UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
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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 30, 2008
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GENIUS PRODUCTS, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
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| Delaware | 0-27915 | 33-0852923 |
| (State or Other Jurisdiction of | (Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer |
| Incorporation or Organization) | | Identification No.) |
3301 Exposition Boulevard, Suite 100
Santa Monica, California 90404
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
(310) 401-2200
(Registrant’s telephone number,
including area code)
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
o Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
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o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.
On December 30, 2008, Genius Products, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release relating to the listing of the Company’s securities. A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this report and is deemed to be furnished, not filed, pursuant to Item 7.01 of Form 8-K.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
99.1 Press Release of Genius Products, Inc., dated December 30, 2008*
* Exhibit 99.1 is being furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) and shall not be deemed filed with the SEC, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing with the SEC under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or the Securities Act of 1933, whether made before or after the date hereof and irrespective of any general incorporation language in any filings.
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.
| | GENIUS PRODUCTS, INC. |
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| Date: December 30, 2008 | By: /s/ Edward J. Byrnes |
| | Edward J. Byrnes |
| | Chief Financial Officer |
