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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
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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): September 3, 1999
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Allaire Corporation
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(EXACT NAME OF REGISTRANT AS SPECIFIED IN CHARTER)
Delaware 333-68639 41-1830792
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(STATE OR OTHER JURISDICTION (COMMISSION (IRS EMPLOYER
OF INCORPORATION) FILE NUMBER) IDENTIFICATION NO.)
One Alewife Center, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02140
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(ADDRESS OF PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICES) (ZIP CODE)
REGISTRANT'S TELEPHONE NUMBER, INCLUDING AREA CODE: (617) 761-2000
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Not Applicable
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(FORMER NAME OR FORMER ADDRESS, IF CHANGED SINCE LAST REPORT)
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Item 5. OTHER EVENTS
For the month of July 1999, Allaire's unaudited consolidated results,
including acquired businesses, reflected revenue of approximately $4.7
million and a net loss of approximately $400,000. Financial information for
July is being disclosed to comply with pooling of interest requirements. The
results for July are not necessarily indicative of our operating results for
our third fiscal quarter of 1999 or any other future period.
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SIGNATURES
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.
ALLAIRE CORPORATION
Date: September 3, 1999 By: /s/ David A. Gerth
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Name: David A. Gerth
Title: Vice President, Finance
and Operations
