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Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.
On October 29, 2020, Alliance Data Systems Corporation issued a press release providing an update on its Card Services segment. A copy of this press
release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
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Exhibit No.
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Document Description
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Press release dated October 29, 2020 providing an update for the Card Services segment.
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The information contained in this report (including Exhibit 99.1) 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.
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.
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Alliance Data Systems Corporation
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Date: October 29, 2020
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By:
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/s/ Joseph L. Motes III
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Joseph L. Motes III
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Executive Vice President, Chief
Administrative Officer, General
Counsel and Secretary
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Exhibit 99.1
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Contact:
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Brian Vereb
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Alliance Data
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614-528-4516
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Brian.Vereb@AllianceData.com
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Shelley Whiddon
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Alliance Data
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Shelley.Whiddon@AllianceData.com
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ALLIANCE DATA PROVIDES CARD SERVICES
PERFORMANCE UPDATE FOR SEPTEMBER 2020
COLUMBUS, Ohio, October 29, 2020 – Alliance Data Systems Corporation (NYSE: ADS), a leading provider of data-driven marketing,
loyalty and payment solutions, provided an update on its Card Services segment. The following tables present the Company’s net charge-offs and delinquency rate for the periods indicated.
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For the
month ended
September 30, 2020
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Average receivables
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$
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15,280,341
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15,299,597
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Year over year change in average receivables
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(13
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Net charge-offs
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$
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49,188
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223,066
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Net charge-offs as a percentage of average receivables (1)
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3.9
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5.8
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Compares to 5.3% and 5.6% for the month and three months ended September 30, 2019, respectively.
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30 days + delinquencies - principal
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$
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697,229
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992,966
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Period ended receivables - principal
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$
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14,806,792
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16,922,098
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Delinquency rate
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4.7
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5.9
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In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Company has offered forbearance programs to affected cardholders, which provide for short-term modifications in the
form of payment deferrals and late fee waivers to borrowers who were current as of their most recent billing cycle prior to the announcement of the forbearance programs. Those accounts receiving forbearance relief may not advance to the next
delinquency cycle, including eventually to charge-off, in the same timeframe that would have occurred had the forbearance relief not been granted. Thus, delinquency and net charge-off rates may be impacted by the forbearance relief granted in
connection with the COVID-19 pandemic.
Alliance Data Systems Corporation
October 29, 2020
About Alliance Data
Alliance Data® (NYSE: ADS) is a leading provider of data-driven marketing, loyalty and payment solutions serving large, consumer-based industries.
The Company creates and deploys customized solutions that measurably change consumer behavior while driving business growth and profitability for some of today's most recognizable brands. Alliance Data helps its partners create and increase customer
loyalty across multiple touch points using traditional, digital, mobile and emerging technologies. A FORTUNE 500 and S&P MidCap 400 company headquartered in Columbus, Ohio, Alliance Data consists of businesses that together employ over 8,500
associates at more than 50 locations worldwide.
Alliance Data’s Card Services business is a provider of market-leading private label, co-brand, and business credit card programs. LoyaltyOne® owns
and operates the AIR MILES® Reward Program, Canada’s most recognized loyalty program, and Netherlands-based BrandLoyalty, a global provider of tailor-made loyalty programs for grocers. More information about Alliance Data can be found at
www.AllianceData.com.
Follow Alliance Data on Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, Instagram and YouTube.
Forward-Looking Statements
This release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934. Forward-looking statements give our expectations or forecasts of future events and can generally be identified by the use of words such as “believe,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “estimate,” “intend,” “project,” “plan,” “likely,” “may,”
“should” or other words or phrases of similar import. Similarly, statements that describe our business strategy, outlook, objectives, plans, intentions or goals also are forward-looking statements. Examples of forward-looking statements include, but
are not limited to, statements we make regarding, and the guidance we give with respect to, our anticipated operating or financial results, initiation or completion of strategic initiatives, future dividend declarations, and future economic
conditions, including, but not limited to, fluctuation in currency exchange rates, market conditions and COVID-19 impacts related to relief measures for impacted borrowers and depositors, labor shortages due to quarantine, reduction in demand from
clients, supply chain disruption for our reward suppliers and disruptions in the airline or travel industries.
We believe that our expectations are based on reasonable assumptions. Forward-looking statements, however, are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties
that could cause actual results to differ materially from the projections, anticipated results or other expectations expressed in this release, and no assurances can be given that our expectations will prove to have been correct. These risks and
uncertainties include, but are not limited to, factors set forth in the Risk Factors section in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the most recently ended fiscal year, which may be updated in Item 1A of, or elsewhere in, our Quarterly Reports on Form
10-Q filed for periods subsequent to such Form 10-K. Our forward-looking statements speak only as of the date made, and we undertake no obligation, other than as required by applicable law, to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether
as a result of new information, subsequent events, anticipated or unanticipated circumstances or otherwise.
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