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UNITED STATES |
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION |
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FORM 8-K |
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Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the |
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Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): February 10, 2009 |
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AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING, INC. |
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) |
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Delaware |
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1-5397 |
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22-1467904 |
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(State or other |
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(Commission File Number) |
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(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
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One ADP Boulevard, Roseland, New Jersey |
07068 |
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(Address of principal executive offices) |
(Zip Code) |
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Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (973) 974-5000 |
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N/A |
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(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:
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o Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) |
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o Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) |
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o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act |
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(17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) |
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o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act |
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(17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)) |
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Item 5.02. |
Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. |
(d) On February 10, 2009, Automatic Data Processing, Inc., a Delaware corporation, announced that Linda R. Gooden had been elected to the Registrant’s Board of Directors on February 10, 2009. Ms. Gooden is presently an Executive Vice President of Lockheed Martin Information Systems & Global Services. She joined Lockheed Martin in 1980 and has held numerous positions of increasing responsibility culminating with her appointment to her current position in January 2007.
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This election increases the size of the Registrant’s board to 13 directors. |
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: February 10, 2009
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AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING, INC.
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By: |
/s/ James B. Benson |
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Name: James B. Benson Title: Vice President |