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): June 25, 2008
COUNTRYWIDE FINANCIAL CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Commission file number: 1-8422
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Delaware
(State of incorporation) | | 13-2641992
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
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4500 Park Granada, Calabasas, CA
(Address of principal executive offices) | | 91302
(Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:(818) 225-3000
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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On June 25, 2008, Countrywide Financial Corporation (“Countrywide”) issued a press release announcing that Countrywide’s stockholders approved the merger of Countrywide with a wholly-owned subsidiary of Bank of America Corporation.
A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.
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| Item 9.01. | | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
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| Exhibit No. | | Description |
| | 99.1 | | | Press Release of Countrywide Financial Corporation dated June 25, 2008 |
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.
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| | COUNTRYWIDE FINANCIAL CORPORATION
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| | By: | /s/ Susan E. Bow | |
| | | Susan E. Bow | |
| | | Senior Managing Director, General Counsel, Corporate and Securities and Corporate Secretary | |
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Date: June 25, 2008
EXHIBIT INDEX
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| Exhibit No. | | Description |
| | 99.1 | | | Press Release of Countrywide Financial Corporation dated June 25, 2008 |
