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
March 24, 1998
FISERV, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Wisconsin
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
0-14948 39-1506125
(Commission File Number) (IRS Employer Identification No.)
255 Fiserv Drive 53045
Brookfield, Wisconsin (Zip code)
(Address of principal
executive offices)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code
(414) 879-5000
ITEM 5.
(1) Fiserv, Inc. announces 3 for 2 stock split in its outstanding shares of
common stock among shareholders of record as of May 15, 1998.
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 hereunto duly authorized.
FISERV, INC.
By /S/ Charles W. Sprague
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Charles W. Sprague
Corporate Executive Vice President, Secretary
and General Counsel
Date: March 24, 1998
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Marking Company's Fourth Split,
Fiserv Announces 3-for-2 Common Stock Split
Brookfield, Wisconsin, March 24, 1998--Fiserv, Inc. (NASDAQ:FISV)
announced today a 3-for-2 split in its outstanding shares of Common Stock among
shareholders of record as of May 15, 1998. Distribution of new shares will be
mailed on or about May 29, 1998, by the Corporation's transfer agent, Firstar
Trust Company.
The stock split, which will be effected in the form of a dividend, is
the result of action taken by the Board of Directors of the Corporation on March
24, 1998. The Company's records showed 53.7 million shares of Common Stock
outstanding. This latest stock split will increase the number of Fiserv shares
outstanding to approximately 80.5 million.
This stock split will be the Company's fourth since it went public in
September 1986. Fiserv previously carried out 3-for-2 splits in May 1993, June
1992 and July 1991. Excluding this latest stock split, a share of Fiserv stock
valued at $3.75 in 1986 has increased in value over 15 times to $58.75 per
share, the closing price at the end of yesterday's trading.
Fiserv, Inc. (NASDAQ:FISV) is an independent, full-service provider of
integrated data processing and information management systems to the financial
industry. As a leading technology resource, Fiserv serves approximately 7,000
financial service providers worldwide, including banks, broker/dealers, credit
unions, financial planners/investment advisors, insurance companies, mortgage
banks and savings institutions. Headquartered in Brookfield, WI, Fiserv also can
be found on the World Wide Web at fiserv.com.
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