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):   January 20, 2017 

 

TUCOWS INC. 

(Exact Name of Registrant Specified in Charter) 

 



		
			
			
Pennsylvania 
			
			
			
  
			
			
			
0-28284 
			
			
			
  
			
			
			
23-2707366 
			
		
		
			
			
(State or Other
			
			
			
  
			
			
			
(Commission File
			
			
			
  
			
			
			
(IRS Employer 
			
		
		
			
			
Jurisdiction of
			
			
			
  
			
			
			
Number)
			
			
			
  
			
			
			
Identification No.)
			
		
		
			
			
Incorporation)
			
			
			
  
			
			
			
  
			
			
			
  
			
			
			
  
			
		



  

 



		
			
			
96 Mowat Avenue, Toronto, Ontario, Canada 
			
			
			
  
			
			
			
M6K 3M1 
			
		
		
			
			
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
			
			
			
  
			
			
			
(Zip Code)
			
		



  

 

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:

 

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Item 7.01.  Regulation FD Disclosure. 

 

On January 20, 2017, Tucows Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release regarding the execution of a definitive agreement to acquire wholesale domain name registrar eNom, Incorporated, a Nevada corporation (“eNom”), from Rightside Group, Ltd. A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference. The press release also includes information about a conference call the Company will host on January 20, 2017 to discuss the eNom acquisition. A script of the information the Company intends to discuss during the conference call is furnished as Exhibit 99.2 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference. 

 

The information disclosed under this Item 7.01, including Exhibits 99.1 and 99.2 hereto, is being furnished and shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, nor shall it be incorporated by reference into any registration statement or other document pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, except as expressly set forth in such filing.

 

Item 9.01.  Financial Statements and Exhibits. 

 

(d) Exhibits.

 

 



		
			
			
Exhibit

			
Number 
			
			
			
  
			
			
			
Exhibit 
			
		
		
			
			
99.1 
			
			
			
  
			
			
			
Press Release of Tucows Inc., dated as of January 20, 2017.
			
		
		
			 
			 
			 
		
		
			
			
99.2
			
			
			
  
			
			
			
Conference Call Script of Tucows, Inc., dated as of January 20, 2017.
			
		



 


 


 


 

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.

 



		
			
			
  
			
			
			
TUCOWS INC. 
			
		
		
			
			
  
			
			
			
  
			
		
		
			
			
  
			
			
			
  
			
		
		
			
			
  
			
			
			
By:
			
			
			
/s/ MICHAEL COOPERMAN 
			
		
		
			
			
  
			
			
			
  
			
			
			
Michael Cooperman 
			
		
		
			
			
  
			
			
			
  
			
			
			
Chief Financial Officer
			
		



  

Dated: January 20, 2017 

 


 

 


 


 

EXHIBIT INDEX 

 



		
			
			
Exhibit

			
Number 
			
			
			
  
			
			
			
Exhibit 
			
		
		
			
			
99.1
			
			
			
  
			
			
			
Press Release of Tucows Inc., dated as of January 20, 2017.
			
		
		
			 
			 
			 
		
		
			
			
99.2
			
			
			
  
			
			
			
Conference Call Script of Tucows, Inc., dated as of January 20, 2017.