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 21, 2004
(OCTOBER 20, 2004)
DST SYSTEMS, INC.
(Exact Name of registrant as specified in its charter)
DELAWARE
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
1-14036 43-1581814
(Commission File Number) (IRS Employer Identification No.)
333 WEST 11TH STREET, KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI 64105
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
(816) 435-1000
(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
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ITEM 2.02 RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION
See attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Form 8-K a News Release dated October
20, 2004 ("Earnings Press Release") concerning the announcement of financial
results for the quarter ended September 30, 2004. The Earnings Press Release
refers to the agreement of DST Systems, Inc. ("DST") to sell EquiServe, Inc.
Such agreement is also the subject of a separate news release and a separate
Form 8-K.
The information in this Item 2.02, and Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report
on Form 8-K, shall not be deemed "filed" for the purposes of or otherwise
subject to the liabilities under Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"). Unless expressly incorporated into a
filing of DST under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities
Act"), or the Exchange Act made after the date hereof, the information contained
in this Item 2.02 and Exhibit 99.1 hereto shall not be incorporated by reference
into any filing of DST, whether made before or after the date hereof, regardless
of any general incorporation language in such filing.
ITEM 7.01 REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE
The Earnings Press Release attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Form 8-K
announces that the number of shares authorized for repurchase under DST's
previously announced Share Repurchase Program will be increased by 5.5 million
shares.
The information in this Item 7.01, shall not be deemed "filed" for the
purposes of or otherwise subject to the liabilities under Section 18 of the
Exchange Act. Unless expressly incorporated into a filing of DST under the
Securities Act or the Exchange Act made after the date hereof, the information
contained in this Item 7.01 shall not be incorporated by reference into any
filing of DST, whether made before or after the date hereof, regardless of any
general incorporation language in such filing. The furnishing of information
under this Item 7.01 is not an indication that this Item 7.01 contains material
information that is not otherwise publicly available.
ITEM 9.01 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS
(C). EXHIBITS.
EXHIBIT
NUMBER DESCRIPTION
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99.1 News Release dated October 20, 2004
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 on this 21st day of October, 2004.
DST SYSTEMS, INC.
By: /s/ Randall D. Young
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Name: Randall D. Young
Title: Vice President, General
Counsel, Secretary