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): July 27, 2004

Kronos Incorporated
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

Massachusetts
(State or other juris-
diction of incorporation
     0-20109
(Commission
File Number)
     04-2640942
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)

 

297 Billerica Road, Chelmsford, MA 01824
(Address of principal executive offices)(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: 978-250-9800

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


Item 12. Results of Operations and Financial Condition

         On July 27, 2004, Kronos Incorporated announced its financial results for the fiscal quarter ended July 3, 2004. The full text of the press release issued in connection with the announcement is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.

         The information in this Form 8-K and the Exhibit attached hereto shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Exchange Act, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such a 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: July 27, 2004      KRONOS INCORPORATED     
   
By: /s/ Paul A. Lacy

Paul A. Lacy
Executive Vice President, Chief Financial and
Administrative officer

 


EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No. Description

99.1

Press release dated July 27, 2004