SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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FORM 10-KSB
|X| Annual Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934 for the fiscal year ended October 31, 1997
OR
|_| Transition Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934
0-29230
(Commission File No.)
TAKE-TWO INTERACTIVE SOFTWARE, INC.
(Exact name of Small Business Issuer as specified in its charter)
Delaware 51-0350842
(State or other jurisdiction (I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation) Identification No.)
575 Broadway, New York, New York 10012
(Address of principal executive offices
including zip code)
Small Business Issuer's telephone number, including area code: (212) 941-2988
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: None
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:
Common Stock, $.01 par value
Check whether the Small Business Issuer (1) 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 |X| No |_|
Check if there is no disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of
Regulation S-B contained herein, and no disclosure will be contained, to the
best of Small Business Issuer's knowledge, in definitive proxy or information
statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-KSB or any
amendment to this Form 10-KSB. |X|
The Small Business Issuer's revenues for the fiscal year ended October 31, 1997
were $19,014,083.
The aggregate market value of the Small Business Issuer's Common Stock held by
non-affiliates as of January 26, 1998 was approximately $25,578,800. As of
January 26, 1998 there were 9,750,043 shares of the Small Business Issuer's
Common Stock outstanding.
Documents Incorporated by Reference:
None
PART I
Item 1. Business.
General
Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. (the "Company") designs, develops,
markets and distributes high quality interactive software games. Since its
initial public offering in April 1997, the Company has shifted its focus from
engaging primarily in software development to publishing and distributing
software products. During this period, the Company has achieved rapid growth by
making selective acquisitions of products, businesses and distribution rights
which the Company believes have significantly enhanced its prospects.
o GameTek Acquisition: In July 1997, the Company acquired all of the
outstanding capital stock of GameTek (UK) Limited, now known as Take-Two
Interactive Software Europe Limited ("TTE"), and Alternative Reality
Technologies, Inc. ("ART") from GameTek (FL), Inc. ("GameTek FL"). TTE
distributes computer software games in Europe and other international markets
and ART is a developer of software games. The Company also acquired certain
software games from GameTek FL, including Dark Colony, The Quivering and The
Reap.
o Wheel of Fortune(R) and Jeopardy!(R) Distribution Rights: The Company
entered into two agreements with GameTek, Inc. ("GameTek"), the parent of
GameTek FL, pursuant to which GameTek granted the Company the exclusive right to
distribute Wheel of Fortune - German Edition, Pinball Deluxe, Race Days and
Humans for use on the Nintendo Gameboy portable console in certain European
Economic Community countries and the exclusive worldwide rights to distribute
the Wheel of Fortune and Jeopardy! games for use on Nintendo 64 console systems.
o Inventory Management Systems Acquisition: In July 1997, the Company
acquired all of the outstanding capital stock of Inventory Management Systems,
Inc. ("IMSI") and Creative Alliance Group, Inc. ("CAG"). IMSI and CAG are
engaged in the wholesale distribution of interactive software games in the
United States.
o Monty Python Series Distribution Rights: In November 1997, the Company
entered into a Master Distribution Agreement with 7th Level Inc. ("7th Level"),
pursuant to which 7th Level granted the Company the exclusive worldwide right to
distribute Monty Python's Complete Waste of Time, Monty Python and the Quest for
the Holy Grail, Monty Python's Desktop Pythonizer and Monty Python's The Meaning
of Life games designed for PC platforms, and a right of first refusal to
distribute And Now for Something Completely Different, if and when developed by
7th Level. In November 1997, the Company entered into an agreement with
Panasonic Interactive Media ("Panasonic") which provides for Panasonic to
distribute these products in North America.
o Alliance Distributors Acquisition: In December 1997, the Company acquired
all of the issued and outstanding capital stock of L&J Marketing, Inc. d/b/a
Alliance Distributors ("Alliance"), now known as Alliance Inventory Management,
Inc. ("AIM"). AIM is engaged in the wholesale distribution of computer and video
game software and hardware in the United States.
o Additional Financing: In October 1997, the Company received net proceeds
of $4,007,000 from the issuance of $4,200,000 aggregate principal amount of 10%
secured promissory notes to Infinity Investors Limited, Infinity Emerging
Opportunities Limited and Glacier Capital Limited (collectively, the "Funds").
The proceeds were used to finance the manufacture of the Wheel of Fortune and
Jeopardy! games. In December 1997, IMSI and AIM entered into a revolving line of
credit agreement with NationsBank, N.A. which provides for borrowings of up to
$5,000,000.
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The Company's principal executive offices are located at 575 Broadway, New
York, New York 10012, and its telephone number is (212) 941-2988. Unless the
context otherwise requires, all references herein to the "Company" include the
operations of the Company's subsidiaries, Mission Studios, Inc. ("Mission"),
TTE, ART, IMSI, CAG and AIM.
Products
The Company's software is designed to operate on multiple platforms,
including IBM compatible multimedia PCs with high-capacity CD-ROM (compact
disc-read only memory) drives running Windows 95 software, and on Apple
MacIntosh PCs, DVD (digital video discs) and video game console platforms
manufactured by Sony Corporation, Sega Enterprises, Inc. and Nintendo Co. Ltd.
Since its inception in September 1993, the Company has released the following
action, adventure, comedy, strategy and simulation titles:
Star Crusader. Star Crusader is a science fiction flight simulation
adventure game which allows the player to fly on both sides of an interstellar
war. This unique simulation features rich 3-D graphics, intricately designed
space vessels and dazzling special effects. Star Crusader was released in
September 1994 and is designed to operate on an IBM compatible PC CD-ROM
platform.
Hell: A Cyberpunk Thriller. Hell is a science fiction adventure game
featuring full motion video and animated likenesses of Hollywood stars Dennis
Hopper, Stephanie Seymour, Grace Jones and Geoffrey Holder. Set in 2095, Hell
allows the player to journey through the underworld and battle with demons. The
player must face a cyberworld of evil and unlock the secrets of the underworld
to prove his innocence from charges of treason against the state. Hell was first
released in December 1994 and is designed to operate on IBM compatible PC
CD-ROM, Apple MacIntosh and 3DO Interactive Multiplayer platforms.
Bureau 13. Bureau 13 is a mystery adventure game involving the search for
supernatural entities. Bureau 13 allows the player to assume the role of leader
of a governmental investigative team which sets out to solve a complex mystery
involving paranormal phenomena. Bureau 13 was released in February 1995 and is
designed to operate on an IBM compatible PC CD-ROM platform.
Millennia: Altered Destinies. Millennia is a science fiction strategy game
which allows the player to travel through time and alter history to save four
civilizations. Millennia was released in September 1995 and is designed to
operate on an IBM compatible PC CD-ROM platform.
Maximum Roadkill. Maximum Roadkill is a futuristic motorcycle action game
which allows the player to take part in a grueling, fight-to-the-death Thrash
Race Tournament. Assuming the role of one of eight characters, the player races
custom-built cybercycles in an effort to win money, weapons and fame. Maximum
Roadkill was released in February 1996 and is designed to operate on an IBM
compatible PC CD-ROM platform.
Ripper. Ripper is a mystery adventure game featuring full motion video of
Hollywood stars Christopher Walken, Karen Allen, Burgess Meredith, John
Rhys-Davis, Jimmy Walker and Ossie Davis and the music of Blue Oyster Cult.
Ripper allows the player to assume the role of crime reporter Jake Quinlan who
attempts to track and stop a serial murderer in the streets of New York in the
year 2040. Ripper was first released in February 1996 and is designed to operate
on IBM compatible PC CD-ROM and Apple MacIntosh platforms.
Advanced Dungeons & Dragons: Iron & Blood. Iron & Blood is a 3-D medieval
battle game based upon TSR, Inc.'s Advanced Dungeons & Dragons pen-and-paper
role-playing game set in the "Ravenloft" fantasy world. Twenty different
customized medieval characters, ranging from gargoyles, dwarves and werewolves
to gladiators, goblins and wizards, do battle with deadly weapons, magical
spells and mysterious ancient artifacts. Iron & Blood was first released in
October 1996 and is designed to operate on IBM compatible PC CD-ROM, Sony
PlayStation and Sega Saturn platforms.
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Battlecruiser 3000 A.D. Battlecruiser is a science fiction spaceflight
simulation which combines strategy, space combat and resource management in a
vividly detailed game world. The player takes charge of a mega-ship that is part
battleship, part carrier and part explorer with a crew of 75, four interceptor
fightercrafts and an array of awesome weaponry as the player strives for
galactic conquest. Battlecruiser was released in October 1996 and is designed to
operate on an PC CD-ROM platform.
JetFighter III. JetFighter III, the third in a series of the popular 3-D
military flight simulation games, allows the player to pilot the F-22 Lightning
fighter jet, the most deadly fighter craft. The player leads an elite strike
force in two campaigns located in real world, potential hotspots and features
over 3.5 million square miles of satellite derived real world 3-D terrains.
JetFighter III was released in November 1996 and is designed to operate on an
IBM compatible PC CD-ROM platform.
Callahan's Crosstime Saloon. Callahan's is a comedy adventure game based on
the novel written by Spider Robinson. The game is set in a friendly local pub
full of aliens and bizarre creatures. Through conversations with the bar's
patrons, the player embarks on a series of zany adventures ranging from a
Vampiric confrontation in a Transylvanian castle to a mysterious journey through
a Brazilian rainforest, leading the player to one grand quest. Callahan's blends
state-of-the-art graphics and hilarious comedy puzzles for all levels of game
players. Callahan's was released in April 1997 and is designed to operate on an
IBM compatible PC CD-ROM platform.
Jetfighter III Enhanced Campaign CD. Jetfighter III Enhanced Campaign CD is
an add-on disk for Jetfighter III that features over 5 million square miles of
real-world 3D terrain as well as 30 new missions. Jetfighter III Enhanced
Campaign CD was released in April 1997.
Dark Colony. Dark Colony is a real-time strategy game set on Mars in the
year 2026. Dark Colony, featuring multiplayer support, pits the player in a
challenging strategic battle on a varied range of dynamic terrain across a
number of different scenarios. Dark Colony was released in August 1997 and is
designed to operate on an IBM compatible PC CD-ROM platform.
Jetfighter Platinum. Jetfighter Platinum is a technologically advanced
upgrade of Jetfighter III and the Jetfighter III Enhanced Campaign CD.
Jetfighter Platinum features 30 never before flown missions, a Mission editor,
and support for 3Dfx based video cards. Jetfighter Platinum was released in
October 1997 and is designed to operate on an IBM compatible PC-CD ROM platform.
Wheel of Fortune. Wheel of Fortune, based on the popular television game
show, features a fully rendered 3D set, over 4,000 word puzzles, 30 categories
and an animated version of Vanna White who assists and cheers on the player.
Wheel of Fortune was released in November 1997 and is designed to operate on the
Nintendo 64 video gaming platform.
The Reap. The Reap is a first person 3D shooter featuring true arcade style
gameplay and continually changing artificial intelligence. Players assume the
role of a mercenary pilot attempting to adapt Earth to make it suitable for
alien life forms. The Reap was released in Europe and Asia in November 1997 and
is designed to operate on an IBM compatible PC CD-ROM platform.
Monty Python's Complete Waste of Time. Complete Waste of Time is a strategy
adventure game featuring highlights and sketches from the BBC-TV episodes. The
player is faced with a series of gaming challenges on the quest to discovery the
"Secret to Intergalactic Success." Complete Waste of Time was re-released in
Europe in December 1997 and is designed to operate on an IBM compatible PC
CD-ROM platform.
Monty Python and the Quest for the Holy Grail. The Quest for the Holy Grail
is a strategy adventure game set in England in 932 AD. Featuring original clips
from the movie of the same name, The Quest for the Holy Grail requires players
to collect clues and hidden items that will allow them to cross the Bridge of
Death and find the coveted Holy Grail. The Quest for the Holy Grail was
re-released in Europe in December 1997 and is designed to operate on an IBM
compatible PC CD-ROM platform.
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Monty Python's The Meaning of Life. The Meaning of Life is a
comedy/strategy adventure title that features scores of full motion video clips
from the original film, previously unreleased footage, new dialogue from all of
the Monty Python members, original Terry Gilliam artwork and a game design that
will appeal to the casual as well as the hard-core gamer. The Meaning of Life
was released in Europe in January 1998 for use on an IBM compatible PC CD-ROM
platform.
To date, a substantial portion of the Company's revenues has been derived
from a limited number of products. For the year ended October 31, 1996, Advanced
Dungeons and Dragons: Iron & Blood and Ripper each sold more than 150,000 copies
and, with Battlecruiser 3000 A.D., accounted for 32.0%, 28.7.% and 14.2%,
respectively, of the Company's revenues. For the year ended October 31, 1997,
the JetFighter series sold more than 190,000 copies and, with Dark Colony,
accounted for approximately 41.6% and 11.0% respectively, of the Company's
revenues. For these periods, no other product accounted for more than 10% of the
Company's revenues. Wheel of Fortune, Jeopardy! and JetFighter: Full Burn are
expected to account for a significant portion of the Company's revenues for the
year ending October 31, 1998.
The suggested retail prices for the Company's software products range from
$29.95 to $79.95.
Proposed Products
The Company proposes to release the following new software products:
Jeopardy! Jeopardy!, based on the television show of the same name,
features 650 different categories, over 4,000 answers, a 3-D rendered newly
remodeled set and an animated version of Alex Trebek. The Company currently
anticipates that it will release Jeopardy! in February 1998 for use on the
Nintendo 64 platform.
JetFighter: Full Burn. JetFighter: Full Burn is a flight
simulation/adventure game that combines the JetFighter III flight simulation
engine with cinematic sequences. Set in the year 2026, JetFighter: Full Burn
pits the United States Navy against the Russian Air Force in the fight for oil
in the Barents Sea. Featuring MMX, 3Dfx and multiplayer support, the game
permits the player to play from either side of the conflict. The Company
currently anticipates that it will release JetFighter: Full Burn in January 1998
for use on an IBM compatible PC CD-ROM platform and in May 1998 for use on a DVD
platform.
Black Dahlia. Black Dahlia is an adventure title that is inspired by actual
events that occurred in the 1940's. Featuring the talent of Dennis Hopper and
Teri Garr, Black Dahlia carries the player to over 70 locations on two
continents in the quest to solve the mystery of the infamous "Torso Murderer."
Black Dahlia contains a meticulously rendered 3D world and more than 60
challenging puzzles. The Company currently anticipates that it will release
Black Dahlia in February 1998 for use on an IBM compatible PC CD-ROM platform
and in April 1998 for use on a DVD platform.
Lightning. Lightning is a fantasy racing game that allows the player to
race in three dimensions along tracks that make today's most thrilling roller
coasters look like carousels. Lightning features a high speed 3D engine that
brings a real time effect to the PC. The Company currently anticipates that it
will release Lightning in October 1998 for use on an IBM compatible PC CD-ROM
platform.
JetFighter IV. JetFighter IV is a continuation of the JetFighter flight
simulation series. The title, still in the early stages of development, will
feature a dynamic plot enhanced by state of the art photo textures, advanced
networking and internet support. The Company currently anticipates that it will
release JetFighter IV in September 1999 for use on an IBM compatible PC CD-ROM
platform.
Dogs of War. From the development team that produced Dark Colony, Dogs of
War is a strategy game that brings the player face to face with the excitement
and daring of working behind enemy lines. The player, along
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with a team, must blow up fuel pumps, destroy bridges and re-supply the
resistance. The Company currently anticipates that it will release Dogs of War
in September 1999 for use on an IBM compatible PC CD-ROM platform.
The development of new software products is lengthy, expensive and
uncertain. Certain of the Company's proposed products are in early stages of
development and the Company will be required to commit considerable time, effort
and resources to complete development of its proposed products. There can be no
assurance that the Company will be able to successfully develop any new products
on a timely basis or that technical or other problems will not occur which would
result in increased costs or material delays.
Software Licenses and Distribution Rights
The Company has entered into agreements to license the rights to Maximum
Roadkill, Battlecruiser 3000 A.D., Callahan's Crosstime Saloon, Wheel of
Fortune, Jeopardy!, the Monty Python series and Lightning and certain properties
incorporated into Advanced Dungeons & Dragons: Iron & Blood and the JetFighter
series. These license agreements generally require the Company to make advance
payments and pay royalties and satisfy other conditions. Although the Company
devotes significant efforts to internal product development, the Company will
continue to seek to license products or other properties as well as distribution
rights from software developers in the future.
In December 1994, the Company entered into a ten-year agreement with Mikto
Ltd. ("Mikto") pursuant to which Mikto granted the Company the exclusive
worldwide right to publish, manufacture, market and distribute the PC version of
Maximum Roadkill. Mikto is entitled to retain all copyrights and trademarks
relating to the product. Pursuant to the agreement, the Company made aggregate
advances to Mikto in the amount of $310,000. The Company is generally obligated
to pay Mikto a portion of net receipts from product sales ranging from 15%, less
the cost of goods.
In March 1995, the Company entered into a four-year agreement with SONY
Computer Entertainment of America ("Sony") granting the Company a non-exclusive,
nontransferable license in the United States and Canada to develop software on
CD-ROMs for use on a PlayStation platform. Under the agreement, Sony is the
exclusive manufacturer of all units, packaging materials and inserts for
PlayStation products. The Company is obligated to pay Sony a royalty of $7.00
for each unit sold.
In August 1995, the Company entered into an agreement with 3000 AD, Inc.
("3000 AD"), which was amended in December 1995, February, May and September
1996 and March 1997, pursuant to which 3000 AD granted the Company the exclusive
worldwide right to manufacture, market and distribute Battlecruiser 3000 A.D.
for all platforms; and (ii) a right of first refusal to publish two additional
games based on the engine used in Battlecruiser 3000 A.D. 3000 AD is entitled to
retain all copyrights and trademarks relating to the product, including all
enhancements to the product which may be made by the Company. Pursuant to the
agreement, the Company made advances in the aggregate amount of approximately
$618,000, a portion of which are recoupable against 3000 AD's share of
distribution receipts. The Company is obligated to pay 3000 AD 18% of net
receipts on sales of over 70,000 units in the United States and on sales in
Europe.
In May 1996, the Company entered into a license agreement with TSR, Inc.
("TSR"), pursuant to which TSR granted the Company the exclusive worldwide
license to develop, manufacture and sell products using the artwork, graphics,
story lines, characters and logo trademarks of TSR's "Ravenloft" fantasy
settings. The Company paid TSR nonrefundable advances, recoupable from
royalties, in the amount of $175,000. The Company is obligated to pay TSR
royalties ranging from $.54 to $4.86 for each unit sold based on suggested
retail prices, subject to the payment of minimum royalties.
In October 1996, the Company entered into an agreement with Legend
Entertainment Inc. ("Legend"), as amended in January 1997, pursuant to which
Legend granted the Company the exclusive worldwide license to market and
distribute by any means the PC version of Callahan's Crosstime Saloon. The
Company made advances under the agreement in the aggregate amount of $500,000,
which advances are recoupable by the Company against
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Legend's share of receipts. The agreement requires the Company to pay Legend 25%
of net receipts from product sales in the United States and 50% of net receipts
from sales in international markets. The Company is entitled to retain a
reasonable amount, not to exceed 15% of accrued net receipts, as a reserve
against charges, credits or returns. The agreement terminates in May 1999.
In December 1993, the Company entered into a letter agreement under which
it agreed to pay Robert Dinnerman d/b/a RD Technologies ("RD"), the developers
of the flight engine for JetFighter III, 15% of gross revenues on sales of
JetFighter III. The Company also agreed to pay an employee of the Company $.10
per unit for sales of JetFighter III in excess of 150,000 units, granted Papa
Tango Limited, a supplier of textures technology, the right to receive 1.5% of
net revenues from sales of JetFighter III and granted Herskovitz Enterprises,
L.L.C., a former investor in Mission, the right to receive payments equal to (i)
50% of cash receipts in excess of $700,000 but less than $1,700,000, (ii) 3.4%
of cash receipts in excess of $1,700,000 but less than $4,600,000 and (iii) 6.8%
of cash receipts in excess of $4,600,000 from sales of JetFighter III. In
addition, the Company agreed to pay affiliates of Thomas Ptak, Vice President of
Creative Development of the Company, and another employee of the Company, 77.2%
and 2.8%, respectively, of the Company's net profit attributable to sales of
JetFighter III [and others]. See "Certain Relationships and Related
Transactions."
In September 1996, the Company entered into a second agreement with RD
pursuant to which RD granted the Company a non-exclusive right to exploit the
flight engine developed by RD for use in connection with JetFighter IV. The
agreement provides that RD owns all source code created by it and that the
Company retains ownership of the "JetFighter" names. The agreement requires the
Company to pay RD: (i) nonrefundable advances, recoupable against RD's share of
distribution receipts, in the amount of $10,000 per month, commencing October
1996, until the earlier of two years or the date of final product shipment; (ii)
17.75% of the Company's gross receipts from sales of products manufactured by
the Company incorporating such flight engine; and (iii) 22.5% of gross receipts
from sales of licensed products (primarily foreign sales).
In July 1997, the Company entered into two distribution agreements with
GameTek pursuant to which GameTek granted to the Company the right to distribute
computer software for use on the Nintendo Gameboy portable console (the "Gameboy
Distribution Agreement") and the Wheel of Fortune and Jeopardy! games for use on
the Nintendo 64 console game system (the "N64 Distribution Agreement").
Pursuant to the terms of the Gameboy Distribution Agreement, the Company
was granted the exclusive right to sell and distribute Wheel of Fortune --
German Edition, Pinball Deluxe, Race Days and Humans in certain European
Economic Community countries for a period commencing on July 29, 1997 and ending
on the third anniversary of the release of the first computer software game, but
in no event later than July 28, 2001. In consideration for such rights, the
Company has agreed to pay to GameTek, (i) the aggregate cost to GameTek of
manufacturing, shipping and insuring the games, (ii) $.15 per game unit and
(iii) the aggregate of all royalties payable by GameTek to third parties in
respect of each such game. Upon expiration of the Gameboy Distribution
Agreement, provided such termination was not as a result of a breach or default
by the Company, the Company is permitted to continue to sell existing
inventories for a six-month period, subject to the terms and conditions of such
agreement.
