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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT ~~REPORTPursuant~~ REPORT Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): ~~August~~ 6August 20, 2002

VICINITY CORPORATION
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
	Delaware
	(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
000-29365		77-0414631
(Commission File Number)		(IRS Employer Identification No.)
370 San Aleso Avenue, Sunnyvale, CA		94085
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)
(408) 543-3000
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
NOT APPLICABLE
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

VICINITY CORPORATION
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)

000-29365 (Commission File Number)				77-0414631 (IRS Employer Identification No.)
370 San Aleso Avenue, Sunnyvale, CA (Address of principal executive offices)				94085 (Zip Code)

(408) 543-3000
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

NOT APPLICABLE
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

Item 5: Other Events.

~~Adoption~~ Receipt of ~~Stockholder~~Proposal ~~Rights~~from ~~Plan~~Moloco.

On August 6 20, 2002, ~~the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of~~ Vicinity Corporation ~~(the~~announced ~~“Company”)~~that declared a dividend of one stock purchase right (a “Right”) for each outstanding share of common stock, par value $0.001 per share (the “Common Shares”), of the Company. The dividend is payable to stockholders of record on August 9, 2002 (the “Record Date”).Moloco InLLC ~~addition,~~had ~~one~~filed ~~Right shall be issued~~ with ~~each Common Share that becomes outstanding (i) between~~ the ~~Record~~Securities ~~Date~~ and ~~the~~Exchange ~~earliest~~Commission ofan ~~the Distribution~~amended ~~Date,~~Schedule 13D ~~the~~setting ~~Redemption~~forth ~~Date~~an ~~and~~unsolicited ~~the~~proposal ~~Final~~by ~~Expiration~~Moloco ~~Date (as such terms are defined in the Rights Agreement) or (ii) following the Distribution Date and prior~~ to ~~the~~recapitalize Redemption Date or Final Expiration Date, pursuant to the exercise of stock options or under any employee plan or arrangement or upon the exercise, conversion or exchange of other securities of the Company, which options or securities were outstanding prior to the Distribution Date. The Rights will become exercisable only upon the occurrence of certain events specified in the Rights Agreement (the “Rights Agreement”) between the Company and ~~American~~restructure ~~Stock~~Vicinity ~~Transfer~~ and ~~Trust~~refocus ~~Company, as~~its ~~Rights~~business. ~~Agent,~~A ~~including~~copy ~~the acquisition~~ of ~~15% of the Company’~~Vicinity's ~~outstanding common stock by a person or group (or~~August 20, ~~with~~2002 ~~regard~~press torelease ~~specified persons, such~~making ~~other~~this ~~amount~~announcement ~~set~~is ~~forth~~attached inas ~~the Rights Agreement). Each Right entitles the registered holder, other than~~ an ~~“acquiring~~ ~~person”,~~exhibit under ~~specified circumstances, to purchase from the Company one one-hundredth of a share of Series A Junior Participating Preferred Stock, par value $0.001 per share~~ Item 7(~~the “Preferred Shares”~~c), of ~~the~~this ~~Company, at a price of $14~~report.00 per one one-hundredth of a Preferred Share, subject to adjustment. In addition, each Right entitles the registered holder, other than an “acquiring person”, under specified circumstances, to purchase from the Company that number of shares of the Company’s Common Stock having a market value of two times the exercise price of the Right. The description and terms of the Rights are set forth in the Rights Agreement. A summary of the Rights and the Rights Agreement is included as Exhibit B to the Rights Agreement, which is included as Exhibit 4.1 hereto.

A copy of the press release announcing the Rights Plan is attached as an exhibit under Item 7(c) of this report.

Item 7: Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(c): Exhibits.

Exhibit Number		Exhibit Title or Description
99.1		Press Release dated August 20, 2002.*

*: Filed herewith.

Exhibit Number		Exhibit Title or Description
4.1		Rights Agreement dated August 9, 2002, between the Company and American Stock Transfer and Trust Company, as Rights Agent, which includes as Exhibit A the form of Certificate of Designations of Series A Junior Participating Preferred Stock, as Exhibit B the Summary of Stock Purchase Rights and as Exhibit C the form of Right Certificate. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form 8-A filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 12, 2002.)
99.1		Press Release dated August 12, 2002.*

* Filed herewith.

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.

	~~VICINITY CORPORATION~~		VICINITY CORPORATION
Date: August 9, 2002	By:	/s/ Charles W. Berger
Date: August 20, 2002		By:	/s/ CHARLES W. BERGER Charles W. Berger, President and Chief Executive Officer
		Charles W. Berger, President and Chief Executive Officer

Exhibit Index

Exhibit Number		Exhibit Title or Description
4.1		Rights Agreement dated August 9, 2002, between the Company and American Stock Transfer and Trust Company, as Rights Agent, which includes as Exhibit A the form of Certificate of Designations of Series A Junior Participating Preferred Stock, as Exhibit B the Summary of Stock Purchase Rights and as Exhibit C the form of Right Certificate. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form 8-A filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 12, 2002.)
99.1		Press Release dated August 20, 2002.*
99.1		Press Release dated August 12, 2002.*

*: Filed herewith.

* Filed herewith.QuickLinks

Item 5: Other Events.

Item 7: Financial Statements and Exhibits.

SIGNATURE
Exhibit Index

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