8-K 1 form8k.txt SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 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): January 6, 2004 Kronos Incorporated -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Exact name of registrant as specified in charter) Massachusetts 0-20109 04-2640942 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (State or other juris- (Commission (IRS Employer diction of incorporation) File Number) Identification No.) 297 Billerica Road, Chelmsford, MA 01824 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Address of principal executive offices)(Zip Code) Registrant's telephone number, including area code: 978-250-9800 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Former name or former address, if changed since last report) Item 12. Results of Operations and Financial Condition On January 6, 2004, Kronos Incorporated issued a press release providing updated revenue and earnings per share guidance for the fiscal quarter ended January 3, 2004. The full text of the press release issued in connection with the announcement is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K. The information in this Form 8-K and the Exhibit attached hereto shall not be deemed "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Exchange Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Exchange Act, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing. 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. Date: January 6, 2004 KRONOS INCORPORATED By: /s/ Paul A. Lacy ------------------------------------------- Paul A. Lacy Executive Vice President, Chief Financial and Administrative officer EXHIBIT INDEX Exhibit No. Description ----------- ----------- 99.1 Press release dated January 6, 2004