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) FEBRUARY 6, 2007
CRAWFORD & COMPANY
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
Georgia
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
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| 1-10356
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58-0506554 |
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(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
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| 5620 Glenridge Drive, N.E., Atlanta, Georgia
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30342 |
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(404) 256-0830
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
N/A
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously
satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
o Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
o Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17
CFR 240.14d-2(b))
o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17
CFR 240.13e-4(c))
Item 5.05 Amendments to Registrant’s Code of Ethics, or Waiver of a Provision
of the Code of Ethics
On February 6, 2007, the Board of Directors of Crawford & Company (the “Company”) adopted an
amended and restated Code of Business Conduct and Ethics (the “Code”). The Code applies to all
employees and agents of the Company and its subsidiaries worldwide, as well as to members of its
Board of Directors.
The amended and restated Code is built around the Company’s articulated values and is
otherwise updated in conformity with current best practices. The Company intends to post the
amended and restated Code on its website at
www.crawfordandcompany.com in the near future.
A copy of the amended and restated Code is attached as Exhibit 14.1 to this report and is
incorporated herein. The foregoing description of the amended and restated Code does not purport to
be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to such Exhibit.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
The following exhibit is filed herewith:
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14.1
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Code of Business conduct and Ethics dated February 6, 2007 |