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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 13D
INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN STATEMENTS FILED PURSUANT TO RULE 13d-1(a)
AND AMENDMENTS THERETO FILED PURSUANT TO RULE 13d-2(a)
(Amendment No. 6)1
Acxiom Corporation
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(Name of Issuer)
Common Stock, Par Value $0.10 per share
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(Title of Class of Securities)
005125109
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(CUSIP Number)
Allison Bennington
ValueAct Capital
435 Pacific Avenue, Fourth Floor
San Francisco, CA 94133
(415) 362-3700
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(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person
Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications)
With a Copy to:
Christopher G. Karras, Esq.
Dechert LLP
4000 Bell Atlantic Tower
1717 Arch Street
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19103-2793
Ph. (215) 994-4000
July 13, 2005
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(Date of Event which Requires Filing of this Statement)
If the filing person has previously filed a statement on Schedule 13G to
report the acquisition that is the subject of this Schedule 13D, and is
filing this schedule because of Rule 240.13d-1(b)(e), 240.13d-1(f) or
240.13d-1(g) check the following box [ ].
NOTE: Schedules filed in paper format shall include a signed original and
five copies of the schedule, including all exhibits. See Rule 240.13d-7(b)
for other parties to whom copies are to be sent
1The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting
person's initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of
securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information which
would alter disclosures provided in a prior cover page.
The information required on the remainder of this cover page shall not be
deemed to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934 ("Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section
of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however,
see the Notes).
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SCHEDULE 13D
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CUSIP NO. 005125109 Page 2 of 14
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1. NAME OF REPORTING PERSON/S.S. OR I.R.S. INDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE
PERSON (entities only)
ValueAct Capital Master Fund, L.P.
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2. CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (a) [X]
(b) [ ]
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3. SEC USE ONLY
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4. SOURCE OF FUNDS*
WC*
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5. CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED
PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e) [ ]
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6. CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
British Virgin Islands
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7. SOLE VOTING POWER
0
NUMBER OF ----------------------------------------------------------
SHARES 8. SHARED VOTING POWER
BENEFICIALLY 9,802,970**
OWNED BY EACH ----------------------------------------------------------
PERSON WITH 9. SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
0
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10. SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
9,802,970**
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11. AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
9,802,970**
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12. CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES
CERTAIN SHARES [ ]
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13. PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
10.3%
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14. TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
PN
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*See Item 3
**See Item 2 and 5
*SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!
INCLUDE BOTH SIDES OF THE COVER PAGE, RESPONSES TO ITEMS 1-7
(INCLUDING EXHIBITS) OF THE SCHEDULE, AND THE SIGNATURE
ATTESTATION.
SCHEDULE 13D
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CUSIP NO. 005125109 Page 3 of 14
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1. NAME OF REPORTING PERSON/S.S. OR I.R.S. INDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE
PERSON (entities only)
ValueAct Capital Partners Co-Investors, L.P.
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2. CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (a) [X]
(b) [ ]
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3. SEC USE ONLY
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4. SOURCE OF FUNDS*
WC*
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5. CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED
PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e) [ ]
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6. CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
Delaware
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7. SOLE VOTING POWER
0
NUMBER OF ----------------------------------------------------------
SHARES 8. SHARED VOTING POWER
BENEFICIALLY 138,660**
OWNED BY EACH ----------------------------------------------------------
PERSON WITH 9. SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
0
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10. SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
138,660**
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11. AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
138,660**
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12. CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES
CERTAIN SHARES [ ]
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13. PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
Less than 1%
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14. TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
PN
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*See Item 3
**See Item 2 and 5
*SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!
INCLUDE BOTH SIDES OF THE COVER PAGE, RESPONSES TO ITEMS 1-7
(INCLUDING EXHIBITS) OF THE SCHEDULE, AND THE SIGNATURE
ATTESTATION.
