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): December 10, 2002 COMTEX NEWS NETWORK, INC. (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) New York 0-10541 13-3055012 (State or other jurisdiction (Commission File No.) (I.R.S. Employer of incorporation) Identification No.) Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (703) 820-2000 Not Applicable (Former name or former address, if changed since last report) Item 5. Other Events. On December 10, 2002, COMTEX News Network, Inc. ("Comtex") and InfoSpace, Inc. ("InfoSpace") entered into an agreement settling pending litigation between them with Comtex paying to InfoSpace the amount of $200,000.00. Pursuant to this agreement, the parties entered into mutual releases and each party denied liability to the other party. 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. COMTEX NEWS NETWORK, INC. DATE: December 19, 2002 By: /s/ Charles W. Terry Charles W. Terry President and Chief Executive Officer