MoneyGram International, Inc. (Form: 8-K)  

 


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 25, 2010

MoneyGram International, Inc.
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

     
Delaware 1-31950 16-1690064
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(State or other jurisdiction
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(Commission
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(I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation) File Number) Identification No.)
      
1550 Utica Avenue South, Suite 100, Minneapolis, Minnesota   55416
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(Address of principal executive offices)
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(Zip Code)
     
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:   952-591-3000

Not Applicable
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Former name or former address, if changed since last report

 

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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

(b) On February 25, 2010, MoneyGram International, Inc. (the "Corporation") announced that its independent directors, Jess T. Hay, Othón Ruiz Montemayor and Albert M. Teplin, have determined not to seek re-election as directors at the Corporation's annual stockholders meeting in 2010.





Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.

On February 25, 2010, the Corporation issued a press release announcing that it had entered into memoranda of understanding to settle federal securities class and stockholder derivative actions pending against it in the United States District Court for the District of Minnesota. The press release is furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.1.






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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.

         
    MoneyGram International, Inc.
          
February 25, 2010   By:   /s/ Timothy C. Everett
       
        Name: Timothy C. Everett
        Title: Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary


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Exhibit Index


     
Exhibit No.   Description

 
99.1
  Press Release dated February 25, 2010