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: March 24, 2004
CONVERGYS CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Ohio | 1-4379 | 31-1598292 | ||
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) | ||
201 East Fourth Street Cincinnati, Ohio |
45202 | |||
(Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrants telephone number, including area code: (513) 723-7000
Form 8-K | Convergys Corporation |
Item 5. Other Events.
On March 24, 2004, Convergys Corporations (NYSE:CVG) wholly owned subsidiary, Convergys Customer Management Group Inc. (CMG), and a wholly owned subsidiary of CMG, Socrates Acquisition Corporation (Merger Subsidiary), entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger with DigitalThink, Inc. (NASDAQ:DTHK). The agreement provides for the acquisition of DigitalThink by CMG pursuant to a merger of the Merger Subsidiary with and into DigitalThink (the Merger) with DigitalThink surviving the merger as a wholly owned subsidiary of CMG. In the Merger, and subject to the terms and conditions of the Agreement and Plan of Merger, each issued and outstanding share of DigitalThink common stock will be converted into the right to receive $2.40 in cash. The completion of the Merger is subject to the approval of DigitalThinks stockholders, receipt of necessary approvals under the United States antitrust laws and other customary closing conditions.
The acquisition will be approximately $0.02 dilutive to Convergys 2004 earnings per share guidance and neutral to accretive thereafter.
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.
CONVERGYS CORPORATION | ||
By: |
/s/ William H. Hawkins II | |
William H. Hawkins II | ||
Senior Vice President, General Counsel | ||
and Secretary |
Date: March 25, 2004