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: APRIL 22, 2003
CHECKFREE CORPORATION
(EXACT NAME OF REGISTRANT AS SPECIFIED IN ITS CHARTER)
Delaware 0-26802 58-2360335
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(STATE OR OTHER (COMMISSION FILE NO.) (IRS EMPLOYER
JURISDICTION OF IDENTIFICATION NUMBER)
INCORPORATION OR
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)
ITEM 7. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.
(c) EXHIBITS.
EXHIBIT NO. DESCRIPTION
99.1 CheckFree Corporation's Press Release issued April 22, 2003.
ITEM 9. REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE.
On April 22, 2003, CheckFree Corporation ("CheckFree") issued a press
release announcing its financial results for the third quarter ended March 31,
2003, and its expectations for the fourth quarter ended June 30, 2003 and fiscal
2003. A copy of this press release is furnished as an exhibit to this Form 8-K
and is incorporated herein by reference. The information contained in this Form
8-K is being furnished pursuant to Item 12 under Item 9 of Form 8-K as directed
by the Securities and Exchange Commission in Release No. 34-47583.
CheckFree will also present its financial results for the third quarter
ended March 31, 2003, and its expectations for the fourth quarter ended June 30,
2003 and fiscal 2003 during a conference call on April 22, 2003 at 5:30 p.m. EDT
which is available either via Internet webcast at www.checkfreecorp.com or by
telephone at (800) 243-6403. A digital replay of the webcast will be available
on CheckFree's website shortly after the conclusion of the conference call.
The information in this Form 8-K shall be deemed incorporated by
reference into any registration statement heretofore or hereafter filed by
CheckFree under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, except to the extent
that such information is superceded by information as of a subsequent date that
is included in or incorporated by reference into such registration statement.
The information in this Form 8-K shall not be treated as filed for purposes of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
The information contained or incorporated by reference in this Form 8-K
contains forward-looking statements, including certain plans, expectations,
goals, and projections, which are subject to numerous assumptions, risks, and
uncertainties. A number of factors, including but not limited to those set forth
under the heading "Business Risks" included in CheckFree's Annual Report on Form
10-K for the year ended June 30, 2002, and other factors described from time to
time in CheckFree's other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission,
could cause actual conditions, events, or results to differ significantly from
those described in the forward-looking statements. All forward-looking
statements included in this Form 8-K are based on information available at the
time of the report. CheckFree assumes no obligation to update any
forward-looking statement.
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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 CORPORATION
Date: April 22, 2003 By: /s/ David E. Mangum
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David E. Mangum, Executive Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer
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EXHIBIT INDEX
EXHIBIT NO. DESCRIPTION
99.1* CheckFree Corporation's Press Release issued April 22, 2003.
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* Filed with this report.