UNITED STATES
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
August 21, 2006
Date of Report: (Date of earliest event reported)
ARTHUR J. GALLAGHER & CO.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 1-9761 | 36-2151613 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) |
(Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number) |
Two Pierce Place, Itasca, Illinois 60143-3141, (630) 773-3800
(Address, including zip code and telephone number, including area code, or registrant’s principal executive offices)
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Item 8.01. Other Events
As previously announced, Gallagher Bassett Services, Inc. (GB), a third party administrator and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. (Gallagher), received a subpoena from the Office of the Attorney General of the State of New York on December 2, 2004 and the Office of the Attorney General of the State of Connecticut on July 24, 2006. On August 21, 2006, GB received a similar subpoena from the Office of the Attorney General for the State of Illinois. The subpoenas request information in connection with an investigation each State is individually conducting and none relate to Gallagher’s brokerage operations. Gallagher is fully cooperating with these investigations.
SIGNATURE
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.
| Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. | ||
| Date: August 24, 2006 | /s/ Douglas K. Howell | |
| Douglas K. Howell Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (principal financial officer and duly authorized officer) | ||