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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
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): December 3, 1999
INKTOMI CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware 000-24339 94-3238130
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(State of incorporation) (Commission File Number) (IRS Employer Identification No.)
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4100 E. Third Avenue, Foster City, California 94404
(Address of principal executive offices of Registrant)
(650) 653-2800
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
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Item 5. Other Events
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On December 3, 1999, Inktomi Corporation announced that its Board of
Directors approved a two-for-one stock split of its common stock ("Common
Stock"). Stockholders of record on December 14, 1999 will be issued a
certificate representing one additional share of Common Stock for each share of
Common Stock held on December 14, 1999. The payment date for this stock dividend
will be on or about December 30, 1999.
Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits
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(c) Exhibits
99.1 Press Release dated December 3, 1999 regarding the
stock split
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SIGNATURES
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.
INKTOMI CORPORATION
Dated: December 3, 1999 By: /S/ DAVID C. PETERSCHMIDT
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David C. Peterschmidt, President and
Chief Executive Officer
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EXHIBIT 99.1
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Investor Contact:
Shernaz Daver
Inktomi Corporation
(650) 653-2859
[email protected]
Inktomi Announces 2-For-1 Stock Split
SAN MATEO, Calif., Dec. 3, 1999 - Inktomi Corp. (NASDAQ: INKT) today
announced that its board of directors has approved a two-for-one split of its
common stock. Shareholders will receive one additional share for every share
held on the record date of December 14, 1999. The new shares are expected to be
mailed from the company's transfer agent, Norwest Bank Minnesota N.A., on or
around December 30, 1999.
About Inktomi
Based in Foster City, Calif., Inktomi (pronounced INK tuh me), develops
and markets scalable software designed for the world's largest Internet
infrastructure and media companies. Inktomi's portal services include the
search, directory and shopping engine applications; network products include the
Traffic Server network cache platform, Content Delivery Suite, and associated
value-added service applications. Inktomi works with leading companies including
America Online, British Telecommunications, CNET, Excite@Home, Intel, Microsoft,
RealNetworks, Sun Microsystems, and Yahoo! The company has offices in North
America, Asia and Europe. For more information, visit www.inktomi.com.
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Copyright (C) 1999 INKTOMI CORPORATION. All Rights Reserved. Inktomi, Traffic
Server, Scaling the Internet and the tri-colored cube logo are all trademarks or
registered trademarks of Inktomi Corporation. All other company and product
names referenced herein are the trademarks or registered trademarks of their
respective holders.
