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 ------------ October 5, 1998 (October 5, 1998) (Date of Report (date of earliest event reported)) Cendant Corporation (Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter) Delaware 1-10308 06-0918165 (State or other jurisdiction (Commission File No.) (I.R.S. Employer of incorporation or organization) Identification Number) 6 Sylvan Way Parsippany, New Jersey 07054 (Address of principal executive office) (Zip Code) (973) 428-9700 (Registrant's telephone number, including area code) None (Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if applicable) Item 5. Other Events Termination of Providian Acquisition Agreement. On October 5, 1998, Cendant Corporation (the "Company") announced that it had terminated its agreement to acquire Providian Auto and Home Insurance Company and its subsidiaries from an Aegon N.V. subsidiary. The termination date in the acquisition agreement for the Providian companies had previously passed on September 30, 1998. The Company noted that several representations and covenants in the acquisition agreement had not been fulfilled and that the conditions to closing had not been met. Item 7. Exhibits Exhibit No. Description 99.1 Press Release: Cendant Corporation Terminates Agreement to Acquire Providian Insurance Companies, dated October 5, 1998. 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. CENDANT CORPORATION By: /s/ James E. Buckman James E Buckman Senior Executive Vice President and General Counsel Date: October 5, 1998 CENDANT CORPORATION CURRENT REPORT ON FORM 8-K Report Dated October 5, 1998 (October 5, 1998) EXHIBIT INDEX Exhibit No. Description 99.1 Press Release: Cendant Corporation Terminates Agreement to Acquire Providian Insurance Companies, dated October 5, 1998.