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) April
1, 2005 (April 1, 2005)
Cendant
Corporation
(Exact
name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
|
Delaware
(State
or other jurisdiction
of
incorporation) |
1-10308
(Commission
File No.) |
06-0918165
(I.R.S.
Employer
Identification
Number) |
|
9
West 57th
Street
New
York, NY
(Address
of principal
executive
office) |
10019
(Zip
Code)
|
Registrant's
telephone number, including area code (212)
413-1800
None
|
(Former
name or former address if changed since last
report) |
|
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[ ]
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[ ]
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Item
8.01 |
Other
Events. |
On April
1, 2005, Cendant Corporation issued a press release announcing the completion of
its previously announced acquisition of Gullivers Travel Associates and
Octopustravel.com. A copy of this press release, attached as Exhibit
99.1, is
incorporated by reference herein.
|
Item
9.01 |
Financial
Statements and Exhibits. |
| (c) |
Exhibits |
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99.1 |
Press
release, dated April 1, 2005. | ||||
SIGNATURE
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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CENDANT
CORPORATION
| |
|
By: |
/s/
Eric J. Bock |
|
Eric
J. Bock
Executive
Vice President, Law
and
Corporate Secretary |
Date:
April 1, 2005
CENDANT
CORPORATION
CURRENT
REPORT ON FORM 8-K
Report
Dated April 1, 2005 (April 1, 2005)
EXHIBIT
INDEX
|
Exhibit
No. |
Description
| |
|
99.1 |
Press
release, dated April 1, 2005. | |
Exhibit 99.1
CENDANT
CORPORATION COMPLETES ACQUISITION OF GULLIVERS
TRAVEL
ASSOCIATES AND OCTOPUSTRAVEL.COM
NEW
YORK, April 1, 2005—Cendant
Corporation
(NYSE:
CD) today
announced that it has completed the acquisition of privately held, UK-based
Gullivers Travel Associates, the trading name of Donvand Ltd., Travel Bound,
Inc. and Octopus Travel Group Ltd. (together: "Gullivers"). Gullivers is a
leading wholesaler and global online provider of hotels, destination services,
travel packages and group tours.
"Our
acquisition of Gullivers positions Cendant as a leading global travel
intermediary,” said Samuel L. Katz, chairman and CEO of Cendant’s Travel
Distribution Services Division. “Over time we expect the acquisition to provide
considerable cross-selling opportunities in our customer channels and facilitate
our growth strategies in China and Japan."
About
Cendant Corporation
Cendant
Corporation is primarily a provider of travel and residential real estate
services. With approximately 90,000 employees, New York City-based Cendant
provides these services to businesses and consumers in over 100 countries. More
information about Cendant, its companies, brands and current SEC filings may be
obtained by visiting the Company's Web site at www.cendant.com.
Statements
about future results made in this release, including the projections and the
planned business dispositions constitute forward-looking statements within the
meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These
statements are based on current expectations and the current economic
environment. The Company cautions that these statements are not guarantees of
future performance. Actual results may differ materially from those expressed or
implied in the forward-looking statements. Important assumptions and other
important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from
those in the forward-looking statements are specified in Cendant's Form 10-K for
the year ended December 31, 2004.
Cendant
Media Contact:
Elliot
Bloom
212-413-1832
Cendant
Investor Contacts:
Sam
Levenson
212-413-1834
Henry A.
Diamond
212-413-1920