Pursuant to the terms of the N64 Distribution Agreement, the Company was
granted the exclusive worldwide right to sell and distribute Wheel of Fortune
and Jeopardy! for use on the Nintendo 64 game system for a period commencing on
July 29, 1997 and ending on the August 31, 1998; provided that in the event
GameTek is able to obtain an extension of its license for Wheel of Fortune and
Jeopardy!, then the term shall extend through the last day of any such
extension. In consideration for such rights, the Company agreed to pay to
GameTek (i) the total cost charged to GameTek by Nintendo for the manufacture of
each game (plus, to the extent not included in the foregoing, the cost of
insurance and transportation charges, import duties, custom fees and similar
charges incurred in shipping the games), (ii) a per game unit royalty payment
(the "GameTek Share") and (iii) the aggregate of all royalties payable by
GameTek to third parties in respect of each such game. The Company also agreed
to pay to GameTek a minimum aggregate GameTek Share with respect to the first
two game titles released, subject to certain reductions and set-offs, $680,000
of which has been paid to date. Such amounts may be recouped in the
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event GameTek is unable to obtain an extension of its license for Wheel of
Fortune and Jeopardy! or the Company's incurring more than $150,000 in
advertising, marketing, promotion and sales support for the software. In
addition, in the event the Company elects to terminate the N64 Distribution
Agreement as a result of GameTek's breach with respect to a specific game or
games, GameTek is required to repay to the Company any unrecouped portion of the
minimum aggregate GameTek Share allocable to such game. The Company may also
require GameTek to purchase from the Company any remaining inventory with
respect to such game. Upon expiration of the N64 Distribution Agreement,
provided such termination was not as a result of a breach or default by the
Company, the Company is permitted to sell existing inventories for a six-month
period, subject to the terms and conditions of such agreement.
In August 1997, TTE entered into an arrangement with Panasonic/Ripcord
Games ("Ripcord"), pursuant to which Ripcord granted the Company the right to
distribute Postal, Space Bunnies Must Die, Forced Alliance, Terra Victus and
Hidden Wars in Europe in consideration of royalties equal to 50% of wholesale
prices. The Company has agreed to pay Ripcord (i) cross-recoupable guarantees of
$240,000 for each game title, of which $95,000 is due upon delivery of each
master and $95,000 is due within 90 days thereafter, and (ii) $250,000 upon
execution of a definitive agreement between the parties. To date, the Company
has paid Ripcord $95,000 for Postal pursuant to this arrangement.
In November 1997, the Company entered into a Master Distribution Agreement
with 7th Level, pursuant to which 7th Level granted the Company the exclusive
worldwide right to distribute Monty Python's Complete Waste of Time, Monty
Python and the Quest for the Holy Grail, Monty Python's Desktop Pythonizer and
Monty Python's The Meaning of Life games designed for PC platforms, and a right
of first refusal to distribute And Now for Something Completely Different, if
and when developed by 7th Level. In consideration for the rights to existing
products, the Company agreed to pay 7th Level $1,480,000, of which $1,230,000
has been paid to date. In addition, the Company agreed to pay to 7th Level, on a
quarterly basis, royalties equal to 33% of amounts in excess of $7 million for
the sale of the products, as well as the aggregate of all royalties payable by
7th Level to third parties. In November 1997, the Company entered into an
agreement with Panasonic which provides for Panasonic to distribute these
products in North America. See "Marketing, Promotion and Distribution."
In December 1997, TTE entered into an agreement with Carts Entertainment OY
("Carts"), pursuant to which Carts agreed to develop and deliver Lightning for
PC platforms to TTE. The agreement provides for TTE to pay Carts aggregate
recoupable advances of (pound)250,000 ($419,000), of which $33,538 has been paid
to date. The agreement requires TTE to pay Carts royalties equal to 20% of net
revenues from product sales (subject to reduction for delays in delivery of the
finished game) or 50% of TTE's receipts, less production costs, in the event
that TTE sublicenses Lightning to a third party.
Marketing, Promotion and Distribution
The Company's marketing and promotional efforts are intended to obtain
maximum product exposure, broaden product distribution, promote brand name
recognition, assist distributors and retailers and properly position, package
and merchandise the Company's products. The Company markets products primarily
by implementing aggressive public relations campaigns using print and on-line
advertising. Advertisements are placed in industry magazines using memorable tag
lines, visually appealing full color art work and creative concepts to position
and distinguish the Company's products in the marketplace. The Company also
employs various other marketing methods designed to promote consumer awareness,
including in-store promotions and displays, direct mail, cooperative
advertising, attendance at trade shows, as well as the use of distinctive
product packaging. The Company targets male consumers between the ages of 14 and
36. The Company's sales and marketing staff of 16 persons is responsible for
implementing advertising campaigns and establishing marketing relationships with
distributors and retailers.
The Company distributes products worldwide pursuant to agreements with
leading software distributors and through its wholly-owned subsidiaries, TTE,
IMSI and AIM, which currently are engaged primarily in the
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distribution of products developed by third parties. Products are sold
domestically at retail in computer superstores, consumer electronics stores and
mall-based retailers, such as Best Buy, Comp USA, Computer City, Electronic
Boutique, Egghead Discount Software and Circuit City, and at certain mass
merchandise stores such as WalMart, Kmart, Sears and Target Stores. For the year
ended October 31, 1997, sales by IMSI to Blockbuster Video accounted for
approximately 12.0% of the Company's revenues. The Company also licenses
products for distribution in international markets, primarily in Europe and
Asia.
Prior to July 1997, the Company sold products primarily to wholesale
distributors. Sales to a limited number of distributors have historically
accounted for a substantial portion of the Company's revenues. For the year
ended October 31, 1996, sales of the Company's products through Acclaim
Entertainment, Inc. ("Acclaim") and GameTek UK (now TTE) accounted for
approximately 58.9% and 13.3%, respectively, of the Company's revenues. For the
year ended October 31, 1997, sales of the Company's products to Interplay
Productions, Inc. ("Interplay") accounted for approximately 40.4% of the
Company's revenues. In December 1996, the Company terminated Acclaim's exclusive
right to distribute certain of the Company's proposed products in certain
territories. In December 1996 and February 1997, the Company entered into
agreements with Mindscape, Inc. ("Mindscape") pursuant to which Mindscape agreed
to act as exclusive distributor for certain of the Company's proposed PC-based
products and to make advances to the Company in connection with the development
of JetFighter: Full Burn and Black Dahlia, $1,737,000 has been received by the
Company to date. In November 1997, the Company terminated its agreements with
Mindscape and agreed to make scheduled repayments to Mindscape in the aggregate
amount of $1,412,000 ($170,666 of which has been repaid), as reimbursement for
advances previously made by Mindscape to the Company for JetFighter: Full Burn
and Black Dahlia, and to pay Mindscape 15% (10% if the Company makes certain
repayments by March 31, 1998) of revenues from JetFighter: Full Burn and Black
Dahlia after the Company recoups its costs for these products. This agreement
was amended in January 1998 to provide for Mindscape to act as an exclusive
distributor of Jeopardy! and Wheel of Fortune for certain retail accounts. The
purchase price for such products will be offset against amounts owed by the
Company to Mindscape under the November 1997 agreement.
Although the Company has increasingly emphasized publishing and
distribution operations, the Company may continue to enter into arrangements
with third-party distributors and will be dependent on the marketing efforts of
such distributors as well as advances made by distributors to the Company. The
Company's principal distribution arrangements include the following:
Interplay. In December 1993, the Company entered into an arrangement with
Interplay pursuant to which the Company granted Interplay the exclusive right to
distribute PC versions of JetFighter III in the United States and Canada. The
agreement provides for Interplay to provide the Company with advances in the
aggregate amount of $250,000, plus up to an additional $250,000, of which
$450,000 has been received to date. Interplay is entitled to recoup these
advances from the Company's share of receipts under the agreement and may
withhold 5% of the wholesale purchase price of all products as a reserve for
product returns and defects, up to a maximum of $50,000 per product. The
agreement requires Interplay to pay to the Company a percentage of sales ranging
from 80% for the first 100,000 units sold to 85% for sales over 300,001 units;
65% of OEM bundling revenues (after deducting costs of goods); and 80% of direct
sales after costs. The Company has also agreed to price protect all inventory on
hand and to pay the costs of recalls of defective products. The agreement has a
term of 12 months from the shipment of JetFighter III (November 1996), subject
to annual renewals.
In November 1997, the Company entered into a letter agreement with
Interplay pursuant to which the Company granted Interplay the exclusive right to
distribute versions of Black Dahlia and JetFighter: Full Burn developed for use
on PC CD-ROM and DVD platforms in North and South America. The agreement
currently obligates Interplay to make scheduled advances in the aggregate amount
of $1,700,000 (which are subject to reduction in the event the Company fails to
deliver gold masters and related artwork by certain dates), of which $550,000
has been received by the Company to date. After recoupment of advances,
Interplay is entitled to receive royalties equal to 40% of net receipts after
deducting the cost of goods sold and to withhold 7% of wholesale prices as a
reserve against returns. The Company also granted Interplay a right of first
option with respect to the North American distribution rights to all PC CD-ROM
and DVD products scheduled to be released by the Company within
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two years following the date of the agreement. The agreement terminates upon the
later of (i) five years from the date the parties enter into a definitive
agreement or (ii) the time while the products are marketed and sold plus six
months. The Company and Interplay agreed to negotiate a definitive agreement
with respect to these products.
Dimensional Services. In January 1994, the Company entered into an
arrangement with Dimensional Services, Limited ("DSL"), pursuant to which the
Company granted DSL the exclusive license to distribute CD-ROM and floppy disk
versions of JetFighter III in Europe, the Middle East and Africa. DSL has
sublicensed this title to select distributors in certain territories. The
agreement provides for DSL to make aggregate advances of $200,000, all of which
has been received, recoupable out of royalties owed to the Company based on
product sales. DSL is obligated to pay the Company 30% of the wholesale price
for JetFighter III. The agreement terminates in May 1998 (eighteen months
following the receipt by DSL of a shippable master of such product).
Panasonic. In November 1997, the Company entered into an agreement with
Panasonic to distribute Monty Python series products in North America. Under
this agreement, Panasonic made aggregate advances of $1,100,000 to the Company.
Panasonic is entitled to receive royalties equal to 30% of gross profits (as
defined) after recoupment of advances. The agreement provides that the products
are to be marketed under the Panasonic name and identify 7th Level as the
product developer.
The distribution channels through which consumer software products are sold
have been characterized by rapid change, including consolidations and financial
difficulties of certain distributors and the emergence of new channels for
distribution of consumer software products such as mass merchandisers and other
retail outlets. In addition, there are an increasing number of companies and new
market entrants competing for access to these channels. Retailers of the
Company's products typically have limited shelf space and promotional resources,
and competition is intense among an increasing number of newly introduced
entertainment software titles for adequate levels of shelf space and promotional
support. Competitors with extensive product lines and popular titles frequently
have greater bargaining power with distributors and retailers and, accordingly,
the Company may not be able to achieve the levels of support and shelf space
that such competitors receive. See "Competition."
Software Development and Technology
The Company's production process is designed to enable the Company to
manage and control development and production budgets and timetables, identify
and address possible production and technical issues and coordinate and
implement marketing strategies in a creative environment. The Company utilizes
an integrated scheduling and production process and software development tools,
which include capabilities to produce cinematic quality movie sequences, full
motion digital video and enhanced "real-time" 3-D graphics. The Company believes
that its production capabilities permit it to produce high quality products on a
timely and cost-effective basis.
The Company has developed computer technologies such as LS3D, an advanced
Sony PlayStation 3-D engine designed to provide realistic and natural
interaction between animated characters; AGES, an adventure game engine and
scripter designed to permit simple production of adventure games; M4 System, a
multimedia movie magic maker designed to produce high quality cinematic movie
sequences by permitting a sound sequence to incorporate voice, sound effects,
stereo audio effects and 3-D sounds in cinematic scenes; and various other
software development tools, including video compositing tools designed to
produce full motion digital video, a 3-D PC engine designed to render
realistically lighted 3-D scenes, and 3-D graphic simulation techniques designed
to allow real life satellite information and data to be incorporated into
software to produce realistic terrain features without warping or distortion.
For the years ended October 31, 1996 and 1997, the Company incurred
$718,089 and $1,248,258, respectively, on research and development relating to
the Company's software products, including the salaries of programmers, artists
and other personnel.
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The production of an interactive software title begins with a script and
culminates with a CD-ROM master. Game concepts are subject to a preliminary
development process during which six persons in the Company's creative and
technical staff make determinations as to technical feasibility, costs,
scheduling and commercial viability of a proposed product, and develop a budget
and production schedule. The Company supplements its core creative and technical
staff with actors, musicians, set designers, writers, artists and audio
engineers on a freelance basis. Once technological feasibility is reached
through the completion of a detailed program design, the production process
involves creating game graphics, shooting full motion video, if necessary, and
the composition and recording of music, sound effects and dialogue. The Company
engages in extensive testing of game elements throughout the production process
to insure product quality. Software development typically requires 18 months to
complete from the time a new concept is approved.
Manufacturing
The production of the Company's software includes CD-ROM pressing, assembly
of product components, printing of product packaging and user manuals and
shipping of finished goods, which is performed by third-party vendors in
accordance with the Company's specifications and forecasts. The Company believes
that there are alternative sources for these services that could be implemented
without delay. The Company will be dependent on the ability of Interplay,
Nintendo and other vendors to provide adequate supplies of high quality disks
and video game cartridges on a timely basis and on favorable terms. To date, the
Company has not experienced any material difficulties or delays in the
manufacture of its products or material delays due to product defects. The
Company's software products carry a 90-day limited warranty.
Competition
The Company faces intense competition for a finite amount of consumer
discretionary spending from numerous other businesses in the consumer software
industry, including certain of its distributors, ranging from small companies
with limited resources to large companies with substantially greater financial,
technical, marketing and other resources than those of the Company. The Company
competes primarily on the basis of product quality and features, production
capabilities, access to distribution channels and price. The Company considers
its primary competitors in the entertainment software market to be Activision,
Inc., Electronic Arts, Inc., GT Interactive, Inc., CUC International, Inc.,
Maxis, Inc. and Sony Entertainment Corporation of America, Inc., among others.
These and other companies with significantly greater financial resources than
the Company may be able to carry larger inventories, adopt more aggressive
pricing policies, make higher offers to high profile Hollywood talent, licensors
and developers for commercially desirable properties and implement more
extensive advertising campaigns, both generally and in response to efforts by
additional competitors seeking to enter into new markets and market new
products. In addition, new competitors, including large software companies,
media companies and film studios, are increasing their focus on the interactive
entertainment software market. Competition for the Company's products is
influenced by the timing of competitive product releases and the similarity of
such products to those of the Company, which may result in significant price
competition, reduced operating margins, loss of shelf space or a reduction in
sell-through of the Company's products at retail stores. The Company's products
also compete with numerous other products and services which provide similar
entertainment value, such as motion pictures, television and audio and video
cassettes featuring similar themes, on-line computer programs and various other
forms of entertainment which may be less expensive or provide other advantages
to consumers.
Intellectual Property
The Company regards certain of its software and production techniques as
proprietary and attempts to protect such software and techniques under
copyright, trademark and trade secret laws as well as through contractual
restrictions on disclosure, copying and distribution. The Company does not hold
any patents or registered copyrights. Software products are susceptible to
unauthorized copying. It may be possible for unauthorized third
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parties to copy or to reverse engineer the Company's products to obtain and use
programming or production techniques that the Company regards as proprietary. In
addition, there can be no assurance that the Company's competitors will not
independently develop technologies that are substantially equivalent or superior
to the Company's technologies. As the number of interactive software products in
the market increases and the functionality of these products further overlaps,
the Company believes that interactive software will increasingly become the
subject of claims that such software infringes the copyrights or patents of
others. Although the Company believes that its products and technology do not
and will not infringe or violate proprietary rights of others, it is possible
that infringement of proprietary rights of others may occur. The Company has
received correspondence from the holder of a patent relating to the animation of
living beings in computer graphics alleging that the Company's products infringe
such patent. The Company is aware that the holder of such patent has claimed
that other companies involved in the entertainment software industry have also
infringed such patent. There can be no assurance that the holder of such patent
will not institute an action against the Company. Any such claims, with or
without merit, can be time consuming and difficult to defend and, if successful,
could have a material adverse effect on the Company.
The Company currently holds United States trademark registrations for the
"Take-Two Interactive Software" and "Mission Studios" names. The Company is not
aware of any claims or infringement or other challenges to the Company's rights
in these marks. The Company has filed trademark applications with the United
States Patent and Trademark Office for the marks "JetFighter III," "Ripper" and
"Black Dahlia."
Employees
As of December 31, 1997, the Company had 96 full-time employees, including
5 executive officers, 49 engaged in product development, 16 in sales and
marketing, and 26 in operations. None of the Company's employees are subject to
a collective bargaining agreement. The Company considers its relations with
employees to be good.
Item 2. Properties.
The Company's principal executive and administrative office is located at
575 Broadway, New York, New York, in 3,500 square feet of office space under a
lease with 575 Broadway Corporation, a company controlled by Peter M. Brant, the
father of Ryan A. Brant, Chief Executive Officer of the Company. The lease
extends through April 2000, under which the Company currently pays $8,774 per
month, subject to annual consumer price index adjustments. The Company believes
that the terms of the lease are no less favorable than those that would have
been obtained from an unaffiliated third party. See "Certain Relationships and
Related Transactions."
The Company's main production facility is located in Latrobe, Pennsylvania
in 11,500 square feet of leased office space. Pursuant to leases covering such
space, the Company currently pays rent of $9,567 per month. The Company's leases
expire in December 1998, with an option to renew for an additional five-year
period.
Mission leases approximately 1,500 square feet in Inverness, Illinois, from
an unaffiliated third party. The lease expires in December 1997, with a
year-to-year renewal option. Such lease provides for a monthly rent of $1,726.
The Company leases 5,000 square feet of office space in Youngwood,
Pennsylvania, which is currently vacant. The Company currently pays $2,710 per
month under the lease, which extends through November 1999. The Company is
seeking to sublet such office space.
TTE leases office space in Windsor, United Kingdom. The lease provides for
a current annual rent of (pound)100,000 ($168,000) and expires in August 2006.
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AIM leases office and storage space in College Point, New York. The lease
provides for monthly rent of $3,000, plus any increases in real estate taxes,
and expires in July 2001.
AIM contracts for storage and shipping services in 10,000 square feet of
warehouse space in Union City, New Jersey pursuant to a letter agreement. The
agreement requires AIM to pay $43,168 per month, plus 1.6% of AIM's net revenues
over $28,000,000 and certain freight charges, and is scheduled to expire in
January 1999, if not renewed.
ART leases approximately 2,500 square feet of office space in Oakville,
Ontario, Canada. ART currently pays $2,378 per month under the lease, which
expires in January 1998.
IMSI leases approximately 600 square feet of office space in Midlothian,
Virginia on a month-to-month basis from an entity controlled by Terry Phillips,
a stockholder of the Company and a consultant to IMSI, for a fee of $1,000 per
month.
IMSI leases approximately 10,000 square feet of office and warehouse space
in Richmond, Virginia. The lease provides for IMSI to pay monthly rent of $4,356
until October 1998, subject to certain increases thereafter, plus a pro rata
share of increases in property taxes and insurance, and expires in October 2000.
IMSI also leases approximately 3,500 square feet of warehouse space in
Richmond, Virginia on a month-to-month basis for a fee of $1,490 per month.
Item 3. Legal Proceedings.
In January 1997, Navarre Corporation filed a lawsuit in the District Court
of Hennepin County, Minnesota against the Company alleging that the Company
breached a distribution agreement by failing to remit monies for product returns
and marketing charges. The Plaintiff is seeking $317,209 in damages. The Company
filed an answer denying such allegations and has moved to dismiss the complaint.
While the Company believes that it has meritorious defenses to such action and
intends to vigorously defend this lawsuit, there can be no assurance that such
action will be resolved in a manner favorable to the Company.
Item 4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
Not Applicable.
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PART II
Item 5. Market for Registrant's Common Equity and Related Stockholder Matters.
Market Information. The Common Stock has traded since April 14, 1997 on the
NASDAQ SmallCap Market under the symbol "TTWO." The following table sets forth,
for the periods indicated, the range of the high and low bid prices for the
Common Stock as reported by NASDAQ. Such prices reflect inter-dealer quotations,
without retail mark-up, mark-down or commission and may not necessarily
represent actual transactions.
High Low
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Fiscal Year Ended October 31, 1997
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Second Quarter
(commencing April 14, 1997) .................... 7 5/8 5 1/8
Third Quarter .................................. 9 7
Fourth Quarter ................................. 8 3/8 6 5/8
Fiscal Year Ended October 31, 1998
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First Quarter
(through January 26, 1998)...................... 7 4 1/2
On January 26, 1998, the last sale price for the Common Stock as reported
by NASDAQ was $6 1/4 per share. The number of record holders of the Company's
Common Stock was approximately 45 as of January 26, 1998. The Company believes
that there are in excess of 400 beneficial owners of its Common Stock.
Dividend Policy. To date, the Company has not declared or paid any cash
dividends on its Common Stock. The payment of dividends, if any, in the future
is within the discretion of the Board of Directors and will depend upon the
Company's earnings, its capital requirements and financial condition and other
relevant factors. The Company presently intends to retain all earnings to
finance the Company's continued growth and development of its business and does
not expect to declare or pay any cash dividends in the foreseeable future.
Recent Sales of Unregistered Securities. Pursuant to a Securities Purchase
Agreement, dated October 14, 1997, the Company issued and sold to the Funds (i)
10% secured convertible notes (the "Notes") in the aggregate principal amount of
$4,200,000; (ii) 50,000 shares of Common Stock, par value $.01 per share (the
"Grant Shares"); and (iii) five-year warrants (the "Warrants") to purchase
250,000 shares of Common Stock (the "Warrant Shares") exercisable at a price of
$6.46 per share. The net proceeds to the Company from the sale of the Notes,
Grant Shares and Warrants was $4,007,000. In addition, the Company paid $168,000
and issued (i) 5,000 shares of Common Stock and (ii) Warrants to purchase 20,000
shares of Common Stock to Whale Securities Co., L.P. ("Whale") as a fee for
services rendered in connection with the transactions contemplated by the
Securities Purchase Agreement. The Notes are convertible, at the option of the
holder, at any time commencing February 28, 1998, into shares of Common Stock
(the "Note Conversion Shares"), having a value of 75% of the lowest daily
weighted average sales price of the Common Stock during a period of fifteen (15)
days prior to conversion, subject to a conversion limit (the "Conversion Limit")
of 19.9% of the then issued and outstanding shares of Common Stock of the
Company. In the event that aggregate Note Conversion Shares and other securities
issuable under the Securities Purchase Agreement exceed the Conversion Limit,
the Company will have 60 days following notice by the Funds to (i) obtain
shareholder approval of the issuance of such securities or (ii) repay the
balance of the Notes. The Company has agreed to issue additional Grant Shares
(the "Additional Grant Shares") to the Funds in the event that the closing bid
price of the Common Stock during the period ending thirty days from the date of
effectiveness of a registration statement covering the Grant Shares (adjusted
for certain events specified in the agreement) does
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not equal $7.75. In the event that any Additional Grant Shares are issued, the
exercise price of the Warrants will be adjusted so that the value of the
Warrants (using a Black-Scholes or similar model) equals the value of the
Warrants as of the closing date. In connection with the above transaction, the
Company relied on Section 4(2) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
Each of the Funds is an "accredited investor."
