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 5, 2013
FAIR ISAAC CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 1-11689 | 94-1499887 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
| 181 Metro Drive, Suite 700 San Jose, California |
95110-1346 | |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code 408-535-1500
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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. |
On November 5, 2013, the Board of Directors of Fair Isaac Corporation (the “Company”) elected Greg R. Gianforte as a director of the Company, effective November 15, 2013. Mr. Gianforte will serve as a director until the 2014 annual meeting of stockholders and until his successor is duly elected and qualified. A copy of the press release announcing the election of Mr. Gianforte is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.
| Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
| (c) | Exhibits. |
| Exhibit |
Description | |
| 99.1 | Press Release dated November 12, 2013 | |
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 hereunto duly authorized.
| FAIR ISAAC CORPORATION | ||
| By | /s/ Mark R. Scadina | |
| Mark R. Scadina | ||
| Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary | ||
Date: November 12, 2013
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EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit |
Description |
Manner of Filing | ||
| 99.1 | Press Release dated November 12, 2013 | Filed Electronically | ||
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Exhibit 99.1
| Contact: | Investors/Analysts: | Media: | ||
| Steve Weber | Steve Astle | |||
| (800) 213-5542 | (415) 446-6204 | |||
| investor@fico.com | stephenastle@fico.com |
FICO Announces Greg Gianforte Joins Board of Directors
SAN JOSE, Calif. – November 12, 2013—FICO (NYSE:FICO), a leading predictive analytics and decision management software company, today announced the addition of Greg Gianforte to its Board of Directors. Mr. Gianforte’s appointment to the Board is effective November 15, 2013.
Greg Gianforte has a long and successful history as a software entrepreneur. He founded RightNow Technologies, a cloud-based customer-service and support solutions company, in 1997. He grew the company to more than $225 million in annual revenue, serving as RightNow’s CEO until it was acquired by Oracle in 2012. In 2003, Gianforte was named Pacific Northwest Entrepreneur of the Year by Ernst & Young, in recognition of outstanding achievement and innovation in business. He also received the Influential Leader Award from CRM Magazine for his successful leadership of RightNow. In 2007, he was inducted into the CRM Hall of Fame, recognizing his consistent influence over employees, customers, partners and competitors in the field.
“We are thrilled to have Greg Gianforte join our board,” commented Will Lansing, chief executive, FICO. “His extensive software background and experience with successfully introducing cloud-based solutions will be invaluable to us as we pursue new growth initiatives.”
About FICO
FICO (NYSE:FICO) delivers superior predictive analytics that drive smarter decisions. The company’s groundbreaking use of mathematics to predict consumer behavior has transformed entire industries and revolutionized the way risk is managed and products are marketed. FICO’s innovative solutions include the FICO® Score — the standard measure of consumer credit risk in the United States — along with the industry-leading solutions for managing credit accounts, identifying and minimizing the impact of fraud, and customizing consumer offers with pinpoint accuracy. Most of the world’s top banks, as well as leading insurers, retailers, pharma businesses and government agencies rely on FICO solutions to accelerate growth, control risk, boost profits and meet regulatory and competitive demands. FICO also helps millions of individuals manage their personal credit health through www.myFICO.com. Learn more at www.fico.com. FICO: Make every decision count.
Statement Concerning Forward-Looking Information
Except for historical information contained herein, the statements contained in this news release that relate to FICO or its business are forward-looking statements within the meaning of the “safe harbor” provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results to differ materially, including the success of the Company’s Decision Management strategy and reengineering initiative, the maintenance of its existing relationships and ability to create new relationships with customers and key alliance partners, its ability to continue to develop new and enhanced products and services, its ability to recruit and retain key technical and managerial personnel, competition, regulatory changes applicable to the use of consumer credit and other data, the failure to realize the anticipated benefits of any acquisitions, continuing material adverse developments in global economic conditions or in the markets we serve, and other risks described from time to time in FICO’s SEC reports, including its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended September 30, 2013 and Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2013. If any of these risks or uncertainties materializes, FICO’s results could differ materially from its expectations. FICO disclaims any intent or obligation to update these forward-looking statements.