit Committee meets the enhanced independence standards established by the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) and that Mr. Brown qualifies as an “audit committee financial expert” as that term is defined in the rules and regulations established by the SEC. The Audit Committee held six meetings in the fiscal year ended March 31, 2010.
Shareholder Nominations of Directors
     The Board of Directors performs the functions associated with a nominating committee. The Company’s independent directors make recommendations to the full Board for nominations to fill vacancies on the Board and for selecting the management nominees for the directors to be elected by the Company’s shareholders at each Annual Meeting. The Board believes this process is preferable to a standing nominating committee because it wishes to involve all of its independent directors in the nomination process. The Board of Directors may from time to time consider qualified nominees recommended by shareholders, who may submit recommendations to the Board of Directors through a written notice to the Company’s Corporate Secretary at the principal executive offices of the Company, 7480 Mission Valley Road, Suite 101, San Diego, California within the time frames required by the Company’s bylaws and applicable law. Nominees for director who are recommended by shareholders will be evaluated in the same manner as any other nominee for director.
Section 16(a) Beneficial Ownership Reporting Compliance
     Each director, executive officer of the Company, and person who owns more than 10% of a registered class of the Company’s equity securities is required by Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to report to the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) his or her transactions in the Company’s securities. Regulations promulgated by the SEC require the Company to disclose in this Management Proxy Circular and Proxy Statement

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any reporting violations with respect to the 2010 fiscal year, which came to the Company’s attention based on a review of the applicable filings required by the SEC to report such status as an officer or director or such changes in beneficial ownership as submitted to the Company. These statements are based solely on a review of the copies of such reports furnished to the Company by its officers, directors and security holders and a representation that such reports accurately reflect all reportable transactions as holdings. The Company believes that its directors and executive officers, and persons who beneficially own more than 10% of a registered class of its equity securities, have complied with all filing requirements of Section 16(a) applicable to such persons for fiscal year ended March 31, 2010.
Code of Ethics
     The Company’s Board has adopted a formal mandate outlining its responsibilities. The Directors’ Code of Conduct and the Code of Conduct for the Company’s employees have also been implemented. The mandate and the codes of conduct are available on the Company’s website at www.madcatz.com. The Company intends to satisfy the disclosure requirement under Form 8-K regarding (1) any amendments to its Codes of Conduct, or (2) any waivers under its Codes of Conduct relating to the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer by posting such information on our website at www.madcatz.com.
Item 11. Executive Compensation.
Summary Compensation Table
     The table below summarizes the total compensation paid or earned by the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and each of its two other most highly compensated executive officers, the named executive officers, for the fiscal years ended March 31, 2009 and March 31, 2010.
                                                 
                            Option     All Other        
Name and Principal Position   Year     Salary     Bonus(1)     Awards(2)     Compensation     Total  
Darren Richardson President,
    2010     $ 398,996     $ 239,398     $ 33,000     $ 16,902 (3)(4)   $ 688,296  
Chief Executive Officer and Director
    2009       398,728       232,425     $ 138,000       16,566 (3)(4)     785,719  
Stewart Halpern
    2010       259,412     $ 129,706       0       5,587 (4)     394,705  
Chief Financial Officer
    2009       259,237       94,446       92,000       5,585 (4)     451,268  
Whitney Peterson
    2010       259,412       129,706       33,000       7,851 (4)     429,969  
Vice President and General Counsel
    2009       259,237       125,928       92,000       8,100 (4)     485,265  
 
(1)   Represents bonuses earned during the applicable fiscal year as a result of the Company’s and the individual’s performance.
 
(2)   Reflects the aggregate fair value of stock options granted as of the applicable grant date calculated in accordance with FASB ASC Topic 718. The assumptions made in the valuation of the stock awards are discussed in Note 10, “Stock-Based Compensation,” of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended March 31, 2010.
 
(3)   Includes amounts related to an auto allowance.
 
(4)   Includes amounts related to 401(k) employer matches.

