UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, DC 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): July 26, 2012

ARIBA, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)


Delaware	000-26299	77-0439730
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

910 Hermosa Court, Sunnyvale, California		94085
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)		(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (650) 390-1000

Not Applicable

(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:

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Item 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

On July 26, 2012, Ariba, Inc. (“Ariba”) announced its financial results for its third quarter of fiscal year 2012, ended June 30, 2012, as well as certain other information. A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report and is incorporated herein by reference.

The information set forth herein, including the exhibit attached hereto, shall not be deemed “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, regardless of any general incorporation language in such filing.

About Non-GAAP Financial Measures

Ariba provides quarterly and annual financial statements that are prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”). The attached press release contains non-GAAP financial information. Management reviews this non-GAAP financial information in evaluating Ariba’s historical and projected financial performance and believes that it may assist investors in assessing Ariba’s ongoing operations. The presentation of this additional financial information is not meant to be considered in isolation or as a substitute for, or superior to, measures of financial performance prepared in accordance with GAAP.

In the press release attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1, Ariba has provided a reconciliation of the non-GAAP financial information provided in the press release with the comparable financial information reported in accordance with GAAP for the given period.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits


Exhibit Number		Description

99.1		Press Release of Ariba, Inc. dated July 26, 2012

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.


	ARIBA, INC.

DATE: July 26, 2012	By:	/s/ Ahmed Rubaie
		Ahmed Rubaie Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

EXHIBIT INDEX


Exhibit Number		Description

99.1		Press Release of Ariba, Inc. dated July 26, 2012

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