SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
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FORM 8K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of report (Date of earliest event reported) July 5, 2001
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E*TRADE Group, Inc.
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(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
Delaware 94-2844166
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(State or Other Jurisdiction (Commission File (IRS Employer
of Incorporation) Number) Identification No.)
4500 Bohannon Drive, Menlo Park, California 94025
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code (650) 331-6000
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(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
Item 5. Other Events.
On July 5, 2001, E*TRADE Group, Inc. (the "Company") announced that its Board
of Directors adopted a Stockholder Rights Plan (the "Plan"). Under the Plan
each common stockholder of record at the close of business on Ju1y 17, 2001,
will receive a dividend of one right for each share of Common Stock held. Each
right entitles the holder to purchase from the Company one one-thousandth of a
share of a new series of participating Preferred Stock at an initial purchase
price of $50. A press release was issued to that effect.
The complete text of the press release issued by the Company and the Rights
Agreement dated as of July 9, 2001, are attached as exhibits to this document.
Item 7. Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Information and Exhibits
(c) Exhibits
99.1 Press Release, dated July 5, 2001
99.2 Rights Agreement dated as of July 9, 2001 between E*TRADE Group,
Inc. and American Stock Transfer and Trust Company, as Rights
Agent
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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 thereunto duly authorized.
E*TRADE Group, Inc.
By: /s/ Leonard C. Purkis
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Name: Leonard C. Purkis
Title: Chief Financial Officer
July 9, 2001
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