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Employment Contracts; Potential Payments Upon Termination or Change-in-Control
     Certain of the Company’s executive officers whose compensation is required to be reported in the Summary Compensation Table are parties to written employment agreements with the Company. Among other things, these employment agreements contain severance and other provisions that will provide for payments to the executive officer following termination of employment with the Company. A summary of the employment agreements with our executive officers follows:
Darren Richardson
     The Company is party to an employment agreement with Mr. Richardson, pursuant to which Mr. Richardson serves as President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company and Mad Catz, Inc. Under the terms of the amended employment agreement, Mr. Richardson’s annual base salary is currently $410,966. The agreement provides for a three-year term and thereafter automatically renews for successive one-year periods unless either party gives prior notice of termination. The agreement has been extended for a one-year period. If, during the term of the agreement, there is a termination of employment without cause or in certain other specified circumstances, Mr. Richardson will be entitled to receive one year’s salary. These specified circumstances include where there has occurred a change of control in the Company or its wholly owned subsidiary Mad Catz, Inc.
Stewart Halpern
     The Company is party to an employment agreement with Stewart Halpern, pursuant to which Mr. Halpern serves as Chief Financial Officer of the Company and Mad Catz, Inc. Under the terms of the employment agreement, Mr. Halpern’s annual base salary is currently $267,194. The agreement provides for a three-year term and thereafter automatically renews for successive one-year periods unless either party gives prior notice of termination. If, during the term of the agreement, there is a termination of employment either without cause or in certain other specified circumstances, Mr. Halpern will be entitled to receive one year’s salary. These specified circumstances include where there has occurred a change of control in Mad Catz or its subsidiary Mad Catz, Inc.
Whitney Peterson
     The Company is party to an employment agreement with Whitney Peterson, pursuant to which Mr. Peterson serves as Vice President Corporate Development and General Counsel of Mad Catz, Inc. Under the terms of the employment agreement, Mr. Peterson’s annual base salary is currently $267,194. The agreement provides for a three-year term and thereafter automatically renews for successive one-year periods unless either party gives prior notice of termination. If, during the term of the agreement, there is a termination of employment either without cause or in certain other specified circumstances, Mr. Peterson will be entitled to receive one year’s salary. These specified circumstances include where there has occurred a change of control in Mad Catz or its subsidiary Mad Catz, Inc.
Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year-End
     The following table contains information regarding unexercised options for each named executive officer outstanding as of March 31, 2010.
                                 
    Option Awards  
    Number of Securities     Number of Securities              
    Underlying     Underlying              
    Unexercised Options     Unexercised Options     Option Exercise     Option Expiration  
Name   Exercisable     Unexercisable     Price     Date  
Darren Richardson
    300,000             C$0.46       09/20/2016  
 
    427,083       72,917       C$0.56       10/13/2016  
 
    137,500       62,50     $ 1.23       06/07/2017  
 
    112,500       187,500     $ 0.47       09/30/2018  
 
          150,000     $ 0.33       09/5/2019  
Stewart Halpern
    174,167       45,833       C$0.78       01/16/2017  
 
    103,125       46,875     $ 1.23       06/07/2017  
 
    75,000       125,000     $ 0.47       09/30/2018  
Whitney Peterson
    160,000             C$0.46       09/20/2016  
 
    149,479       25,521       C$0.56       10/13/2016  
 
    89,375       40,625     $ 1.23       06/07/2017  
 
    75,000       125,000     $ 0.47       09/30/2018  
 
          150,000     $ 0.33       09/5/2019  

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Compensation of Directors
     The following table shows all the fees earned or cash paid by the Company during the fiscal year ended March 31, 2010 to the Company’s non-employee directors. No option and restricted stock awards, long-term incentive plan payouts or other types of payments, other than the amount identified in the chart below, were paid to these directors during the fiscal year ended March 31, 2010.
                         
    Fees Earned or     Option        
Name   Paid in Cash     Awards(1)     Total  
Thomas R. Brown
  $ 95,500     $ 5,500     $ 101,000  
 
                       
Robert J. Molyneux
  $ 65,815     $ 5,500     $ 71,315  
 
                       
William Woodward
  $ 56,500     $ 5,500     $ 62,000  
 
(1)   The amounts in this column reflect the aggregate fair value of stock options granted as of the applicable grant date calculated in accordance with FASB ASC Topic 718. The assumptions made in the valuation of the stock awards are discussed in Note 10, “Stock-Based Compensation,” of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended March 31, 2010. On March 31, 2010, Thomas Brown had 200,000 outstanding stock option awards, Robert J. Molyneux had 200,000 outstanding stock option awards, and William Woodward had 75,000 outstanding stock option awards.
     The Company’s non-employee directors receive the following compensation for board service: $50,000 annual retainer; $20,000 additional annual retainer to the Chairman of the Board; and $10,000 additional annual retainer to the Audit Committee chair. In addition, non-employee directors receive $2,500 for each Board meeting attended in person, $500 for each Board meeting attended by telephone that is shorter than two hours and $1,000 for each Board meeting attended by telephone that is longer than two hours. Audit Committee Members also receive $1,500 for each committee meeting attended. Non-employee directors also receive an annual option grant of 25,000 shares of Common Stock.
Item 12. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters.
Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management
     As of July 29, 2010, 55,098,549 shares of Common Stock of the Company have been issued and are outstanding as fully paid and non-assessable, and carry a right to one vote per share. The following table sets forth certain information regarding beneficial ownership of or control or direction, directly or indirectly, over the Company’s Common Stock as of July 29, 2010, by (i) each shareholder known by the Company to be a beneficial owner of more than 5% of any class of the Company’s voting securities or to the knowledge of the Company’s directors and executive officers, any person or company that beneficially owns or controls or directs, directly or indirectly, over 10% or more of the shares of the Company, (ii) each director and director nominee of the Company, (iii) the Chief Executive Officer and each additional executive officer named in the summary compensation table under “Executive Compensation” below and (iv) all directors, director nominees and executive officers of the Company as a group. The Company believes that, except as otherwise noted, each individual named has sole investment and voting power with respect to the shares of Common Stock indicated as beneficially owned by such

