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FORM 3 OMB APPROVAL
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OMB Number: 3235-0104
Expires: December 31, 2001
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES
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
(Print or Type Responses)
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
Ma John
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(Last) (First) (Middle)
c/o Acclaim Entertainment, Inc.
One Acclaim Plaza
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(Street)
Glen Cove NY 11542
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(City) (State) (Zip)
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2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
October 2, 2000
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3. IRS or Social Security Number of Reporting Person (Voluntary)
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4. Issuer Name and Ticker of Trading Symbol
Acclaim Entertainment, Inc. (AKLM)
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5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
[ ] Director
[ ] 10% Owner
[X] Officer (give title below)
[ ] Other (specify below)
Executive Vice President, Product Development
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6. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Day/Year)
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7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing
(Check all applicable)
[X] Form filed by One Reporting Person
[ ] Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
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FORM 3 (continued)
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TABLE I--Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
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1. Title of Security 2. Amount of Securities 3. Ownership 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4) Beneficially Owned Form: Direct (Instr. 5)
(Instr. 4) (D) or Indirect
(I) (Instr. 5)
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<S> <C> <C> <C>
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Common stock, par value
$0.02 per share 1,000 (D)
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Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially
owned directly or indirectly.
* If the form is filed by more than one person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
POTENTIAL PERSONS WHO ARE TO RESPOND TO THE COLLECTION OF INFORMATION CONTAINED
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SEC 1473 (3-99)
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FORM 3 (continued)
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TABLE II--Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
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1. Title of Derivative 2. Date Exer- 3. Title and Amount of Securities 4. Conver- 5. Owner- 6. Nature of
Security (Instr. 4) cisable and Underlying Derivative Security sion or ship Indirect
Expiration (Instr. 4) Exercise Form of Beneficial
Date ----------------------------------- Price of Deriv- Ownership
(Month/Day/Year) Deriv- ative (Instr. 5)
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or Security Direct
Date Expira- Title Number (D) or
Exer- tion of Indirect
cisable Date Shares (I)
(Instr. 5)
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
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Option: Right to Buy (1) 8/30/02 Common Stock 12,500 $5.91667 D
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Option: Right to Buy (2) 10/27/06 Common Stock 135,000 $3.93750 D
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Option: Right to Buy (3) 4/29/07 Common Stock 140,000 $3.37500 D
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Option: Right to Buy (4) 5/7/08 Common Stock 25,000 $7.62500 D
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Option: Right to Buy (5) 1/17/10 Common Stock 25,000 $3.12500 D
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Option: Right to Buy (6) 10/01/10 Common Stock 200,000 $1.75000 D
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Explanation of Responses:
(1) An option to purchase 30,000 shares of common stock was granted under the
Issuer's 1988 Stock Option Plan. Such option became exercisable in
one-third installments on each of August 31, 1993, August 31, 1994 and
August 31, 1995. Of such option to purchase 30,000 shares, 12,500 remain
outstanding.
(2) Options to purchase an aggregate of 160,000 shares of common stock were
granted under the Issuer's 1988 Stock Option Plan. Such options became
exercisable in one-third installments on each of October 28, 1997, October
28, 1998, and October 28, 1999. Of such options to purchase 160,000 shares,
135,000 remain outstanding.
(3) Options to purchase an aggregate of 140,000 shares of common stock were
granted under the Issuer's 1988 Stock Option Plan. Such options became
exercisable in one-third installments on each of April 30, 1998, April 30,
1999, and April 30, 2000. All of such options remain outstanding.
(4) An option to purchase 25,000 shares of common stock was granted under the
Issuer's 1988 Stock Option Plan. Two-thirds of such option became
exercisable in one-third installments on each of May 8, 1999 and May 8,
2000. The final one-third installment will become exercisable on May 8,
2001. All of such option remains outstanding.
(5) Options to purchase an aggregate of 25,000 shares were granted under the
Issuer's 1998 Stock Incentive Plan. Such options will become exercisable in
one-third installments on each of January 18, 2001, January 18, 2002, and
January 18, 2003.
(6) An option to purchase 200,000 shares of common stock was granted under the
Issuer's 1998 Stock Incentive Plan. Such option became exercisable in
one-third installments on each of October 2, 2001, October 2, 2002, and
October 2, 2003.
/s/ John Ma October 16, 2000
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