Crawford & Company
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(Name of Issuer)
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Class B Common Stock, $1.00 Par Value
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(Title of Class of Securities)
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224633107
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(CUSIP Number)
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Liverpool II, LLC
(successor to Liverpool, LLC,
f/k/a Crawford Management Company, LLC)
c/o Mr. Dameron Black, III, SunTrust Banks, Inc.
25 Park Place NE
2nd Floor Tower
Atlanta, GA 30303
(404) 588-7927
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(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications)
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December 24, 2012
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(Date of Event Which Requires Filing of This Statement)
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CUSIP No. 224633107
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Page 2 of 13
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(1)
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Name of Reporting Person
Liverpool II, LLC
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(2)
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Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group
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(a) ¨
(b) þ
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(3)
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SEC Use Only
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(4)
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Source of Funds
OO
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(5)
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Check if Disclosure of Legal Proceedings is Required Pursuant to Items 2(d) or 2(e)
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¨
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(6)
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Citizenship or Place of Organization
State of Georgia
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Number of shares beneficially owned by reporting person with:
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(7) Sole Voting Power
10,466,931
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(8) Shared Voting Power
0
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(9) Sole Dispositive Power
10,466,931
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(10) Shared Dispositive Power
0
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(11)
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Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Reporting Person
10,466,931
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(12)
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Check Box if the Aggregate Amount in Row (11) Excludes Certain Shares
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¨
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(13)
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Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (11)
42.39%*
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(14)
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Type of Reporting Person
OO
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*
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Assumes a total of 24,690,172 shares of Class B Common Stock outstanding.
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CUSIP No. 224633107
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Page 3 of 13
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(1)
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Name of Reporting Person
Crawford Partners, L.P.
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(2)
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Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group
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(a) ¨
(b) þ
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(3)
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SEC Use Only
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(4)
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Source of Funds
OO
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(5)
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Check if Disclosure of Legal Proceedings is Required Pursuant to Items 2(d) or 2(e)
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¨
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(6)
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Citizenship or Place of Organization
State of Georgia
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Number of shares beneficially owned by reporting person with:
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(7) Sole Voting Power
10,466,931
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(8) Shared Voting Power
0
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(9) Sole Dispositive Power
10,466,931
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(10) Shared Dispositive Power
0
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(11)
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Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Reporting Person
10,466,931
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(12)
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Check Box if the Aggregate Amount in Row (11) Excludes Certain Shares
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¨
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(13)
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Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (11)
42.39%*
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(14)
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Type of Reporting Person
PN
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*
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Assumes a total of 24,690,172 shares of Class B Common Stock outstanding.
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CUSIP No. 224633107
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Page 4 of 13
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(1)
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Name of Reporting Person
Jesse C. Crawford
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(2)
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Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group
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(a) ¨
(b) þ
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(3)
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SEC Use Only
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(4)
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Source of Funds
OO
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(5)
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Check Box if Disclosure of Legal Proceedings is Required Pursuant to Items 2(d) or 2(e)
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¨
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(6)
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Citizenship or Place of Organization
United States
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Number of shares beneficially owned by reporting person with:
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(7) Sole Voting Power
12,451,969
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(8) Shared Voting Power
384,912
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(9) Sole Dispositive Power
12,402,731
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(10) Shared Dispositive Power
434,150
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(11)
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Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Reporting Person
12,836,881
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(12)
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Check Box if the Aggregate Amount in Row (11) Excludes Certain Shares
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o
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(13)
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Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (11)
51.99%*
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(14)
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Type of Reporting Person
IN
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*
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Assumes a total of 24,690,172 shares of Class B Common Stock outstanding.
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CUSIP No. 224633107
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Page 5 of 13
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EXPLANATORY NOTE
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Liverpool II, LLC is organized in the State of Georgia. Its principal business is serving as general partner of Crawford Partners, L.P. Its principal office is located at 25 Park Place NE, Second Floor Tower, Atlanta, Georgia 30303.
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Crawford Partners, L.P. is organized in the State of Georgia. Its principal business is investment in the Voting Shares for purposes of consolidating the Reporting Persons’ ownership of the Voting Shares of Crawford & Company. Its principal office is located at 25 Park Place NE, Second Floor Tower, Atlanta, Georgia 30303.
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Mr. Crawford is a citizen of the United States. His principal occupation is serving as President and Chief Executive Officer of Crawford Media Services, Inc., a provider of post production services. The address of Crawford Media Services, Inc. is 6 West Druid Hills Drive, N.E., Atlanta, Georgia 30329.
