PROSPECTUS Filed pursuant to Rule 424(b)(3)
Registration No. 333-57744
DIGITAL RIVER, INC.
2,880,368 SHARES
COMMON STOCK
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ConnectInc.com, Co. ("ConnectInc"), a Delaware corporation and wholly owned
subsidiary of Calico Commerce, Inc., a Delaware corporation ("Calico"), may sell
up to 2,880,368 shares of our common stock. We are not selling any shares of our
common stock under this prospectus and will not receive any of the proceeds from
the sale of shares by ConnectInc. ConnectInc may sell the shares of common stock
described in this prospectus in a number of different ways and at varying
prices.
Our common stock is traded on the Nasdaq National Market under the symbol
"DRIV." On October 17, 2001, the closing sale price of our common stock, as
reported on the Nasdaq National Market, was $8.90 per share.
INVESTING IN OUR COMMON STOCK INVOLVES A HIGH DEGREE OF RISK. SEE "RISK
FACTORS" BEGINNING ON PAGE 2.
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THE SHARES OFFERED OR SOLD UNDER THIS PROSPECTUS HAVE NOT BEEN APPROVED BY THE
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION OR ANY STATE SECURITIES COMMISSION, NOR HAVE
THESE ORGANIZATIONS DETERMINED THAT THIS PROSPECTUS IS ACCURATE OR COMPLETE.
ANY REPRESENTATION TO THE CONTRARY IS A CRIMINAL OFFENSE.
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The date of this prospectus is October 19, 2001
Digital River is our registered trademark.
All other trademarks or service marks appearing in this prospectus
are the property of their respective owners.
PROSPECTUS SUMMARY
The following is a summary of our business. You should carefully read the
section entitled "Risk Factors" in this prospectus and our annual report on
Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2000 for more information on our
business and the risks involved in investing in our stock.
DIGITAL RIVER
OVERVIEW
We are a provider of comprehensive electronic commerce outsourcing
solutions. We were incorporated in February 1994 and commenced offering products
for sale through our clients' Web stores in August 1996. As an application
service provider, we enable our clients to access our proprietary electronic
commerce system over the Internet. We have developed a technology platform that
allows us to provide a suite of electronic commerce services, including Web
commerce development and hosting, transaction processing, fraud screening,
digital delivery, integration to physical fulfillment and customer service. We
also provide analytical marketing and merchandising services to assist clients
in increasing Web page view traffic to, and sales through, their Web commerce
systems. We provide an outsourcing solution that allows our clients to promote
their own brands while leveraging our investment in infrastructure and
technology. Our Software and Digital Commerce Services Division serves the
software and digital products market, and our E-Business Services Division
serves manufacturers, distributors and retailers outside the software industry.
Our clients include 3M Company, Autodesk, Inc., Egghead.com, Inc., Fujitsu Ltd.,
MicroWarehouse, Inc., ScanSoft, Inc., Symantec Corporation and Xircom Inc.
Our proprietary commerce network server, or CNS, technology serves as the
platform for our solutions. The CNS incorporates custom software applications
that enable Web store authoring, electronic software delivery, fraud prevention,
export control, merchandising programs and online registration, and features a
database of more than 100,000 software and digital products. Using our CNS
platform, we create Web commerce systems for our clients that replicate the look
and feel of each client's Web site. End-users enter the client site and are then
seamlessly transferred to our CNS. End-users can then browse for products and
make purchases online, and once purchases are made, we either deliver the
products digitally to the end-user through the Internet or communicate the order
through its integration into a number of third-party fulfillment agencies for
physical fulfillment. We also provide transaction processing services and
collect and maintain critical information about end-users. This information can
later be used by our clients to facilitate add-on or upgrade sales and for other
direct marketing purposes. We actively manage direct marketing campaigns for our
clients, and also deliver purchase information and Web store traffic statistics
to our clients through online reporting.
Our executive offices are located at 9625 West 76th Street, Suite 150, Eden
Prairie, Minnesota 55344. Our telephone number is (952) 253-1234. Information
contained on our Web site does not constitute part of this prospectus.
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RECENT DEVELOPMENTS
On August 2, 2001, pursuant to a Stock Purchase Agreement dated as of
August 2, 2001 by and among Digital River, RegSoft.com, Inc., a Georgia
Corporation (the "Company"), and the following individuals (collectively, the
"Selling Stockholders"): Jason Foodmen, Robert Verzera, Ken White (also serving
as Stockholders' Agent), Charles Zino and Robert Zino, we purchased all of the
issued and outstanding shares of the Company in exchange for $650,000 in cash
and a note for $2,500,000 that is payable in full on February 2, 2001. The Stock
Purchase Agreement includes a contingent earn-out whereby the Selling
Stockholders can receive up to an additional $2,100,000 in cash based upon the
revenue generated by the Company over the 12 months following the closing, and
up to an additional $650,000 based on the number of Company clients converted to
our platform on or before the fifteen month anniversary of the closing.
On September 14, 2001, pursuant to an Asset Purchase Agreement dated as of
September 14, 2001 by and between Digital River and Orbit Commerce, Inc., an
Illinois corporation ("Orbit"), we purchased substantially all of the assets and
assumed certain liabilities of Orbit in exchange for 728,000 shares of our
common stock, valued at approximately $3.5 million, and $964,000 in cash. The
Asset Purchase Agreement includes a contingent earn-out whereby Orbit can
receive additional shares of our common stock based upon the revenue generated
by the Orbit business over the 15 months following the closing.
RISK FACTORS
In addition to the other information provided in this report, stockholders
or prospective investors should carefully consider the following risk factors:
WE HAVE A LIMITED OPERATING HISTORY, A HISTORY OF LOSSES AND WE HAVE YET TO
ACHIEVE PROFITABILITY.
We were incorporated in February 1994 and conducted our first online sale
through a client's Web store in August 1996. We have not yet achieved
profitability and have incurred significant losses since we were formed. As of
March 31, 2001, we had an accumulated deficit of approximately $ 90.1 million.
Our limited operating history makes it difficult for you to evaluate our ability
to achieve profitability in the future.
The success of our business model depends upon our success in generating
sufficient transaction and service fees from the use of our e-commerce solutions
by existing and future clients. Accordingly, we must maintain existing and
develop new relationships with software publishers, online retailers and
E-business clients. To achieve this goal, we intend to continue to expend
significant financial and management resources on the development of additional
services, sales and marketing, improved technology and expanded operations. As a
result of these expenditures, we expect operating losses and negative cash flows
to continue for the near future and may increase from current levels. If we are
unable to maintain existing and develop new client relationships, we will not
generate a profitable return on our investments and we will be unable to gain
meaningful market share to justify these investments. Further, we may be unable
to achieve profitability if our revenues increase slower than expected, or if
operating expenses exceed our expectations and cannot be adjusted to compensate
for lower than expected revenues. Even if we are able to achieve profitability,
we may be unable to sustain or increase profitability on a quarterly or annual
basis.
