UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM 8-K

 

 

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): September 10, 2013

 

 

MAD CATZ INTERACTIVE, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

 

 

 

Canada   001-14944   N/A

(State or Other Jurisdiction

of Incorporation)

 

(Commission

File Number)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

7480 Mission Valley Road, Suite 101

San Diego, California 92108

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

 

 

(619) 683-9830

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

 

Not applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

 

 

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

 

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

 

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

On September 10, 2013, the independent members of the Company’s Board of Directors approved the salary increases set forth below for the Company’s named executive officers effective as of the beginning of the Company’s 2014 fiscal year (“FY”).

 

Name

  

Title

   FY 2013
Base Salary
     %
Increase
    FY 2014
Base Salary
 

Darren Richardson

   President and Chief Executive Officer    $ 410,966         3   $ 423,295   

Karen McGinnis (a)

   Chief Financial Officer    $ 275,000         —        $ 275,000   

Brian Andersen (b)

   Chief Operating Officer    $ 261,043         3   $ 268,874   

Whitney Peterson

   Senior Vice President, Business Affairs and Secretary    $ 267,194         3   $ 275,210   

 

(a) Ms. McGinnis was hired as our Chief Financial Officer effective June 10, 2013.
(b) Mr. Andersen’s base salary is shown in U.S. dollars for presentation purposes; however, Mr. Andersen is paid in British Pounds Sterling (“GBP”). Mr. Andersen’s FY 2013 and FY 2014 base salaries are GBP 163,152 and GBP 168,047, respectively.

On September 10, 2013, the independent members of the Company’s Board of Directors also approved an executive bonus plan for the Company’s FY 2014. Bonuses awarded under the executive bonus plan will be based in part upon the Company’s EBITDA in FY 2014, as adjusted to exclude the impact of change in fair value of warrant liability, stock-based compensation, acquisition related fees and foreign currency exchange, consistent with the Company’s fiscal 2014 budget as previously approved by the Company’s Board of Directors, and in part based upon the shipment schedule of the Company’s previously announced M.O.J.O. micro-console. The target bonus percentage and maximum target bonus award for the Company’s named executive officers for the Company’s FY 2014 are set forth in the following table:

 

Name

  

Title

   Target Bonus
Award as
% of Salary
    Target Bonus
Award
 

Darren Richardson

   President and Chief Executive Officer      60   $ 253,977   

Karen McGinnis

   Chief Financial Officer      50   $ 137,500   

Brian Andersen (a)

   Chief Operating Officer      50   $ 134,437   

Whitney Peterson

   Senior Vice President, Business Affairs and Secretary      50   $ 137,605   

 

(a) Mr. Andersen’s target bonus award is shown in U.S. dollars for presentation purposes; however, Mr. Andersen is paid in GPB. Mr. Andersen’s FY 2014 target bonus award is GBP 84,023.

 

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

Date: September 11, 2013   MAD CATZ INTERACTIVE, INC.
  By:  

 /S/ KAREN MCGINNIS

  Name: Karen McGinnis
  Its: Chief Financial Officer

 

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