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U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 4
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP
Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or
Section 30(f) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
[ ] Check this box if no longer subject of Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5
obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person
Horowitz, Russell C.
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(Last) (First) (Middle)
c/o go2net, Inc., 999 Third Aveue, Suite 4700
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(Street)
Seattle, Washington 98104
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(City) (State) (Zip)
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2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
go2net, Inc. (GNET)
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3. IRS or Social Security Number of Reporting Person (Voluntary)
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4. Statement for Month/Year
September 1998
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5. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Year)
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6. Relationship of Reporting Person to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
[X ] Director [X ] 10% Owner
[X ] Officer (give title below) [ ] Other (specify below)
President, Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer
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Table I -- Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of,
or Beneficially Owned
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6.
4. 5. Owner-
Securities Acquired (A) or Amount of ship
3. Disposed of (D) Securities Form: 7.
Transaction (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) Beneficially Direct Nature of
2. Code ------------------------------- Owned at End (D) or Indirect
1. Transaction (Instr. 8) (A) of Month Indirect Beneficial
Title of Security Date ------------ Amount or Price (Instr. 3 (I) Ownership
(Instr. 3) (mm/dd/yy) Code V (D) and 4) (Instr.4) (Instr. 4)
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Common Stock 9/15/98 P 7,500 A 14.0625
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Common Stock 4/3/98 1,628,650 D,I*
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* 662,500 of such shares are owned directly. 450,000 of such shares are owned indirectly by virtue of their direct ownership
by the Porpoise Corporation, which is wholly owned by the Reporting Person. Mr. Horowitz may be deemed to be the beneficial
owner of 516,150 shares held by Xanthus Capital, L.P., because of his status as a director and executive officer of
Xanthus Management, L.L.C., the general partner of Xanthus Capital, L.P. Mr. Horowitz disclaims beneficial ownership of
the shares held by Xanthus Capital, L.P. except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein.
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Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially
owned directly or indirectly
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FORM 4 (continued)
Table II -- Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
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9. 10.
Number Owner-
of ship
2. Deriv- of
Conver- 5. 7. ative Deriv- 11.
sion Number of Title and Amount Secur- ative Nature
of Derivative 6. of Underlying 8. ities Secur- of
Exer- 4. Securities Date Securities Price Bene- ity: In-
cise 3. Trans- Acquired (A) Exercisable and (Instr. 3 and 4) of ficially Direct direct
Price Trans- action or Disposed Expiration Date ---------------- Deriv- Owned (D) or Bene-
1. of action Code of(D) (Month/Day/Year) Amount ative at End In- ficial
Title of Deriv- Date (Instr. (Instr. 3, ---------------- or Secur- of direct Owner-
Derivative ative (Month/ 8) 4 and 5) Date Expira- Number ity Month (I) ship
Security Secur- Day/ ------ ------------ Exer- tion of (Instr. (Instr. (Instr. (Instr.
(Instr. 3) ity Year) Code V (A) (D) cisable Date Title Shares 5) 4) 4) 4)
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Employee Stock
Option $8.00 * 9/30/01 Common 150,000 150,000 D
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Employee Stock
Option $18.75 4/3/98 V A ** 4/3/04 Common 75,000 75,000 D
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* Options to purchase 112,500 shares are currently exercisable. The remainder of this option becomes exercisable
October 28, 1998
** This option becomes exercisable in equal installments on April 3, 1999, 2000, 2001 and 2002
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Explanation of Responses:
/s/Russell C. Horowitz 9/16/98
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**Signature of Reporting Person Date
Russell C. Horowitz
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal
Violations.
See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
Note: File three copies of this Form, one of which must be manually signed.
If space provided is insufficient, see Instruction 6 for procedures.