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(a)
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As of the date of this Statement on Schedule 13D, Crawford Partners, L.P. held 10,466,931 Voting Shares, which were acquired as follows:
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CUSIP No. 224633107
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Page 6 of 13
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On December 2, 1996, effective November 20, 1996, 9,093,522 Voting Shares were initially contributed to Crawford Partners, L.P. and 48,000 Voting Shares were initially contributed to Crawford Management Company. In exchange, Mr. Crawford and various family trusts affiliated with Mr. Crawford received limited and general partnership interests in Crawford Partners, L.P. and membership interests in Crawford Management Company, LLC (subsequently renamed Liverpool, LLC and merged into Liverpool II, LLC).
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On March 25, 1997, Crawford & Company effected a three-for-two stock split, increasing the holdings of Crawford Partners, L.P. to 13,640,283 Voting Shares.
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On February 13, 1999, Crawford Partners, L.P. distributed 11,225,647 Voting Shares to its partners, including Liverpool (formerly Crawford Management Company) and Jesse C. Crawford. Liverpool distributed the shares it received to Mr. Crawford and the other member. Following these transactions, Crawford Partners L.P. (and through Crawford Partners, Liverpool) beneficially owned 2,414,636 Voting Shares.
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On June 2, 2005, the Estate of Virginia C. Crawford transferred 8,052,295 Voting Shares to Crawford Partners, in exchange for 8,192,091 shares of Class A common stock in Crawford & Company ("Nonvoting Shares").
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(b)
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As of the date of this Statement on Schedule 13D, Mr. Crawford beneficially owned a total of 12,836,881 Voting Shares, which were acquired as follows:
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10,466,931 of the Voting Shares beneficially owned by Mr. Crawford are held by Crawford Partners, L.P., which acquired the shares as described in paragraph (a) above. Certain of the Voting Shares currently held by Crawford Partners, L.P. were previously beneficially owned by Mr. Crawford in his capacity as co-executor of the Estate of Virginia C. Crawford, prior to their transfer to Crawford Partners, L.P. by the estate. The Estate of Virginia C. Crawford acquired 8,437,207 Voting Shares upon the death of Mrs. Crawford. On June 11, 2001, 384,912 of these Voting Shares were transferred to the Crawford Family Trust, of which Mr. Crawford is Co-Trustee. On June 2, 2005, the remaining 8,052,295 Voting Shares were transferred to Crawford Partners as described in paragraph (a) above.
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384,912 of the Voting Shares beneficially owned by Mr. Crawford are held by the Crawford Family Trust, of which Mr. Crawford is Co-Trustee. These shares were transferred to the trust on June 11, 2001 from the Estate of Mrs. Crawford in a transaction designed to provide the estate with funds with which to pay certain estate taxes.
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1,935,800 of the Voting Shares beneficially owned by Mr. Crawford are held directly by Mr. Crawford. 1,882,100 of these shares were acquired in distributions from Crawford Partners and Liverpool which took place on February 13, 1999 and are more particularly described in paragraph (a) above. Additionally, 42,952 of these shares were acquired in open market purchases between August 24, 2010, and September 15, 2010, and 1,000 of these shares were acquired in an open market purchase on August 22, 2011.
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CUSIP No. 224633107
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Page 7 of 13
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49,238 of the Voting Shares beneficially owned by Mr. Crawford are held in a certain trust dated 12/27/89 (the “Gallo Trust”), under which Mr. Crawford has the power to veto dispositions of the shares and to vote the shares. These shares were transferred to the Gallo Trust in the distributions from Crawford Partners and Liverpool which took place on February 13, 1999 and are more particularly described in paragraph (a) above.
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CUSIP No. 224633107
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Page 8 of 13
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Liverpool II, LLC
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10,466,931 (42.39%)
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Crawford Partners, L.P.
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10,466,931 (42.39%)
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Jesse C. Crawford
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12,836,881 (51.99%)
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Gallo Trust*
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49,238 (.2%)
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Crawford Family Trust*
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384,912 (1.6%)
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Trust U/A James H. Crawford dated 10/14/60
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941,853 (3.8%)
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CUSIP No. 224633107
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Page 9 of 13
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Mr. Crawford has the sole power to vote 12,451,969 Voting Shares, including:
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Mr. Crawford has sole power to dispose of 12,402,731 Voting Shares, including:
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Mr. Crawford shares power to vote 384,912 Voting Shares held by the Crawford Family Trust with SunTrust Banks, Inc., with whom he serves as Co-Trustee.
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Mr. Crawford shares power with SunTrust Banks, Inc., as Trustee, to dispose of 434,150 Voting Shares, consisting of:
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384,912 Voting Shares held by the Crawford Family Trust; and
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49,238 Voting Shares held by the Gallo Trust.
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Crawford Partners, L.P. has the sole power to vote and dispose of the 10,466,931 Voting Shares held by it. This power is exercised through its general partner, Liverpool II. Mr. Crawford holds 100% of the membership units in Liverpool II and is its Chief Executive Officer.
