eBay (EBAY) 8-K/A Current report (amended)

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K/A

CURRENT REPORT
 
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report:June 15 , 2001
Date of earliest event reported:May 18, 2001

eBay Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware	000-24821	77-0430924
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

2145 Hamilton Avenue
San Jose, CA 95125

(Address of principal executive offices)

(408) 558-7400

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

ITEM 2. ACQUISITION OR DISPOSITION OF ASSETS

      On May 18, 2001, eBay Inc. (“eBay”) completed its previously announced acquisition of iBazar S.A. (“iBazar”), a French-based corporation that introduced online person-to-person trading in France and currently has websites in Belgium, Brazil, France, Italy, the Netherlands, Portugal, Spain and Sweden. iBazar was acquired pursuant to a Contribution Agreement, dated February 21, 2001, by and among eBay, a wholly-owned Belgian subsidiary of eBay (“eBay Sub”) and seven shareholders of iBazar (collectively, the “Shareholders”). In exchange for the contribution of the Shareholders’ shares of iBazar to eBay Sub, eBay issued shares in eBay Sub exchangeable for 2,045,054 shares of eBay common stock. In addition, eBay purchased iBazar shares from other shareholders for approximately $2.3 million in cash.

ITEM 7. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS

(a) Financial Statements of Business Acquired

The audited financial statements for iBazar, S.A. for the years ended December 31, 1999 and 2000 are included as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K/A.

(b) Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Combined Financial Information

Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Combined Financial Information for eBay Inc.

Introduction.

Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Combined Balance Sheet at March 31, 2001.

Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Combined Statement of Operations for the year ended December 31, 2000.

Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Combined Statement of Operations for the three months ended March 31, 2001.

Notes to Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Combined Financial Information.

(c) Exhibits

The exhibits to this Current Report on Form 8-K/A are as follows:

*Exhibit 2.1	Contribution Agreement, dated February 21, 2001, by and among eBay Sub, eBay and the Shareholders.
*Exhibit 2.2	Form of Put Option Agreement by and between eBay and each of the Shareholders.
*Exhibit 2.3	Form of Call Option Agreement by and between eBay and each of the Shareholders.
*Exhibit 2.4	Registration Rights Agreement, dated May 18, 2001, by and among eBay and the Shareholders.
*Exhibit 2.5	Escrow Agreement, dated May 18, 2001, by and among eBay Sub, eBay, the Shareholders, GS Capital Partners III, L.P., as Shareholders’ Agent and State Street Bank and Trust Company of California, N.A., a national banking association, as the Escrow Agent.

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Exhibit 23.1	Consent of Ernst & Young Audit.
Exhibit 99.1	Audited financial statements of iBazar S.A.
	Report of Independent Auditors.
	Consolidated Balance Sheets at December 31, 1999 and 2000.
	Consolidated Statements of Operations for the years ended December 31, 1999 and 2000.
	Consolidated Statements of Shareholders’ Equity for the years ended December 31, 1999 and 2000.
	Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the years ended December 31, 1999 and 2000.
	Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements.

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SIGNATURE

      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.

Dated: June 15, 2001	eBay Inc.
	By:	/s/ RAJIV DUTTA
		Rajiv Dutta Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer

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eBay Inc.
Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Combined Financial Information

Introduction

      On May 18, 2001, eBay Inc. (“eBay”) completed its acquisition of iBazar S.A. (“iBazar”) in a transaction accounted for as a purchase business combination. As consideration for the acquisition, eBay issued shares in a Belgian subsidiary (“eBay Sub”) exchangeable for 2,045,054 shares of eBay common stock valued at $120.4 million, paid $2.3 million in cash to certain shareholders and incurred acquisition-related costs of approximately $2.9 million. The total purchase price of approximately $125.6 million has been allocated to the tangible and identifiable intangible assets acquired and liabilities assumed on the basis of their estimated fair values.

      The following unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial information gives effect to the acquisition by eBay of iBazar. The unaudited pro forma condensed combined balance sheet is based on the historical balance sheets of eBay and iBazar and has been prepared to reflect the acquisition as if it had been consummated on March 31, 2001. The unaudited pro forma condensed combined statements of operations combine the results of operations of eBay and iBazar for the year ended December 31, 2000 and the three months ended March 31, 2001, as if the acquisition had occurred on January 1, 2000. Prior to this acquisition, iBazar only had annual financial reporting requirements and did not prepare separate interim financial information as of or for the three month period ended March 31, 2001. Accordingly, the iBazar financial information included in the March 31, 2001 unaudited pro forma condensed combined balance sheet and the statement of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2001, is as of December 31, 2000 and for the three months then ended, respectively.

