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Filed Pursuant to Rules 424(b)(3) and (c)
Registration Number 333-96217
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PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT (To Prospectus dated April 12, 2000)
This Prospectus Supplement supplements the Prospectus dated April 12, 2000
(the "Prospectus") of Nuance Communications, Inc. relating to the public
offering and sale by Nuance of 5,175,000 shares (including an underwriters'
over-allotment option to purchase 675,000 shares which was previously
exercised) of common stock, par value $0.001 per share. This Prospectus
Supplement should be read in conjunction with the Prospectus, and this
Prospectus Supplement is qualified by reference to the Prospectus. Capitalized
terms used in this Prospectus Supplement and not otherwise defined herein have
the meaning specified in the Prospectus.
RECENT DEVELOPMENTS
On April 25, 2000, we announced that revenue for the quarter ended March 31,
2000 was $7.9 million, an increase of 60% compared to revenue of $5.0 million
for the quarter ended March 31, 1999. License revenue represented $6.0 million
of total revenue, a 46% increase compared to the quarter ended March 31, 1999,
and service revenue represented $1.9 million of total revenue, a 133% increase
compared to the quarter ended March 31, 1999. Our net loss for the quarter
ended March 31, 2000 was $7.2 million, or $0.31 per share on a pro forma basis,
compared with a net loss for the quarter ended March 31, 1999 of $1.5 million.
Net loss for the quarter ended March 31, 2000 includes the effect of $1.0
million of non-cash compensation expenses. We cannot guarantee that, in the
future, our operating results from period to period will meet or exceed those
for the quarter ended March 31, 2000. See "Risk Factors--Our ability to
accurately forecast our quarterly sales is limited, our costs are relatively
fixed in the short term and we expect our business to be affected by
seasonality. As a result, our quarterly operating results and our stock price
may fluctuate," beginning on page 5 of the Prospectus, for more detailed
information regarding risks associated with fluctuations in our operating
results.
The date of this Prospectus Supplement is April 26, 2000.
