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
August 31, 1995
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Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)
AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING, INC.
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware 1-5397 22-1467904
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(State or other jurisdiction (Commission (IRS Employer
of incorporation File Number) Identification No.)
One ADP Boulevard, Roseland, New Jersey 07068
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(Address of principal executive offices)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code (201) 994-5000
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(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)
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Item 5. Other Events.
On August 31, 1995, the Registrant released the press release which
is filed as Exhibit A to this Current Report.
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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.
AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING, INC.
(Registrant)
By: /s/ James B. Benson
Name: James B. Benson
Title: Corporate Vice President
Date: September 1, 1995
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INDEX TO EXHIBITS
Exhibit A Press Release dated August 31, 1995
Exhibit A
Arthur Schmidt & Associates, Inc. For: AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING, INC.
342 MADISON AVENUE (NYSE:AUD)
NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10173
TEL (212) 953-5555
FAX (212) 953-5554
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
ADP SIGNS AGREEMENT TO ACQUIRE GSI
ROSELAND, N.J. August 31, 1995 -- Automatic Data Processing, Inc. has
entered into an agreement to acquire for cash all of the outstanding shares
of GSI, a European computer services company based in Paris, France. The
transaction is valued at FF 2.3 billion (approximately US $460 million) and is
subject to GSI shareholder and various governmental approvals. The trans-
action is expected to close before the end of the calendar year and may have
a slightly dilutive effect on ADP's earnings per share.
GSI is the European leader in providing payroll and human resource
information services. GSI also provides facilities management, banking,
clearing and other information services in Europe.
GSI's revenues are in excess of FF 2 billion (US $400 million) and the
company has over 3,000 employees, with operations in France, Germany, Italy,
Spain, Switzerland and the United Kingdom.
Josh S. Weston, chairman and chief executive officer of ADP, said, "The
acquisition of GSI positions ADP as the largest global provider of payroll
and human resource services. The exceptional strength of the GSI management
team will facilitate our continued expansion in Europe."
ADP, with $3 billion in revenue and 350,000 clients, is one of the largest
independent computing services firms in the United States.
#MDS#JMH#
The information and opinions contained in this release have been furnished
and approved by Automatic Data Processing, Inc. We are retained by them as
investor relations counsel.
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(201) 994-5677
September 1, 1995
Securities and Exchange Commission
Filing Desk
Judiciary Plaza
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20549
Re: Current Report on Form 8-K of Automatic Data Processing, Inc. ("ADP")
Gentlemen:
We hereby electronically file via EDGAR, pursuant to applicable rules
promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, ADP's
Current Report on Form 8-K (the "Form 8-K"), including exhibits.
One (1) manually signed copy of the Form 8-K, with exhibits,
is being mailed on the date hereof to each of the New York Stock Exchange,
the Pacific Stock Exchange and the Chicago Stock Exchange.
Sincerely,
/s/ Daniel A. Zaccardo, Esq.
Daniel A. Zaccardo, Esq.
cc (w/encl): The New York Stock Exchange
The Pacific Stock Exchange
The Chicago Stock Exchange
