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  COLOR="#000000"><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION </B></FONT></DIV> <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000"><B>Washington, D.C. 20549 </B></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <HR NOSHADE
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  FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000"><B>CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF </B></FONT></DIV> <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000"><B>THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 </B></FONT></DIV>
  <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <HR NOSHADE WIDTH="21%" COLOR="#000000"><DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000"><B>Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event
  Reported):&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;May 17, 2002 </B></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="6" COLOR="#000000"><B>DOCENT, INC. </B></FONT></DIV> <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT
  FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1" COLOR="#000000"><B>(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter) </B></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <HR NOSHADE WIDTH="21%" COLOR="#000000"><DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV
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  <TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center" WIDTH="31%"> <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000"><B>Delaware</B></FONT></DIV> </TD>
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  <TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center" WIDTH="31%"> <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000"><B>000-31537</B></FONT></DIV> </TD>
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  <TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center" WIDTH="31%"> <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000"><B>77-0460705</B></FONT></DIV> </TD> </TR>
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  <TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center" WIDTH="31%"> <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1" COLOR="#000000"><B>(State or Other&nbsp;Jurisdiction of</B></FONT></DIV> <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1"
  COLOR="#000000"><B>Incorporation)</B></FONT></DIV> </TD>
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  <TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center" WIDTH="31%"> <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1" COLOR="#000000"><B>(Commission File Number)</B></FONT></DIV> </TD>
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  <TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center" WIDTH="31%"> <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1" COLOR="#000000"><B>(IRS Employer Identification No.)</B></FONT></DIV> </TD> </TR>
   </TABLE> </DIV> <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000"><B>2444 CHARLESTON ROAD </B></FONT></DIV> <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT
  FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000"><B>MOUNTAIN VIEW, CALIFORNIA 94043 </B></FONT></DIV> <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1" COLOR="#000000"><B>(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code) </B></FONT></DIV>
  <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <HR NOSHADE WIDTH="21%" COLOR="#000000"><DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000"><B>Registrant&#146;s Telephone Number, Including Area
  Code: (650) 934-9500 </B></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <HR SIZE="4" NOSHADE COLOR="#000000" ALIGN="left">
  
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   <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000"><B><U>Item 5.</U>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<U>Other Events</U>. </B></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT
  SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV STYLE="text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">On May 17, 2002, Docent, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the &#147;Company&#148;), announced a 20% reduction in workforce, changes to its
  management team and revised revenue estimates for the second quarter of 2002. A copy of the Company&#146;s press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 hereto and incorporated by reference herein. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV>
  <DIV STYLE="text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">The press release filed as an exhibit to this report includes &#147;safe harbor&#148; language pursuant to the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, as
  amended, indicating that certain statements concerning, among other things, the Company&#146;s expected financial performance for the fourth fiscal quarter contained in the press release are &#147;forward-looking&#148; rather than
  &#147;historic.&#148; The Company disclaims any obligation to update forward-looking statements contained in the press release. The press release also states that a more thorough discussion of certain factors which may affect the Company&#146;s
  operating results is included in the Company&#146;s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2000 and other filings made with the Securities &amp; Exchange Commission which are on file with the Securities and Exchange
  Commission and available at the Securities and Exchange Commission&#146;s website (http://www.sec.gov). </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000"><B><U>Item
  7.</U>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<U>Financial Statements, Pro Forma and Exhibits</U>. </B></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV>
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  <TD VALIGN="top" WIDTH="13%"> <DIV STYLE="margin-left:2%; text-indent:-2%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">99.1</FONT></DIV> </TD>
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  <TD VALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="33%"> <DIV><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">Press&nbsp;Release&nbsp;issued&nbsp;May&nbsp;17,&nbsp;2002.</FONT></DIV> </TD> </TR>
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  STYLE="text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">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. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV STYLE="text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">Dated as of May 21, 2002<B></B> </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV
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  <TD VALIGN="top" WIDTH="3%"> <DIV STYLE="margin-left:2%; text-indent:-2%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">By:</FONT></DIV> </TD>
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  <TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center" WIDTH="43%"> <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">/<SMALL>S</SMALL>/&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;A<SMALL>RTHUR</SMALL>
  T<SMALL>AYLOR&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</SMALL></FONT></DIV> <HR NOSHADE COLOR="#000000"></TD> </TR>
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  <TD VALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="43%"> <DIV><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">Arthur Taylor</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">Chief Financial Officer </FONT></DIV> </TD> </TR>
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  <TD VALIGN="top" WIDTH="13%"> <DIV STYLE="margin-left:2%; text-indent:-2%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">99.1</FONT></DIV> </TD>
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  <TD VALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="33%"> <DIV><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">Press&nbsp;Release&nbsp;issued&nbsp;May&nbsp;17,&nbsp;2002.</FONT></DIV> </TD> </TR>
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text: Prepared by R.R. Donnelley Financial -- Form 8-K
  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 17, 2002
  DOCENT, INC.
  (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
  Delaware
  000-31537
  77-0460705
  (State or Other Jurisdiction of
  Incorporation)
  (Commission File Number)
  (IRS Employer Identification No.)
  2444 CHARLESTON ROAD
  MOUNTAIN VIEW, CALIFORNIA 94043
  (Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
  Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area
  Code: (650) 934-9500
  Item 5.
  Other Events
  .
  On May 17, 2002, Docent, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), announced a 20% reduction in workforce, changes to its
  management team and revised revenue estimates for the second quarter of 2002. A copy of the Company's press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 hereto and incorporated by reference herein.
  The press release filed as an exhibit to this report includes "safe harbor" language pursuant to the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, as
  amended, indicating that certain statements concerning, among other things, the Company's expected financial performance for the fourth fiscal quarter contained in the press release are "forward-looking" rather than
  "historic." The Company disclaims any obligation to update forward-looking statements contained in the press release. The press release also states that a more thorough discussion of certain factors which may affect the Company's
  operating results is included in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2000 and other filings made with the Securities & Exchange Commission which are on file with the Securities and Exchange
  Commission and available at the Securities and Exchange Commission's website (http://www.sec.gov).
  Item
  7.
  Financial Statements, Pro Forma and Exhibits
  .
  (c)  Exhibits
  Exhibit No.
  Description
  99.1
  Press Release issued May 17, 2002.
  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 as of May 21, 2002
  DOCENT, INC.
  By:
  /
  S
  /    A
  RTHUR
  T
  AYLOR
  Arthur Taylor
  Chief Financial Officer
  EXHIBIT INDEX
  Exhibit No.
  Description
  99.1
  Press Release issued May 17, 2002.