OUR OPERATING RESULTS HAVE FLUCTUATED IN THE PAST AND ARE LIKELY TO CONTINUE TO
DO SO, WHICH COULD CAUSE THE PRICE OF OUR COMMON STOCK TO BE VOLATILE.
Our quarterly and annual operating results have fluctuated significantly in
the past and are likely to continue to do so in the future due to a variety of
factors, some of which are outside our control. As
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a result, we believe that quarter-to-quarter and year-to-year comparisons of our
revenues and operating results are not necessarily meaningful, and that these
comparisons may not be accurate indicators of future performance. If our annual
or quarterly operating results fail to meet the expectations of securities
analysts and investors, the trading price of our common stock will likely
decline. Some of the factors that have or may contributed to fluctuations in our
quarterly and annual operating results include:
- our ability to attract and retain software publishers and online retailers
as clients;
- our ability to attract and retain E-Business clients;
- the introduction of new Web sites, Web stores, services by us that may
require a substantial investment of our resources;
- the introduction of competitive Web sites, Web stores, services by others;
- slower than anticipated growth of the online market as a vehicle for the
purchase of software products;
- our ability to continue to upgrade and develop our systems and
infrastructure to meet emerging market needs and remain competitive in our
service offerings;
- technical difficulties or system downtime leading to termination of client
contracts and harm to our reputation;
- our ability to retain and attract personnel commensurate with our business
needs; and
- the cost of compliance with U.S. and foreign regulations relating to our
business.
In addition, revenues generated by our Software and Digital Commerce
Services Division is likely to fluctuate on a seasonal basis that is typical for
the software publishing market in general. We believe that our first and fourth
quarters are seasonally stronger than our second and third quarters due to the
timing of demand of tax preparation software and the Christmas selling period.
We also believe that software publishers avoid new product releases in the
summer months.
Our operating expenses, which include sales and marketing, product research
and development, general and administrative expenses and amortization of
intangible assets, are based on our expectations of future revenues and are
relatively fixed in the short term. If our revenues for a quarter fall below our
expectations and we are unable to quickly reduce spending in response, our
operating results for that quarter would be harmed. In addition, the operating
results of companies in the e-commerce industry have in the past experienced
significant quarter-to-quarter fluctuations that may adversely affect our stock
price.
A LOSS OF ANY CLIENT THAT ACCOUNTS FOR A LARGE PORTION OF OUR REVENUES COULD
CAUSE OUR REVENUES TO DECLINE.
Revenues related to three software publisher clients collectively accounted
for approximately 20% of our revenues in 1999 and approximately 15% of our
revenues in the Software and Digital Commerce Services Division in 2000.
Contracts with these clients are generally short term in nature. If any one of
these contracts is not renewed or otherwise terminates, and if we are unable to
replace it with other client agreements, our revenues would decline and our
losses would likely increase. It is important to our success that we maintain
these client relationships and at the same time develop new client
relationships.
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THE SUCCESS OF OUR BUSINESS STRATEGY AND OUR FUTURE REVENUE GROWTH DEPENDS ON
INCREASING CONSUMER ACCEPTANCE OF THE INTERNET AS A MEDIUM OF COMMERCE.
The failure of the Internet to continue developing into a significant
commercial medium will harm our ability to increase our revenues and execute our
business strategy. We depend on the growing use and acceptance of the Internet
as an effective medium of commerce by end-users. Rapid growth in the use of and
interest in the Internet and other online services is a recent development. The
acceptance and use of the Internet and other online services may not continue to
develop and a sufficiently broad base of consumers may not adopt, and continue
to use, the Internet and other online services as a medium of commerce. We rely
on purchasers who have historically used traditional means of commerce to
purchase goods or transact business. If we are to be successful, these
purchasers must accept and use the Internet as a means of purchasing goods and
services and exchanging information and we cannot predict the rate at which
these purchasers will do so.
OUR SALES CYCLE IS LENGTHY, WHICH MAY CAUSE US TO INCUR SUBSTANTIAL EXPENSES AND
EXPEND MANAGEMENT TIME WITHOUT GENERATING CORRESPONDING REVENUES, WHICH WOULD
IMPAIR OUR CASH FLOW.
We market our services directly to software publishers, online retailers and
E-Business prospects. These relationships are typically complex and take time to
finalize. Due to operating procedures in many large organizations, a significant
amount of time may pass between selection of our products and services by key
decision makers and the signing of a contract. The period between the initial
sales call and the signing of a contract with significant sales potential is
difficult to predict and typically ranges from six to 12 months. If at the end
of a sales effort a prospective client does not purchase our products or
services, we may have incurred substantial expenses and expended management time
that cannot be recovered and that will not generate corresponding revenues. As a
result, our cash flow and our ability to fund expenditures incurred during the
sales cycle may be impaired.
GENERAL ECONOMIC UNCERTAINTY MAY REDUCE OUR REVENUES.
The revenue growth and profitability of our business depends significantly
on the overall demand for Internet-based e-commerce solutions. We believe that
the market for these solutions may be adversely affected by a number of factors,
including reductions in capital expenditures by clients and overall weakening of
the U.S. and foreign economies. These factors may, in turn, give rise to a
number of market trends that may slow our revenue growth, including:
- longer sales cycles;
- deferral or delay of e-commerce projects and generally reduced
expenditures for e-commerce solutions and related services and;
- increased price competition.
If the current economic slowdown continues, the effects of the slowdown for
e-commerce solutions could reduce our revenues and limit our ability to meet our
profitability goals.
ELECTRONIC SOFTWARE DELIVERY, OR ESD, IS STILL AN EVOLVING AND UNPROVEN
TECHNOLOGY AND THE INDUSTRY MAY ULTIMATELY FAIL TO ACCEPT ESD.
Our success will depend in large part on the growth in end-user acceptance
of ESD as a method of distributing software products. ESD is a relatively new
method of distributing software products to end-users, and unless ESD gains
widespread market acceptance, we will be unable to achieve our business plan.
Factors that will influence the market acceptance of ESD include:
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- the availability of sufficient bandwidth, both presently and in the
future, to enable purchasers to rapidly download software products;
- the cost of time-based Internet access;
- the number and adequacy of software products that are available for
purchase through ESD as compared to those available through physical
delivery; and
- the level of end-user comfort with the process of downloading software via
the Internet, including the ease of use and lack of concern about
transaction security.
