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) December 31, 2012

 

Overstock.com, Inc.

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

6350 South 3000 East

Salt Lake City, Utah 84121

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

(801) 947-3100

(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:

 

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

 

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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 5.02  Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers

 

(b)           On December 31, 2012 (i) Bhargav Shah joined Overstock.com, Inc. (the “Company”) as Senior Vice President, Technology, and (ii) Samuel J. Peterson, who held the position of Senior Vice President, Technology for the Company, resigned the position and accepted employment with another company.  Mr. Peterson will continue working with the Company during a transition period.  As of December 31, 2012, all responsibilities of the Senior Vice President of Technology for the Company have been transferred to Mr. Shah.

 

A copy of the press release issued by the Company on January 2, 2013 regarding this change is attached as Exhibit 99.1.

 

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits

 

(d)        Exhibits 99.1           Press release issued by Overstock.com, Inc. on January 2, 2013.

 

Certain statements contained in this Form 8-K, including all statements other than statements of historical fact, may constitute “forward-looking statements.” In addition to the uncertainty of all forward-looking information, there are specific risks identified in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2011 filed with the SEC on March 2, 2012 and any subsequent reports filed by the Company with the SEC that the Company faces that could cause actual results to be materially different from those that may be set forth in forward-looking statements made by the Company. There also may be additional risks that the Company does not presently know or that it currently believes are immaterial which could also impair its business and results of operations. You are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of their dates. The Company undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

 

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SIGNATURE

 

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.

 

	OVERSTOCK.COM, INC.
	By:	/s/ Stephen J. Chesnut
		Senior Vice President, Finance and Risk Management
	Date:	January 2, 2013

 

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