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 8, 1999


                             Commission File Number
                                     0-16439



                      FAIR, ISAAC AND COMPANY, INCORPORATED
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)



               DELAWARE                                       94-1499887
    (State or other jurisdiction of                       (I.R.S. Employer
     incorporation or organization)                       Identification No.)


             120 North Redwood Drive, San Rafael, California 94903
               (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

       Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (415) 472-2211




ITEM 5. Other Events On September 8, 1999, the Registrant issued the press release attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference. ITEM 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits (c) Exhibits 99.1 Press Release of the Registrant dated September 8, 1999 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 thereunto duly authorized. FAIR, ISAAC AND COMPANY, INCORPORATED DATE: September 10, 1999 By: PETER L. MCCORKELL --------------------------------------- Peter L. McCorkell Senior Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel

Exhibit Index To Fair, Isaac and Company, Incorporated Report on Form 8-K dated September 8, 1999 Sequentially Exhibit No. Exhibit Numbered Page - ----------- ------- ------------- 99.1 Press Release dated September 8, 1999. 4



           Fair, Isaac Names e-Business Pioneer Thomas Grudnowski CEO


SAN RAFAEL, CALIFORNIA--September 8, 1999--Fair, Isaac and Company, Incorporated
(NYSE:  FIC) today announced that Thomas G. Grudnowski will become the company's
president  and chief  executive  officer,  and a member of its Board,  effective
December  2, 1999,  after  transitioning  from his current  responsibilities  at
Andersen Consulting. Grudnowski, 49, is currently the managing partner in charge
of Andersen's line-of-business e-commerce ventures.

As announced earlier this year, the company's current CEO, Larry E. Rosenberger,
will  continue  to  lead  Fair,   Isaac's  research  and  development   efforts,
company-wide.   Rosenberger  was  in  charge  of  the  company's   research  and
development unit earlier in his career and added responsibility for this area to
his duties as CEO in March.

Since 1994,  Grudnowski's  responsibilities  have focused on the  development of
electronic commerce businesses serving a wide variety of industries.  He led the
creation  of  several  Andersen  Consulting  strategic   initiatives   including
net-centric  computing,  industry  solutions  centers,  netsourcing,  and,  most
recently,   Andersen's  efforts  to  create  spin-out   e-commerce   businesses.
Grudnowski  launched and served in the role of CEO of four different  e-business
companies started under Andersen's  auspices.  Prior to 1994 he was the managing
partner  of  Andersen's   Minneapolis  region  Services  Industries  Group  with
responsibility   for   assignments  in  the  financial   services,   healthcare,
telecommunications,  transportation,  utility and government  sectors. A partner
since 1983,  Grudnowski  joined Andersen  Consulting in 1972. He holds a B.S. in
mathematics  and  accounting  from  St.  John's   University  in   Collegeville,
Minnesota.

Fair, Isaac chairman Robert M. Oliver said, "Tom Grudnowski was the overwhelming
choice of the search  committee,  and we are  delighted  that he is joining  the
Fair,  Isaac team. He has  experience  in all of the  industries we are actively
pursuing.  We were especially  impressed by Tom's proven ability to successfully
launch a number of  e-business  start-ups,  and  we're  looking  forward  to his
contributions."   Mr.  Oliver  continued,   "The  Board  is  grateful  to  Larry
Rosenberger  for his  leadership  over the past eight  years,  which  fueled our
growth from $25 million in  revenues to more than $250  million,  and we're very
pleased that he will be leading our research and  development  activities  going
forward."

Mr.  Grudnowski said, "I'm very excited by the prospect of helping to lead Fair,
Isaac into the 21st century. The same data-driven decision technologies that the
company pioneered in consumer credit have virtually  unlimited potential in many
other markets,  especially the rapidly expanding world of electronic commerce. I
think the new strategic plan  announced by the company  earlier this year can be
the blueprint for delivering greater value to an expanded client base, increased
opportunities  to  Fair,   Isaac's   employees  and  long-term  rewards  to  its
stockholders.  I'm looking  forward to working with the rest of the Fair,  Isaac
leadership team to make this great company even greater."

Fair, Isaac (www.fairisaac.com) delivers critical decision-making solutions that
help  businesses  improve their  performance  in acquiring,  growing and serving
their    customers.    The   company   works   in   the   financial    services,
telecommunications,     e-Business    and    healthcare     markets    providing
transaction-level  decision-making  processes and solutions to help clients make
quicker, more profitable decisions.  Headquartered in San Rafael,  Calif., Fair,
Isaac employs nearly 1,600 people

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2 in 18 offices worldwide. For the fiscal year ended September 30, 1998, the company reported net income of $24.3 million ($1.68 per share, diluted) on revenues of $245.5 million. This press release contains certain forward-looking statements regarding events and trends that may affect the Company's future results. Such statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause the Company's actual results to differ materially. Such factors include, but are not limited to, the Company's ability to recruit and maintain key technical and managerial personnel, the maintenance of its existing relationships with key alliance partners, its ability to continue to develop new and enhanced products and services, competition, and market demand. For a more complete description of these and other factors see the Company's annual and quarterly reports to stockholders and its annual report on Form 10-K and other reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.