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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
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SCHEDULE 14D-9
(RULE 14D-101)
SOLICITATION/RECOMMENDATION STATEMENT PURSUANT TO
SECTION 14(d)(4) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
SHARED MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORPORATION
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(Name of Subject Company)
SHARED MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORPORATION
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(Name of Person Filing Statement)
Shares of Common Stock, par value $.01 per share
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(Title of Class of Securities)
81948610
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(CUSIP Number of Class of Securities)
Bonnie L. Shuman, Esq.
General Counsel
Shared Medical Systems Corporation
51 Valley Stream Parkway
Malvern, Pennsylvania 19355-1406
(610) 219-4251
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(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized to Receive
Notice and Communications on Behalf of the Person Filing Statement)
Copy to:
Thomas E. Wood, Esq.
Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP
1000 Westlakes Dr.
Suite 300
Berwyn, Pennsylvania 19312-2409
(610) 993-2200
[X] Check the box if the filing relates solely to preliminary communications
made before the commencement of a tender offer.
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ITEMS 1-8.
N/A
ITEM 9. EXHIBITS
Exhibit 99.1. Press Release issued by Shared Medical Systems Corporation (the
"Company") on May 1, 2000 incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 99.1 to
the Current Report on Form 8-K filed by the Company on May 2, 2000.
