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):
March 16, 2015

ALLIANCE DATA SYSTEMS CORPORATION
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)



DELAWARE
 
001-15749
 
31-1429215
(State or Other Jurisdiction
 
(Commission
 
(IRS Employer
of Incorporation)
 
File Number)
 
Identification No.)



7500 DALLAS PARKWAY, SUITE 700
PLANO, TEXAS 75024
(Address and Zip Code of Principal Executive Offices)

(214) 494-3000
(Registrant's Telephone Number, including Area Code)

NOT APPLICABLE
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)



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Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.

On March 16, 2015, Alliance Data Systems Corporation issued a press release providing an update on its Private Label segment. A copy of this press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.


Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

Exhibit No.
 
Document Description
     
99.1
 
Press release dated March 16, 2015 providing an update for the Private Label segment.

The information contained in this report (including Exhibit 99.1) shall not be deemed "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.


SIGNATURES

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.


 
Alliance Data Systems Corporation
       
Date: March 16, 2015
By:
 
/s/ Charles L. Horn
     
Charles L. Horn
     
Executive Vice President and
     
Chief Financial Officer


EXHIBIT INDEX


Exhibit No.
 
Document Description
     
99.1
 
Press release dated March 16, 2015 providing an update for the Private Label segment.

 
 



Exhibit 99.1

Contact:
UInvestors/Analysts
 
Tiffany Louder
 
Alliance Data
 
214-494-3048
 
Tiffany.Louder@AllianceData.com
   
 
UMedia
 
Shelley Whiddon
 
Alliance Data
 
214-494-3811
 
Shelley.Whiddon@AllianceData.com

ALLIANCE DATA PROVIDES PRIVATE LABEL
PERFORMANCE UPDATE FOR FEBRUARY 2015

Dallas, TX, March 16, 2015 – Alliance Data Systems Corporation (NYSE: ADS), a leading global provider of data-driven marketing and loyalty solutions, today provided an update on its Private Label segment.

In conjunction with the release of the Company's Master Trust Monthly Noteholder's Statement, the Company is releasing similar metrics for the overall total managed portfolio. The Master Trust data represents a subset of the Company's total managed portfolio, and the Company believes the information presented below provides a more complete view of the Private Label segment.

   
For the
month ended
   
For the
month ended
 
 
 
February 28, 2015
   
February 28, 2014
 
   
(dollars in thousands)
 
Average receivables
 
$
10,604,279
   
$
7,944,777
 
Year over year change in average receivables
   
33
%
   
15
%
Net charge-offs
 
$
38,607
   
$
30,569
 
Net charge-offs as a percentage of average receivables
   
4.4
%
   
4.6
%
Pro forma charge-offs as a percentage of average receivablesP(1)P
   
4.8
%
   
4.7
%

 
 
As of
   
As of
 
   
February 28, 2015
   
February 28, 2014
 
   
(dollars in thousands)
 
30 days + delinquencies - principal
 
$
424,251
   
$
323,134
 
Period ended receivables - principal
 
$
10,137,985
   
$
7,565,339
 
Delinquency rate
   
4.2
%
   
4.3
%
 
 
(1)  Included in the pro forma net charge-off rate are those losses associated with purchased credit card receivables. Under GAAP, losses associated with purchased credit card receivables are reflected in the fair value of the purchased credit card receivables and not reported as net charge-offs. The Company believes that it is meaningful to investors to see the net charge-off rate that includes losses on these acquired credit card receivables as it is more indicative of a normalized loss rate.
 



Alliance Data Systems Corporation
March 16, 2015
 
 
About Alliance Data

Alliance DataP®P (NYSE: ADS) and its combined businesses is a leading global provider of data-driven marketing and loyalty solutions serving large, consumer-based industries. The Company creates and deploys customized solutions, enhancing the critical customer marketing experience; the result is measurably changing consumer behavior while driving business growth and profitability for some of today's most recognizable brands. Alliance Data helps its clients create and increase customer loyalty through solutions that engage millions of customers each day across multiple touch points using traditional, digital, mobile and emerging technologies. An S&P 500 company headquartered in Dallas, Alliance Data and its three businesses employ approximately 15,000 associates at approximately 100 locations worldwide.

Alliance Data consists of three businesses: 1TUAlliance Data Retail ServicesU1T, a leading provider of marketing-driven credit solutions; 1TUEpsilonU1TP®P, a leading provider of multichannel, data-driven technologies and marketing services; and 1TULoyaltyOneU1TP®P, which owns and operates the 1TUAIR MILESU1TP®P Reward Program, Canada's premier coalition loyalty program. For more information about the company, visit our website, 1TUwww.alliancedata.comU1T, or follow us on Twitter via 1TU@AllianceDataU1T.
 
Alliance Data's Safe Harbor Statement/Forward Looking Statements

This release may contain forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Such statements may use words such as "anticipate," "believe," "continue, " "could," "estimate," "expect," "intend, " "may, " "predict," "project," "would," and similar expressions as they relate to us or our management. When we make forward-looking statements, we are basing them on our management's beliefs and assumptions, using information currently available to us. Although we believe that the expectations reflected in the forward-looking statements are reasonable, these forward-looking statements are subject to risks, uncertainties and assumptions, including those discussed in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

If one or more of these or other risks or uncertainties materialize, or if our underlying assumptions prove to be incorrect, actual results may vary materially from what we projected. Any forward-looking statements contained in this presentation reflect our current views with respect to future events and are subject to these and other risks, uncertainties and assumptions relating to our operations, results of operations, growth strategy and liquidity. We have no intention, and disclaim any obligation, to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future results or otherwise, except as required by law.

"Safe Harbor" Statement under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995: Statements in this presentation regarding Alliance Data Systems Corporation's business which are not historical facts are "forward-looking statements" that involve risks and uncertainties. For a discussion of such risks and uncertainties, which could cause actual results to differ from those contained in the forward-looking statements, see "Risk Factors" in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the most recently ended fiscal year. Risk factors may be updated in Item 1A in each of the Company's Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for each quarterly period subsequent to the Company's most recent Form 10-K.
 
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