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 (Date of Earliest Event Reported): April 2, 2004
CERTEGY INC.
(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
| Georgia | 001-16427 | 58-2606325 | ||
| (State or other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization) |
(Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
| 11720 Amber Park Drive Suite 600 Alpharetta, Georgia |
30004 | |||
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (678) 867-8000
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 | Certegy Inc. press release dated April 2, 2004 announcing a multi-year agreement for point-of-sale check warranty services with 7-Eleven and that Certegy will no longer provide risk-decisioning services to 7-Eleven’s Vcom® self-serve financial kiosks (furnished pursuant to Item 9 of Form 8-K). |
ITEM 9. Regulation FD Disclosure
Certegy Inc. (“Certegy”) is furnishing the following information and Exhibit pursuant to Item 9 of Form 8-K.
On April 2, 2004, Certegy issued a press release announcing a multi-year agreement for point-of-sale check warranty services with 7-Eleven and that Certegy will no longer provide risk-decisioning services to 7-Eleven’s Vcom® self-serve financial kiosks. A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1.
The information in the Report, including the Exhibit attached hereto, is furnished solely pursuant to Item 9 of this Form 8-K. Consequently, it is not deemed “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section. It may only be incorporated by reference in another filing under the Exchange Act or Securities Act of 1933 if such subsequent filing specifically references this Form 8-K.
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.
| CERTEGY INC. | ||
| By: |
/s/ MICHAEL T. VOLLKOMMER | |
| Michael T. Vollkommer Corporate Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | ||
Date: April 2, 2004
Exhibit 99.1
| Press release |
Certegy Inc. | |
| 11720 Amber Park Drive | ||
| Suite 600 | ||
| Alpharetta, Georgia 30004 | ||
| Date: April 2, 2004 |
Phone 678-867-8000 | |
| Fax 678-867-8100 | ||
| Contact: Mary Waggoner | ||
| VP—Investor Relations | ||
| 678-867-8004 | ||
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Certegy to Provide Point-of-Sale Check-Warranty Services to 7-Eleven, Inc.
ALPHARETTA, GA, April 2, 2004 - Certegy Inc. (NYSE:CEY), a leading global payment services provider, today announced a multi-year agreement to provide point-of-sale check warranty services to over 2,000 company-operated 7-Eleven (NYSE:SE) store locations throughout the United States.
Certegy also announced that it will no longer provide risk-decisioning services to 7-Eleven’s Vcom® self-serve financial kiosks, effective in the second quarter of 2004. 7-Eleven will continue to offer the kiosk-based payroll check cashing service, which is currently available at 1,000 locations nationwide.
“7-Eleven is the industry leader in convenience retailing, and we look forward to continuing our relationship by providing check risk-management services at the point of sale,” said Jeff Carbiener, senior vice president and group executive for Certegy Check Services. “The decision to discontinue our payroll check-cashing initiative with Vcom was a mutual agreement between the two companies, and is consistent with Certegy’s strategy to increase our focus on providing cash-access services in the retail, grocery, gaming and financial services industries.”
These developments have no impact on Certegy’s previously disclosed 2004 financial guidance.
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About Certegy Inc.
Certegy (NYSE:CEY) provides credit and debit processing, check risk management and check cashing services, merchant processing and e-banking services to nearly 7,000 financial institutions, 117,000 retailers and 100 million consumers worldwide. Headquartered in Alpharetta, Georgia, Certegy maintains a strong global presence, providing services in the United States, the United Kingdom, Ireland, France, Chile, Brazil, the Dominican Republic, Australia, New Zealand and Thailand. As a leading payment services provider, Certegy offers a comprehensive range of transaction processing services, check risk management solutions and integrated customer support programs that facilitate the exchange of business and consumer payments. Certegy generated over $1.0 billion in revenue in 2003. For more information on Certegy, please visit www.certegy.com.
About 7-Eleven
7-Eleven, Inc. is the premier name and largest chain in the convenience retailing industry. Headquartered in Dallas, Texas, 7-Eleven, Inc. operates or franchises approximately 5,800 7-Eleven® stores in the United States and Canada and licenses approximately 20,000 7-Eleven stores in 17 other countries and U.S. territories throughout the world. During 2003, 7-Eleven stores worldwide generated total sales of more than $36 billion. Find out more online at www.7-Eleven.com.
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Forward Looking Statement
The statements in this release may include forward-looking statements that are based on current expectations, assumptions, estimates, and projections about Certegy and our industry. They are not guarantees of future performance and are subject to risks and uncertainties, many of which are outside of Certegy’s control that may cause actual results to differ significantly from what is expressed in those statements. Factors that could, either individually or in the aggregate, affect our performance are described in detail in the section entitled “Certain Factors Affecting Forward-Looking Statements” in our 2003 Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on February 17, 2004, with the SEC.