8-KExhibits & Filings

AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING INC 8-K Report, Exhibit Filing (Feb 9, 2009)

Filed February 9, 2009For Securities:ADP

Summary

This Form 8-K filing from Automatic Data Processing, Inc. (ADP) primarily serves to announce the submission of XBRL-formatted financial information. Specifically, it includes documents from their Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended December 31, 2008, presented in eXtensible Business Reporting Language (XBRL). Investors are strongly advised that the XBRL-formatted data within this 8-K is unaudited and not the official financial statements. The company states its purpose for this submission is to test the XBRL format and technology. Therefore, investors should rely solely on the officially filed versions of the financial documents for making any investment decisions and should not consider the information in this report, including Exhibit 100, as a basis for such decisions.

Key Highlights

  • 1ADP filed a Form 8-K on February 9, 2009, reporting an event date of December 30, 2008.
  • 2The filing's primary purpose is to provide XBRL-formatted financial data from ADP's Q4 2008 10-Q report.
  • 3Included XBRL data encompasses Statements of Consolidated Earnings, Consolidated Balance Sheets, and Statements of Consolidated Cash Flows.
  • 4The XBRL data pertains to periods ending December 31, 2008, and comparisons to prior periods (e.g., June 30, 2008, December 31, 2007).
  • 5Investors are explicitly warned that the XBRL data is unaudited and should not be relied upon for investment decisions.
  • 6The company is using this filing to test XBRL formatting and technology.
  • 7All information in this 8-K, including Exhibit 100, is not considered 'filed' for Section 18 purposes and does not carry the associated liabilities.

Frequently Asked Questions

The main purpose of this 8-K filing is to provide XBRL-formatted financial information from Automatic Data Processing, Inc.'s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended December 31, 2008. The company is using this filing to test the XBRL format and technology.

No, investors are strongly advised not to rely on the financial information presented in this 8-K filing, including Exhibit 100. The company explicitly states that the XBRL data is unaudited and that investors should rely on the official, officially filed version of the financial statements.

The filing includes XBRL-formatted versions of the Statements of Consolidated Earnings for the three and six months ended December 31, 2008 and 2007, the Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2008 and June 30, 2008, and the Statements of Consolidated Cash Flows for the six months ended December 31, 2008 and 2007.

No, this filing is explicitly stated to not be considered 'filed' for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Therefore, it does not subject the company to the liabilities associated with that section, and the information will not be incorporated by reference into other filings unless expressly stated.