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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): April 21, 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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Item 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
SIGNATURES
EXHIBIT INDEX
Press Release


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Item 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

On April 21, 2005, Cerner Corporation (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing, among other things, its financial results for the three month period ended April 2, 2005. The press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 and is attached hereto.

To supplement our consolidated financial statements presented in accordance with GAAP, the Company uses non-GAAP measures of operating results, net income and earnings per share, which are adjusted from results based on GAAP to exclude certain expense items. The Company also discloses certain non-GAAP financial measures, such as booking revenue and revenue backlog (which includes contract backlog and support and maintenance backlog). These non-GAAP measures are provided to enhance the user’s overall understanding of our financial performance, and as required, are also reconciled to GAAP. These measurements are not recognized in accordance with GAAP and should not be viewed as an alternative to GAAP measures of performance.

The information contained in this Form 8-K (including Exhibit 99.1) is being furnished and shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise be subject to the liabilities of that section. The information is this Item 2.02 shall not be incorporated by reference into any registration statement or other document pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, except as otherwise expressly stated in such filing.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

  c)   Exhibits

  99.1   Press Release of Cerner Corporation dated April 21, 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:   April 21, 2005  By:   /s/ Marc G. Naughton    
    Marc G. Naughton, Senior Vice President, Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer   
       

 


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EXHIBIT INDEX

         
Exhibit    
Number   Description
  99.1    
Press Release of Cerner Corporation dated April 21, 2005.