8-K 1 earn8k050908.htm PERIOD OF REPORT: MAY 5, 2008 earn8k050908.htm
 
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):
 
May 5, 2008­
 
ENTERTAINMENT, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware
001-13638
13-3711775
     
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
(Commission file number)
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
     
     
417 Fifth Avenue, New York, New York 
 
 10016      
(Address of principal executive offices) 
 
 (Zip code)      
 
 
(212) 576-4000
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

(Former name, if changed since last report)

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Item 2.02.                Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

(a)           On May 5, 2008, Marvel Entertainment, Inc. issued a press release announcing its financial results for its fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2008.  A copy of the press release is attached to this Current Report on Form 8-K (“Current Report”) as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein solely for purposes of this Item 2.02 disclosure.

(b)           On May 5, 2008, Marvel hosted a conference call on the subject of its financial results for its fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2008, and made the call available to listeners by webcast.  A copy of the transcript of the conference call is attached to this Current Report as Exhibit 99.2 and is incorporated herein solely for purposes of this Item 2.02 disclosure.
 
(c)           The information in this Item 2.02 and in Item 9.01 of this Current Report, including the exhibits attached hereto, is being furnished and shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of such section. The information in this Item 2.02 and in Item 9.01 of this Current Report, including the exhibits, shall not be incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended or the Exchange Act, regardless of any incorporation by reference language in any such filing.
 
 
 
 
 

 
 
Item 9.01.                Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d)                           Exhibits

Exhibit No.
Description
   
99.1
Press release issued by Marvel on May 5, 2008.
   
99.2
Transcript of conference call hosted by Marvel on May 5, 2008.

 

 
SIGNATURE

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.
 
 
  MARVEL ENTERTAINMENT, INC.
     
  By:  /s/ John Turitzin                          
  Name:  John Turitzin
  Title:  Executive Vice President
    and General Counsel
 

Date: May 9, 2008


EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No.
Description
   
99.1
Press release issued by Marvel on May 5, 2008.
   
99.2
Transcript of conference call hosted by Marvel on May 5, 2008.