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): September 25, 2014
Crawford & Company
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
| Georgia | 1-10356 | 58-0506554 | ||
| (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number) |
1001 Summit Blvd, N.E., Atlanta, Georgia 30319
(Address, Including Zip Code, of Principal Executive Offices)
(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 5.02. | Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. |
Crawford & Company (the “Company”) announced that on September 19, 2014, W. Forrest Bell, the Company’s Senior Vice President, Corporate Controller and Chief Accounting Officer, gave notice of his resignations from all positions with the Company effective as of October 10, 2014 to pursue another professional opportunity.
The Company has appointed Dalerick Carden, the Company’s current Senior Vice President and International Controller, as Senior Vice President, Corporate Controller and Chief Accounting Officer, effective as of October 10, 2014.
Mr. Carden, age 45, has held his current role with the Company since November 2006. Prior to that time, he served as Assistant Vice President, Assistant Controller/Regional Financial Controller of the Company beginning in October 2003. Mr. Carden joined the Company in 1995 and has served in various positions of increasing responsibility within the Company’s Finance and Operations units, including Director-International Financial Reporting.
On September 25, 2014 the Company issued a press release announcing Mr. Carden’s appointment. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
| Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits |
| (d) | Exhibits. |
| Number |
Exhibit | |
| 99.1 | Press release dated September 25, 2014. | |
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 | ||
| By: | /s/ W. Bruce Swain | |
| Name: | W. Bruce Swain | |
| Title: | Executive Vice President and Principal Financial Officer | |
Date: September 25, 2014
EXHIBIT INDEX
| Number |
Exhibit | |
| 99.1 | Press release dated September 25, 2014. | |
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