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): December 10, 2004

 

Monster Worldwide, Inc.

(Exact name of issuer as specified in its charter)

 

 

Delaware

(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)

 

 

 

 

 

622 Third Avenue

New York, NY 10017

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (212) 351-7000

 

 

None.

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report.)

 

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

 

o            Written communications  pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act

 

o            Soliciting  material  pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act

 

o            Pre-commencement  communications  pursuant  to Rule  14d-2(b)  under the Exchange Act

 

o            Pre-commencement  communications  pursuant  to Rule  13e-4(c)  under the Exchange Act

 

 

ITEM 8.01.             OTHER EVENTS.

 

                 In order to sharpen its focus on its Monster division business, Monster Worldwide, Inc. (the “Company”) has been reassessing the ability of its continental European Advertising & Communications businesses to help maximize the Monster division’s profitability. In connection therewith, today the Company has transferred to its former local management the Company’s French Advertising & Communications business. The Company has also entered into an agreement to transfer to its local management the Company’s Netherlands Advertising & Communications business, which transfer is anticipated to close during the week of December 13, 2004.  Neither of these transfers is material nor includes significant assets. It is anticipated that there will be no disruption of client services.

 

 

(All other items on this report are inapplicable.)

 

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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 hereunto duly authorized.

 

		MONSTER WORLDWIDE, INC.
		(Registrant)
		By:	/s/ Myron Olesnyckyj
			Myron Olesnyckyj
			Senior Vice President and General Counsel

 

 

Dated: December 10, 2004

 

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