-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, V5b4x8sElkTOxIxXoeKLQStLL+yTLDVLbZ5RhOntNpTV3+E5sXPMNlPGaXwtWtko yFtZE7WxB7iXTGSFv64Wfg== 0000721683-04-000008.txt : 20040205 0000721683-04-000008.hdr.sgml : 20040205 20040205083603 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000721683-04-000008 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20040204 ITEM INFORMATION: Other events ITEM INFORMATION: Financial statements and exhibits FILED AS OF DATE: 20040205 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: TOTAL SYSTEM SERVICES INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000721683 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: SERVICES-BUSINESS SERVICES, NEC [7389] IRS NUMBER: 581493818 STATE OF INCORPORATION: GA FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-10254 FILM NUMBER: 04568546 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1600 FIRST AVENUE STREET 2: P O BOX 1755 CITY: COLUMBUS STATE: GA ZIP: 31901 BUSINESS PHONE: 7066492267 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1600 FIRST AVENUE CITY: COLUMBUS STATE: GA ZIP: 31901 8-K 1 tsys8k.txt TSYS 8-K FILING 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 February 4, 2004 ----------------- Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported) Total System Services, Inc. --------------------------- (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter) Georgia 1-10254 58-1493818 - -------------- ------------------ -------------- (State of (Commission File (IRS Employer Incorporation) Number) Identification Number) 1600 First Avenue, Columbus, Georgia 31901 ------------------------------------------ (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code) (706) 649-2267 -------------- (Registrant's telephone number, including area code) ------------------------------------------------ (Former name or former address, if changed since last report) Item 5. Other Events. - ------- ------------ On February 4, 2004, Total System Services, Inc. ("Registrant") issued a press release announcing an approximately four percent reduction in its workforce. Registrant also confirmed its previously announced anticipated growth in earnings per share of 5-7% for 2004. A copy of Registrant's press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference. Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits. - ------ --------------------------------- (c) Exhibits 99.1 - Registrant's press release dated February 4, 2004 2 Signature --------- Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, Registrant has caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized. TOTAL SYSTEM SERVICES, INC. ("Registrant") Dated: February 5, 2004 By:/s/ Kathleen Moates ------------------------ ------------------------------------- Kathleen Moates Senior Deputy General Counsel 3 EX-99.1 3 ex99.txt NEWS RELEASE TSYS(R) News Release - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- For immediate release Contacts: Eric S. Bruner Danita Gibson-Lloyd Leo Berard TSYS Media Relations TSYS Media Relations TSYS Investor Relations +1.706.644.8457 +1.706.649.5578 +1.706.644.6081 ebruner@tsys.com dglloyd@tsys.com leoberard@tsys.com TSYS Announces Workforce Reduction Columbus, Ga., Feb. 4, 2004 -- TSYS today announced that after conducting a company-wide assessment, it has reduced its overall workforce by 237 team members, representing approximately 4 percent of the company's worldwide workforce of 5,500. The workforce reductions included job eliminations through consolidation and improved efficiencies, as well as ensuring that the right individuals with the right skills were in the right positions. TSYS will take a one-time charge against earnings in the first quarter related to the workforce reduction. This charge will not impact the company's established guidance of 5-7 percent growth in earnings per share for 2004. About TSYS TSYS (NYSE: TSS) (www.tsys.com) brings integrity and innovation to the world of electronic payment services as the integral link between buyers and sellers in this rapidly evolving universe. Synovus (NYSE: SNV) (www.synovus.com) owns an 81-percent interest in TSYS. For more information, contact news@tsys.com. ### Exhibit 99.1 -----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----