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U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
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FORM 4 OMB APPROVAL
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STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP
Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or
Section 30(f) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
[_] Check box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations
may continue. See Instruction 1(b).
(Print or Type Responses)
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
Infogrames Entertainment SA
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(Last) (First) (Middle)
84 rue du 1er Mars 1943
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(Street)
Villeurbanne France 69100
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(City) (State) (Zip)
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2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Infogrames, Inc. (IFGM)
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3. IRS Identification Number of Reporting Person (Voluntary)
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4. Statement for Month/Year
October 2000
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5. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Year)
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6. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
[_] Director [X] 10% Owner
[_] Officer (give title below) [_] Other (specify below)
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7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
[_] Form filed by One Reporting Person
[X] Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
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Table I -- Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of,
or Beneficially Owned
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6.
4. 5. Owner-
Securities Acquired (A) or Amount of ship
3. Disposed of (D) Securities Form: 7.
Transaction (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) Beneficially Direct Nature of
2. Code ------------------------------- Owned at End (D) or Indirect
1. Transaction (Instr. 8) (A) of Month Indirect Beneficial
Title of Security Date ------------ Amount or Price (Instr. 3 (I) Ownership
(Instr. 3) (mm/dd/yy) Code V (D) and 4) (Instr.4) (Instr. 4)
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
common stock, par value $0.01 10/2/00 J(a) 28,000,000 A (a) 61,670,217 I By subsidiary
per share ("Common Stock") corporation
(b)
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Common Stock 10/2/00 J(a) 20,089,224 A $6.40 per 61,670,217 I By subsidiary
share (a) corporation
(b)
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Common Stock 10/2/00 C(a) 955,000 A $0.05 per 61,670,217 I By subsidiary
share (a) corporation
(b)
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(a) On October 2, 2000, Infogrames, Inc. (the "Company"), INA Merger Sub, Inc.,
Infogrames Entertainment SA (the "Reporting Person"), California U.S.
Holdings ("CUSH") and Infogrames North America, Inc. ("INA") consummated
the transactions contemplated under an Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated
as of September 6, 2000 (the "Merger Agreement"). Pursuant to the Merger
Agreement, CUSH received 28,000,000 shares of Common Stock in exchange for
all the shares of common stock of INA that CUSH owned prior to the merger.
In connection with the merger, the Reporting Person and the Company
converted the Company's debt outstanding under a credit agreement and
certain intercompany payables into an aggregate of 20,089,224 shares of
Common Stock. In addition, all of the warrants of Common Stock held by the
Reporting Person or CUSH were exercised for 955,000 shares of Common Stock.
(b) These securities are owned by CUSH.
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FORM 4 (continued)
TABLE II -- DERIVATIVE SECURITIES ACQUIRED, DISPOSED OF, OR BENEFICIALLY OWNED
(E.G., PUTS, CALLS, WARRANTS, OPTIONS, CONVERTIBLE SECURITIES)
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10.
9. Owner-
Number ship
of Form
2. Deriv- of
Conver- 5. 7. ative Deriv- 11.
sion Number of Title and Amount Secur- ative Nature
or Derivative 6. of Underlying 8. ities Secur- of
Exer- 4. Securities Date Securities Price Bene- ity: In-
cise 3. Trans- Acquired (A) Exercisable and (Instr. 3 and 4) of ficially Direct direct
Price Trans- action or Disposed Expiration Date ---------------- Deriv- Owned (D) or Bene-
1. of action Code of (D) (Month/Day/Year) Amount ative at End In- ficial
Title of Deriv- Date (Instr. (Instr. 3, ---------------- or Secur- of direct Owner-
Derivative ative (Month/ 8) 4 and 5) Date Expira- Number ity Month (I) ship
Security Secur- Day/ ------ ------------ Exer- tion of (Instr. (Instr. (Instr. (Instr.
(Instr. 3) ity Year) Code V (A) (D) cisable Date Title Shares 5) 4) 4) 4)
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Warrants to $0.05 10/2/00 C(a) 955,000 Common 955,000 $0.05 6,727,304 I By
purchase per Stock per (c) subsidiary
Common Stock share share corporation
(b)
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Explanation of Responses:
(a) On October 2, 2000, Infogrames, Inc. (the "Company"), INA Merger Sub, Inc.,
Infogrames Entertainment SA (the "Reporting Person"), California U.S.
Holdings ("CUSH") and Infogrames North America, Inc. ("INA") consummated
the transactions contemplated under an Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated
as of September 6, 2000 (the "Merger Agreement"). Pursuant to the Merger
Agreement, CUSH received 28,000,000 shares of Common Stock in exchange for
all the shares of common stock of INA that CUSH owned prior to the merger.
In connection with the merger, the Reporting Person and the Company
converted the Company's debt outstanding under a credit agreement and
certain intercompany payables into an aggregate of 20,089,224 shares of
Common Stock. In addition, all of the warrants of Common Stock held by the
Reporting Person or CUSH were exercised for 955,000 shares of Common Stock.
(b) These securities are owned by CUSH.
(c) These securities are in the form of a convertible note convertible into
shares of Common Stock.
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal
Criminal Violations.
See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
/s/ Bruno Bonnell 11/3/00
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Name: Bruno Bonnell Date
Title: Chief Executive Officer
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JOINT FILER INFORMATION
Name: California U.S. Holdings, Inc.
Address: c/o Infogrames Entertainment SA
84 rue du 1er Mars 1943
Villeurbanne, France 69100
Designated Filer: Infogrames Entertainment SA
Issuer & Ticker Symbol: Infogrames, Inc. (IFGM)
Date of Event Requiring Statement: October 2, 2000
California U.S. Holdings, Inc.
By: /s/ Bruno Bonnell Date: 11/3/00
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Name: Bruno Bonnell
Title: Chief Executive Officer
Infogrames, Inc.
By: /s/ Bruno Bonnell Date: 11/3/00
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Name: Bruno Bonnell
Title: Chief Executive Officer
