-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, QXIQkkoibwoRGAcGuoGZEMmjG6+Nq84fht1FvdB0hBu2V0xGGp/rsWyzHS/QymbC zTrzbzHvLIhbY5u2Fi3qVQ== 0001193125-06-010124.txt : 20060124 0001193125-06-010124.hdr.sgml : 20060124 20060123205400 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001193125-06-010124 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20060123 ITEM INFORMATION: Other Events ITEM INFORMATION: Financial Statements and Exhibits FILED AS OF DATE: 20060124 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20060123 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: ECOST COM INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001287503 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: RETAIL-CATALOG & MAIL-ORDER HOUSES [5961] IRS NUMBER: 330843777 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 000-50887 FILM NUMBER: 06544863 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 2555 WEST 190TH ST SUITE 106 CITY: TORRANCE STATE: CA ZIP: 90504 BUSINESS PHONE: 3102254044 8-K 1 d8k.htm FORM 8-K Form 8-K

 

UNITED STATES

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 23, 2006

 

eCOST.COM, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware   Commission File Number:   33-0843777

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation or organization)

  000-50887  

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

 

2555 West 190th Street, Suite 106, Torrance, California 90504

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

(310) 225-4044

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 


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

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

 

¨ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

¨ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 



ITEM 8.01    Other Events

 

On January 23, 2006, eCost.com, Inc. (the “Registrant”) issued a press release announcing that the shareholders of the Registrant approved the previously announced definitive merger agreement with PFSweb, Inc (“PFSweb”). Consummation of the merger is subject to certain additional conditions, including approval of the merger by the PFSweb stockholders. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated by reference.

 

ITEM 9.01    Financial Statements and Exhibits

 

(c) Exhibits

 

Exhibit No.

  

Description


99.1    Press Release, dated January 23, 2006.

 

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SIGNATURE

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

        eCOST.COM, INC.
Date: January 23, 2006        
            By:   /s/ Adam W. Shaffer
                Adam W. Shaffer
                Chief Executive Officer

 

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EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit No.

  

Description


99.1    Press Release, dated January 23, 2006.

 

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EX-99.1 2 dex991.htm PRESS RELEASE Press Release

Exhibit 99.1

 

Contact: Lewis Goldberg / Todd Fromer

KCSA Worldwide

212.896.1216 / 212.896.1215

lgoldberg@kcsa.com / tfromer@kcsa.com

 

eCOST.com Stockholders Approve Merger with PFSweb

 

Torrance, Calif., January 23, 2006 – eCOST.com (Nasdaq: ECST), a leading online discount retailer, announced today its stockholders have approved the previously announced definitive merger agreement with PFSweb, Inc. (Nasdaq: PFSW), a global provider of integrated business process outsourcing (BPO) solutions, at a Special Meeting of Stockholders on January 23, 2006. Consummation of the merger is subject to certain additional conditions, including approval of the merger by the PFSweb stockholders.

 

Under the terms of the merger agreement, PFSweb will issue to eCOST.com stockholders one PFSweb common share for each outstanding share of eCOST.com in a tax-free, share-for-share transaction. eCOST.com will become a wholly owned subsidiary of PFSweb and maintain its headquarters in Torrance, California.

 

The PFSweb Special Meeting of Stockholders was adjourned and the vote postponed until January 24, 2006 in order to allow their stockholders additional time to submit their proxies.

 

About eCOST.com, Inc.

 

eCOST.com is a leading multi-category online discount retailer of high-quality new, “close-out” and refurbished brand-name merchandise for consumers and small business buyers. eCOST.com markets over 100,000 different products from leading manufacturers such as Apple, Canon, Citizen, Denon, HP, Nikon, Onkyo, Seiko, Sony, and Toshiba primarily over the Internet (http://www.ecost.com) and through direct marketing. Prior to April 11, 2005, eCOST.com was a subsidiary of PC Mall, Inc.

 

The matters discussed herein and, in particular, information regarding the merger, consist of forward-looking information under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and is subject to and involve risks and uncertainties, which could cause actual results to differ materially from the forward-looking information. PFSweb has recently filed a Registration Statement on Form S-4 which identifies certain factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected in any forward looking statements made and investors are advised to review the Registration Statement and the Risk Factors described therein. eCOST undertakes no obligation to update publicly any forward-looking statement for any reason, even if new information becomes available or other events occur in the future. There may be additional risks that we do not currently view as material or that are not presently known.

 

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