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

 

June 5, 2008
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)

 

CLAYTON HOLDINGS, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

2 Corporate Drive

Shelton, Connecticut 06484

(Address of Principal Executive Offices, including Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (203) 926-5600

 

Not Applicable

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

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

 

o	Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
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o	Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

 

Item 8.01. Other Events.

 

On June 5, 2008, Clayton Holdings, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing that the United States Department of Justice has granted termination of the waiting period under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Act for the proposed merger between the Company and an affiliate of a fund managed by Greenfield Partners, LLC.  A copy of this press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 hereto.

 

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(d) Exhibits.

 

99.1	Press Release, dated June 5, 2008.

 

Forward Looking Statements

 

Certain items in this report may constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of the “safe harbor” provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.  These statements are based on management’s current expectations and beliefs and are subject to a number of trends and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those described in the forward-looking statements.  The Company can give no assurance that expectations will be attained.  Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from the Company’s expectations include, but are not limited to, the ability to complete the merger in light of the various closing conditions, including those conditions related to regulatory approvals; the expected timing of the completion of the merger;  the impact of the announcement or the closing of the merger on the Company’s relationships with its employees, existing customers or potential future customers; adverse changes in the mortgage-backed securities market, the mortgage lending industry or the housing market; the level of competition for the Company’s services; the loss of one or more of the Company’s largest clients; the Company’s ability to maintain its professional reputation; management’s ability to execute the Company’s business strategy; and other risks detailed in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 14, 2008 and other reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.  Such forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this press release.  The Company expressly disclaims any obligation or undertaking to release publicly any updates or revisions to any forward-looking statements contained herein to reflect any change in the Company’s expectations with regard thereto or change in events, conditions, or circumstances on which any such statement is based.

 

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SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this Current Report on Form 8-K to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

 

 

	CLAYTON HOLDINGS, INC.
June 5, 2008	By:	/s/ Frederick C. Herbst
	Name:		Frederick C. Herbst
	Title:		Chief Financial Officer

 

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EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit Number		Description
99.1		Press Release, dated June 5, 2008.