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0000950137-07-009990.txt : 20070713 0000950137-07-009990.hdr.sgml : 20070713 20070713162607 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000950137-07-009990 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20070712 ITEM INFORMATION: Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers ITEM INFORMATION: Financial Statements and Exhibits FILED AS OF DATE: 20070713 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20070713 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: CERNER CORP /MO/ CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000804753 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: SERVICES-COMPUTER INTEGRATED SYSTEMS DESIGN [7373] IRS NUMBER: 431196944 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1230 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 000-15386 FILM NUMBER: 07978896 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 2800 ROCKCREEK PKWY-STE 601 CITY: KANSAS CITY STATE: MO ZIP: 64117 BUSINESS PHONE: 8162211024 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 2800 ROCKCREEK PKWY STREET 2: DROP 1624 CITY: KANSAS CITY STATE: MO ZIP: 64117 8-K 1 c16763e8vk.htm CURRENT REPORT e8vk

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): July 12, 2007

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):


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


o		Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)


o		Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))


o		Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))


Item 5.02		Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangement of Certain Officers.

On July 12, 2007, Paul M. Black, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Cerner Corporation (the “Company”), submitted notice to the Company that he will retire effective August 31, 2007. On July 13, 2007, the Company issued a press release announcing Mr. Black’s retirement. The Company stated it is not currently planning to name a new Chief Operating Officer. A copy of the press release is furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.1 and is attached hereto.


Item 9.01		Financial Statements and Exhibits.

d) Exhibits


99.1		Press Release of Cerner Corporation dated July 13, 2007.

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: July 13, 2007	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 July 13, 2007.

EX-99.1 2 c16763exv99w1.htm PRESS RELEASE exv99w1

Exhibit 99.1

MEDIA: Kelli Christman, (816) 201-0727, kelli.christman@cerner.com
INVESTORS: Allan Kells, (816) 201-2445, allan.kells@cerner.com

Cerner’s Internet Home Page: www.cerner.com

CERNER CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER TO RETIRE

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — July 13, 2007— Cerner Corp. (NASDAQ: CERN) today announced that Paul M. Black, executive vice president and chief operating officer, has decided to retire effective Aug. 31, 2007.

“Paul has been an important part of Cerner’s growth over the past 13 years”, said Neal Patterson, Cerner’s chairman and chief executive officer. “He leaves the company with a significant legacy, having helped create a strong client-focused leadership team that can build on Paul’s accomplishments.”

Black joined Cerner in 1994 as the regional vice president responsible for sales and delivery for the company’s Kansas City branch. He subsequently held a series of increasingly important positions within Cerner, and was the executive responsible for U.S. sales and delivery from 2003 to 2006. Most recently, Black was the lead executive for the company’s activities in two new growth areas, Healthe Employer Services and DeviceWorks, Cerner’s emerging healthcare device organization. Black was promoted to executive vice president in 2000 and appointed chief operating officer in 2005.

Bill Wing, vice president, will continue as the executive with primary responsibility for the company’s Healthe Employer Services initiatives and Bill Miller, vice president, will continue to be primarily responsible for DeviceWorks.

The company is not currently planning to name a new chief operating officer.

About Cerner

Cerner Corp. is taking the paper chart out of healthcare, eliminating error, variance and waste in the care process. With more than 6,000 clients worldwide, Cerner is the leading supplier of healthcare information technology. The following are trademarks of Cerner: Cerner, Cerner Millennium and Cerner’s logo. (NASDAQ: CERN), www.cerner.com

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