Even if ESD achieves widespread acceptance, we may be unable to overcome the
substantial existing and future technical challenges associated with
electronically delivering software reliably and consistently on a long-term
basis. Our failure to do so would also impair our ability to execute our
business plan.
THE GROWTH OF THE MARKET FOR OUR SERVICES DEPENDS ON THE DEVELOPMENT AND
MAINTENANCE OF THE INTERNET INFRASTRUCTURE.
Our business is based on delivering services over the Internet, and the
success of our business therefore depends on the development and maintenance of
a sound Internet infrastructure. This includes maintenance of a reliable network
backbone with the necessary speed, data capacity and security, as well as timely
development of complementary products such as high speed modems, for providing
reliable Internet access and services. Our ability to increase the speed and
scope of our services is limited by and depends upon the speed and reliability
of both the Internet and our clients' internal networks. Consequently, as
Internet usage increases, the growth of the market for our services depends upon
improvements being made to the Internet as well as to individual client's
networking infrastructures to alleviate overloading and congestion. In addition,
any delays in the adoption of new standards and protocols required to govern
increased levels of Internet activity or increased governmental regulation may
have a detrimental effect on the Internet infrastructure.
OUR FAILURE TO ATTRACT AND RETAIN SOFTWARE PUBLISHERS AS CLIENTS WOULD CAUSE OUR
REVENUES TO DECLINE.
Our Software and Digital Commerce Services Division generates revenues by
providing outsourced services to software publishers. If we cannot develop and
maintain satisfactory relationships with software publishers on acceptable
commercial terms, we would likely experience a decline in revenues. We also
depend on our software publisher clients creating and supporting software
products that end-users will purchase. If we are unable to obtain sufficient
quantities of software for any reason or if the quality of service provided by
these software publishers falls below a satisfactory level, we could also
experience a decline in revenues and client satisfaction, and our reputation
could be harmed. Our contracts with our software publisher clients are generally
one year in duration, with an automatic renewal provision for additional
one-year periods, unless we are provided with a written notice at least 90 days
before the end of the contract. As is common in our industry, we have no
long-term or exclusive contracts or arrangements with any software publishers
that guarantee the availability of software products. Software publishers that
currently supply software to us may not continue to do and we may be unable to
establish new relationships with software publishers to supplement or replace
existing relationships.
OUR BUSINESS PLANS DEPEND ON INCREASING REVENUES FROM E-BUSINESS CLIENTS.
The success of our business strategy depends upon increasing fee and service
revenues from E-Business clients. Since initiating sales of electronic commerce
outsourcing services in 1999, our E-Business Services Division has incurred only
net losses. We have made substantial investments in
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technology and infrastructure and we may not succeed in establishing and
maintaining sufficient relationships with E-Business clients to offset these
expenses. If we are unable to develop and expand our relationships with
E-Business services clients, we will fail to grow revenues as projected.
BECAUSE THE ELECTRONIC COMMERCE INDUSTRY IS HIGHLY COMPETITIVE AND HAS LOW
BARRIERS TO ENTRY, WE MAY BE UNABLE TO COMPETE EFFECTIVELY.
The market for Internet-based, e-commerce solutions is extremely competitive
and we may find ourselves unable to compete effectively. Because there are
relatively low barriers to entry in the e-commerce market, we expect competition
to intensify as current competitors expand their product offerings and new
competitors enter the market. In addition, our clients and partners may become
competitors in the future. Increased competition is likely to result in price
reductions, lower average sales prices, reduced margins, longer sales cycles and
a decrease or loss of our market share, any of which reduce our revenues. We
face competition from the following sources:
- other providers of outsourced electronic commerce solutions, such as
Beyond.com Corporation and ReleaseNow Corporation;
- software publishers and online retailers who have or may choose to make
substantial initial and ongoing investments in order to develop and manage
their own e-commerce sites, and who may decide to market this capability
to other companies;
- system integrators and application service providers that offer tools and
services for electronic commerce, including companies that provide a broad
range of Internet and server solutions, such as Corio, Inc. and US
Internetworking;
- companies that provide tools and services enabling one or more of the
transaction processing functions of electronic commerce, such as
transaction control, data security, customer interaction and database
marketing, including BroadVision Corporation, CyberSource Corporation and
Preview Systems, Inc.;
- in-house development of e-commerce capabilities;
- companies that sell, distribute or rent software products over the
Internet;
- high-traffic, branded Web sites that derive a substantial portion of their
revenues from e-commerce and may themselves offer, or provide means for
others to offer, software products, such as Amazon.com, Inc.; and
- traditional channels and methods of retail and corporate software sales,
such as mail order catalogs and retail superstores.
Many of our competitors have, and new potential competitors may have, more
experience developing Internet-based software, services, and e-commerce
solutions, larger technical staffs, larger customer bases, more established
distribution channels and customer relationships, greater brand recognition and
greater financial, marketing and other resources than we have. In addition,
competitors may be able to develop services that are superior to our services,
that achieve greater customer acceptance or that have significantly improved
functionality as compared to our existing and future products and services. Our
competitors may be able to respond more quickly to technological developments
and changes in customers' needs. Our inability to compete successfully against
current and future competitors could cause our revenues to decline.
SECURITY BREACHES COULD HINDER OUR ABILITY TO SECURELY TRANSMIT CONFIDENTIAL
INFORMATION.
A significant barrier to electronic commerce and communications is the
secure transmission of confidential information over public networks. Any
compromise or elimination of our security could be
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costly to remedy, damage our reputation and expose us to liability, and dissuade
existing and new clients from using our services. We rely on encryption and
authentication technology licensed from third parties to provide the security
and authentication necessary for secure transmission of confidential
information, such as end-user credit card numbers. A party who circumvents our
security measures could misappropriate proprietary information or interrupt our
operations.
We may be required to expend significant capital and other resources to
protect against security breaches or to address problems caused by breaches.
Concerns over the security of the Internet and other online transactions and the
privacy of users could deter people from using the Internet to conduct
transactions that involve transmitting confidential information, thereby
inhibiting the growth of the Internet. To the extent that our activities or
those of third-party contractors involve the storage and transmission of
proprietary information, such as credit card numbers, security breaches could
damage our reputation and expose us to a risk of loss or litigation and possible
liability. Our security measures may not prevent security breaches and failure
to prevent security breaches could lead to a loss of existing clients and a
deter potential clients away from our services.
