0001299933-12-000829.txt : 20120411 0001299933-12-000829.hdr.sgml : 20120411 20120411163418 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001299933-12-000829 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20120411 ITEM INFORMATION: Regulation FD Disclosure ITEM INFORMATION: Financial Statements and Exhibits FILED AS OF DATE: 20120411 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20120411 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: ARBITRON INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000109758 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: SERVICES-ENGINEERING, ACCOUNTING, RESEARCH, MANAGEMENT [8700] IRS NUMBER: 520278528 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-01969 FILM NUMBER: 12754563 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 9705 PATUXENT WOODS DRIVE CITY: COLUMBIA STATE: MD ZIP: 21046 BUSINESS PHONE: 410-312-8000 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 9705 PATUXENT WOODS DRIVE CITY: COLUMBIA STATE: MD ZIP: 21046 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: CERIDIAN CORP DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19920901 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: CONTROL DATA CORP /DE/ DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19920703 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: COMMERCIAL CREDIT CO DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19680910 8-K 1 htm_44705.htm LIVE FILING Arbitron 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):   April 11, 2012

Arbitron Inc.
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

     
Delaware 1-1969 52-0278528
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(State or other jurisdiction 		_____________
(Commission 		______________
(I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation) File Number) Identification No.)
      
9705 Patuxent Woods Drive, Columbia, Maryland   21046
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(Address of principal executive offices) 		  ___________
(Zip Code)
     
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:   410-312-8000

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

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

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Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.

On April 11, 2012, Arbitron Inc. (the "Company") announced Richard J. Surratt will be leaving the Company. He will remain Chief Financial Officer through May 11, 2012, and will remain an employee of the Company through June 8, 2012. Sean R. Creamer, the Company’s Chief Operating Officer, will serve as interim Chief Financial Officer effective May 11, 2012 until the Company appoints a new Chief Financial Officer

A copy of the press release announcing the departure of the Company’s Chief Financial Officer is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.





Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

Exhibit 99.1 Press Release of Arbitron Inc. dated April 11, 2012





The information in Item 7.01 of this Form 8-K and attached Exhibit shall not be deemed "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Exchange Act 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 or the Exchange Act, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.

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.

         
    Arbitron Inc.
          
April 11, 2012   By:   /s/ Timothy T. Smith
       
        Name: Timothy T. Smith
        Title: Executive Vice President, Business Development and Strategy, Chief Legal Officer, and Secretary

Exhibit Index


     
Exhibit No.   Description
 
99.1
  Press Release of Arbitron Inc. dated April 11, 2012
EX-99.1 2 exhibit1.htm EX-99.1 EX-99.1

Press
Information

Investor Contact: Thom Mocarsky
Arbitron Inc.
410-312-8239
thom.mocarsky@arbitron.com

Press Contact: Kim Myers
Arbitron Inc.
410-312-8500
kim.myers@arbitron.com

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Arbitron Inc. Announces the Departure of Richard J. Surratt, Chief Financial Officer,
Effective May 11, 2012
Sean Creamer, Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer
to assume responsibilities as interim Chief Financial Officer

COLUMBIA, MD; April 11, 2012 – Arbitron Inc. (NYSE: ARB) announced today that Richard J. Surratt will be leaving the company for personal reasons.

Mr. Surratt will continue as Chief Financial Officer through May 11, 2012 and will remain as an employee of the company through June 8, 2012.

Sean R. Creamer, in addition to his current responsibilities as executive vice president, Chief Operating Officer, will take on the role of interim Chief Financial Officer upon Mr. Surratt’s resignation.

Arbitron has engaged the firm of Crist|Kolder Associates to conduct the search for a new chief financial officer.

“I want to thank Richard for his contributions to Arbitron and wish him well,” said Bill Kerr, President and Chief Executive Officer, Arbitron Inc.

Sean Creamer was executive vice president, Chief Financial Officer of Arbitron from November 2005 through February 2011. He was named executive vice president, Chief Operating Officer in August 2011.

About Arbitron
Arbitron Inc. (NYSE: ARB) is an international media and marketing research firm serving the media–radio, television, cable and out-of-home; the mobile industry as well as advertising agencies and advertisers around the world. Arbitron’s businesses include: measuring network and local market radio audiences across the United States; surveying the retail, media and product patterns of U.S. consumers; providing mobile audience measurement and analytics in the United States, Europe, Asia and Australia, and developing application software used for analyzing media audience and marketing information data. The Company has developed the Portable People Meter ™ (PPMTM) and the PPM 360™, new technologies for media and marketing research.

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Portable People Meter™, PPM™ and PPM 360™ are marks of Arbitron Inc.

Statements in this release that are not strictly historical, including the statements regarding expectations for 2012 and any other statements regarding events or developments that we believe or anticipate will or may occur in the future, may be “forward-looking” statements. There are a number of important factors that could cause actual events to differ materially from those suggested or indicated by such forward-looking statements. These factors include, among other things, the current global economic recession and the upheaval in the credit markets and financial services industry, competition, our ability to develop and successfully market new products and technologies, our ability to successfully commercialize our Portable People Meter™ service, the growth rates and cyclicality of markets we serve, our ability to expand our business in new markets, our ability to successfully identify, consummate and integrate appropriate acquisitions, the impact of increased costs of data collection including a trend toward increasing incidence of cell phone-only households, litigation and other contingent liabilities including intellectual property matters, our compliance with applicable laws and regulations and changes in applicable laws and regulations, our ability to achieve projected efficiencies, cost reductions, sales growth and earnings, and international economic, political, legal and business factors. Additional information regarding the factors that may cause actual results to differ materially from these forward-looking statements is available in our SEC filings, including our 2011 Annual Report on Form 10-K. These forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this release and the Company does not assume any obligation to update any forward-looking statement