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

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): January 2 16, 2013

Motricity, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware	001-34781	20-1059798
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)
(State or Other Jurisdiction ofIncorporation or Organization)	(CommissionFile Number)	(IRS EmployerIdentification No.)

601 West 26th Street

Suite 415

New York, NY 10001

(Address of Principal Executive Offices, including Zip Code)

(212) 792-9671

(Registrant’s Telephone Number, including Area Code)

601 108th Avenue Northeast

Suite 900

Bellevue, Washington 98004

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report.)

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Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

Statements made in this report and related statements that express Motricity’s or its management’s intentions, indications, beliefs, expectations, guidance, estimates, forecasts or predictions of the future constitute forward-looking statements, as defined by the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, and relate to matters that are not historical facts. They include, without limitation, statements regarding the Company’s appeal of the Annual Meeting Delisting Notice and the Minimum Bid Delisting Notice, whether or not the reverse stock split will be implemented and the Company’s plans regarding its 2012 annual meeting. These statements represent beliefs and expectations only as of the date they were made. The Company may elect to update forward-looking statements but expressly disclaims any obligation to do so, even if its beliefs and expectations change. Actual results may differ from those expressed or implied in the forward-looking statements.

Such forward-looking statements involve and are subject to certain risks and uncertainties that may cause our actual results to differ materially from those discussed in a forward-looking statement. These include,

but are not limited to: the Company’s ability to regain compliance with NASDAQ continued listing requirements, whether NASDAQ will grant the Company’s request to remain on the NASDAQ Global Select Market, whether the Company’s stockholders will approve the Proposal, whether the board of directors determines that the reverse stock split is necessary to regain compliance, risks related to the timing of the annual meeting, whether holding an annual meeting will enable the Company to regain compliance with the Annual Meeting Requirement and other uncertainties described more fully in its filings with the SEC.

Where to Find Additional Information

On December 17, 2012, Motricity filed a registration statement with the SEC on Form S-4 that includes a preliminary proxy statement/prospectus and other relevant materials regarding the proposed Reorganization. Stockholders are urged to read the preliminary proxy statement/prospectus filed with the SEC on December 17, 2012, the definitive proxy statement/prospectus when it becomes available and any other relevant materials filed with the SEC when they become available because they contain, or will contain, important information about Motricity and the proposed Reorganization. A definitive proxy statement/prospectus will be sent to Motricity stockholders seeking their approval of the Reorganization. Stockholders may obtain a free copy of the preliminary proxy statement/prospectus filed with the SEC, as well as other documents filed by Motricity with the SEC at the SEC’s web site at www.sec.gov or through Motricity web site as www.motricity.com. The definitive proxy statement/prospectus and Motricity’s other SEC filings also may be obtained for free from Motricity. Stockholders are urged to read the definitive proxy statement/prospectus and other relevant materials relating to the reorganization when they become available before voting or making any investment decision with respect to the reorganization.

Motricity, its directors, executive officers and certain members of management and employees may be considered “participants in the solicitation” of proxies from Motricity’s stockholders in connection with the transaction. Information regarding such persons and a description of their interests in the transaction is contained in the proxy statement/prospectus and Motricity’s other filings with the SEC. Additional information regarding the interests of those persons may be obtained by reading the definitive proxy statement/prospectus when it becomes available.

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.

MOTRICITY, INC. (Registrant)

MOTRICITY, INC.(Registrant)

January 8, 2013

/s/ Richard Sadowsky

January 23, 2013

/s/ Richard Sadowsky

Richard Sadowsky Chief Administrative Officer

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