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
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): November 24, 2008
EBIX, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 0-15946 | 77-0021975 | ||
| (State or other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
| 5 Concourse Parkway, Suite 3200, Atlanta, Georgia |
30328 | |
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (678) 281-2020
| (Former name or former address if changed since last report.) |
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Item 2.01 Completion of Business Acquisition
On November 24, 2008, Ebix, Inc. (the “Company” or “Ebix”) completed the closing of its merger with and acquisition of ConfirmNet Corporation (“ConfirmNet”). The effective date of the acquisition is November 1, 2008. The Company funded this transaction using its own available cash reserves. A detailed description of this transaction is contained in the Company’s Form 8-K filing on November 11, 2008. The executed Agreement and Plan of Merger was filed as an exhibit to this Form 8-K filing.
Ebix will immediately proceed with integrating the operations of ConfirmNet with the Company’s existing BPO operations being conducted in Hemet, California and Portland, Michigan.
A copy of the press release, dated December 1, 2008, announcing the closing of ConfirmNet acquisition is attached to this Form 8-K, as Exhibit 99.1.
Item 9.01 Exhibits
99.1 Press Release, dated December 1, 2008, as issued by Ebix, Inc.
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.
| EBIX, INC. | ||||
| By: | /s/ Robert Kerris | |||
| Robert Kerris | ||||
| Chief Financial Officer | ||||
| and Corporate Secretary | ||||
| December 1, 2008 | ||||
EXHIBIT INDEX
99.1 Press Release, dated December 1, 2008, as issued by Ebix, Inc.