Registration Rights. The Company granted to the Funds registration rights
covering the Note Conversion Shares, Grant Shares, Warrant Shares and Additional
Grant Shares (collectively, the "Securities") pursuant to a Registration Rights
Agreement. Under such agreement, the Company is obligated to file a registration
statement covering the sale of the Securities on or prior to April 14, 1998 and
use its best efforts to cause such registration statement to become effective by
June 30, 1998. Subject to certain limitations and exclusions, the Company also
agreed to include 406,553 shares of Common Stock issued in connection with the
acquisition of TTE and ART in a Registration Statement on Form S-3 to be filed
under the Securities Act of 1993, as amended, in April 1998, and granted certain
"piggyback" registration rights with respect to such Common Stock. The Company
also entered into a Registration Rights Agreement with the former stockholders
of IMSI and CAG pursuant to which the Company granted certain "piggyback"
registration rights with respect to 250,000 shares, and has granted to Whale
certain demand and "piggyback" registration rights with respect to an aggregate
of 320,000 shares underlying warrants issued in connection with the Company's
initial public offering.
Use of Proceeds. In April 1997, the Company consummated an initial public
offering of 1,600,000 shares of Common Stock and Warrants to purchase 1,840,000
shares of Common Stock (including warrants to purchase 240,000 shares issued
pursuant to the exercise of an over-allotment option) and received net proceeds
of $6,415,237, after payment of underwriting discounts and commissions and
offering expenses of $1,768,764. In May 1997, the underwriter purchased 240,000
shares of Common Stock pursuant to an over-allotment option, resulting in
additional net proceeds of $1,002,924, after payment of underwriting discounts
and commissions and offering expenses of $197,076. Since July 15, 1997 (the date
of the Company's initial Report on Form SR) through October 31, 1997, the
Company used $803,933 of the net proceeds for product development; $1,042,818
for product acquisition; $347,025 for sales and marketing; $56,468 for expansion
of production capacity; $750,000 for repayment of indebtedness to an affiliate;
and $793,695 for working capital and general corporate purposes (including
$40,315 of rent paid to an affiliate). See "Certain Relationships and Related
Transactions."
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Item 6. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results
of Operations.
Safe Harbor Statement under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of
1995: The statements contained herein which are not historical facts are forward
looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties, including but not
limited to, risks associated with the Company's future growth and operating
results, the ability of the Company to successfully integrate the businesses and
personnel of newly acquired entities into its operations, the shift in business
focus from software development to distribution, changes in consumer preferences
and demographics, technological change, competitive factors and unfavorable
general economic conditions. Actual results may vary significantly from such
forward looking statements.
Overview
The markets for interactive software games are characterized by short
product lifecycles and frequent introduction of new products, most of which do
not achieve sustained market acceptance. Substantially all sales of new products
occur within the first three months following their release. The Company's
success depends upon its ability to continually develop and/or acquire new,
commercially successful products and to replace revenues from products at the
later stages of their lifecycles. Any competitive, technological or other factor
adversely affecting the acquisition, development, introduction or sale of
software products could have a material adverse effect on the Company's future
operating results.
The Company's independent auditors have included an explanatory paragraph
in their report stating that the Company's working capital deficiency and
recurring negative cash flow from operations raise substantial doubt about the
Company's ability to continue as a going concern. See Note 2 to Notes to
Consolidated Financial Statements.
The Company generates revenue from software product sales. Revenue from the
sale of software products pursuant to domestic distribution agreements is
recognized when sales by distributors occur, less an allowance for returns.
Software license revenue is derived primarily under agreements with foreign
distributors and is recognized in the period in which a product master is
delivered to the distributor. Advances under such agreements are deferred and
recognized as income when earned or when software is delivered. Distribution
revenue is recognized upon product shipment. See Note 2 to Notes to Consolidated
Financial Statements.
The Company's products are subject to return if not sold to consumers. The
Company accepts product returns for stock balancing, price protection or
defective products. At the time of product sales, the Company establishes a
reserve for future returns based primarily on its return policies and historical
return rates and recognizes revenues net of product returns. The Company has
historically experienced a product return rate of approximately 10% of gross
revenues. Product returns which significantly exceed the Company's reserves
would materially adversely affect the Company's operating results. See Note 2 to
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
Research and development costs (consisting primarily of salaries and
related costs) incurred prior to establishing technological feasibility are
expensed in accordance with Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB)
Statement No. 86. In accordance with FASB 86, the Company capitalizes software
development costs subsequent to establishing technological feasibility
(completion of a detailed program design) which is amortized (included in cost
of sales) based on the greater of the proportion of current year sales to total
estimated sales commencing with the product's release or the straight line
method. At October 31, 1997, the Company had capitalized $4,315,728 of software
development costs. The Company evaluates the recoverability of capitalized
software costs which may be reduced materially in future periods. See Note 2 to
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
In September 1996, the Company consummated a private placement pursuant to
which it issued (i) $2,088,539 principal amount of promissory notes (the "1996
Notes") and (ii) five-year warrants to purchase 417,234
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shares of Common Stock at an exercise price of $.01 per share. The Company
recorded the 1996 Notes at a discount of $750,197 to reflect an allocation of
the proceeds to the estimated value of the warrants, of which approximately
$600,000 has been expensed in the year ended October 31, 1997. See "Certain
Relationships and Related Transactions" and Note 7e to Notes to Consolidated
Financial Statements.
In September 1996, the Company acquired all of the outstanding capital
stock of Mission, a software developer, in consideration of $1,674,478 in cash,
the issuance of 182,923 shares of Common Stock (valued at $440,000) and two
promissory notes in the aggregate principal amount of $667,750. The acquisition
was accounted for as a purchase and, accordingly, the results of operations of
Mission are included in the Company's consolidated financial statements as of
date of acquisition. Mission's only product at the time of the acquisition was
JetFighter III, which was released for commercial distribution by the Company in
November 1996. See "Certain Relationships and Related Transactions" and Note 3
to Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
In October 1997, the Company issued (i) the Notes, (ii) the Grant Shares
and (iii) the Warrants to the Funds. The Company recorded the Notes at a
discount of $993,800 to reflect an allocation of the proceeds to the estimated
value of the Warrants, Grant Shares and fees paid to the Funds, of which
$110,422 has been expensed in the year ended October 31, 1997. In addition,
deferred financing costs of $276,980 were recorded to reflect the amount paid to
Whale as a fee for services rendered in connection with the transactions
contemplated by the Securities Purchase Agreement in cash, shares of Common
Stock and Warrants, of which $30,776 has been expensed in the year ended October
31, 1997. The Company anticipates that it will expense an aggregate of
approximately $847,185 of discount and deferred financing costs related to the
Notes during the three months ended January 31, 1998. See Note 7a to Notes to
Consolidated Financial Statements.
Recent Acquisitions
The Company has expanded its operations through acquisitions which could
place a significant strain on its management, administrative, operational,
financial and other resources. The Company has released additional products on
new platforms, expanded its publishing and distribution operations, increased
its development and product manufacturing expenditures, expanded its work force
and expanded its presence in international markets. To successfully manage its
growth, the Company will be required to continue to implement and improve its
information and operating systems, hire, train and manage an increasing number
of management and other personnel and monitor its operations (including
controlling costs and maintaining effective inventory and quality controls).
There can be no assurance that the Company will be able to successfully manage
its expanded operations.
In July 1997, the Company acquired all of the outstanding capital stock of
TTE and ART from GameTek FL. The cost of the acquisition was $3,848,162,
consisting of (i) the payment of $100,000 in cash, (ii) the issuance of 406,553
restricted shares of Common Stock of the Company (valued at $3,000,000), (iii)
the issuance of an unsecured promissory note of the Company in the principal
amount of $500,000 to GameTek FL's secured creditor, (iv) the issuance of a
promissory note in the principal amount of $200,000 payable to GameTek FL
together with accrued interest which was repaid on September 15, 1997 and (v)
direct transaction costs of $48,162. The acquisition was accounted for as a
purchase and, accordingly, the results of operations of TTE and ART are included
in the Company's consolidated financial statements as of the date of
acquisition. See Note 3 to Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
In July 1997, the Company acquired all of the outstanding capital stock of
IMSI and CAG. Pursuant to Agreements and Plans of Merger, all of the outstanding
shares of common stock of each of IMSI and CAG were converted into an aggregate
of 900,000 shares of restricted Common Stock of the Company. The acquisition has
been accounted for as a pooling of interests and, accordingly, the Company's
consolidated financial statements have been restated to include the results of
operations and financial position of IMSI and CAG for all periods presented.
Prior to July 31, 1997, IMSI and CAG were S corporations. Distributions of
$202,092 were made to the shareholders of IMSI and CAG prior to the acquisition.
See Note 2 to Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
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In December 1997, pursuant to an Agreement and Plan of Merger, all of the
outstanding shares of the capital stock of Alliance were converted into an
aggregate of 500,000 shares of restricted Common Stock of the Company and
Alliance was merged into AIM and became a wholly-owned subsidiary of IMSI. As
additional consideration for the merger, the Company made a capital contribution
to Alliance in the amount of $1.5 million and granted five-year options to
purchase an aggregate of 76,000 shares of Common Stock at a price of $2.00 per
share. The Company intends to account for the acquisition of Alliance as a
purchase. For the year ended December 31, 1996, Alliance generated revenues of
$27,552,133 and achieved net income of $101,190. See Note 14 to Notes to
Consolidated Financial Statements.
The Company effected recent acquisitions with the expectation that such
acquisitions will result in significant beneficial synergistic effects for the
combined companies, particularly with respect to new distribution operations,
which the Company believes may provide a steady revenue stream and minimize
periodic cash flow shortfalls. The Company (including through its subsidiaries,
Mission and ART) has historically devoted its principal efforts to product
development. The Company anticipates that, as a result of recent acquisitions,
publishing and distribution activities by the Company, TTE, IMSI and AIM will
account for an increasing portion of future revenues.
The Company recently acquired the rights to distribute products designed
for operation on the Nintendo 64 video gaming platform. In connection with
marketing products for new and emerging hardware platforms, the Company's
operations will be increasingly subject to product and platform lifecycles as a
result of rapid technological change and evolving consumer preferences.
Accordingly, the Company's success will be dependent upon its ability to
anticipate and respond to such changes in acquiring and/or developing new
products for distribution. There can be no assurance that the Company will be
able to successfully identify, acquire or market products designed to operate on
a variety of platforms which will achieve initial or continued market
acceptance.
Results of Operations
The following table sets forth for the periods indicated the percentage
of net sales represented by certain items reflected in the Company's statement
of operations:
Years Ended
October 31,
1996 1997
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Net sales ....................................... 100.0% 100.0%
Cost of sales ................................... 49.8 65.5
Research and development costs .................. 5.7 6.7
Selling and marketing ........................... 21.7 22.1
General and administrative ...................... 14.2 17.8
Depreciation and amortization ................... 2.2 4.4
Interest expense ................................ 1.8 5.3
Income taxes .................................... 0.2 0.1
Net income (loss) ............................... 4.4 (21.9)
Years Ended October 31, 1997 and 1996
Net sales increased by $6,484,955, or 51.8%, from $12,529,128 for the
fiscal year ended October 31, 1996 ("fiscal 1996") to $19,014,083 for the fiscal
year ended October 31, 1997 ("fiscal 1997"). The increase was primarily
attributable to the acquisition of TTE which released various Gameboy titles and
Dark Colony, accounting for $4,112,329 of the increase, and an increase in
IMSI's net sales due to the distribution of N64 products, which have a higher
wholesale price per unit. The increase was also attributable to the release of
JetFighter III in November 1996, which has sold in excess of 190,000 units
worldwide. Domestic and foreign sales were
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approximately $15,857,979 and $3,156,104, respectively, or 83.4% and 16.6%,
respectively, of the Company's net sales for fiscal 1997.
Cost of sales increased by $6,222,486, or 99.8%, from $6,236,703 for fiscal
1996 to $12,459,189 for fiscal 1997. The increase in absolute dollars was
primarily a result of the increase in net sales. Cost of sales as a percentage
of net sales increased to 65.5% for fiscal 1997 from 49.8% for fiscal 1996. This
increase was primarily due to royalties incurred from the release of JetFighter
III, IMSI's lower margin distribution operations, the write-off of $560,500 of
capitalized software costs and prepaid royalties in excess of their net
realizable value. In future periods, costs of sales may be adversely affected by
manufacturing and other costs, price competition and by changes in the mix of
products and distribution channels.
Research and development costs increased by $530,169, or 73.8%, from
$718,089 for fiscal 1996 to $1,248,258 for fiscal 1997. This increase is
primarily attributable to the acquisition of software developers (Mission in
September 1996 and ART in July 1997) and increased staffing and related expenses
associated with the development of software technologies. Research and
development costs as a percentage of sales increased from 5.7% for fiscal 1996
to 6.7% for fiscal 1997. This increase is attributable to the increase in
absolute dollars of research and development costs.
Selling and marketing expenses increased by $1,485,906, or 54.7%, from
$2,718,078 for fiscal 1996 to $4,203,984 for fiscal 1997. Selling and marketing
costs as a percentage of net sales increased from 21.7% for fiscal 1996 to 22.1%
for fiscal 1997. The increases in absolute dollars and as a percentage of net
sales were primarily due to distribution fees paid to Interplay and marketing
expenses incurred in connection with JetFighter III and the acquisition of TTE.
The Company anticipates that future selling and marketing expenses will increase
as a result of the newly acquired operations of TTE and AIM.
General and administrative expenses increased by $1,609,530 or 90.6%, from
$1,775,951 for fiscal 1996 to $3,385,481 for fiscal 1997. General and
administrative expenses as a percentage of net sales increased from 14.2% for
fiscal 1996 to 17.8% for fiscal 1997. The increases in both absolute dollars and
as a percentage of net sales were primarily due to the Company's increase in
salaries, rent, insurance premiums and professional fees associated with the
Company's expanded operations.
Depreciation and amortization expense increased by $574,698, or 213.2%,
from $269,523 for fiscal 1996 to $844,221 for fiscal 1997. This increase was
attributable to the amortization of intangible assets that resulted from the
Mission and TTE acquisitions. The Company expects that amortization expense will
continue to increase as a result of the amortization of intangibles that
resulted from the TTE and AIM acquisitions.
Interest expense increased by $784,517, or 338.0%, from $232,095 for fiscal
1996 to $1,016,612 for fiscal 1997. The increase resulted primarily from the
issuance of the 1996 Notes, offset by interest income from the investment of the
proceeds of the Company's initial public offering.
Income taxes decreased $10,628, or 36.6%, from $29,049 for fiscal 1996 to
$18,421 for fiscal 1997. This decrease was primarily attributable to reduced net
sales from foreign licensing and the resulting decrease in withholdings under
such foreign licensing agreements.
As a result of the foregoing, the Company incurred a net loss of $4,162,083
for fiscal 1997, as compared to net income of $549,640 for fiscal 1996.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
The Company's primary capital requirements have been and will continue to
be to fund the acquisition, development, manufacture and commercialization of
its software products. The Company has historically financed its operations
through advances made by distributors, the issuance of debt and equity
securities and bank
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borrowings. At October 31, 1997, the Company had working capital deficit of
$1,442,974, as compared to a working capital deficit of $731,641 at October 31,
1996.
Net cash used in operating activities for fiscal 1997 was $7,725,705 as
compared to $630,925 for fiscal 1996. The increase was primarily attributable to
an increase in accounts receivable, capitalized software development costs and
prepaid and other current assets, offset by an increase in accounts payable,
accrued expenses and advances from distributors. Net cash used in investing
activities for fiscal 1997 was $1,036,044 as compared to $1,062,073 for fiscal
1996. The increase was primarily attributable to a reduction in the amount spent
on fixed assets. Net cash provided by financing activities for fiscal 1997 was
$10,083,008 as compared to $1,849,158 for fiscal 1996. The increase was
primarily the result of the proceeds from the Company's initial public offering
and the issuance of Notes under the Securities Purchase Agreement.
In May 1995, the Company consummated a private placement, pursuant to which
it issued 994,018 shares of Common Stock at a price of $2.41 per share and
received net proceeds of approximately $2,300,000.
In September 1996, the Company consummated a private placement pursuant to
which it issued (i) $2,088,539 principal amount of the 1996 Notes and (ii)
five-year warrants to purchase 417,234 shares of Common Stock at an exercise
price of $.01 per share. Of such indebtedness, $523,320 principal amount of the
1996 Notes bears interest at an annual rate of 2% above the prime rate
established from time to time by Chase Manhattan Bank N.A. and was payable on
June 30, 1997. As of October 31, 1997, $149,748 principal amount of such
indebtedness was outstanding. The $1,565,180 principal balance of such
indebtedness bore interest at the rate of 14% per annum and was payable on May
14, 1998. In August 1997, the Company repaid $750,000 principal amount of such
indebtedness and in September 1997 obtained bank financing to repay the balance
of $815,180 principal amount of such indebtedness. See "Certain Relationships
and Related Transactions."
In December 1995, the Company entered into a loan agreement with Citibank,
N.A. ("Citibank") which provides for borrowings under a revolving line of credit
of up to $250,000. Interest accrues on advances at 9.5% per annum and is payable
monthly. The line of credit is repayable in twenty-four equal monthly
installments in the event Citibank terminates the Company's right to obtain
future loans. At October 31, 1997, $246,997 was outstanding under the line of
credit. Substantially all of the Company's assets are pledged to Citibank as
collateral and the repayment of advances is personally guaranteed by Ryan A.
Brant, Chief Executive Officer of the Company. See "Certain Relationships and
Related Transactions."
In connection with the Mission acquisition, the Company issued a promissory
note in the principal amount of $337,750 bearing interest at the rate of 6% per
annum, payable in equal monthly installments of $10,224 through September 1999.
The Company also issued a promissory note in the principal amount of $330,000,
of which $130,000 has been paid to date. Repayment of the remaining $200,000 is
contingent upon the inclusion of a specific software engine in shipments of
JetFighter IV. The Company has pledged the Mission stock as collateral for the
repayment of such notes. See "Certain Relationships and Related Transactions."
In connection with the purchase of TTE, ART and certain software games, the
Company issued an unsecured promissory note to GameTek FL's secured creditor in
the amount of $500,000 payable in two equal annual installments of $250,000 on
July 28, 1998 and July 29, 1999, bearing interest at a rate of 8% per annum,
payable quarterly. In addition, the Company issued a promissory note in the
amount of $200,000 to GameTek FL which was repaid on September 15, 1997.
In December 1996, TTE entered into a line of credit agreement (as amended
in September 1997) with Barclay's Bank which provides for borrowings of up to
approximately (pound)400,000 ($670,000). Advances under the line of credit bear
interest at the rate of 2% over Barclay's base rate per annum (9.0% as of
October 31, 1997), payable quarterly. Borrowings are collateralized by TTE's
receivables which must at all times be at least twice the amount outstanding on
the line of credit and are guaranteed by the Company. The line of credit is
cancellable and repayable upon demand. The available credit under this facility
is approximately (pound)96,000 ($160,000) at October 31, 1997.
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In February 1997, IMSI entered into a line of credit agreement with Crestar
Bank which provides for borrowings of up to $250,000. Advances under the line of
credit bear interest at Crestar's prime rate plus a margin of .5% per annum
(9.0% as of October 31, 1997). At October 31, 1997, there was no borrowing
availability under the line of credit. The line of credit was repaid and
terminated in December 1997.
In September 1997, the Company entered into a Credit Agreement with
National Bank of Canada, pursuant to which the Company borrowed $800,000
evidenced by a promissory note bearing interest at the rate of 2% per annum
above the prime rate established by the bank from time to time and repayable in
nine equal monthly payments of $30,000 with a $530,000 payment due on June 30,
1998. Repayment of the loan is secured by substantially all of the Company's
assets and is personally guaranteed by Ryan A. Brant, Chief Executive Officer of
the Company, and Peter M. Brant, Ryan Brant's father. The loan was repaid in
full in January 1998. See "Certain Relationships and Related Transactions."
Pursuant to a Securities Purchase Agreement, dated October 14, 1997, the
Company issued and sold to the Funds 10% secured convertible notes (the "Notes")
in the aggregate principal amount of $4,200,000. The Notes are secured by a
first priority security interest in letters of credit issued in respect of
purchase orders for Wheel of Fortune and Jeopardy! products designed for
Nintendo 64 platform (the "Products"). The Notes mature on September 30, 1999.
The Company is required to repay the Notes prior to maturity under certain
circumstances, including in the event of a change of control, a transfer of all
or substantially all of the Company's assets, a merger or consolidation of the
Company, the issuance of securities exceeding the Conversion Limit (if
shareholder approval has not been obtained) or the failure of the Company to
fulfill certain securities registration obligations. Notes repaid after February
28, 1998 are repayable at a premium. In addition, the Company is required to
prepay the Notes through payments and collections (including draws under letters
of credit) from the sale of the Products received by the Company after December
31, 1997. The Company also agreed to certain covenants, including limitations on
the issuance of securities, mergers and acquisitions, incurrence of
indebtedness, liens, the payment of dividends, capital expenditures and minimum
levels of net worth.
In December 1997, IMSI and AIM entered into a revolving line of credit
agreement with NationsBank, N.A. which provides for borrowings of up to
$5,000,000. Advances under the line of credit are based on a borrowing formula
equal to the lesser of (i) $5,000,000 or (ii) 80% of eligible accounts
receivable plus 50% of eligible inventory. Interest accrues on such advances at
a rate of .75% over NationsBank's prime rate and is payable monthly. Borrowings
under the line of credit are secured by a lien on accounts receivable and
inventory of IMSI and AIM and are guaranteed by the Company. The loan agreement
limits or prohibits IMSI and AIM, subject to certain exceptions, from declaring
or paying cash dividends, merging or consolidating with another corporation,
selling assets (other than in the ordinary course of business), creating liens
and incurring additional indebtedness. The available credit under this facility
is approximately $80,000 at December 31, 1997. The line of credit expires on May
31, 1998. AIM also has an arrangement with Nationscredit Commercial Corporation
of America, an affiliate of NationsBank ("Nationscredit"), whereby Nationscredit
advances funds for the purchase of Nintendo hardware and software products and
then bills AIM for amounts owed. A security agreement between AIM and
Nationscredit grants Nationscredit a security interest in certain inventory and
requires AIM to maintain a minimum working capital and tangible net worth. The
Company has guaranteed the payment of amounts owed to Nationscredit.
The Company's accounts receivable at October 31, 1997 were $4,666,862. Of
such accounts receivable, $571,000 (or 12.3%) and $2,288,328 (or 49.0%),
respectively, were due from Interplay and Blockbuster Video. Delays in
collection or uncollectibility of accounts receivable could adversely affect the
Company's working capital position. The Company is subject to credit risks,
particularly in the event that any of its receivables represent sales to a
limited number of retailers or distributors or are concentrated in foreign
markets.
The Company has no material commitments for capital expenditures. For the
year ended October 31, 1996, the Company had capital expenditures of $159,029
related to additional computer equipment used primarily in connection with the
development of software titles for video game console platforms. In May and June
1997, the
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Company leased additional equipment and software. The leases extend through June
2000 and obligate the Company to pay $209,556 per annum.
