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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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FORM 8-A
FOR REGISTRATION OF CERTAIN CLASSES OF SECURITIES
PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OR 12(g) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
ACCLAIM ENTERTAINMENT, INC.
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(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
Delaware 38-2698904
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(State of Incorporation or Organization) (I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
One Acclaim Plaza, Glen Cove, New York 11542
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(Address of principal executive offices) (zip code)
If this form relates to the If the form relates to the
registration of a class of debt registration of a class of debt
securities and is effective upon filing securities and is to become effec-
pursuant to General tive simultaneously with the
Instruction A(c)(1) please check effectiveness of a concurrent
the following box. / / registration statement under the
Securities Act of 1933 pursuant to
General Instruction A(c)(2)
please check the following box. / /
Securities Act registration statement file number to which this form relates:
333-71211
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(if applicable)
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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Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:
Common Stock Purchase Warrants
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(Title of class)
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Item 1. Description of Registrant's Securities to be Registered.
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Reference is made to the description of the common stock purchase warrants
contained in the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-3 filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission on January 26, 1999 (File No. 333-71211) (the
"Registration Statement"). The Registration Statement and all amendments thereto
are hereby incorporated herein by this reference.
Item 2. Exhibits.
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Exhibit 4.1 Warrant Certificate (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.3 to
the Registration Statement).
Exhibit 4.2 Warrant Agreement between the Registrant and American
Securities Transfer & Trust, Inc., as Warrant Agent
(incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to the Registration
Statement).
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SIGNATURE
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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.
ACCLAIM ENTERTAINMENT, INC.
By /s/
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Name: Gregory E. Fischbach
Title: Chief Executive Officer
Dated: February 11, 1999
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Description
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Exhibit
4.1 Warrant Certificate (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.3
to the Registration Statement).
4.2 Warrant Agreement between the Registrant and American Securities
Transfer & Trust, Inc., as Warrant Agent (incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 4.2 to the Registration Statement).
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