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EBAY INC 8-K/A Report (Apr 23, 2003)

Filed April 23, 2003For Securities:EBAY

Summary

This 8-K/A filing from eBay Inc. serves as an amendment to a previous 8-K filed on April 22, 2003. The primary purpose of this amendment is to correct an inconsistency within the company's financial guidance for the third and fourth fiscal quarters of 2003, as initially presented in a press release accompanying the original filing. Investors should note that this filing does not introduce new financial results but rectifies an error in the 'Guidance Summary' table. The corrected table, provided as Exhibit 99.1, ensures that the net revenue guidance details presented numerically align with the narrative text of the press release. This amendment is furnished under Regulation FD and is not considered 'filed' for purposes of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

Key Highlights

  • 1eBay Inc. filed an amendment (8-K/A) on April 23, 2003, to correct a previous filing.
  • 2The amendment corrects an error in the 'Guidance Summary' table from a press release dated April 22, 2003.
  • 3The inconsistency was between the narrative net revenue guidance and the numbers in the 'Guidance Summary' table for Q3 and Q4 2003.
  • 4Exhibit 99.1 contains the corrected 'Guidance Summary' table.
  • 5This filing is made under Regulation FD, not as a standard disclosure of results.
  • 6Information furnished under this filing is not treated as 'filed' under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

Frequently Asked Questions

This filing is an amendment to correct an error in the 'Guidance Summary' table of a press release that accompanied a previous 8-K filing. The error involved an inconsistency in eBay's net revenue guidance for the third and fourth fiscal quarters of 2003.

No, this filing does not introduce new financial results. It only serves to correct an error in previously issued guidance details that were presented in a table.

Exhibit 99.1 is the corrected 'Guidance Summary' table that was originally part of eBay's press release dated April 22, 2003. This corrected version resolves the inconsistency mentioned in the filing.

According to the filing, this report is furnished under 'Item 9. Regulation FD Disclosure' following SEC Release No. 33-8216, as it exclusively serves to correct an error in previously disclosed information rather than being a primary disclosure of new results.