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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): SEPTEMBER 2, 1998
EGGHEAD.COM, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
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WASHINGTON 0-16930 91-1296187
(State or other jurisdiction (Commission File Number) (IRS Employer Identification No.)
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22705 E. MISSION AVENUE
LIBERTY LAKE, WASHINGTON 99019
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
(509) 922-7031
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
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ITEM 5. OTHER EVENTS
Elected to the Board of Directors of Egghead,com, Inc. (the "Company") on
September 2, 1998 were three new directors, C. Scott Gibson, Robert T. Wall and
Karen White. Richard P. Cooley and Samuel N. Stroum retired from the Board of
Directors of the Company on September 2, 1998.
ITEM 7. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS
(c) Exhibits.
Exhibit Number Description
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99.1 Press Release Dated September 2, 1998
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SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf
by the undersigned, hereunto duly authorized.
EGGHEAD.COM, INC.
By: /s/ George P. Orban
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George P. Orban, Chairman of the
Board and Chief Executive Officer
Dated: September 18, 1998
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EXHIBIT 99.1
EGGHEAD.COM, INC.
CONTACT: BRIAN BENDER JOHN HOUGH
Chief Financial Officer Corporate Communications
Egghead.com, Inc. (206) 448-7631 or [email protected]
(509) 891-4851
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
EGGHEAD.COM NAMES THREE NEW DIRECTORS
SPOKANE, (Wash.) - September 2, 1998 -- Egghead.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: EGGS), today
announced the election of three new company directors.
Chairman and CEO George Orban said the new directors will strengthen and
accelerate the company's efforts to develop a virtual superstore on the
Internet.
The newly elected directors are:
C. Scott Gibson, age 46. From March 1992 to the present, Mr. Gibson has
served as a strategic advisor to eight high technology companies spanning
computer hardware, enterprise software and the Internet. From 1983 to March
1992, Mr. Gibson served as the president and chief operating officer of Sequent
Computer Systems, a computer manufacturing company which he co-founded. He is a
member of the board of directors of Radisys Corporation, Integrated Measurement
Systems, Inc., TriQuint Semiconductor, Inc., Inference Corporation, and Adaptive
Solution Corporation.
Robert T. Wall, age 53. Since June 1997, Mr. Wall has served as chief
executive officer of Clarity Wireless, Inc., a high-speed wireless data
communications company. From April 1994 until August 1997, Mr. Wall has served
as chairman, president and chief executive officer of Theatrix Interactive,
Inc., a consumer educational software publisher. Mr. Wall also serves as
president of On Point Development, Inc., a venture management company which he
founded in 1984. Mr. Wall is a director of Network Appliance, Inc., a network
data server company.
Karen White, age 36. Since April 1998, Ms. White has served as the senior
vice president, World Wide Business Development and Emerging Markets, for Oracle
Corporation ("Oracle"), a software company that is currently the largest
supplier of software for information management. Ms. White joined Oracle in
July 1993 as vice president of Strategy and in August 1994 she became senior
vice president of Strategy & Planning. From February 1996 until June 1997, she
also served as head of Strategic Marketing & Business Development for Oracle.
From June 1997 to April 1998, she was the head of World Wide Marketing for
Oracle. Prior to July 1993, Ms. White was chief executive officer for EGIS
Corporation, an international high technology consulting company.
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"We are working with Oracle to upgrade our technology systems," Orban said.
"We believe that this effort, in conjunction with the strengths and insights of
our new directors, will provide the company with a strong and competitive edge
in the Internet commerce marketplace."
Egghead.com operates three Web sites: Egghead.com, Surplusdirect.com and
Surplusauction.com. Together, these sites form a virtual superstore on the web
with more than 40,000 products from "best and newest" on www.egghead.com to
previous version, refurbished and surplus goods on www.surplusdirect.com and
www.surplusauction.com.
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