SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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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) May 3, 2004
CONVERA CORPORATION
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware 000-31989 54-1987541
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(State or other jurisdiction (Commission (I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation) File No.) Identification No.)
1921 GALLOWS ROAD, SUITE 200
VIENNA, VIRGINIA 221826
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(Address of principal executive offices and zip code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (703) 761-3700
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Item 5. Other Events and Required FD Disclosure.
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On May 3, 2004, Convera Corporation (the "Company") announced that Mr.
John Polchin was appointed the Company's new Chief Financial Officer. The press
release relating to Mr. Polchin's appointment is attached hereto as Exhibit
99.1.
Item 7. Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Information and Exhibits.
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99.1 Press Release of the Company dated May 3, 2004.
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, thereto duly authorized.
CONVERA CORPORATION
By: /s/ Patrick C. Condo
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Patrick C. Condo
President and Chief Executive Officer
Date: May 4, 2004
Exhibit 99.1
Contact: Anna Van Lier
Director, Corporate Communications
Convera
703.761.3700
avanlier@convera.com
Convera Announces New Chief Financial Officer
Vienna, Va., May 3, 2004 - Convera Corporation (NASDAQ: CNVR), a leading
provider of search and categorization software for enterprises and government
agencies, today announced that John R. Polchin has joined the company as
Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer.
"While our search process for this key management role was extensive, we are
pleased that our efforts have resulted in the retention of an experienced
financial executive," said Patrick C. Condo, President and CEO, Convera. "John
is well equipped to guide the financial management practice of Convera. His
range of experience within diverse technology settings will serve us well as we
continue to execute on our business objectives."
Polchin, 40, was most recently Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and
Treasurer of InteliData Technologies Corporation, a publicly traded provider of
online banking software solutions. He previously held Chief Financial Officer
positions at Orblynx, Incorporated, a global Internet infrastructure company,
and e.spire Communications, a publicly traded CLEC. Polchin's background also
includes the positions of Vice President of Finance, Corporate Controller and
Treasurer for other technology and service companies. In addition to his duties
as Chief Financial Officer, Polchin will also oversee the company's human
resource and corporate administrative functions.
"I am extremely pleased to be joining Convera during such an exciting time in
the search software market," said John Polchin, Executive Vice President, CFO
and Treasurer, Convera. "I look forward to building on the company's growth over
the past year while aggressively seeking additional improvements in our
operating performance to enhance shareholder value."
About Convera
Convera is a leading provider of mission-critical enterprise search and
categorization solutions. Convera's RetrievalWare solutions maximize return on
investment in vast stores of unstructured information by providing highly
scalable, fast, accurate and secure search across more than 200 forms of text,
video, image and audio information, in more than 45 languages. More than 900
customers in 33 countries rely on Convera's search solutions to power a broad
range of mission-critical applications including enterprise portals, knowledge
management, intelligence gathering, profiling, corporate policy compliance,
regulatory compliance, customer service and more. For more information, contact
Convera at 800-788-7758, via e-mail at info@convera.com or on the Web at
www.convera.com
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This release, including any statements from Convera personnel, contains
statements about Convera's future expectations, performance, plans, and
prospects, as well as assumptions about future events. The reader is cautioned
not to put undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, as these
statements are subject to numerous factors and uncertainties, including without
limitation, business and economic conditions and trends; continued success in
technological advances; possible disruption in commercial activities caused by
terrorist activity and armed conflict, such as changes in logistics and security
arrangements; reduced customer demand relative to expectations; competitive
factors; and other risk factors listed from time to time in the company's SEC
reports. Actual results may differ materially from our expectations as the
result of these and other important factors relating to Convera's business and
product development efforts, which are further described in Convera's filings
with the Securities and Exchange Commission. These filings can be obtained from
the SEC's website located at www.sec.gov. Any forward-looking statements are
based on information available to Convera on the date of this release, and
Convera assumes no obligation to update such statements. The Convera design logo
and the following are worldwide trademarks of Convera: Convera(TM),
RetrievalWare(R), and Screening Room(R). The names of actual companies and
products mentioned herein may be the trademarks of their respective owners.