UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 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): April 29, 2010
ARIBA, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
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| Delaware | | 000-26299 | | 77-0439730 |
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) | | (Commission File Number) | | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
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| 807 11th Avenue, Sunnyvale, California | | 94089 |
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (650) 390-1000
Not Applicable
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report.)
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| Item 2.02. | Results of Operations and Financial Condition. |
On April 29, 2010, Ariba, Inc. (“Ariba”) announced its financial results for its second quarter of fiscal year 2010, ended March 31, 2010, as well as certain other information. A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report and is incorporated herein by reference.
The information set forth herein, including the exhibit attached hereto, shall not be deemed “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, regardless of any general incorporation language in such filing.
About Non-GAAP Financial Measures
Ariba provides quarterly and annual financial statements that are prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America (“GAAP”). The attached press release contains non-GAAP financial measures. These non-GAAP financial measures include non-GAAP revenues, non-GAAP cost of revenues, gross profit, operating expenses, income (loss) from operations, net income (loss) and net income (loss) per share amounts. Management reviews these non-GAAP financial measures in evaluating Ariba’s historical and projected financial performance and believes that it may assist investors in assessing Ariba’s ongoing operations. The presentation of this additional financial information is not meant to be considered in isolation or as a substitute for, or superior to, measures of financial performance prepared in accordance with GAAP.
In the press release attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1, Ariba has provided a reconciliation of the non-GAAP financial information provided in the press release with the comparable financial information reported in accordance with GAAP for the given period.
| Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) Exhibits
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Exhibit
Number | | Description |
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| 99.1 | | Press Release of Ariba, Inc. dated April 29, 2010 |
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.
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| | | | ARIBA, INC. |
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| DATE: April 29, 2010 | | | | By: | | /S/ AHMED RUBAIE |
| | | | | | Ahmed Rubaie |
| | | | | | Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer |
EXHIBIT INDEX
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Exhibit
Number | | Description |
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| 99.1 | | Press Release of Ariba, Inc. dated April 29, 2010 |