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individual. Unless otherwise indicated, the business address of each named person is c/o Mad Catz, Inc., 7480 Mission Valley Road, Suite 101, San Diego, California 92108.
                 
    Number of Shares        
    Beneficially Owned,     Percent of  
    Controlled or Directed,     Common Stock  
Beneficial Owner   Directly or Indirectly(1)     Outstanding(2)  
GUYMONT SERVICES SA, as trustee of The Winkler Atlantic Trust
               
     c/o: HSBC Guyerzeller Trust Company AG
Splugenstrasse 6
CH-8027 Zurich Switzerland(3)
    10,217,744       15.6 %
Renaissance Technologies LLC
             
800 Third Avenue
               
New York, NY 10022(4)
    2,845,800       5.2 %
Thomas R. Brown
    300,000         *
 
               
Robert J. Molyneux
    250,000         *
 
               
William Woodward
    182,360         *
 
               
Darren Richardson
    1,711,250       3.0 %
 
               
Stewart Halpern
    811,667       1.5 %
 
               
Whitney Peterson
    1,026,458       1.8 %
 
               
All Officers and Directors as a Group (7 persons)
    4,553,402       7.6 %
 
*   Less than one percent.
 
(1)   As to each person or group in the table, the table includes the following shares issuable upon exercise of options that are exercisable within 60 days from July 29, 2010: Thomas R. Brown: 200,000; Robert J. Molyneux: 200,000; William Woodward: 75,000; Darren Richardson: 1,081,250; Stewart Halpern: 411,677; Whitney Peterson: 526,458; and all executive officers and directors as a group: 2,766,052.
 
(2)   Except as otherwise provided, all percentages are calculated based upon the total number of shares outstanding of 55,098,549 shares of the Company as of July 29, 2010, plus the number of options presently exercisable or exercisable within 60 days of July 29, 2010 by the named security holder.
 
(3)   On November 20, 2007, in connection with the acquisition of Saitek, the Company issued convertible notes to GUYMONT SERVICES SA, as trustee of The Winkler Atlantic Trust (the “Trust”), which are convertible into Common Stock of the Company at any time prior to their maturity date at a fixed conversion price of $1.42 per share. If fully converted, the notes would convert into approximately 10,217,744 shares of the Company’s Common Stock. For purposes of calculating the Trust’s beneficial ownership percentage, these shares are deemed issued and outstanding. The Company has the right to redeem the notes at 100% of the principal amount plus accrued interest at any time.
 
(4)   Based on information provided in a Schedule 13G, dated February 13, 2010, filed with the SEC by Renaissance Technologies LLC (“RTC”), an investment adviser, and James H. Simons, the control person of RTC. They report that as of December 31, 2009, the reporting persons had sole voting and dispositive power of 2,875,800 shares.

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Equity Compensation Plan Information
     The following table sets forth information regarding all of the Company’s equity compensation plans as of March 31, 2010.
                         
                    Number of Securities  
                    remaining available for future  
    Number of securities to     Weighted-average     issuance under  
    be issued upon exercise     exercise price of     equity compensation plans  
    of outstanding options,     outstanding options,     (excluding securities reflected  
Plan category   warrants, and rights     warrants, and rights     in Column (a))  
Equity compensation plans approved by security holders
    7,575,900 (1)   $ 0.58       841,600  
 
                       
Equity compensation plans not approved by security holders
    0       0       0  
 
                       
 
                 
 
