SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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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):
November 30, 2000
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RENTRAK CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
Oregon
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
0-15159
(SEC File Number)
93-0780536
(IRS Employer Identification No.)
One Airport Center
7700 N.E. Ambassador Place
Portland, Oregon 97220
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code:
(503) 284-7581
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Item 9. Regulation FD Disclosure.
Rentrak Corporation ("Rentrak") is furnishing this report on Form
8-K pursuant to Regulation FD in connection with its distribution of a letter to
shareholders from its Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Paul A. Rosenbaum,
on November 30, 2000, included as Exhibit 99.1 to this report.
The information in this report (including the exhibit) is
furnished pursuant to Item 9 and shall not be deemed to be "filed" for the
purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or otherwise
subject to the liabilities of that section. This report will not be deemed an
admission as to the materiality of any information in the report that is
required to be disclosed solely by Regulation FD.
Forward-Looking Statements
Certain information included in the exhibit to this report
constitutes forward-looking statements that involve a number of risks and
uncertainties. Forward-looking statements are identified by the use of
forward-looking words such as "may," "will," "expects," "intends,"
"anticipates," "estimates," or "continues" or the negative thereof or variations
thereon or comparable terminology. The following factors are among the factors
that could cause actual results to differ materially from the forward-looking
statements: Rentrak's ability to continue to market the Pay Per Transaction
("PPT") System successfully, the financial stability of participating retailers
and their performance of their obligations under the PPT System, nonrenewal or
early termination of Rentrak's line of credit; business conditions and growth in
the video industry and general economic conditions, both domestic and
international; competitive factors, including increased competition, expansion
of revenue sharing programs other than the PPT System by program suppliers, new
technology and the continued availability of prerecorded videocassettes from
program suppliers. We refer you to the documents that Rentrak files from time to
time with the Securities and Exchange Commission, such as Rentrak's Forms 10-Q
and 10-K, which contain additional important factors that could cause its actual
results to differ from its current expectations and from the forward-looking
statements contained in the information in this report (including the exhibit).
Rentrak does not have, and expressly disclaims, any obligation to
release publicly any updates or any changes in Rentrak's expectations or any
changes in events, conditions or circumstances on which any forward-looking
statement is based.
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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 thereunto duly authorized.
RENTRAK CORPORATION
Dated: November 30, 2000 By: /s/ Mark L. Thoenes
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Mark L. Thoenes
Chief Financial Officer
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EXHIBIT INDEX
99.1 Letter to shareholders dated November 30, 2000.
