UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 12b-25
NOTIFICATION OF LATE FILING
Commission File Number: 0-16206
(Check One): [ ] Form 10-K [ ] Form 11-K [ ] Form 20-F [x] Form 10-Q
[ ] Form N-SAR
For Period Ended: December 31, 1999
[ ] Transition Report on Form 10-K [ ] Transition Report on Form 10-Q
[ ] Transition Report on Form 20-F [ ] Transition Report on Form N-SAR
[ ] Transition Report on Form 11-K
For the Transition Period Ended:
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Read Instruction (on back page) Before Preparing Form. Please Print or Type.
Nothing in this form shall be construed to imply that the Commission has
verified any information contained herein.
If the notification relates to a portion of the filing checked above, identify
the Item(s) to which the notification relates:
PART I - REGISTRANT INFORMATION
GT Interactive Software Corp.
Full Name of Registrant
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Former Name if Applicable
417 Fifth Avenue
Address of Principal Executive Office (Street and Number)
New York, New York 10016
City, State and Zip Code
PART II -- RULES 12b-25(b) AND (c)
If the subject report could not be filed without unreasonable effort or expense
and the registrant seeks relief pursuant to Rule 12b-25(b), the following should
be completed. (Check appropriate box.)
[x] (a) The reasons described in reasonable detail in Part III of this
form could not be eliminated without unreasonable effort or
expense;
[x] (b) The subject annual report, semi-annual report, transition report
on Form 10-K, Form 20-F, 11-K or Form N-SAR, or portion thereof,
will be filed on or before the fifteenth calendar day following
the prescribed due date; or the subject quarterly report or
transition report on Form 10-Q, or portion thereof will be filed
on or before the fifth calendar day following the prescribed due
date; and
[ ] (c) The accountant's statement or other exhibit required by Rule
12b-25(c) has been attached if applicable.
PART III -- NARRATIVE
State below in reasonable detail the reasons why Forms 10-K, 11-K, 20-F, 10-Q,
N-SAR or the transition report or portion thereof, could not be filed within the
prescribed time period. (Attach extra sheets if needed.)
See Attachment I.
SEC 1344 (6/94)
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PART IV -- OTHER INFORMATION
(1) Name and telephone number of person to contact in regard to this
notification
Robert DeLaurentis (212) 726-6500
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(Name) (Area Code) (Telephone Number)
(2) Have all other period reports required under Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30 of the Investment Company
Act of 1940 during the preceding 12 months or for such shorter period
that the registrant was required to file such report(s) been filed? If
answer is no, identify report(s). [x] Yes [ ] No
(3) Is it anticipated that any significant change in results of operations
from the corresponding period for the last fiscal year will be
reflected by the earnings statements to be included in the subject
report or portion thereof? [x] Yes [ ] No
If so, attach an explanation of the anticipated change, both
narratively and quantitatively, and, if appropriate, state the reasons
why a reasonable estimate of the results cannot be made.
See Attachment I.
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GT Interactive Software Corp.
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(Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
Has caused this notification to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned
hereunto duly authorized.
Date: February 15, 2000 By: /s/ John T. Baker IV
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Name: John T. Baker IV
Title: President and Chief
Operating Officer
INSTRUCTION: The form may be signed by an executive officer of the registrant or
by any other duly authorized representative. The name and title of the person
signing the form shall be typed or printed beneath the signature. If the
statement is signed on behalf of the registrant by an authorized representative
(other than an executive officer), evidence of the representative's authority to
sign on behalf of the registrant shall be filed with the form.
ATTENTION
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Intentional misstatements or omissions of fact constitute
Federal Criminal Violations (See 18 U.S.C. 1001).
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Attachment I
GT Interactive Software Corp.
Form 12b-25
Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended December 31, 1999
Part III
The Registrant filed its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the
quarterly period ended December 31, 1999 on February 14, 2000 through its
financial printer, Bowne of New York ("Bowne"). However, due to technical
difficulties in the transmission of the filing at Bowne, the submission occurred
after 5:30 p.m. on that date. Therefore, although the Registrant's Form 10-Q was
not recorded as timely filed due to such technical difficulties, the Registrant
has filed such report within the grace period provided for under Rule 12b-25.
The Registrant has also requested, by letter to the Securities and Exchange
Commission dated Februayr 15, 2000, that the filing date be adjusted to reflect
the timely filing of the Form 10-Q.
Part IV - Item 3
For a description of the Registrant's results of operations and a
comparison of such results to the results for the corresponding period for the
last fiscal year, please refer to the Form 10-Q filed by the Registrant on
February 14, 2000, as indicated in response to Part III.
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