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): October 28, 2003
StorageNetworks, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
| Delaware | 000-30905 | 04-3436145 | ||
| (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
| 275 Grove Street, 2-400 Newton, Massachusetts |
02466 | |
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (781) 622-6700
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
| Item 5. | Other Events and Required FD Disclosure. |
On October 28, 2003, StorageNetworks, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing that (i) its Board of Directors had, in accordance with the Company’s plan of complete liquidation and dissolution, approved an initial distribution of $1.6529 per share to shareholders of record as of October 28, 2003, the date previously set by the Board of Directors as the record date for all distributions of assets to shareholders, (ii) it had filed a certificate of dissolution with the Delaware Secretary of State, and (iii) the Company’s stock transfer books have been closed as of October 28, 2003. The full text of the press release issued by the Company is filed as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.
| Item 7. | Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Information and Exhibits. |
| (c) | Exhibits |
| Exhibit No. |
Description | |
| 99.1 | Press release, dated October 28, 2003, entitled “StorageNetworks Announces Initial Distribution to Shareholders, Filing of Certificate of Dissolution and Closing of Stock Transfer Books.” | |
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.
| STORAGENETWORKS, INC. | ||||||
| Date: October 28, 2003 |
By: | /s/ Dean J. Breda | ||||
| Dean J. Breda President and Chief Executive Officer | ||||||
Exhibit Index
| Exhibit No. |
Description | |
| 99.1 | Press release, dated October 28, 2003, entitled “StorageNetworks Announces Initial Distribution to Shareholders, Filing of Certificate of Dissolution and Closing of Stock Transfer Books.” | |