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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: APRIL 28, 2000
CHECKFREE HOLDINGS CORPORATION
(EXACT NAME OF REGISTRANT AS SPECIFIED IN ITS CHARTER)
Delaware 0-26802 58-2360335
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(STATE OR OTHER JURISDICTION OF (COMMISSION FILE NO.) (IRS EMPLOYER
INCORPORATION OR ORGANIZATION) IDENTIFICATION NUMBER)
4411 East Jones Bridge Road
Norcross, Georgia 30092
(678) 375-3000
(ADDRESS, INCLUDING ZIP CODE, AND TELEPHONE NUMBER
INCLUDING AREA CODE OF REGISTRANT'S
PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICES)
Not Applicable
(FORMER NAME OR FORMER ADDRESS, IF CHANGED SINCE LAST REPORT)
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ITEM 5. OTHER EVENTS.
On April 28, 2000, CheckFree Holdings Corporation announced that its
merger with Bluegill Technologies, Inc. has been consummated, effective today,
with the issuance of 5,000,000 shares of CheckFree stock to Bluegill's
shareholders.
CheckFree's press release issued April 28, 2000 regarding the
consummation of the BlueGill transaction is attached as an exhibit to this
report and is incorporated in this Form 8-K by reference.
Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(c) EXHIBITS.
EXHIBIT NO. DESCRIPTION
99 CheckFree Holdings Corporation's Press
Release issued April 28, 2000, regarding the
completion of the BlueGill merger.
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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.
CHECKFREE HOLDINGS CORPORATION
Date: April 28, 2000 By: /s/ Allen L. Shulman
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Allen L. Shulman, Executive Vice President,
Chief Financial Officer and General Counsel
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EXHIBIT INDEX
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EXHIBIT NO. DESCRIPTION
99* CheckFree Holdings Corporation's Press Release issued April
28, 2000, regarding the completion of the BlueGill merger.
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* Filed with this report.
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Exhibit 99
CHECKFREE ANNOUNCES CLOSE OF BLUEGILL ACQUISITION
ATLANTA (April 28, 2000) CheckFree Holdings Corporation announced that its
acquisition of Bluegill Technologies, Inc. has been consummated, effective
today, with the issuance of 5,000,000 shares of CheckFree stock to Bluegill's
shareholders.
About CheckFree
CheckFree Corporation (www.checkfree.com), is the leading provider of financial
electronic commerce services and products. Founded as an electronic payments
processor in 1981, CheckFree launched the first fully integrated electronic
billing and payment solution, CheckFree E-Bill, in March of 1997. Today,
CheckFree services enable 3.3 million consumers to receive and pay bills over
the Internet or electronically. The Company has multi-year contracts with 121 of
the nation's top billers to provide online billing and payment through its
network of partnerships with more than 150 consumer service providers (CSPs),
including banks, brokerage firms, Internet portals and content sites, and
personal financial management (PFM) software.
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