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EXHIBIT 99.5
COMPANY PRESS RELEASE
BEYOND.COM CORPORATION FILES REGISTRATION STATEMENT FOR
AN EXCHANGE OFFER OF 10 7/8% CONVERTIBLE SUBORDINATED NOTES
SANTA CLARA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 3, 2000--E-commerce services provider
Beyond.com(TM) (Nasdaq:BYND - news) today announced that it has filed a
registration statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission for a
proposed exchange offer of 10 7/8% Convertible Subordinated Notes due Dec. 1,
2003 for its 7 1/4% Convertible Subordinated Notes due Dec. 1, 2003. The offer
allows the company the option of making interest payments in either common stock
or cash.
A registration statement relating to these securities has been filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission. These securities may not be exchanged or
sold, nor may offers to exchange or may offers to buy be accepted prior to the
time the registration statement becomes effective. This press release shall not
constitute an offer to exchange, sell, or the solicitation of an offer to
exchange or buy, nor shall there be any exchange or sale in any state in which
such offer, exchange, solicitation, or sale would be unlawful prior to
registration or qualification under the securities act of any such state.
About Beyond.com
Beyond.com(TM) is an e-commerce services provider that builds, manages and
markets online stores for businesses. The company also sells software and
computer-related products to consumers and U.S. Government agencies. The
company's BuyDirect Group provides eStores by Beyond.com, a suite of services
that enables software developers, systems OEMs and hardware manufacturers to
market and sell over the Internet. Beyond.com's Government Systems Group
provides digital distribution of software and related services to a growing list
of U.S. Government agencies, including the Bureau of Engraving and Printing
(BEP), Defense Logistics Agency (DLA), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), National
Imagery and Mapping Agency (NIMA), Office of Thrift Supervision (OTS) and Patent
and Trademark Office (PTO). Beyond.com Corporation trades on the Nasdaq National
Market under the symbol ("BYND"). More information on the company can be found
in the company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC").
