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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
WiderThan Co., Ltd. |
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Republic of Korea | ||||
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17F, K1 REIT Building 463 Chungjeong-Ro 3-Ga Seodaemun-Gu Seoul, 120-709, Korea |
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(Address of principal executive office) |
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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F: [x] Form 20-F [ ] Form 40-F | ||||
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During the month of July 2006, WiderThan Co., Ltd. issued the press releases attached to this report as Exhibits 99.1 through 99.3, each of which is incorporated herein by reference.
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. |
WiderThan Co., Ltd. | ||
Date: August 4, 2006 | By: |
Dan Nemo |
Name: | Dan Nemo | |
Title: | Senior Vice President and General Counsel | |
Exhibit No. | Description | |
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99.1 | Press Release | |
99.2 | Press Release | |
99.3 | Press Release | |
WiderThan Releases Statement Regarding Patent Infringement Suit
Does Not Believe Suit Has Merit
Seoul, South Korea July 13, 2006 WiderThan Co., Ltd. (NASDAQ: WTHN), a leading global provider of integrated mobile entertainment solutions for wireless carriers, responded today to the announcement made yesterday by TeleCommunication Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: TSYS), that it has filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia against Mobile 365, Inc. and WiderThan Americas, Inc. for patent infringement.
WiderThan does not believe the lawsuit asserting infringement of United States Patent No. 6,985,748, issued earlier this year has merit. WiderThan plans to defend itself vigorously.
About WiderThan
WiderThan is a leading provider of integrated mobile entertainment solutions for wireless carriers.
Our applications, content and services enable wireless carriers to a broad range of mobile
entertainment, such as ringback tones, music-on-demand, mobile games, ringtones, messaging and
information services, to their subscribers. WiderThan currently provides mobile entertainment
solutions to more than 45 wireless carriers in over 20 countries, including SK Telecom in Korea,
Cingular Wireless, Sprint Nextel, T-Mobile USA and Verizon Wireless in the United States, Bharti
Airtel in India and Globe Telecom in the Philippines.
Forward-Looking and Cautionary Statements
Any statements in this announcement about the future expectations, plans or prospects of WiderThan,
including statements containing the words believe, plan, anticipate, expect, estimate,
will and similar expressions, constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of The
Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. There are a number of important factors that
could cause actual results or events to differ materially from those indicated by such
forward-looking statements, including factors described in WiderThans annual report on Form 20-F.
These factors include the fluctuations of revenues and earnings, our reliance on SK Telecom to
generate a majority of revenues and as a partner to develop and test services, the fact that the
markets in which we operate are highly competitive, the challenges of global expansion, the lack of
any contractual obligation for our carrier customers to use our services, the fact that a
substantial portion of our revenues are subject to pricing decisions of carrier customers, the
consolidation among our potential customer base, the dynamics of the wireless carrier markets in
which our largest potential customers compete with one another, the fact that our carrier customers
could begin developing and/or providing some or all of our carrier application services on their
own, our dependence on ringback tone service for a significant portion of our revenue, potential
increases in royalty rates payable to music label companies, currency exchange rate fluctuations,
maintaining an effective system of internal controls and complying with regulations required by the
telecom industry and in Korea. The forward-looking statements included in this announcement
represent WiderThans view as of the date of this release. WiderThan anticipates that subsequent
events and developments may cause WiderThans views to change. However, WiderThan disclaims any
intention or obligation to update any forward-looking statements as a result of developments
occurring after the date of this document. These forward-looking statements should not be relied
upon as representing WiderThans views as of any date subsequent to the date of this announcement.
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WiderThan Announces Board Appointments
Andrew P. Kaplan and Chong-Sang Ahn Elected, Antti Kokkinen Re-Elected Members of Board of
Directors at General Shareholders Meeting
Seoul, South Korea July 14, 2006 WiderThan Co., Ltd. (NASDAQ: WTHN), a leading global provider of integrated mobile entertainment solutions for wireless carriers, today announced the election of two new members to its board of directors. Shareholders approved the nominations of Andrew P. Kaplan and Chong-Sang Ahn at the Companys Extraordinary General Shareholders Meeting held on Monday, July 3, 2006.
