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): January 23, 2008 (January 22, 2008)
M & F WORLDWIDE CORP. | ||
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware | ||
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
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001-13780 | 02-0423416 | |
(Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) | |
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35 East 62nd Street, |
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(Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) | |
(212) 572-8600 |
(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 January 22, 2008, the Board of Directors of M & F Worldwide Corp. (the “Company”), by unanimous vote, appointed Mr. Barry F. Schwartz as Chief Executive Officer.
Mr. Schwartz has been Acting Chief Executive Officer since September 2007, having been Executive Vice President and General Counsel of the Company since 1996. He is currently Executive Vice Chairman and Chief Administrative Officer of MacAndrews & Forbes Holdings Inc. (“MacAndrews & Forbes”), and served as Executive Vice President and General Counsel of MacAndrews & Forbes and various affiliates from 1993 to 2007, and Senior Vice President from 1989 to 1993. Mr. Schwartz is also a director of the following companies which are required to file reports under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934: Allied Security Holdings LLC, Revlon Consumer Products Corporation, Revlon, Inc., Scientific Games Corporation and Harland Clarke Holdings Corp.
Mr. Schwartz will receive no compensation directly or indirectly from the Company. Mr. Schwartz has in the past and will continue to provide services to the Company under the terms of the Second Amended and Restated Management Services Agreement between the Company and a wholly owned subsidiary of MacAndrews & Forbes dated June 20, 2007.
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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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| M & F WORLDWIDE CORP. | |
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| Name: Barry F. Schwartz Title: Chief Executive Officer |
Date: January 22, 2008