8-K

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      As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 11, 2000

                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT


   Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934


                          Date of Report: July 10, 2000
                        (Date of earliest event reported)


                         The Reynolds & Reynolds Company
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in the charter)


            Ohio                         1-10147                31-0421120
(State or other jurisdiction      (Commission File No.)        (IRS Employer
 of incorporation)                                           Identification No.)


                             115 South Ludlow Street
                               Dayton, Ohio 45402
                    (Address of Principal Executive Offices)


                                 (937) 485-2000
               (Registrant's telephone number including area code)


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


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ITEM 5.  OTHER EVENTS

         Pursuant to Form 8-K General Instruction F, the Registrant hereby
incorporates by reference the press release attached hereto as Exhibit 99.


                                    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.


                                 THE REYNOLDS AND REYNOLDS COMPANY

                                  /s/ Adam M. Lutynski
                                 -----------------------------------------------
                                 Adam M. Lutynski, General Counsel and Secretary


Dated: July 11, 2000


  EXHIBITS

         99       Press Release dated July 10, 2000

EX-99

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                                   EXHIBIT 99


THE REYNOLDS AND REYNOLDS COMPANY ANNOUNCES PRELIMINARY THIRD QUARTER RESULTS

RESULTS FROM AUTOMOTIVE OPERATIONS EXPECTED TO BE IN-LINE WITH ESTIMATES, THOUGH
RESULTS FROM DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS EXPECTED TO BE LOWER

DAYTON, Ohio, July 10 /PRNewswire/ -- The Reynolds and Reynolds Company (NYSE:
REY - news) today announced preliminary results for the third fiscal quarter
ending June 30, 2000. The company will report full financial results for the
quarter on July 25, 2000.

Continuing Operations. The company expects the results of its core automotive
operations to be in line with estimates, before re-organization costs of 2.5
cents per share. The re-organization costs include approximately 1.5 cents per
share related to the company's equity investment in UK-based Kalamazoo Computer
Group and approximately 1 cent per share related to the divestiture of the
Information Solutions Group.

Discontinued Operations. The company announced on April 10, 2000, its intent to
sell the Information Solutions Group. On June 20, 2000 the company announced a
definitive agreement to sell the Information Solutions Group to the Carlyle
Group for $360 million. The Group's results will be reported as a discontinued
operation when Reynolds reports full financial results on July 25. Third quarter
discontinued operations results are expected to be approximately 6 cents per
share below the second quarter. Approximately half of the shortfall results from
lower sales and a customer bankruptcy. The remainder of the shortfall
represented an asset write-off resulting from the Information Solutions
divestiture. This write-off was in a business that was not part of the sale to
the Carlyle Group.

Upon completion of the sale in the fourth quarter, the company expects net
proceeds of approximately $275 million after taxes and debt reduction and an
after-tax gain on the sale of approximately $20 million. On June 20, the company
announced that an additional 5 million shares were authorized by the board of
directors for repurchase bringing the total authorized shares to 6.7 million.

"The re-organization charges in the third quarter reflect the ongoing reshaping
of the company and will benefit future quarters," said David R. Holmes, chairman
and chief executive officer. "We expect additional charges in the fourth quarter
that will approximate the after-tax gain on the Information Solutions Group
sale. The sale of Information Solutions and the ongoing reshaping of the company
position us well to leverage our strong market position and recent initiatives
including the Saturn agreement, the acquisition of the HAC Group, our alliance
with GM, and our investment in the ChoiceParts electronic parts exchange," said
Holmes.

EPS Estimate. Including the aforementioned re-organization charges and
discontinued operations, the company expects earnings per share for the third
quarter to be approximately 31 cents per share.

Reynolds and Reynolds, headquartered in Dayton, Ohio, provides advanced
solutions for the worldwide automotive retailing marketplace. The company
reported revenues of $1.56 billion for the fiscal year ended Sept. 30, 1999. For
more information on Reynolds and Reynolds, visit the company's Web site at


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http://www.reyrey.com, or call the Information Hotline at 1-888-4REYREY.

Certain statements in this news release constitute forward-looking statements
within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. The
forward-looking statements are based on current expectations, estimates,
forecasts and projections of future company or industry performance based on
management's judgment, beliefs, current trends and market conditions.
Forward-looking statements made or to be made by or on behalf of the company may
be identified by the use of words such as "expects," "anticipates," "intends,"
"plans," "believes," "seeks," "estimates," and similar expressions.
Forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve
certain risks, uncertainties and assumptions which are difficult to predict.
Actual outcomes and results may differ materially from what is expressed,
forecasted or implied in the forward-looking statements. See also the discussion
of factors that may affect future results contained in the company's Current
Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on February 9, 2000, which we incorporate
herein by reference. The company undertakes no obligation to update any
forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future
events or otherwise.