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, 2001
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Bottomline Technologies (de), Inc.
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(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
Delaware 02-0433294
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(State or other jurisdiction of (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
incorporation or organization)
155 Fleet Street, Portsmouth, New Hampshire 03801
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (603) 436-0700
Not Applicable
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(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
This Current Report on Form 8-K may contain forward-looking statements
that involve a number of risks and uncertainties, including statements regarding
expected benefits of use of the Company's products and future growth or results.
Among the important factors which could cause actual results to differ
materially from those in the forward-looking statements are competition, market
demand, technological change, strategic relationships, recent acquisitions,
international operations and general economic conditions. For additional
discussion of factors that could impact Bottomline Technologies' financial
results, refer to the Company's Form 10-K filed September 2001 and Form 10-Q
filed November 2001. The Company undertakes no obligation to publicly update or
revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information,
future events or otherwise.
Item 9. Regulation FD Disclosure.
On November 29, 2001, Bottomline Technologies (de), Inc. entered into
an agreement with Fidelity Service Company, Inc. pursuant to which Bottomline
will provide a transaction initiation and reporting platform designed to manage
and control the money movement of shareholder dollars for the Fidelity Group of
Funds. Bottomline will provide this platform utilizing its WebSeries product
offering, a component of Bottomline's Financial Resource Management solutions.
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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.
Bottomline Technologies (de), Inc.
Date: December 10, 2001 By: /s/ Robert A. Eberle
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Robert A. Eberle
Executive Vice President,
Chief Operating Officer,
Chief Financial Officer and Secretary
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