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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

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FORM 8-K

 

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CURRENT REPORT

 

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 

Date of Report (date of earliest event reported): February 16, 2004

 

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NCR CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

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Commission File Number 001-00395

 

Maryland		31-0387920
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)		(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

 

1700 S. Patterson Blvd.

Dayton, Ohio 45479

(Address of principal executive offices and zip code)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (937) 445-5000

 

N/A

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

 

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Item 5. Other Events.

 

On February 16, 2004, NCR and Optimal Robotics Corp. (Optimal) issued a press release announcing an agreement in principle for NCR to acquire the self-checkout business of Optimal. A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 of this report.

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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 thereunto duly authorized.

 

		NCR CORPORATION
Date: February 16, 2004		By:		/s/    PETER BOCIAN
				Peter Bocian
				Vice President and Interim Chief Financial Officer

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Index to Exhibit

 

Exhibit No.		Description
99.1		Press Release dated February 16, 2004.