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): February 23, 2010
Euronet Worldwide, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
001-31648 (Commission File Number) |
74-2806888 (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
4601 College Boulevard, Suite 300
Leawood, Kansas 66211
(Address of principal executive office)(Zip Code)
(913) 327-4200
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Item 5.05 Amendment to the Registrant’s Code of Ethics, or Waiver of a Provision of the Code of Ethics.
On February 23, 2010, the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors of Euronet Worldwide, Inc. (“Euronet”) amended and updated Euronet’s Code of Business Conduct & Ethics for Directors, Officers and Employees (“Code of Conduct”). The amendments include the addition or amendment of provisions addressing: the proper recording of certain payments and gifts to third parties in Section 12, required reporting of anticipated violations of the Code of Conduct in Section 14, responding to governmental or internal investigations in Section 15, waivers of the Code of Conduct in Section 16, enforcement of the Code of Conduct in Section 17 and a number of additional non-substantive changes.
The Code of Conduct, as amended by the Audit Committee, is available on Euronet’s website at http://www.ir.euronetworldwide.com/documents.cfm under the Corporate Governance menu.
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Regulation FD Disclosure. |
On February 24, 2010, the Board of Directors of Euronet approved amendments to Euronet’s Corporate Governance Guidelines, Nominating & Corporate Governance Committee Charter and Compensation Committee Charter (collectively, the “Governance Documents”).
The Governance Documents, as amended by the Board of Directors, are available on Euronet’s website at http://www.ir.euronetworldwide.com/documents.cfm under the Corporate Governance menu.
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.
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EURONET WORLDWIDE, INC. | |
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/s/ Jeffrey B. Newman |
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Jeffrey B. Newman |
Date: March 1, 2010