ADS Alliance Data Systems

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 27, 2022

3095 LOYALTY CIRCLE

COLUMBUS, Ohio 43219

(Address and Zip Code of Principal Executive Offices)

(614) 729-4000

(Registrant’s Telephone Number, including Area Code)

NOT APPLICABLE

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

On January 27, 2022, Alliance Data Systems Corporation (the "Company") issued a press release regarding its results of operations for the fourth quarter and fiscal year ended December 31, 2021.  A copy of this press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1.

Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.

On January 27, 2022, the Company issued a press release regarding its results of operations for the fourth quarter and fiscal year ended December 31, 2021.  A copy of this press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1.

Attached as Exhibit 99.2 is a presentation to be given to investors and others by senior officers of the Company.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

Exhibit No.		Document Description
99.1		Press Release dated January 27, 2022 announcing the results of operations for the fourth quarter and fiscal year ended December 31, 2021.
99.2		Investor Presentation Materials.
104		Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document).

Note: The information contained in this report (including Exhibits 99.1 and 99.2) shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.