SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
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):
December 8, 2004
ALLIANCE DATA SYSTEMS CORPORATION
DELAWARE
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001-15749 | 31-1429215 | ||
(State or Other Jurisdiction Of Incorporation) |
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17655 WATERVIEW PARKWAY
DALLAS, TEXAS 75252
(Address and Zip Code of Principal Executive Offices)
(972) 348-5100
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, including Area Code)
NOT APPLICABLE
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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| ITEM 1.01. Entry into Material Definitive Agreement | ||||||||
| SIGNATURES | ||||||||
ITEM 1.01. Entry into Material Definitive Agreement
On December 8, 2004, the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of Alliance Data Systems Corporation (the “Company”) approved the freezing of the Alliance Data Systems Corporation Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan (the “Old SERP”) and the adoption of the Alliance Data Systems Corporation Executive Deferred Compensation Plan (the “New SERP”). The New SERP was adopted consistent with the recent enactment of new deferred compensation legislation as well as to reflect changes in the Company’s qualified plan (the “Section 401(k) Plan”).
The design of the New SERP will generally parallel the design of the Old SERP except that: (1) timing of elections may vary; (2) new distribution options may be made available; and (3) the Company may make discretionary profit-sharing contributions under the New SERP to the extent such contributions may not be made under the Section 401(k) Plan.
Except as set forth above, the terms of the Old SERP are substantially similar to the terms of the New SERP.
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: December 13, 2004 | By: | /s/Edward J. Heffernan | ||
| Edward J. Heffernan | ||||
| Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | ||||