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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 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): ~~February~~April 259, 2003

divine, inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) 0-30043 (Commission File Number) 36-4301991 (IRS Employer Identification No.)

Delaware	0-30043	36-4301991
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)
1301 N. Elston Avenue Chicago, Illinois 60622 (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

1301 N. Elston Avenue Chicago, Illinois 60622 (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (773) 394-6600

N/A
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

Item 3 5. ~~Bankruptcy~~ orOther ~~Receivership~~Events.

~~On February 25, 2003, divine, inc. ("divine") announced that its board of directors has authorized divine and its divine Managed~~Asset ~~Services, Inc.,~~Purchase ~~Open~~Agreement Market, Inc., Data Return Corporation, Viant Corporation, and eshare communications Inc. subsidiaries (collectively, the "Company") to file a voluntary petition to reorganize under Chapter 11 of the United States Bankruptcy Code (the "Bankruptcy Code") in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Massachusetts, Eastern Division (the "Bankruptcy Court"), which divine intends to file immediately. This will allow divine to continue its operations while it works to restructure its liabilities and works to achieve resolution to the remaining economic issues facing its RoweCom, inc. subsidiary. divine will continue to manage its properties and operate its businesses, including retaining its critical staff, in accordance with the applicable provisions of the Bankruptcy Code and as permitted by the Bankruptcy Court.

~~divine~~On ~~also~~April 9, ~~announced~~2003, ~~that~~divine, ininc., ~~addition~~a toDelaware ~~the~~corporation ~~recent~~("divine"), ~~hiring~~and certain of ~~Broadview~~its ~~International LLC,~~domestic itsubsidiaries ~~has~~(together ~~engaged~~with ~~Casas~~divine, ~~Benjamin &~~the ~~White LLC~~"Sellers"), aexecuted ~~financial~~an ~~advisory~~Asset ~~firm~~Purchase ~~specializing~~Agreement inwith ~~corporate~~dS&MS ~~restructurings~~Newco, Inc., toa ~~assist~~corporation ~~management~~formed inpursuant ~~day-~~to~~-day~~ ~~operations.~~the ~~divine~~laws ~~has~~of ~~received~~the ~~indications~~Cayman ~~from~~Islands ~~several~~(the ~~organizations~~"Purchaser"), ~~expressing~~and ~~interest~~Golden inPrivate ~~purchasing some or all of divine's assets and operations~~Equity, ~~including~~Inc. a(the ~~letter~~"Guarantor"). ofThe ~~intent~~Asset ~~from~~Purchase Agreement ~~GTCR~~remains ~~Golder~~subject ~~Rauner LLC,~~to athe ~~financial~~approval ~~investment~~of ~~firm,~~the toUnited ~~acquire~~States ~~divine's~~Bankruptcy ~~business~~Court infor ~~its~~the ~~entirety.~~District ~~Any~~of ~~sale or other transaction~~Massachusetts, ~~though,~~Eastern ~~would~~Division be(the ~~accomplished~~"Bankruptcy ~~pursuant~~Court"), towhich ~~the~~presides ~~Bankruptcy~~over ~~Code~~divine's ~~and~~voluntary petition ~~subject~~under toChapter ~~final~~11 ~~approval~~ of the Bankruptcy ~~Court~~code.

AsThe atransaction ~~result~~contemplates of the ~~bankruptcy~~sale ~~filing,~~of ~~divine~~substantially ~~intends~~all tothe ~~comply~~assets ~~with~~primarily ~~the~~used ~~modified~~in ~~reporting~~Sellers' ~~obligations~~managed ~~under~~services ~~the~~business ~~Securities~~ and ~~Exchange~~software ~~Commission's~~services ~~Release~~business ~~34-9660~~ (~~June 30~~collectively, ~~1972)~~ ~~and~~the ~~Staff~~"Business"), for ~~Legal~~approximately ~~Bulletin~~$38 ~~Number 2~~million ~~(April 16~~in cash, ~~1997)~~subject to adjustment as set forth in ~~lieu~~the ofAsset ~~continuing~~Purchase toAgreement. ~~file~~In ~~Annual~~addition, ~~Reports~~the onPurchaser ~~Form 10-K~~will ~~and~~assume ~~Quarterly~~certain ~~Reports~~liabilities onprimarily ~~Form 10-Q~~incurred ~~under~~by the Sellers ~~Section 13(a)~~in ofconnection with the ~~Securities~~Business. ~~Exchange~~The ~~Act~~consummation of ~~1934~~this transaction is contingent, ashowever, ~~amended~~upon the entry of a sale approval order by the Bankruptcy Court.

AThis ~~copy~~summary of the ~~press~~transaction ~~release~~described ~~announcing~~above ~~the~~is ~~Company's~~qualified ~~intent~~by reference to ~~file~~the ~~for~~Asset ~~bankruptcy~~Purchase isAgreement, ~~filed~~which ~~herewith as Exhibit 99.1 and~~ is incorporated herein by ~~this~~ reference and attached as Exhibit 99.1 hereto.

2Monthly Operating Report

On April 15, 2003, divine filed with the Bankruptcy Court its monthly operating report for the period February 25, 2003, through March 31, 2003, in connection with its voluntary petition to reorganize under Chapter 11. A copy of the report is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.2 and is incorporated herein by this reference.

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.

Dated: February 25, 2003
	divine, inc.
	By:	/s/ MICHAEL P. CULLINANE Michael P. Cullinane Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, and Treasurer

Dated: April 22, 2003

3divine, inc. By: /s/ MICHAEL P. CULLINANE Michael P. Cullinane Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, and Treasurer

divine, inc.

Exhibit Index

Exhibit Number		Description of Exhibit
99.1		Press Release of divine, inc. announcing its intent to file for bankruptcy, dated February 25, 2003
99.1*		Asset Purchase Agreement, dated April 9, 2003, among divine, inc. and certain of its domestic subsidiaries, dS&MS Newco, Inc., and Golden Gate Private Equity, Inc.
99.2		Monthly Operating Report of divine, inc. for the period February 25, 2003, through March 31, 2003

*: The schedules to the Asset Purchase Agreement have been omitted pursuant to Item 601(b)(2) of Regulation S-K. divine agrees to furnish supplementally to the SEC, upon request, a copy of any omitted schedule.

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