Ask Jeeves Inc, the online information service which is changing is name to Ask.com, has filled in some of the blanks concerning its upcoming initial public offering, for which it originally filed in April. In an amended filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Berkley, California-based company said it will sell three million shares of common stock at a range of $9 to $11 each. The underwriters, which include Morgan Stanley, BancBoston Robertson Stephens and Hambrecht & Quist, have been granted an over-allotment option of 450,000 shares. After the offering the shares will trade on the Nasdaq National Market under the ticker symbol ASKJ. The company booked a net loss of $4.3m last year on revenue of $593,000.
