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): April 9, 2003
NCR CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Commission File Number 001-00395
Maryland 31-0387920
(State or other jurisdiction of (I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization) 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)
Item 5. Other Events.
On April 9, 2003, NCR issued a press release announcing its expected
first-quarter 2003 loss per share and revenue amounts. The press release is
included as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated
herein by reference.
Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
The following exhibit is filed herewith:
99.1 Press Release dated April 9, 2003.
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: April 9, 2003 By: /s/ Earl Shanks
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Earl Shanks
Senior Vice President
and Chief Financial Officer
Exhibit 99.1
[LOGO] 1700 South Patterson Boulevard
NCR Dayton, OH 45479
Transforming Transactions
into Relationships NEWS RELEASE
For media information: For investor information:
John Hourigan Gregg Swearingen
NCR Corporation NCR Corporation
(937) 445-2078 (937) 445-4700
john.hourigan@ncr.com gregg.swearingen@ncr.com
For Release on April 9, 2003
NCR Expects First-Quarter Performance to Exceed Expectations
DAYTON, Ohio - NCR Corporation (NYSE: NCR) today announced that operating
results for the quarter ended March 31, 2003, are expected to exceed
expectations. NCR expects its first-quarter loss to be less than $0.30 per share
as compared to analysts' first-quarter consensus expectation of a loss of $0.48
per share according to First Call. Revenue for the first quarter of 2003 is
expected to be approximately $1.23 billion, in line with analysts' expectations,
down 1 percent from the first quarter of 2002.
"Although the uncertainty of the economic environment limits visibility
for the remainder of the year, our operational performance in the first quarter
reinforces our confidence that we will meet analysts' current consensus
expectations for full-year 2003," said Mark Hurd, chief executive officer and
president of NCR.
More detailed information regarding the first quarter will be provided
when NCR reports its finalized operating results on April 24, 2003. Chief
Executive Officer and President Mark Hurd and Senior Vice President and Chief
Financial Officer Earl Shanks will discuss the company's first-quarter results
during a conference call scheduled for 10:00 a.m. (ET) that day. Live access to
the conference call, as well as a replay of the conference call, will be
available on NCR's Web site at http://investor.ncr.com/.
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About NCR Corporation
NCR Corporation (NYSE: NCR) is a leading global technology company
helping businesses build stronger relationships with their customers. NCR's
ATMs, retail systems, Teradata(R) data warehouses and IT services provide
Relationship TechnologyTM solutions that maximize the value of customer
interactions. NCR (www.ncr.com) is based in Dayton, Ohio.
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NCR and Teradata are trademarks or registered trademarks of NCR Corporation in
the United States and other countries. Relationship Technology is either a
registered trademark or trademark of NCR Corporation in the United States and/or
other countries.
Note to Investors
This news release contains forward-looking statements, including
statements as to anticipated or expected results, beliefs, opinions and future
financial performance, within the meaning of Section 21E of the Securities and
Exchange Act of 1934. Forward-looking statements include projections of revenue,
profit growth and other financial items, future economic performance and
statements concerning analysts' earnings estimates, among other things. These
forward-looking statements are based on current expectations and assumptions and
involve risks and uncertainties that could cause NCR's actual results to differ
materially.
In addition to the factors discussed in this release, other risks and
uncertainties include: the duration and intensity of the economic downturn and
its impact on the markets in general or on our ability to meet our commitments
to customers, the ability of our suppliers to meet their commitments to us, or
the timing of purchases (including upgrades to existing data warehousing
solutions and retail point of service solutions) by our current and potential
customers and other general economic and business conditions; the timely
development, production or acquisition and market acceptance of new and existing
products and services (such as self-checkout and electronic shelf-labeling
technologies, ATM outsourcing and enterprise data warehousing), including our
ability to accelerate market acceptance of new products and services; shifts in
market demands, continued competitive factors and pricing pressures and their
impact on our ability to improve gross margins and profitability, especially in
our more mature offerings such as Retail Store Automation and Financial Self
Service solutions; short product cycles, rapidly changing technologies and
maintaining competitive leadership position with respect to our solution
offerings, particularly data warehousing technologies; tax rates; ability to
execute our business and reengineering plans; turnover of workforce and the
ability to attract and retain
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skilled employees, especially in light of recent cost-control measures taken by
us; availability and successful exploitation of new acquisition and alliance
opportunities; and continued efforts to establish and maintain best-in-class
internal information technology and control systems; and other factors detailed
from time to time in the company's Securities and Exchange Commission reports
and the company's annual reports to stockholders. The company does not undertake
any obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements,
whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.