1 SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 FORM 8-K CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OF 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): AUGUST 31, 2000 CNET NETWORKS, INC. (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter) DELAWARE 0-20939 13-3696170 (State or Other Jurisdiction (Commission File (I.R.S. Employer of Incorporation) Number) Identification No.) 150 CHESTNUT STREET, SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA 94111 (Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code) Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code: (415) 395-7800 Page 1 of 3 2 ITEM 5. OTHER EVENTS. mySIMON TRADEMARK LITIGATION On August 31, 2000, an Indianapolis jury awarded the Simon Property Group damages of $26.8 million in its trademark infringement case against mySimon, a subsidiary of CNET Networks, Inc. ("CNET"). We include as an exhibit to this Form 8-K a press release issued by mySimon on August 31, 2000, and we incorporate this document by reference into this Form 8-K. ITEM 7. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, PRO FORMA FINANCIAL INFORMATION AND EXHIBITS. (a) Not Applicable. (b) Not Applicable. (c) Exhibits. The exhibit listed below and in the accompanying Exhibit Index is filed as part of this Current Report on Form 8-K. EXHIBIT NO. TITLE 99.1 Press Release, dated as of August 31, 2000, of mySimon. 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. Dated: September 5, 2000 CNET NETWORKS, INC. By: /s/ DOUGLAS WOODRUM -------------------------------- Name: Douglas Woodrum Title: Chief Financial Officer Page 2 of 3 3 EXHIBIT INDEX EXHIBIT NUMBER DESCRIPTION - ------- ----------- 99.1 Press Release, dated as of August 31, 2000, of mySimon. Page 3 of 3