QuickLinks -- Click here to rapidly navigate through this document
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: August 14, 2002
(Date of earliest event reported)
Equity Marketing, Inc.
(exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware | | 23346 | | 13-3534145 |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | | (Commission File No.) | | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
| | | | |
6330 San Vicente Boulevard
Los Angeles, California 90048
(Address of Principal executive offices, including zip code)
(323) 932-4300
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
ITEM 9. REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE
On August 14, 2002, Equity Marketing, Inc. (the "Company") filed its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended June 30, 2002 (the "Form 10-Q") with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350, as created by Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, the following certifications are being made to accompany the Form 10-Q:
Certification of Chief Executive Officer
Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350, as created by Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, the undersigned officer of Equity Marketing, Inc. (the "Company") hereby certifies, to such officer's knowledge, that:
(i) the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of the Company for the quarterly period ended June 30, 2002 (the "Report") fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or Section 15(d), as applicable, of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and
(ii) the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.
Date: August 14, 2002 | /s/ DONALD A. KURZ Donald A. Kurz Chief Executive Officer
|
The foregoing certification is being furnished solely to accompany the Report pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350, and is not being filed for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and is not to be incorporated by reference into any filing of the Company, whether made before or after the date hereof, regardless of any general incorporation language in such filing.
Certification of Chief Financial Officer
Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350, as created by Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, the undersigned officer of Equity Marketing, Inc. (the "Company") hereby certifies, to such officer's knowledge, that:
(i) the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of the Company for the quarterly period ended June 30, 2002 (the "Report") fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or Section 15(d), as applicable, of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and
(ii) the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.
Date: August 14, 2002 | /s/ LAWRENCE J. MADDEN Lawrence J. Madden Chief Financial Officer
|
The foregoing certification is being furnished solely to accompany the Report pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350, and is not being filed for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and is not to be incorporated by reference into any filing of the Company, whether made before or after the date hereof, regardless of any general incorporation language in such filing.
1
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,
| | EQUITY MARKETING, INC. |
Date: August 14, 2002 | | By: | /s/ LELAND P. SMITH
|
| | Name: | Leland P. Smith |
| | Title: | Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary |
2
QuickLinks
FORM 8-KCertification of Chief Executive OfficerCertification of Chief Financial OfficerSIGNATURES