UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Schedule 14A
(Rule 14a-101)
SCHEDULE 14A INFORMATION
Proxy Statement Pursuant to Section 14(a) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 (Amendment No. ___)
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| ¨ | Definitive Proxy Statement. | |
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| þ | Soliciting Material Pursuant to § 240.14a-12 | |
First Data Corporation
(Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
(Name of Person(s) Filing Proxy Statement, if other Than the Registrant)
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Filed by First Data Corporation
Pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Subject Company: First Data Corporation
Commission File No.: 001-11073
THIS FILING CONSISTS OF A PRESS RELEASE ISSUED BY FIRST DATA
CORPORATION ON JUNE 20, 2007.
| Contacts: Investor Relations: Silvio Tavares, 303-967-8276 silvio.tavares@firstdata.com |
Media Relations: Colin Wheeler, 303-967-6553 colin.wheeler@firstdata.com |
First Data Announces Date for Special Shareholder Meeting
Denver, CO, June 20, 2007 – First Data Corp. (NYSE: FDC) today announced that a special meeting of shareholders to vote on the proposed acquisition of First Data by an affiliate of Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. has been set for July 31, 2007. The meeting will be held in New York, New York. In addition, First Data’s Board of Directors approved June 21, 2007, as the record date for the special meeting.
On May 29, 2007, First Data filed a preliminary proxy statement in connection with the proposed transaction with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The proxy statement, once final, will be mailed together with a proxy card and notice of the special meeting to First Data shareholders of record as of the record date. First Data expects the final proxy statement to be available shortly.
About First Data
First Data Corp. (NYSE: FDC) is a leading provider of electronic commerce and payment solutions for businesses worldwide. Serving over 5 million merchant locations, 1,900 card issuers and their customers, First Data powers the global economy by making it easy, fast and secure for people and businesses around the world to buy goods and services using virtually any form of payment. The company’s portfolio of services and solutions includes merchant transaction processing services; credit, debit, private-label, gift, payroll and other prepaid card offerings; fraud protection and authentication solutions; electronic check acceptance services through TeleCheck; as well as Internet commerce and mobile payment solutions. The company’s STAR Network offers PIN-secured debit acceptance at 2 million ATM and retail locations. For more information, visit www.firstdata.com.
Additional Information About the Merger and Where to Find It
In connection with this proposed transaction announced on April 2, 2007 with New Omaha Holdings, L.P., an affiliate of Kohlberg Kravis Roberts and Co., First Data Corporation (the “Company”) has filed a preliminary proxy statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). This document is not yet final and will be amended. STOCKHOLDERS ARE URGED TO READ THE DEFINITIVE VERSION OF THE PROXY STATEMENT FILED WITH THE SEC CAREFULLY AND IN ITS ENTIRETY
WHEN IT BECOMES AVAILABLE BECAUSE IT WILL CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT THE PROPOSED TRANSACTION. The definitive proxy statement will be mailed to the Company’s stockholders. In addition, stockholders will be able to obtain the proxy statement and all other relevant documents filed by the Company with the SEC free of charge at the SEC’s Web site www.sec.gov or from First Data Corporation, Investor Relations Department at 6200 S. Quebec Street, Suite 340, Greenwood Village, Colorado 80111, (303) 967-6756.
Participants in the Solicitation
First Data Corporation and its directors, executive officers and other members of management and employees may be deemed to be participants in the solicitation of proxies from the stockholders of the Company in connection with the proposed transaction. Information about the Company and its directors and executive officers, and their ownership of the Company’s securities, is set forth in the proxy statement for the 2007 Annual Meeting of Stockholders of the Company, which was filed with the SEC on April 17, 2007, and the preliminary proxy statement for the special meeting to consider the proposed transaction filed with the SEC on May 29, 2007. Additional information regarding the interests of those persons may be obtained by reading the definitive proxy statement when it becomes available.
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