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): October 17, 2007

 

eBay Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

2145 Hamilton Avenue
San Jose, CA 95125
(Address of principal executive offices)

 

(408) 376-7400
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

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):

 

o Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

o Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

 

 

The information in this report is being furnished and shall not be deemed “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”), and is not to be incorporated by reference into any filing by eBay Inc. under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Exchange Act, regardless of any general incorporation language contained in such filing.

 

On October 17, 2007, eBay Inc. announced its financial results for the quarter ended September 30, 2007. A copy of eBay’s press release announcing its financial results and certain other information is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this report.

 

The attached press release includes the following financial measures defined as “non-GAAP financial measures” by the Securities and Exchange Commission: non-GAAP net income, non-GAAP earnings per diluted share, non-GAAP operating income, non-GAAP operating margin, non-GAAP effective tax rate, and free cash flow. These measures may be different from non-GAAP financial measures used by other companies. The presentation of this financial information, which is not prepared under any comprehensive set of accounting rules or principles, is not intended to be considered in isolation or as a substitute for the financial information prepared and presented in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. See “Non-GAAP Measures of Financial Performance,” “Reconciliation of GAAP Operating Income (Loss) to Non-GAAP Operating Income,” “Reconciliation of GAAP Net Income (Loss) to Non-GAAP Net Income,” “Reconciliation of GAAP to Non-GAAP Effective Tax Rate,” “Reconciliation of Operating Cash Flows to Free Cash Flow,” and “Business Outlook” included in the attached press release for further information regarding these non-GAAP financial measures, including a reconciliation of these measures to the nearest comparable GAAP measures and an explanation of why eBay includes these non-GAAP measures.

 

The attached press release also contains forward-looking statements relating to eBay’s future performance. A more thorough discussion of certain factors that may affect eBay’s actual results is included under the captions “Risk Factors” and “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” in eBay’s Annual Report on Form 10-K and Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q. Additional information will be included under those captions in eBay’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2007, which will be filed with the SEC during the fourth quarter of 2007.

 

 

(c) Exhibits.

 

The following exhibit is furnished with this report:

 

99.1 Press release dated October 17, 2007.

 

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.

 

 

INDEX TO EXHIBITS