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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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FORM 10-K/A
ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the fiscal year ended December 31, 1997
COMMISSION FILE NO. 1-10308
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CENDANT CORPORATION
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
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DELAWARE 06-0918165
(State or other jurisdiction (I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation or organization) Identification Number)
6 SYLVAN WAY
PARSIPPANY, NEW JERSEY 07054
(Address of principal executive office) (Zip Code)
(973) 428-9700
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
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SECURITIES REGISTERED PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(B) OF THE ACT:
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NAME OF EACH EXCHANGE
TITLE OF EACH CLASS ON WHICH REGISTERED
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Common Stock, Par Value $.01 New York Stock Exchange
5 7/8% Senior Notes due 1998 New York Stock Exchange
4 3/4% Convertible Senior Notes due 2003 New York Stock Exchange
FELINE PRIDES(SM) New York Stock Exchange
Income PRIDES(SM) New York Stock Exchange
Growth PRIDES(SM) New York Stock Exchange
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SECURITIES REGISTERED PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(G) OF THE ACT: NONE
Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant (1) has filed all reports
required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities and Exchange
Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that
the Registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject
to such filing requirements for the past 90 days: Yes [X] No [ ]
Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item
405 of Regulation S-K is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to
the best of Registrant's knowledge, in definitive proxy or information
statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any
amendment to this Form 10-K. [ ]
The aggregate market value of the Common Stock issued and outstanding and
held by nonaffiliates of the Registrant, based upon the closing price for the
Common Stock on the New York Stock Exchange on March 20, 1998, was $
30,448,280,000. All executive officers and directors of the registrant have
been deemed, solely for the purpose of the foregoing calculation, to be
"affiliates" of the registrant.
The number of shares outstanding of each of the Registrant's classes of
common stock was 843,661,053 shares of Common Stock outstanding as at March
20, 1998.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this amended report to
be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
CENDANT CORPORATION
By: /s/ James E. Buckman
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James E. Buckman
Senior Executive Vice President
and General Counsel
Date: April 6, 1998
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, this amended report has been signed below by the
following persons on behalf of the Registrant and in the capacities and
on the dates indicated.
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SIGNATURE TITLE DATE
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/s/ Walter A. Forbes
- --------------------------------- Chairman of the Board April 6, 1998
(Walter A. Forbes)
/s/ Henry R. Silverman
- --------------------------------- President, Chief Executive Officer and April 6, 1998
(Henry R. Silverman) Director
Vice Chairman, Chief Financial Officer April 6, 1998
- -------------------------------- and Director (Principal Financial
(Michael P. Monaco) Officer)
/s/ Scott E. Forbes
- --------------------------------- Senior Vice President--Finance April 6, 1998
(Scott E. Forbes) (Principal Accounting Officer)
/s/ Stephen P. Holmes
- --------------------------------- Vice Chairman and Director April 6, 1998
(Stephen P. Holmes)
/s/ Robert D. Kunisch
- --------------------------------- Vice Chairman and Director April 6, 1998
(Robert D. Kunisch)
/s/ Christopher K. McLeod
- --------------------------------- Vice Chairman and Director April 6, 1998
(Christopher K. McLeod)
/s/ E. Kirk Shelton
- --------------------------------- Vice Chairman and Director April 6, 1998
(E. Kirk Shelton)
/s/ Robert T. Tucker
- --------------------------------- Vice Chairman, Director, and Secretary April 6, 1998
(Robert T. Tucker)
/s/ James E. Buckman
- --------------------------------- Senior Executive Vice President, April 6, 1998
(James E. Buckman) General Counsel and Director
/s/ John D. Snodgrass
- --------------------------------- Director April 6, 1998
(John D. Snodgrass)
- --------------------------------- Director April 6, 1998
(Bartlett Burnap)
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SIGNATURE TITLE DATE
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(Leonard S. Coleman) Director April 6, 1998
/s/ T. Barnes Donnelley
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(T. Barnes Donnelley) Director April 6, 1998
/s/ Martin L. Edelman
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(Martin L. Edelman) Director April 6, 1998
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(Frederick D. Green) Director April 6, 1998
/s/ Stephen A. Greyser
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(Stephen A. Greyser) Director April 6, 1998
/s/ Dr. Carole G. Hankin
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(Dr. Carole G. Hankin) Director April 6, 1998
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(The Rt. Hon. Brian Mulroney,
P.C., LL.D) Director April 6, 1998
/s/ Robert E. Nederlander
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(Robert E. Nederlander) Director April 6, 1998
/s/ Burton C. Perfit
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(Burton C. Perfit) Director April 6, 1998
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(Anthony G. Petrello) Director April 6, 1998
/s/ Robert W. Pittman
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(Robert W. Pittman) Director April 6, 1998
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(E. John Rosenwald, Jr.) Director April 6, 1998
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(Robert P. Rittereiser) Director April 6, 1998
/s/ Stanley M. Rumbough, Jr.
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(Stanley M. Rumbough, Jr.) Director April 6, 1998
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(Leonard Schutzman) Director April 6, 1998
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(Robert F. Smith) Director April 6, 1998
Craig R. Stapleton
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(Craig R. Stapleton) Director April 6, 1998
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EXHIBIT INDEX
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EXHIBIT NO. DESCRIPTION
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21 Subsidiaries of Registrant
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CENDANT CORPORATION
SIGNIFICANT SUBSIDIARIES
STATE OF
SUBSIDIARY INCORPORATION
Cendant Operations, Inc. DE
HFS Car Rental Holdings, Inc. DE
Cendant Car Rental, Inc. DE
Wizard Co. Inc. DE
PHH Corporation MD
Cendant Mobility Services Corp. DE
Cendant Mortgage Corporation NJ
PHH Vehicle Management Services Corporation MD
RCI General Holdco 1, Inc. DE
RCI General Holdco 2, Inc. DE
Resort Condominiums International, LLC DE
RCI Holdings One, Inc. DE
TM Acquisition Corp. DE
Ideon Group, Inc. DE
FISI*Madison Financial Corporation TN
Benefit Consultants, Inc. DE
Entertainment Publications, Inc. MI
Cendant Membership Services, Inc. (includes Comp-U-Card div.) DE
Hebdo Mag Inc. Canada
Cendant Software Corporation DE
Benefit Consultants Membership Inc. DE
Sierra On-Line, Inc. DE
Davidson & Associates, Inc. CA
Advance Ross Corporation DE
Getko Group, Inc. NY
