8-K

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 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): December 13, 2005

Cerner Corporation

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

Delaware

(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)

0-15386	43-1196944
(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

2800 Rockcreek Parkway, North Kansas City, Missouri	64117
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)	(Zip Code)

(816) 221-1024

(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

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):

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

	Item 8.01. Other Events.
	Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
SIGNATURES
EXHIBIT INDEX
Press Release

Item 8.01. Other Events.

On December 13, 2005, the Board of Directors of Cerner Corporation (the “Company”) approved a two-for-one split of its common stock in the form of a stock dividend, payable on or about January 9, 2006 to shareholders of record as of December 30, 2005. Upon completion of the split, the total number of shares of common stock outstanding will increase from approximately 38.4 million outstanding shares to approximately 76.8 million outstanding shares.

The Company issued a press release regarding the two-for-one stock split, which is annexed hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

c)	Exhibits
	99.1      Press Release of Cerner Corporation dated December 14, 2005

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, hereunto duly authorized.

	CERNER CORPORATION
Date: December 14, 2005	By:	/s/ Marc G. Naughton
		Marc G. Naughton, Senior Vice President
		and Chief Financial Officer

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit
Number	Description
99.1	Press Release of Cerner Corporation dated December 14, 2005

EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

MEDIA: Lindsey Henry Moss
(816) 201-4321 lindsey.henry@cerner.com

INVESTORS: Allan Kells
(816) 201-2445 akells@cerner.com

Cerner Corp. Announces 2-For-1 Stock Split

Board of directors approves decision at Dec. 13 meeting

KANSAS CITY, Mo.—Dec. 14, 2005—Cerner Corp. (NASDAQ: CERN) announced today that its board of directors approved a 2-for-1 stock split of the company’s common stock in the form of a 100 percent stock dividend at a regularly scheduled board meeting on Dec. 13, 2005. Each shareholder of record on Dec. 30, 2005 will receive one additional share of common stock for each share held on that date.

The distribution date for the new shares will be Jan. 9, 2006. Cerner had approximately 38.4 million shares of common stock issued and outstanding as of Dec. 1, 2005. The stock split will increase the common shares issued and outstanding to approximately 76.8 million.

Cerner Corp. is taking the paper chart out of healthcare, eliminating error, variance and waste in the care process. With more than 1,500 clients worldwide, Cerner is the leading supplier of healthcare information technology. The following are trademarks of Cerner: Cerner, Cerner’s logo. NASDAQ: CERN. www.cerner.com.

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