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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 and supplemented June 21, 2000)
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This Prospectus Supplement supplements the Prospectus dated January 13,
2000 and supplemented as of June 21, 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, and as
previously supplemented on June 21, 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 September 7, 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 supplemented as of June 21, 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 Owned If All Shares
Prior To Offering And Being Being Registered Hereunder
Registered For 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 656,785 * 0 0
The Lucille Foundation 49,542 * 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.
