-----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, R1LJPcfxn4AARnGz+PJarXCUZrFqyRTDyQpizDDEW1olhqkO4kSO75OEEtb3BHnj JmedUrdGg2CvL8o9/OF9Aw== 0001104659-07-060705.txt : 20070809 0001104659-07-060705.hdr.sgml : 20070809 20070809132439 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001104659-07-060705 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20070807 ITEM INFORMATION: Results of Operations and Financial Condition ITEM INFORMATION: Financial Statements and Exhibits FILED AS OF DATE: 20070809 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20070809 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: TUCOWS INC /PA/ CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000909494 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: SERVICES-COMPUTER PROCESSING & DATA PREPARATION [7374] IRS NUMBER: 232707366 STATE OF INCORPORATION: PA FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-32600 FILM NUMBER: 071039079 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 96 MOWAT AVENUE CITY: TORONTO STATE: A6 ZIP: M6K 3M1 BUSINESS PHONE: 4165350123 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 96 MOWAT AVENUE CITY: TORONTO STATE: A6 ZIP: M6K 3M1 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: INFONAUTICS INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19960426 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: INFONAUTICS CORP DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19960315 8-K 1 a07-18836_38k.htm 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):             August 7, 2007

TUCOWS INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant Specified in Charter)

Pennsylvania

 

0-28284

 

23-2707366

(State or Other

 

(Commission File

 

(IRS Employer

Jurisdiction of

 

Number)

 

Identification No.)

Incorporation)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

96 Mowat Avenue, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

 

M6K 3M1

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

 

(Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (416) 535-0123

Not Applicable
(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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):

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

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

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

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

 




 

Item 2.02.              Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

On August 7, 2007, Tucows Inc., a Pennsylvania corporation (the “Company”), issued a press release announcing new wholesale domain name pricing and a new pricing structure for domain names.  A copy of such press release is filed herewith as Exhibit 99.1.

The information in this report and the exhibit is furnished to, and not filed with, the Securities and Exchange Commission and shall not be incorporated by reference into any registration statement filed by the company under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, unless specifically identified therein as being incorporated therein by reference.

Item 9.01               Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Information and Exhibits.

(a)                                  Not Applicable.

(b)                                 Not Applicable.

(c)                                  Exhibits.

99.1         Press Release of Tucows Inc., dated August 7, 2007.

 




 

SIGNATURES

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 hereunto duly authorized.

TUCOWS INC.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

/s/ Elliot Noss

 

 

 

Elliot Noss

 

 

 

President and Chief Executive Officer

Dated:  August 9, 2007

 




EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit Number

 

Description

 

 

 

 99.1

 

Press Release issued by Tucows Inc. dated August 7, 2007

 



EX-99.1 2 a07-18836_3ex99d1.htm EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Tucows Reduces Wholesale Domain Name Pricing
New Cost Structure Transparency and Free Domain Services

TORONTO, August 3—Tucows Inc. (AMEX:TCX, TSX:TC) announced today that, effective immediately, it has reduced its list price for wholesale domain name registrations. Additionally, the cost breakdown of a domain name is now transparent to customers, revealing Registry and ICANN fees as well as the Tucows management fee. This new pricing structure will provide increased visibility for wholesale domain customers ahead of the announced October 2007 Registry domain name price increases.

New Tucows Wholesale Domain List Pricing:

 

 

.com

 

.net

 

.org

 

.info

 

.biz

 

Registry Fee

 

$

6.00

 

$

4.25

 

$

6.00

 

$

5.75

 

$

5.30

 

ICANN Fee

 

$

0.20

 

$

0.20

 

$

0.20

 

$

0.20

 

$

0.20

 

Tucows Management Fee

 

$

3.00

 

$

3.00

 

$

3.00

 

$

3.00

 

$

3.00

 

 

The management fee provides Tucows wholesale domains customers with access to a domain name suggestion tool powered by DomainsBot, a 50% share of net domain parking advertising revenues, and the ability to sell domains from a portfolio of hundreds of thousands of premium domain names from the domain aftermarket. Beginning September 1, WHOIS Privacy and Managed DNS will be included with each domain name purchase at no charge. Tucows wholesale domain customers also get access to a library of APIs and web-based tools for provisioning and management of domains along with Tier II technical support.

“Domain registration is an entry point for our wholesale services and we have made a significant

 




investment in this part of our business to ensure that we continue to provide value to our customers,” said Elliot Noss, President and CEO. “With our price drop and new pricing model, we have given our customers a competitive domains package and more visibility into the various fees that make up the cost of a domain name.”

Tucows, an ICANN-accredited registrar since 1999, is the world’s largest wholesale registrar with over seven million domain names under management. Tucows has always championed the rights of domain name registrants and advocated for our wholesale customers. As the first wholesale domain name registrar, Tucows’ reputation is built on providing exceptional value to customers while respecting the service provider’s relationship with their end users.

“We’ve been committed to providing transparency regarding ICANN fees to our wholesale customers since 2004,” said Adam Eisner, Product Manager, Domains. “In fact, we lowered the ICANN fee charged to our wholesale customers twice since March 2007. Today, not only have we reduced our prices, we’re providing transparency into the cost of a domain name. Our domain name package provides domain purchasers with free WHOIS privacy and Managed DNS and, for our wholesale customer, it provides enhanced search tools like Name Suggestion and Premium Domains.”

About Tucows

Tucows is the largest Internet services provider for hosting companies and ISPs. Through our network of over 7,000 service providers around the world we provide billing solutions, millions of email boxes and manage over seven million domains. Tucows is an accredited registrar with ICANN (the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers). Tucows remains one of the most popular software download sites on the Internet. For more information please visit:
http://about.tucows.com.

 




This release may contain forward-looking statements, relating to the Company’s operations or to the environment in which it operates, which are based on Tucows Inc.’s operations, estimates, forecasts and projections. These statements are not guarantees of future performance and are subject to important risks, uncertainties and assumptions concerning future conditions that may ultimately prove to be inaccurate or differ materially from actual future events or results. A number of important factors could cause actual outcomes and results to differ materially from those expressed in these forward-looking statements. Consequently, investors should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which are based on Tucows Inc.’s current expectations, estimates, projections, beliefs and assumptions. These forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this presentation and are based upon the information available to Tucows Inc. at this time. Tucows Inc. disclaims any intention or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

For more information

Leona Hobbs
Director of Communication
Tucows
(416) 538-5450
lhobbs@tucows.com
http://about.tucows.com



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