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):
May 10, 2006
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Florida
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0-25681
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65-0423422
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(State
or other jurisdiction
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(Commission
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(IRS
Employer
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of
Incorporation)
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File
Number)
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Identification
No.)
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11760
U.S. Highway One
Suite
500
North
Palm Beach, Florida
(Address
of principal executive offices)
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33408
(Zip
Code)
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Not
Applicable
(Former
name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Item
8.01 Other Events.
On
Wednesday, May 10, 2006, Bankrate, Inc. (the “Company”) announced via press
release that the Company closed the offering of 2,697,776 shares of its common
stock, of which 2,005,991 shares were offered by the Company and 691,785 shares
were offered by certain of the Company's existing stockholders. The total number
of shares includes 5,991 shares of common stock from the Company and 345,892
shares of common stock from the selling stockholders purchased through the
underwriters’ full exercise of their over-allotment option. The offering price
of the shares was $48.25 per share. The Company intends to use the net proceeds
of the offering for general corporate purposes, including to fund future
acquisitions, if any.
Section
9 - Financial Statements and Exhibits
Item
9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
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(a)
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Financial
statements of businesses
acquired.
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(1)
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None.
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(b)
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Pro
forma financial information.
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(1)
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None.
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(d)
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Exhibits.
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99.1
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Text
of press release of Bankrate, Inc. dated May 10,
2006.
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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.
| BANKRATE, INC. | ||
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| Date: May 12, 2006 | By: | /s/ Edward J. DiMaria |
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Edward J. DiMaria |
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| Senior Vice President | ||
| Chief Financial Officer | ||