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 3DFX INTERACTIVE, INC. -------------------------------------------------------- (Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter) CALIFORNIA 77-0390421 ------------------------------- ----------------------- (State of incorporation or organization) (IRS Employer Identification No.) 4435 Fortran Drive San Jose, California 95134 ------------------------------- ----------- (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code) (408) 935-4400 ---------------------- (Registrant's telephone number, including area code) Item 8. Change in Fiscal Year. The Registrant is currently operating on a fiscal year ending December 31 ("December Fiscal Year"). On March 29, 1999, the Board of Directors of the Registrant determined that it would be in the best interests of the Registrant and its Shareholders to change its fiscal year from a December Fiscal Year to a year beginning on February 1 and ending on January 31 ("January Fiscal Year"), beginning on February 1, 1999. In connection with this change in fiscal year, the Registrant will file with the Securities and Exchange Commission a quarterly report on Form 10-Q covering the first fiscal quarter of the January Fiscal Year, which report shall also include information on the transition period from January 1, 1999 (the day after the fiscal year ended December 31, 1998) to January 31, 1999. SIGNATURE 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. 3DFX INTERACTIVE, INC. (Registrant) /s/ DAVID ZACARIAS -------------------------------------- David Zacarias Vice President, Administration and Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer) Dated: March 29, 1999