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 9, 2007
CDW CORPORATION
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
| Illinois | 0-21796 | 36-3310735 | ||
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number) |
| 200 N. Milwaukee Ave., Vernon Hills, Illinois | 60061 | |
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (847) 465-6000
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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):
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| Item 8.01. | Other Events. |
On August 9, 2007, at a special meeting of the shareholders of CDW Corporation (“CDW”), CDW’s shareholders voted to approve the previously announced merger agreement providing for the acquisition of CDW by VH Holdings, Inc., which upon closing of the merger will be controlled by investment funds affiliated with Madison Dearborn Partners, LLC and Providence Equity Partners Inc. A copy of the press release issued by CDW announcing the approval is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference.
| Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
| (d) | Exhibits. |
| Exhibit No. | Description | |
| 99.1 | Press Release Announcing Shareholder Approval, dated August 9, 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.
Date: August 9, 2007 | CDW CORPORATION | |||||
| By: | /s/ Christine A. Leahy | |||||
Christine A. Leahy Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary | ||||||
EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit No. | Description | |
| 99.1 | Press Release Announcing Shareholder Approval, dated August 9, 2007 |
