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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

 

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FORM 8-K

 

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CURRENT REPORT

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF

THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): August 11, 2004

 

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Bottomline Technologies (de), Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

 

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Delaware		000-25259		02-0433294
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)		(Commission File Number)		(IRS Employer Identification No.)

 

325 Corporate Drive, Portsmouth, New Hampshire		03801
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (603) 436-0700

 

Not Applicable.

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

 

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Item 12. Results of Operations and Financial Condition

 

On August 11, 2004, Bottomline Technologies (de), Inc. announced its financial results for the quarter and fiscal year ended June 30, 2004. The full text of the press release issued in connection with the announcement is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.

 

The information in this Form 8-K (including Exhibit 99.1) shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Exchange Act, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.

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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.

 

Date: August 11, 2004		BOTTOMLINE TECHNOLOGIES (de), INC.
		By:		/s/ Robert A. Eberle
				Robert A. Eberle Chief Operating Officer, Chief Financial Officer and Secretary

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EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit No.		Description
99.1		Press release dated August 11, 2004.