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   <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="5" COLOR="#000000"><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION </B></FONT></DIV> <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT
  FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000"><B>WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 </B></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="6"
  COLOR="#000000"><B>FORM 8-K </B></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="4" COLOR="#000000"><B>CURRENT REPORT </B></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT
  SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000"><B>PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 </B></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT
  SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) <U>January 14, 2003</U> </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT
  SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="6" COLOR="#000000"><B>RESONATE INC. </B></FONT></DIV> <HR SIZE="1" NOSHADE WIDTH="48%" COLOR="#000000"><DIV
  ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV ALIGN="center">
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  <TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center" WIDTH="31%"> <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">Delaware</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">0-31139</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">94-3228496</FONT></DIV> </TD> </TR>
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  <TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center" WIDTH="31%"> <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">(State or other jurisdiction</FONT></DIV> <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">of
  incorporation)</FONT></DIV> </TD>
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  <TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center" WIDTH="31%"> <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">(I.R.S. Employer</FONT></DIV> <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">Identification
  No.)</FONT></DIV> </TD> </TR>
   </TABLE> </DIV> <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">385 Moffett Park Drive, Sunnyvale,
  California&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;94089 </FONT></DIV> <HR SIZE="1" NOSHADE WIDTH="48%" COLOR="#000000"><DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"
  COLOR="#000000">(Address of principal executive offices) &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(Zip Code) </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV>
  <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">Registrant&#146;s telephone number, including area code <U>(408) 548-5500&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </U>
  </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <HR SIZE="1" NOSHADE WIDTH="48%" COLOR="#000000"><DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">(Former name or former address,
  if changed since last report) </FONT></DIV>
  
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   <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000"><B>Item 5.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Other Events </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 January 14, 2003, Resonate Inc., Rocket Holdings, LLC and Rocket Sub, Inc. entered into an amendment to the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of December 23,
  2002, by and among the parties (the &#147;Amendment&#148;). </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV STYLE="text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">Under the terms of the Amendment, Rocket Holdings
  will acquire all of the outstanding shares (except as otherwise provided in the Merger Agreement, as amended) of Resonate common stock for $1.83 in cash per share, and Rocket will use the company&#146;s cash, cash equivalents and short-term
  investments on hand at the closing to acquire the shares. The value of the transaction is approximately $50.4 million. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV STYLE="text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"
  COLOR="#000000">The Amendment also extended the termination date from March 31, 2003 until April 30, 2003, lowered the amount of cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments that Resonate is required to have on hand at closing from $60 million
  to $57.5 million and added the requirement that a superior proposal to acquire Resonate must provide Resonate stockholders with at least $.03 of additional value per share. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV
  STYLE="text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">The foregoing summary of the Amendment and the transactions contemplated thereby (including the merger) is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the
  exhibits. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000"><B>Item 7.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Financial Statements and Exhibits </B></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV>
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  <TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><DIV><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">Exhibits </FONT></DIV> </TD></TR></TABLE> <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV>
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  <TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><DIV><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">Amendment No. 1 to the Agreement and Plan of Merger dated as of December 23, 2002 by and among Resonate Inc., Rocket Holdings, LLC, and Rocket Sub, Inc., dated
  as of January 14, 2003. </FONT></DIV> </TD></TR></TABLE> <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV>
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  <TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><DIV><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">Press release dated January 15, 2003. </FONT></DIV> </TD></TR></TABLE>
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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 ALIGN="right">
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  <TD VALIGN="top" WIDTH="45%"> <DIV><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">/<SMALL>S</SMALL>/&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;R<SMALL>USSELL</SMALL> S<SMALL>IEGELMAN&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</SMALL></FONT></DIV> </TD> </TR>
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  <TD VALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="45%"> <DIV><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">Russell Siegelman</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">Chairman of the Special Committee of the Board of
  Directors</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">Date: January 17, 2003</FONT></DIV> </TD> </TR>
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  <TD VALIGN="top" WIDTH="9%"> <DIV><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">2.1</FONT></DIV> </TD>
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  <TD VALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="90%"> <DIV><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">Amendment No. 1 to the Agreement and Plan of Merger dated as of December 23, 2002 by and among Resonate Inc., Rocket Holdings, LLC, and Rocket Sub, Inc.,
  dated as of January 14, 2003.</FONT></DIV> </TD> </TR>
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  <TD VALIGN="top" WIDTH="9%"> <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="90%"> <DIV><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">Press release dated January 15, 2003.</FONT></DIV> </TD> </TR>
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text: Current Report on 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)
  January 14, 2003
  RESONATE INC.
  (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
  Delaware
  0-31139
  94-3228496
  (State or other jurisdiction
  of
  incorporation)
  (Commission
  File Number)
  (I.R.S. Employer
  Identification
  No.)
  385 Moffett Park Drive, Sunnyvale,
  California                94089
  (Address of principal executive offices)                     (Zip Code)
  Registrant's telephone number, including area code
  (408) 548-5500
  (Former name or former address,
  if changed since last report)
  Item 5.    Other Events
  On January 14, 2003, Resonate Inc., Rocket Holdings, LLC and Rocket Sub, Inc. entered into an amendment to the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of December 23,
  2002, by and among the parties (the "Amendment").
  Under the terms of the Amendment, Rocket Holdings
  will acquire all of the outstanding shares (except as otherwise provided in the Merger Agreement, as amended) of Resonate common stock for $1.83 in cash per share, and Rocket will use the company's cash, cash equivalents and short-term
  investments on hand at the closing to acquire the shares. The value of the transaction is approximately $50.4 million.
  The Amendment also extended the termination date from March 31, 2003 until April 30, 2003, lowered the amount of cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments that Resonate is required to have on hand at closing from $60 million
  to $57.5 million and added the requirement that a superior proposal to acquire Resonate must provide Resonate stockholders with at least $.03 of additional value per share.
  The foregoing summary of the Amendment and the transactions contemplated thereby (including the merger) is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the
  exhibits.
  Item 7.    Financial Statements and Exhibits
  (c)
  Exhibits
  2.1
  Amendment No. 1 to the Agreement and Plan of Merger dated as of December 23, 2002 by and among Resonate Inc., Rocket Holdings, LLC, and Rocket Sub, Inc., dated
  as of January 14, 2003.
  99.1
  Press release dated January 15, 2003.
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  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.
  RESONATE INC.
  /
  S
  /    R
  USSELL
  S
  IEGELMAN
  Russell Siegelman
  Chairman of the Special Committee of the Board of
  Directors
  Date: January 17, 2003
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  Exhibit Index
  Exhibit No.
  2.1
  Amendment No. 1 to the Agreement and Plan of Merger dated as of December 23, 2002 by and among Resonate Inc., Rocket Holdings, LLC, and Rocket Sub, Inc.,
  dated as of January 14, 2003.
  99.1
  Press release dated January 15, 2003.
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