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): January 22, 2004
CHOICEPOINT INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Georgia
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | | 001-13069
(Commission File Number) | | 58-2309650
(IRS Employer Identification Number) |
1000 Alderman Drive
Alpharetta, Georgia 30005
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
(770) 752-6000
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Not Applicable
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
Item 7 (c). Exhibits
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| Exhibit 99.1 | | Press Release of ChoicePoint Inc., dated January 22, 2004, reporting ChoicePoint Inc.’s financial results for the fourth quarter and full year of 2003. |
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| Exhibit 99.2 | | Supplemental Information prepared for use in connection with the financial results for the fourth quarter and full year of 2003. |
Item 9. Regulation FD Disclosure
The information contained in this Item 9 is being furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) pursuant to Item 12 of Form 8-K, “Disclosure of Results of Operations and Financial Condition,” as directed by the Commission in Release No. 34-47583.
On January 22, 2004, we issued a press release announcing fourth quarter and full year 2003 financial results. The press release is filed as Exhibit 99.1 to this report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.
The press release presented non-GAAP financial information such as operating income before other operating charges (which is not a measure of financial performance under generally accepted accounting principles), which the Company believes is useful for investors to compare the Company’s results from ongoing operations excluding the effect of previously announced realignment of our technology infrastructure and operations following the divestiture of our CPCS business, the transition to our new data center, the reengineering of certain of our direct marketing businesses and the further consolidation of some of our public records and workplace solutions operations. This data is also used by the Company to compare its performance to its competitors and to manage its ongoing business.
On January 22, 2004, ChoicePoint held an investor conference call and Webcast to disclose financial results for the fourth quarter and full year of 2003. The Supplemental Information package that was placed on the ChoicePoint Inc. Website prior to this call is attached and incorporated by reference herein as Exhibit 99.2. All information in this Supplemental Information package is presented as of December 31, 2003, and ChoicePoint Inc. does not assume any obligation to correct or update said information in the future.
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.
Dated: January 27, 2004.
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| | | CHOICEPOINT INC. (Registrant) |
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| | | By: | | /s/ Derek V. Smith |
| | | | | Derek V. Smith |
| | | | | Chairman and Chief Executive Officer |
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| | | By: | | /s/ Steven W. Surbaugh |
| | | | | Steven W. Surbaugh |
| | | | | Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer) |
Exhibit Index
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| Exhibit 99.1 | | Press Release of ChoicePoint Inc., dated January 22, 2004, reporting ChoicePoint Inc.’s financial results for the fourth quarter and full year of 2003. |
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| Exhibit 99.2 | | Supplemental Information prepared for use in connection with the financial results for the fourth quarter and full year of 2003. |
