SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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FORM 8-K/A
(Amendment No. 1)
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): December 4, 2006
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SILVERSTAR HOLDINGS, LTD.
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(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter) |
Bermuda | 0-27494 | N/A |
(State or Other Jurisdiction | (Commission | (IRS Employer |
of Incorporation) | File No.) | Identification No.) |
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Clarendon House, Church Street, Hamilton, HM CX, Bermuda
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (441) 295-1422
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Not Applicable
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(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report) |
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Explanatory Note
This Current Report on Form 8-K/A is being filed to amend Item 9.01 of the Current Report on Form 8-K filed by Silverstar Holdings, Ltd. (the “Registrant”) on December 8, 2006. This amendment provides audited and unaudited historical financial statements of the business acquired under Item 9.01(a) (as described thereunder) and unaudited pro forma financial information under Item 9.01(b) (as described thereunder), which financial statements and information were not included in the Current Report on Form 8-K filed on December 8, 2006.
Section 2 – Financial Information
Item 2.01. Completion of Acquisition or Disposition of Assets
On December 4, 2006, the Registrant announced that its wholly-owned UK subsidiary, Silverstar Acquisitions plc (“Silverstar Acquisitions”), had achieved over 90% acceptance of its offer to acquire the shares of Empire Interactive PLC (‘Empire”). As a result of over 90% of the shareholders of Empire accepting Silverstar Acquisition’s offer, the offer to the remaining shareholders of Empire terminated on December 15, 2006. The offer provided for either a cash payment of approximately 13 cents per share, or an earn-out alternative, where the initial payment will be approximately 9 cents per share, with a further 9.4 cents per share payable under certain conditions in October 2007
Section 9 – Financial Statements and Exhibits
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits
(a) | | Financial Statements of Businesses Acquired |
The following financial statements of Empire and the related reports of its independent registered public accounting firm are attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and are incorporated in their entirety herein by reference.
| Consolidated Profit and Loss Account for the 15 month period ended March 31, 2006 |
| Balance Sheets as at March 31, 2006 |
| Consolidated Cash Flow Statement for the 15 month period March 31, 2006 |
| Consolidated Statement of Total Recognized Gains and Losses for the 15 month period ended March 31, 2006 |
| Notes to the Financial Statements for the 15 month period ended March 31, 2006 |
| Reconciliation of the Financial Statements from UK GAAP to US GAAP |
The following financial statements of Empire and the related report of its independent registered public accounting firm are attached hereto as Exhibit 99.2 and are incorporated in their entirety herein by reference
| Consolidated Profit and Loss Account for the year ended December 31, 2004 |
| Balance Sheets as at December 31, 2004 |
| Consolidated Cash Flow Statement for the year ended December 31, 2004 |
| Consolidated Statement of Total Recognized Gains and Losses for the year ended December 31, 2004 |
| Notes to the Financial Statements for the year ended December 31, 2004 |
(b) | | Pro Forma Financial Information |
The following pro forma financial statements of the Registrant are attached hereto as Exhibit 99.3 and are incorporated in their entirety herein by reference
| Statements of operations for the year ended June 30, 2006 |
| Statements of Operations for the quarter ended September 30, 2006 |
| Consolidated Balance Sheet as of September 30, 2006 |
| 23.1 | | Consent of Macintyre Hudson LLP |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
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Date: February 14, 2007 | SILVERSTAR HOLDINGS, LTD. |
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| By:/s/Clive Kabatznik |
| Name: Clive Kabatznik |
| Title: Chief Executive Officer |