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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
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FORM 8-K
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CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT
TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event Reported): February 6, 2006
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BLUE COAT SYSTEMS, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
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Delaware 000-28139 91-1715963
(State or Other Jurisdiction of (Commission (I.R.S. Employer
Incorporation) File Number) Identification Number)
420 North Mary Avenue
Sunnyvale, California 94085
(408) 220-2200
(Addresses, including zip code, and telephone numbers,
including area code, of principal executive offices)
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Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to
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ITEM 2.02. RESULTS OF OPERATION AND FINANCIAL CONDITION
On February 6, 2006, Blue Coat Systems, Inc. (the "Company") issued a press
release announcing the Company's preliminary financial results for its third
quarter ended January 31, 2006. A copy of the Company's press release is
attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.
The information in this Current Report is being furnished and shall not be
deemed "filed" for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section. The
information in this Current Report shall not be incorporated by reference into
any registration statement or other document pursuant to the Securities Act of
1933, as amended, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference
in such filing.
ITEM 9.01. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.
(d) EXHIBITS.
99.1 Press Release, dated February 6, 2006, announcing the
Company's preliminary results for the third quarter
ended January 31, 2006.
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.
BLUE COAT SYSTEMS, INC.
DATE: February 6, 2006 By: /s/ Kevin S. Royal
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Kevin S. Royal
Chief Financial Officer
(Principal Financial and
Accounting Officer)
INDEX TO EXHIBITS
Exhibit Number Description
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99.1 Press Release of Blue Coat Systems, Inc., dated
February 6, 2006.