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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE TO
Tender Offer Statement under Section 14(d)(1) or 13(e)(1)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
pcOrder.com, Inc.
(Name of Subject Company (issuer))
pcOrder.com, Inc.
(Name of Filing Person (issuer))
Class A Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share
(Title of Class of Securities)
70453H 10 7
(CUSIP Number of Class of Securities)
Richard Friedman
Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
pcOrder.com, Inc.
5001 Plaza on the Lake
Austin, Texas 78746
(512) 684-1456
(Name, address, and telephone numbers of person authorized to receive notices
and communications on behalf of filing persons)
Copies to Counsel to the Special Committee of the Board of pcOrder.com, Inc.
Henry Lesser, Esq.
Gray Cary Ware & Freidenrich LLP
400 Hamilton Avenue
Palo Alto, California 94301-1825
(650) 833-2425
Calculation of Filing Fee
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*Set forth the amount on which the filing fee is calculated and state how it was
determined.
[_] Check the box if any part of the fee is offset as provided by Rule 0-
11(a)(2) and identify the filing with which the offsetting fee was
previously paid. Identify the previous filing by registration statement
number, or the Form or Schedule and the date of its filing.
Amount Previously Paid:
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Form or Registration No.:
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Filing Party:
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Date Filed:
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[X] Check the box if the filing relates solely to preliminary communications
made before the commencement of a tender offer.
Check the appropriate boxes below to designate any transactions to which the
statement relates:
[X] third-party tender offer subject to Rule 14d-1.
[_] issuer tender offer subject to Rule 13e-4.
[X] going-private transaction subject to Rule 13e-3.
[_] amendment to Schedule 13D under Rule 13d-2
Check the following box if the filing is a final amendment reporting the results
of the tender offer: [_]
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Preliminary Communication filed as part of this Schedule.
1. Letter delivered to all employees of pcOrder.com, Inc. by electronic mail
on November 3, 2000, regarding treatment of stock options in the
acquisition of pcOrder.com, Inc. by Trilogy Software, Inc.
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