Mr. Kaplan is presently Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Audible, Inc. and has served in such position since June 1999. Previously, Mr. Kaplan served as chief financial officer of each of Thomson Corporation Publishing International, Vertis Inc. and Time-Life Inc. Earlier in his career, Mr. Kaplan was with Ernst & Young. A Certified Public Accountant, Mr. Kaplan received his bachelors degree in business administration from Florida State University and his masters degree in business administration from Harvard Business School. Mr. Kaplan will also serve as a member of the companys Audit and Board Nomination and Corporate Governance Committees.
Mr. Ahn is presently a Professor at the Seoul School of Integrated Sciences and Technologies. Previously, Mr. Ahn served as President & CEO of both Dacom System Technologies and Dacom International, Inc. Earlier in his career, Mr. Ahn worked for a number of years with the Samsung Group. Mr. Ahn received his bachelors degree of Science in Textile Engineering from Seoul National University, and masters degrees in business administration from Seoul National University and the Harvard Graduate School.
Also at the meeting, Antti Kokkinen, who has served on the Board of Directors of the Company since 2002, was re-elected for an additional three-year term.
About WiderThan
WiderThan is a leading provider of integrated mobile entertainment solutions for wireless carriers.
Our applications, content and services enable wireless carriers to a broad range of mobile
entertainment, such as ringback tones, music-on-demand, mobile games, ringtones, messaging and
information services, to their subscribers. WiderThan currently provides mobile entertainment
solutions to more than 45 wireless carriers in over 20 countries, including SK Telecom in Korea,
Cingular Wireless, Sprint Nextel, T-Mobile USA and Verizon Wireless in the United States, Bharti
Airtel in India and Globe Telecom in the Philippines.
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NEWS
For Immediate Release
Investor Contact
Tania Almond
WiderThan
571-521-1080
ir@widerthan.com
WiderThan Schedules Announcement of 2006 Second Quarter Results
Seoul, South Korea July 21, 2006 WiderThan Co., Ltd. (NASDAQ: WTHN), a leading global provider of integrated mobile entertainment solutions for wireless carriers, will announce its financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2006 after the U.S. market closes on Wednesday, August 9, 2006.
The second quarter earnings release will be distributed to the wire services at approximately 4:05 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time and will be available on the companys web site at http://ir.widerthan.com. At 4:15 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time WiderThan will post to its web site at http://ir.widerthan.com a prerecorded presentation and transcript of the WiderThan management teams review of the companys second quarter financial performance. There will be a live question and answer (Q&A) conference call to allow analysts and investors to ask questions of the WiderThan management team at 5:00 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time that same day. A listen-only web cast of the Q&A session will be available at http://ir.widerthan.com. Those wishing to participate in the live Q&A session should use the following numbers to dial into the session:
Calling from the United States or Canada: 800-260-8140
Calling from other countries: 617-614-3672
Pass code: 11764871
An online replay of the presentation and Q&A web cast will be available at http://ir.widerthan.com following the completion of the live call and will remain available for at least 90 days.
About WiderThan
WiderThan is a leading provider of integrated mobile entertainment solutions for wireless carriers.
Our applications, content and services enable wireless carriers to a broad range of mobile
entertainment, such as ringback tones, music-on-demand, mobile games, ringtones, messaging and
information services, to their subscribers. WiderThan currently provides mobile entertainment
solutions to more than 45 wireless carriers in over 20 countries, including SK Telecom in Korea,
Cingular Wireless, Sprint Nextel, T-Mobile USA and Verizon Wireless in the United States, Bharti
Airtel in India and Globe Telecom in the Philippines.
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