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Liverpool II, LLC holds sole power to vote and dispose of the 10,466,931 Voting Shares held by Crawford Partners, L.P. Mr. Crawford holds 100% of the membership units in Liverpool II and is its Chief Executive Officer.
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SunTrust Banks, Inc. is a Georgia corporation. Its principal place of business is located at 303 Peachtree Street, Suite 1500, Atlanta, Georgia 30308.
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Based upon the most recent statement on Schedule 13G filed by SunTrust Banks, Inc. with respect to securities of Crawford & Company, SunTrust Banks, Inc. had sole power to vote 1,121,788 Voting Shares, sole power to dispose of 1,171,026 and shared power to dispose of 384,912 Voting Shares as of December 31, 2011.
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CUSIP No. 224633107
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Page 10 of 13
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To the knowledge of the Reporting Persons, based upon the most recent statement on Schedule 13D filed by SunTrust Banks, Inc., SunTrust Banks has not, in the last five years, been (i) convicted in a criminal proceeding (excluding traffic violations or other similar misdemeanors) or (ii) a party to any judicial or administrative proceeding (except for matters that were dismissed without sanction or settlement) that resulted in a judgment, decree or final order enjoining the person from future violations of, or prohibiting activities subject to, federal or state securities laws or finding any violation of such laws.
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o
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53,691 Nonvoting Shares held in the Gallo Trust;
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o
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379,921 Nonvoting Shares held by Crawford Partners;
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1,602,876 Nonvoting Shares held in the trust U/A James H. Crawford dated 10/14/60;
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3,892,091 Nonvoting Shares held in the Estate of Virginia C. Crawford;
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4,000,000 held by Rex Holdings, LLC; and
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2,245,690 Nonvoting Shares held in three Grantor Retained Annuity Trusts and one irrevocable trust over which his spouse has sole dispositive power.
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CUSIP No. 224633107
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Page 11 of 13
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Exhibit Number
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Description
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A
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Restated Partnership Agreement of Crawford Partners, L.P. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit A to Amendment No. 5 of this Schedule 13D filed on August 27, 2010).
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B
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Crawford & Company 1997 Non-Employee Director Stock Option Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to the Annual Report of Crawford & Co. on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2005).
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C
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Crawford & Company 2007 Non-Employee Director Stock Option Plan (incorporated by reference to Appendix A of the Proxy Statement for the Annual Meeting of Shareholders of Crawford & Company held on May 3, 2007).
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D
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Crawford & Company Non-Employee Director Stock Plan (incorporated by reference to Appendix C of the Registrant’s Proxy Statement for the Annual Meeting of Shareholders held on May 5, 2009).
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E
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Joint Filing Agreement
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CUSIP No. 224633107
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Page 12 of 13
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Date: December 27, 2012
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/s/ Jesse C. Crawford | |
JESSE C. CRAWFORD | ||
LIVERPOOL II, LLC | |||
Date: December 27, 2012
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By:
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/s/ Jesse C. Crawford | |
Name: | Jesse C. Crawford | ||
Title: | Chief Executive Officer | ||
CRAWFORD PARTNERS, L.P. | |||
Date: December 27, 2012
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By:
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/s/ Jesse C. Crawford | |
Name: | Liverpool II, LLC | ||
Title: | General Partner | ||
By: | Jesse C. Crawford, Chief Executive Officer |
CUSIP No. 224633107
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Page 13 of 13
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Exhibit Number
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Description
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A
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Restated Partnership Agreement of Crawford Partners, L.P. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit A to Amendment No. 5 of this Schedule 13D filed on August 27, 2010).
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B
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Crawford & Company 1997 Non-Employee Director Stock Option Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to the Annual Report of Crawford & Co. on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2005).
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C
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Crawford & Company 2007 Non-Employee Director Stock Option Plan (incorporated by reference to Appendix A of the Proxy Statement for the Annual Meeting of Shareholders of Crawford & Company held on May 3, 2007).
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D
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Crawford & Company Non-Employee Director Stock Plan (incorporated by reference to Appendix C of the Registrant’s Proxy Statement for the Annual Meeting of Shareholders held on May 5, 2009).
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E
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Joint Filing Agreement
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Date: December 27, 2012
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/s/ Jesse C. Crawford | |
JESSE C. CRAWFORD | ||
LIVERPOOL II, LLC | |||
Date: December 27, 2012
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By:
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/s/ Jesse C. Crawford | |
Name: | Jesse C. Crawford | ||
Title: | Chief Executive Officer | ||
CRAWFORD PARTNERS, L.P. | |||
Date: December 27, 2012
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By:
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/s/ Jesse C. Crawford | |
Name: | Liverpool II, LLC | ||
Title: | General Partner | ||
By: | Jesse C. Crawford, Chief Executive Officer |