SEC Form 3

FORM 3 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C.  20549
INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES
Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 OMB APPROVAL
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* Stoeckert, George      I. (Last)                     (First)                     (Middle)
(Street) (City)                     (State)                     (Zip)
2. Date of Event     Requiring Statement    (Month/Day/Year) April 15, 2003 3. I.R.S. Identification     Number of Reporting     Person, if an entity     (voluntary) 4. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Automatic Data Processing, Inc.   ADP 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)
                        Director                           10% Owner            X          Officer                             Other
Officer/Other Description           Corporate Vice President 6. If Amendment, Date of   Original (Month/Day/Year) 7. Individual or Joint/Group   Filing (Check Applicable Line)
X   Individual Filing       Joint/Group Filing

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned

1. Title of Security    (Instr. 4)	2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned     (Instr. 4)	3. Ownership Form :     (D) Direct     (I) Indirect     (Instr. 5)	4. Nature of Beneficial Ownership     (Instr. 5)
Common Stock	144,869.8690	D

Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly. * If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v). Persons who respond to the collection of information contained in this form are not required to
respond unless the form displays a currently valid OMB control number.
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Stoeckert, George I. - April 15, 2003

Form 3 (continued)

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security     (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable(DE) and Expiration Date(ED)   (DE)     |     (ED)	3. Title and Amount of of Underlying Security     (Instr. 4)	4. Conversion or     Exercise Price	5. Ownership     Form     (D) Direct     or     (I) Indirect     (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect     Beneficial Ownership     (Instr. 5)
Total Options Outstanding		Common Stock - 312,325.0000	$0.0000	D

Explanation of Responses :

** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations.         See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
Note:   File three copies of this Form, one of which must be manually signed. If space is insufficient,             See Instruction 6 for procedure.
Potential persons who are to respond to the collection of information contained in this form are not required to respond unless the form displays a currently valid OMB number. /s/ George I. Stoeckert ________________________________        __________________ ** Signature of Reporting Person                         Date


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