FORM 144 - ACXIOM / BLOOM
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
FORM 144
NOTICE OF PROPOSED SALE OF SECURITIES
PURSUANT TO RULE 144 UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
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1. (a) NAME OF ISSUER (Please type or print)
Acxiom Corporation
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(b) IRS IDENT. NO.
71-0581897
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(c) S.E.C. FILE NO.
0-13163
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(d) ADDRESS OF ISSUER STREET CITY STATE ZIP CODE
1 Information Way, Little Rock, AR 72202
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(e) TELEPHONE AREA CODE NUMBER
501 342-1000
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2. (a) NAME OF PERSON FOR WHOSE ACCOUNT THE SECURITIES ARE TO BE SOLD
Robert S. Bloom
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(b) IRS IDENT. NO.
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(c) RELATIONSHIP TO ISSUER
Treasurer/Financial Relations Leader
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(d) ADDRESS STREET CITY STATE ZIP CODE
30 Fontenay Circle, Little Rock, AR 72211
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INSTRUCTION: The person filing this notice should contact the issuer to obtain
the I.R.S. identification Number and the S.E.C. File Number.
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(b) Name and address SEC (c) Number of (e) Number (f) Approximate (g) Name
of Each Broker USE Shares or (d) Aggregate of Shares Date of of
Through whom the ONLY Other Units Market or Other Sale Each
3(a)Title of the Securities Are To ------- To Be Sold Value Units (See instr. Secur-
Class of Be Offered or Broker- Out- 3(f)) ities
Securities Each Market Maker Dealer (See instr. (See instr. standing (MO. DAY YR.) Exchange
to be who is Acquiring File 3(c)) 3(d)) (See instr. (See instr.
Sold the Securities Number 3(e)) 3(g))
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COMMON STOCK, Merrill Lynch 6,308 94,904 89,065,593 02/03/03 NASDAQ
$.10 par value 2200 N. Rodney Parham #300
Little Rock, AR 72212
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INSTRUCTIONS
1. (a) Name of issuer
(b) Issuer's I.R.S. Identification Number
(c) Issuer's S.E.C. file number, if any
(d) Issuer's address, including zip code
(e) Issuer's telephone number, including area code
2. (a) Name of person for whose account the securities are to be sold
(b) Such person's I.R.S. identification number, if such person is an
entity
(c) Such person's relationship to the issuer (e.g., officer, director,
10% stockholder, or member of immediate family of any of
the foregoing)
(d) Such person's address, including zip code
3. (a) Title of the class of securities to be sold
(b) Name and Address of each broker through whom the securities are
intended to be sold
(c) Number of shares or other units to be sold (if debt securities,
give the aggregate face amount)
(d) Aggregate market value of the securities to be sold as of a
specified date within 10 days prior to the filing of this
notice
(e) Number of shares or other units of the class outstanding, or if
debt securities the face amount thereof outstanding, as shown by
the most recent report or statement published by the issuer
(f) Approximate date on which the securities are to be sold
(g) Name of each securities exchange, if any, on which the securities
are intended to be sold
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FORM 144 (continued)
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Table I -- SECURITIES TO BE SOLD
Furnish the following
information with respect to the acquisition of the securities to be sold and
with respect to the payment of all or any part of the purchase price or other
consideration therefore:
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Name of Person
Title of Nature of from Whom Acquired
the Class Date you Acquisition (if gift, also give Amount of Securities Date of Nature of
Acquired Transaction date donor acquired) Acquired Payment Payment
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Common Stock, 2/3/03 Option Exercise Acxiom Corporation 10,000 2/3/03 Cash
$.10 par value
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INSTRUCTIONS
1. If the securities were purchased and full payment therefore was not made in
cash at the time of purchase, explain in the table or in a note thereto the
nature of the consideration given. If the consideration consisted of any
note or other obligation, or if payment was made in installments describe
the arrangement and state when the note or other obligation was discharged
in full or the last installment paid.
2. If within two years after the acquisition of the securities the person for
whose account they are to be sold had any short positions, put or other
option to dispose of securities referred to in paragraph (d)(3) of Rule
144, furnish full information with respect thereto
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TABLE II - SECURITIES SOLD
DURING THE PAST 3 MONTHS Furnish the following information as to all securities
of the issuer sold during the past 3 months by the person for whose account the
securities are to be sold.
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Name and Address of Seller Title of Securities Sold Date of Sale Amount of Securities Sold Gross Proceeds
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None
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REMARKS:
INSTRUCTIONS:
See the definition of
“person” in paragraph (a) of Rule 144. Information is to be given not
only as to the person for whose account the securities are to be sold but also
as to all other persons included in that definition. In addition, information
shall be given as to sales by all persons whose sales are required by paragraph
(e) of Rule 144 to be aggregated with sales for the account of the person filing
this notice.
ATTENTION:
The person for whose
account the securities to which this notice relates are to be sold hereby
represents by signing this notice that he does not know any material adverse
information in regard to the current and prospective operations of the Issuer of
the securities to be sold which has not been publicly disclosed.
/s/ Catherine L. Hughes
Attorney-in-Fact for Robert S. Bloom 02/03/03
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(SIGNATURE) DATE OF NOTICE
The notice shall be signed
by the person for whose account the securities are to be sold. At least one copy
of the notice shall be manually signed. Any copies not manually signed shall
bear typed or printed signatures
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ATTENTION: INTENTIONAL MISSTATEMENTS OR OMISSION OF FACTS CONSTITUTE FEDERAL
CRIMINAL VIOLATIONS (SEE 18 U.S.C. 1001)
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