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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: MAY 22, 2000
CHECKFREE HOLDINGS CORPORATION
(EXACT NAME OF REGISTRANT AS SPECIFIED IN ITS CHARTER)
Delaware 0-26802 58-2360335
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(STATE OR OTHER JURISDICTION (COMMISSION FILE NO.) (IRS EMPLOYER
OF INCORPORATION OR IDENTIFICATION NUMBER)
ORGANIZATION)
4411 East Jones Bridge Road
Norcross, Georgia 30092
(678) 375-3000
(ADDRESS, INCLUDING ZIP CODE, AND TELEPHONE NUMBER
INCLUDING AREA CODE OF REGISTRANT'S
PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICES)
Not Applicable
(FORMER NAME OR FORMER ADDRESS, IF CHANGED SINCE LAST REPORT)
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ITEM 5. OTHER EVENTS.
CheckFree Corporation and the owners of TransPoint announced today that
they had reached an agreement in principle to amend their February 15, 2000
merger agreement. The amendment affects only the structure and mechanics of the
acquisition, and under the new structure the surviving entity will be CheckFree
Holdings Corporation. The current CheckFree Holdings' stockholders will continue
to own a significant majority of the outstanding shares of CheckFree Holdings
following the completion of the merger. None of the economic or business aspects
of the transaction will be otherwise affected.
CheckFree's press release issued May 22, 2000 regarding the agreement
in principle with the owners of TransPoint to amend their February 15, 2000
merger agreement is attached as an exhibit to this report and is incorporated in
this Form 8-K by reference.
ITEM 7. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.
(C) EXHIBITS.
EXHIBIT NO. DESCRIPTION
99 CheckFree Holdings Corporation's Press
Release issued May 22, 2000, regarding the
agreement in principle with the owners of
TransPoint to amend their February 15, 2000
merger agreement.
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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.
CHECKFREE HOLDINGS CORPORATION
Date: May 22, 2000 By: /s/ Allen L. Shulman
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Allen L. Shulman, Executive Vice
President, Chief Financial Officer
and General Counsel
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EXHIBIT INDEX
EXHIBIT NO. DESCRIPTION
99* CheckFree Holdings Corporation's Press Release issued
May 22, 2000, regarding the agreement in principle
with the owners of TransPoint to amend their February
15, 2000 merger agreement.
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* Filed with this report.