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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 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):
  February 9, 2005

Cerner Corporation

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

Delaware

(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
     
0-15386   43-1196944
 
(Commission File Number)   (IRS Employer Identification No.)
         
2800 Rockcreek Parkway, North Kansas City, Missouri
    64117  
 
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
  (Zip Code)

(816) 221-1024

(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

Not Applicable

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

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Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers

(b) On February 9, 2005, Jeff C. Goldsmith, Ph.D. informed Cerner Corporation (the “Company”) that he will not stand for reelection to the Board of Directors at the upcoming Annual Meeting of Shareholders in May 2005. Mr. Goldsmith, who has served on the Board of Directors since September 1999, cited personal reasons for his decision.

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, hereunto duly authorized.

         
 
   CERNER CORPORATION    
Date:  February 11, 2005   By: /s/ Marc G. Naughton                      
Marc G. Naughton, Senior Vice President,
Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer