tucows_8k-031612.htm
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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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): March 16, 2012
TUCOWS INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant Specified in Charter)
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Pennsylvania
(State or Other
Jurisdiction of
Incorporation)
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0-28284
(Commission File
Number)
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23-2707366
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
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96 Mowat Avenue, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, Suite 200
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M6K 3M1 |
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
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(Zip Code)
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Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (416) 535-0123
Not Applicable
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
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Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure.
On March 16, 2012, Tucows Inc. (the “Company”) announced that it was reinstating its previously announced stock buyback program, which initially commenced on November 15, 2011 and which was temporarily suspended when the Company undertook its most recent Dutch Auction Tender. Under this buyback program, the Company may repurchase up to 3,840,000 shares of the Company’s common stock over the 12-month period that commenced on November 15, 2011. Prior to the suspension of the buyback program, Tucows had repurchased 23,765 shares. A copy of the press release announcing the reinstatement of this stock buyback program is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 hereto.
The information contained in this current report on Form 8-K, including Exhibit 99.1, is deemed furnished under Item 7.01 and shall not be deemed “filed” with the Securities and Exchange Commission nor incorporated by reference in any registration statement filed by the Company under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(a) Not Applicable.
(b) Not Applicable.
(c) Not Applicable.
(d) Exhibits.
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99.1
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Press Release of Tucows Inc., dated March 16, 2012, announcing reinstatement of share repurchase program
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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.
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TUCOWS INC.
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By:
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/s/ Michael Cooperman |
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Michael Cooperman |
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Chief Financial Officer
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Dated: March 16, 2012
Exhibit Index
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99.1
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Press Release of Tucows Inc., dated March 16, 2012, announcing reinstatement of share repurchase program
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