UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

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FORM 8-K

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CURRENT REPORT

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF

THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): May 123, 2013

BLUEFLY, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware

001-14498

13-3612110

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

(Commission file

number)

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)


42 West 39^th Street, New York, New York		10018
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (212) 944-8000

~~(1)~~ N/A

(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:

o ¨ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) ¨ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) ¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) ¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

~~o Soliciting material~~Item ~~pursuant~~1.01 toEntry ~~Rule 14a-12~~into ~~under~~a ~~the~~Material ~~Exchange~~Definitive ~~Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)~~Agreement

~~o Pre-commencement~~On May 23, 2013 (the “Closing Date”), ~~communications~~Runway ~~pursuant~~Acquisition toSub, ~~Rule 14d-2~~Inc. (bthe “Purchaser”), ~~under~~an affiliate of Clearlake Capital Group, purchased from entities affiliated with the ~~Exchange~~four ~~Act~~principal stockholders (17the ~~CFR~~“Principal ~~240~~Stockholders”) of Bluefly, Inc.~~14d-2~~ (b“Bluefly”): Rho Ventures VI, LP (“Rho”); Quantum Industrial Partners LDC; Maverick Fund USA, Ltd., Maverick Fund, L.D.C., and Maverick Fund II, Ltd.; and Prentice Consumer Partners, LP (“Prentice”) all of the shares of Bluefly’s common stock, $0.01 par value, owned by the Principal Stockholders, which represented approximately 89% of the outstanding shares of Bluefly’s common stock, for a purchase price of $0.0076 per share.

~~o Pre-commencement~~On the same day, Bluefly entered into a ~~communications~~Stock ~~pursuant~~Purchase toAgreement ~~Rule 13e-4~~(cthe “Purchase Agreement”) ~~under~~with the ~~Exchange~~Purchaser. ~~Act~~The Purchase Agreement provided, among other things, for the sale by Bluefly of 2,850,000 newly issued shares of Bluefly’s common stock (17the ~~CFR~~“Purchased Shares”) ~~240~~to the Purchaser.~~13e-4~~ The acquisition of the Purchased Shares, together with the acquisition of the shares from the Principal Stockholders, resulted in the ownership by the Purchaser of an amount of shares in excess of 90% of the then outstanding shares of Bluefly’s common stock. In accordance with the terms of the Purchase Agreement, the Purchaser consummated a “short form” merger (cthe “Merger”) on May 23, 2012 (the “Effective Time”), pursuant to Section 253 of the Delaware General Corporation Law (the “DGCL”), under which the Merger was consummated without a vote or meeting of Bluefly’s stockholders.

~~ITEM~~At 8the Effective Time, the Purchaser merged with and into Bluefly, with Bluefly surviving.01 ~~Other~~As ~~Events~~a result of the Merger, each issued and outstanding share of Bluefly’s common stock (other than shares of common stock owned by the Purchaser or by Clear Mode, LLC, an affiliate of Clearlake and the sole stockholder of the Purchaser (“Clear Mode”), shares of common stock held by Bluefly as non-voting treasury shares, and shares of Bluefly’s common stock for which the holder thereof demands and perfects such holder’s right to an appraisal (the “Dissenting Shares”) in accordance with the applicable provisions of the DGCL) were converted into the right to receive $0.10 in cash per share, without interest.

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~~This~~The ~~Form~~Purchase ~~8-K~~Agreement ~~may~~provides ~~include~~for ~~statements that constitute “forward-looking statements,” usually containing~~ the ~~words “believe,” “project,” “expect” or similar expressions.~~ ~~These~~indemnification ~~statements~~of ~~are~~members ~~made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions~~ of the ~~Private~~Board ~~Securities~~and ~~Litigation~~officers ~~Reform Act~~ of ~~1995.~~Bluefly ~~Forward-looking statements inherently involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results~~ to ~~differ materially from~~ the ~~forward-looking statements.~~fullest ~~The~~extent ~~risks~~permitted ~~and~~by ~~uncertainties~~law ~~are detailed from time to time~~ in ~~reports~~accordance ~~filed by the Company~~ with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including Forms 8-K, 10-Q and 10-K. These risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, the following: we do not have a binding agreement regarding the consummation of any strategic transaction and there can be no assurance that a definitive agreement regarding a strategic transaction can be reached or consummated; the CompanyBluefly’s ~~limited capital; the~~ ~~Company’s~~certificate ~~history~~ of ~~losses~~incorporation and ~~anticipated future losses; the risk of default~~ by-laws usas ~~under~~in ~~our~~effect ~~credit~~on ~~facility and~~ the ~~consequences that~~date ~~might arise from us having granted a lien on substantially all~~ of ~~our assets under that agreement;~~ the ~~dependence~~Purchase onAgreement ~~third parties~~ and ~~certain~~in ~~relationships~~accordance ~~for~~with ~~certain~~indemnity ~~services,~~agreements in ~~and~~effect ~~our~~between ~~dependence~~Bluefly ~~on our third-party web hosting, fulfillment~~ and ~~customer service~~each ~~centers;~~of ~~and~~its ~~our~~current ~~dependence upon executive personnel who do not have long-term employment agreements~~directors.

