SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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Form 8-K
CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
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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.