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 18, 2007
INTERACTIVE DATA CORPORATION
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
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| Delaware | | 001-31555 | | 13-3668779 |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | | (Commission File Number) | | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
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| 32 Crosby Drive, Bedford, Massachusetts | | 01730 |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | | (Zip Code) |
(781) 687-8500
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
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Items 5.02(b) and (d). Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers
(b) On September 18, 2007, John Makinson announced he would resign his position as a member of the Registrant’s Board of Directors effective at the conclusion of the meeting of the Board of Directors on September 19, 2007, including his positions as Chairman of the Registrant’s Board of Directors, Chairman of the Registrant’s Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee and Chairman of the Registrant’s Compensation Committee. Philip Hoffman, who currently serves on the Registrant’s Board of Directors and Compensation Committee, will replace Mr. Makinson as Chairman of the Compensation Committee.
(d) On September 18, 2007, the Registrant’s Board of Directors appointed Rona A. Fairhead as Chairman of the Registrant’s Board of Directors effective at the conclusion of the meeting of the Board of Directors on September 19, 2007. Rona A. Fairhead will also serve as Chairman of the Registrant’s Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee. Fairhead, 45, is currently chief executive officer of the Financial Times Group (which is controlled by the Registrant’s majority shareholder, Pearson plc). Further information is available in the Registrant’s Press Release dated September 21, 2007, a copy of which is furnished as Exhibit 99.1.
Item 8.01. Other Events
On September 20, 2007, the Registrant announced certain new executive responsibilities, including that Mark Hepsworth will serve as president of the Registrant’s Interactive Data Pricing and Reference Data, Inc. subsidiary. Further information is available in the Registrant’s Press Release dated September 20, 2007, a copy of which is furnished as Exhibit 99.2.
| Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) Exhibits.
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| 99.1 | | Registrant’s Press Release dated September 21, 2007. |
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| 99.2 | | Registrant’s Press Release dated September 20, 2007. |
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.
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| | | INTERACTIVE DATA CORPORATION |
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| Date: September 24, 2007 | | By: | | /s/ Andrew J. Hajducky III |
| | Name: | | Andrew J. Hajducky III |
| | Title: | | Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer |
