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) February 24, 2000
Commerce Group Corp.
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Wisconsin 1-7375 39-1942961
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(State or other (Commission File Number) (IRS Employer
jurisdiction of Identification No.)
incorporation)
6001 North 91st Street, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53225-1795
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(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (414) 462-5310
fax: (414) 462-5312
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ITEM 5. OTHER EVENTS MATERIAL DISCLOSURE
The following news release was issued on February 24, 2000:
Incubator Company Ecomm Group Announces Strategic Wireless Content
Initiative and Links with "Web to Wireless" Company Datalink.net
MILWAUKEE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 24, 2000--Commerce Group Corp.'s
(OTCBB:CGCO - news) subsidiary Ecomm Group Inc. Thursday announced that
it is expanding into wireless services and wireless Web content
aggregation starting with a link with Datalink.net.
Ecomm's link with Datalink.net (Amex:DLK - news) will enable
www.MyInternet.to visitors to remotely access real-time information,
including financial and sports news. The services also alert users, via
pager, to the presence of critical e-mail and allow e-mail retrieval and
response via the Internet, facsimile or voice mail.
Ecomm is a next generation technology incubator company actively engaged
in the conception and ongoing nurturing of development stage Internet
businesses similar to NetValue (OTCBB:NETV - news) or IdeaLabs! Ecomm's
first incubator project, the MyInternet.to Web portal has been tested,
marketed, and updated to maximize its market share on the Internet. The
Web site has a static link to the highly trafficked www.ibchannel.com Web
site.
MyInternet.to has implemented a broad-reaching affiliate program through
Linkshare.com which enables it to derive revenues from affiliate
agreements with small and large Internet Web sites. Such Web sites
include Yahoo Travel, Audio Book Club, JC Penney, Dell, and many more.
Ecomm has developed the MyInternet.to Web site as a springboard to
incubate and acquire synergistic technology companies. MyInternet.to is
"your portal to the Internet" providing a one-stop destination for
access to a broad array of Web content and services. Ecomm invites
Wireless, High Speed Data Transmission, and Internet technology companies
to inquire about potential business combinations.
This release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of
Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Although Commerce believes that the
expectations reflected in the forward-looking statements and assumptions
upon which forward-looking statements are based are reasonable, it can
give no assurance that such expectations and assumptions will prove to
have been correct.
This Form 8-K includes certain "forward-looking statements" within the
meaning of Section 21E of the United States Securities Exchange Act of
1934, as amended. All statements other than statements of historical
fact, included herein, including without limitation, statements regarding
potential mineralization and reserves, exploration results, and future
plans and objectives of Commerce Group Corp. ("Commerce"), are
forward-looking statements that involve various risks and uncertainties.
There can be no assurance that such statements will prove to be accurate,
and actual results and future events could differ materially from those
anticipated in such statements. Important factors that could cause
actual results to differ materially from Commerce's expectations are
disclosed under various sections of this and other documents filed from
time to time with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission,
the Boston Stock Exchange, Inc., and the National Association of Security
Dealers Automated Systems.
SIGNATURES
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 hereunto duly authorized.
COMMERCE GROUP CORP.
(Registrant)
/s/ Edward L. Machulak
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Date: February 29, 2000 By: Edward L. Machulak, President
