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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
October 5, 2000
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):
SOFTWARE.COM, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware 000-26379 77-0392373
(State or other jurisdiction (Commission (IRS Employer
of incorporation) File Number) Identification Number)
525 ANACAPA STREET
SANTA BARBARA, CALIFORNIA 93101
(Address of principal executive offices)
(805) 882-2470
Registrant's telephone number, including area code
N/A
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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ITEM 5. OTHER EVENTS
On October 5, 2000, Software.com, Inc., a Delaware corporation
("Software.com"), Phone.com, Inc., a Delaware corporation ("Phone.com"), and
Silver Merger Sub, Inc., a Delaware corporation and a wholly-owned subsidiary of
Phone.com, entered into the Agreement to Amend Agreement and Plan of Merger (the
"Amendment") to, among other things, remove as a condition to the closing of the
merger the approval of the Phone.com stockholders to a change in the name of
Phone.com. A copy of the Amendment is filed herewith as Exhibit 2.1. Such
exhibit is hereby incorporated by reference herein and the foregoing description
is qualified in its entirety by reference to such exhibit.
ITEM 7. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS
(c) Exhibits.
2.1 Agreement to Amend Agreement and Plan of Merger dated as of October 5,
2000, by and among Phone.com, Inc., a Delaware corporation, Silver Merger
Sub, Inc., a Delaware corporation and a wholly-owned subsidiary of
Phone.com, Inc., and Software.com, Inc., a Delaware corporation.
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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.
Dated: October 10, 2000 SOFTWARE.COM, INC.
/s/ Craig A. Shelburne
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Craig A. Shelburne
Senior Vice President, General Counsel
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INDEX TO EXHIBITS
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Exhibit
Number Description of Document
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2.1 Agreement to Amend Agreement and Plan of Merger dated as of October
5, 2000, by and among Phone.com, Inc., a Delaware corporation,
Silver Merger Sub, Inc., a Delaware corporation and a wholly-owned
subsidiary of Phone.com, Inc., and Software.com, Inc., a Delaware
corporation.
