424B3 1 0001.txt FILED PURSUANT TO RULE 424(B)(3) Prospectus Supplement #6 Filed pursuant to Rule 424(b)(3) (to prospectus dated November 17, 2000) Registration No. 333-47150 MERCURY INTERACTIVE CORPORATION 4.75% Convertible Subordinated Notes Due July 1, 2007 and Shares of Common Stock Issuable Upon Conversion of the Notes ________________ This prospectus supplement relates to the resale by the holders of our 4.75% convertible subordinated notes due July 1, 2007 and the shares of our common stock issuable upon the conversion of the notes. You should read this prospectus supplement in conjunction with the prospectus dated November 17, 2000, which is to be delivered with this prospectus supplement. The information in the table appearing under the heading "Selling Holders" in the prospectus is amended by the addition of the information appearing in the table below:
Principal Amount of Notes Common Stock Beneficially Common Stock Owned Owned After Owned and Prior to the Common Completion of Name of Beneficial Owner Offered Offering(1)(2) Stock Offered the Offering ------------------------ ---------------- -------------- ------------- ------------ American Motorist Insurance Company............................ $ 817,000 7,343 7,343 -- Arapahoe County Colorado....................................... 89,000 800 800 -- British Virgin Islands Social Security Board................... 66,000 593 593 -- City University of New York.................................... 220,000 1,977 1,977 -- The Grable Foundation.......................................... 176,000 1,582 1,582 -- Grady Hospital Foundation...................................... 191,000 1,716 1,716 -- Local Initiatives Support Corporation.......................... 84,000 755 755 -- Merrill Lynch Insurance Group.................................. 380,000 3,415 3,415 -- MSD Portfolio L.P.--Investment................................. 26,780,000 240,720 240,720 -- Nabisco Holdings............................................... 53,000 476 476 -- New Orleans Firefighters Pension/Relief Fund................... 197,000 1,770 1,770 -- 1976 Distribution Trust FBO Jane A. Lauder..................... 25,000 224 224 -- 1976 Distribution Trust FBO A.R. Lauder/Zinterhofer............ 25,000 224 224 -- Occidental Petroleum Corporation............................... 341,000 3,065 3,065 -- Ohio Bureau of Workers Compensation............................ 231,000 2,076 2,076 -- ProMutual...................................................... 157,000 1,411 1,411 Raytheon Master Pension Trust.................................. 707,000 6,355 6,355 -- RJR Reynolds................................................... 169,000 1,519 1,519 -- Shell Pension Trust............................................ 656,000 5,896 5,896 -- State of Maryland Retirement Agency............................ 4,680,000 42,067 42,067 --
(1) Includes common stock into which the notes are convertible. (2) Assumes a conversion ratio of 8.9888 shares per $1,000 principal amount of notes and a cash payment in lieu of any fractional interest. ________________________________________ Investing in our common stock or the notes involves a high degree of risk. Please carefully consider the "Risk Factors" beginning on page 3 of the prospectus, as well as the "Risk Factors" section included in our recent reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. NEITHER THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION NOR ANY STATE SECURITIES COMMISSION HAS APPROVED OR DISAPPROVED OF THESE SECURITIES OR PASSED UPON THE ADEQUACY OR ACCURACY OF THE PROSPECTUS OR THIS PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT. ANY REPRESENTATION TO THE CONTRARY IS A CRIMINAL OFFENSE. The date of this prospectus supplement is February 14, 2001.