Pursuant to its agreement with Mindscape, the Company has agreed to make
scheduled repayments to Mindscape in the aggregate amount of $1,412,000
($170,666 of which has been repaid) as reimbursement for advances previously
made by Mindscape. See Note 5a to Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
Based on plans and assumptions relating to its operations, the Company
believes that projected cash flow from operations and available cash resources
will be sufficient to satisfy its contemplated cash requirements for the
reasonably foreseeable future. Nonrenewal of the Company's line of credit with
NationsBank could adversely affect the Company's financial condition and require
the Company to seek to obtain additional financing. There can be no assurance
that projected cash flow from operations and available cash will be sufficient
to fund the Company's operations or that additional financing will be available
to the Company, if required.
Fluctuations in Operating Results and Seasonality
The Company's operating results vary significantly from period to period as
a result of purchasing patterns of potential customers, the timing of new
product introductions by the Company and its competitors, product returns,
marketing and research and development expenditures and pricing. Sales of the
Company's products are seasonal, with peak product shipments typically occurring
in the fourth calendar quarter (the Company's first fiscal quarter), depending
upon the timing of product releases, as a result of increased demand for
products during the year-end holiday season.
International Trade
Product sales in international markets, primarily in the United Kingdom,
other countries in Europe and the Pacific Rim, have accounted for a significant
portion of the Company's revenues. For the years ended October 31, 1996 and
1997, sales of products in international markets accounted for approximately
24.2% and 16.6%, respectively, of the Company's revenues. The Company is subject
to risks inherent in foreign trade, including increased credit risks,
fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates, shipping delays and
international political, regulatory and economic developments, all of which
could have a significant impact on the Company. Product sales by TTE in France
and Germany are made in local currencies. The Company does not engage in foreign
currency hedging transactions. See Note 2 to Notes to Consolidated Financial
Statements.
Year 2000 Issue
The Company has assessed the potential issues associated with programming
codes in its existing computer systems with respect to a two-digit year value
for the year 2000 and believes that addressing such issues is not a material
event or uncertainty that would cause reported financial information not to be
indicative of future operating results or financial condition. The Company is
currently upgrading its accounting software.
Inflation
Inflation has historically not had a material effect on the Company's
operations.
Item 7. Financial Statements.
The financial statements appear in a separate section of this report
following Part III.
Item 8. Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and
Financial Disclosure.
None.
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PART III
Item 9. Directors and Executive Officers of the Registrant.
The directors and executive officers of the Company are as follows:
Name Age Position
- ---- --- --------
Ryan A. Brant.......................... 26 Chief Executive Officer and
Director
Mark E. Seremet........................ 32 President, Chief Operating
Officer and Director
Thomas Ptak............................ 44 Vice President of Creative
Development
Barbara A. Ras......................... 35 Controller
James W. Bartolomei, Jr................ 35 Vice President of Sales
Oliver R. Grace, Jr.................... 44 Director
Neil S. Hirsch......................... 50 Director
David P. Clark......................... 29 Director
Kelly Sumner........................... 36 Director
Ryan A. Brant has been Chief Executive Officer and a director of the
Company since its inception. Prior to founding the Company, Mr. Brant served as
Chief Operating Officer of Stewart, Tabori & Chang, Inc., an illustrated book
publisher, from May 1991 to August 1993. Mr. Brant received a B.S. degree in
Economics from the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School of Business in
May 1992.
Mark E. Seremet has been President, Chief Operating Officer and a director
of the Company since November 1993. From 1985 to July 1992, Mr. Seremet was the
co-founder and President of Paragon Software Corporation ("Paragon"), the
publisher of entertainment titles, including the best-selling Marvel Comics
series featuring Spider Man, Captain America and The Punisher. Paragon was sold
to MicroProse Software, Inc. ("MicroProse") in 1992. Mr. Seremet served as
Executive Director of the multimedia division of MicroProse from August 1992 to
October 1993 and was responsible for several successful interactive CD-ROM
titles, including F15 Strike Eagle III and Mantis. Mr. Seremet was the recipient
of the Small Business Administration's Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award in
1989. Mr. Seremet received a B.S. degree in Business Computer Systems Analysis
from Saint Vincent College in 1986.
Thomas Ptak has been Vice President of Creative Development of the Company
since September 1996. Mr. Ptak was the President of Mission from October 1992 to
September 1996. Prior to joining Mission, Mr. Ptak served as the President of
Velocity Development Corporation, a software developer, from June 1988 to
September 1992.
Barbara A. Ras, CPA has served as the Controller of the Company since
October 1994. Prior to joining the Company, Ms. Ras was employed as a tax
accountant with Peter J. Murphy, CPAs from September 1992 to September 1994, and
as an internal auditor with The New York Times Company from March 1988 to June
1991. Ms. Ras holds a B.S. degree in Accounting from St. John's University, and
a Masters degree in Taxation from the State University of New York at Albany,
which she received in August 1992.
James W. Bartolomei, Jr. has been Vice President of Sales of the Company
since July 1995. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Bartolomei was Regional Sales
Manager at Mindscape from November 1993 to June 1995, and Regional Sales Manager
at Proxima, Inc., a computer peripherals company, from May 1992 to April 1993.
Mr. Bartolomei received a B.A. degree from Colgate University in 1984.
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Oliver R. Grace, Jr. has been a director of the Company since April 1997.
Mr. Grace, a private investor, has been the Chairman of the Board of Andersen
Group, Inc., a dental products and video broadcasting equipment manufacturing
company, since 1990. Mr. Grace has also been a director of Republic Automotive
Parts, Inc., a distributor of replacement parts for the automotive aftermarket,
since 1982. Mr. Grace is a general partner of Anglo American Security Fund,
L.P., a private investment fund.
Neil S. Hirsch has been a director of the Company since May 1995. Mr.
Hirsch has been the President and Chief Executive Officer of Loanet, Inc., a
worldwide communications network managing securities lending transactions of
banks and brokerage firms since March 1994. From 1969 to January 1990, Mr.
Hirsch was Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President of Telerate, Inc., a
financial information provider, which was acquired by Dow Jones & Co. Inc. Mr.
Hirsch served as a consultant to Telerate, Inc. until September 1993. Mr. Hirsch
served on the Board of Directors of Dow Jones & Co. Inc. from 1990 to May 1993.
Mr. Hirsch was elected to the Information Industry Hall of Fame in 1985.
David P. Clark has been a director of the Company since December 1997. Mr.
Clark has been President of IMSI since January 1997. Prior to joining IMSI, Mr.
Clark was employed as a Sales Manager at Acclaim Entertainment from September
1994 to December 1996. From December 1992 to August 1994, Mr. Clark was a
Regional Sales Manager for Sony Imagesoft.
Kelly Sumner has been a director of the Company since December 1997. Mr.
Sumner has been President of TTE since July 1997. Prior thereto, from April 1993
to July 1997, Mr. Sumner was President and Chief Operating Officer of Gametek,
Inc. From June 1979 to April 1993, Mr. Sumner was Managing Director of the UK
subsidiary of Commodore Business Machines.
All directors hold office until the next annual meeting of stockholders and
the election and qualification of their successors. Officers are elected
annually by the Board of Directors and serve at the discretion of the Board.
The Company intends to establish an Audit Committee and a Compensation
Committee of the Board of Directors.
The Company has agreed, until April 2000, if so requested by Whale, the
underwriter of the Company's initial public offering, to nominate and use its
best efforts to elect a designee of Whale as a director of the Company or, at
Whale's option, as a non-voting adviser to the Company's Board of Directors. The
Company's officers, directors and principal stockholders have agreed to vote
their shares of Common Stock in favor of such designee. Whale has not yet
exercised its right to designate such a person.
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Item 10. Executive Compensation.
The following table sets forth the cash compensation paid by the Company
during the fiscal years ended October 31, 1995, 1996 and 1997 to its Chief
Executive Officer and to each of its executive officers whose compensation
exceeded $100,000 (the "Named Executives"):
Summary Compensation Table
Long-Term
Compensation
Annual Compensation Award
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Securities
Year Ended Other Annual Underlying
Name and Principal Position October 31, Salary($) Bonus($) Compensation(1) Options(#)
- --------------------------- ----------- --------- -------- --------------- -----------
Ryan A. Brant
Chief Executive Officer............. 1997 125,000 -- -- 50,000(2)
1996 119,319 -- -- --
1995 116,100 -- -- --
Mark E. Seremet
President........................... 1997 175,000 150,000 -- 50,000(2)
1996 141,158 42,350 -- 58,203(3)
1995 132,996 68,850 -- --
James W. Bartolomei, Jr.
Vice President of Sales............. 1997 104,800 10,500 -- --
1996 104,800 6,000 -- 41,573
1995 32,750 -- -- --
Barbara A. Ras 1997 100,000 10,000 -- 25,000(2)
Controller.......................... 1996 82,333 --- -- --
1995 56,250 2,000 -- 40,243(3)
Thomas Ptak
Vice President of Creative
Development........................ 1997 140,000(4) -- -- 15,000(2)
1996 11,667 -- -- --
1995 -- -- -- --
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(1) The aggregate value of benefits to be reported under the "Other Annual
Compensation" column did not exceed the lesser of $50,000 or 10% of the
total of annual salary and bonus reported for the Named Executive.
(2) Represents stock options granted under the Company's 1997 Stock Option
Plan.
(3) Represents stock options granted under the Company's 1994 Stock Option
Plan.
(4) Does not include royalties of $458,482 paid to Mr. Ptak and his affiliates
in connection with the sale of JetFighter products.
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The following table sets forth information concerning stock options granted
in the year ended October 31, 1997 to the Named Executives:
Option Grants in Fiscal Year Ended October 31, 1997
Individual Grants
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Number of Potential Realizable
Securities Percent of Total Value at Assumed
Underlying Options Granted Exercise Annual Rates of Stock
Options to Employees in Price Expiration Price Appreciation for
Name Granted (#) Fiscal Year(%) ($/Sh) Date Option Term (1)
- ---- ----------- ---------------- -------- ---------- ----------------------
5%($) 10%($)
----- ------
Ryan A. Brant 50,000(2) 12.8 5.50 4/17/2002 44,000 127,500
Mark E. Seremet 50,000(2) 12.8 5.00 4/17/2002 69,000 152,500
James W. Bartolomei -- -- -- -- -- --
Barbara A. Ras 25,000(2) 6.4 5.00 4/17/2002 34,500 76,250
Thomas Ptak 15,000(3) 3.9 5.00 4/17/2002 20,700 45,750
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(1) The potential realizable value columns of the table illustrate values that
might be realized upon exercise of the options immediately prior to their
expiration, assuming the Company's Common Stock appreciates at the compounded
rates specified over the term of the options. These numbers do not take into
account provisions of certain options providing for termination of the option
following termination of employment or nontransferability of the options and do
not make any provision for taxes associated with exercise. Because actual gains
will depend upon, among other things, future performance of the Common Stock,
there can be no assurance that the amounts reflected in this table will be
achieved.
(2) Represents five-year options exercisable as to one-fifth of the shares
covered thereby in each year commencing on the date of grant.
(3) Represents five-year options exercisable as to one-third of the shares
covered thereby in each year commencing on the date of grant.
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The following table sets forth information concerning the value of options
exercised during the year ended October 31, 1997 and the value of unexercised
stock options held by the Named Executives as of October 31, 1997:
Aggregated Option Exercises and Year End Values
Number of Securities
Underlying Value of Unexercised
Unexercised Options In-the-Money Options
at October 31, 1997 (#) at October 31, 1997 ($)*
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Shares Value
Acquired on Realized
Name Exercise (#) ($) Exercisable Unexercisable Exercisable Unexercisable
- ---- ------------ -------- ----------- ------------- ----------- -------------
Ryan A. Brant 15,000 113,700 493,880 40,000 2,833,520 50,000
Mark E. Seremet -- -- 357,553 40,000 2,034,388 70,000
James W. Bartolomei -- -- 27,715 13,858 154,927 77,466
Barbara A. Ras -- -- 45,243 20,000 183,405 35,000
Thomas Ptak -- -- 5,000 10,000 8,750 17,500
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* Year-end values for unexercised in-the-money options represent the positive
spread between the exercise price of such options and the fiscal year-end market
value of the Common Stock, which was $6.75 on October 31, 1997.
Director Compensation
Non-employee directors currently receive no cash compensation for serving
on Board of Directors other than reimbursement of reasonable expenses incurred
in attending meetings.
Employment Agreements
Each of Ryan A. Brant and Mark E. Seremet has entered into an employment
agreement with the Company for a four-year term commencing November 1, 1996.
Pursuant to the employment agreements, Messrs. Brant and Seremet have agreed to
devote their full time to the business of the Company as its Chief Executive
Officer and its President and Chief Operating Officer, respectively. The
employment agreements provide that Messrs. Brant and Seremet are entitled to
receive a base salary of $125,000 and $175,000, respectively, subject to cost of
living increases and annual cash bonuses equal to 3% of earnings before interest
and taxes in the event the Company achieves certain earnings levels. In the
event the employment agreements are terminated by the Company without cause,
Messrs. Brant and Seremet will be entitled to receive their base salary through
the remaining term of the agreement. The employment agreements contain covenants
restricting the executive from engaging in any activities competitive with the
business of the Company during the term of the agreement and for a period of one
year thereafter.
In connection with the Mission acquisition, the Company entered into an
employment agreement with Thomas Ptak for a term expiring on September 30, 2000.
Pursuant to the employment agreement, Mr. Ptak has agreed to devote
substantially all of his business and professional time and efforts to the
business of the Company as its Vice President of Creative Development. The
employment agreement provides that Mr. Ptak is entitled to receive an annual
base salary of $140,000 and a monthly bonus equal to 19.30% of the Net Profit
(as defined) from sales of CD-ROM and electronic and derivative entertainment
product lines other than JetFighter III developed after September 17, 1996 by
staff supervised by Mr. Ptak and sales of products ancillary to JetFighter III
which are published more than 18 months after the date on which JetFighter III
was first shipped. In the event the employment agreement is terminated by the
Company without cause, Mr. Ptak will be entitled to continue to receive
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his bonuses under the employment agreement and his base salary. The employment
agreement also contains a covenant prohibiting Mr. Ptak from disclosing
confidential information regarding the Company.
Effective July 1, 1995, the Company entered into an employment agreement
with James W. Bartolomei, Jr., pursuant to which Mr. Bartolomei agreed to devote
substantially all of his business and professional time and efforts to the
business of the Company as its Vice President of Sales. The employment agreement
provides that Mr. Bartolomei shall receive a base salary of $100,000, and shall
be entitled to receive an annual cash bonus based on the achievement by the
Company of its business plan. In the event the employment agreement is
terminated, Mr. Bartolomei shall be entitled to receive severance equal to one
month's salary.
TTE has entered into an employment agreement with Kelly Sumner, an
executive officer of TTE and a director of the Company, pursuant to which Mr.
Sumner agreed to continue his employment with TTE as President/Managing Director
for a three-year term. The agreement provides that Mr. Sumner is entitled to an
annual salary of (pound)100,000 ($168,000), plus an annual bonus equal to 7.5%
of the net pre-tax profits of TTE. Mr. Sumner also agreed not to engage in any
business which is a competitor of TTE in either England or Wales during the term
of the employment agreement and for a period of six months after termination of
his employment with TTE (or an affiliate or subsidiary of TTE).
IMSI has entered into a three-year employment agreement with David P.
Clark, a director of the Company, and entered into a three-year consulting
agreement with Terry Phillips. Pursuant to such agreements, each of Messrs.
Clark and Phillips are entitled to receive 6% of earnings before interest and
taxes generated by IMSI up to $500,000 and 9% of earnings before interest and
income taxes in excess of $500,000. Mr. Clark is also entitled to receive a base
salary of $120,000 per annum pursuant to his employment agreement. Mr. Phillips
received commissions of approximately $19,000 on IMSI sales for the period ended
October 31, 1997.
AIM entered into a four-year employment agreement with each of Jay Gelman
and Larry Muller, the former stockholders of AIM. Such agreements provide that
each of Messrs. Gelman and Muller is entitled to receive an annual salary of
$183,500 and incentive compensation equal to 5% of Alliance's earnings before
taxes. In addition, each of Messrs. Gelman and Muller are entitled to receive a
bonus equal to .125% of the first $20 million in combined sales of AIM and
Take-Two during each year.
Stock Options Plans
1994 Stock Option Plan. In February 1994, the stockholders of the Company
approved the Company's 1994 Qualified Incentive Stock Option Plan, as adopted by
the Company's Board of Directors (the "1994 Plan"), and as amended in April 1995
and January 1996, pursuant to which key employees of the Company are eligible to
receive incentive stock options to purchase up to an aggregate of 896,654 shares
of Common Stock. There are currently outstanding under the 1994 Stock Option
Plan stock options for an aggregate of 879,991 shares of Common Stock at
exercise prices ranging from $.45 to $2.41 per share, and expiring at various
times from 1999 through 2005. The exercise prices applicable under such
outstanding stock options represent not less than 100% of the fair market value
of the underlying Common Stock as of the date that such options were granted, as
determined by the Board of Directors of the Company on the date that such
options were granted. Of such options: (i) options to purchase 498,880 shares
were granted to Ryan A. Brant in 1994 at an exercise price of $.92 per share
(15,000 of which were exercised in July 1997); (ii) options to purchase 349,216
shares were granted to Mark E. Seremet, including 166,293 options granted in
1994 at an exercise price of $.45 per share, 124,720 options granted in 1994 at
an exercise price of $.92 and 58,203 options granted in 1996 at an exercise
price of $2.41; and (iii) options to purchase 40,243 shares were granted to
Barbara A. Ras in 1995 at an exercise price of $2.41 per share.
1997 Stock Option Plan. In January 1997, the stockholders of the Company
approved the Company's 1997 Stock Option Plan, as adopted by the Company's Board
of Directors (the "1997 Plan"), pursuant to which officers, directors, employees
and consultants of the Company are eligible to receive incentive stock options
and non-qualified stock options to purchase up to an aggregate of 400,000 shares
of the Company's Common Stock. To date, the Company has granted options to
purchase 390,000 shares under the 1997 Plan. In April 1997, the Company granted
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options under the Plan to Ryan A. Brant (50,000 options), Mark E. Seremet
(50,000 options), Barbara A. Ras (25,000 options) and Thomas Ptak (15,000
options), entitling them to purchase an aggregate of 140,000 shares of Common
Stock, all of which provide for an exercise price equal to $5.00 per share
(except that Mr. Brant's options have an exercise price of $5.50), are
exercisable at the rate of 20% of the number of options granted in each of
calendar 1997 through 2001, inclusive, commencing in April 1997 (except that Mr.
Ptak's options are exercisable at the rate of 33.3% of the number of options
granted in each of calendar 1997 through 1999) and, unless exercised, expire
five years from the date of grant (subject to prior termination in accordance
with the applicable stock option agreements). The exercise price applicable to
all outstanding stock options represents not less than 100% of the fair market
value of the underlying Common Stock as of the date that such options were
granted.
With respect to incentive stock options, both stock option plans provides
that the exercise price of each such option must be at least equal to 100% of
the fair market value of the Common Stock on the date that such option is
granted (and 110% of fair market value in the case of stockholders who, at the
time the option is granted, own more than 10% of the total outstanding Common
Stock), and require that all such options have an expiration date not later than
that date which is one day before the tenth anniversary of the date of the grant
of such options (or the fifth anniversary of the date of grant in the case of
10% stockholders). However, with certain limited exceptions, in the event that
the option holder ceases to be associated with the Company or engages in or is
involved with any business similar to that of the Company, such option holder's
incentive options immediately terminate. Pursuant to the provisions of the
plans, the aggregate fair market value, determined as of the date(s) of grant,
for which incentive stock options are first exercisable by an option holder
during any one calendar year cannot exceed $100,000.
With respect to non-qualified stock options, the Plan requires that the
exercise price of all such options be at least equal to 100% of the fair market
value of the Common Stock on the date such option is granted, provided that
non-qualified options may be issued at a lower exercise price (but in no event
less than 85% of fair market value) if the net pre-tax income of the Company in
the full fiscal year immediately preceding the date of the grant of such option
(the "Prior Year") exceeded 125% of the mean annual average net pre-tax income
of the Company for the three fiscal years immediately preceding such Prior Year.
Non-qualified options must have an expiration date not later than that date
which is the day before the eighth anniversary of the date of the grant of the
subject option. However, with certain limited exceptions, in the event that the
option holder ceases to be associated with the Company or engages in or becomes
involved with any business similar to that of the Company, such option holder's
non-qualified options immediately terminate.
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Item 11. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management.
The following table sets forth certain information as of January 26, 1998,
relating to the beneficial ownership of shares of Common Stock by (i) each
person or entity who is known by the Company to own beneficially 5% or more of
the outstanding Common Stock, (ii) each of the Company's directors, (iii) each
of the Named Executives, and (iv) all directors and executive officers of the
Company as a group.
Number of Shares Percentage of Outstanding
of Common Stock Common Stock
Name and Address of Beneficial Owner(1) Beneficially Owned(2) Beneficially Owned
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Ryan A. Brant(3) ................................. 4,441,928 42.0%
Mark E. Seremet(4) ............................... 359,216 3.6
Thomas Ptak(5) ................................... 187,923 1.9
Barbara A. Ras(6) ................................ 45,243 *
James W. Bartolomei, Jr.(7) ...................... 27,715 *
Oliver R. Grace, Jr.(8) .......................... 781,338 7.9
Neil S. Hirsch(9) ................................ 3,948,048 39.2
Ira Shapiro(10) .................................. 682,494 7.0
Bridgehampton Investors, L.P.(11) ................ 3,948,048 39.2
Anglo American Security Fund, L.P.(12) ........... 754,786 7.7
David P. Clark(13) ............................... 425,000 4.4
Kelly Sumner(14) ................................. 33,000 *
All directors and executive officers as a
group (nine persons) ............................. 6,301,363(15) 56.8%
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* Less than 1%.
(1) Unless otherwise indicated, the address of each beneficial owner is 575
Broadway, New York, New York 10012. The address of Anglo American Security
Fund, L.P. is 55 Brookville Road, Glen Head, New York 11545. The address of
Ira Shapiro is P.O. Box 155, Litchfield, Connecticut 06759.
(2) Unless otherwise indicated, the Company believes that all persons named in
the table have sole voting and investment power with respect to all shares
of Common Stock beneficially owned by them. A person is deemed to be the
beneficial owner of securities which may be acquired by such person within
60 days from the date of this report upon the exercise of options, warrants
or convertible securities. Each beneficial owner's percentage ownership is
determined by assuming that options that are held by such person (but not
those held by any other person) and which are exercisable within 60 days of
the date of this report, have been exercised.
(3) Includes (i) 3,948,048 shares of Common Stock held by Bridgehampton
Investors, L.P., a Connecticut limited partnership ("Bridgehampton"), of
which Mr. Brant is a general partner and shares voting and investment power
with an entity controlled by Neil S. Hirsch with respect to such shares,
(ii) 483,880
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shares of Common Stock issuable upon the exercise of options granted under
the 1994 Plan, and (iii) 10,000 shares of Common Stock issuable upon the
exercise of options granted under the 1997 Plan, which are currently
exercisable.
