UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15 (d) of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
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Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): January 8, 2003
CONSECO, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Indiana 1-9250 35-1468632
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(State or other (Commission (I.R.S. Employer
jurisdiction of File Number) Identification No.)
organization)
11825 North Pennsylvania Street
Carmel, Indiana 46032
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(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
(317) 817-6100
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(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 December 18, 2002, the United States Bankruptcy Court for the
Northern District of Illinois (the "Bankruptcy Court") granted a motion and
entered an interim order on the docket (the "Interim NOL Order") to assist
Conseco, Inc. and certain of its subsidiaries (collectively, the "Debtors") in
preserving their net operating losses by prohibiting sales and other transfers
of equity securities of the Debtors by Substantial Equityholders (as defined in
the Interim NOL Order) without the consent of the Debtors. A copy of the Interim
NOL Order was filed on Conseco, Inc.'s Current Report on Form 8-K dated December
18, 2002.
On January 8, 2003, Conseco, Inc. filed with the Bankruptcy Court an
amended final order (the "Amended Final Order") that makes certain technical
amendments to the Interim NOL Order, and is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this
Report. The Amended Final Order will be considered at a hearing before the
Bankruptcy Court currently scheduled for January 14, 2003.
The Interim NOL Order, the Amended 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 NOL Order (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 10, 2003
By: /s/ John R. Kline
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John R. Kline
Senior Vice President and
Chief Accounting Officer