LOSS OF OUR CREDIT CARD ACCEPTANCE PRIVILEGES WOULD SERIOUSLY HAMPER OUR ABILITY
TO PROCESS THE SALE OF DIGITAL GOODS.
The payment by end-users for the purchase of digital goods that we process
is typically made by credit card. If we incur significant instances of credit
card fraud over an extended period of time it may result in penalties and
termination of our credit card acceptance privileges. Loss of our credit card
acceptance privileges would severely impact our ability to process the sale of
digital goods where the payment method is by credit card. We may be required to
expend significant capital and other resources to protect against these
fraudulent transactions.
IMPLEMENTING OUR ACQUISITION STRATEGY COULD RESULT IN DILUTION AND OPERATING
DIFFICULTIES.
We have acquired, and intend to continue acquiring, businesses,
technologies, services or products that we believe are strategic, such as
businesses that provide outsourcing services to software publishers. For
example, in March 2001, we acquired the Market Maker business of Calico
Commerce, Inc., which we believe will improve our e-commerce services offerings.
Although the integration of the Market Maker business is largely complete, the
process of integrating an acquired business, technology, service or product into
our business and operations may result in unforeseen operating difficulties and
expenditures. Integration of an acquired business also may disrupt our ongoing
business, distract management and make it difficult to maintain standards,
controls and procedures. Moreover, the anticipated benefits of any acquisition,
including that of the Market Maker business, may not be realized. If a
significant number of clients of the acquired businesses cease doing business
with us, we would experience lost revenues, and any synergies from the
acquisition may be lost. Future acquisitions could result in potentially
dilutive issuances of equity securities, the incurrence of debt, contingent
liabilities or amortization expenses related to goodwill and other intangible
assets.
WE HAVE EXPERIENCED RAPID GROWTH AND FAILURE TO PROPERLY MANAGE AND SUSTAIN OUR
EXPANSION EFFORTS COULD STRAIN OUR MANAGEMENT AND OTHER RESOURCES.
Our ability to successfully offer services and implement our business plan
in a rapidly evolving market requires an effective planning and management
process. We have rapidly and significantly expanded our operations. In 2000, we
increased our number of employees from 278 to 381 and we anticipate that further
significant expansion will be required to address potential growth in our client
base and market opportunities. Failure to property manage this expansion could
place a significant strain on our managerial, operational and financial
resources. Our new employees include a number of key managerial, technical and
operations personnel whom we have not yet fully integrated. We expect
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to add additional key personnel in the near future, including direct sales,
marketing and technical personnel. To manage the expected growth of our
operations and personnel, we will be required to:
- improve existing and implement new operational, financial and management
controls, reporting systems and procedures;
- install new management information systems; and
- train, motivate, retain and manage our employees.
We may be unable to install management information and control systems in an
efficient and timely manner, and our current or planned personnel, systems,
procedures and controls may be inadequate to support our future operations. In
addition, we may be unable to hire, train, retain, motivate and manage required
personnel or to successfully identify, manage and exploit existing and potential
market opportunities.
FAILURE TO DEVELOP OUR TECHNOLOGY TO ACCOMMODATE INCREASED CNS TRAFFIC COULD
REDUCE DEMAND FOR OUR SERVICES AND IMPAIR THE GROWTH OF OUR BUSINESS.
We periodically enhance and expand our technology and transaction-processing
systems, and network infrastructure and other technologies to accommodate
increases in the volume of traffic on the CNS. Our inability to add software and
hardware or to develop and upgrade existing technology, transaction-processing
systems or network infrastructure to manage increased traffic on the CNS may
cause unanticipated systems disruptions, slower response times and degradation
in client services, including impaired quality and speed of order fulfillment.
Failure to manage increased traffic could harm our reputation and significantly
reduce demand for our services, which would impair the growth of our business.
We may be unable to improve and increase the capacity of our network
infrastructure sufficiently or anticipate and react to expected increases in the
use of the CNS to handle increased volume. In addition, additional network
capacity may not be available from third-party suppliers when we need it. Our
network and our suppliers' networks may be unable to maintain an acceptable data
transmission capability, especially if demands on the CNS increase.
OUR INDUSTRY IS CHARACTERIZED BY RAPID TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE THAT MAY MAKE OUR
TECHNOLOGY AND SYSTEMS OBSOLETE OR CAUSE US TO INCUR SUBSTANTIAL COSTS TO ADAPT
TO THESE CHANGES.
To remain competitive, we must continue to enhance and improve the
responsiveness, functionality and features of our CNS and the underlying network
infrastructure. If we incur significant costs without adequate results, or are
unable to adapt rapidly to technological changes, we may fail to achieve our
business plan. The Internet and the electronic commerce industry are
characterized by rapid technological change, changes in user requirements and
preferences, frequent new product and service introductions embodying new
technologies and the emergence of new industry standards and practices that
could render our technology and systems obsolete. To be successful, we must
adapt to rapid technological change by licensing and internally developing
technologies to enhance our existing services, developing new products, services
and technologies that address the increasingly sophisticated and varied needs of
our clients, and responding to technological advances and emerging industry
standards and practices on a cost-effective and timely basis. The development of
our CNS technology and other proprietary technology involves significant
technical and business risks. We may fail to use new technologies effectively or
adapt our proprietary technology and systems to client requirements or emerging
industry standards.
SYSTEM FAILURES COULD REDUCE THE ATTRACTIVENESS OF OUR SERVICE OFFERINGS.
We provide commerce, marketing and delivery services to our clients and
end-users through our CNS transaction-processing and client management systems.
These systems also maintain an electronic
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inventory of products and gather consumer marketing information. The
satisfactory performance, reliability and availability of the CNS and the
underlying network infrastructure are critical to our operations, level of
client service, reputation and ability to attract and retain clients. We have
experienced periodic interruptions, affecting all or a portion of our systems,
which we believe will continue to occur from time to time. Any damage to, or
systems interruption that impairs our ability to accept and fill client orders
could result in an immediate loss of revenues to us, and could cause some
clients to purchase services offered by our competitors. In addition, frequent
systems failures could harm our reputation.
Our systems and operations are vulnerable to damage or interruption from:
- fire, flood and other natural disasters;
- operator negligence, improper operation by or supervision of employees,
physical and electronic break-ins, misappropriation, computer viruses and
similar events; and
- power loss, computer systems failures, and Internet and telecommunications
failure.
We presently have no offsite back-up facilities and do not carry sufficient
business interruption insurance to fully compensate us for losses that may
occur.
WE MAY BECOME LIABLE TO CLIENTS WHO ARE DISSATISFIED WITH OUR SERVICES.
We design, develop, implement and manage e-commerce solutions that are
crucial to the operation of our clients' businesses. Defects in the solutions we
develop could result in delayed or lost revenues, adverse end-user reaction and
negative publicity or require expensive corrections. As a result, clients who
experience these adverse consequences either directly or indirectly as a result
of our services could bring claims against us for substantial damages. Any
claims asserted could exceed the level of our insurance. The insurance we carry
may not continue to be available on economically reasonable terms, or at all.
The successful assertion of one or more large claims that are uninsured, exceed
insurance coverage or result in changes to insurance policies, including premium
increases, could adversely affect our operating results or financial condition.
OUR CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER AND KEY TECHNICAL EMPLOYEES ARE CRITICAL TO OUR
BUSINESS AND IF THEY DO NOT REMAIN WITH US IN THE FUTURE, WE MAY BE UNABLE TO
EFFECTIVELY REPLACE THEM.
Our future success significantly depends on the continued services and
performance of our senior management, particularly Joel A. Ronning, our chief
executive officer and member of the office of the president. Our performance
also depends on our ability to retain and motivate our key technical employees
who are skilled in maintaining the CNS. The loss of the services of any of our
executive officers or key technical employees could harm our business if we are
unable to effectively replace that officer or employee, or if that person should
decide to join a competitor or otherwise directly or indirectly compete with us.
Further, we may need to incur additional operating expenses and divert other
management time in order to search for a replacement. We have a long-term
employment agreement only with Mr. Ronning and we do not maintain any key person
life insurance policies.
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WE MUST CONTINUALLY ATTRACT AND RETAIN TECHNICAL AND OTHER KEY PERSONNEL IN
ORDER TO BE ABLE TO SUCCESSFULLY EXECUTE OUR BUSINESS STRATEGY.
Our future success depends on our ability to continue to identify, attract,
hire, train, retain and motivate highly skilled technical, managerial,
operations, merchandising, sales and marketing and client service personnel.
Competition for this personnel is intense, particularly in the Internet
industry, and we may be unable to successfully attract, assimilate or retain
sufficiently qualified personnel. Failure to do so could harm our business
growth and ability to achieve profitability. In addition, the market price of
our common stock has fluctuated substantially since our initial public offering
in August 1998. Consequently, potential employees may perceive our equity
incentives such as stock options as less attractive and current employees whose
options are no longer attractively priced may choose not to remain with our
organization. In that case, our ability to attract employees will be adversely
affected. Finally, should our stock price substantially decline, the retention
value of stock options granted since our initial public offering will decline
and our employees may choose not to remain with our organization.
PROTECTING OUR INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY IS CRITICAL TO OUR SUCCESS.
We regard the protection of our trademarks, copyrights, trade secrets and
other intellectual property as critical to our success. We rely on a combination
of patent, copyright, trademark, service mark and trade secret laws and
contractual restrictions to protect our proprietary rights. We have entered into
confidentiality and invention assignment agreements with our employees and
contractors, and nondisclosure agreements with parties with whom we conduct
business in order to limit access to and disclosure of our proprietary
information. These contractual arrangements and the other steps taken by us to
protect our intellectual property may not prevent misappropriation of our
technology or deter independent third-party development of similar technologies.
We also seek to protect our proprietary position by filing United States and
foreign patent applications related to our proprietary technology, inventions
and improvements that are important to the development of our business.
Proprietary rights relating to our technologies will be protected from
unauthorized use by third parties only to the extent they are covered by valid
and enforceable patents or are effectively maintained as trade secrets. We
pursue the registration of our trademarks and service marks in the United States
and internationally. Effective trademark, service mark, copyright and trade
secret protection may not be available in every country in which our services
are made available online.
The steps we have taken to protect our proprietary rights may be inadequate
and third parties may infringe or misappropriate our trade secrets, trademarks
and similar proprietary rights. Any significant failure on our part to protect
our intellectual property could make it easier for our competitors to offer
similar services and thereby adversely affect our market opportunities. In
addition, litigation may be necessary in the future to enforce our intellectual
property rights, to protect our trade secrets or to determine the validity and
scope of the proprietary rights of others. Litigation could result in
substantial costs and diversion of management and technical resources.
CLAIMS OF INFRINGEMENT OF OTHER PARTIES' INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS COULD
REQUIRE US TO EXPEND SIGNIFICANT RESOURCES.
From time to time, we may receive notice of claims of infringement of other
parties' proprietary rights. Any future assertions or prosecutions of claims
like these could require us to expend significant financial and managerial
resources. The defense of any claims, whether these claims are with or without
merit, could be time-consuming, result in costly litigation and diversion of
technical and management personnel, cause product shipment delays or require
that we develop non-infringing technology or enter into royalty or licensing
agreements. Royalty or licensing agreements, if required, may be unavailable on
terms acceptable to us or at all. In the event of a successful claim of
infringement against us and our failure or inability to develop non-infringing
technology or license the
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infringed or similar technology on a timely basis, we may be unable to pursue
our current business plan.
CLAIMS AGAINST US RELATED TO THE SOFTWARE PRODUCTS THAT WE DELIVER
ELECTRONICALLY COULD ALSO REQUIRE US TO EXPEND SIGNIFICANT RESOURCES.
Claims may be made against us for negligence, copyright or trademark
infringement or other theories based on the nature and content of software
products that we deliver electronically and are subsequently distributed to
others. Because we did not create these software products, we are generally not
in a position to know the quality of or nature of the content of these products.
Although we carry general liability insurance, our insurance may not cover
potential claims of this type, adequately cover all costs incurred in defense of
potential claims or indemnify us for all liability that may be imposed. Any
costs or imposition of liability that are not covered by insurance or in excess
of insurance coverage could be expensive and time-consuming to address, distract
management and delay product deliveries even if we were ultimately successful in
the defense of these claims.
CHANGES IN GOVERNMENT REGULATION COULD LIMIT OUR INTERNET ACTIVITIES OR RESULT
IN ADDITIONAL COSTS OF DOING BUSINESS OVER THE INTERNET.
We are subject to the same federal, state and local laws as other companies
conducting business on the Internet. Today there are relatively few laws
specifically directed towards conducting business on the Internet. The adoption
or modification of laws related to the Internet could harm our business,
operating results and financial condition by increasing our costs and
administrative burdens. Due to the increasing popularity and use of the
Internet, many laws and regulations relating to the Internet are being debated
at the state and federal levels. These laws and regulations could cover issues
such as:
- user privacy with respect to adults and minors;
- pricing and taxation;
- fraud;
- quality of products and services;
- advertising;
- intellectual property rights; and
- information security.
