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Strategies & Market Trends : Steve's Channelling Thread -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Zeev Hed who wrote (18438)	6/21/2001 10:55:07 AM
From: ajtj99	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 30051

Zeev, I read recently in a publication that a major customer wants to take their equipment out of EXDS, but they are not being allowed to by EXDS. The problem may end up in the courts. I peruse about 6-tech publications early in the week, but I'm afraid I don't recall anymore details of that article. It was either in Information Week, Info World, or E-Week, I believe. That information may already by old news, but it doesn't bode well for them. My guess is that a bankruptcy will be followed by an acquisition. Catching a falling knife also applies to the M&A business.

To: Zeev Hed who wrote (18438)	6/21/2001 12:59:38 PM
From: Frederick Langford	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 30051

Zeev, FYI, EBAY Looks like a 10 Million share secondary offering is coming up: 10kwizard.com Filed pursuant to Rule 424(b)(3) File No. 333-62050 EBAY INC. 10,000,000 SHARES COMMON STOCK This prospectus relates to 10,000,000 shares of common stock of eBay Inc. that may be offered and issued from time to time in connection with acquisitions of other businesses, assets or securities. The amount and type of consideration we will offer and the other specific terms of each acquisition will be determined by negotiations with the owners or the persons who control the businesses, assets or securities to be acquired. We may structure business acquisitions in a variety of ways, including acquiring stock, other equity interests or assets of the acquired business or merging the acquired business with us or one of our subsidiaries. We expect that the price of the shares we issue will be related to their market price, either when we agree to the particular acquisition, when we issue the shares, or during some other negotiated period. We may be required to provide further information by means of a post-effective amendment to the registration statement or a supplement to this prospectus once we know the actual information concerning a specific acquisition. We will pay all expenses of this offering. We do not expect to pay any underwriting discounts or commissions in connection with issuing these shares, although we may pay finder's fees in specific acquisitions. Any person receiving a finder's fee may be deemed an underwriter within the meaning of the Securities Act of 1933. We may also permit individuals or entities who have received or will receive shares of our common stock in connection with the acquisitions described above to use this prospectus to cover resales of those shares. If this happens, we will not receive any proceeds from such shares. See "Selling Stockholders" for the identity of any such individuals or entities. Our common stock is quoted on the Nasdaq National Market under the symbol "EBAY." We will make an application to list these shares on the Nasdaq National Market. The last reported sales price of our common stock on the Nasdaq National Market on June 18, 2001 was $62.98 per share. INVESTING IN OUR COMMON STOCK INVOLVES A HIGH DEGREE OF RISK. SEE "RISK FACTORS" BEGINNING ON PAGE 2. The shares offered or sold under this prospectus have not been approved by the Securities and Exchange Commission or any state securities commission, nor have these organizations determined that this prospectus is accurate or complete. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense. THE DATE OF THIS PROSPECTUS IS JUNE 19, 2001 THIS PROSPECTUS INCORPORATES IMPORTANT BUSINESS AND FINANCIAL INFORMATION THAT IS NOT INCLUDED IN OR DELIVERED WITH THIS PROSPECTUS. THIS INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE WITHOUT CHARGE TO SECURITY HOLDERS UPON ORAL OR WRITTEN REQUEST TO EBAY INC., ATTN: INVESTOR RELATIONS, 2145 HAMILTON AVENUE, SAN JOSE, CA 95125, TELEPHONE: (408) 558-7400. TO ENSURE TIMELY DELIVERY OF THE REQUESTED INFORMATION, YOU SHOULD MAKE YOUR REQUEST AT LEAST FIVE BUSINESS DAYS BEFORE THE DATE YOU MUST MAKE YOUR INVESTMENT DECISION. Fred