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 3, 2004 PER-SE TECHNOLOGIES, INC. (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) Delaware 000-19480 58-1651222 (State or other jurisdiction (Commission File No.) (IRS Employer of incorporation) Identification No.) 2840 Mt. Wilkinson Parkway, Atlanta, Georgia 30339 (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code) (770) 444-5300 (Registrant's telephone number, including area code) Item 12. Results of Operations and Financial Condition. On February 3, 2004, Per-Se Technologies, Inc. issued a press release announcing its results of operations for the quarterly period ended December 31, 2003. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference. The information in this report, including the exhibit hereto, is being furnished pursuant to Item 12 of Form 8-K and shall not be deemed to be "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Exchange Act") or otherwise subject to the liability of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Exchange Act or the Securities Act of 1933, except as expressly stated by specific reference in such a filing. 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. Date: February 3, 2004 PER-SE TECHNOLOGIES, INC. By: /s/ CHRIS E. PERKINS ---------------------------- Chris E. Perkins Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer EXHIBIT INDEX Exhibit No. Description ---- ----------- 99.1 Press Release dated February 3, 2004, announcing results of operations for the quarterly period ended December 31, 2003.