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

 

March 21, 2017

Date of Report (date of earliest event reported)

 

Overstock.com, Inc.

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware

 

000-49799

 

87-0634302

(State or other jurisdiction of

 

(Commission File Number)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

incorporation or organization)

 

 

 

Identification Number)

 

799 W. Coliseum Way

Midvale, Utah 84047

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

(801) 947-3100

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

 

(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:

 

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))

 

 

 


 

Item 5.03  Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year

 

On March 21, 2017, the Board of Directors of Overstock.com, Inc. (the “Company”) authorized and adopted an amendment (the “Amendment”) to the Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Company (the “Bylaws”).  The Amendment amended the third paragraph of Section 2.8 of the Bylaws in order to expressly include the language of Section 216 of the Delaware General Corporation Law regarding the election of directors by a plurality of the votes of the shares present in person or represented by proxy at the meeting and entitled to vote on the election of directors. The effective date of the Amendment was March 21, 2017.

 

The foregoing summary of the Amendment does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Amendment, a copy of which is filed as Exhibit 3.1 and incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(d) Exhibits

 

3.1

 

Amendment to the Amended and Restated Bylaws

 

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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 hereunto duly authorized.

 

 

 

OVERSTOCK.COM, INC.

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ E. Glen Nickle

 

 

E. Glen Nickle
Vice President, Legal and acting General Counsel

 

 

 

 

Date:

March 21, 2017

 

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