Current Report Filing (8-k)

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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 (Date of earliest event reported):

April 20, 2017

ALLIANCE DATA SYSTEMS CORPORATION

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

DELAWARE		001-15749		31-1429215
(State or Other Jurisdiction		(Commission		(IRS Employer
of Incorporation)		File Number)		Identification No.)

7500 DALLAS PARKWAY, SUITE 700

PLANO, TEXAS  75024

(Address and Zip Code of Principal Executive Offices)

   

[phone]

(Registrant's Telephone Number, including Area Code)

NOT APPLICABLE

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the Registrant under any of the following provisions:

[     ]		Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act
[     ]		Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act
[     ]		Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act
[     ]		Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company   [  ]

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.    [  ]

 

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ITEM 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition

On April 20, 2017, Alliance Data Systems Corporation (the "Company") issued a press release regarding its results of operations for the first quarter ended March 31, 2017.  A copy of this press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1.

ITEM 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure

On April 20, 2017, the Company issued a press release regarding its results of operations for the first quarter ended March 31, 2017.  A copy of this press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1.

Attached as Exhibit 99.2 is a presentation to be given to investors and others by senior officers of the Company.

ITEM 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d) Exhibits

Exhibit No.		Document Description
99.1		Press Release dated April 20, 2017 announcing the results of operations for the first quarter ended March 31, 2017.
99.2		Investor Presentation Materials.

 

Note: The information contained in this report (including Exhibits 99.1 and 99.2) 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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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

	Alliance Data Systems Corporation
Date: April 20, 2017	By:		/s/ Charles L. Horn
			Charles L. Horn
			Executive Vice President and
			Chief Financial Officer

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EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No.		Document Description
99.1		Press Release dated April 20, 2017 announcing the results of operations for the first quarter ended March 31, 2017.
99.2		Investor Presentation Materials.

 

 

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