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
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of report (Date of earliest event reported):
January 26, 2006
January 26, 2006
ALLIANCE DATA SYSTEMS CORPORATION
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
| DELAWARE (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) |
001-15749 (Commission File Number) |
31-1429215 (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
17655 WATERVIEW PARKWAY
DALLAS, TEXAS 75252
(Address and Zip Code of Principal Executive Offices)
DALLAS, TEXAS 75252
(Address and Zip Code of Principal Executive Offices)
(972) 348-5100
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, including Area Code)
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, including Area Code)
NOT APPLICABLE
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
(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
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o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act
ITEM 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure
On January 26, 2006, Alliance Data Systems Corporation issued a press release announcing that
Canada Safeway has signed a multi-year renewal agreement as a Sponsor in Alliance Data’s Canadian
AIR MILES® Reward Program. A copy of this press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.
ITEM 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits
| (c) | Exhibits |
| EXHIBIT NUMBER | DESCRIPTION | |
99.1
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Press release dated January 26, 2006 announcing a multi-year renewal agreement with Canada Safeway. |
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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 |
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| Date: January 26, 2006 | By: | /s/ Edward J. Heffernan | ||
| Edward J. Heffernan | ||||
| Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | ||||
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EXHIBIT INDEX
| EXHIBIT NUMBER | DESCRIPTION | |
99.1
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Press release dated January 26, 2006 announcing a multi-year renewal agreement with Canada Safeway. |
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EXHIBIT 99.1
NEWS RELEASE
Contact: |
Alliance Data | |
| Ed Heffernan | ||
| Analysts/Investors | ||
| 972.348.5191 | ||
| eheff@alldata.net | ||
| Shelley Whiddon — Media | ||
| 972.348.4310 | ||
| swhiddon@alldata.net |
ALLIANCE DATA SIGNS LONG-TERM RENEWAL WITH TOP-10 CLIENT
AND WESTERN CANADA’S TOP GROCER, CANADA SAFEWAY
AND WESTERN CANADA’S TOP GROCER, CANADA SAFEWAY
One of North America’s Largest Supermarket Operations Extends Long-Standing
Relationship with Alliance Data’s Canadian Loyalty Program
Relationship with Alliance Data’s Canadian Loyalty Program
DALLAS, Texas (Jan. 26, 2006) — Alliance Data Systems Corporation (NYSE: ADS), a leading provider
of transaction services, marketing services and credit services, announced that Canada Safeway has
signed a multi-year renewal agreement as a Sponsor in Alliance Data’s Canadian AIR
MILES® Reward Program. A top-10 Alliance Data client, Canada Safeway has been a partner
in the loyalty and marketing program since its inception in 1992. As Western Canada’s #1 grocer,
Canada Safeway also serves as Western Canada’s grocery, drugstore and floral AIR MILES Sponsor with
221 locations throughout the provinces of Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and
the Northwestern region of Ontario.
The AIR MILES Reward Program is Canada’s premier coalition loyalty program. More than 70 percent
of Canadian households — representing more than 15.4 million Canadians — actively collect AIR
MILES reward miles at more than 100 leading brand-name Sponsors representing more than 14,000
retail and service locations across Canada.
AIR MILES reward miles can be redeemed for more than 800 different rewards, such as travel, movie passes, entertainment attractions, electronic merchandise and more.
AIR MILES reward miles can be redeemed for more than 800 different rewards, such as travel, movie passes, entertainment attractions, electronic merchandise and more.
Chuck Mulvenna, president and chief operating officer, Canada Safeway Limited, said, “Our customers
appreciate the added value we provide them with the AIR MILES Reward Program. Our loyal customers
can turn their everyday purchase of groceries into AIR MILES rewards for merchandise, entertainment
and travel.”
John Scullion, president of Alliance Data’s Loyalty and Marketing Services, said, “This multi-year
renewal with a long-standing partner of the AIR MILES Reward Program demonstrates the strength,
significance and value of the program to established brand names. It also underscores our ongoing
focus to achieve our multi-pronged growth objectives, part of which includes strengthening and
renewing existing Sponsor relationships, expanding into new Sponsor categories, as well as
realizing incremental growth in consumer participation in the program.”
About Alliance Data
Alliance Data is a leading provider of transaction services, credit services and marketing
services, managing over 105 million consumer relationships for some of North America’s most
recognizable companies. Alliance Data creates and manages customized solutions that change consumer
behavior and that enable its clients to build stronger, mutually beneficial relationships with
their customers. Headquartered in Dallas, Alliance Data employs approximately 7,500 associates at
35 locations in the United States and Canada. For more information about the company, visit its web
site, www.AllianceDataSystems.com.
About Canada Safeway
Canada Safeway operates 219 stores, located in Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba,
Saskatchewan, and North Western Ontario. Parent company, Safeway Inc. is a Fortune 50 company and
one of the largest food and drug retailers in North America based on sales. The company operates
1,801 stores in the United States and Canada and had annual sales of $35.8 billion in 2004. The
company’s common stock is traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol SWY.
Alliance Data’s Safe Harbor Statement/Forward Looking Statements
This news release may contain forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Such statements may use words such as “anticipate,” “believe,”
“estimate,” “expect,” “intend,” “predict,” “project” and similar expressions as they relate to us
or our management. When we make forward-looking statements, we are basing them on our management’s
beliefs and assumptions, using information currently available to us. Although we believe that the
expectations reflected in the forward-looking statements are reasonable, these forward-looking
statements are subject to risks, uncertainties and assumptions, including those discussed in our
filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
If one or more of these or other risks or uncertainties materialize, or if our underlying
assumptions prove to be incorrect, actual results may vary materially from what we projected. Any
forward-looking statements contained in this news release reflect our current views with respect to
future events and are subject to these and other risks, uncertainties and assumptions relating to
our operations, results of operations, growth strategy and liquidity. We have no intention, and
disclaim any obligation, to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of
new information, future results or otherwise.
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