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): August 7, 2003

PAREXEL International Corporation

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

Massachusetts	0-27058	04-2776269
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)
195 West Street, Waltham, Massachusetts		02451
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (781) 487-9900

Not applicable.

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

TABLE OF CONTENTS

	Item 12. Disclosure of Results of Operations and Financial Condition.
SIGNATURE
EXHIBIT INDEX
PRESS RELEASE DATED 8/7/03

Item 12. Disclosure of Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

     On August 7, 2003, PAREXEL International Corporation announced its financial results for the quarter and fiscal year ended June 30, 2003. The full text of the press release issued in connection with the announcement is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K. The information shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Exchange Act, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.

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.

Date: August 7, 2003	PAREXEL International Corporation
	By:	/s/ James F. Winschel, Jr.
		James F. Winschel, Jr. Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No.	Description
99.1	Press release dated August 7, 2003