UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 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) November 8, 2005
BLOCKBUSTER INC.
(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
| Delaware | 001-15153 | 52-1655102 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
| 1201 Elm Street | ||
| Dallas, Texas | 75270 | |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
(214) 854-3000
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
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Item 8.01 Other Events.
On November 8, 2005, Blockbuster Inc. (the “Company”) announced its intentions to launch an offer for the sale of at least $100 million in Series A cumulative convertible perpetual preferred stock. In conjunction with this offer, the Company is reissuing its consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2004 and related Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm with respect to such financial statements, in order to reflect subsequent events which impact the Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm, as described in Note 13 of the Notes to the Financial Statements.
Attached as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated by reference herein are the consolidated balance sheets of the Company as of December 31, 2004 and 2003 and the related consolidated statements of operations, changes in stockholders’ equity and comprehensive loss, and cash flows for each of the years in the three-year period ended December 31, 2004, and related notes, together with the Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm with respect to such financial statements.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
| (d) | Exhibits. |
| Exhibit No. |
Description | |
| 23.1 | Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP | |
| 99.1 | Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm, Consolidated Balance Sheets of the Company as of December 31, 2004 and 2003 and the related Consolidated Statements of Operations, Changes in Stockholders’ Equity and Comprehensive Loss, and Cash Flows for each of the years in the three-year period ended December 31, 2004, and related notes | |
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| BLOCKBUSTER INC. | ||||
| Dated: November 8, 2005 | By: | /s/ Larry J. Zine | ||
| Larry J. Zine | ||||
| Executive Vice President, | ||||
| Chief Financial Officer and | ||||
| Chief Administrative Officer | ||||
EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit No. |
Description | |
| 23.1 | Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP | |
| 99.2 | Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm, Consolidated Balance Sheets of the Company as of December 31, 2004 and 2003 and the related Consolidated Statements of Operations, Changes in Stockholders’ Equity and Comprehensive Loss, and Cash Flows for each of the years in the three-year period ended December 31, 2004, and related notes | |