UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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): June 23, 2008 |
| Commission file number 0-7843 |
4Kids Entertainment, Inc.
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter) |
New York
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization) | 13-2691380
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.) |
1414 Avenue of the Americas
New York, New York 10019
(212) 758-7666
(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code,
of Registrant’s principal executive offices) |
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Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
4Kids Entertainment, Inc. (the “Company”) and Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Co., as Rights Agent (the “Rights Agent”), have entered into the First Amendment to Rights Agreement, dated as of June 23, 2008 (the “Amendment”), amending the Rights Agreement, dated as of August 15, 2007 (the “Rights Agreement”) to change the ownership threshold above which a person would be considered an “Acquiring Person” thereunder, subject to certain exceptions, from 15% to 20%. The Amendment is attached hereto as Exhibit 4.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 3.03 | Material Modification to Rights of Security Holders |
The information set forth in Item 1.01 above is incorporated by reference into this Item 3.03.
Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
Exhibit | Description |
4.1 | First Amendment to Rights Agreement, dated as of June 23, 2008 between 4Kids Entertainment, Inc. and Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Co., as Rights Agent. |
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.
Date: June 23, 2008
| | 4 KIDS ENTERTAINMENT, INC.
BY: /s/ Bruce R. Foster
Bruce R. Foster
Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer |
