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

~~The Securities~~Date ~~Exchange~~of ~~Act~~Report (Date of ~~1934~~earliest event reported): August 23, 2005

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): July 25, 2005

VIA NET.WORKS, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware	0-29391	84-1412512
(State or other jurisdiction	(Commission	(IRS Employer
of incorporation)	File Number)	Identification No.)

H. Walaardt Sacrestraat 401-403, 1117 BM Schiphol-Oost, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

(Address of principal executive offices)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code +31 20 502 0000

~~N/A~~Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

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Item 81.01. ~~Other~~Entry ~~Events~~into a Material Definitive Agreement.

On ~~July~~August 2523, 2005, VIA NET.WORKS, Inc. (“VIA” or the “Company”) ~~issued~~ aentered ~~press~~into ~~release~~a ~~announcing~~settlement ~~that~~deed itwith ~~had~~Claranet ~~convened~~Group ~~its~~Limited ~~Annual~~(“Claranet”) ~~and~~regarding ~~Special meeting~~the termination of ~~shareholders~~the onacquisition ~~July~~agreements ~~22,~~between ~~2005 and immediately adjourned it until~~the ~~August~~parties 2,pursuant ~~2005, beginning at 10:30 a.m. United Kingdom time. The board of directors adjourned the meeting~~ to ~~permit~~which ~~the~~Claranet ~~Company~~agreed to ~~seek~~acquire ~~additional~~VIA’s ~~shareholder~~assets ~~votes in favor of the~~and ~~proposals~~operations ~~put forth to~~ (the ~~shareholders~~“Settlement Deed”).

~~Two~~ This Settlement ofDeed relates to the ~~leading~~previously ~~independent~~announced ~~proxy~~dispute ~~advisory~~between ~~firms,~~Claranet ~~Institutional~~and ~~Shareholder~~VIA ~~Services~~regarding ~~Inc.~~the ~~(“ISS”)~~termination ~~and~~of ~~Glass,~~the ~~Lewis~~acquisition &agreements Cowith Claranet. On August 1, 2005, VIA announced that it had received notice from Claranet claiming that certain events have ~~recommended~~occurred which triggered a ~~vote~~right ~~FOR~~ to terminate the ~~approval~~agreements. VIA ofstated ~~all~~that it notified Claranet of ~~proposals~~its toposition bethat ~~considered,~~no ~~including~~such termination ~~(i)~~rights tohad ~~approve~~arisen and ~~adopt~~ ~~the~~that ~~Sale~~it ~~and~~expected ~~Purchase~~Claranet ~~Agreement~~to (perform under the ~~“Sale~~acquisition ~~Agreement”),~~agreements. The Settlement ~~and~~Deed ~~the~~represents ~~sale~~a resolution of ~~substantially~~ ~~all~~that dispute with Claranet. Under the ~~assets~~Settlement ofDeed, the Company toand Claranet ~~Group~~mutually ~~Limited;~~released ~~and (ii)~~all toclaims ~~approve~~that ~~and~~either ~~adopt~~party ~~the~~has ~~dissolution~~or ~~and~~may ~~Plan~~in ofthe ~~Complete~~future ~~Liquidation~~have ~~and Dissolution~~against ofthe ~~VIA~~other (party under the ~~“Plan~~acquisition ~~of Dissolution”)~~agreements.

~~Based~~ Under on the ~~proxies~~ ~~submitted~~Settlement asDeed, ofClaranet ~~July~~agreed 22to pay VIA the sum of $800,000, ~~stockholders~~payable ~~holding~~in two ~~just~~installments, ~~over~~less ~~40%~~deductions for certain operational expenses of ~~the~~approximately $135,000 ~~outstanding~~incurred ~~shares~~by ~~have~~Claranet ~~returned~~on ~~proxies~~VIA’s ~~regarding~~behalf pursuant ~~the~~to a transition ~~Sale~~services ~~Agreement~~agreement ~~and~~that ~~Plan~~will ofcontinue ~~Dissolution~~for ~~proposals~~a limited time. The Offirst ~~shareholders~~installment ~~who~~of ~~have~~approximately $390,000 ~~returned~~has ~~their~~been ~~proxies~~paid and approximately $275,000 ~~almost~~will ~~90%~~be ~~have~~paid ~~voted~~once inVIA ~~favor~~has ofobtained the release ~~Sale~~of ~~Agreement and~~VIA NET.WORKS Nederland B.V. (now owned by Claranet) from the ~~Plan~~bank guarantee in favor of ~~Dissolution~~VIA’s Schiphol-Oost landlord. The transition services agreement was entered into in connection with VIA’s ~~reported~~sale ~~that~~to ~~its~~Claranet ~~management~~on ~~and~~July ~~proxy solicitor~~12, ~~D.F.~~2005 ~~King~~of &its CoAmen group of businesses and its U.S., ~~Inc.~~Dutch ~~will~~and ~~continue~~Portuguese ~~their~~legacy ~~efforts~~operations, prior to ~~reach~~the ~~as many~~termination of the ~~Company’s~~aquisition ~~shareholders~~agreements aswhich ~~possible~~are ~~and~~the ~~encourage~~primary ~~them~~subject of tothe ~~vote~~Settlement ~~their shares~~Deed.

~~VIA~~ The ~~reported that if not~~foregoing ~~enough~~description ~~proxies with affirmative votes are received to approve the Sale Agreement and Plan~~ of ~~Dissolution by~~ the ~~date~~Settlement ~~the~~Deed ~~Annual and Special meeting of shareholders~~ is ~~reconvened,~~qualified ~~VIA’s~~in ~~board~~its ofentirety ~~directors~~by ~~will~~reference ~~have~~ to ~~consider the~~ ~~Company’s available alternatives as VIA will not have~~ the ~~resources~~Settlement toDeed, ~~continue as~~ a ~~going~~copy ~~concern. VIA’s board~~ of ~~directors~~which is ~~likely~~filed toherewith ~~consider~~as ~~filing~~Exhibit ~~for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection and seeking authority to complete the Sale Agreement and implement a plan of dissolution under approval of the bankruptcy court~~10.1 In such case, any distribution that VIA’s shareholders would receive likely would be less than if the Sale Agreement is completed without a bankruptcy filing being made. The amount remaining for distribution to shareholders would be reduced by the costs of the bankruptcy process and ~~the~~ ~~negative~~incorporated ~~cash~~herein ~~flow experienced~~ by ~~the Company due to the further delay required to close the transaction~~reference.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

~~99.1 Press~~The Exhibit ~~Release~~listed ~~issued~~in bythe ~~VIA~~accompanying ~~NET.WORKS,~~Exhibit ~~Inc.,~~Index ~~dated~~is ~~July~~filed ~~25,~~by ~~2005~~reference as part of this report.

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~~SIGNATURES~~ The statements in this Current Report on Form 8-K that are not historical facts are forward looking statements within the meaning of Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. These forward looking statements expectations as to the amount and timing of payments from Claranet, including the amount of the deductions from the settlement payment. Such statements are subject to risks and uncertainties, many of which are outside of VIA’s control, that could cause our actual results to differ materially from those set forth or implied by the forward looking statements.

~~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.~~2

	VIA NET.WORKS, INC.
	(Registrant)
	/s/ Matt S. Nydell
	Matt S. NydellSenior Vice President,General Counsel & Secretary
July 25, 2005

SIGNATURES

3Pursuant 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.

Exhibit Index

	VIA NET.WORKS, INC.
	(Registrant)


	/s/ Matt S. Nydell
	Matt S. Nydell Senior Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary

August 29, 2005

Exhibit No.		Description
99.1		Press Release issued by VIA NET.WORKS, Inc., dated July 25, 2005.

4Exhibit Index

Exhibit No.		Description
10.1		Settlement Deed by and between Via Net.Works, Inc.and Claranet Group Limited dated August 23, 2005.

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