United States
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
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):
December 14, 2004
Fidelity National Financial, Inc.
1-9396
(Commission File Number)
| Delaware | 86-0498599 | |
| (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization) | (IRS Employer Identification Number) |
601 Riverside Avenue
Jacksonville, Florida 32204
(904) 854-8100
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
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| Item 8.01. Other Events | ||||||||
| Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits | ||||||||
| SIGNATURE | ||||||||
| EXHIBIT INDEX | ||||||||
| EXHIBIT 99.1 | ||||||||
Item 8.01. Other Events
On December 14, 2004, Fidelity National Financial, Inc.(“FNF”) repurchased a total of 2,530,346 shares of FNF common stock from Willis Stein & Partners (“Willis Stein”), a Chicago-based private equity firm, and J.P. Morgan Chase, as escrow agent for the former stockholders of Aurum Technology, Inc. (“Aurum”). Aurum was acquired by FNF in March 2004.
FNF paid total consideration of $112.2 million, or $44.35 per share, for the 2,530,346 shares of stock, a discount to the closing price of FNF’s common stock on Monday, December 13, 2004. Willis Stein was the lead investor in an investment group that owned Aurum at the time of FNF’s acquisition of Aurum. Willis Stein received its shares of FNF common stock as a portion of the purchase price of Aurum.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits
(c) Exhibits
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Description |
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99.1 |
Press release announcing the repurchase of 2.5 million shares of FNF common stock. |
SIGNATURE
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 thereunto duly authorized.
| Fidelity National Financial, Inc. |
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| Date: December 17, 2004 | By: | /s/ Alan L. Stinson | ||
| Name: Alan L.
Stinson Title: Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer |
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