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): January 17, 2001 eDiets.com, Inc. (Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter) Commission File Number 0-30559 Delaware 56-0952883 (State or other jurisdiction of (I.R.S. Employer incorporation or organization) Identification No.) 3467 W. Hillsboro Boulevard Deerfield Beach, Florida 33342 (Address of Principal Executive Offices) (954) 360-9022 (Registrant's Telephone number, including area code) Item 5. Other Events. Effective as of November 23, 2000, eDiets.com, Inc. (the "Company") entered into a two-year Interactive Services Agreement with America Online, Inc. ("AOL") under which it will provide original diet and nutrition content to several AOL brands. The content integration and advertising campaign was launched on December 26, 2000. Under the terms of the agreement with AOL, the Company will pay AOL approximately $11,000,000 over the two-year term of the agreement. Item 7. Exhibits. The following document is filed herewith: 99.1 Press release of the Registrant dated January 17, 2001. SIGNATURES Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused and authorized this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned. Dated: January 19, 2001 eDiets.com, Inc. By: /s/ Robert T. Hamilton ---------------------------------------------------- Robert T. Hamilton, Chief Financial Officer 2 EXHIBIT INDEX EXHIBIT No. DESCRIPTION 99.1 Press release of the Registrant dated January 17, 2001.