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): March 22, 2004
Games, Inc.
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its Charter)
Delaware | 000-33345 | 75-2926440 |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File No.) | (IRS Employer Identification Number) |
425 Walnut Street, Suite 2300, Cincinnati, Ohio
45202
(Address of principal executive offices)
(Zip Code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (513) 381-0777
N/A
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
ITEM 5.Other Events and Regulation FD Disclosure
On March 22, 2004, the Board of Directors of Games, Inc. issued a press release announcing the appointment of Edward J. VonderBrink as an Independent Member to the Company’s Board of Directors, bringing the total number of Directors to six. A copy of the press release is filed herewith as Exhibit 99 and incorporated herein by reference.
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, thereunto duly authorized.
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Date: 3/22/04 |
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Exhibit 99
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CONTACT: Sue Craner (513) 721-3900
Games, Inc.
425 Walnut Street, Suite 2300
Cincinnati, Ohio 45202
NEWS RELEASE
GAMES, INC. NAMES OUTSIDE BOARD MEMBER
CINCINNATI, OHIO – March 22, 2004. Games, Inc. (OTCBB “GMSI”) has named a new outside member to its Board.
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Edward J. VonderBrink, age 59, is Director of the Xavier Entrepreneurial Center at Xavier University since 2000. Mr. VonderBrink joined Grant Thornton, a national accounting and consulting firm, in 1967. He was named Cincinnati managing partner in 1990 and later named regional managing partner. Mr. VonderBrink retired from Grant Thornton in 1999. Mr. VonderBrink brings a wealth of financial and entrepreneurial experience to the Company.
About Games, Inc.
Games, Inc. operates in three allied areas of interactive entertainment: Government Sponsored Lotteries, Internet Games and Digital Greetings. Games owns and operates www.Games.com, www.Lottery.com, www.Cards.com, www.GameLand.com and www.Skillmoney.com, which covers the three most widely used platforms in the Internet Entertainment space—games, lottery and digital greetings.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Myles Cairns
Chief Financial Officer
Games, Inc.
investorrelations@gamesinc.net
The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 provides a "safe harbor" for forward-looking statements. Certain information included in this press release (as well as information included in oral statements or other written statements made or to be made by Games) contains statements that are forward-looking, such as statements relating to the future anticipated direction of the industry, plans for future expansion, various business development activities, planned capital expenditures, future funding sources, anticipated sales and potential contracts. Such forward-looking information involves important risks and uncertainties that could significantly affect anticipated results in the future and, accordingly, such results may differ from those expressed in any forward-looking statements made by or on behalf of Games. These risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, those relating to development and expansion activities, dependence on existing management, financing activities, domestic and global economic conditions, changes in federal or state tax laws and market competition factors. We undertake no obligation to update information in this release.