SCHEDULE 13D
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CUSIP NO. 005125109 Page 4 of 14
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1. NAME OF REPORTING PERSON/S.S. OR I.R.S. INDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE
PERSON (entities only)
VA Partners, L.L.C.
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2. CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (a) [X]
(b) [ ]
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3. SEC USE ONLY
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4. SOURCE OF FUNDS*
WC*
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5. CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED
PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e) [ ]
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6. CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
Delaware
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7. SOLE VOTING POWER
0
NUMBER OF ----------------------------------------------------------
SHARES 8. SHARED VOTING POWER
BENEFICIALLY 9,941,630**
OWNED BY EACH ----------------------------------------------------------
PERSON WITH 9. SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
0
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10. SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
9,941,630**
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11. AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
9,941,630**
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12. CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES
CERTAIN SHARES [ ]
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13. PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
10.4%
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14. TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
00 (LLC)
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*See Item 3
**See Item 2 and 5
*SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!
INCLUDE BOTH SIDES OF THE COVER PAGE, RESPONSES TO ITEMS 1-7
(INCLUDING EXHIBITS) OF THE SCHEDULE, AND THE SIGNATURE
ATTESTATION.
SCHEDULE 13D
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CUSIP NO. 005125109 Page 5 of 14
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1. NAME OF REPORTING PERSON/S.S. OR I.R.S. INDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE
PERSON (entities only)
Jeffrey W. Ubben
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2. CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (a) [X]
(b) [ ]
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3. SEC USE ONLY
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4. SOURCE OF FUNDS*
00*
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5. CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED
PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e) [ ]
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6. CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
United States
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7. SOLE VOTING POWER
0
NUMBER OF ----------------------------------------------------------
SHARES 8. SHARED VOTING POWER
BENEFICIALLY 9,941,630**
OWNED BY EACH ----------------------------------------------------------
PERSON WITH 9. SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
0
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10. SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
9,941,630**
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11. AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
9,941,630**
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12. CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES
CERTAIN SHARES [ ]
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13. PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
10.4%
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14. TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
IN
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*See Item 3
**See Item 2 and 5
*SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!
INCLUDE BOTH SIDES OF THE COVER PAGE, RESPONSES TO ITEMS 1-7
(INCLUDING EXHIBITS) OF THE SCHEDULE, AND THE SIGNATURE
ATTESTATION.
SCHEDULE 13D
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CUSIP NO. 005125109 Page 6 of 14
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1. NAME OF REPORTING PERSON/S.S. OR I.R.S. INDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE
PERSON (entities only)
George F. Hamel, Jr.
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2. CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (a) [X]
(b) [ ]
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3. SEC USE ONLY
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4. SOURCE OF FUNDS*
00*
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5. CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED
PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e) [ ]
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6. CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
United States
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7. SOLE VOTING POWER
0
NUMBER OF ----------------------------------------------------------
SHARES 8. SHARED VOTING POWER
BENEFICIALLY 9,941,630**
OWNED BY EACH ----------------------------------------------------------
PERSON WITH 9. SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
0
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10. SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
9,941,630**
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11. AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
9,941,630**
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12. CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES
CERTAIN SHARES [ ]
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13. PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
10.4%
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14. TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
IN
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*See Item 3
**See Item 2 and 5
*SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!
INCLUDE BOTH SIDES OF THE COVER PAGE, RESPONSES TO ITEMS 1-7
(INCLUDING EXHIBITS) OF THE SCHEDULE, AND THE SIGNATURE
ATTESTATION.
SCHEDULE 13D
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CUSIP NO. 005125109 Page 7 of 14
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1. NAME OF REPORTING PERSON/S.S. OR I.R.S. INDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE
PERSON (entities only)
Peter H. Kamin
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2. CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (a) [X]
(b) [ ]
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3. SEC USE ONLY
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4. SOURCE OF FUNDS*
00*
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5. CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED
PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e) [ ]
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6. CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
United States
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7. SOLE VOTING POWER
0
NUMBER OF ----------------------------------------------------------
SHARES 8. SHARED VOTING POWER
BENEFICIALLY 9,941,630**
OWNED BY EACH ----------------------------------------------------------
PERSON WITH 9. SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
0
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10. SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
9,941,630**
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11. AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
9,941,630**
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12. CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES
CERTAIN SHARES [ ]
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13. PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
10.4%
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14. TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
IN
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*See Item 3
**See Item 2 and 5
*SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!
