UNITED STATES
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): September 2, 2008
ChoicePoint Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Georgia | 001-13069 | 58-2309650 | ||
| (State of Incorporation) | Commission File Number | (IRS employer identification no.) | ||
1000 Alderman Drive Alpharetta, Georgia | 30005 | |||
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip code) | |||
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (770) 752-6000
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 7.01. | Regulation FD Disclosure |
On September 2, 2008, ChoicePoint Inc. (the “Company”) was informed by the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (“CFIUS”) that CFIUS had completed its review of the proposed acquisition of the Company by Reed Elsevier Group plc and that there were no unresolved national security concerns with respect to the proposed transaction. On September 2, 2008, the Company issued a press release announcing the completion of CFIUS’s review. A copy of this press release is being filed as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated by reference into this Item 7.01.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits |
| (c) | Exhibits |
99.1 Press Release of ChoicePoint Inc. dated September 2, 2008.
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.
| Date: September 2, 2008 | CHOICEPOINT INC. | |||||||
| By: | /s/ Steven W. Surbaugh | |||||||
Steven W. Surbaugh Executive Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer | ||||||||