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):

July 24, 2002

 

 

 

LIBERATE TECHNOLOGIES

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

 

 

 

Delaware		000-26565		94-3245315
(State or Other Jurisdiction		(Commission		(IRS Employer
of Incorporation)		File Number)		Identification No.)

 

2 Circle Star Way, San Carlos, California		94070-6200
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)		(Zip Code)

 

 

Company’s telephone number, including area code:

(650) 701-4000

 

 

 

 

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report.)

 

 

 

 

Item 5.           Other Events

On July 24, 2002, Liberate Technologies signed an agreement to acquire all of the outstanding shares of Sigma Systems Group (Canada) Inc., a corporation incorporated under the Business Corporation Act (Ontario).

                Further details regarding this acquisition are contained in Liberate’s press release dated July 24, 2002, attached as Exhibit 99.1 hereto and incorporated by reference herein.

Item 7.    Exhibits

	Exhibit
	Number		Description
	99.1		Press release, dated July 24, 2002.

 

 

 

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.

 

	LIBERATE TECHNOLOGIES
Date:  July 31, 2002	By:	/s/ KENT WALKER
	Name:	Kent Walker
	Title:	Senior Vice President and General Counsel

EXHIBIT INDEX

 

	Exhibit
	Number		Description
	99.1		Press release, dated July 24, 2002.