UNITED STATES 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): August 4, 2016 | |||
ACXIOM CORPORATION (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter) | |||
DELAWARE (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) | |||
| 0-13163 | 71-0581897 | ||
| (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) | ||
P.O. Box 8190, 601 E. Third Street, Little Rock, Arkansas | 72203-8190 | ||
| (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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Section 2—Financial Information
Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition
On August 4, 2016, Acxiom Corporation (the "Company") issued a press release announcing the results of its financial performance for its first quarter ended June 30, 2016. The Company will hold a conference call at 4:00 p.m. CT today to discuss this information further. Interested parties are invited to listen to the call, which will be broadcast via the Internet at www.acxiom.com. The press release is furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated by reference herein.
Item 8.01 Other events
On August 4, 2016, the Company announced that its Board of Directors (the "Board") amended the terms of the Company's existing share repurchase program (the "Repurchase Program") which was initially adopted by the Board on August 29, 2011, and subsequently amended on December 5, 2011, May 24, 2012, February 5, 2013, November 12, 2013, November 12, 2014, and May 11, 2015, so as to (i) authorize an additional $100 million in repurchases, thereby making the total amount authorized for repurchase $400 million, and (ii) extend the term of the Repurchase Program through June 30, 2018.
Section 9—Financial Statements and Exhibits
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
(d) Exhibits
Exhibit Number | Description | |
99.1 | Press Release of the Company dated August 4, 2016 |
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.
Dated: August 4, 2016
ACXIOM CORPORATION
By: /s/ Jerry C. Jones
Name: Jerry C. Jones
| Title: | Chief Ethics and Legal Officer & Executive Vice President |
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit Number | Description | |
99.1 | Press Release of the Company dated August 4, 2016 |