-----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, HaUCstm0KrGG4/RYnRh+FDGA0oe4jOpUem9ErCdKjoi2MRxfkGWAex0C1cINVPke dFznd37i9jG7hWhON5HGzA== 0000721683-04-000040.txt : 20040415 0000721683-04-000040.hdr.sgml : 20040415 20040415112336 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000721683-04-000040 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20040415 ITEM INFORMATION: Other events ITEM INFORMATION: Financial statements and exhibits FILED AS OF DATE: 20040415 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: 04735078 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 form8k.txt TSYS FORM 8-K 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 April 15, 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 April 15, 2004, Total System Services, Inc. ("Registrant") issued a press release announcing a quarterly cash dividend of $0.04 per share, a 100 percent increase over the prior year's quarterly dividend of $0.02 per share. 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 April 15, 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: April 15, 2004 By:/s/ Kathleen Moates ----------------------------- -------------------------------- Kathleen Moates Senior Deputy General Counsel 3 EX-99.1 3 ex99-1.txt REGISTRANT'S PRESS RELEASE Exhibit 99.1 TSYS News Release - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- For Immediate Release Contacts: Leo S. Berard James B. Lipham TSYS Investor Relations Chief Financial Officer +1.706.649.5220 +1.706.649.2262 leoberard@tsys.com TSYS Doubles Quarterly Dividend Columbus, Ga., April 15, 2004 -- The TSYS(R) Board of Directors today declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.04 per share, a 100 percent increase over last year's quarterly dividend of $0.02 per share. Dividends are payable on July 1, 2004, to TSYS shareholders of record at the close of business on June 18, 2004. "TSYS has declared a quarterly dividend for 58 consecutive quarters, and has increased the quarterly dividend per share for five consecutive years. We are pleased that our significant cash flow from operations, combined with our strong balance sheet, allows us to increase our dividend payout to our shareholders with no impact to the operations of the business," said Philip W. Tomlinson, chief executive officer of TSYS. "TSYS remains committed to rewarding our shareholders and maximizing shareholder value," Tomlinson said. 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) owns an 81.1-percent interest in TSYS. For more information, contact news@tsys.com. ### -----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----