      The historical consolidated financial statements of iBazar have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in France (“French GAAP”). For purposes of presenting the unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial information, financial information relating to iBazar has been adjusted to conform materially with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“U.S. GAAP”) as described in Note 1 to the unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial information.

      The pro forma adjustments are based on preliminary estimates, available information and certain assumptions and may be revised as additional information becomes available. The unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial information is not intended to represent what eBay’s financial position or results of operations would actually have been if the acquisition had occurred on those dates or to project eBay’s financial position or results of operations for any future period. Since eBay and iBazar were not under common control or management for any period presented, the unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial results may not be comparable to, or indicative of, future performance.

      This unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial information should be read in conjunction with the historical consolidated financial statements of eBay and iBazar. eBay’s historical consolidated financial statements can be found in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on March 28, 2001. iBazar’s historical consolidated financial statements can be found as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K/A.

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eBay Inc.
Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Combined Balance Sheet
(U.S. Dollars In Thousands)

				Historical			Historical
				eBay Inc.			iBazar S.A.
				March 31,			December 31,			Pro Forma			Pro Forma
				2001			2000			Adjustments			Combined
ASSETS
Current assets:
		Cash and cash equivalents		$	314,263		$	10,541		$	(2,283	)(d)	$	322,521
		Restricted cash			15,902			2,780						18,682
		Short-term investments			273,838			8,847						282,685
		Accounts receivable, net			75,494			3,531						79,025
		Other current assets			59,840			6,488						66,328
			Total current assets		739,337			32,187			(2,283	)		769,241
Long-term investments					135,540			—						135,540
Restricted cash and investments					126,390			1,406						127,796
Property and equipment, net					133,279			4,401						137,680
Intangible and other assets, net					111,546			12,460			(8,254	)(b)		238,985
											123, 233	(b)
Deferred tax assets					10,937			—			(856	)(i)		10,081
				$	1,257,029		$	50,454		$	111,840		$	1,419,323
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Current liabilities:
		Accounts payable		$	21,395		$	6,410					$	27,805
		Accrued expenses and other current liabilities			69,657			5,218		$	17,397	(c)		92,272
		Deferred revenue and customer advances			12,081			1,355						13,436
		Short-term debt			30,254			—						30,254
		Income taxes payable			10,995			11,538						22,533
			Total current liabilities		144,382			24,521			17,397			186,300
Long-term debt					11,339			—						11,339
Minority interests					43,319			—						43,319
Other liabilities					13,717			—						13,717
					212,757			24,521			17,397			254,675
Stockholders’ equity:
	Common Stock				269			2,199			(2,199	)(e)		271
											2	(k)
	Additional paid-in capital				960,790			27,420			(27,420	)(e)		1,081,164
											120,374	(k)
	Unearned stock-based compensation				(5,051	)		—			—			(5,051	)
	Retained earnings (deficit)				95,423			(3,624	)		3,624	(e)		95,423
	Accumulated other comprehensive loss				(7,159	)		(62	)		62	(e)		(7,159	)
			Total stockholders’ equity		1,044,272			25,933			94,443			1,164,648
				$	1,257,029		$	50,454		$	111,840		$	1,419,323

See accompanying notes to Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Combined Financial Information.

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eBay Inc.
Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Combined Statement of Operations
(U.S. Dollars In Thousands, Except Per Share Amounts)

				Year Ended December 31, 2000
				Historical			Historical			Pro Forma			Pro Forma
				eBay Inc.			iBazar S.A.			Adjustments			Combined
Net revenues				$	431,424		$	3,028					$	434,452
Cost of net revenues					95,453			6,654						102,107
			Gross profit		335,971			(3,626	)		—			332,345
Operating expenses:
		Sales and marketing			166,767			41,397						208,164
		Product development			55,863			3,567						59,430
		General and administrative			73,027			5,092						78,119
		Payroll expense on employee stock options			2,337			—						2,337
		Amortization of acquired intangible assets			1,433			1,492		$	(1,492	)(g)		24,961
											23,528	(f)
		Merger related costs			1,550			—						1,550
			Total operating expenses		300,977			51,548			22,036			374,561
Income (loss) from operations					34,994			(55,174	)		(22,036	)		(42,216	)
Interest and other income (expense), net					46,337			(34,211	)					12,126
Interest expense					(3,374	)		(488	)					(3,862	)
Income (loss) before income taxes and minority interests					77,957			(89,873	)		(22,036	)		(33,952	)
Provision for income taxes					(32,725	)		25,258			272	(j)		(7,195	)
Minority interests in consolidated companies					3,062			—						3,062
Net income (loss) from continuing operations				$	48,294		$	(64,615	)	$	(21,764	)	$	(38,085	)
Net income per share:
		Basic		$	0.19								$	(0.15	)
		Diluted		$	0.17								$	(0.15	)
Weighted average shares:
	Basic				251,776						2,045	(h)		253,821
	Diluted				280,346						2,045	(h)		253,821
											(28,570	)(h)

See accompanying notes to Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Combined Financial Information.

