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   <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <HR SIZE="1" NOSHADE COLOR="#000000" ALIGN="left"><DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"
  COLOR="#000000"><B>UNITED STATES </B></FONT></DIV> <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" 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 ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000"><B>FORM 8-K </B></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV
  ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000"><B>CURRENT REPORT </B></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 ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): </FONT></DIV> <DIV
  ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">October 15, 2002 <B> </B></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000"><B>PALM, INC.
  </B></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <HR SIZE="1" NOSHADE WIDTH="17%" 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>
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  <TD VALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="31%" ALIGN="center"> <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">Delaware</FONT></DIV> <HR SIZE="1" NOSHADE WIDTH="61" COLOR="#000000"></TD>
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  <TD VALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="31%" ALIGN="center"> <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">000-29597</FONT></DIV> <HR SIZE="1" NOSHADE WIDTH="74" COLOR="#000000"></TD>
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  <TD VALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="31%" ALIGN="center"> <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">94-3150688</FONT></DIV> <HR SIZE="1" NOSHADE WIDTH="82" COLOR="#000000"></TD> </TR>
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  <TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center" WIDTH="31%"> <DIV STYLE="margin-left:2%; text-indent:-2%" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">(State or other jurisdiction</FONT></DIV> <DIV STYLE="margin-left:2%; text-indent:-2%"
  ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">of incorporation)</FONT></DIV> </TD>
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  <TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center" WIDTH="31%"> <DIV STYLE="margin-left:2%; text-indent:-2%" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">(Commission</FONT></DIV> <DIV STYLE="margin-left:2%; text-indent:-2%" ALIGN="center"><FONT
  FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">File Number)</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">(I.R.S. Employer</FONT></DIV> <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">Identification
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  <TD VALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="48%" ALIGN="center"> <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">400 N. McCarthy Blvd.</FONT></DIV> <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">Milpitas,
  CA</FONT></DIV> </TD>
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  <TD VALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="48%" ALIGN="center"> <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">95035</FONT></DIV> </TD> </TR>
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  <TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center" WIDTH="48%"> <DIV STYLE="margin-left:2%; text-indent:-2%" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">(Address of principal executive offices)</FONT></DIV> </TD>
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  <TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center" WIDTH="48%"> <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">(Zip Code)</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">Registrant&#146;s telephone number, including area code: (408) 503-7000
  </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">N/A </FONT></DIV> <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">(Former name or former
  address, if changed since last report.) </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <HR SIZE="1" 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>Item 5.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Other Events and Regulation FD Disclosure. </B></FONT></DIV>
  <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV STYLE="text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">Pursuant to the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Palm, Inc. (the &#147;Company&#148;) filed with the
  Secretary of State of the State of Delaware on October 9, 2002, effective as of 12:01 a.m. on October 15, 2002 (the &#147;Effective Time&#148;), the Company effected a one-for-twenty reverse stock split of the Company&#146;s common stock issued and
  outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time (&#147;Old Common Stock&#148;). The reverse stock split also affects options, warrants and other securities convertible into or exchangeable for shares of the Company&#146;s common stock that were
  issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV STYLE="text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">No fractional shares will be issued in connection
  with the reverse stock split. A holder of a certificate representing shares of Old Common Stock at the Effective Time who would otherwise be entitled to receive a fraction of a share of the Company&#146;s common stock is, in lieu thereof, entitled
  to receive a cash payment in an amount equal to (i) the fraction to which the stockholder would otherwise be entitled multiplied by (ii) $0.64, the per share closing sales price of the Company&#146;s common stock on October 14, 2002 as reported on
  the Nasdaq National Market. </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
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  <TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><DIV><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">Financial statements of businesses acquired. </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">applicable. </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">Pro forma financial information. </FONT></DIV> </TD></TR></TABLE> <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV STYLE="text-indent:8%"><FONT
  FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">Not applicable. </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> <DIV ALIGN="center">
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  <TD VALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="90%"> <DIV><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1" COLOR="#000000"><B>Description of Exhibits</B></FONT></DIV> <HR SIZE="1" NOSHADE WIDTH="128" ALIGN="left" COLOR="#000000"></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">3.1(1)</FONT></DIV> </TD>
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   </TABLE> </DIV> <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">(1) Incorporated by reference from the Registrant&#146;s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q
  filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 11, 2002. </FONT></DIV>
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   <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000"><B>SIGNATURE </B></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV 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>
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  <TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="3" WIDTH="44%"> <DIV STYLE="margin-left:2%; text-indent:-2%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">PALM, INC</FONT></DIV> </TD> </TR>
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  <TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="3" WIDTH="44%"> <DIV><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">Date: October <U></U>21, 2002</FONT></DIV> </TD>
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  <TD VALIGN="top" WIDTH="2%"> <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" WIDTH="44%"> <DIV><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000"> /<SMALL>S</SMALL>/&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;T<SMALL>HEODORE</SMALL> J. T<SMALL>HEOPHILOS&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</SMALL></FONT></DIV> <HR
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  <TD VALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="44%"> <DIV STYLE="margin-left:2%; text-indent:-2%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">Theodore J. Theophilos</FONT></DIV> <DIV STYLE="margin-left:2%; text-indent:-2%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"
  SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary</FONT></DIV> </TD> </TR>
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  <TD VALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="90%"> <DIV><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1" COLOR="#000000"><B>Description of Exhibits</B></FONT></DIV> <HR SIZE="1" NOSHADE WIDTH="128" ALIGN="left" COLOR="#000000"></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">3.1(1)</FONT></DIV> </TD>
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   </TABLE> </DIV> <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">(1) Incorporated by reference from the Registrant&#146;s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q
  filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 11, 2002. </FONT></DIV>
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text: Form 8-K
  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):
  October 15, 2002
  PALM, INC.
  (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
  Delaware
  000-29597
  94-3150688
  (State or other jurisdiction
  of incorporation)
  (Commission
  File Number)
  (I.R.S. Employer
  Identification
  No.)
  400 N. McCarthy Blvd.
  Milpitas,
  CA
  95035
  (Address of principal executive offices)
  (Zip Code)
  Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (408) 503-7000
  N/A
  (Former name or former
  address, if changed since last report.)
  Item 5.    Other Events and Regulation FD Disclosure.
  Pursuant to the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Palm, Inc. (the "Company") filed with the
  Secretary of State of the State of Delaware on October 9, 2002, effective as of 12:01 a.m. on October 15, 2002 (the "Effective Time"), the Company effected a one-for-twenty reverse stock split of the Company's common stock issued and
  outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time ("Old Common Stock"). The reverse stock split also affects options, warrants and other securities convertible into or exchangeable for shares of the Company's common stock that were
  issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time.
  No fractional shares will be issued in connection
  with the reverse stock split. A holder of a certificate representing shares of Old Common Stock at the Effective Time who would otherwise be entitled to receive a fraction of a share of the Company's common stock is, in lieu thereof, entitled
  to receive a cash payment in an amount equal to (i) the fraction to which the stockholder would otherwise be entitled multiplied by (ii) $0.64, the per share closing sales price of the Company's common stock on October 14, 2002 as reported on
  the Nasdaq National Market.
  Item 7.    Financial Statements and Exhibits.
  (a)
  Financial statements of businesses acquired.
  Not
  applicable.
  (b)
  Pro forma financial information.
  Not applicable.
  (c)
  Exhibits.
  Exhibit No.
  Description of Exhibits
  3.1(1)
  Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation.
  (1) Incorporated by reference from the Registrant's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q
  filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 11, 2002.
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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.
  PALM, INC
  Date: October
  21, 2002
  By:
  /
  S
  /    T
  HEODORE
  J. T
  HEOPHILOS
  Theodore J. Theophilos
  Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
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  EXHIBIT INDEX
  Exhibit No.
  Description of Exhibits
  3.1(1)
  Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation.
  (1) Incorporated by reference from the Registrant's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q
  filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 11, 2002.
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