INCLUDE BOTH SIDES OF THE COVER PAGE, RESPONSES TO ITEMS 1-7
(INCLUDING EXHIBITS) OF THE SCHEDULE, AND THE SIGNATURE
ATTESTATION.
THE PURPOSE OF THIS AMENDMENT NO. 6 TO SCHEDULE 13D IS TO AMEND THE
PURPOSE OF TRANSACTION SECTION OF REPORTS FILED BY THE REPORTING PERSONS.
THE INFORMATION BELOW SUPPLEMENTS THE INFORMATION PREVIOUSLY REPORTED.
ITEM 4. PURPOSE OF TRANSACTION.
On July 12, 2005, the Reporting Persons sent a letter to the Board of
Directors of the Issuer, which stated that they were proceeding with a
proposal to acquire all of the shares of the Company that they did not
already own and reiterated their desire to meet with Mr. Charles Morgan, the
Chairman of the Board of Directors and Chief Executive Officer of the Issuer,
the Issuer's independent directors or their advisors. On July 13, 2005, Mr.
Morgan contacted the Reporting Persons requesting certain additional
information from the Reporting Persons in advance of a meeting of the Board
of Directors of the Issuer. The Reporting Persons responded in a letter dated
July 13, 2005 (the "Letter"), which included, among other things, a copy of a
letter issued to the Reporting Persons by UBS Securities LLC regarding
potential debt financing in connection with the proposal. A copy of the
Letter is attached as Exhibit B to this report and is incorporated herein by
reference.
ITEM 7. MATERIAL TO BE FILED AS EXHIBITS
A) Joint Filing Agreement
B) Letter from Reporting Persons dated July 13, 2005 to the Issuer
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SIGNATURES
After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I
certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete
and correct.
POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears
below on this Schedule 13D hereby constitutes and appoints Jeffrey W. Ubben,
George F. Hamel, Jr. and Peter H. Kamin, and each of them, with full power to
act without the other, his true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with
full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him and in his name, place
and stead, in any and all capacities (until revoked in writing) to sign any
and all amendments to this Schedule 13D, and to file the same, with all
exhibits thereto and other documents in connection therewith, with the
Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and
agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and
every act and thing requisite and necessary fully to all intents and purposes
as he might or could do in person, thereby ratifying and confirming all that
said attorneys-in-fact and agents or any of them, or their or his substitute
or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
ValueAct Capital Master Fund L.P., by
VA Partners, L.L.C., its General Partner
By: /s/ George F. Hamel, Jr.
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Dated: July 13, 2005 George F. Hamel, Jr., Managing Member
ValueAct Capital Partners Co-Investors L.P.,
by VA Partners, L.L.C., its General Partner
By: /s/ George F. Hamel, Jr.
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Dated: July 13, 2005 George F. Hamel, Jr., Managing Member
VA Partners, L.L.C.
By: /s/ George F. Hamel, Jr.
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Dated: July 13, 2005 George F. Hamel, Jr., Managing Member
By: /s/ Jeffrey W. Ubben
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Dated: July 13, 2005 Jeffrey W. Ubben, Managing Member
By: /s/ George F. Hamel, Jr.
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Dated: July 13, 2005 George F. Hamel, Jr., Managing Member
By: /s/ Peter H. Kamin
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Dated: July 13, 2005 Peter H. Kamin, Managing Member
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Exhibit A
JOINT FILING UNDERTAKING
The undersigned parties hereby agree that the Schedule 13D filed herewith
(and any amendments thereto) relating to the Common Stock of Acxiom
Corporation is being filed jointly on behalf of each of them with the
Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to Section 13(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
ValueAct Capital Master Fund L.P., by
VA Partners, L.L.C., its General Partner
By: /s/ George F. Hamel, Jr.