(4) Includes (i) 347,553 shares of Common Stock issuable upon the exercise of
options granted under the 1994 Plan, and (ii) 10,000 shares of Common Stock
issuable upon the exercise of options granted under the 1997 Plan, which
are currently exercisable.
(5) Includes 5,000 shares of Common Stock issuable upon the exercise of options
granted under the 1997 Plan.
(6) Includes (i) 40,243 shares of Common Stock issuable upon the exercise of
options granted under the 1994 Plan, and (ii) 5,000 shares of Common Stock
issuable upon the exercise of options granted under the 1997 Plan, which
are currently exercisable.
(7) Represents shares of Common Stock issuable upon the exercise of options.
(8) Includes: (i) 689,440 shares of Common Stock owned of record by Anglo
American Security Fund, L.P. ("Anglo American"), of which Mr. Grace is a
general partner, (ii) 42,387 shares of Common Stock issuable upon the
exercise of warrants owned by Anglo American, (iii) 17,959 shares of Common
Stock issuable upon the exercise of options owned by Anglo American, (iv)
5,765 shares of Common Stock issuable upon the exercise of warrants owned
by an affiliated entity and (v) 20,787 shares of Common Stock issuable upon
the exercise of options owned by Mr. Grace.
(9) Represents 3,948,048 shares of Common Stock held by Bridgehampton, of which
an entity controlled by Mr. Hirsch is a general partner and shares voting
and investment power with Ryan A. Brant with respect to such shares.
(10) Includes 21,618 shares of Common Stock held by Mr. Shapiro's minor
children.
(11) The general partners of Bridgehampton are Ryan A. Brant, the Chief
Executive Officer of the Company, and an entity controlled by Neil S.
Hirsch, a director of the Company. Messrs. Brant and Hirsch together have
sole voting and investment power with respect to the shares of Common Stock
held by Bridgehampton. Messrs. Brant and Hirsch beneficially own 1.9% and
5.6%, respectively, of Bridgehampton. The limited partners of
Bridgehampton, who have no voting or investment power with respect to the
shares of Common Stock held by Bridgehampton, include Peter M. Brant, the
father of Ryan A. Brant, who owns 40.7% of Bridgehampton, and the Incentive
Profit-Sharing Plan of a corporation of which Mr. Brant's father is a
trustee, which owns 49.2% of Bridgehampton. Pursuant to the limited
partnership agreement of Bridgehampton, such partnership may not be
terminated, and its voting and investment powers may not be amended, until
January 2002.
(12) Includes (i) 42,387 shares of Common Stock issuable upon the exercise of
warrants and (ii) 17,959 shares of Common Stock issuable upon the exercise
of options.
(13) Includes 187,500 shares held by Mr. Clark's wife. Mr. Clark disclaims
beneficial ownership of the shares held by his wife.
(14) Includes 8,000 shares of Common Stock issuable upon the exercise of
options.
(15) Includes currently exercisable options and warrants to purchase an
aggregate of 1,351,041 shares of Common Stock.
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Item 12. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions.
In connection with a private financing in September 1996, Peter M. Brant,
the father of Ryan A. Brant, Chief Executive Officer of the Company, Neil
Hirsch, a director of the Company, Ira Shapiro, a principal stockholder and
former director of the Company, and Anglo American purchased $1,565,180,
$72,228, $65,500 and $212,867, respectively, of the principal amount of the 1996
Notes and received five-year warrants to purchase 312,339, 14,413, 13,071 and
42,387 shares, respectively, at an exercise price of $.01 per share. In April
1997, the Company repaid $65,500 and $212,867 principal amount of the 1996
Notes, respectively, to Mr. Shapiro and Anglo American. In January 1997, Peter
M. Brant agreed to extend the repayment of his portion of the 1996 Notes until
May 14, 1998. In consideration for such extension, the interest rate on the 1996
Notes held by Mr. Brant was increased to 14% per annum. In August 1997, the
Company repaid $750,000 principal amount of such indebtedness to Mr. Brant and,
in September 1997, obtained bank financing to repay the balance of $815,180
principal amount of such indebtedness.
In February 1994, the Company entered into a five-year consulting agreement
with Mr. Shapiro under which the Company agreed to pay to Mr. Shapiro a fee of
$75,000 per annum (payable quarterly) in consideration of business consulting
services. In September 1996, the Company issued to Mr. Shapiro 42,496 shares of
Common Stock and a promissory note in the principal amount of $65,500 on the
same terms and conditions as the 1996 Notes in lieu of $167,000 owed to Mr.
Shapiro under the consulting agreement. At October 31, 1997, the Company owed
Mr. Shapiro $61,000 pursuant to the consulting agreement.
In connection with Mission acquisition in September 1996, the Company
issued a promissory note in the principal amount of $337,750, payable to Thomas
Ptak, Vice President of Creative Development of the Company, in equal monthly
installments of $10,224 through September 1999, and a promissory note in the
principal amount of $330,000, of which $200,000 is currently outstanding and is
payable in the event that the Company includes a specific software engine in
shipments of JetFighter IV. The repayment of such indebtedness is secured by the
Mission stock held by the Company. In addition, the Company agreed to pay Mr.
Ptak and his affiliates 77.2% of net cash receipts derived from sales of
JetFighter III, and agreed to pay royalties of 19.3% derived from sales of other
products developed under his supervision (including JetFighter IV and
JetFighter: Full Burn) pursuant to his employment agreement with the Company.
The Company also assumed an obligation to repay a $15,000 principal amount
promissory note issued to Mr. Ptak's sister. Such note bears interest at the
rate of 12% per annum and is payable on demand.
The Company leases its office space in New York from 575 Broadway
Corporation, a corporation controlled by Ryan A. Brant's father.
All of the Company's indebtedness to the Citibank is personally guaranteed
by Ryan A. Brant. Messrs. Ryan A. Brant and Peter M. Brant personally guaranteed
the Company's Credit Agreement with the National Bank of Canada, which was
repaid in January 1998.
In February 1997, Anglo American, of which Oliver R. Grace, Jr., a director
of the Company, is a general partner, agreed to convert shares of Series B
Convertible Preferred Stock into 409,791 shares of Common Stock. As an
inducement to enter into such agreement, the Company issued to Anglo American
options to purchase 38,746 shares of Common Stock at an exercise price of $2.41
per share. In addition, the Company entered into a three-year consulting
agreement with an affiliate of Anglo American, pursuant to which such affiliate
agreed to provide management consulting services to the Company in consideration
of the payment of $100,000 over the term of the agreement, of which $33,333 was
paid in April 1997. The Company also paid $35,000 to Anglo American in dividends
on the Series B Preferred Stock.
During the years ended October 31, 1996 and 1997, IMSI paid sales
commissions of $33,000 and $18,603, respectively, to a company controlled by
Terry Phillips, a stockholder of the Company and a consultant to IMSI. As of
October 31, 1997, there was $39,633 and $3,346, respectively, due from David
Clark, a director of the Company, and Mr. Phillips relating to advances made
prior to the IMSI acquisition.
The Company believes that all of such transactions and arrangements were
advantageous to the Company and were on terms no less favorable to the Company
than could have been obtained from unaffiliated third parties.
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Item 13. Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K.
(a) Exhibits
3.1 Form of Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Company.+
3.2 By-Laws of the Company.+
10.1 Amended and Restated Employment Agreement, dated as of November 1,
1996, between the Company and Ryan A. Brant, as amended.+
10.2 Amended and Restated Employment Agreement, dated as of November 1,
1996, between the Company and Mark E. Seremet, as amended.+
10.3 Employment Agreement, dated September 17, 1996, between the Company
and Thomas Ptak.+
10.4 Employment Letter, dated June 20, 1994, between the Company and Jamie
Bartolomei.+
10.5 1994 Stock Option Plan of the Company.+
10.6 1997 Stock Option Plan of the Company.+
10.7 Distribution Agreement, dated as of December 27, 1996, between the
Company and Mindscape, Inc.+
10.8 Distribution Agreement, dated as of January 19, 1996, between the
Company and Acclaim Entertainment, Inc., as amended on August 23, 1996
and December 16, 1996.+
10.9 Distribution Agreement, dated as of August 23, 1996, between the
Company and Acclaim Entertainment, Inc.+
10.10 License Agreement, dated as of August 23, 1996, between the Company
and Acclaim Entertainment, Inc.+
10.11 Distribution Agreement, dated as of December 16, 1993, between the
Company and Interplay Productions, Inc.+
10.12 License Agreement, dated as of May 3, 1996, between TSR, Inc. and the
Company.+
10.13 License Agreement, dated as of May 6, 1996, between TSR, Inc. and the
Company.+
10.14 License Agreement, dated as of October 3, 1996, between the Company
and Legend Entertainment Inc., as amended on January 28, 1997.+
10.15 Letter, dated December 3, 1993, with agreement between RD Technologies
and Mission Studios.+
10.16 Consulting Agreement, dated February 9, 1994, between Ira Shapiro and
Interoptica Holdings Ltd. (assumed by the Company).+
10.17 Agreement, dated December 1994, between the Company and Mikto Ltd.+
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10.18 Sony PlayStation License Agreement, dated March 3, 1995, between Sony
Computer Entertainment of America and the Company.+
10.19 Development Tool Agreement, dated as of March 3, 1995, between Sony
Computer Entertainment of America and the Company.+
10.20 Form of Shareholders' Agreement executed in May 1995 among the
stockholders of the Company listed therein.+
10.21 Software Development Agreement, dated as of August 14, 1995, between
the Company and 3000 AD, Inc., as amended.+
10.22 Form of Series "A" Note, Note Amendment and Warrant of the Company
executed in September 1996.+
10.23 Term Sheet for JetFighter IV Project, dated September 16, 1996,
between Mission Studios Corp. and RD Technologies.+
10.24 Letter Agreement, dated February 7, 1997, between Anglo American
Security Fund L.P. and the Company.+
10.25 Distribution Agreement, dated February 7, 1997, between Mindscape,
Inc. and the Company.+
10.26 Asset and Stock Purchase Agreement dated July 29, 1997 by and among
the Company, TTE, ART and GameTek (FL).++
10.27 Promissory Note dated July 29, 1997 in the principal amount of
$500,000.++
10.28 Promissory Note dated July 29, 1997 in the principal amount of
$200,000.++
10.29 Employment Agreement between TTE and Kelly Sumner.++
10.30 Gameboy Distribution Agreement.++
10.31 N64 Distribution Agreement.++
10.32 Agreement and Plan of Merger dated July 10, 1997 by and among the
Company, IMSI, David Clark, Karen Clark, Terry Phillips and Cathy
Phillips.++
10.32 Agreement and Plan of Merger dated July 31, 1997 by and among the
Company, CAG, David Clark, Terry Phillips and Russell Howard.++
10.33 Employment Agreement between IMSI and David Clark.++
10.34 Consulting Agreement between IMSI and Terry Phillips.++
10.35 Registration Rights Agreement by and among the Company, David Clark,
Karen Clark, Terry Phillips, Cathy Phillips and Russell Howard.++
10.36 Registration Rights Agreement by and among the Company and GameTek,
Inc.++
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10.37 Securities Purchase Agreement, dated October 14, 1997, by and among
the Company and the Funds.+++
10.38 Convertible Note No. 1, dated October 14, 1997, in favor of Infinity
Investors Limited.+++
10.39 Convertible Note No. 2, dated October 14 1997, in favor of Infinity
Emerging Opportunities Limited.+++
10.40 Convertible Note No. 3, dated October 14, 1997, in favor of Glacier
Capital Limited.+++
10.41 Common Stock Purchase Warrant, dated October 14, 1997, in favor of
Infinity Investors Limited.+++
10.42 Common Stock Purchase Warrant, dated October 14, 1997, in favor of
Infinity Emerging Opportunities Limited.+++
10.43 Common Stock Purchase Warrant, Dated October 14, 1997, in favor of
Glacier Capital Limited.+++
10.44 Registration Rights Agreement, dated October 14, 1997, by and among
the Company and the Funds.+++
10.45 Security Agreement, dated October 14, 1997, by and between the Company
and HW Partners, L.P., as agent for and representative of the
Funds.+++
10.46 Security Agreement, dated October 14, 1997, by and between Inventory
Management Systems, Inc. and HW Partners, L.P., as agent for and
representative of the Funds.+++
10.47 Transfer Agent Agreement, dated October 14, 1997, by and among the
Company, the Funds and American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, as
transfer agent.+++
10.48 Agreement and Plan of Merger dated as of December 22, 1997 by and
among the Company, IMSI, AIM, Alliance, Jay Gelman, Larry Muller and
Andre Muller.++++
10.49 Employment Agreement between AIM and Jay Gelman.++++
10.50 Employment Agreement between AIM and Larry Muller.++++
10.51 Loan Documents by and among NationsBank, N.A., IMSI, AIM and the
Company, as guarantor.++++
10.52 Summary of Terms, dated as of November 6, 1997, between the Company
and Panasonic Interactive Media.
10.53 Term Sheets, dated as of November 11, 1997 and January 28, 1998,
between the Company and Mindscape, Inc.
10.54 Term Sheet, dated as of November 13, 1997, between the Company and
Interplay Productions.
11.1 Statement re: Computation of Per Share Earnings.
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22.1 Subsidiaries of the Company.
27.1 Financial Data Schedule (SEC use only).
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+ Incorporated by reference to the applicable exhibit contained in the
Company's Registration Statement on Form SB-2 (file no. 333-6414).
++ Incorporated by reference to the applicable exhibit contained in the
Company's Current Report on Form 8-K dated July 29, 1997.
+++ Incorporated by reference to the applicable exhibit contained in the
Company's Current Report on Form 8-K dated October 24, 1997.
++++ Incorporated by reference to the applicable exhibit contained in the
Company's Current Report on Form 8-K dated December 24, 1997.
(b) Reports on Form 8-K filed during the quarter ended October 31, 1997:
Form 8-K dated July 29, 1997 relating to the acquisitions of TTE, ART and
IMSI. Form 8-K dated October 24, 1997 relating to the issuance of the Notes
to the Funds.
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Report of Independent Accountants
To the Stockholders of
Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. and Subsidiaries:
We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheet of TAKE-TWO
INTERACTIVE SOFTWARE, INC. and SUBSIDIARIES as of October 31, 1997, and the
related consolidated statements of operations, stockholders' equity , and cash
flows for each of the two years in the period ended October 31, 1997. These
financial statements are the responsibility of the Company's management. Our
responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on
our audits.
We conducted our audits in accordance with generally accepted auditing
standards. Those standards required that we plan and perform the audit to obtain
reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material
misstatement. An audit includes examining on a test basis, evidence supporting
the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes
assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by
management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation.
We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
In our opinion, the financial statement referred to above present fairly, in all
material respects, the consolidated financial position of Take-Two Interactive
Software, Inc. and Subsidiaries as of October 31, 1997, and the consolidated
results of their operations and their cash flows for each of the two years in
the period ended October 31, 1997, in conformity with generally accepted
accounting principles.
The accompanying financial statements have been prepared assuming that the
Company will continue as a going concern. As discussed in Note 2 to the
financial statements, the Company has a working capital deficiency, has incurred
recurring negative cash flow from operations, and may require additional
financing to fund its operations, which raise substantial doubt about its
ability to continue as a going concern. The financial statements do not include
any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.
COOPERS & LYBRAND L.L.P.
New York, New York
January 21, 1998
Item 1.
TAKE-TWO INTERACTIVE SOFTWARE, INC. and SUBSIDIARIES
Consolidated Balance Sheet
As of October 31, 1997
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ASSETS (Note 7): October 31, 1997
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Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents $ 1,882,915
Accounts receivable, net 4,666,862
Inventories 1,149,590
Prepaid royalties 1,023,750
Prepaid expenses and other current assets
(including inventory advances of $3,145,272) 4,175,000
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Total current assets 12,898,117
Fixed assets, net 1,207,614
Prepaid royalties 167,500
Capitalized software development costs, net 4,315,728
Intangibles, net 6,255,037
Other assets, net 246,204
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Total assets $ 25,090,200
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LIABILITIES and STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY:
Current liabilities:
Current portion of notes payable, net of discount $ 4,306,622
Current portion of notes payable due to related parties, net of discount 255,513
Current portion of capital lease obligation 158,030
Lines of credit, current portion 904,843
Accounts payable 5,272,903
Accrued expenses 2,030,895
Due to related parties 164,516
Advances to principally distributors 1,247,769
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Total current liabilities 14,341,091
Note payable, net of current portion 250,000
Line of credit 123,498
Notes payable due to related parties, net of discount 106,906
Capital lease obligation, net of current portion 299,474
Other liabilities 87,343
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Total liabilities 15,208,312
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Commitments and contingencies
Redeemable preferred stock - Class A; $1.00 par value; 317 shares authorized,
issued and outstanding 317
Stockholders' equity:
Common stock, par value $.01 per share; 15,000,000 shares authorized;
9,250,043 shares issued and outstanding 92,500
Additional paid-in capital 15,587,334
Deferred compensation (17,250)
Accumulated deficit (5,650,307)
Foreign currency translation adjustment (130,706)
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Total stockholders' equity 9,881,888
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Total liabilities and stockholders' equity $ 25,090,200
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated
financial statements.
TAKE-TWO INTERACTIVE SOFTWARE, INC. and SUBSIDIARIES
Consolidated Statements of Operations
For the years ended October 31, 1996 and 1997
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Year Ended October 31,
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1996 1997
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Net sales $ 12,529,128 $ 19,014,083
Cost of sales 6,236,703 12,459,189
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Gross profit 6,292,425 6,554,894
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Operating expenses:
Research and development costs 718,089 1,248,258
Selling and marketing 2,718,078 4,203,984
General and administrative 1,775,951 3,385,481
Depreciation and amortization 269,523 844,221
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Total operating expenses 5,481,641 9,681,944
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Income (loss) from operations 810,784 (3,127,050)
Interest expense (income) 232,095 1,016,612
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Income (loss) before foreign withholding taxes 578,689 (4,143,662)
Provision for income taxes 29,049 18,421
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Net income (loss) 549,640 (4,162,083)
Preferred dividends (17,532) (135,416)
Distributions paid to S corporation shareholders
prior to acquisition (183,034) (202,092)
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Net income (loss) attributable to common
stockholders' $ 349,074 $ (4,499,591)
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Per share data:
Primary:
Weighted average common shares outstanding 7,671,064 8,339,429
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Net income (loss) per share $ .05 $ (.54)
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Fully diluted:
Weighted average common shares outstanding 7,671,064 8,345,178
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Net income (loss) per share $ .05 $ (.54)
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated
financial statements.
TAKE-TWO INTERACTIVE SOFTWARE, INC. and SUBSIDIARIES
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
For the years ended October 31, 1996 and 1997
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Years Ended October 31,
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1996 1997
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Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income (loss) $ 549,640 $ (4,162,083)
Adjustment to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash used in operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization 269,523 844,221
Provision for bad debts and return allowances 72,632
Non-cash revenue (150,000)
Amortization of deferred compensation 17,250 17,250
Amortization of loan discounts 150,039 720,994
Amortization of deferred financing costs 30,776
Issuance of compensatory stock 15,000
Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of effects of acquisitions:
Decrease (increase) in accounts receivable (136,760) (3,666,805)
Decrease (increase) in capitalized software development costs 320,374 (1,033,618)
Decrease (increase) in prepaid royalties (285,000) (906,250)
Decrease (increase) in prepaid expenses and other current assets (80,252) (4,099,484)
Decrease (increase) in inventories (142,790) (785,275)
Decrease (increase) in due from related affiliate 113,000
Increase (decrease) in accounts payable 247,769 2,861,665
Increase (decrease) in accrued expenses (22,517) 1,610,552
Increase (decrease) in advances-principally distributors (1,481,582) 441,932
Increase (decrease) in due to/from stockholders 25,749 200,077
Increase (decrease) in other liabilities 87,343
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Net cash used in operating activities (630,925) (7,725,705)
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Cash flows from investing activities:
Purchase of fixed assets (162,073) (121,566)
Acquisition, net cash paid (900,000) (100,000)
Additional royalty payment in connection with the Mission Acquisition -- (814,478)
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Net cash used in investing activities (1,062,073) (1,036,044)
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Cash flows from financing activities:
Issuance of stock in connection with a private placement, net of stock
issuance costs of $60,000 192,000
Costs associated with proposed initial public offering (45,608)
Issuance of stock and warrants in connection with an IPO,
net of stock issuance costs of $1,920,232 7,463,769
Proceeds from Security Purchase Agreement - convertible notes 4,200,000
Costs associated with Security Purchase Agreement (361,000)
Proceeds (Repayments) under line of credit (26,303) 590,944
Proceeds (Repayments) under 1996 Financing 2,006,039 (1,938,791)
Proceeds from short-term notes payable 800,000
Repayments of short-term notes payable (260,000)
Proceeds from issuance of common stock 45,000
Proceeds from exercise of stock options 750 156
Principal payments on note payable (20,634) (104,310)
Loans to stockholders (280,669)
Repayment of capital lease obligation (70,668)
Payment from stockholders 161,617
Distributions to stockholders (183,034) (237,092)
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Net cash provided by financing activities 1,849,158 10,083,008
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Effect of foreign exchange rates -- (130,706)
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Net increase in cash for the year 156,160 1,190,553
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of the year 536,202 692,362
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Cash and cash equivalents, end of the year $ 692,362 $ 1,882,915
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The Company declared dividends to the holder of the cumulative convertible
preferred stock - Class B and the full amount was converted into notes
payable in connection with the 1996 financing $ 17,500
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Certain amounts owed to a stockholder and director of the Company under a consulting
agreement were converted into common stock $ 102,221
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Certain amounts owed to a stockholder and director of the Company under a consulting
agreement were converted into short-term notes payable in connection with the 1996
financing $ 65,500
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Issuance of warrants in lieu of dividends $ 100,352
============
Issuance of common stock in connection with IMSI and CAG acquisition $ 1,000
============
Supplemental information on business acquired:
Fair value of assets acquired $ 2,693,928 $ 4,948,654
Less, liabilities assumed (1,293,928) (1,100,492)
Stock issued (440,000) (3,000,000)
Note payable -- (700,000)
Direct transaction costs -- (48,162)
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Cash paid 960,000 100,000
Less, cash acquired (60,000) --
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Net cash paid $ 900,000 $ 100,000
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Cash paid during the year for interest $ 39,052 $ 453,163
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Cash paid during the year for taxes $ 30,938 $ 18,421
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Equipment acquired under capital lease $ 17,040 $ 505,088
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated
financial statements.