~~SIGNATURES~~The Purchase Agreement was unanimously approved by the Board based, in part, upon the unanimous recommendation of a special committee of the Board (the “Special Committee”), consisting solely of independent directors of the Board.

~~Pursuant~~The toforegoing ~~the~~description ~~requirements~~ of the ~~Securities Exchange Act~~Purchase ofAgreement ~~1934,~~and ~~the~~related ~~Registrant~~transactions ~~has~~does ~~duly~~not ~~caused~~purport ~~this report~~ to be ~~signed~~complete onand is qualified in its ~~behalf~~entirety by reference to the ~~undersigned~~full ~~hereunto~~text of ~~duly~~the ~~authorized~~Purchase Agreement, a copy of which is filed as Exhibit 2.1 to this report and is incorporated herein by reference.

		BLUEFLY, INC. (Registrant)
Date: May 2, 2013	By:	/s/ James Gallagher
		Name: James Gallagher Title: Chief Financial Officer

Item 1.02

Termination of a Material Definitive Agreement.

In connection with the execution of the Purchase Agreement, on the Closing Date, Bluefly repaid all amounts owed under each of (a) its Credit Agreement, dated November 13, 2012, by and among Bluefly, EVT Acquisition Co., LLC and Salus, (b) its Secured Subordinated Convertible Promissory Note, dated August 13, 2012 and amended as of November 13, 2012, between Bluefly and Rho, and (c) its Secured Subordinated Promissory Note, dated August 13, 2012 and amended as of November 13, 2012, between Bluefly and Prentice, and terminated each of those agreements.

Item 2.01

Completion of Acquisition or Disposition of Assets.

The information set forth under Item 1.01 is incorporated by reference herein.

Item 3.01

Notice of Delisting or Failure to Satisfy a Continued Listing Rule or Standard; Transfer of Listing.

In connection with the closing of the Merger, Bluefly notified the NASDAQ Stock Market (“NASDAQ”) on May 23, 2013 that each outstanding share of Bluefly’s common stock (other than shares of Bluefly’s common stock held by the Purchaser or Clear Mode, shares of Bluefly’s common stock held by the Company as non-voting treasury shares, and Dissenting Shares) was automatically converted, pursuant to the Merger, into the right to receive $0.10 per share in cash, without interest. As a result of the Merger and related transactions, NASDAQ filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission a Notification of Removal from Listing and/or Registration Under Section 12(b) on Form 25 to delist and deregister Bluefly’s common stock under Section 12(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

Item 3.02

Unregistered Sale of Equity Securities.

The information set forth under Item 1.01 is incorporated by reference herein.

Bluefly offered and sold the Purchased Shares in a private placement pursuant to an exemption from registration provided by Section 4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, as a transaction by an issuer not involving a public offering.

Item 3.03

Material Modification to Rights of Security Holders.

The information set forth in Items 1.01, 2.01, 3.01, 3.02 and 5.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K is incorporated by reference into Item 3.03.

At the Effective Time, each outstanding share of Bluefly’s common stock (other than shares of Bluefly’s common stock held by the Purchaser or Clear Mode, shares of Bluefly’s common stock held by the Company as non-voting treasury shares, and Dissenting Shares) was converted into the right to receive $0.10 per share in cash, without interest.

Item 5.01

Changes in Control of Registrant.

The information set forth in Items 1.02, 2.01, 3.02, 3.03 and 5.02 of this Current Report on Form 8-K is incorporated by reference into Item 5.01.

As a result of the purchase by the Purchaser of the shares of Bluefly’s common stock from the Principal Stockholders on May 23, 2013, a change of control of Bluefly occurred. As a result of the Merger, Bluefly became a wholly-owned subsidiary of Clear Mode. The total amount of the consideration payable in connection with the change of control transaction was approximately $505,000.

Item 5.02.

Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

In connection with the Merger, and as contemplated by the Purchase Agreement, all the directors of Bluefly prior to the Merger voluntarily resigned from the Board effective as of the Effective Time. These resignations were not a result of any disagreements between Bluefly and the former directors on any matter relating to Bluefly’s operations, policies or practices. Pursuant to the terms of the Purchase Agreement, on May 23, 2013, the directors of Purchaser immediately prior to the Effective Time became the directors of Bluefly following the Merger.

Pursuant to an incentive arrangement previously approved by the Special Committee in April 2013, upon recommendation of the Compensation Committee of the Board, Bluefly’s chief executive officer, Joseph Park, received a cash bonus of $26,500 in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Purchase Agreement, representing 5% of the aggregate proceeds otherwise payable to Bluefly’s stockholders.

Item 9.01.	Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d)	Exhibits

Exhibit No.	Description

2.1	Purchase Agreement, dated as of May 23, 2013, between Bluefly, Inc. and Runway Acquisition Sub, Inc.

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.

	BLUEFLY, INC.
	(Registrant)




Date: May 24, 2013	By:	/s/ James Gallagher
	Name:	James Gallagher
	Title:	Chief Financial Officer

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No.	Description

2.1	Purchase Agreement, dated as of May 23, 2013, between Bluefly, Inc. and Runway Acquisition Sub, Inc.

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