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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

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FORM 8-K

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CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): March 26, 2021

Cerner Corporation

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)


Delaware	0-15386	43-1196944
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

2800 Rock Creek Parkway

64117

North Kansas City,

Missouri

(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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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:


Title of each class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, $0.01 par value per share	CERN	The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Item 8.01 Other Events.

On March 26, 2021, Cerner announced that its Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend on Cerner's common stock of $0.22 per issued and outstanding share. The cash dividend will be paid on April 20, 2021, to shareholders of record as of the close of business on April 6, 2021. All subsequent dividends are subject to review and approval by Cerner's Board of Directors in its discretion. The decision of whether to pay any future dividends and the amount of any such dividends will be based on, among other things, Cerner's financial position, results of operations, cash flows, capital requirements, the requirements of applicable law and any other factors that the Board of Directors may deem relevant.

A copy of the text of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated by reference herein. The information in Exhibit 99.1 is being furnished and shall not be deemed "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise be subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be incorporated by reference into any registration statement or other filing under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, except as otherwise expressly stated in such filing.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

d) Exhibits


Exhibit Number						Description

99.1						Press release of Cerner Corporation dated March 26 , 202 1

104						Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)

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: March 26, 2021

By:

/s/ Mark J. Erceg

Mark J. Erceg, Executive Vice President

and Chief Financial Officer