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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): May 21, 2009
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 Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangement of Certain Officers.
SIGNATURES


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Item 5.02   Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangement of Certain Officers.
On May 21, 2009, the Board of Directors of Cerner Corporation (the “Company”) appointed Mr. Michael Battaglioli as Chief Accounting Officer of the Company, effective May 21, 2009. The Company did not previously have a Chief Accounting Officer.
Mr. Battaglioli, age 41, joined Cerner in September 2008 as Vice President, Finance. Prior to joining Cerner, Mr. Battaglioli was employed by Epiq Systems, Inc. since May 2003, his most recent position being that of Corporate Controller. Mr. Battaglioli is a certified public accountant registered in the state of New York and a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants.
There are no arrangements or understandings between Mr. Battaglioli and any other person pursuant to which he was selected as an officer. Mr. Battaglioli does not have any direct or indirect material interests in any transaction with the Company or in any currently proposed transaction to which the Company is a party.
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: May 28, 2009  By:   /s/ Marc G. Naughton    
    Marc G. Naughton, Senior Vice President   
    and Chief Financial Officer