form_8k.htm
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):
March 16, 2012
ALLIANCE DATA SYSTEMS CORPORATION
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
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DELAWARE
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001-15749
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31-1429215
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(State or Other Jurisdiction
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(Commission
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(IRS Employer
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of Incorporation)
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File Number)
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Identification No.)
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7500 DALLAS PARKWAY, SUITE 700
PLANO, TEXAS 75024
(Address and Zip Code of Principal Executive Offices)
(214) 494-3000
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, including Area Code)
NOT APPLICABLE
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the Registrant under any of the following provisions:
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Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act
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Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act
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Item 5.04(b) Temporary Suspension of Trading Under Registrant’s Employee Benefit Plans.
On March 16, 2012, the registrant was notified by the plan administrator of its 401(k) and Retirement Savings Plan (the “Plan”) that as a result of a change in the Plan recordkeeper, custodian and broker, there will be a blackout period in which Plan participants will be temporarily unable to direct or diversify investments in individual accounts (including the Company stock account), obtain a loan from the Plan, or obtain a distribution from the Plan. The blackout period is expected to begin on April 16, 2012 and is expected to end during the week of May 6, 2012.
As required by Section 306 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and Section 245.104 of the Securities and Exchange Commission’s Regulation BTR, and concurrently with the filing of this Current Report on Form 8-K, the registrant transmitted a notice of blackout period to its directors and executive officers. The form of notice is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
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Exhibit No.
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Document Description
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99.1
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Form of Notice of Blackout Period, dated as of March 16, 2012, to directors and executive officers.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
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Alliance Data Systems Corporation
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Date: March 16, 2012
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By:
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/s/ Charles L. Horn
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Charles L. Horn
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Executive Vice President and
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Chief Financial Officer
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EXHIBIT INDEX
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Exhibit No.
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Document Description
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99.1
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Form of Notice of Blackout Period, dated as of March 16, 2012, to directors and executive officers.
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