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Dated: July 13, 2005 George F. Hamel, Jr., Managing Member
ValueAct Capital Partners Co-Investors L.P., by
VA Partners, L.L.C., its General Partner
By: /s/ George F. Hamel, Jr.
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Dated: July 13, 2005 George F. Hamel, Jr., Managing Member
VA Partners, L.L.C.
By: /s/ George F. Hamel, Jr.
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Dated: July 13, 2005 George F. Hamel, Jr., Managing Member
By: /s/ Jeffrey W. Ubben
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Dated: July 13, 2005 Jeffrey W. Ubben, Managing Member
By: /s/ George F. Hamel, Jr.
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Dated: July 13, 2005 George F. Hamel, Jr., Managing Member
By: /s/ Peter H. Kamin
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Dated: July 13, 2005 Peter H. Kamin, Managing Member
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Exhibit B
LETTER
VAC
VALUEACT CAPITAL
July 13, 2005
CONFIDENTIAL - VIA ELECTRONIC MAIL
The Board of Directors
Acxiom Corporation (the "Company")
c/o Charles Morgan
1 Information Way
Little Rock, Arkansas 72202
Ladies and Gentlemen of the Board of Directors:
We refer to Charles Morgan's e-mail message to me this morning requesting
additional information from VA Partners LLC ("ValueAct Capital") in advance of
a meeting of the Board of Directors. We are glad to hear that Mr. Morgan
intends to "promptly convene a meeting of the Board" and we would be pleased
to attend any such meeting to assist the Board of Directors in their
consideration of our offer.
Mr. Morgan requested additional information as to operations of the Company,
valuation and proposed financing.
Operations. In our letters to Mr. Morgan and the Board of Directors dated
June 3 and July 12, 2005, we set out some of our views on operational
strategy of the Company. We would welcome the opportunity at any time to
discuss our views on operational strategy in greater detail with the Board of
Directors.
Valuation. We have relied on the Company's public information and statements
in preparing our offer of $23.00 per share for all the common stock of the
Company that we do not already own. If you have information that is not
otherwise public that you believe could lead to a higher valuation, we would
be pleased to review or discuss that information.
Financing. We attach to this letter a copy of the highly confident letter we
received from UBS Securities LLC regarding debt financing. We expressed our
commitment to the equity component of the financing in our letter to you
dated July 12, 2005.
We look forward to receiving your response to our various communications.
Sincerely,
/s/ Jeffrey W. Ubben
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Jeffrey W. Ubben
Managing Member
Cc: Jerry Jones, Esq. (via e-mail)
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ATTACHMENT
UBS SECURITIES LLC
299 Park Avenue
New York, New York 10171
July 12, 2005
ValueAct Capital Partners, L.P.
435 Pacific Avenue
Fourth Floor
San Francisco, CA 94133
Attention: Jeffrey W. Ubben
Highly Confident Letter
Ladies and Gentlemen:
ValueAct Capital Partners, L.P. ("you" or "Sponsor") have advised UBS
Securities LLC ("UBSS", "us" or "we") that you propose to acquire (the
"Acquisition") Acxiom Corporation (the "Acquired Business" or the "Company")
pursuant to a purchase agreement with Acxiom Corporation ("Seller"). All
references to "dollars" or "$" in this letter are references to United States
dollars. All references to the Company herein shall be deemed to include the
Company and its subsidiaries, including the Acquired Business on a post-
Acquisition basis.