                       
Total
    7,575,900     $ 0.58       841,600  
 
(1)   Includes 5,658,400 shares underlying options issued pursuant to the Company’s 2007 Stock Option Plan and 1,917,500 shares underlying options issued pursuant to the Company’s Amended and Restated Incentive Stock Option Plan.
Item 13. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence.
Related Party Transactions
     From April 1, 2009 to the present, there have been no (and there are no currently proposed) transactions in which the amount involved exceeded $120,000 to which the Company or any of its subsidiaries was (or is to be) a participant and in which any executive officer, director, nominee for director, 5% beneficial owner of the Company’s Common Stock or member of the immediate family of any of the foregoing persons had (or will have) a direct or indirect material interest.
Director Independence
     The Company’s Board of Directors consists of four members. Three of our current directors are independent under the requirements set forth in the NYSE Amex listing rules and CSA National Instrument 58-101 — Disclosure of Corporate Governance Practices. For a director to be considered independent, the Board must determine that the director does not have a material relationship with the listed company that would interfere with the exercise of independent judgment. The Board has established guidelines to assist it in determining director independence, which conform to the independence requirements of the NYSE Amex listing rules and CSA National Instrument 58-101 — Disclosure of Corporate Governance Practices. In addition to applying these independence guidelines, the Board considers all relevant facts and circumstances in making an independence determination, and not merely from the standpoint of the director, but also from that of persons or organizations with which the director has an affiliation. The Board has determined that Messrs. Brown, Molyneux and Woodward are independent.

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Item 14. Principal Accountant Fees and Services.
Audit Fees for Fiscal 2009 and 2010
     The aggregate fees billed to the Company by KPMG LLP, the Company’s Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm and Auditor, for the fiscal years ended March 31, 2010 and 2009 were as follows:
                 
    2010     2009  
Audit Fees (1)
  $ 743,500     $ 953,000  
 
               
Audit-Related Fees
           
 
               
Tax Fees (2)
  $ 132,000     $ 315,000  
 
               
All Other Fees
           
 
(1)   Audit Fees consist of the audit of our annual financial statements included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for its 2010 and 2009 fiscal years, respectively, and Annual Report to Shareholders, reviews of interim financial statements and services that are normally provided by the independent auditors in connection with statutory and regulatory filings or engagements for those fiscal years.
 
(2)   Tax Fees consist of fees for tax consultation and tax compliance services.
     The Audit Committee has considered whether the provision of non-audit services is compatible with maintaining the independence of KPMG LLP and has concluded that the provision of such services is compatible with maintaining the independence of the Company’s auditors.
Audit Committee Policy Regarding Pre-Approval of Audit and Permissible Non-Audit Services of the Company’s Independent Auditors
     The Company’s Audit Committee has established a policy that all audit and permissible non-audit services provided by the independent auditors will be pre-approved by the Audit Committee. These services may include audit services, audit-related services, tax services and other services. The Audit Committee considers whether the provision of each non-audit service is compatible with maintaining the independence of the Company’s auditors. Pre-approval is detailed as to the particular service or category of services and is generally subject to a specific budget. The independent auditors and management are required to periodically report to the Audit Committee regarding the extent of services provided by the independent auditors in accordance with this pre-approval, and the fees for the services performed to date.
PART IV
Item 15. Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules.
     Part IV of the Original Filing is hereby amended solely to add the following exhibits required to be filed in connection with this Amendment No. 1 to Annual Report on Form 10-K/A.
     (a)   3. Exhibits required by Item 601 of Regulation S-K
     
Exhibit    
Number   Description
31.1
  Certifications of Registrant’s Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes Oxley Act of 2002
 
   
31.2
  Certifications of Registrant’s Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

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SIGNATURES
     Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized on this 29th day of July 2010.
         
  MAD CATZ INTERACTIVE, INC.
 
 
  By:   /S/ DARREN RICHARDSON    
    Darren Richardson   
    President and Chief Executive Officer   

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EX-31.1 2 a56441aexv31w1.htm EX-31.1 exv31w1
         
EXHIBIT 31.1
Certification of Chief Executive Officer
Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
I, Darren Richardson, certify that:
1.   I have reviewed this annual report on Form 10-K/A of Mad Catz Interactive, Inc.;
 
2.   Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
 
3.   Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
 
4.   The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:
  a)   designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;
 
  b)   designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
 
  c)   evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and
 
  d)   disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and
5.   The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
  a)   all significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and
 
  b)   any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.
         
     
Date: July 29, 2010     /s/ Darren Richardson    
    Darren Richardson, President and
Chief Executive Officer 
 
       

EX-31.2 3 a56441aexv31w2.htm EX-31.2 exv31w2
         
EXHIBIT 31.2
Certification of Chief Financial Officer
Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
I, Stewart Halpern, certify that:
1.   I have reviewed this annual report on Form 10-K/A of Mad Catz Interactive, Inc.;
 
2.   Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
 
3.   Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
 
4.   The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:
  a)   designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;
 
  b)   designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
 
  c)   evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and
 
  d)   disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and
5.   The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
  a)   all significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and
 
  b)   any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.
         
     
Date: July 29, 2010     /s/ Stewart Halpern    
    Stewart Halpern, Chief Financial Officer   
       
 

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