UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 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): October 31, 2012
AFFINION GROUP HOLDINGS, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
| Delaware | 333-173105 | 16-1732155 | ||
| (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
6 High Ridge Park
Stamford, CT 06905
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
(203) 956-1000
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
AFFINION GROUP, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
| Delaware | 333-133895 | 16-1732152 | ||
| (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
6 High Ridge Park
Stamford, CT 06905
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
(203) 956-1000
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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| Item 7.01 | Regulation FD Disclosure. |
On October 31, 2012, in satisfaction of certain regulatory requirements under the City Code on Takeovers and Mergers of the United Kingdom, CPPGroup Plc (“CPP”) issued a press release in which it announced the receipt of an initial, preliminary approach from Affinion Group, Inc. (“Affinion”) which may or may not lead to an offer being made by Affinion for CPP.
Affinion confirms that its considerations are at a very preliminary stage and there is no certainty that any offer either will be made, or as to the terms on which any offer may be made. Affinion also confirms that there are no agreements between Affinion and CPP under which Affinion is required to acquire CPP.
Note: The information contained in this report shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.
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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.
| AFFINION GROUP HOLDINGS, INC. | ||||
| Date: October 31, 2012 | By: | /s/ Mark G. Gibbens | ||
| Name: Mark G. Gibbens | ||||
| Title: Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | ||||
| AFFINION GROUP, INC. | ||||
| Date: October 31, 2012 | By: | /s/ Mark G. Gibbens | ||
| Name: Mark G. Gibbens | ||||
| Title: Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | ||||