TAKE-TWO INTERACTIVE SOFTWARE, INC. and SUBSIDIARIES
Consolidated Statements of Stockholders' Equity
For the years ended October 31, 1996 and 1997
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Convertible
Preferred Stock Preferred Stock Common Stock
Shares Amount Shares Amount Shares Amount
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Balance, October 31, 1995 317 $ 317 17,500 $ 249,987 5,345,638 $ 53,456
Issuance of common stock 24,944 249
Issuance of compensatory stock options
Amortization of deferred compensation
Issuance of common stock in connection with
Mission Studios acquisition 182,923 1,829
Issuance of warrants in connection with
'96 private placement
Declaration of dividends to preferred stockholders
Distributions paid to S corporation shareholders
Conversion of consulting payments due into
common stock 42,496 425
Exercise of stock options 1,663 17
Net income
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Balance, October 31, 1996 317 317 17,500 249,987 5,597,664 55,976
Conversion of preferred stock (17,500) (249,987) 409,791 4,098
Issuance of warrants in lieu of dividends
Issuance of common stock and warrants
in connection with a public offering,
net of issuance costs 1,840,000 18,400
Issuance of common stock and warrants in
connection with 1997 placement of debt 55,000 550
Conversion of warrants issued in connection with
1996 private placement into common stock 26,035 260
Issuance of common stock in connection with
IMSI and CAG acquisition 900,000 9,000
Issuance of common stock in connection with
TTE and ART acquisition 406,553 4,066
Exercise of stock options 15,000 150
Declaration of dividends to preferred stockholders
Distributions paid to S corporation shareholders
Amortization of deferred compensation
Foreign currency translation adjustment
Net loss
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Balance, October 31, 1997 317 $ 317 -- $ -- $ 9,250,043 $ 92,500
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Additional Foreign
Paid-in- Deferred Accumulated Currency
capital Compensation Deficit Translation Total
---------- ------------ ----------- ----------- -----
Balance, October 31, 1995 $ 2,528,225 $ -- $(1,499,790) $ -- $ 1,332,195
Issuance of common stock 59,751 60,000
Issuance of compensatory stock options 51,750 (51,750)
Amortization of deferred compensation 17,250 17,250
Issuance of common stock in connection with
Mission Studios acquisition 438,171 440,000
Issuance of warrants in connection with
'96 private placement 750,197 750,197
Declaration of dividends to preferred stockholders (17,532) (17,532)
Distributions paid to S corporation shareholders (183,034) (183,034)
Conversion of consulting payments due into
common stock 101,796 102,221
Exercise of stock options 733 750
Net income 549,640 549,640
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Balance, October 31, 1996 3,930,623 (34,500) (1,150,716) -- 3,051,687
Conversion of preferred stock 245,889 --
Issuance of warrants in lieu of dividends 100,352 (100,352) --
Issuance of common stock and warrants
in connection with a public offering,
net of issuance costs 7,399,761 7,418,161
Issuance of common stock and warrants in
connection with 1997 placement of debt 909,229 909,779
Conversion of warrants issued in connection with
1996 private placement into common stock (104) 156
Issuance of common stock in connection with
IMSI and CAG acquisition (8,000) 1,000
Issuance of common stock in connection with
TTE and ART acquisition 2,995,934 3,000,000
Exercise of stock options 13,650 13,800
Declaration of dividends to preferred stockholders (35,064) (35,064)
Distributions paid to S corporation shareholders (202,092) (202,092)
Amortization of deferred compensation 17,250 17,250
Foreign currency translation adjustment (130,706) (130,706)
Net loss (4,162,083) -- (4,162,083)
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Balance, October 31, 1997 $15,587,334 $ (17,250) $(5,650,307) $ (130,706) $9,881,888
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated
financial statements.
TAKE-TWO INTERACTIVE SOFTWARE, INC. and SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
1. Organization:
Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. ("Take-Two") was incorporated in the State
of Delaware on September 30, 1993. Take-Two and its wholly owned subsidiaries,
Mission Studios Corporation, Take-Two Interactive Software Europe Limited,
Alternative Reality Technologies, Inventory Management Systems, Inc. and
Creative Alliance Group Inc. (the "Company") design, develop, publish, market
and distribute interactive software games for use on multimedia personal
computer and video game console platforms. The Company's interactive software
games are sold primarily in the United States, Europe and Asia. The Company
delivers game titles to consumers primarily through distribution and licensing
arrangements.
2. Significant Accounting Policies and Transactions:
Basis of Presentation
The consolidated financial statements include the financial statements of
Take-Two and its wholly owned subsidiaries. All intercompany balances and
transactions have been eliminated.
On July 31, 1997, the Company acquired all the outstanding stock of Inventory
Management Systems, Inc. ("IMSI") and Creative Alliance Group, Inc. ("CAG").
IMSI and CAG are engaged in the wholesale distribution of interactive software
games. To effect the acquisition, all of the outstanding shares of common stock
of each of IMSI and CAG were exchanged for 900,000 shares of restricted common
stock of the Company. The acquisition has been accounted for as a pooling of
interests in accordance with APB No. 16 and accordingly, the accompanying
financial statements have been restated to include the results of operations and
financial position of IMSI and CAG for all periods presented prior to the
business combination.
The accompanying financial statements have been prepared assuming the Company
will continue as a going concern. The Company has incurred negative cash flows
from operations since inception and has a working capital deficiency of
$1,442,974 as of October 31, 1997. Continuance of the Company as a going concern
is dependent upon, among other things, the Company's ability to complete new
commercially successful entertainment software products, the restoration of
profitable operations, and/or obtaining additional financing, the outcome of
which cannot presently be determined. The financial statements do not include
any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.
Risk and Uncertainties
For the years ended October 31, 1996 and 1997, approximately 61% and 53%,
respectively of the Company's net sales has been attributable to a limited
number of products. The process of developing software games, such as those
offered by the Company, is extremely complex and is expected to become more
complex and expensive in the future as new platforms and technologies are
introduced. The Company's continued success in the interactive entertainment
software business depends on the timely introduction of successful new software
titles or sequels to existing software titles to replace declining revenues from
older titles. If sales from new software titles or sequels to existing software
titles failed to materialize the Company's business, operating results and
financial condition could be adversely affected in the near term.
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The preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally accepted
accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions that
affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of
contingent assets and liabilities at the dates of the financial statements and
the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting periods. The
most significant estimates and assumptions relate to the recoverability of
capitalized software development costs and goodwill, allowances for returns and
income taxes. Actual amounts could differ from those estimates.
Concentration of Credit Risk
A significant portion of cash balances are maintained with several major
financial institutions with satisfactory standing and at times, exceeds
insurable amounts.
If the financial condition and operations of the Company's distributors or
retailers deteriorate, the risk of collection could increase substantially. For
the years ended October 31, 1996 and 1997, the Company recorded net sales of
$7,369,562 and $7,679,401, respectively from their largest distributors. As of
October 31, 1997, the receivable balance from the largest distributor and
retailer amounted to approximately 12.3% and 49.0%, respectively, of the
Company's net accounts receivable balance.
Revenue Recognition
Revenues from software license fees (generally fixed fee arrangements) amounted
to $2,140,442 and $1,059,448 in 1996 and 1997, respectively, and are recognized
in the periods in which the product masters are delivered (in the absence of any
uncertainty as to continuing obligations or customer acceptance) and
collectibility of the resulting receivables is assured. Royalty income amounted
to $1,663,269 in 1996 and is recognized when earned. Revenues from the
distribution of interactive software games amounted to $1,374,419 and $6,210,369
in 1996 and 1997, respectively, and is recognized upon the shipment of product.
Revenue from the sale of multiple copies of software products amounted to
$7,313,953 and $11,732,244 in 1996 and 1997, respectively, and is recognized
upon shipment of the products by distributors to retailers. Retailers have the
right to return copies not sold. Accordingly, an allowance for returns is
established when sales by distributors occur based upon the higher of historical
patterns or negotiated terms. Other income which amounted to $37,045 and $12,022
in 1996 and 1997, respectively, consists primarily of revenue from the Company's
customer service line and is recognized when earned. In connection with certain
distribution and licensing agreements, the Company receives advance payments
which are deferred and recognized as income when earned.
For the years ended October 31, 1996 and 1997, the Company's net sales in
domestic and international markets accounted for approximately 75.8% and 83.4%
and 24.2% and 16.6%, respectively.
Advertising
The Company expenses advertising costs as incurred. Advertising expense for the
years ended October 31, 1996 and 1997 amounted to $203,609 and $372,563,
respectively.
Cash and Cash Equivalents
The Company considers all highly liquid instruments purchased with original
maturities of three months or less to be cash equivalents.
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Inventory
Inventories are stated at the lower of cost (first-in, first-out method) or
market. Inventories consist of:
October 31, 1997
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Parts and supplies $ 185,793
Finished products 963,797
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$1,149,590
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Fixed Assets
Depreciation of computer equipment, office equipment and furniture and fixtures
is provided for by the straight-line method over their estimated lives ranging
from five to seven years. Amortization of leasehold improvements is provided for
over the lesser of the term of the related lease or estimated useful lives. The
cost of additions and betterments is capitalized, and repairs and maintenance
costs are charged to operations in the periods incurred. When depreciable assets
are retired or sold, the cost and related allowances for depreciation are
removed from the accounts and the gain or loss is recognized.
Prepaid Royalties
Prepaid royalties represent prepayments made to independent software developers
under development agreements. Prepaid royalties are expensed at the contractual
royalty rate as cost of goods sold based on actual net product sales. Prepaid
royalties are classified as current and non-current assets based upon estimated
net product sales within the next year. Prepaid royalties were written down
$350,000 in the fourth quarter of 1997 to net realizable value.
Prepaid Expenses and Other Current Assets
Prepaid expenses and other current assets consist primarily of inventory
advances made to a vendor for the costs of manufacturing a Nintendo 64 game
title that was released subsequent to year-end. At October 31, 1997, $3,145,272
was recorded as a prepayment of these costs.
Capitalized Software Development Costs (Including Film Production Costs)
Costs associated with research and development are expensed as incurred.
Software development costs incurred subsequent to establishing technological
feasibility are capitalized. Technological feasibility is established upon the
completion of a detailed program design (in the absence of any high risk issues
or uncertainties). Amortization commences upon the general release of a game
title and is recognized as a component of cost of sales by the greater of: (a)
the straight-line method over the remaining estimated life of three years or (b)
the ratio that current gross revenues for a product bears to the total of
current and anticipated future gross revenues for that product. Due to a short
product life cycle, film production costs are generally amortized over a period
less than one year. It is reasonably possible that the estimate of anticipated
future gross revenues, the remaining estimated economic life of the product, or
both will be reduced significantly in the near term and that the amortization of
the capitalized software costs may be accelerated materially in the near term.
Capitalized software costs are compared, by game title, to the net realizable
value of the product and capitalized amounts in excess of net realizable value,
if any, are immediately written off. Capitalized software costs were written
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down by $210,500 in the fourth quarter of 1997 to net realizable value.
Amortization of capitalized software costs amounted to $2,964,684 and $2,222,725
during 1996 and 1997, respectively.
Intangible Assets
Intangible assets consist of trademarks and the remaining excess purchase price
paid over identified intangible and tangible net assets of acquired companies.
Intangible assets are amortized under the straight-line method over the period
of expected benefit of seven years for the Mission Studios acquisition and ten
years for the Take-Two Europe ("TTE") acquisition (See Note 3). The Company
assesses the recoverability of its intangible assets by determining whether the
amortization of the unamortized balance over its remaining life can be recovered
through estimated future cash flows. If estimated future cash flows indicate
that the unamortized amounts will not be recovered, an adjustment will be made
to reduce the net amounts to an amount consistent with estimated future cash
flows discounted at the Company's incremental borrowing rate. Cash flow
estimates are based on trends of historical performance and management's
estimate of future performance, giving consideration to existing and anticipated
competitive and economic conditions. Accumulated amortization amounted to
$39,000 and $496,187 at October 31, 1996 and 1997, respectively.
Income Taxes
The Company recognizes deferred taxes under the asset and liability method of
accounting for income taxes. Under the asset and liability method, deferred
income taxes are recognized for differences between the financial statement and
tax bases of assets and liabilities at currently enacted statutory tax rates for
the years in which the differences are expected to reverse. The effect on
deferred taxes of a change in tax rates is recognized in income in the period
that includes the enactment date. In addition, valuation allowances are
established when necessary to reduce deferred tax assets to the amounts expected
to be realized.
Net Income (Loss) per Share
Net income (loss) per share has been computed in accordance with Accounting
Principles Board Opinion (APB) No. 15 and is based on the net income (loss) for
the period divided by the weighted average number of shares of common stock and
common stock equivalents outstanding (using the treasury stock method). APB No.
15 requires that the weighted average number of shares outstanding exclude the
number of common shares issuable upon the exercise of outstanding options and
warrants and the conversion of preferred stock if such inclusion would be
anti-dilutive. For periods prior to the initial public offering, pursuant to
Securities and Exchange Commission Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 83, equity
securities, including options and warrants, issued at prices below the public
offering price of $5.00 during the 12-month period prior to the offering have
been included in the calculation as if they were outstanding for all periods
presented, including years that have losses where the impact of the incremental
shares is anti-dilutive.
In February 1997, the conversion of Class B Preferred Stock into 409,791 shares
of common stock did not have a material effect on the net income (loss) per
share calculation.
Foreign Currency Translation
The functional currency for the Company's foreign operations is the applicable
local currency. Accounts of foreign operations are translated into U.S. dollars
using quarter or year-end exchange rates for assets and liabilities at the
balance sheet date and average prevailing exchange rates for the period for
revenue and expense accounts. Adjustments resulting from translation are
included as a separate component of stockholders' equity.
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Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements
In October 1995, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") issued
Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 123, "Accounting for Stock-Based
Compensation," ("SFAS 123") and is effective for the Company's 1997 fiscal year.
The statement allows companies to measure compensation costs in connection with
employee stock option plans using a fair value based method or to continue to
use an intrinsic-value based method under APB 25 "Accounting for Stock Issued to
Employees", which generally does not result in compensation costs. The Company
has continued to apply the intrinsic-value based method. See Note 13 for related
disclosure.
In March 1997, FASB issued SFAS No. 128, "Earnings per Share". The statement
establishes standards for computing and presenting earnings per share ("EPS")
and is effective for financial statements issued for periods ending after
December 15, 1997. This statement will eliminate the presentation of primary EPS
and will require the presentation of basic EPS (the principal difference being
that common stock equivalents will not be considered in the computation of basic
EPS). It will also require the presentation of diluted EPS which will give
effect to all dilutive potential common shares that were outstanding during the
period.
In February 1997, FASB issued SFAS No. 129, "Disclosure of Information About
Capital Structure". Under SFAS No. 129, an entity shall explain, in summary form
within the financial statements, the pertinent rights and privileges of the
various securities outstanding. This standard is effective for financial
statement periods ending after December 15, 1997.
3. Business Acquisitions
On September 17, 1996, the Company acquired all the outstanding stock of Mission
Studios Corporation ("Mission"). The total cost of the acquisition was
$2,560,428, consisting of a cash payment of $1,674,478, a note payable of,
$315,950, net of discount of $22,000, a promissory note of $130,000, issuance of
182,923 shares of common stock valued at $440,000 ($2.41 per share). The
promissory note includes an additional payment of $200,000 which is contingent
upon the inclusion of a specific software engine in shipments of Jetfighter IV.
If it is subsequently determined that payment is probable, the $200,000 will be
recorded as additional compensation expense.
On July 29, 1997, the Company acquired all the outstanding stock of GameTek (UK)
Limited, now known as Take-Two Interactive Software Europe Limited ("TTE"), and
Alternative Reality Technologies, Inc. ("ART"), and certain software games
including Dark Colony, The Quivering and The Reap. TTE is in the business of
distributing computer software games in Europe and other international markets
and ART is a developer of computer software games. The total cost of the
acquisition was $3,848,162, consisting of a cash payment of $100,000, promissory
notes in the amount of $700,000, issuance of 406,553 restricted shares of common
stock valued at $3,000,000, and direct transaction costs of $48,162. The cost of
the acquisition was allocated to the assets acquired and liabilities assumed
based upon their estimated fair values as follows:
Working Capital $(1,160,278)
Equipment 59,786
Software titles 1,175,000
Intangibles 3,773,654
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$ 3,848,162
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The acquisitions described above has been accounted for as purchase transactions
in accordance with APB No. 16 and accordingly, the results of operations and
financial position of the acquisitions is included in the Company's consolidated
financial statements from their respective date of acquisition.
On July 31, 1997, the Company acquired all the outstanding stock of Inventory
Management Systems, Inc. ("IMSI") and Creative Alliance Group, Inc. ("CAG").
IMSI and CAG are engaged in the wholesale distribution of interactive software
games. To effect the acquisition, all of the outstanding shares of common stock
of each of IMSI and CAG were exchanged for 900,000 shares of restricted common
stock of the Company. The acquisition has been accounted for as a pooling of
interests in accordance with APB No. 16 and accordingly, the accompanying
financial statements have been restated to include the results of operations and
financial position of IMSI and CAG for all periods presented prior to the
merger. Prior to their acquisition on July 31, 1997, IMSI and CAG were S
corporations. Distributions of $202,092 were paid to the S corporation
shareholders prior to the acquisition.
The unaudited pro forma data below for the years ended October 31, 1996 and 1997
is presented as if these acquisitions had been made as of November 1, 1995 and
1996, respectively. The unaudited pro forma financial information is based on
management's estimates and assumptions and does not purport to represent the
results that actually would have occurred if the acquisitions had, in fact, been
completed on the dates assumed, or which may result in the future.
October 31, October 31,
1996 1997
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Total Revenues:
Take-Two $ 11,154,709 $ 8,691,385
Take-Two inclusive of IMSI and CAG 12,529,128 14,901,754
Take-Two inclusive of all acquired businesses 20,525,390 19,970,430
Net income (loss)
Take-Two $ 519,401 $ (4,446,305)
Take-Two inclusive of IMSI and CAG 549,640 (4,236,130)
Take-Two inclusive of all acquired businesses (2,127,737) (9,150,069)
Net loss per share inclusive of all acquired $ (0.27) $ (1.06)
businesses
4. Distribution Agreements
a. In July 1997, the Company entered into two distribution agreements with
GameTek, Inc., which granted to the Company the right to distribute
computer software and related imagery for use on the Nintendo Gameboy
portable console ("Gameboy Distribution Agreement") and the Wheel of
Fortune(R) and Jeopardy!(R) games for use on the N64 console game system
("Jeopardy Distribution Agreement").
Pursuant to the distribution agreements, the Company was granted the
exclusive right to sell and distribute products for a three year period,
ending no later than July 28, 2001 with respect to the Gameboy Distribution
Agreement and August 31, 1998 with respect to the Jeopardy Distribution
Agreement. In consideration for such rights, the Company has agreed to pay
to GameTek, Inc. the cost of manufacturing, shipping and insuring the
games, a per game unit royalty and all royalties payable by GameTek, Inc.
to third parties in respect of each such game.
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The Company also agreed to pay to GameTek, Inc. a minimum aggregate advance
with respect to the first two game titles released, subject to certain
reductions and set-offs, $680,000 has been paid to date. Such amount may be
recouped in the event GameTek, Inc. is unable to obtain an extension of its
license for Wheel of Fortune and Jeopardy! or the Company's incurring more
than $150,000 in advertising, marketing, promotion and sales support for
the software.
b. In August 1997, TTE entered into an arrangement to acquire the European
publishing and distribution rights to six upcoming Ripcord Games titles for
personal computers. The games include Postal, Forced Alliance, Hidden Wars,
Space Bunnies Must Die, and Terra Victus. The Company has agreed to pay
advances in the aggregate amount of $1,200,000, or $240,000 per title,
$95,000 of which has been paid to date.
5. Advances from Distributors
a. In February 1997, the Company entered into an agreement pursuant to which
the Company granted Mindscape, Inc., a distributor the exclusive right to
sell PC versions of Black Dahlia and JetFighter Full Burn in Europe,
Iceland, the countries of the former USSR, the Middle East, Africa and
India. The distributor has agreed to pay the Company aggregate advances of
approximately $1,240,000, of which $512,000 has been received as of January
19, 1998.
Also, in December 1996, the Company entered into an agreement with
Mindscape, Inc. (which was amended in July 1997) for the distribution of
certain of the Company's products in the United States and Canada. The
agreement obligates the distributor to provide the Company with advances in
the aggregate amount of $2,625,000, subject to the completion of specified
stages of product development, of which $1,225,000 has been received as of
January 19, 1998.
Both of these distribution agreements with Mindscape, Inc. were amended in
November 1997. Pursuant to this agreement, Mindscape will not owe the
Company any further advances and the distribution rights of certain of the
Company's products will revert back to the Company on the condition that
the $512,000 in advances paid by Mindscape to Take-Two for European
distribution rights are repaid as follows: $170,666 on or before December
15, 1997, which has been paid, $170,667 on or before May 15, 1998, and
$170,667 on or before September 15, 1998. In addition, the Company must
repay Mindscape $900,000 in advances for the United States and Canada
distribution rights as follows: $500,000 no later than 3 months after the
publication of JetFighter Full Burn, $300,000 no later than 3 months after
the publication of Black Dahlia and $100,000 no later than March 31, 1998.
Subject to the terms outlined above, the Company is free to solicit and
market these titles to third parties.
b. In November 1997, the Company entered into an agreement with Interplay
pursuant to which the Company granted Interplay the exclusive right to sell
PC versions of Black Dahlia and JetFighter Full Burn in North America and
South America. The distributor has agreed to pay the Company aggregate
advances of approximately $1,700,000, of which $550,000 has been received
as of January 19, 1998.
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6. Fixed Assets
Fixed assets consist of the following:
October 31,
1997
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Computer equipment $ 1,536,152
Office equipment 273,232
Furniture and fixtures 50,816
Leasehold improvements 87,716
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1,947,916
Less, accumulated depreciation and
amortization (740,302)
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$ 1,207,614
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Depreciation expense for the years ended October 31, 1996 and 1997 amounted to
$230,558 and $348,034, respectively.
7. Notes Payable
a. Securities Purchase Agreement-Convertible Notes
Pursuant to a Securities Purchase Agreement, dated October 14, 1997, the
Company issued and sold to Infinity Investors Limited, Infinity Emerging
Opportunities Limited and Glacier Capital Limited (collectively, the
"Funds") (i) 10% collateralized convertible notes (the "Notes") in the
aggregate principal amount of $4,200,000; (ii) 50,000 shares of Common
Stock, par value $.01 per share (the "Grant Shares"); and (iii) five-year
warrants (the "Warrants") to purchase 250,000 shares of Common Stock (the
"Warrant Shares") exercisable at a price of $6.46 per share. The net
proceeds to the Company from the sale of the Notes, Grant Shares and
Warrants was $4,007,000. In addition, the Company paid a third party
$168,000, and issued it 5,000 shares of Common Stock and 20,000 warrants to
acquire Common Stock; as a fee for services rendered in connection with the
transactions.
The Company has recorded the notes at a discount of $993,800 to reflect an
allocation of the proceeds to the estimated value of the warrants and
common stock. The discount is being amortized into interest expense using
the "interest method" over the term of the financing. The estimated value
of the warrants were based on the Company's application of a commonly
recognized pricing model. In the event of early payment of the notes, the
remaining unamortized discount will be expensed by the ratio of such
payment to the outstanding note balance. $110,422 of such discount was
included in interest expense for the year ended October 31, 1997. Interest
is payable quarterly until maturity. As of October 31, 1997, interest
payable of $17,500 was included in accrued expenses.
