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): November 3, 2000 ---------------- FIRST DATA CORPORATION ---------------------- (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter) Delaware 001-11073 47-0731996 -------- --------- ---------- (State or Other Jurisdiction (Commission File Number) (IRS Employer of Incorporation) Identification No.) 5660 New Northside Drive, Suite 1400, Atlanta, Georgia 30328-5800 ------------------------------------------------------ ---------- (Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code) Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (770) 857-0001 -------------- N/A -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report) Item 5. Other Events. On November 3, 2000, First Data Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), entered into a Revolving Credit Agreement, dated as of November 3, 2000 (the "Credit Agreement"), among the Company, the lenders named therein, Bank One, NA, Bank of America, N.A. and Citicorp USA, Inc., as Syndication Agents, and The Chase Manhattan Bank, as Administrative Agent. A copy of the Credit Agreement is attached hereto as Exhibit 10.1. On January 25, 2001, the Company issued a press release relating to the Company's earnings for fiscal year 2000. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1. Item 7. Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Information and Exhibits. (a)-(b) Not applicable. (c) Exhibits. Exhibit Number Description of Exhibit ------ ---------------------- 10.1 Revolving Credit Agreement, dated as of November 3, 2000, among the Company, the lenders named therein, Bank One, NA, Bank of America, N.A. and Citicorp USA, Inc., as Syndication Agents, and The Chase Manhattan Bank, as Administrative Agent. 99.1 Press Release issued by the Company on January 25, 2001. -2- Signature Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized. FIRST DATA CORPORATION Date: February 20, 2001 By: Thomas A. Rossi ---------------------------- Thomas A. Rossi Assistant Secretary Exhibit Index The following is a list of the Exhibits filed herewith. Exhibit Number Description of Exhibit ------ ---------------------- 10.1 Revolving Credit Agreement, dated as of November 3, 2000, among the Company, the lenders named therein, Bank One, NA, Bank of America, N.A. and Citicorp USA, Inc., as Syndication Agents, and The Chase Manhattan Bank, as Administrative Agent. 99.1 Press Release issued by the Company on January 25, 2001.