8-K 1 interplay.htm INTERPLAY

 

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): July 24, 2008

 

 

 

 

Interplay Entertainment Corp.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Delaware 0-24363 33-0102707

(State or other jurisdiction (Commission (I.R.S. Employer

of incorporation) file number) Identification No.)

 

 

100 N. Crescent Drive, Beverly Hills, California 90210

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

(Registrant's telephone number, including area code): (310) 432-1958

 

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:

[ ] Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

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Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

On July 24, 2008, the Company entered into an Option Exercise Agreement (the "Agreement") with Atari Interactive, Inc. ("Atari Interactive"). Under the Agreement, Atari Interactive and the Company settled outstanding disputes among them, including in connection with an existing Promissory Note dated August 19, 2004 of the Company in favor of Atari Interactive (the "Note"). Pursuant to the Agreement, Atari Interactive exercised an existing option to purchase, and purchased, from the Company intellectual property rights developed by the Company in connection with the Dungeons & Dragons games and the balance of all amounts due from the Company to Atari Interactive under the Note of approximately $1,050,000.00 was cancelled and terminated.

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 Corporation

(Registrant)

 

 

DATE: July 30, 2008 By /s/ Herve Caen

Herve Caen

Chief Executive Officer and Interim

Chief Financial Officer