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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: October 6, 1998
NETWORK SOLUTIONS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware 0-22967 52-1146119
(State or other jurisdiction (Commission File (I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation) Number) Identification Number)
505 Huntmar Park Drive, Herndon, Virginia 20170
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (703) 742-0400
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ITEM 5. OTHER EVENTS.
On October 6, 1998, Network Solutions, Inc., a Delaware corporation
(the "Company"), announced that it had entered into an amendment (the
"Amendment") to the Company's Cooperative Agreement with the United States
Department of Commerce. (The authority to administer the Cooperative
Agreement, previously held by the National Science Foundation (the "NSF"), was
transferred by the NSF to the Department of Commerce on September 9, 1998.)
A copy of the Amendment is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1. A copy of
the Company's press release, dated October 6, 1998, announcing the Amendment is
attached hereto as Exhibit 99.2 and incorporated by reference herein.
This report and the Company's press release attached hereto contain
forward looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties, including,
without limitation, those relating to competition and Internet governance.
More information about potential factors which could affect the Company's
financial results is included in the Company's annual report on Form 10-K for
the year ended December 31, 1997, including, without limitation, under the
captions, "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and
Results of Operations," "Risk Factors," "Competition" and "Relationship with
the NSF; Recent Developments in Internet Governance," and the Company's
quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the period ended June 30, 1998, which are on
file with the Securities and Exchange Commission (http://www.sec.gov).
ITEM 7. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.
(c) Exhibits.
Exhibit Description
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99.1 Amendment No. 11 to the Cooperative Agreement dated October 6, 1998.
99.2 Text of Press Release dated October 6, 1998.
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SIGNATURES
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.
NETWORK SOLUTIONS, INC.
Date: October 9, 1998 By: /s/ Gabriel A. Battista
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Gabriel A. Battista
Chief Executive Officer
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NETWORK SOLUTIONS, INC.
INDEX TO EXHIBITS
Exhibit Description
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99.1 Amendment No. 11 to the Cooperative Agreement dated October 6, 1998.
99.2 Text of Press Release dated October 6, 1998.
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