Applicability to the Internet of existing laws governing issues such as
property ownership, copyrights and other intellectual property issues, taxation,
libel, obscenity and personal privacy could also harm our operating results and
substantially increase the cost to us of doing business. It may also require
significant management resources to respond to any changes in these laws. The
vast majority of these laws were adopted prior to the advent of the Internet,
and do not contemplate or address the unique issues raised thereby. Those laws
that do reference the Internet, such as the Digital Millennium Copyright Act,
are only beginning to be interpreted by the courts and their applicability and
reach are therefore uncertain.
LAWS RELATING TO USER INFORMATION AND ONLINE PRIVACY MAY LIMIT THE COLLECTION OF
END-USER DATA FOR OUR CLIENTS.
We collect and maintain end-user data for our clients, which subjects us to
increasing federal and state regulation related to online privacy and the use of
personal user information. Several states have proposed legislation that would
limit the uses of personal user information gathered online or require online
services to establish privacy policies. In addition, the U.S. Federal Trade
Commission, or the
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FTC, is considering adopting regulations regarding the collection and use of
personal identifying information obtained from individuals when accessing Web
sites, with particular emphasis on information obtained from minors. These
regulations may include requirements that companies establish procedures to,
among other things:
- give adequate notice to users regarding information collection and
disclosure practices;
- provide users with the ability to have personal information deleted from a
company's database;
- provide users with access to their collected personal information and the
ability to correct inaccuracies;
- clearly identify affiliations with third parties that may collect
information or sponsor activities on another company's Web site; and
- obtain express parental consent prior to collecting and using personal
information from children under 13 years of age.
Bills are also pending in Congress that would improve online privacy
protections for adults. Laws of this kind require that we establish procedures
to disclose and notify users of privacy and security policies, obtain consent
from users for collection and use of information, or provide users with the
ability to access, correct and delete personal information stored by us. Even in
the absence of these regulations, the Federal Trade Commission has settled
several proceedings resulting in consent decrees in which Internet companies
have been required to establish programs regarding the manner in which personal
information is collected from users and provided to third parties. We could
become a party to a similar enforcement proceeding. These regulatory and
enforcement efforts could limit our collection of demographic and personal
information from end-users, which could adversely affect our ability to
comprehensively serve our clients.
THE ADOPTION AND IMPLEMENTATION OF INTERNATIONAL LAWS AND REGULATIONS APPLICABLE
TO E-COMMERCE MAY IMPAIR OUR EFFORTS TO EXPAND REVENUES FROM INTERNATIONAL
TRANSACTIONS.
The European Union has adopted a privacy directive that regulates the
collection and use of information that identifies an individual person. These
regulations may inhibit or prohibit the collection and sharing of personal
information in ways that could harm our clients or us. The globalization of
Internet commerce may be harmed by these and similar regulations because the
European Union privacy directive prohibits transmission of personal information
outside the European Union unless the receiving country has enacted individual
privacy protection laws at least as strong as those enacted by the European
Union privacy directive. The United States and the European Union have not yet
resolved this matter, and they may not ever do so, in a manner favorable to our
clients or us.
FUTURE LAWS IMPOSED ON E-COMMERCE MAY SUBSTANTIALLY INCREASE THE COSTS OF DOING
BUSINESS OR OTHERWISE ADVERSELY AFFECT OUR ABILITY TO OFFER OUR SERVICES.
Because our services are accessible worldwide and we facilitate sales of
products to end-users worldwide, foreign jurisdictions may claim that we are
required to comply with their laws. Laws regulating Internet companies outside
of the United States may be less favorable than those in the United States,
giving greater rights to consumers, content owners and users. Compliance may be
more costly or may require us to change our business practices or restrict our
service offerings relative to those provided in the United States. Any failure
to comply with foreign laws could subject us to penalties ranging from fines to
bans on our ability to offer our services.
In addition, as our services are available over the Internet in multiple
states and foreign countries, these jurisdictions may claim that we are required
to qualify to do business as a foreign corporation in each state or foreign
country. We are qualified to do business only in California, Connecticut,
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Minnesota and Washington. Failure to qualify as a foreign corporation in a
required jurisdiction could subject us to taxes and penalties and could result
in our inability to enforce contracts in these jurisdictions.
WE INTEND TO CONTINUE TO EXPAND OUR INTERNATIONAL OPERATIONS AND THESE EFFORTS
MAY NOT SUCCESSFUL IN GENERATING ADDITIONAL REVENUES.
We sell software products and services to end-users outside the United
States and we intend to continue to expand our international presence. Expansion
into international markets, particularly Europe, requires significant resources
that we may fail to recover by generating additional revenues. Conducting
business outside of the United States is subject to risks, including:
- changes in regulatory requirements and tariffs;
- uncertainty of application or governing of local laws;
- reduced protection of intellectual property rights;
- difficulties in distribution for international sales;
- higher incidences of credit card fraud and difficulties in accounts
receivables collection;
- the burden and cost of complying with a variety of foreign laws; and
- political or economic constraints on international trade or instability.
We may be unable to successfully and cost effectively market, sell and
distribute our services in foreign markets. This may be more difficult or take
longer than anticipated especially due to international challenges, such as
language barriers, currency exchange issues and the fact that the Internet
infrastructure in foreign countries may be less advanced that the U.S. Internet
infrastructure. If we are unable to successfully expand our international
operations, or manage this expansion, our operating results and financial
condition could be harmed.
NEW OBLIGATIONS TO COLLECT OR PAY SALES TAX COULD SUBSTANTIALLY INCREASE THE
COST TO US OF DOING BUSINESS.
We do not currently collect sales, use or other similar taxes with respect
to ESD or shipments of software products into states other than California,
Connecticut, Minnesota and Washington. The application of sales tax to
interstate and international sales over the Internet is unclear and evolving.
Local, state or foreign jurisdictions may seek to impose sales or use tax
collection obligations on out-of-state companies like ours that engage in
electronic commerce. A successful assertion by one or more states or any foreign
country that we should collect sales, use or other taxes on the sale of
merchandise through our E-Business Services Division or on shipments of software
could harm our results of operations. In addition, any failure by an E-Business
client to collect obligatory sales or use taxes could cause the relevant
jurisdiction to attempt imposing that obligation on us.
INTERNET-RELATED STOCK PRICES ARE ESPECIALLY VOLATILE AND THIS VOLATILITY MAY
DEPRESS OUR STOCK PRICE OR CAUSE IT TO FLUCTUATE SIGNIFICANTLY.
