ALPHARETTA, Ga., Sept. 2 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The staff of the
Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States ("CFIUS") has notified
ChoicePoint Inc. (NYSE: CPS) that it has concluded a review of the proposed
acquisition of ChoicePoint by Reed Elsevier Group plc ("Reed Elsevier"), based
in the United Kingdom, and has "determined there are no unresolved national
security concerns" with respect to the proposed transaction.
Reed Elsevier had announced its plans to acquire ChoicePoint in February
2008. In April 2008, ChoicePoint shareholders voted overwhelmingly to approve
the Agreement and Plan of Merger with Reed Elsevier, with more than 99.5
percent of all votes cast in favor of the transaction.
About ChoicePoint
ChoicePoint (NYSE: CPS) provides businesses, government agencies and non-
profit organizations with technology, software, information and marketing
services to help manage economic and physical risks as well as identify
business opportunities. Consumers have free access to the reports we create
at http://www.ChoiceTrust.com. Learn what we do to protect consumer privacy
by visiting http://www.PrivacyatChoicePoint.com and, for more information on
our company, go to http://www.ChoicePoint.com.
ChoicePoint and the ChoicePoint logo are registered trademarks of
ChoicePoint Asset Company LLC.
SOURCE ChoicePoint