Current Report
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 29, 2003
BANKRATE, INC.
(exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Florida |
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0-25681 |
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65-0423422 |
| (State or other jurisdiction of Incorporation) |
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(Commission File
Number) |
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(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
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| 11811 U.S. Highway One Suite
101 North Palm Beach, Florida |
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33408 |
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(zip code) |
Registrant’s telephone
number, including area code: (561) 630-2400
Item 5.
On January 29, 2003, Bankrate, Inc. issued a press release announcing that on January 28, 2003, the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit affirmed the dismissal of a shareholders’ class action suit against
Company and certain of its officers and directors, its auditor, and its underwriters in its entirety.
Item
7. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(a) Financial statements
of businesses acquired.
None.
(b) Pro forma financial information.
None.
(c) Exhibits.
99.1 Text of press release of Bankrate, Inc. dated January 29, 2003.
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.
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BANKRATE, INC. |
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/s/ ROBERT J. DEFRANCO |
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| Date: January 31, 2003 |
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Robert J. DeFranco |
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Senior Vice President |
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Chief Financial Officer |
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EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit
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| 99.1 |
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Text of press release of Bankrate, Inc. dated January 29, 2003. |
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