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eBay Inc.
Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Combined Statement of Operations
(U.S. Dollars In Thousands, Except Per Share Amounts)

					Three Months Ended
					Historical			Historical
					eBay Inc.			iBazar S.A.
					March 31,			December 31,			Pro Forma			Pro Forma
					2001			2000			Adjustments			Combined
Net revenues					$	154,090		$	2,070					$	156,160
Cost of net revenues						27,002			2,692						29,694
			Gross profit			127,088			(622	)		—			126,466
Operating expenses:
	Sales and marketing					55,536			8,392						63,928
	Product development					15,737			851						16,588
	General and administrative					21,328			2,699						24,027
	Payroll expense on employee stock options					427			—						427
	Amortization of acquired intangible assets					3,355			443		$	(443	)(g)		9,237
												5,882	(f)
				Total operating expenses		96,383			12,385			5,439			114,207
Income (loss) from operations						30,705			(13,007	)		(5,439	)		12,259
Interest and other income (expense), net						14,978			(32,102	)					(17,124	)
Interest expense						(712	)		(334	)					(1,046	)
Impairment of certain equity investments						(9,921	)		—						(9,921	)
Income (loss) before income taxes and minority interests						35,050			(45,443	)		(5,439	)		(15,832	)
Provision for income taxes						(15,427	)		12,658			68	(j)		(2,701	)
Minority interests in consolidated companies						1,444			—						1,444
Net income (loss) from continuing operations					$	21,067		$	(32,785	)	$	(5,371	)	$	(17,089	)
Net income per share:
		Basic			$	0.08								$	(0.06	)
		Diluted			$	0.08								$	(0.06	)
Weighted average shares:
		Basic				264,279						2,045	(h)		266,324
		Diluted				278,732						2,045	(h)		266,324
												(14,453	)(h)

See accompanying notes to Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Combined Financial Information.

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eBay Inc.
Notes to Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Combined Financial Information

Note 1 — Pro Forma Adjustments and Assumptions

     On May 18, 2001, eBay completed its acquisition of iBazar in a transaction accounted for as a purchase business combination. As consideration for the acquisition, eBay issued shares in eBay Sub exchangeable for 2,045,054 shares of eBay common stock valued at $120.4 million, paid $2.3 million in cash to certain shareholders and incurred acquisition-related costs of approximately $2.9 million. The shares issued in the acquisition have been valued in accordance with Emerging Issue Task Force Issue No. 99-12,Determination of the Measurement Date for the Market Price of Acquirer Securities Issued in a Purchase Business Combination (“EITF 99-12”). In accordance with EITF 99-12, eBay has established that the first date on which the number of eBay shares and the amount of other consideration became fixed was May 18, 2001. EITF 99-12 precludes the use of any share prices subsequent to the consummation date of a transaction, and accordingly, eBay has valued the transaction using the average closing price of eBay’s shares for the five days prior to and including the closing date of May 18, 2001. The total purchase price of approximately $125.6 million has been allocated to the tangible and identifiable intangible assets acquired and liabilities assumed on the basis of their estimated fair values on the assumed acquisition date.

     The following adjustments have been reflected in the unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial information:

(a) The results of iBazar, as presented under U.S. GAAP for pro forma presentation purposes, have been translated into U.S. dollars at the average rate of Euro 0.8687 to U.S.$1.00 for the three months ended December 31, 2000 and Euro 0.9234 to U.S.$1.00 for the year ended December 31, 2000. The iBazar balance sheet at December 31, 2000 has been translated into U.S. dollars at Euro 0.9390 to U.S.$1.00.

     The loss for the year ended December 31, 2000, as reported by iBazar, was adjusted to exclude the effect of discontinued operations. The following analysis reconciles the net loss from continuing operations to the reported net loss:

		(in thousands)
Net loss from continuing operations		$	(64,615	)
Loss from discontinued operations			(177	)
Gain on disposal of discontinued operations (net of taxes of $36,604)			61,071
	Net loss	$	(3,721	)

     Reclassifications have been made to the iBazar historical financial information presented under French GAAP to conform to eBay’s presentation under U.S. GAAP. The principal reclassification entries relate to the presentation of the statement of operations in functional areas compared to iBazar historical presentation based on natural account classifications.

     A number of differences exist between U.S. and French GAAP. The principal differences are discussed and reconciled in the audited financial statements of iBazar that can be found at Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K/A.

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eBay Inc.
Notes to Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Combined Financial Information

(b) To allocate the purchase price to the fair value of tangible and identifiable intangible assets acquired and liabilities assumed, and to goodwill.

