8-K

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 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): November 6, 2009

Cerner Corporation

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

Delaware

(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)

0-15386	43-1196944
(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

2800 Rockcreek Parkway, North Kansas City, Missouri	64117
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)	(Zip Code)

(816) 221-1024

(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

Not Applicable

(Former Name or 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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):

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Item 8.01. Other Events.

On November 9, 2009, Cerner Corporation issued a press release announcing that its Chairman Neal Patterson and Vice Chairman Cliff Illig have each entered into a variable prepaid forward contract covering 500,000 shares of Cerner common stock. The press release has been furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Form 8-K.

Item 9.01.	Financial Statements and Exhibits
	c)     Exhibits

  99.1 Press Release of Cerner Corporation dated November 9, 2009.

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.

	CERNER CORPORATION
Date: November 9, 2009	By:	/s/ Marc G. Naughton
		Marc G. Naughton, Senior Vice President
		and Chief Financial Officer

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit
Number		Description
	99.1	Press Release of Cerner Corporation dated November 9, 2009.

EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

Cerner Media Contact: Sarah Bond, (816) 885-8020, sarah.bond@cerner.com

Cerner Investors Contact: Allan Kells, (816) 201-2445, akells@cerner.com

Cerner Announces Variable Prepaid Forward Contract on Cerner Stock by
Chairman Neal Patterson and Vice Chairman Clifford Illig

Contract provides liquidity while maintaining ability to participate in future stock price appreciation

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Nov. 9, 2009 —Cerner Corporation (Nasdaq: CERN) today announced that Chairman Neal Patterson and Vice Chairman Clifford Illig have each entered into a variable prepaid forward contract covering 500,000 shares of Cerner common stock.

Patterson and Illig are entering the variable prepaid forward contracts to provide funding for other business investments. The variable prepaid forward arrangements provide Patterson and Illig with current liquidity while allowing them to maintain voting and dividend rights in the stock, as well as the ability to participate in future stock price appreciation, during the term of the contracts.

The variable prepaid forward contracts are scheduled to settle in November 2012, at which time the actual number of shares to be delivered by Patterson and Illig will be determined based on the price of the company’s common stock, with the number not to exceed 500,000 shares each. Subject to certain conditions, Patterson and Illig can also elect to settle the variable prepaid forward contracts in cash or with other collateral.

The variable prepaid forward contracts do not apply to the approximately 11.3 million remaining shares of the company’s stock and vested options held by Patterson and Illig personally, jointly or in trust over which shares Patterson and Illig have sole or shared voting power.

About Cerner

Cerner is transforming healthcare by eliminating error, variance and waste for healthcare providers and consumers around the world. Cerner^® solutions optimize processes for healthcare organizations ranging in size from single-doctor practices, to health systems, to entire countries, for the pharmaceutical and medical device industries, and for the healthcare commerce system. These solutions are licensed by more than 8,000 facilities around the

world, including approximately 2,100 hospitals; 3,300 physician practices covering more than 30,000 physicians; 500 ambulatory facilities, such as laboratories, ambulatory centers, cardiac facilities, radiology clinics and surgery centers; 600 home-health facilities; and 1,500 retail pharmacies. The following are trademarks of Cerner: Cerner and Cerner’s logo. Nasdaq: CERN. For more information about Cerner, please visit our Web site at www.cerner.com.

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