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

April 29, 2004

Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported)

BUSINESS OBJECTS S.A.

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

Republic of France	0-24720	98-0355777
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)

157-159 Rue Anatole France, 92300 Levallois-Perret,
France

(Address of principal executive offices)

(408) 953-6000

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

TABLE OF CONTENTS

	Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
	Item 12. Results of Operations and Financial Condition.
SIGNATURE
EXHIBIT INDEX
EXHIBIT 99.1

Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

Exhibit Number	Description
99.1	Press release dated April 29, 2004

Item 12. Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

     The information provided in this Form 8-K and the Exhibit attached hereto is furnished and shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liability of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.

     On April 29, 2004, Business Objects S.A. issued a press release announcing its financial results for the quarter ended March 31, 2004. A copy of this press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Form 8-K.

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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: April 29, 2004

BUSINESS OBJECTS S.A.
By:	/s/ James R. Tolonen
	James R. Tolonen
	Chief Financial Officer and Senior Group Vice President

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EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit Number	Description
99.1	Press release dated April 29, 2004

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