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  <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P><P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000"><B>UNITED
  STATES </B></FONT></P><P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000"><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION </B></FONT></P><P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"
  ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000"><B>Washington, D.C. 20549 </B></FONT></P><P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P><HR WIDTH="17%" SIZE="1" NOSHADE COLOR="#000000"><P
  STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P><P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000"><B>FORM 8-K </B></FONT></P><P
  STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P><P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000"><B>CURRENT REPORT </B></FONT></P><P
  STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P><P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000"><B>Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the </B></FONT></P><P
  STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000"><B>Securities Exchange Act of 1934 </B></FONT></P><P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P><P
  STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P><P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000"><B>April 24, 2003 </B></FONT></P><P
  STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">(Date of earliest event reported) </FONT></P><P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P><HR WIDTH="17%"
  SIZE="1" NOSHADE COLOR="#000000"><P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P><P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="4" COLOR="#000000"><B>NUANCE COMMUNICATIONS,
  INC. </B></FONT></P><HR SIZE="1" NOSHADE COLOR="#000000" ALIGN="left"><P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter) </FONT></P><P
  STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P><P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
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  <TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center" WIDTH="31%"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000"><B>Delaware</B></FONT></P></TD>
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  <TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center" WIDTH="31%"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000"><B>000-30203</B></FONT></P></TD>
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  <TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center" WIDTH="31%"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000"><B>94-3208477</B></FONT></P></TD></TR>
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  <TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center" WIDTH="31%"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">(State or other jurisdiction</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"
  ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">of incorporation)</FONT></P></TD>
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  <TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center" WIDTH="31%"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">(Commission File Number)</FONT></P></TD>
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  <TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center" WIDTH="31%"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">(IRS Employer</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT
  FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">Identification No.)</FONT></P></TD></TR>
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  <TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center" WIDTH="79%"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000"><B>1005 Hamilton Court, Menlo Park, California</B></FONT></P></TD>
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  <TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center" WIDTH="9%"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000"><B>94025</B></FONT></P></TD>
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  <TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center" WIDTH="79%"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">(Address of principal executive offices)</FONT></P></TD>
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  <TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center" WIDTH="9%"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">(Zip&nbsp;Code)</FONT></P></TD>
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  <TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="right" WIDTH="48%"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="right"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">Registrant&#146;s telephone number, including area code:</FONT></P></TD>
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  <TD VALIGN="top" WIDTH="48%"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000"><B>(650) 847-0000</B></FONT></P><HR WIDTH="96%" SIZE="1" NOSHADE COLOR="#000000" ALIGN="left"></TD></TR>
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  ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000"><B>Not Applicable </B></FONT></P><HR SIZE="1" NOSHADE COLOR="#000000" ALIGN="left"><P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"
  COLOR="#000000">(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.) </FONT></P>
  
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  <A HREF="#tx7">ITEM 7.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;FINANCIAL INFORMATION AND EXHIBITS </A></FONT></P></TD>
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  <A HREF="#tx9">ITEM 9.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE </A></FONT></P></TD>
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  <A HREF="#sig">SIGNATURES </A></FONT></P></TD>
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  <A HREF="#exind">EXHIBIT INDEX </A></FONT></P></TD>
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  <TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right" WIDTH="2%"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="right"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">5</FONT></P></TD></TR>
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  <TD VALIGN="top" WIDTH="97%"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">EXHIBIT 99.1</FONT></P></TD>
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  <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">2 </FONT></P>
  
  
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  <A NAME="tx7"></A>ITEM 7:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;FINANCIAL INFORMATION AND EXHIBITS </B></FONT></P><P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P><P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT
  FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">(c)&nbsp;&nbsp;Exhibits: </FONT></P><P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
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  <TD VALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="76%"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1" COLOR="#000000"><B>Exhibit Description</B></FONT></P><HR WIDTH="107" SIZE="1" NOSHADE ALIGN="left" COLOR="#000000"></TD></TR>
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  <TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center" WIDTH="9%"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">99.1</FONT></P></TD>
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  <TD VALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="76%"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:2%; text-indent:-2%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">Press release issued by the Registrant, dated as of April 24,
  2003</FONT></P></TD></TR>
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  <A NAME="tx9"></A>ITEM 9:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE </B></FONT></P><P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P><P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT
  FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">The information contained in this Item 9 of this Current Report on Form 8-K is being furnished pursuant to &#147;Item 12. Results of Operations and Financial Condition&#148; in accordance with SEC
  Release No. 33-8216. </FONT></P><P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P><P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">On April 24, 2003, the
  Registrant issued a press release announcing its financial results for the quarterly period ended March 31, 2003. A copy of the earnings release is attached as Exhibit 99.1. </FONT></P><P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT
  SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P><P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">Nuance&#146;s Consolidated Statements of Operations presents non-GAAP (Generally Accepted Accounting
  Principles) net loss excluding special items and net loss per share (basic and diluted) excluding special items in addition to the presentation of such results in accordance with GAAP. The special items include non-cash compensation expense and
  restructuring charges (credits). These special items are not necessarily representative of Nuance&#146;s core operations and Nuance management believes that presentation of these non-GAAP financial measures provides useful information to investors
  regarding the impact of the special items on Nuance&#146;s net loss and net loss per share. Nuance management also uses non-GAAP measurements in certain internal management analyses as the resulting metrics provide useful information regarding the
  company&#146;s core operations. </FONT></P><P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
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  <A NAME="sig"></A>SIGNATURES </B></FONT></P><P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P><P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; 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, thereunto duly authorized. </FONT></P><P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT
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  <TD VALIGN="top" WIDTH="48%"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">Date: April 24, 2003</FONT></P></TD>
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  <TD VALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="48%"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">Nuance Communications, Inc.</FONT></P></TD></TR>
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  <TD VALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="48%"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">(Registrant)</FONT></P></TD></TR>
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  <TD VALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="48%"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000"><I>/s/&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Karen Blasing</I></FONT></P><HR WIDTH="96%" SIZE="1" NOSHADE COLOR="#000000"
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  <TD VALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="48%"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">Vice President and Chief Financial Officer</FONT></P></TD></TR>
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  <TD VALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="48%"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)</FONT></P></TD></TR>
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  <TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center" WIDTH="9%"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">99.1</FONT></P></TD>
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  <TD VALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="76%"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:2%; text-indent:-2%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">Press release issued by the Registrant, dated as of April 24,
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text: Form 8-K
  Table of Contents
  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
  April 24, 2003
  (Date of earliest event reported)
  NUANCE COMMUNICATIONS,
  INC.
  (Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
  Delaware
  000-30203
  94-3208477
  (State or other jurisdiction
  of incorporation)
  (Commission File Number)
  (IRS Employer
  Identification No.)
  1005 Hamilton Court, Menlo Park, California
  94025
  (Address of principal executive offices)
  (Zip Code)
  Registrant's telephone number, including area code:
  (650) 847-0000
  Not Applicable
  (Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)
  Table of Contents
  TABLE OF CONTENTS
  ITEM 7.    FINANCIAL INFORMATION AND EXHIBITS
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  ITEM 9.    REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE
  3
  SIGNATURES
  4
  EXHIBIT INDEX
  5
  EXHIBIT 99.1
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  ITEM 7:    FINANCIAL INFORMATION AND EXHIBITS
  (c)  Exhibits:
  Exhibit No.
  Exhibit Description
  99.1
  Press release issued by the Registrant, dated as of April 24,
  2003
  ITEM 9:    REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE
  The information contained in this Item 9 of this Current Report on Form 8-K is being furnished pursuant to "Item 12. Results of Operations and Financial Condition" in accordance with SEC
  Release No. 33-8216.
  On April 24, 2003, the
  Registrant issued a press release announcing its financial results for the quarterly period ended March 31, 2003. A copy of the earnings release is attached as Exhibit 99.1.
  Nuance's Consolidated Statements of Operations presents non-GAAP (Generally Accepted Accounting
  Principles) net loss excluding special items and net loss per share (basic and diluted) excluding special items in addition to the presentation of such results in accordance with GAAP. The special items include non-cash compensation expense and
  restructuring charges (credits). These special items are not necessarily representative of Nuance's core operations and Nuance management believes that presentation of these non-GAAP financial measures provides useful information to investors
  regarding the impact of the special items on Nuance's net loss and net loss per share. Nuance management also uses non-GAAP measurements in certain internal management analyses as the resulting metrics provide useful information regarding the
  company's core operations.
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  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, thereunto duly authorized.
  Date: April 24, 2003
  Nuance Communications, Inc.
  (Registrant)
  /s/    Karen Blasing
  Karen Blasing
  Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
  (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)
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  EXHIBIT INDEX
  Exhibit No.
  Title
  99.1
  Press release issued by the Registrant, dated as of April 24,
  2003
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