8-KEarnings & Results

AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING INC 8-K Report, Financial Results (Nov 30, 2006)

Filed November 30, 2006For Securities:ADP

Summary

This 8-K filing from Automatic Data Processing, Inc. (ADP) primarily serves to submit XBRL (eXtensible Business Reporting Language) formatted data derived from their previously filed Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2006. It is important for investors to note that the XBRL data is unaudited and provided for testing purposes. Investors should continue to rely on the official filed versions of financial statements for investment decisions. The filing explicitly states that the XBRL information furnished in this report is not considered 'filed' under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and will not be subject to the liabilities of Section 18. This means that the content, while containing financial data, is not intended to create new disclosure obligations or liabilities for ADP, and should not be incorporated by reference into other SEC filings without explicit mention.

Key Highlights

  • 1ADP is filing XBRL-formatted data from its Q3 2006 10-Q for testing purposes.
  • 2The XBRL data pertains to financial statements for the quarter ended September 30, 2006.
  • 3Investors are explicitly warned that the XBRL data is unaudited.
  • 4The company advises investors to rely on the official filed 10-Q and not the XBRL data for investment decisions.
  • 5Information in this 8-K, including Exhibit 100, is not considered 'filed' for the purposes of Section 18 of the Exchange Act.
  • 6This filing does not create new liabilities or reporting obligations regarding the XBRL data provided.

Frequently Asked Questions

The main purpose of this 8-K filing is to provide XBRL-formatted versions of financial statements from ADP's prior Form 10-Q filing for the quarter ended September 30, 2006. This submission is primarily for testing XBRL technology and formatting.

No, investors are strongly advised not to rely on the XBRL data presented in this 8-K for investment decisions. The company explicitly states that this data is unaudited and that investors should continue to rely on the official filed versions of the financial statements.

When the company states that the XBRL information is not 'filed' for the purposes of Section 18 of the Exchange Act, it means that the content is not subject to the liabilities and legal implications of a formal filing. It is furnished for informational and testing purposes only, and does not create new disclosure requirements or liabilities for ADP.

Exhibit 100 contains XBRL-formatted versions of the Statements of Consolidated Earnings, Consolidated Balance Sheets, and Statements of Consolidated Cash Flows for the relevant periods of the quarter ended September 30, 2006, as originally reported in ADP's Form 10-Q filed on November 9, 2006.