      These adjustments are for pro forma presentation purposes only. Actual fair values will be based on financial information as of May 18, 2001, the acquisition date. Assuming the transaction had occurred on March 31, 2001 (based on iBazar’s December 31, 2000 balance sheet) the purchase price allocation would have been as follows:

		(in thousands)
Net tangible assets		$	10,049
Identifiable intangible assets			2,140
Deferred tax liability			(856	)
Goodwill			114,240
	Aggregate purchase price	$	125,573

      Tangible assets were valued at their respective carrying amounts as management believes that these amounts approximate their current fair values. The valuation of the identifiable intangible assets acquired was based on a preliminary valuation by an independent appraiser and consists of customer base, assembled workforce, developed technology and trade names. Identifiable intangible assets are amortized using estimated useful lives ranging from 2 to 5 years. eBay also identified certain assets as held for sale and valued these assets based on the expected sale proceeds adjusted for losses expected to be incurred during the holding period.

      In accordance with EITF Issue No. 95-3,Recognition of Liabilities in Connection with a Purchase Business Combination,eBay has established plans to exit certain activities of iBazar and to involuntary terminate certain iBazar employees. In accordance with this exit plan, approximately $2 million has been accrued for the estimated costs associated with severance, contract terminations and financial advisory and legal fees and has been included in net tangible assets.

     The excess of the purchase price over the value of the tangible and identifiable intangible assets acquired and liabilities assumed has been recorded as goodwill and is amortized over five years. The final valuation of tangible and intangible assets may result in depreciation and amortization amounts that are different from these preliminary estimates.

     The Financial Accounting Standards Board issued an Exposure Draft on Business Combinations that, if adopted, will eliminate goodwill amortization but will require a periodic impairment assessment of goodwill. This proposed change in the accounting for goodwill has not been reflected in the accompanying pro forma condensed combined financial information.

(c)	To record accrual for direct transaction costs, liabilities relating to exit and termination costs and to established an accrual for tax exposures in various jurisdictions. These estimates are preliminary and are subject to change. Actual amounts ultimately incurred could differ from estimated amounts. Any adjustments to these accruals will be reflected as an adjustment to the goodwill recorded at the time of the acquisition.
(d)	To recognize the $2.3 million cash payment to certain selling shareholders.
(e)	To eliminate iBazar’s pre acquisition historical invested capital.

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eBay Inc.
Notes to Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Combined Financial Information

(f)	To record amortization of identifiable intangible assets and goodwill resulting from the purchase business combination of iBazar as if the business combination had occurred on January 1, 2000.
(g)	To eliminate the amortization of goodwill resulting from purchase business combinations completed by iBazar prior to the eBay acquisition.
(h)	Basic and diluted loss per share is calculated by dividing the net loss for the period by the weighted average common shares outstanding for the period inclusive of the 2,045,045 shares issued as consideration in the iBazar acquisition. Diluted earnings per share excludes weighted average potential common shares subject to repurchase agreements and employees stock options of 28.6 million for the year ended December 31, 2000 and 14.5 million for the three months ended March 31, 2001, as their inclusion would have been anti-dilutive.
(i)	To recognize deferred tax liabilities associated with the differences in the book and tax basis of the acquired identifiable intangible assets.
(j)	To recognize tax benefits associated with tax-deductible amortization expense associated with certain identifiable intangible assets purchased in the acquisition of iBazar.
(k)	To record the issuance of the shares for the acquisition of iBazar.

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INDEX TO EXHIBITS

*Exhibit 2.1	Contribution Agreement, dated February 21, 2001, by and among eBay Sub, eBay and the Shareholders.
*Exhibit 2.2	Form of Put Option Agreement by and between eBay and each of the Shareholders.
*Exhibit 2.3	Form of Call Option Agreement by and between eBay and each of the Shareholders.
*Exhibit 2.4	Registration Rights Agreement, dated May 18, 2001, by and among eBay and the Shareholders.
*Exhibit 2.5	Escrow Agreement, dated May 18, 2001 by and among eBay Sub, eBay, the Shareholders, GS Capital Partners III, L.P., as Shareholders’ Agent and State Street Bank and Trust Company of California, N.A., a national banking association, as the Escrow Agent.
Exhibit 23.1	Consent of Ernst & Young Audit.
Exhibit 99.1	Audited financial statements of iBazar S.A.
	Report of Independent Auditors.
	Consolidated Balance Sheets at December 31, 1999 and 2000.
	Consolidated Statements of Operations for the years ended December 31, 1999 and 2000.
	Consolidated Statements of Shareholders’ Equity for the years ended December 31, 1999 and 2000.
	Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the years ended December 31, 1999 and 2000.
	Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements.

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