You have informed us that the aggregate cash purchase price, together
with existing debt to be refinanced and fees, commissions and expenses, will
be funded with at least $650 million of new cash equity to be contributed by
the Sponsor and $1.6 billion in debt financing (the "Debt Financing"). The
Debt Financing will include borrowings by the Company under a senior secured
credit facility, including a revolver in an amount to be determined to fund
the Company's ongoing working capital needs (the "Credit Facility"), and the
issuance by the Company of notes or other debt securities pursuant to a
public offering or Rule 144A or other private placement (the "Notes").
Based upon an initial review of certain public information provided
by you relating to the Acquisition and the Acquired Business, we are pleased
to inform you that, as of the date hereof and subject to the factors listed
below, we are highly confident of our ability to arrange the Debt Financing
for the Acquisition.
We have assumed that the structure, covenants and terms of the Debt
Financing will be as determined by UBSS and its affiliates in consultation
with you based on (i) market conditions at the time of the syndication,
offering or placement of the Debt Financing, (ii) the structure and
documentation of the Acquisition and related transactions and (iii) the
financial prospects of the Company at the time of sale.
Our view is based upon the assumption that (i) there will be no
change, or the disclosure of any additional information to, or discovery of
additional information by, UBSS (including, without limitation, information
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contained in any review or report provided to UBSS in connection with the
Debt Financing) which UBSS deems to be materially adverse in respect of the
business, re-with the Debt Financing) which UBSS deems to be materially
adverse in respect of the business, results of operations, condition
(financial or otherwise), assets, liabilities or prospects of the Company;
(ii) there will not occur, in the judgment of UBSS, a material adverse change
or material disruption in the financial, banking or capital markets generally
after the date of this letter (including, without limitation, the markets for
loans to or debt securities issued by companies similar to the Company) that
could reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the
syndication of the Credit Facility or the marketing of the Notes; (iii) the
definitive documentation for the Acquisition and related transactions
(including, without limitation, the documents relating to the Credit Facility
and the Notes, including an underwriting agreement or placement agreement, a
registration rights agreement and other documents in UBSS's standard forms)
will be prepared, executed and delivered, and will be in form and substance
reasonably satisfactory to UBSS and all conditions set forth in such
documentation will be satisfied; (iv) all requisite regulatory, governmental,
shareholder and other third party approvals required to consummate the
Acquisition, the Debt Financing and all related transactions will be timely
received; (v) UBSS will have a reasonable time to market the Debt Financing
based on its experience in comparable transactions and market conditions, and
the marketing process will be conducted in a manner satisfactory to UBSS and,
in the case of the Notes, utilize offering materials that contain all
financial and non-financial information required by the Securities Act of
1933 (whether or not the Notes are sold in a transaction registered under
such Act) and the rules and regulations thereunder for registration
statements on Form S-l filed thereunder and, in the case of the Credit
Facility, offering materials customary for bank loan syndications, in each
case in form and substance satisfactory to UBSS; (vi) there will not exist
any threatened or pending litigation or other action or proceeding by or
before any court or governmental, administrative or regulatory agency or
authority that UBSS determines could be materially adverse to the Company or
challenging all or any part of the Acquisition, the financing therefor or
transactions related thereto or seeking any material amount of damages with
respect thereto; and (vii) UBSS's business, financial, legal, tax,
environmental and accounting due diligence relating to the Company, the
Acquired Business and the Acquisition, including access to management of and
internal information relating to the Acquired Business, will be completed and
the results thereof will be satisfactory to UBSS.
This letter is not a commitment to underwrite, purchase or place the
Debt Financing, and we express no view as to our willingness to hold any
portion of the Debt Financing. This letter is solely for use by you and may
not be disclosed to any person other than your directors, officers and
advisors on a "need to know" basis without our prior written consent.
[Signature Page Follows]
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We look forward to working with you in connection with the financing for the
Acquisition.
Very truly yours,
UBS SECURITIES LLC
By: /s/ Amanda J. Montgomery
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Name: Amanda J. Montgomery
Title: Managing Director
By: /s/ Barbara S. Wang
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Name: Barbara S. Wang
Title: Director and Counsel
Region Americas Legal
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