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):
July 12, 2004
MARVEL ENTERPRISES, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware 001-13638 13-3711775
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(State or other jurisdiction of (Commission file number) (I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or Identification No.)
organization)
10 East 40th Street, New York, New York 10016
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(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)
(212) 576-4000
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
Item 5. Other Events
On July 12, 2004, Marvel Enterprises, Inc. ("Marvel") issued a press
release, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1, announcing that its
Board of Directors has authorized a $100 million common stock repurchase
program.
Pursuant to the authorization, Marvel may purchase shares from time
to time in the open market or through privately negotiated transactions over the
next eighteen months. Marvel's largest shareholder and Vice Chairman, Isaac
Perlmutter, and its Marvel Studios' Chief Executive Officer, Avi Arad, have each
agreed not to sell any shares they beneficially own while the repurchase program
is in place.
Item 7. Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Information and Exhibits.
(c) Exhibits
Exhibit No.
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99.1 Text of press release, dated July 12, 2004.
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
Marvel Enterprises, Inc. has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf
by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
MARVEL ENTERPRISES, INC.
By: /s/ John Turitzin
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Name: John Turitzin
Title: Executive Vice President
and General Counsel
Date: July 12, 2004