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): May 22, 2012
ACXIOM CORPORATION
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified In Charter)
Delaware
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
| 0-13163 | 71-0581897 | |
| (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No) | |
| 601 E. Third St., Little Rock, Arkansas | 72201 | |
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) | |
501-342-1000
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
Not Applicable
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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| Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. |
On May 22, 2012, the board of directors of Acxiom Corporation (the “Company”) appointed Timothy R. Cadogan to the Company’s board of directors. Mr. Cadogan was appointed to fill the vacancy on the board of directors created by the previously announced resignation of R. Halsey Wise in December 2011.
Mr. Cadogan will be compensated for his board service in accordance with the standard compensation policy for the Company’s non-employee directors and will be eligible to participate in the Acxiom Corporation Directors’ Deferred Compensation Plan, each of which are more fully described in the “Non-Employee Director Compensation” section of the Company’s definitive proxy statement for the 2011 Annual Meeting of Stockholders filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 30, 2011. Committee assignments for Mr. Cadogan will be made at the quarterly meeting of the board of directors currently scheduled for August 16, 2012.
There are no arrangements or understandings between Mr. Cadogan and any other person pursuant to which he was selected to serve as a director of the Company, nor is he party to any related party transactions required to be reported pursuant to Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.
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.
| Date: May 25, 2012 | ACXIOM CORPORATION | |
Jerry C. Jones Chief Legal Officer & Sr. Vice President |