In addition, the Company has recorded $276,980 as deferred financing costs.
These costs are being amortized over the term of the financing. The
unamortized balance of $246,204 is included in other non current assets at
October 31, 1997.
Interest accrues on the outstanding principal amount of the Convertible
Notes at the rate of 10% per annum and is payable quarterly.
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The Notes are collaterlized by a first priority security interest in
letters of credit issued in respect of purchase orders for Wheel of Fortune
(R) and Jeopardy!(R) products designed for Nintendo 64 platform (the
"Products"), and are convertible, at the option of the holder, at any time
commencing February 28, 1998 into shares of Common Stock (the "Note
Conversion Shares"), having a value of 75% of the average sales price of
the Company's Common Stock, as defined, subject to a conversion limit.
The Notes mature on September 30, 1999 and may be accelerated under certain
circumstances. Notes repaid after February 28, 1998 are repayable at a
premium, as defined in the agreement.
The Funds were granted registration rights and under such agreement, the
Company is obligated to file a registration statement covering the sale of
the Securities on or prior to April 14, 1998 and use its best efforts to
cause such registration statement to become effective by June 30, 1998.
Pursuant to the Securities Purchase Agreement, the Company will issue
additional shares to the Funds in the event that the closing bid price of
the Company's Common Stock during the effectiveness of a registration
statement, as defined, does not equal $7.75.
The Company also agreed to certain covenants, including limitations on the
issuance of securities, mergers and acquisition, incurrence of
indebtedness, liens, the payment of dividends, capital expenditures and
minimum levels of net worth.
b. In connection with the purchase of Mission (See Note 3), the Company
entered into a purchase money note in the amount of $337,750 payable in 36
monthly installments of $10,224, at an annual interest rate of 6%. The note
was recorded net of a discount of approximately $22,000 using the Company's
incremental borrowing rate at the date of acquisition of 10.25%. The
discount is being amortized over the term of the note using the "interest
method". As of October 31, 1997, the remaining unamortized discount
amounted to approximately $9,000. The note is collateralized by the issued
and outstanding stock of Mission. Principal payments under the note payable
for the years ending October 31, 1998, 1999 are $112,449 and $107,307,
respectively.
c. In connection with the purchase of TTE, ART and certain software games (See
Note 3), the Company issued an unsecured promissory note in the amount of
$500,000 payable in two equal annual installments of $250,000 on July 29,
1998 and July 29, 1999, and bears interest at a rate of 8% per annum,
payable quarterly.
d. In September 1997, Take-Two entered into a promissory note agreement with a
bank in the amount of $800,000 payable in 9 monthly installments of $30,000
and the balance of $530,000 payable on June 30, 1998. The note bears
interest at prime plus 2% per annum (10.5% as of October 31, 1997), payable
monthly. The note is personally guaranteed by related parties and is
collateralized by substantially all the assets of the Company. The Company
must at all times maintain certain financial ratios and maintain on deposit
at the bank a cash balance of the lesser of (i) $500,000 or (ii) the
aggregate amount outstanding under the promissory note which was $740,000
as of October 31, 1997. As of October 31, 1997, the cash balance at the
bank was $933,496.
e. Notes Payable to Related Parties
In September 1996, a group of related parties loaned the Company an aggregate of
$2,088,539 in exchange for promissory notes that bear interest at prime plus 2%
per annum (10.5% as of October 31, 1997). The prime rate
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is defined as the Chase Manhattan Bank, N.A.'s prime rate during the term of the
loan. The related parties also received warrants to purchase an aggregate of
417,234 shares of common stock at an exercise price of less than one cent per
share. The warrants expire on August 12, 2001. The Company has recorded the
notes at a discount of $750,197 to reflect an allocation of the proceeds to the
estimated value of the warrants and is being amortized into interest expense
using the "interest method" over the term of the financing. The estimated value
of the warrants were based on the Company's application of a commonly recognized
pricing model.
In January 1997, one noteholder agreed that his portion of the notes of
$1,565,180 ($1,115,062, net of discount of $450,118) would be repaid upon the
earlier of thirteen months from the consummation of an initial public offering
or June 30, 1998. In consideration for this extension, the interest rate was
increased to 14% per annum. In August 1997, the Company repaid $750,000
principal amount of such indebtedness. In September 1997, the Company obtained
bank financing to repay the balance of $815,180 in principal amount of such
indebtedness (See Note 7d).
Approximately $150,000 and $600,000 of the discount was included as interest
expense for the years ended October 31, 1996 and 1997, respectively. As of
October 31, 1997, $149,748 of principal and $18,266 of interest remained
outstanding.
In connection with the acquisition of Mission (see Note 3), the Company assumed
debt of $15,000 in the form of a promissory note, bearing interest at 12% per
year to a related party. The principal balance and any accrued interest is due
in six months upon demand by the related party, or if no demand is made the
obligation is due on December 31, 1998. Interest expense was $200 and $3,567 for
the years ended October 31, 1996 and 1997.
8. Lines of Credit
a. In December 1995, the Company entered into a line-of-credit agreement with
a bank which provides for up to $250,000 of short-term financing at the
rate of prime plus 1% per annum (9.5% as of October 31, 1997).
Substantially all the Company's assets are pledged as collateral and the
repayment of advances is personally guaranteed by a shareholder and officer
of the Company. In addition, the Company is required to maintain a minimum
balance of $50,000 at all times. The line of credit is due and payable only
if the lender terminates the right to obtain future loans under such
facility. Upon this event, the Company is required to pay the then
outstanding amounts in 24 equal installments. The Company has classified 12
monthly payments as current. The available credit under this facility is
approximately $3,000.
b. In September 1997, TTE amended its line of credit agreement to provide for
up to 400,000 pounds sterling (approximately $670,000) at an interest rate
of 2% above Barclays Bank base rate per annum (9% as of October 31, 1997).
Interest is payable quarterly. Borrowings under the line-of-credit are
collateralized by the accounts receivable of TTE and are guaranteed by the
Company. TTE's accounts receivable balances must at all times be at least
twice the amount outstanding on the line-of-credit. The line-of-credit is
cancelable and repayable upon demand. The available financing under this
facility was approximately $160,000 at October 31, 1997.
c. In February 1997, IMSI entered into a line-of-credit agreement which
provides for up to $250,000 of short-term financing at the prime rate plus
.5% per annum (9.0% as of October 31, 1997). Borrowings under the line are
collateralized by the assets of IMSI. The agreement is cancelable at any
time. There was no available credit under this facility at October 31,
1997. In December 1997, IMSI repaid the principal amount of such
indebtedness and entered into a line-of-credit agreement which provides for
up to $5,000,000 of short-term financing with another bank (See Note 14).
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9. Commitments and Contingencies
Employment Agreements
a. The Company has entered into two employment agreements commencing on
November 1, 1996, expiring in four years, with key employees. The
agreements provide for annual salaries of $125,000 and $175,000. In
addition, these agreements provide for performance based bonuses and base
salary increases, as defined. Each employee was granted options to purchase
50,000 shares of Common Stock under the 1997 Stock Option Plan.
b. In connection with the acquisition of Mission, the Company entered into an
employment agreement with the former shareholder of Mission for a term
expiring on September 30, 2000. The employment agreement provides for a
fixed base salary at an annual rate of $140,000, and a monthly payment
equal to 19.30% of the Net Profit (as defined) of certain products.
c. In connection with the acquisition of TTE and ART (See Note 3), the Company
entered into an employment agreement with an executive officer of TTE for a
term expiring July 29, 2000. The employment agreement provides for a fixed
base salary of 100,000 pounds sterling (approximately $168,000), plus an
annual bonus equal to 7.5% of the net pre-tax profits of TTE.
d. In connection with the acquisition of IMSI and CAG (See Note 2), the
Company entered into an employment agreement with a former shareholder of
IMSI and CAG and a consulting agreement with another former shareholder of
IMSI and CAG for a term expiring on July 31, 2000. Pursuant to such
agreements, the former shareholders are entitled to receive 6% of the
subsidiary's first $500,000 of earnings before interest and taxes and 9% of
earnings before interest and taxes in excess of $500,000. Costs incurred in
connection with these agreements will be recorded as compensation expense
in the period that they are earned. For the years ended October 31, 1996
and 1997, there was no compensation expense recorded in connection with
these agreements. In addition, the employment agreement provides for a
fixed base salary at an annual rate of $120,000.
Capital Leases
The Company leases equipment under capital lease agreements which extend through
fiscal year 2000. Future minimum lease payments under these capital leases,
together with the present value of such payments as of October 31, 1997 is as
follows:
Year ending October 31:
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1998 $ 217,420
1999 216,047
2000 128,082
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Total Minimum lease payments 561,549
Less, amounts representing interest (104,045)
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Present value of minimum obligations under capital leases $ 457,504
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Lease Commitments
The Company occupies six office facilities and one warehouse facility. The
corporate headquarters is under a noncancelable operating lease with related
parties and expires in April 2000. Rent expense and certain utility expense
under this lease amounted to $88,631 and $111,400 for the years ended October
31, 1996 and 1997, respectively. The other offices are under noncancelable
operating leases which expire in December 1998 and April 2000. In addition, the
Company has leased certain equipment under noncancelable operating leases which
expire through November 1999.
In October 1997, IMSI entered into a lease for warehouse space located in
Richmond, Virginia. Pursuant to the lease, IMSI pays rent of $4,356 per month
plus its pro-rata share of any increases in property-related taxes and
insurance. IMSI's lease expires October 31, 2000. In addition, IMSI also leases
office space under a month to month lease with an affiliate of a stockholder.
Rent expense under this lease amounted to $12,000 and $12,000 for the years
ended October 31, 1996 and October 31, 1997.
Future minimum rentals required as of October 31, 1997 are as follows:
Year ending October 31:
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1998 $ 414,012
1999 350,238
2000 289,463
2001 186,523
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Total Minimum Lease Payments $1,240,236
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Rent expense amounted to $192,305 and $568,820 for the years ended October 31,
1996 and 1997, respectively.
Legal Proceedings
In January 1997, Navarre Corporation filed a lawsuit in the District Court of
Hennepin County, Minnesota against the Company alleging that the Company
breached a distribution agreement by failing to remit monies for product returns
and marketing charges. The Plaintiff is seeking $317,209 in damages. The Company
has served an answer denying such allegations and requesting that the court
dismiss the complaint. While the Company believes that it has meritorious
defenses to such action and intends to vigorously defend this lawsuit, there can
be no assurance that such action will be resolved in a manner favorable to the
Company.
The Company has received correspondence in which a holder of a patent relating
to the animation of living beings in computer graphics is alleging the Company's
products infringe such patent. The Company is aware that the holder of such
patent has claimed that other companies involved in the entertainment software
industry have also infringed such patent. There can be no assurance that the
holder of such patent will not institute an action against the Company. Any such
claims, with or without merit, can be time consuming and difficult to defend and
if successful, could have a material adverse effect on the Company.
Other Commitments
On September 16, 1996, the Company entered into an agreement with RD
Technologies to develop Jetfighter IV. Under the agreement, the Company is to
advance RD Technologies $10,000 per month, for twenty four months, commencing on
October 1, 1996. The Company has paid advances of $130,000, as of October 31,
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1997. The advances are non-refundable and may be recouped against future
royalties due RD Technologies as defined in the agreement.
10. Related-Party Transactions
In February 1994, the Company entered into a consulting agreement with a
shareholder. The agreement provides for an annual consulting fee of $75,000 and
expires in February 1999. During 1996, this individual agreed to convert the
then outstanding obligation of $167,221 into 42,496 shares of the Company's
common stock at $4 per share and a note payable in the amount of $65,500. The
note payable was issued with the same terms and conditions as the other notes
payable to related parties (see Note 7e) and was paid in May 1997. The Company
owes approximately $61,000 under the consulting agreement as of October 31,
1997.
During the years ended October 31, 1996 and 1997, IMSI paid sales commissions of
$33,000 and $18,603, respectively, to an affiliate of a stockholder. In
addition, as of October 31, 1997, there was $42,978 due from related parties
relating to advances made prior to the acquisition. These advances have no
repayment terms.
11. Employee Savings Plans
In January 1995, the Company established a 401(k) profit sharing plan and trust
(the "Plan"). The Plan is offered to all eligible employees and participants may
make voluntary contributions to the Plan up to 15% of their salary. The Company
does not match employee contributions.
12. Income Taxes
The Company is subject to foreign withholding taxes in certain countries where
it does business.
As of October 31, 1997, the Company had cumulative federal and state net
operating loss carryforwards of approximately $5,600,000, which if not offset
against future taxable income, will expire in fiscal year 2011. Unused research
and experimental credits as of October 31, 1997 will expire in the fiscal years
2010 through 2011. The foreign tax credits expire in years 2000 and 2001.
Income tax expense is as follow:
Years ended October 31,
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1996 1997
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Current
Federal $ -- $ --
State and local -- --
Foreign 29,049 18,421
Deferred 269,289 1,728,577
Increase (decrease) in
valuation allowance (269,289) (1,728,577)
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Total $ 29,049 $ 18,421
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A reconciliation of the federal statutory income tax rate to the effective
income tax rate is as follows:
1996 1997
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Effective tax rate reconciliation:
Statutory federal tax rate (benefit) 34.0% (34.0)%
State taxes, net of federal benefit 4.5% (4.6)%
Foreign taxes 5.3% .2%
Effect of valuation allowance (49.1)% 41.2%
Goodwill amortization 6.4% 3.3%
Other 4.2% (5.9)%
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5.3% .2%
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The components of the net deferred tax assets as of October 31, 1997 consists of
the following:
Deferred revenue $ 596,242
Net operating loss carryforward 2,315,915
Research and experimental credit carryforward 185,509
Foreign tax credit carryforward 125,788
Capitalized software (681,994)
Depreciation and amortization (105,910)
Other 2,100
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Net deferred tax asset 2,437,650
Less, valuation allowance (2,437,650)
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Deferred tax asset $ --
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The net deferred tax asset has been fully reserved due to the uncertainty of the
company's ability to realize this asset in the future.
The net operating loss carryforwards may be subject to limitations under Section
382 of the Internal Revenue Code, although the Company believes there will be no
such limitation.
13. Stockholders' Equity
As of October 31, 1997, the total number of authorized shares of all classes of
stock is 20,000,317 consisting of (i) 15,000,000 shares of $.01 par common
stock, (ii) 317 shares of redeemable non-voting preferred stock having a par
value of $1.00 per share ("Class A Preferred Stock") and (iii) 5,000,000 shares
of preferred stock which can be issued in one or more series.
Class A Preferred Stock
In November 1997, the Company redeemed the 317 shares of Class A Preferred Stock
at the redemption price of $1.00 per share.
Class B Preferred Stock
In February 1997, the holder of Class B Preferred Stock elected to convert all
outstanding shares into 409,791 shares of common stock. Accordingly, all
dividends in arrears became due upon conversion. As an inducement
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to enter into such agreement, in February 1997, the Company issued options to
purchase 38,746 shares of Common Stock at an exercise price of $2.41 per share.
Approximately, $100,000 has been recorded as an additional dividend as a result
of the issuance of these options for the fiscal year ended October 31, 1997, and
is reflected in the earnings per share computations for such period. In
addition, the Company entered into a three-year consulting agreement pursuant to
which the Stockholder agreed to provide management consulting services to the
Company in consideration of the payment of $100,000 over the term of the
agreement.
Common Stock
In May 1996, 24,944 shares of common stock were issued at a discount for $45,000
($1.80 per share). The difference of $15,000 between the issue price and the
fair market value of the stock has been recorded as expense and is included in
the statement of operations for the year ended October 31, 1996.
In April 1997, the Company consummated an initial public offering of 1,600,000
shares of common stock and 1,840,000 common stock purchase warrants (including
240,000 warrants exercised pursuant to an over-allotment option). The proceeds
from the offering were $6,415,237, net of discounts and commissions and offering
expenses of $1,768,764.
In May 1997, the Underwriter purchased 240,000 shares of common stock pursuant
to an over-allotment option. The proceeds were $1,002,924, net of discounts and
commissions and offering expenses of $197,076.
In July 1997, the Company issued 406,553 shares of Common Stock in connection
with the acquisition of TTE and ART and issued 900,000 shares of Common Stock in
connection with the acquisition of IMSI and CAG (See Notes 2 and 3).
In July 1997, the Company issued 26,035 shares of Common Stock upon the exercise
of warrants issued in connection with the Company's 1996 private placement. The
warrants had an exercise price of less than $.01 per share (See Note 7e).
In August 1997, the Company issued 15,000 shares of Common Stock to a
shareholder and officer of the Company upon the exercise of options issued in
connection with the Company's 1994 Stock Option Plan.
In October 1997, the Company issued 55,000 shares of Common Stock in connection
with the securities purchase agreement for convertible notes (See Note 7a).
As of October 31, 1997, there are currently outstanding stock options for an
aggregate of 1,371,099 shares of the Company's Common Stock at prices ranging
$.45 and $5.50 per share expiring at various times from 1999 to 2006.
As of October 31, 1997, there are currently outstanding stock warrants for an
aggregate of 2,821,199 shares of the Company's Common Stock.
1994 Stock Option Plan
In August 1994, the Company adopted the 1994 Stock Plan, (the "Plan"), pursuant
to which qualified options to acquire an aggregate of 896,654 shares of common
stock, may be granted to key employees, consultants, officers and directors of
the Company. The Plan authorizes the Board to issue incentive options ("ISO"),
as defined in Section 422 of the Internal Revenue Code (the "Code"). The
exercise price of each ISO may not be
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less than 100% of the fair market value of the common stock at the time of
grant, except that in the case of a grant to an employee who owns (within the
meaning of Code Section 422) 10% or more of the outstanding stock of the Company
(a "10% Stockholder"), the exercise price shall not be less than 110% of such
fair market value. Each option is to expire at such date as the Board of
Directors determines. Options may not be exercised prior to one month from the
day on which such option is granted, or on or after the tenth anniversary (fifth
anniversary in the case of an ISO granted to a 10% Stockholder) of their grant.
Options may not be transferred during the lifetime of an option holder.
As of October 31, 1997, there are currently outstanding stock options for an
aggregate of 879,991 shares of the Company's Common Stock at prices ranging from
$.45 and $2.41 per share expiring at various times from 1999 to 2005.
1997 Stock Option Plan
In January 1997, the stockholders of the Company approved the Company's 1997
Stock Option Plan, as previously adopted by the Company's Board of Directors
(the "Plan"), pursuant to which officers, directors, and/or key employees and/or
consultants of the Company can receive incentive stock options to purchase up to
an aggregate of 400,000 shares of the Company's Common Stock.
The Plans are administered by the Board of Directors. Subject to the provisions
of the Plans, the Board of Directors or any Committee appointed by the Board of
Directors, has the authority to determine the individuals to whom the stock
options are to be granted, the number of shares to be covered by each option,
the option price, the type of option, the option period, restrictions, if any,
on the exercise of the option, the terms for the payment of the option price and
other terms and conditions. Payment by the option holders upon exercise of an
option may be made (as determined) in cash or other such form of payment
acceptable to the Board of Directors.
As of October 31, 1997, there are currently outstanding stock options for an
aggregate of 390,000 shares of the Company's Common Stock at prices ranging from
$5.00 to $5.50 per share vesting at various times from 1997 to 2001 and expiring
in 2002.
Non-Qualified Stock Options
In February 1996, the Board of Directors of the Company authorized the issuance
of non-qualified stock options to purchase up to 80,320 shares of the Company's
Common Stock. In July 1995, 41,574 stock options were issued at an exercise
price of $1.16. The stock options vest over a period of three years. The
difference between the exercise price and the fair value of the options at the
measurement date is being amortized over the vesting period. Approximately
$17,000 has been recorded as compensation expense for the year ended October 31,
1997.
In February 1997, 38,746 stock options were issued at an exercise price of $2.41
per share to a holder of Class B Preferred Stock as an inducement to convert
these shares into common stock.
In February 1997, 20,788 stock options were issued at an exercise price of $2.41
per share to an employee of Mission Studios. The stock options vest over a
period of three years.
As of October 31, 1997, there are currently outstanding stock options for an
aggregate of 101,108 shares of Common Stock at prices ranging from $1.16 to
$2.41 expiring at various times from 1999 to 2006.
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The following table summarizes the activity in options under the plans inclusive
of non-qualified options:
Shares Exercise Price
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Options outstanding - October 31, 1994 789,894 $0.45 - $0.92
Granted 40,243 $1.16 - $2.41
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Options outstanding - October 31, 1995 830,137
Granted 108,091 $1.16 - $2.41
Exercised (1,663) $0.45
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Options outstanding - October 31, 1996 936,565 $0.45 - $2.41
Granted 449,534 $2.41 - $5.50
Exercised (15,000) $0.92
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Options outstanding - October 31, 1997 1,371,099
Options exercisable - October 31, 1997 1,073,957 $0.45 - $5.50
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The Company applies APB No. 25, "Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees," and
related interpretations in accounting for its plans. Accordingly, no
compensation cost has been recognized for the stock option plans. The Company
has adopted the disclosure-only provision of SFAS No. 123, "Accounting for
Stock-Based Compensation" ("SFAS No. 123"). Had compensation cost for the
Company' stock option plan been determined based on the fair value at the grant
date for awards in 1996 and 1997 consistent with the provisions of SFAS No. 123,
the Company's income (loss) and earnings (loss) per share would have been
reduced to the pro-forma amounts indicated below.
1996 1997
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Net Income (loss)
As reported $ 349,074 $ (4,499,541)
Pro-forma $ 304,176 $ (4,694,950)
Net income (loss) per share
As reported $ .05 $ (.54)
Pro-forma $ .04 $ (.56)
The pro-forma disclosures shown are not representative of the effects on income
(loss) and earnings (loss) per share in future years.
The fair value of the Company's stock options used to compute pro-forma income
(loss) and earning (loss) per share disclosures is the estimated present value
at grant date using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model. The following
weighted average assumptions were used to value grants: expected volatility of
60%; a risk-free interest rate of 6.22%; and an expected holding period of seven
years.
14. Subsequent Events
On December 22, 1997, the Company acquired all the outstanding stock of L&J
Marketing Inc. d/b/a Alliance Distributors ("Alliance"). Alliance is engaged in
the wholesale distribution of interactive software games and videos. Alliance
was merged into Alliance Inventory Management, Inc. ("AIM"), a newly formed
wholly-owned subsidiary of IMSI. The Company issued 500,000 shares of restricted
common stock and paid $1,500,000 in connection with this acquisition. In
addition, the Company granted five-year options to purchase an aggregate
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of 76,000 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $2.00 per share. Such
non-qualified options vest over the next three years.
In December 1997, AIM entered into two employment agreements with the former
shareholders of Alliance for a term expiring on December 22, 2001. Pursuant to
such agreements, the former shareholders are entitled to receive 5% of net
income of AIM and .125% of the first $20 million in combined sales of Take-Two
and AIM for each fiscal year during the term of the agreement. In addition, the
employment agreements provide for a fixed base salary at an annual rate of
$183,500 subject to cost of living adjustments and an automobile allowance of
$650 per month.