The stock market, and the trading prices of Internet-related companies in
particular, have recently been notably volatile. This volatility is likely to
continue in the short-term and is not necessarily related to the operating
performance of affected companies. This broad market and industry volatility
could significantly reduce the price of our common stock at any time, without
regard to our operating performance. In the past, following periods of
volatility in the market price of a company's securities, securities
class-action litigation has often been instituted against that company.
Litigation, if instituted,
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could result in substantial costs and a diversion of management's attention and
resources. Factors that could cause our stock price in particular to fluctuate
include:
- actual or anticipated variations in quarterly operating results;
- announcements of technological innovations;
- new products or services that we or our competitors offer;
- changes in financial estimates by securities analysts;
- conditions or trends in the Internet and online commerce industries;
- changes in the economic performance and/or market valuations of other
Internet or online e-commerce companies;
- our announcement of significant acquisitions, strategic partnerships,
joint ventures or capital commitments;
- additions or departures of key personnel; and
- sales of our common stock.
WE MAY NEED TO RAISE ADDITIONAL CAPITAL TO ACHIEVE OUR BUSINESS OBJECTIVES,
WHICH COULD RESULT IN DILUTION TO EXISTING INVESTORS.
We require substantial working capital to fund our business. If capital
requirements vary materially from those currently planned, we may require
additional financing sooner than anticipated. If additional funds are raised
through the issuance of equity securities, the percentage ownership of our
stockholders will be reduced, stockholders may experience additional dilution or
these equity securities may have rights, preferences or privileges senior to
those of our common stock. We have had significant operating losses and negative
cash flow from operations since inception and expect to continue to do so for
the near future. We believe that our existing capital resources will be
sufficient to meet our capital requirements for at least the next 18 months.
However, our capital requirements depend on several factors, including the rate
of market acceptance of our products, the ability to expand our client base and
the growth of sales and marketing. Additional financing may not be available
when needed, on terms favorable to us or at all. If adequate funds are not
available or are not available on acceptable terms, we may be unable to develop
or enhance our services, take advantage of future opportunities or respond to
competitive pressures, which would harm our operating results and adversely
affect our ability to achieve profitability.
PROVISIONS OF OUR CHARTER DOCUMENTS, OTHER AGREEMENTS AND DELAWARE LAW MAY
INHIBIT POTENTIAL ACQUISITION BIDS FOR US.
Certain provisions of our Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation,
Bylaws, other agreements and Delaware law could make it more difficult for a
third-party to acquire us, even if a change in control would be beneficial to
our stockholders.
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FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
In addition to the historical information contained in this prospectus, this
prospectus contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of
Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934. These statements may be identified by the use of words
such as "expects," "anticipates," "intends," "plans" and similar expressions.
The outcome of the events described in these forward-looking statements is
subject to risks and actual results could differ materially. The sections
entitled "Risk Factors" beginning on page 2 of this prospectus, and
"Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of
Operations" and "Business" in our Annual Report and Quarterly Reports contain a
discussion of some of the factors that could contribute to those differences.
USE OF PROCEEDS
We will not receive any of the proceeds from the sale of the shares of
common stock offered by the selling stockholder.
DIVIDEND POLICY
We have never declared or paid any cash dividends on our capital stock. We
intend to retain any future earnings to support operations and to finance the
growth and development of our business and we do not anticipate paying cash
dividends for the foreseeable future.
WHERE YOU CAN GET MORE INFORMATION
We are a reporting company and file annual, quarterly and current reports,
proxy statements and other information with the SEC. You may read and copy these
reports, proxy statements and other information at the SEC's public reference
rooms at Room 1024, 450 Fifth Street, N.W., Washington, D.C., as well as at the
SEC's regional offices at 500 West Madison Street, Suite 1400, Chicago, Illinois
60661 and 7 World Trade Center, Suite 1300, New York, NY 10048. You can request
copies of these documents by writing to the SEC and paying a fee for the copying
cost. Please call the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330 for more information about the
operation of the public reference rooms. Our SEC filings are also available at
the SEC's web site at "http://www.sec.gov." In addition, you can read and copy
our SEC filings at the office of the National Association of Securities
Dealers, Inc. at 1735 "K" Street, Washington, D.C. 20006.
The SEC allows us to "incorporate by reference" information that we file
with them, which means that we can disclose important information to you by
referring you to those documents. The information incorporated by reference is
an important part of this prospectus, and information that we file later with
the SEC will automatically update and supersede this information. We incorporate
by reference the documents listed below and any future filings we will make with
the SEC under Section 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934 after the date of this registration statement and prior to effectiveness
of this registration statement:
- Current Report on Form 8-K filed September 8, 2000;
- Current Report on Form 8-K/A filed November 7, 2000;
- Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2000;
- Current Report on Form 8-K filed March 26, 2001;
- Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2001;
- Current Report on Form 8-K/A filed June 4, 2001;
- Current Report on Form 8-K/A filed August 10, 2001;
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- Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2001; and
- The description of the common stock contained in our Registration
Statement on Form 8-A, as filed on July 20, 1998 with the SEC.
You may request a copy of these filings at no cost, by writing or
telephoning us at the following address:
Digital River, Inc.
9625 W. 76th Street, Suite 150
Eden Prairie, MN 55344
(952) 253-1234
This prospectus is part of a registration statement we filed with the SEC.
You should rely only on the information incorporated by reference or provided in
this prospectus and the registration statement. We have authorized no one to
provide you with different information. You should not assume that the
information in this prospectus is accurate as of any date other than the date on
the front of the document.
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SELLING STOCKHOLDER
In the acquisition of the Market Maker business of ConnectInc that we
consummated on March 20, 2001, we issued to the selling stockholder shares of
our common stock and agreed to register a number of shares of this common stock
for resale. We also agreed to use our commercially reasonable efforts to keep
the registration statement effective for 365 days from the date of issuance of
such shares. Our registration of the shares of common stock does not necessarily
mean that the selling stockholder will sell all or any of the shares.
The following table sets forth certain information regarding the beneficial
ownership of the common stock, as of October 15, 2001, by the selling
stockholder.
The information provided in the table below with respect to the selling
stockholder has been obtained from the selling stockholder. The selling
stockholder does not have nor has had, within the past three years, any
position, office or other material relationship with us. Because the selling
stockholder may sell all or some portion of the shares of common stock
beneficially owned by it, we cannot estimate the number of shares of common
stock that will be beneficially owned by the selling stockholder after this
offering. In addition, the selling stockholder may have sold, transferred or
otherwise disposed of, or may sell, transfer or otherwise dispose of, at any
time or from time to time since the date on which the selling stockholder
provided the information regarding the shares of common stock beneficially owned
by it, all or a portion of the shares of common stock beneficially owned by it
in transactions exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities Act
of 1933.
