UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 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) November 1, 2007
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)
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ITEM 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition
On November 1, 2007, Crawford & Company (the “Company”) issued a press release containing unaudited information about the Company’s financial condition, results of operations, and cash flows for the third quarter of 2007. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.
The press release contains non-GAAP financial measures and a reconciliation to the related GAAP measure is included. Operating earnings is the key performance measures used by the Company’s senior management to evaluate the performance of its business and make resource allocation decisions. The Company believes this measure is useful to investors in that it allows them to evaluate the Company’s operating performance using the same criteria that management uses.
ITEM 9.01 Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Statements, and Exhibits
| (c) | Exhibits |
| Exhibit No. |
Description | |||
| 99.1 |
Press Release dated November 1, 2007 |
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities 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, Jr. | |
| W. Bruce Swain, Jr. Executive Vice President—Finance and Chief Financial Officer | ||
Dated: November 1, 2007
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EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit No. | Description | |
| 99.1 | Press Release issued November 1, 2007 |
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