CRAWFORD & COMPANY
 

 
 
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 10, 2007
CRAWFORD & COMPANY
 
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
GEORGIA
 
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
     
1-10356   58-0506554
     
(Commission File Number)   (IRS Employer Identification No.)
5620 Glenridge Drive, N.E., Atlanta, Georgia 30342
 
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
(404) 256-0830
 
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
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ITEM 2.02.    Results of Operations and Financial Condition
     On April 10, 2007, Crawford & Company (the “Company”) issued a press release containing information about a reaffirmation of the Company’s 2007 annual earnings projection. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.
     The presentation referred to in the press release and available on the Company’s website at www.crawfordandcompany.com contains non-GAAP financial measures. A reconciliation to the related GAAP measure also is included on the Company’s website. Operating earnings is the key financial performance measures used by the Company’s senior management to evaluate the performance of its business and make resource allocation decisions. The Company believes this measure is useful to investors in that it allows them to evaluate its performance using the same criteria that management uses.
ITEM 9.01.    Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Statements and Exhibits
         
(c)
  Exhibits    
 
        
 
  Exhibit No.   Description
 
       
 
        
 
  99.1   Press Release dated April 10, 2007

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SIGNATURES
     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
         
  CRAWFORD & COMPANY
(Registrant)
 		  
  By:   /s/ Allen W. Nelson    
    Allen W. Nelson   
    Executive Vice President — General Counsel   
 
Dated:April 10, 2007

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EXHIBIT INDEX
     
Number   Descriptions
 
    
99.1
  Press Release issued April 10, 2007

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