IPO registrations (S-1, F-1) · Registrants
CDNOW INC
- SEC CIK
- 1050372 · filings on EDGAR ↗
- Registration
- Form S-1, first filed 1997-11-28, last 1998-07-27; 3 initial registrations, 5 amendments
- Outcome
- Final prospectus filed 1998-02-11
- Industry (SIC)
- Retail-Record & Prerecorded Tape Stores 5735
- Incorporated in
- PA
- Business address
- 610 OLD YORK ROAD, SUITE 300, Jenkintown, PA 19046
- EIN
- 23-2813867
- EDGAR entity type
- operating
Offering terms
- Proposed price range
- $15.00–$16.00 per share (S-1/A filed 1998-02-09)
- Final price
- $2.99 per share, below the range (424B1 filed 1998-02-11, an initial public offering)
- Shares sold
- 4,100,000
- Gross proceeds
- $12,259,000 before underwriting discounts and any over-allotment option
- Listing
- Nasdaq under the symbol CDNW
- Lead underwriters
- BT Alex. Brown; Montgomery Securities (1,200,000 shares)
- Syndicate
- Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette (100,000); Furman Selz LLC (100,000); Hambrecht & Quist (100,000); Morgan Stanley (100,000); Boenning & Scattergood Inc (80,000); Dominick & Dominick, Incorporated (80,000); Fahnestock & Co. Inc (80,000); Genesis Merchant Group Securities (80,000); Janney Montgomery Scott (80,000); The Ohio Company (80,000); Parker/Hunter Incorporated (80,000); Pennsylvania Merchant Group LTD (80,000); Sanders Morris Mundy Inc (80,000); Wessels, Arnold & Henderson, L.L.C (80,000)
Read from the cover pages of the filings listed under “Prospectus pages read” below; check the document for anything that matters.
On this site
- Form 5500 plan sponsor: DIRECT BRANDS INC. EXACT (EIN (EXACT))
Filings 10
| Filed | Form | What it is | Name as filed | EDGAR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997-11-28 | S-1 | S-1 (registration) | CDNOW INC | 0001036050-97-001094 ↗ |
| 1998-01-16 | S-1/A | S-1/A (amendment) | CDNOW INC | 0000950109-98-000238 ↗ |
| 1998-02-04 | S-1/A | S-1/A (amendment) | CDNOW INC | 0001036050-98-000105 ↗ |
| 1998-02-09 | S-1/A | S-1/A (amendment) | CDNOW INC | 0001036050-98-000130 ↗ |
| 1998-02-10 | S-1 | S-1 (registration) | CDNOW INC | 0001036050-98-000137 ↗ |
| 1998-02-11 | 424B1 | 424B1 (final prospectus) | CDNOW INC | 0001036050-98-000147 ↗ |
| 1998-05-11 | S-1 | S-1 (registration) | CDNOW INC | 0001036050-98-000809 ↗ |
| 1998-05-20 | S-1/A | S-1/A (amendment) | CDNOW INC | 0000950132-98-000483 ↗ |
| 1998-07-27 | S-1/A | S-1/A (amendment) | CDNOW INC | 0001036050-98-001211 ↗ |
| 1998-07-29 | 424B1 | 424B1 (final prospectus) | CDNOW INC | 0001036050-98-001236 ↗ |
Prospectus pages read 3
| Filed | Form | Read as | Range | Price | Shares | Proceeds | Listing | Underwriters | What was found | Document |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998-02-09 | S-1/A | registration statement | $15.00–$16.00 | 4,000,000 | - | Nasdaq CDNW | 3 | from the submission text; range, price line, shares headline, proceeds computed, price outside the range dropped, underwriting table 1, cover names 2 | document ↗ | |
| 1998-02-10 | S-1 | registration statement | - | - | 0 | from the submission text; no terms found | document ↗ | |||
| 1998-02-11 | 424B1 | final prospectus | $2.99 | 4,100,000 | $12,259,000 | Nasdaq CDNW | 16 | from the submission text; price line, shares headline, proceeds computed, underwriting table 15, cover names 2 | document ↗ |
Data: SEC EDGAR. The quarterly full index (every S-1, S-1/A, F-1 and F-1/A since 1993, with the pricing prospectus, notice of effectiveness and withdrawal request of each registrant) and the company submissions data (SIC, state of incorporation, address, EIN, tickers, former names). Company details are what EDGAR holds today, not at the time of the filing.
Also on this site Fuzzy
| Record | Name as filed | Where | Dataset | Matched by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Form 5500 plan sponsor | DIRECT BRANDS INC. | EIN (EXACT) |
Matched by an identifier (EIN, CIK, CRD), by name and state or city, or by street address; a shared name or address is not proof of the same person or organization. Every link says how it was made; how the cross-referencing works.