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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~~ ofPURSUANT ~~Report~~TO ~~(Date~~SECTION of13 ~~earliest~~OR ~~event reported~~15(d): OF ~~December~~THE SECURITIES ~~12,~~EXCHANGE ~~2003~~ ACT OF 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): April 13, 2004

INFORMATION RESOURCES, INC. LITIGATION
CONTINGENT PAYMENT RIGHTS TRUST
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

Delaware	333-108592	20-0271216
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

Delaware
(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation)

333-108592
(Commission
File Number)

20-0271216
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)

Information Resources, Inc. Litigation
Contingent Payment Rights Trust
c/o Information Resources, Inc.
150 North Clinton Street
Chicago, Illinois 60661
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

Registrant’'s telephone number, including area code: (312) 726-1221

Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

ITEM 5. OTHER EVENTS.

On ~~December~~ 12April 13, ~~2003~~2004, Information Resources, Inc. Litigation Contingent Payment Rights Trust (the “"Trust”") ~~entered~~issued ~~into~~a ~~Amendment~~press Norelease announcing that a U.S. 1District toCourt ~~the~~judge ~~Contingent~~has ~~Value~~set ~~Rights~~a ~~Agreement with~~new trial date of April 18, 2005 in Information Resources, Inc.,'s ~~Gingko~~antitrust ~~Corporation,~~lawsuit ~~Gingko~~against ~~Acquisition~~The Dun & Bradstreet Corp., A.C. Nielsen Co. and ~~the~~IMS ~~rights~~International, Inc. ~~agents~~The ~~named~~Trust's ~~therein~~press release also announced that Michael S. ADuffey, ~~copy~~Chief Financial Officer of ~~Amendment~~Information NoResources, Inc., 1has been tonamed ~~the~~as ~~Contingent Value~~a Parent Rights ~~Agreement~~Agent. A copy of the press release is included as Exhibit 99.1 hereto and is incorporated herein by reference.

On January 16, 2004, the Trust issued a press release announcing recent developments in Information Resources, Inc.’s antitrust lawsuit against The Dun & Bradstreet Corp., A.C. Nielsen Co. and IMS International, Inc. (the “Lawsuit”). The Trust’s press release also announced that the Rights Agents responsible for directing and supervising all matters involving the Lawsuit selected Travis Rhodes of Abrams Capital to join them as an independent fifth Rights Agent. A copy of the press release is included as Exhibit 99.2 hereto and is incorporated herein by reference.

ITEM 7. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, PRO FORMA FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, AND EXHIBITS.

99.1		Amendment No. 1 to Contingent Value Rights Agreement, dated as of December 12, 2003, by and among Information Resources, Inc., Gingko Corporation, Gingko Acquisition Corp., Joseph P. Durrett, as CVR Rights Agent, Eileen Kamerick, as CVR Rights Agent, William Chisholm, as Parent Rights Agent, Bryan Taylor, as Parent Rights Agent and Information Resources, Inc. Litigation Contingent Payment Rights Trust.
99.2		Press Release of Information Resources, Inc. Litigation Contingent Payment Rights Trust dated January 16, 2004.

99.1 Press Release of Information Resources, Inc. Litigation Contingent Payment Rights Trust dated April 13, 2004.

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SIGNATURES

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

INFORMATION RESOURCES, INC. LITIGATION CONTINGENT PAYMENT RIGHTS TRUST

	INFORMATION RESOURCES, INC. LITIGATION CONTINGENT PAYMENT RIGHTS TRUST
	By:	/s/ MONICA M. WEED Name: Monica M. Weed Title: Litigation Trustee
April 13, 2004

By: /s/ Joseph P. Durrett

Name: Joseph P. Durrett Title: Litigation Trustee

January 20, 2004

INDEX TO EXHIBITS

EXHIBIT NUMBER		DESCRIPTION
99.1		Amendment No. 1 to Contingent Value Rights Agreement, dated as of December 12, 2003, by and among Information Resources, Inc., Gingko Corporation, Gingko Acquisition Corp., Joseph P. Durrett, as CVR Rights Agent, Eileen Kamerick, as CVR Rights Agent, William Chisholm, as Parent Rights Agent, Bryan Taylor, as Parent Rights Agent and Information Resources, Inc. Litigation Contingent Payment Rights Trust.
99.2		Press Release of Information Resources, Inc. Litigation Contingent Payment Rights Trust dated January 16, 2004.
99.1		Press Release of Information Resources, Inc. Litigation Contingent Payment Rights Trust dated April 13, 2004.

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