Beneficial ownership is determined in accordance with Rule 13d-3(d)
promulgated by the SEC under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. The selling
stockholder possesses sole voting and investment power with respect to its
shares. The percentage in the table below is based on 25,196,926 shares
outstanding on October 15, 2001, adjusted as required by rules promulgated by
the SEC.
SHARES BENEFICIALLY
OWNED PRIOR TO
OFFERING
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SELLING STOCKHOLDER NUMBER PERCENT SHARES BEING OFFERED
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ConnectInc.com, Co.(1)................................. 1,630,368(2) 6.5% 1,630,368(2)
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(1) ConnectInc.com, Co. is a wholly owned subsidiary of Calico Commerce, Inc., a
publicly owned corporation incorporated in the state of Delaware. On
March 20, 2001, we acquired the Market Maker business of ConnectInc in
exchange for 1,630,368 shares of our common stock and our agreement to issue
additional shares to ConnectInc as a contingent earn-out, as further
described in footnote 2.
(2) ConnectInc may receive up to an additional 1,250,000 shares of our common
stock pursuant to a contingent earnout based upon the revenue generated by
the Market Maker business, from sales by Digital River and Calico, from
March 20, 2001 to September 30, 2001. Although these additional shares are
being registered as of the date of this prospectus, ConnectInc does not yet
beneficially own these shares.
PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION
The shares of common stock may be sold from time to time by the selling
stockholder in one or more transactions at fixed prices, at market prices at the
time of sale, at varying prices determined at the time of sale or at negotiated
prices. As used in this prospectus, "selling stockholder" includes donees,
pledgees, transferees and other successors in interest selling shares received
from the selling stockholder after the date of this prospectus as a gift,
pledge, partnership distribution or other non-sale transfer. Upon Digital River
being notified by the selling stockholder that a donee, pledgee, transferee
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or other successor in interest intends to sell more than 500 shares, a
supplement to this prospectus will be filed. The selling stockholder may offer
its shares of common stock in one or more of the following transactions:
- on any national securities exchange or quotation service on which the
common stock may be listed or quoted at the time of sale, including the
Nasdaq National Market;
- in the over-the-counter market;
- in private transactions;
- through options;
- by pledge to secure debts and other obligations; or
- a combination of any of the above transactions.
If required, we will distribute a supplement to this prospectus to describe
material changes in the terms of the offering.
The shares of common stock described in this prospectus may be sold from
time to time directly by the selling stockholder. Alternatively, the selling
stockholder may from time to time offer shares of common stock to or through
underwriters, broker/dealers or agents. The selling stockholder and any
underwriters, broker/dealers or agents that participate in the distribution of
the shares of common stock may be deemed to be "underwriters" within the meaning
of the Securities Act of 1933. Any profits on the resale of shares of common
stock and any compensation received by any underwriter, broker/dealer or agent
may be deemed to be underwriting discounts and commissions under the Securities
Act of 1933.
Any shares covered by this prospectus which qualify for sale pursuant to
Rule 144 under the Securities Act of 1933 may be sold under Rule 144 rather than
pursuant to this prospectus. The selling stockholder may not sell all of the
shares it holds. The selling stockholder may transfer, devise or gift such
shares by other means not described in this prospectus.
To comply with the securities laws of certain jurisdictions the common stock
must be offered or sold only through registered or licensed brokers or dealers.
In addition, in certain jurisdictions, the common stock may not be offered or
sold unless they have been registered or qualified for sale or an exemption is
available and complied with.
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, any person engaged in a
distribution of the common stock may not simultaneously engage in market-making
activities with respect to the common stock for five business days prior to the
start of the distribution. In addition, the selling stockholder and any other
person participating in a distribution will be subject to the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, which may limit the timing of purchases and sales of
common stock by the selling stockholder or any such other person. These factors
may affect the marketability of the common stock and the ability of brokers or
dealers to engage in market-making activities.
All expenses of this registration, estimated at approximately $70,000, will
be paid by us. These expenses include the SEC's filing fees and fees under state
securities or "blue sky" laws.
LEGAL MATTERS
For the purpose of this offering, Cooley Godward LLP, San Francisco,
California, is giving an opinion as to the validity of the common stock offered
by this prospectus. As of the date of this prospectus, a member of Cooley
Godward LLP beneficially owns 3,000 shares of our common stock.
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EXPERTS
The financial statements of Digital River, Inc. incorporated by reference in
this prospectus and elsewhere in the registration statement have been audited by
Arthur Andersen LLP, independent public accountants, as indicated in their
report with respect thereto, and are included herein in reliance upon the
authority of said firm as experts giving said report.
The consolidated financial statements of NetSales, Inc., appearing in
Digital River's Current Report on Form 8-K/A filed November 7, 2000, have been
audited by Ernst & Young LLP, independent auditors, as set forth in their report
thereon included therein and incorporated herein by reference. Such consolidated
financial statements are incorporated herein by reference in reliance on
Ernst & Young LLP's report, given on the authority of such firm as experts in
accounting and auditing.
The financial statements of ConnectInc.com (formerly Connect, Inc.) as at
December 31, 2000 and 1999, for the period from February 1, 2000 to
December 31, 2000, for the period from January 1, 2000 to January 31, 2000, and
for the year ended December 31, 1999 incorporated in this prospectus by
reference to Digital River, Inc.'s Current Report on Form 8-K/A filed
August 10, 2001 have been so incorporated in reliance on the report of
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, independent accountants, given on the authority of
said firm as experts in auditing and accounting.
We have not authorized any dealer, sales person or other person to give any
information or to make any representations other than those contained in this
prospectus or any prospectus supplement. You must not rely on any unauthorized
information. This prospectus is not an offer of these securities in any state
where an offer is not permitted. The information in this prospectus is current
as of October 19, 2001. You should not assume that this prospectus is accurate
as of any other date.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Prospectus Summary.......................................... 1
Digital River............................................... 1
Risk Factors................................................ 2
Forward-Looking Statements.................................. 15
Use of Proceeds............................................. 15
Dividend Policy............................................. 15
Where You Can Get More Information.......................... 15
Selling Stockholder......................................... 17
Plan of Distribution........................................ 17
Legal Matters............................................... 18
Experts..................................................... 19
2,880,368 SHARES
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COMMON STOCK
PROSPECTUS
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DIGITAL RIVER, INC.
OCTOBER 19, 2001