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) January 29, 2004 ------------------------------- Cass Information Systems, Inc. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter) Missouri -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) 2-80070 43-1265338 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Commission File Number) (IRS Employer Identification No.) 13001 Hollenberg Drive, Bridgeton, Missouri 63044 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code) (314) 506-5500 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code) N/A -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report) CASS INFORMATION SYSTEMS, INC. FORM 8-K Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits. (c) Exhibits Exhibit No. Description ----------- ----------- 99.1 Press Release dated January 29, 2004, issued by Cass Information Systems, Inc. (the Registrant) Item 9. Information Furnished Under Item 12 - Results of Operations and Financial Condition The information in this report is furnished pursuant to Item 12, "Disclosure of Results of Operations and Financial Condition." On January 29, 2004, the registrant issued a press release announcing its preliminary results of operations for the quarter ended December 31, 2003. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and hereby incorporated by reference. The information in this Form 8-K is being furnished under Item 12 and shall not be deemed to be "filed" for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Exchange Act"), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of such section, nor shall such information be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing. 2 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. Cass Information Systems, Inc. January 29, 2004 By: /s/ Lawrence A. Collett ---------------------------------------- Lawrence A. Collett Chairman and Chief Executive Officer January 29, 2004 By: /s/ Eric H. Brunngraber ---------------------------------------- Eric H. Brunngraber Vice President-Secretary (Chief Financial and Accounting Officer) 3 EXHIBIT INDEX Exhibit Number Description ------ ----------- 99.1 Press Release dated January 29, 2004. 4