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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-A
FOR REGISTRATION OF CERTAIN CLASSES OF SECURITIES
PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OR (g) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE OF 1934
INTERPLAY ENTERTAINMENT CORP.
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware 33-0102707
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(State of Incorporation (IRS Employer
or Organization) Identification No.)
16815 Von Karman Avenue
Irvine, California 92606
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class Name of each exchange on which
to be so registered each class is to be registered
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None Not applicable
Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:
Common Stock, $0.001 par value
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(Title of Class)
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INFORMATION REQUIRED IN REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 1. Description of Registrant's Securities to be Registered.
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See "Description of Capital Stock" and "Shares Eligible for Future
Sale" in the preliminary prospectus of the Registrant, incorporated by reference
from the Registration Statement on Form S-1 of Registrant, Registration No. 333-
48473, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 23, 1998.
Item 2. Exhibits
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The following documents included as exhibits, as indicated, to
Registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-1, Registration No. 333-48473,
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 23, 1998, are
incorporated herein by reference.
Form S-1
Exhibit
Exhibit Description Number
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Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Registrant 3.1
Bylaws of the Registrant, as currently in effect. 3.2
Specimen Certificate of Common Stock. 4.1
Shareholders' Agreement among MCA, Inc., the Registrant and Brian
Fargo, dated March 30, 1994, as amended 4.2
Investors' Rights Agreement dated October 10, 1996, as amended,
among the Company and holders of its Subordinated Secured Promissory
Notes and Warrants to Purchase Common Stock 4.3
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SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 12 of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this registration statement to be
signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereto duly authorized.
INTERPLAY ENTERTAINMENT CORP.
Dated: May 29, 1998 By: /s/ CHRISTOPHER J. KILPATRICK
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Christopher J. Kilpatrick
President
