-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, QeH9XlXcUPyXpjO6ozirKCcouJkPZQKETuT/D9TCEusHzDuqFiVwzeJuVYOz7bGJ 0fvHoKCQauyUaXuHtMcr0w== 0000950129-05-002562.txt : 20050317 0000950129-05-002562.hdr.sgml : 20050317 20050317153835 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000950129-05-002562 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20050311 ITEM INFORMATION: Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers FILED AS OF DATE: 20050317 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20050317 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: COUNTRYWIDE FINANCIAL CORP CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000025191 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: MORTGAGE BANKERS & LOAN CORRESPONDENTS [6162] IRS NUMBER: 132641992 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-12331-01 FILM NUMBER: 05688777 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 4500 PARK GRANADA BLVD CITY: CALABASAS STATE: CA ZIP: 91302 BUSINESS PHONE: 8182253000 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 4500 PARK GRANADA BLVD CITY: CALABASAS STATE: CA ZIP: 91302 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: COUNTRYWIDE CREDIT INDUSTRIES INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19920703 8-K 1 v06973e8vk.htm COUNTRYWIDE FINANCIAL CORPORATION - DATED 3/11/2005 e8vk
 

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): March 11, 2005

COUNTRYWIDE FINANCIAL CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
         
Delaware   1-8422   13-2641992
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation) 		  (Commission
File Number) 		  (IRS Employer
Identification No.)

4500 Park Granada, Calabasas, California 91302
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (818) 225-3000

N/A
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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Item 5.02  Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers

     On March 11, 2005, Countrywide Financial Corporation (the “Company”) elected Kathleen Brown to its Board of Directors. Ms. Brown has been appointed to the Finance and Credit Committee and the Community Affairs and Responsible Lending Committee of the Company’s Board of Directors.

     Ms. Brown currently serves as Senior Advisor, with responsibility for Public Finance, Western Region, for Goldman, Sachs & Co. Goldman, Sachs & Co., together with its affiliates and subsidiaries (“Goldman”), provides a significant amount of financing and provides advisory and other services to the Company and its subsidiaries under various arrangements. Goldman also provides investment services to certain of the Company’s executives. In connection with many of these arrangements, the Company and its subsidiaries pay Goldman fees. The Company expects these arrangements to continue and to enter into similar arrangements with Goldman in the future. Ms. Brown does not provide any services to the Company, its subsidiaries or its executives.

 

 

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.
         
Date: March 16, 2005  COUNTRYWIDE FINANCIAL CORPORATION
 		  
  By:   /s/ Stanford L. Kurland    
  Name:   Stanford L. Kurland   
  Title:   President and Chief Operating Officer   
 

 

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