8-K 1 c80494e8vk.txt CURRENT REPORT 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) October 29, 2003 ------------------------------ SPSS INC. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter) Delaware 000-22194 36-2815480 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (State or Other Jurisdiction of (Commission (I.R.S. Employer Incorporation) File Number) Identification No.) 233 South Wacker Drive, Chicago, Illinois 60606 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code) (312) 651-3000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code) Not Applicable -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report) ITEM 7: FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS. (c) Exhibits. 99.1 Transcript of SPSS Inc. Third Quarter 2003 Earnings Release Conference Call, October 29, 2003, 9:00 a.m. (CST). ITEM 12: RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION. On October 29, 2003, SPSS Inc. held its publicly available Third Quarter 2003 Earnings Release Conference Call, a transcript of which is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference. The conference call discussed SPSS's third quarter results and included, among other things, a discussion of the Earnings Release issued by SPSS on October 28, 2003 and filed as Exhibit 99.1 to SPSS's current report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on October 30, 2003. In the conference call, SPSS discusses non-GAAP financial measures such as EBITDA. A reconciliation of these non-GAAP financial measures is included in the Earnings Release filed as Exhibit 99.1 to SPSS's Form 8-K filed with the SEC on October 30, 2003 and posted on SPSS's corporate website at www.spss.com. The information in this Form 8-K and Exhibit 99.1 attached hereto shall not be deemed "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section and shall not be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing made by SPSS under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, except as set forth by specific reference in such filing. 2 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. SPSS INC. By: /s/ Edward Hamburg ------------------------------------------- Edward Hamburg, Executive Vice President, Corporate Operations, Chief Financial Officer and Secretary Dated: November 3, 2003 3