Edgar Filing: ACI WORLDWIDE, INC.

ACI WORLDWIDE, INC.

/s/ Dennis P. Byrnes

Dennis P. Byrnes

Executive Vice President, General Counsel

and Secretary

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): December 16, 2011

ACI WORLDWIDE, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware

0-25346

47-0772104

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

(Commission

File Number)

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

120 Broadway, Suite 3350

New York, New York 10271

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code: (646) 348-6700

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report) N/A

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Item 1.02. Termination of a Material Definitive Agreement.

In December 2007, ACI Worldwide, Inc. (“ACI”) and International Business Machines Corporation (“IBM”) entered into a master alliance agreement. The terms of the agreement are summarized in and the agreement is filed as an exhibit to ACI’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended June 30, 2009. The agreement related to the joint marketing and optimization of ACI’s electronic payments application software and IBM’s hardware and software platforms and services. The stated term of the agreement was five years, subject to extension for successive two-year terms. On December 16, 2011, the parties determined that the agreement would not be extended beyond its initial five-year term. As a result, the term of the agreement will expire on December 16, 2012. Nonetheless, ACI expects to continue its relationship with IBM after 2012 and the parties are engaged in discussions regarding the terms of their relationship after December 16, 2012. There can be no assurance as to the outcome of such discussions.

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: December 21, 2011