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): September 28, 2004

ActivCard Corp.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

Delaware	000-50223	45-0485038
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

6623 Dumbarton Circle, Fremont, California	94555
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)	(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (510) 574-0100

Not Applicable

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report.)

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Item 4.01 Changes in Registrant’s Certifying Accountant.

On September 28, 2004, the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors of ActivCard Corp. (the “Company”) appointed BDO Seidman, LLP (“BDO”) as the Company’s registered independent public accounting firm. During the Company’s two most recent fiscal years and the period from the end of the most recent fiscal year to the date of appointment of BDO, neither the Company nor anyone acting on its behalf consulted with BDO with respect to either (i) the application of accounting principles to a specified transaction, either completed or proposed; or the type of audit opinion that might be rendered on the Company’s financial statements, or (ii) any other subject matter or reportable event set forth in Item 304(a)(2)(ii) of Regulation S-K.

Item 5.03 Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws, Change in Fiscal Year.

On September 28, 2004, the Company’s Board of Directors approved a change in the Company’s fiscal year from December 31 to September 30. This change is effective for the current 2004 fiscal year, which would have otherwise ended December 31, 2004 and will now end on September 30, 2004. The Company will file a quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the three months ended September 30, 2004 and will then file a transitional annual report on Form 10-K for the nine months ended September 30, 2004.

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.

	ActivCard Corp.
	(Registrant)
Date  October 4, 2004	/s/ Ragu Bhargava
	Ragu Bhargava
	Interim Chief Financial Officer