In December 1997, IMSI and AIM entered into a line-of-credit agreement which
provides for up to $5,000,000 of short-term financing. Advances under the
line-of-credit are based on a borrowing formula equal to the lesser of (i)
$5,000,000 or (ii) 80% of eligible accounts receivable plus 50% of eligible
inventory, as defined. Any amounts drawn against this line bear interest at the
bank's prime rate plus .75% per annum, payable monthly. The principal is due and
payable in full at maturity, May 31, 1998, or upon default. Borrowings are
collateralized by a lien on the accounts receivable and inventory of IMSI and
AIM and are guaranteed by the Company. The available credit under this facility
is approximately $80,000 at December 31, 1997.
In November 1997, the Company entered into a distribution agreement with 7th
Level, Inc. (7th Level), which granted to the Company the exclusive worldwide
right to distribute the PC versions of Monty Python's The Meaning of Life,
Complete Waste of Time, Monty Python and the Holy Grail, and the screen saver
entitled Monty Python's Desk Top Pythonizer (the "Products"). In consideration
for such rights, the Company has agreed to pay to 7th Level $1,480,000,
($1,230,000 of which has been paid as of January 19, 1998), a royalty of 33% of
the amounts received by the Company in excess of seven million dollars from the
sale and distribution of the Products and all royalties payable by 7th Level to
third parties in respect of each such game. In addition, the Company must pay
the cost of marketing and packaging the Products and provide technical
assistance to its customers.
Also, in November 1997, the Company entered into a publishing and distribution
agreement with Panasonic Interactive Media ("PIM"), which granted to PIM the
exclusive right to publish and sell in North America the PC versions of the
Monty Python Products by means of direct, retail, on-line, multi-player, network
and OEM distribution over the life of the copyright. In consideration of such
rights, PIM has agreed to pay to the Company aggregate advances of approximately
$1,100,000, all of which has been received as of January 19, 1998, publish and
package the Products, and incur $500,000 in marketing expenses.
In December 1997, TTE entered into a software development agreement with Carts
Entertainment Oy ("Carts"), pursuant to which Carts granted the Company the
exclusive worldwide right to publish, manufacture, market and distribute the PC
version of Lightning, a futuristic racing game. Pursuant to the agreement, TTE
is required to make aggregate advances to Cart in the amount of 250,000 pounds
sterling (approximately $419,000). TTE is obligated to pay the developer as a
royalty 20% of net revenues, as defined in the agreement, generated from the
sale of the product and 50% of net revenues if sublicensed.
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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 signed this report on its behalf
by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized on the 29th day of January, 1998.
TAKE-TWO INTERACTIVE SOFTWARE, INC.
By:/s/ Ryan A. Brant
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Ryan A. Brant, Chief Executive Officer
In accordance with the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this
report was signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates
stated.
Signature Title Date
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Chief Executive Officer and January 29, 1998
Director (Principal Executive
/s/ Ryan A. Brant and Accounting Officer)
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Ryan A. Brant
President and Director January 29, 1998
/s/ Mark E. Seremet
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Mark E. Seremet
Vice President January , 1998
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Thomas Ptak
Controller January 29, 1998
/s/ Barbara A. Ras
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Barbara A. Ras
Vice President January 29, 1998
/s/ James W. Bartolomei, Jr.
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James W. Bartolomei, Jr.
Director January 29, 1998
/s/ Oliver R. Grace, Jr.
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Oliver R. Grace, Jr.
/s/ Neil S. Hirsch Director January 29, 1998
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Neil S. Hirsch
/s/ David P. Clark Director January 29, 1998
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David P. Clark
/s/ Kelly Sumner Director January 29, 1998
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Kelly Sumner
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Summary of Terms For A Publishing License and Distribution Agreement
Between Take 2 Interactive (T2I) and Panasonic Interactive Media (PIM)
Following is a summary of key terms comprising a licensing and distribution
agreement between the two parties:
1. Nature of Relationship;
PIM shall obtain exclusive publishing and distribution right to software
products from T2I as defined hereto. The products shall be packaged and
published by PIM for exclusive distribution into all direct, retail,
on-line, multi-player, network and OEM channels in North America.
2. The Product(s):
Monty Python's The Meaning of Life
Monty Python & The Quest For The Holy Grail
Monty Python's Complete Waste of Time
The Pyhtomizer Screen Saver
3. The Exclusive-License Rights:
a) Territory: North America.
b) Term: Life of copyright.
c) Media: All optical media, including CD-ROM and DVD.
d) Host Platforms: All personal computers and set-top optical devices.
e) Derivative Works: PIM may, at its sole discretion and expense, create
re-mastered and/or re-authored versions of Products. T21 shall make
available, as necessary, any and all host assets utilized in creation
of Products. PIM shall grant to T2I license rights, under royalty
terms similar to those defined herein, to any re-mastered and/or
re-authored versions of Products for territories outside North
America.
4. PIM Compensation to T2I For These Rights:
a) Guarantee: $1,100,000
b) Recoupable
Advances: PIM shall disburse Guarantee as follows:
$550,000 Within five (5) business days of
execution of this Summary of Terms.
$550,000 Within five (5) business days of
receipt of Gold Masters for all
Products.
c) Royalty Accrual: Royalties shall accrue as percent of PIM gross
profit (GP), with GP defined as the actual
retailer or distributor purchase price minus
standard trade discounts, minus rep commissions,
minus cost-of-goods and freight. PIM shall
retain 100% of all accrued royalties until all
advances have bee recouped.
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d) Retail and Direct
Sales Royalty: 30% of GP.
e) OEM Royalty: 30% of revenues actually collected by PIM, less
PIM actual out-of-pocket costs (if any) incurred
in generating such revenue.
f) Network/On-Line/
Multi-Player Royalty: 30% of revenues actually collected by PIM, less
PIM actual out-of-pocket costs (if any) incurred
in generating such revenue.
5. Marketing:
a) Materials: T2I will provide to PIM within five (5) business
days of execution of this Summary of Terms all
packaging, manuals, sales and marketing
materials, including all available photography
and artwork, in a commonly readable digital
format for all Products.
b) Marketing Budget: $500,000 of actual out-of-pocket expenses
incurred by PIM in the areas of consumer
advertising, trade marketing, public relations,
promotions and other marketing activities
defined by PIM.
c) Branding: The product shall be marketed by PIM under the
Panasonic Interactive Media publishing label.
All packaging, marketing and sales materials
shall identify 7th Level as the Products'
developer.
d) Existing Inventory: PIM, at its sole discretion, may elect to
either: i) purchase all existing 7th Level
inventory of Products acquired by T2I at
cost-of-goods, or ii) require verification that
all existing 7th Level inventory of Products
acquired by T2I has been scrapped and/or
exported from North America.
6. Good Faith Negotiations:
Upon the execution of this Summary of Terms, the parties shall negotiate in
good faith to reach a definitive Agreement that incorporates this Summary
of Terms and other terms and conditions typical for an agreement of this
type.
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Both parties hereby accept this Summary of Terms as the basis for an Agreement
between the two parties. T2I by accepting this Summary of Terms further
represents and warrants that it owns all rights in the Products and has the
right to grant PIM the rights under this Summary of Terms.
/s/ [ILLEGIBLE] 11/6/97 /s/ Ryan Brant 11/5/97
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PIM Date T2I Date
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Take 2 / Mindscape
Term Sheet
Agreement: Mindscape (which term shall include Mindscape, Inc. and
Mindscape International Limited) and Take-Two Interactive
Software, Inc. ("Take 2") hereby agree to amend the two
agreements between the companies, the "U.S. Agreement" which
is that certain Agreement between Mindscape, Inc. and Take 2
dated December 27, 1995 as amended by the First Amendment
dated July 9, 1997, and the "U.K. Agreement" which is that
certain Agreement between Mindscape International Limited
and Take 2 dated January 31, 1997 (collectively, the "Old
Agreements") to restructure these Agreements and to
incorporate the terms of this letter of intent into a new
agreement (the "New Agreement") which will effectively
terminate any further interest of Mindscape in the Game
Titles as defined in the U.S. Agreement. Mindscape
acknowledges that, subject to the terms outlined below, Take
2 shall be free to solicit and market these titles to third
parties.
Rights/Repayment: U.K. Agreement. Mindscape shall not owe Take 2 any further
advances under the U.K. Agreement. Take 2 and Mindscape
agree that European distribution rights for the Game Titles
found in the U.K. Agreement will revert back to Take 2 on
the condition that all advances paid by Mindscape to Take 2
under the U.K. Agreement are to be repaid to Mindscape in
accordance with the following schedule:
$170,666 on or before December 15, 1997;
$170,666 on or before May 15, 1998; and
$170,667 on or before September 15, 1998.
U.S. Agreement. Take 2 and Mindscape agree that worldwide
distribution rights for the Game Titles listed in the U.S.
Agreement will revert back to Take 2 Interactive (subject to
a six month sell off period for Callahan's CTS), and the
following U.S. advances for these products shall be repaid
to Mindscape, under the following schedule:
Jetfighter: Full Burn
The $500,000 advance for this Game Title ($100,000 of
which is in repayment of the advances on Steel and Bone,
which Take 2 canceled) shall be repaid to Mindscape no
later than three (3) months after its publication
anywhere in the world, under any product name, by any
party (e.g., Take 2 Interactive, a third party, or under
license/sublicense).
Black Dahlia
The $300,000 advance for this Game Title shall be repaid
to Mindscape no later than three (3) months after its
publication anywhere in the world, under any product
name, by any party (e.g., Take 2 Interactive, a third
party, or under license/sublicense).
If Take 2 is able to derive revenue from a third-party by
publishing, licensing, or otherwise commercially exploiting
or transferring its rights in either Jetfighter: Full Burn
or Black Dahlia, Take 2's repayment obligations shall
accelerate and Take 2 shall repay all advances previously
paid for that Game Title to Mindscape immediately to the
extent of revenues received; provided, however, that Take 2
may first recoup its direct costs of completing such Game
Title, such direct costs to be limited to out of pocket
costs incurred for product development employee's salaries
and/or payments made to contractors.
After it has recouped its direct costs for completing such
game titles, Take 2 further agrees to pay Mindscape a
fifteen percent (15%) royalty on any revenues attributable
to Jetfighter, Full Burn or Black Dahlia, provided, however,
that if Take 2 has completely reimbursed Mindscape for all
advances on these titles under the U.S. Agreement by no
later than March 1, 1998, the royalty rate shall be reduced
to ten percent (10%).
Other: By signing below, the parties agree that these terms are
binding upon them but that they will negotiate in good faith
with the intention of executing in due course a
comprehensive mutually acceptable definitive agreement
reflecting these and other customary and appropriate terms
which definitive agreement, when executed, shall supersede
these terms. Except as modified here, the Old Agreements
shall stand in full force and effect until such time. This
Letter of Intent shall not be valid until its signed by both
parties.
Mindscape, Inc: Take 2 Interactive Software:
/s/ [ILLEGIBLE] /s/ Ryan Brant
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By: By: Ryan Brant
Title: Title: CEO
Date: 11/11/97 Date: Nov. 11, 1997
[LETTERHEAD]
MINDSCAPE
January 28, 1998
Ryan Brant
Take Two Interactive Software
575 Broadway
New York, NY 10012
Dear Ryan,
Here are the revised terms we have discussed with respect to the proposed
distribution by Mindscape of Jeopardy! 64 and Wheel of Fortune 64 to the Target
and K-Mart accounts.
Take Two designates Mindscape as its exclusive distributor of Jeopardy! 64 and
Wheel of Fortune 64 for the Target Stores, Inc. account and as its exclusive
distributor of Jeopardy! 64 for the K-Mart Corp. account. Mindscape Inc. shall
order inventory from Take Two for Jeopardy! 64 and Wheel of Fortune 64 at the
prices on the attached schedule. The initial order of 6,000 units of Wheel of
Fortune 64 shall be provided by Take Two to Mindscape immediately. Additionally,
we understand that Take Two has instructed Nintendo Company, Ltd. to ship 14,000
units of Jeopardy! 64 which Take Two has already paid for directly to Mindscape.
Upon signing this letter and receiving appropriate confirmation from Nintendo,
Mindscape will consider Take Two to have fulfilled its obligation with respect
to these units of Jeopardy! 64 to be shipped by Nintendo. Freight costs to
Mindscape's warehouse or, if reasonably equivalent, directly to an account's
central warehouse, shall be Take Two's responsibility. Freight costs from
Mindscape to the accounts shall be Mindscape's responsibility.
Take Two agrees that it will provide up to 4,608 units of Jeopardy! 64 and 1,000
units of Wheel of Fortune 64 to Mindscape immediately upon written request to
fulfill any reorders from said accounts. Mindscape shall submit a purchase order
to Take Two for these units and Take Two shall ship inventory directly to the
account's central warehouse as may be mutually agreed, or to Mindscape's
designated warehouse FOB Mindscape, within five days of receipt of a purchase
order.
All such units shipped to Mindscape (or to Mindscape's account) shall be
transferred to Mindscape's ownership upon receipt. Mindscape shall have the
right to sell this inventory to Target and K-Mart. The purchase price for a
total of 7,000 units of Wheel of Fortune 64 and 18,608 units of Jeopardy! 64
shall be $800,000 which shall accrue for the benefit of Take Two upon Take Two
signing this letter but shall be offset against amounts currently owned to
Mindscape by Take Two under the Term Sheet of November
January 28, 1998
Ryan Brant
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11, 1997 between the parties with respect to the U.S. Agreement (as defined in
the Term Sheet) of $800,000 related to royalty advances for Black Dahlia and Jet
Fighter Full Burn. Any units ordered by Mindscape and shipped beyond the units
described above may similarly be offset against other amounts owed by Take Two
with respect to advances for other titles, and other unreimbursed amounts
including MDF in the amount of $107,662.
Please sign below to confirm your agreement to these terms.
Sincerely, Take Two Interactive
/s/ Ian Rose /s/ Ryan Brant
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Ian Rose Ryan Brant, CEO
Senior Vice President
Cc: Jim Prather
Gordon Landies
Bill Arkwright
Chuck Kroegel
Debbie Minardi
Caryn Minal
Interplay [LOGO]
BY GAMES FOR GAMES (TM)
November 13, 1997
Ryan Brant
Chief Executive Officer
Take 2 Interactive Software
1004 Ligonier St., 3rd Floor
Latrobe, PA 15690
Dear Mark,
I have set forth below the principle deal points proposed by Interplay
Productions, a California corporation ("Interplay") in connection with
consummating an affiliate label distribution agreement with Take 2 Interactive
Software ("Take 2") with respect to the MS-DOS (launchable in Windows '95)
CD-ROM & DVD versions of Jetfighter: Full Burn and the Windows '95 CD-ROM & DVD
versions of the Black Dahlia computer software products (the "Products"). The
definitive agreement will include the following terms:
Territory: North America and South America
Term: Active Economic Life (i.e. latter of: (i) five (5) years from the
effective date of the definitive agreement, or (ii) the time while the Products
are marketed or sold plus six (6) months).
Distribution Rights: Exclusive distribution rights of JetFighter: Full Burn,
Black Dahlia, and any subsequent mission disks and/or add-on products to
distributors, resellers, direct sales and OEM Bundling (OEM Bundling terms to be
agreed upon by the parties in good faith). Interplay's OEM Bundling rights
within the Territory will be exclusive, while Interplay's OEM Bundling rights in
the rest of the world will be co-exclusive with Take 2.
Guarantee: Two Million Dollars (US $2,000,000). The individual Product
guarantees shall be $1,500,000 for Jetfighter: Full Burn and $500,000 for Black
Dahlia.* However, any royalties accrued under this agreement will be
cross-collaterized against any advances and the Guarantee. Furthermore, if for
any reason the MS-DOS CD-ROM version of Jetfighter: Full Burn does not ship
pursuant to this letter agreement, the entire Guarantee will be removed.
Marketing Guarantee: Take 2 agrees to spend at minimum a total of $375,000 in
consumer advertising on Black Dahlia and Jetfighter: Full Burn prior to November
2, 1998.
Royalty Split of Net Receipts (Calculated after cost of goods (Cogs) are
reimbursed): 60% - Take 2; 40% - Interplay. Subject to recoupment of any
advances, royalties will be due sixty (60) days after the month end in which
such units of a Product are shipped.
Anticipated Wholesale Price: Black Dahlia $40.00
Jetfighter: Full Burn $42.00
Product Forecasts: MS-DOS CD-ROM & DVD versions with respect to Jetfighter: Full
Burn, and Windows '95 CD-ROM & DVD versions with respect to Black Dahlia.
MDF (Marketing Development Funds): A launch fund will be mutually agreed upon by
the parties and will be at least seven percent (7%) of initial gross sales.
Interplay will continue to maintain a MDF reserve of five percent (5%)
thereafter. Take 2 will be responsible for the costs of all MDF.
Interplay will be responsible for the building of inventory after receiving all
final art files and media deliverables for duplication. Interplay will also fund
the costs for each unit produced.
Return Reserve: Interplay will withhold seven percent (7%) of the wholesale
purchase price of each purchase as a reserve for returns and defectives. On a
semi-annual basis, beginning six (6) months after release of each ProductSKU,
any amount exceeding such maximum general reserve not scheduled or applied to
returns of such ProductSKU will be paid to Take 2 with the next payment due.
In order to ensure a January launch of the products, Take 2 will deliver
approved gold masters and all related artwork necessary to produce the final
Products on or by January 5, 1998. Take 2 agrees to take best efforts to deliver
a gold master to permit a January shipment of the Products by Interplay.
Interplay will make the following advance payments (against the guarantee):
November 15, 1997 $300,000
December 15, 1997 $250,000
March 15, 1998 $450,000*
May 15, 1998 $500,000*
December 31, 1998 $500,000*
* Note if for any reason Take 2 fails to deliver the approved gold masters and
all related artwork for the MS-DOS CD-ROM version of JetFighter: Full Burn or
the Windows '95 CD-ROM version of Black Dahlia by January 5, 1998, the guarantee
will be reduced as follows:
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Product Delay Reduction Delay Date Reduction Delay Date Reduction
Dates of of of
Guarantee Guarantee Guarantee
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Black Dahlia January 6, $120,000 February 9, $240,000 March 8, $360,000
1998 1998 1998
through through through
February 8, March 7, April 5,
1998 1998 1998
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Jetfighter: January 6, $180,000 February 9, $360,000 March 8, $540,000
Full Burn 1998 1998 1998
through through through
February 8, March 7, April 5,
1998 1998 1998
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Any reduction in the guarantee due to missed dates as described above will
be spread equally across the remaining advance dates. It is further understood
that in the event of missed dates the remaining advance dates will be launched
back thirty (30) days for each level of missed dates. Should a Product be
delayed beyond April 5, 1998, the remaining advance and the Guarantee will be
deleted with respect to such Product.
2
Interplay and Take 2 agree to negotiate in good faith an agreement that
will contain the North American distribution rights to all Take 2 CD ROM and DVD
products scheduled for release to the next two (2) years including Jetfighter 4,
Full Burn 2, and Things (Working Title), Interplay shall have a right of first
option on these products and Take 2 will refrain from negotiating such rights
with any third party through February 28, 1998.
Take 2 agrees to keep this letter, the terms of this letter agreement
herein and its relationship with Interplay confidential and to not discuss,
solicit, offer or enter into any other agreement regarding the Products.
Further, Take 2 agrees that so long as Interplay is attempting to complete the
definitive agreement in good faith (the "Lock-Out Period"), Take 2 will not
either itself or through any adviser or agent solicit any offer from a third
party, respond to any offer from a third party, make any offer or proposal to a
third party concerning any affiliate label or distribution deal relating to the
Products or any other transaction which could interfere with the consummation of
the transactions contemplated by this letter. After the expiration of the
Lock-Out Period, and any extension thereto mutually agreed by the parties, if
the parties have not signed a definitive agreement, this agreement will
terminate and Take 2 will be free to negotiate with other parties.
Take 2 represents and warrants that it has all legal right and authority to
grant the rights to interplay in the Products, as described herein, and agrees
to indemnify Interplay against all costs, fees, expenses and damages incurred by
Interplay as a result of any breach of the foregoing representation and
warranty. Without limiting the foregoing, Take 2 represents that the right of
Mindscapes to the Products have been terminated.
In addition, Interplay and Take 2 agree that any and all invoices for
Jetfighter: Platinum Edition that become due prior to February 15, 1998 will
have their payment terms extended to February 15, 1998.
This letter constitutes a binding agreement between the parties, which will
serve as the agreement between the parties until they have had the opportunity
to negotiate and enter into a definitive agreement on the principle terms
contained in this letter. The parties agree that the definitive agreement will
contain other customary terms and conditions including, without limitation,
representations, indemnities, sell-off period, and the like. The parties agree
to negotiate in good faith to reach and execute a mutually acceptable definitive
agreement as soon as practicable, but in any event by the end of the Lock-Out
period. This letter is to be governed under the laws of California. This letter
agreement may be signed in counterpart and delivered by facsimile.
If the terms of this letter are acceptable, please sign below and return to
my attention. Upon receipt of a signed copy of this letter, we will prepare the
definitive agreement.
/s/ Phil Adam
Phil Adam
Vice President
Business Development
Interplay Productions
ACKNOWLEDGED AND AGREED
TAKE 2 INTERACTIVE SOFTWARE
By: /s/ Mark E. Seremet
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MARK E. SEREMET
PRESIDENT COO
Exhibit 11
TAKE-TWO INTERACTIVE SOFTWARE, INC. and SUBSIDIARIES
Statement of Computation of Earnings Per Share
For the years ended October 31, 1996 and 1997
Years Ended October 31,
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1996 1997
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Primary:
Net income (loss) 349,074 (4,499,591)
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Common stock outstanding 6,497,664 7,914,006
Common stock equivalents 1,173,400 425,423
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Total 7,671,064 8,339,429
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Net income (loss) per share .05 (.54)
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Fully diluted:
Net income (loss) $ $
349,074 (4,499,591)
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Common stock outstanding 6,497,664 7,914,006
Common stock equivalents 1,173,400 431,172
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Total 7,671,064 8,345,178
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Net income (loss) per share .05 (.54)
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Exhibit 22.1
Subsidiaries of the Company
Mission Studios, Inc.
Take-Two Interactive Software Europe Limited
Alternative Reality Technologies, Inc.
Inventory Management Systems, Inc.
Creative Alliance Group, Inc.
Alliance Inventory Management, Inc.
5
YEAR
OCT-31-1997
OCT-31-1997
1,882,915
0
4,666,862
0
1,149,590
12,898,117
1,555,648
348,034
25,090,200
14,341,091
0
0
317
92,500
9,789,071
9,881,888
19,014,083
19,014,083
12,459,189
12,459,189
2,092,479
0
1,016,612
(4,143,662)
18,421
0
0
0
0
(4,162,083)
(0.54)
(0.54)
