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

Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): July 19, 2006

ALLIANCE DATA SYSTEMS CORPORATION

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

DELAWARE (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)		001-15749 (Commission File Number)		31-1429215 (IRS Employer Identification No.)

17655 WATERVIEW PARKWAY
DALLAS, TEXAS 75252
(Address and Zip Code of Principal Executive Offices)

(972) 348-5100
(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 July 19, 2006 Alliance Data Systems Corporation issued a press release regarding its results of operations for the quarter ended June 30, 2006. A copy of this press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1.

ITEM 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure

     On July 19, 2006 Alliance Data Systems Corporation issued a press release regarding its results of operations for the quarter ended June 30, 2006. A copy of this press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1.

ITEM 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d) Exhibits

EXHIBIT
NUMBER		DESCRIPTION
99.1		Press Release dated July 19, 2006 announcing the results of operations for the quarter ended June 30, 2006.

     Note: The information contained in this report (including Exhibit 99.1) 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.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

EXHIBIT INDEX

EXHIBIT
NUMBER		DESCRIPTION
99.1		Press Release dated July 19, 2006 announcing the results of operations for the quarter ended June 30, 2006.