CRAWFORD & COMPANY
 

 
 
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) MAY 11, 2007
CRAWFORD & COMPANY
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
Georgia
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
     
1-10356   58-0506554
 
(Commission File Number)   (IRS Employer Identification No.)
     
5620 Glenridge Drive, N.E., Atlanta, Georgia   30342
 
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)   (Zip Code)
(404) 256-0830
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
N/A
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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Item 5.03 Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year.
(a) Amendment to Articles of Incorporation.
     On May 11, 2007 Crawford & Company (the “Company”) filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Georgia amended and restated Articles of Incorporation (the “Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation”), which became effective on such date. The Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation remove Article II in its entirety. Article II designated Fulton County, Georgia as the place for the principal office of the Company and the Company intends to move its corporate headquarters outside Fulton County. A copy of the Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation is attached as Exhibit 3.1 hereto.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
     (c) Exhibits
     The following exhibit is filed herewith:
     
Exhibit Number   Descriptions
 
   
3.1
  Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation of Crawford & Company

 


 

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.
         
  CRAWFORD & COMPANY
 
 
  By:   /s/ Allen W. Nelson    
    Allen W. Nelson, Executive Vice President - General Counsel & Corporate Secretary   
       
 
Dated: May 14, 2007