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) August 1, 2005 EASYLINK SERVICES CORPORATION ----------------------------- (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) Delaware 000-26371 13-3787073 (State or other jurisdiction of (Commission (I.R.S. Employer incorporation) File Number) Identification No.) 33 Knightsbridge Road Piscataway, NJ 08854 (Address of principal executive offices) Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (732) 652-3500 N/A --- 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): [ ] Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) [ ] Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) [ ] Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) [ ] Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)) ITEM 3.02 (Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities) On August 1, 2005, EasyLink Services Corporation (the "Company") issued an aggregate of 425,000 shares in connection with the acquisition of Quickstream Software, Inc. ("Quickstream"). A portion of the shares were issued to certain stockholders and holders of debt and other obligations of Quickstream pursuant to the exemption under Section 4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), and Regulation D promulgated thereunder, and the balance of the shares were granted to employees of Quickstream in a transaction not subject to the registration requirements of the Securities Act. ITEM 9.01 (c) Exhibits. None 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. Dated: August 4, 2005 EASYLINK SERVICES CORPORATION By: s/Thomas Murawski ----------------- Thomas Murawski, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer