SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

 

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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): May 6, 2003

 

                Verticalnet, Inc.        

                (Exact name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

 

 

Pennsylvania		000-25269		23-2815834
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)		(Commission File Number)		(IRS Employer Identification No.)
400 Chester Field Parkway, Malvern, PA				19355
(Address of principal executive offices)				Zip Code

 

Registrant’s telephone, including area code:

(610) 240-0600

 

        (Former name and former address, if changed since last report)        

 

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ITEM 7.    FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.

 

(c)    Exhibits.

 

The following press release is included as an exhibit to this report furnished under Item 12:

 

99.1    Press Release dated May 6, 2003 issued by Verticalnet, Inc.

 

ITEM 9.    REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE.

 

The following information is furnished under “Item 9. Regulation FD Disclosure” and “Item 12. Disclosure of Results of Operations and Financial Condition.”

 

On May 6, 2003, Verticalnet, Inc. (“Verticalnet”) issued a press release setting forth Verticalnet’s financial information for the quarter ended March 31, 2003. A copy of Verticalnet’s press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and hereby incorporated by reference.

 

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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 thereunto duly authorized.

 

						VERTICALNET, INC.
Date:  May 7, 2003						By:		/s/    GENE S. GODICK
						Name: Title:		Gene S. Godick Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

 

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EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit No.		Description of Exhibit
99.1		Press Release, dated May 6, 2003 issued by Verticalnet, Inc.