UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 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): October 12, 2004
Art Technology Group, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
Delaware 000-26679 04-3141918
(State or Other Jurisdiction (Commission (IRS Employer
of Incorporation) File Number) Identification No.)
25 First Street, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02141
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (617) 386-1000
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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CFR 230.425)
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CFR 240.14a-12)
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Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
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Item 8.01 Other Events.
On October 12, 2004, we announced that we are mailing a letter to our
stockholders urging them to vote in favor of the acquisition of Primus Knowledge
Solutions, Inc. A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this
current report on Form 8-K and is incorporated by reference herein.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(c) Exhibits
99.1 October 12, 2004 press release
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.
ART TECHNOLOGY GROUP, INC.
Date: October 12, 2004 By: /s/Edward Terino
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Edward Terino
Senior Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer
Exhibit Index
Number Title
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99.1 October 12, 2004 Press Release