8-K 1 cnc.txt 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): January 21, 2003 CONSECO, INC. (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) Indiana 1-9250 35-1468632 ---------------------- ---------------- -------------- (State or other (Commission (I.R.S. Employer jurisdiction of File Number) Identification No.) organization) 11825 North Pennsylvania Street Carmel, Indiana 46032 -------------------------------------- ---------- (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code) (317) 817-6100 ------------------------- (Registrant's telephone number, including area code) Not Applicable (Former name or former address, if changed since last report.) Item 5. Other Events and Regulation FD Disclosure. On January 21, 2003, the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Illinois (the "Bankruptcy Court") granted a motion and entered an amended final order on the docket (the "Final Order") to assist Conseco, Inc. and certain of its subsidiaries (the "Debtors") in preserving their net operating losses (i) by prohibiting, without the consent of the Debtors or the Bankruptcy Court, sales and other transfers of equity securities of Conseco, Inc. by Substantial Equityholders (as defined in the Final Order), (ii) by prohibiting, without the consent of the Debtors or the Bankruptcy Court, the acquisition of equity securities of Conseco, Inc. by Substantial Equityholders or by person who would become a Substantial Equityholder as a result of that acquisition, and (iii) by imposing certain notification requirements on persons who are or become Substantial Equityholders. The Final Order is substantially equivalent to the amended interim order filed as an exhibit to Conseco, Inc.'s Current Report on Form 8-K dated January 8, 2003. The Final Order and all related court filings can be accessed at "http://www.ilnb.uscourts.gov" or " http://www.bmccorp.net/conseco". Item 7. Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Information and Exhibits. (c) Exhibits 99.1 AMENDED FINAL ORDER UNDER 11 U.S.C. ss. 105(a), 362(a)(3) AND 541 (A) LIMITING CERTAIN TRANSFERS OF, AND TRADING IN, EQUITY INTERESTS AND (B) APPROVING RELATED NOTIFICATION PROCEDURES (including exhibits thereto). Signature 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 thereunto duly authorized. CONSECO, INC. January 22, 2003 By: /s/ John R. Kline ------------------------ John R. Kline Senior Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer