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): June 24, 2005

SUNGARD^® DATA SYSTEMS INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

DELAWARE	1-12989	51-0267091
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

680 EAST SWEDESFORD ROAD, WAYNE, PENNSYLVANIA	19087
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)	(Zip Code)

REGISTRANT’S TELEPHONE NUMBER, INCLUDING AREA CODE: 484-582-2000

Not Applicable

(Former Name and 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:

¨ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

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Item 8.01. Other Events.

On June 24, 2005, SunGard Data Systems Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing the date of its 2005 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. A copy of the press release is filed as Exhibit 99.1 to this report.

Stockholders of record of the Company as of June 17, 2005 may submit nominations and other business for consideration at the 2005 Annual Meeting of Stockholders if such nominations or business satisfy the requirements of the Company’s Amended and Restated Bylaws and are received in writing by the Company’s Secretary no later than July 4, 2005.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(c) Exhibits.

99.1: Press Release, dated June 24, 2005, issued by SunGard Data Systems Inc.

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.

	SUNGARD DATA SYSTEMS INC.
Date: June 24, 2005	By:	/s/ Michael J. Ruane
		Michael J. Ruane
		Senior Vice President-Finance and
		Chief Financial Officer

EXHIBIT INDEX

The following is a list of Exhibits filed with this report.

Exhibit No.	Description
99.1:	Press Release, dated June 24, 2005, issued by SunGard Data Systems Inc.