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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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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): August 11, 2000
UPROAR INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware 000-29971 133919458
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(State or other jurisdicton (Commission (I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation) File Number) Identification No.)
240 West 35th Street, New York, NY 10001
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (212) 714-9500
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Item 5. Other Events
On August 11, 2000, Uproar Inc. (the "Company") completed the acquisition of
Take Aim Holdings Ltd., a British Virgin Islands company ("Take Aim"), pursuant
to an Agreement and Plan of Merger by and among the Company, Uproar Acqusition
Corp., a Delaware corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company
("Acquisition"), Take Aim, and the shareholders and warrant holders of Take Aim.
As a result of the transaction, Take Aim merged with and into Acquisition, which
was the surviving corporation.
In the transaction, the Company issued the shareholders of Take Aim an aggregate
of 1,333,334 shares of Common Stock of the Company and assumed outstanding stock
options to purchase an aggregate of (after assumption and conversion) 28,650
shares of Common Stock of the Company.
The Merger is expected to be accounted for as a tax-free acquisition.
Further details regarding this announcement are contained in the Company's press
release dated August 7, 2000, attached as an exhibit hereto and incorporated by
reference herein.
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Item 7. Exhibits.
Exhibit
Number Description
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99.1 Press release, dated August 7, 2000.
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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.
UPROAR INC.
Date: August 24, 2000 By /s/ Kenneth D. Cron
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Kenneth D. Cron
Chairman of the Board
and Chief Executive Officer
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit
Number Description
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99.1 Press Release dated August 7, 2000
