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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): January 15, 2003
YAHOO! INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
Delaware
(State or Other Jurisdiction of
Incorporation or Organization) | | 000-28018
(Commission File Number) | | 77-0398689
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
701 First Avenue
Sunnyvale, California 94089
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
(408) 349-3300
(Registrant's telephone number including area code)
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
Item 5. Other Events.
On January 15, 2003, Yahoo! Inc., a Delaware corporation ("Yahoo!"), announced its financial results for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2002 and certain other information. A copy of Yahoo!'s press release announcing these financial results and certain other information is attached as Exhibit 99.1 hereto and incorporated by reference herein. The press release filed as an exhibit to this report includes "safe harbor" language pursuant to the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, as amended, indicating that certain statements about the Company's business and other matters contained in the press release are "forward-looking" rather than "historic." The press release also states that a more thorough discussion of certain factors which may affect the Company's operating results is included, among other sections, under the captions "Risk Factors" and "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations" in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2001 and the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the three and nine month period ended September 30, 2002, which are on file with the Securities and Exchange Commission and available at the Securities and Exchange Commission's website (http://www.sec.gov), and will also be included in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2002 to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission in the first quarter of 2003.
Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
99.1 Press release dated January 15, 2003 by Yahoo! Inc.
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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 hereunto duly authorized.
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By: |
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/s/ SUSAN L. DECKER
Susan L. Decker
Executive Vice President, Finance and Administration and Chief Financial Officer |
Date: January 16, 2003
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INDEX TO EXHIBITS
Exhibit No.
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| 99.1 | | Press release dated January 15, 2003 by Yahoo! Inc. |
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