UNITED STATES
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): February 19, 2009
Marchex, Inc.
(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
| Delaware | 000-50658 | 35-2194038 | ||
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
413 Pine Street
Suite 500
Seattle, Washington 98101
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
(206) 331-3300
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
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Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition.
On February 19, 2009, Marchex, Inc. (“Marchex”) is issuing a press release and holding a conference call regarding its financial results for the quarter and the year ended December 31, 2008 (the “Press Release”). The full text of the Press Release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.
The information in this Item 2.02 (including Exhibit 99.1) is being furnished and shall not be deemed “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section. Such information shall not be incorporated by reference into any registration statement or other document pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933 or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.
Marchex is referencing non-GAAP financial information in both the Press Release and on the conference call. A reconciliation of these non-GAAP financial measures to the comparable GAAP financial measures is contained in the attached Press Release. Disclosures regarding definitions of these financial measures used by Marchex and why Marchex’s management believes these financial measures provide useful information to investors is also included in the Press Release.
Item 2.06 Material Impairments.
Marchex has performed its annual impairment testing in accordance with the Financial Accounting Standards Board’s Statement No. 142, “Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets” and in light of the current macroeconomic environment and significant decrease in market capitalization also performed a review on certain of its intangible assets under SFAS No. 144 “Accounting for the Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets” As a result of this testing, on February 18, 2009 Marchex preliminarily determined to record an estimated pre-tax $176.7 million non-cash impairment charge on goodwill and intangible assets in the fourth quarter of 2008. The impairment charge resulted in part from adverse equity and credit market conditions that caused a sustained decrease in current market multiples and Marchex’s stock price, a decrease in valuations of U.S. public companies and corresponding increased costs of capital created by the weakness in the U.S. financial markets and decreases in cash flow forecasts for the markets in which Marchex operates. Certain technology and domain assets were written-down due to the decreased cash flow forecasts. The impairment charge will not result in any current or future cash expenditures.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
| (d) | Exhibits. |
Exhibit No. | Description | |
| 99.1 | Press Release of the Registrant, dated February 19, 2009. |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this Current Report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| Date: February 19, 2009 | MARCHEX, INC. | |||
| By: | /s/ Michael A. Arends | |||
| Name: | Michael A. Arends | |||
| Title: | Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer) | |||
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit No. | Description | |
| 99.1 | Press Release of Registrant, dated February 19, 2009. |