U.S. 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) October 14, 2004 Commission File No. 000-24996 INTERNET COMMERCE CORPORATION (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) Delaware 13-3645702 (State of incorporation) (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number) 805 Third Avenue, 9th Floor New York, New York 10022 (Address of principal executive offices, including zip code) (212) 271-7640 (Registrant's telephone number, including area code) (Former name or former address, if changed since last report.) Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below): - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [ ] Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) [ ] Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) [ ] Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) [ ] Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)) - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1 Item 5.02. Departure of Directors of Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers On October 14, 2004, the Board of Directors appointed John S. Simon to serve as a Director. Mr. Simon will serve as a Class II Director and his term will expire at the next annual meeting of stockholders of the Registrant. In addition, Mr. Simon was appointed to the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors, as well as a newly formed Acquisition Committee of the Board of Directors. Mr. Simon was formerly a Director of Electronic Commerce Systems, Inc., which was acquired by the Registrant in June 2004. 2 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 thereunto duly authorized. Dated: October 18, 2004 INTERNET COMMERCE CORPORATION By: /s/ Thomas J. Stallings ------------------------------- Name: Thomas J. Stallings Title: Chief Executive Officer 3