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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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FORM 12B-25
NOTIFICATION OF LATE FILING
(Check One): [X] Form 10-K [ ] Form 20-F [ ] Form 11-K [ ] Form 10-Q [ ] Form N-SAR
For Period Ended: December 31, 2003
[ ] Transition Report on Form 10-K
[ ] Transition Report on Form 20-F
[ ] Transition Report on Form 11-K
[ ] Transition Report on Form 10-Q
[ ] Transition Report on Form N-SAR
For the Transition Period Ended:
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Read Instruction (on back page) Before Preparing Form. Please Print or Type.
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NOTHING IN THIS FORM SHALL BE CONSTRUED TO IMPLY THAT THE COMMISSION HAS
VERIFIED ANY INFORMATION CONTAINED HEREIN.
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If the notification relates to a portion of the filing checked above, identify
the Item(s) to which the notification relates:
PART I -- REGISTRANT INFORMATION
Per-Se Technologies, Inc.
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Full Name of Registrant
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Former Name if Applicable
2840 Mt. Wilkinson Parkway
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Address of Principal Executive Office (Street and Number)
Atlanta, Georgia 30339
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City, State and Zip Code
PART II -- RULES 12B-25(B) AND (C)
If the subject report could not be filed without unreasonable effort or expense
and the registrant seeks relief pursuant to Rule 12b-25(b), the following
should be completed. (Check box if appropriate)
[X] (a) The reasons described in reasonable detail in Part III of
this form could not be eliminated without unreasonable effort
or expense;
[X] (b) The subject annual report, semi-annual report, transition
report on Form 10-K, Form 20-F,11-K or Form N-SAR, or portion
thereof, will be filed on or before the fifteenth calendar
day following the prescribed due date; or the subject
quarterly report or transition report on Form 10-Q, or
portion thereof will be filed on or before the fifth calendar
day following the prescribed due date; and
[ ] (c) The accountant's statement or other exhibit required by Rule
12b-25(c) has been attached if applicable.
PART III -- NARRATIVE
State below in reasonable detail the reasons why Forms 10-K, 20-F, 11-K, 10-Q,
N-SAR, or the transition report portion thereof, could not be filed within the
prescribed time period.
Although the management of Per-Se Technologies, Inc. (the "Company")
has been working diligently to complete all of the required information for its
annual report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2003, the
Form 10-K cannot be completed on or before the prescribed due date of March 15,
2004. As part of their year-end 2003 audit, the Company's external auditors
advised the Company and the audit committee of the Company's board of directors
that additional procedures should be performed in connection with allegations
of improprieties made during 2003. These additional procedures are necessary
under Statement of Auditing Standards No. 99, effective for periods beginning
on or after December 15, 2002.
To perform these additional procedures, the audit committee selected
the same outside accounting firm that previously assisted in reviewing certain
of these allegations. These additional procedures could not be completed within
the new accelerated filing deadline of March 15, 2004.
PART IV-- OTHER INFORMATION
(1) Name and telephone number of person to contact in regard to this
notification
Chris E. Perkins 770 444-5300
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(Name) (Area Code) (Telephone Number)
(2) Have all other periodic reports required under Section 13 or 15(d) of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30 of the Investment Company Act
of 1940 during the preceding 12 months or for such shorter period that the
registrant was required to file such report(s) been filed? If answer is no,
identify report(s). [X] Yes [ ] No
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(3) Is it anticipated that any significant change in results of operations
from the corresponding period for the last fiscal year will be reflected by the
earnings statements to be included in the subject report or portion thereof?
[ ] Yes [X] No
If so, attach an explanation of the anticipated change, both
narratively and quantitatively, and, if appropriate, state the reasons why a
reasonable estimate of the results cannot be made.
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Per-Se Technologies, Inc.
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(Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
has caused this notification to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned
hereunto duly authorized.
Date: March 15, 2004 By: /s/ Chris E. Perkins
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Executive Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer
INSTRUCTION: The form may be signed by an executive officer of the registrant
or by any other duly authorized representative. The name and title of the
person signing the form shall be typed or printed beneath the signature. If the
statement is signed on behalf of the registrant by an authorized representative
(other than an executive officer), evidence of the representative's authority
to sign on behalf of the registrant shall be filed with the form.
ATTENTION
Intentional misstatements or omissions of fact constitute Federal Criminal
Violations (See 18 U.S.C. 1001).
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