UNITED STATES
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): August 10, 2009 (August 10, 2009)
CRAWFORD & COMPANY
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
Georgia
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
| 1-10356 | 58-0506554 | |
| (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
| 1001 Summit Blvd., Atlanta, Georgia | 30319 | |
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) |
(404) 300-1000
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
N/A
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing 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 (17 CFR 230.425) |
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| ¨ | Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) |
| ¨ | Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)) |
| ITEM 2.02. | Results of Operations and Financial Condition |
On August 10, 2009, Crawford & Company (the “Company”) issued a press release containing information about the Company’s financial results for the second quarter 2009. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by this reference. The press release contains non-GAAP financial measures and a reconciliation to the related GAAP measure is included.
| ITEM 7.01. | Regulation FD Disclosure |
The Company has made available on the Company’s website at www.crawfordandcompany.com a presentation designed to enhance the information presented at its quarterly earnings conference call on Monday, August 10, 2009 at 3:00 p.m. Eastern Time. A copy of the presentation is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.2 and is incorporated herein by this reference.
| ITEM 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits |
| (c) | Exhibits |
| Exhibit No. |
Description | |
| 99.1 |
Press Release dated August 10, 2009 | |
| 99.2 |
First Quarter 2009 Earnings Conference Call Presentation | |
The information contained in this current report on Form 8-K and in the accompanying exhibits shall not be incorporated by reference into any filing of the Company, whether made before or after the date hereof, regardless of any general incorporation language in such filing, unless expressly incorporated by specific reference to such filing. The information, including the exhibits hereto, shall not be deemed to be “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section or Sections 11 and 12(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| CRAWFORD & COMPANY | ||
| (Registrant) | ||
| By: | /s/ W. BRUCE SWAIN | |
| W. Bruce Swain | ||
| Executive Vice President - | ||
| Chief Financial Officer | ||
Dated: August 10, 2009
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EXHIBIT INDEX
| Number |
Descriptions | |
| 99.1 | Press Release issued August 10, 2009 | |
| 99.2 | Second Quarter 2009 Earnings Conference Call Presentation | |
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