SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
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Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.
On January 27, 2022, 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.
(d) Exhibits
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Exhibit No.
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Document Description
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Press release dated January 27, 2022 providing an update for the Card Services segment.
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Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document).
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The information contained in this report (including Exhibit 99.1) shall not be deemed "filed" for purposes of Section
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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: January 27, 2022
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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
PERFORMANCE UPDATE FOR DECEMBER 2021
COLUMBUS, Ohio, January 27, 2022 – Alliance Data Systems Corporation (NYSE: ADS), a leading provider of tech-forward payment and
lending solutions, provided a performance update. 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
December 31, 2021
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End of period receivables
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$
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17,398,838
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17,398,838
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Average receivables
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$
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16,712,779
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15,655,788
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Year over year change in average receivables
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3
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Net charge-offs
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$
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62,164
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719,563
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Net charge-offs as a percentage of average receivables (1)
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4.5
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4.6
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(1) Compares to 8.7% and 6.6% for the month and year ended December 31, 2020,
respectively.
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30 days + delinquencies - principal
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$
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646,748
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707,921
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Period ended receivables - principal
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$
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16,589,858
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15,963,299
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Delinquency rate
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3.9
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4.4
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Alliance Data Systems Corporation
January 27, 2022
About Alliance Data
Alliance Data® (NYSE: ADS) is a leading provider of tech-forward payment and lending solutions, serving customers and
consumer-based industries in North America. Through omnichannel touch points and a comprehensive product suite that includes credit products and Bread® digital payment solutions, Alliance Data helps its partners drive loyalty and growth,
while giving customers greater payment choices. Through its Comenity-branded financial services, it also offers credit and savings products to consumers.
Headquartered in Columbus, Ohio, Alliance Data is an S&P MidCap 400 company that employs approximately 6,000 associates worldwide. In
November 2021, Alliance Data completed the spinoff of its LoyaltyOne segment, which included the Canadian AIR MILES® Reward Program, and Netherlands-based BrandLoyalty. The company is now known as Loyalty Ventures Inc. (Nasdaq: LYLT).
More information about Alliance Data can be found at 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 including our ability to realize the
intended benefits of the spinoff of our LoyaltyOne segment, future dividend declarations, and future economic conditions, including, but not limited to, market conditions and COVID-19 impacts related to relief measures for impacted borrowers and
depositors, labor shortages due to quarantine, and reduction in demand from clients.
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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