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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D. C. 20549
FORM 8-K/A
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report: April 11, 2000
Date of earliest event reported: February 2, 2002
ASK JEEVES, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
DELAWARE
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
000-26521 94-3334199
(Commission File No.) (IRS Employer Identification No.)
5858 HORTON ST., SUITE 350, EMERYVILLE, CA 94608
(Address of principal executive offices and zip code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (510) 985-7400
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ITEM 2. ACQUISITION OR DISPOSITION OF ASSETS.
The undersigned registrant, Ask Jeeves, Inc. (the "Company"), hereby
amends its Current Report on Form 8-K previously filed with the Commission on
February 14, 2000, relating to the Company's acquisition of Direct Hit
Technologies, Inc. ("Direct Hit") on February 2, 2002, by means of a merger (the
"Merger") among the Company, Direct Hit and Answer Acquisition Corp., a wholly
owned subsidiary of the Company. Such Current Report indicated that the required
financial statements and pro forma financial information would be filed as soon
as practicable after the date of such report. Since the date the Current Report
was filed, the required financial statements and pro forma financial information
have been filed with the Commission by the Company in a registration statement
as set forth in Item 7 below.
ITEM 7. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.
(a) FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF BUSINESS ACQUIRED.
The required financial statements of Direct Hit were previously filed
with the Commission by the Company in the Registration Statement on Form S-1
(Registration No. 333-33586) on March 30, 2000.
(b) PRO FORMA CONDENSED COMBINED FINANCIAL INFORMATION (UNAUDITED)
The required pro forma condensed combined financial information
relating to the Merger was previously filed with the Commission by the Company
in the Registration Statement on Form S-1 (Registration No. 333-33586) on March
30, 2000.
(c) EXHIBITS
The following Exhibit is filed as part of this report:
*2.1 Agreement and Plan of Merger and Reorganization, dated
February 2, 2000, by and among Ask Jeeves, Inc., a
Delaware corporation, Answer Acquisition Corp., a Delaware
corporation, and Direct Hit Technologies, Inc., a Delaware
corporation (included as Exhibit 2.1 to the Company's
Current Report on Form 8-K as filed with the Commission on
February 14, 2000)
*99.1 Press Release dated as of January 25, 2000, entitled "Ask
Jeeves to Acquire Direct Hit Technologies, Adding
Automated Search Technology to Connect Customers to
Answers" (previously filed as Exhibit 99.1 to the
Company's Current Report on Form 8-K as filed with the
Commission on February 14, 2000).
*99.2 Press Release dated as of February 10, 2000, entitled "Ask
Jeeves, Inc. Completes Acquisition of Direct Hit
Technologies, Inc." (previously filed as Exhibit 99.2 to
the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K as filed with the
Commission on February 14, 2000).
*Previously filed
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SIGNATURE
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, thereunto duly authorized.
ASK JEEVES, INC.
Dated: April 11, 2000 By: /s/ Cynthia Pevehouse
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Cynthia Pevehouse
General Counsel and Secretary
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INDEX TO EXHIBITS
*2.1 Agreement and Plan of Merger and Reorganization, dated
February 2, 2000, by and among Ask Jeeves, Inc., a
Delaware corporation, Answer Acquisition Corp., a Delaware
corporation, and Direct Hit Technologies, Inc., a Delaware
corporation (included as Exhibit 2.1 to the Company's
Current Report on Form 8-K as filed with the Commission on
February 14, 2000)
*99.1 Press Release dated as of January 25, 2000, entitled "Ask
Jeeves to Acquire Direct Hit Technologies, Adding
Automated Search Technology to Connect Customers to
Answers" (previously filed as Exhibit 99.1 to the
Company's Current Report on Form 8-K as filed with the
Commission on February 14, 2000).
*99.2 Press Release dated as of February 10, 2000, entitled "Ask
Jeeves, Inc. Completes Acquisition of Direct Hit
Technologies, Inc." (previously filed as Exhibit 99.2 to
the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K as filed with the
Commission on February 14, 2000).
*Previously filed
