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Filed pursuant to Rule 424(b)(3) and Rule 424(c)
Registration Statement No. 333-94069
PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT
(TO PROSPECTUS DATED JANUARY 13, 2000)
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This Prospectus Supplement supplements the Prospectus dated January 13,
2000 (the "Prospectus") relating to the resale of up to 3,605,044 shares of
Common Stock, par value $.01 per share (the "Common Stock"), of Lycos, Inc. (the
"Company") by certain stockholders of the Company, which Prospectus was filed as
part of the Company's Amendment No. 1 to the Registration Statement on Form S-3
No. 333-94069.
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NO PERSON HAS BEEN AUTHORIZED TO GIVE ANY INFORMATION OR TO MAKE ANY
REPRESENTATION OTHER THAN THOSE CONTAINED IN THIS PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT OR THE
PROSPECTUS TO WHICH IT RELATES IN CONNECTION WITH THE OFFERING MADE PURSUANT TO
THE PROSPECTUS (AS SUPPLEMENTED HEREBY), AND IF GIVEN OR MADE, SUCH INFORMATION
OR REPRESENTATION MUST NOT BE RELIED UPON AS HAVING BEEN AUTHORIZED BY THE
COMPANY OR BY ANY OTHER PERSON. NEITHER THE DELIVERY OF THIS PROSPECTUS
SUPPLEMENT AND THE PROSPECTUS TO WHICH IT RELATES NOR ANY SALE OF SHARES OF
COMMON STOCK COVERED HEREBY SHALL, UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES, CREATE ANY
IMPLICATION THAT INFORMATION IN THIS PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT IS CORRECT AS OF ANY
TIME SUBSEQUENT TO THE DATE HEREOF OR THAT INFORMATION IN THE PROSPECTUS IS
CORRECT AS OF ANY TIME SUBSEQUENT TO THE DATE THEREOF (JANUARY 13, 2000). THIS
PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT AND THE PROSPECTUS TO WHICH IT RELATES DO NOT CONSTITUTE
AN OFFER TO OR SOLICITATION OF ANY PERSON IN ANY JURISDICTION IN WHICH SUCH
OFFER OR SOLICITATION MAY NOT BE LAWFULLY MADE.
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The date of this Prospectus Supplement is June 21, 2000.
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This Prospectus Supplement updates certain information contained in the
"Selling Stockholders" section of the Prospectus. Except for information in
this Prospectus Supplement, reference should be made to the accompanying
Prospectus dated January 13, 2000 and the information incorporated therein by
reference.
The following table amends the information set forth in the table in the
"Selling Stockholders" section of the Prospectus as follows:
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Shares Beneficially
Owned Shares Beneficially
Prior To Offering Owned If All Shares
And Being Being Registered
Registered For Hereunder
Sale(1) (2) Are Sold (1) (2) (3)
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Selling Stockholder Number Percent Number Percent
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Chase Venture Capital Associates,
L.P. 341,031
The Flatiron Fund 1998/99, LLC 85,258 * 0 0
Flatiron Associates, LLC 8,698 * 0 0
Softbank Technology Ventures IV, L.P. 334,619 * 0 0
Softbank Technology Advisors Fund,
L.P. 6,410 * 0 0
Highland Capital Partners IV Limited
Partnership 258,904 * 0 0
Highland Entrepreneur's Fund IV
Limited Partnership 10,786 * 0 0
General Catalyst, LLC 199,504 * 0 0
Gamesville Investors, LLC 55,935 * 0 0
The CIT Group/Equity Investments,
Inc. 8,698 * 0 0
David C. Bohnett Trust 10,951 * 0 0
Steve N. Kane 819,969 * 0 0
Stuart Roseman 706,327 * 0 0
Beth Greenberg 204,750 * 0 0
John L. Furse 455,538 * 0 0
Steven N. Kane Irrevocable
Generation - Skipping Trust 91,107 * 0 0
David Shnaider 2,186 * 0 0
Lester Wunderman 4,373 * 0 0
TOTAL 3,605,044 * 0 0
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* Less than 1%.
(1) The number and percentage of shares beneficially owned is determined in
accordance with Rule 13d-3 of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, and
the information is not necessarily indicative of beneficial ownership for
any other purpose. Under Rule 13d-3, beneficial ownership includes any
shares as to which the individual has sole or shared voting power or
investment power and also any shares which the individual has the right to
acquire within 60 days of the date of this prospectus through the exercise
of any stock option or other right.
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(2) Includes an aggregate of 306,520 shares of common stock beneficially owned
by the selling stockholders that have been deposited in an escrow account
pursuant to the Indemnification and Escrow Agreement dated November 22,
1999 to indemnify Lycos against losses resulting from breaches of the
representations and warranties of Gamesville.com set forth in the merger
agreement. The escrowed shares will be released from escrow on November
22, 2000 only to the extent that no claims have been made by Lycos against
the escrowed shares.
(3) Assumes that the selling stockholders will sell all the shares set forth
above under "Shares Which May Be Sold Pursuant to This Prospectus." There
can be no assurance that the selling stockholder will sell all or any of
the shares offered hereunder.
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