8-K 1 d8k.htm FORM 8-K Form 8-K

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): June 1, 2007

 


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)

 


Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

 

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Item 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition

The following information is furnished pursuant to Item 2.02, “Results of Operations and Financial Condition,” and shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section.

On June 5, 2007, Mad Catz Interactive, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing its financial results for the fourth quarter and fiscal year ended March 31, 2007. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.

The information contained in this Current Report, including the exhibit, shall not be incorporated by reference into any filing of Mad Catz Interactive, Inc., whether made before or after the date hereof, regardless of any general incorporation language in such filing.

 

Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers

On June 1, 2007, the Compensation Committee of the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Compensation Committee”) approved the following salary increases for the Company’s executive officers effective as of the beginning of the Company’s 2008 fiscal year.

 

Name

 

Title

  FY 2007
Base Salary
    %
Increase
  FY 2008
Base Salary
 
Darren Richardson   President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company   $ 375,000     3.3   $ 387,375  
Stewart Halpern   Chief Financial Officer of the Company   $ 225,000     11.9   $ 251,856  
Warren Cook   Senior Vice President – Sales of Mad Catz, Inc.   $ 200,000     3.3   $ 206,600  
Whitney Peterson   Vice President – Corporate Development and General Counsel of Mad Catz, Inc.   $ 210,000     3.3   $ 216,930  
Jon Middleton   Vice President – Business Development of Mad Catz, Inc.   $ 200,000     3.3   $ 206,600  
Kitty Lo   General Manager – Asian Operations of Mad Catz, Inc.   $ 142,500     3.3   $ 147,203  
Brian Andersen   General Manager – European Operations of Mad Catz, Inc.   £ 80,745 (1)   3.3   £ 83,410 (1)

On June 1, 2007, the Compensation Committee also approved the following performance bonuses for the Company’s fiscal 2007, which are in addition to the performance bonuses reported in January 2007.

 

Name

 

Title

   Additional FY
2007 Bonus
   Total FY
2007 Bonus
 
Darren Richardson   President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company    $ 187,500    $ 225,000  
Stewart Halpern   Chief Financial Officer of the Company    $ 0    $ 22,500  
Warren Cook   Senior Vice President – Sales of Mad Catz, Inc.    $ 30,000    $ 50,000  
Whitney Peterson   Vice President – Corporate Development and General Counsel of Mad Catz, Inc.    $ 105,000    $ 126,000  
Jon Middleton   Vice President – Business Development of Mad Catz, Inc.    $ 100,000    $ 120,000  
Kitty Lo   General Manager – Asian Operations of Mad Catz, Inc.    $ 0    $ 14,250  
Brian Andersen   General Manager – European Operations of Mad Catz, Inc.    $ 0    £ 8,075 (1)

 

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On June 1, 2007, the Compensation Committee also approved an executive bonus plan for the Company’s fiscal year 2008. Bonuses awarded under the executive bonus plan will be based upon performance objectives approved by the Compensation Committee, including the Company’s net income in fiscal year 2008.

 

Name

 

Title

  Target Award as
% of Salary
    Target Award  
Darren Richardson   President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company   60 %   $ 232,425  
Stewart Halpern   Chief Financial Officer of the Company   50 %   $ 125,928  
Warren Cook   Senior Vice President – Sales of Mad Catz, Inc.   50 %   $ 103,300  
Whitney Peterson   Vice President – Corporate Development and General Counsel of Mad Catz, Inc.   25 %   $ 54,233  
Jon Middleton   Vice President – Business Development of Mad Catz, Inc.   50 %   $ 103,300  
Kitty Lo   General Manager – Asian Operations of Mad Catz, Inc.   25 %   $ 36,801  
Brian Andersen   General Manager – European Operations of Mad Catz, Inc.   25 %   £ 20,853 (1)

(1)

Mr. Andersen is compensated in British Pounds Sterling. Based on a conversion rate of £1.98613 to $1.00, Mr. Anderson’s compensation in United States Dollars is (a) fiscal year 2007 base salary: $160,370, fiscal year 2008 base salary: $165,633, (b) fiscal year 2007 bonus: $13,000 and (c) target bonus award for fiscal year 2008: $41,408.

 

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits

 

  (d) Exhibits.

 

99.1   Press Release, dated June 5, 2007, issued by Mad Catz Interactive, Inc., furnished pursuant to Item 2.02 of Form 8-K.

 

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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: June 5, 2007

    MAD CATZ INTERACTIVE, INC.  
    By:  

/s/ STEWART HALPERN

 
    Name:   Stewart Halpern  
    Its:   Chief Financial Officer  

 

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Exhibit Index

 

Exhibit 99.1.

  Press Release, dated June 5, 2007, issued by Mad Catz Interactive, Inc.

 

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