Current Report

UNITED STATES

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): October 1, 2004

 

 

NCR CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

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)

 

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2 below):

 

¨ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

¨ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

Item 8.01 Other Events.

 

(c) On October 1, 2004, NCR Corporation (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing the acquisition of Kinetics, Inc., a privately-owned company based in Lake Mary, Florida, for $26 million.

 

Kinetics, Inc. is a leading provider of self-service solutions for the travel industry, including airline self-check-in, hotel self-check-in/check-out, quick-serve restaurant pre-order and self-service event ticketing. Kinetics will operate as a subsidiary of NCR, and its employees will remain with Kinetics.

 

A copy of this press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is hereby incorporated by reference in this Item 5.02.

 

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(c) Exhibits:

 

The following exhibit is filed with this current report on Form 8-K:

 

Exhibit Number Description of Exhibit

 

99.1 Press Release dated October 1, 2004.

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: October 1, 2004

  

By:

  

/s/ Peter J. Bocian

       

Peter J. Bocian

       

Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

Index to Exhibit

 

Exhibit No.
  

Description

99.1   Press Release dated October 1, 2004.