8-K 1 oct8k.txt FORM 8-K 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): OCTOBER 17, 2003 AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING, INC. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) DELAWARE 1-5397 22-1467904 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ (State or (Commission (IRS other File Employer jurisdiction Number) Identification of No.) incorporation) ONE ADP BOULEVARD, ROSELAND, NEW JERSEY 07068 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ (Address of principal (Zip executive offices) Code) Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (973) 974-5000 -------------------------- N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ (Former name or former address, if changed since last report) ITEM 12. RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION. On October 17, 2003, the Registrant issued a press release announcing the Registrant's financial results for the first fiscal quarter ended September 30, 2003. A copy of the Registrant's press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99 and is hereby incorporated by reference. The information in this Form 8-K, including the accompanying exhibit, is being furnished under Item 12 and shall not be deemed to be "filed" for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Exchange Act"), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of such section, nor shall such information be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing. SIGNATURE 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. Date: October 17, 2003 AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING, INC. By: /s/ Karen E. Dykstra ------------------------------ Name: Karen E. Dykstra Title: Chief Financial Officer EXHIBIT INDEX ------------- EXHIBIT NUMBER DESCRIPTION -------------- ----------------------------------------------- 99 Press Release dated October 17, 2003, issued by Automatic Data Processing, Inc.