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

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(e) Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers

On March 31, 2009, Cerner Corporation (the “Company”) entered into Executive Performance Agreements with its executive officers for the 2009 fiscal year pursuant to the Company’s Section 162(m) Performance-Based Compensation Plan (the “162(m) Plan”). The Executive Performance Agreements entered into with the Company’s Section 16 officers implement performance metrics and target bonus levels as previously approved by the 162(m) Subcommittee of the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors.

The 162(m) Plan is an incentive-based compensation plan, designed to provide a meaningful incentive on both a quarterly and annual basis to key associates and executives of the Company and to motivate them to assist the Company in achieving ambitious and attainable short-term goals. Under the executive feature of the Plan, for which the Company’s Section 16 officers are eligible, the 162(m) Subcommittee of the Compensation Committee establishes performance metrics prior to or at the beginning of the performance period and for which measurement of the achievement of such targets can be, and are, determined under pre-established objective formulas.

Individual Executive Performance Agreements are entered into with each of the Company’s Section 16 officers, including its named executive officers (NEOs), pursuant to the 162(m) Plan. The material terms of the 2009 Executive Performance Agreements include: i) Target Bonus Levels for each of the NEOs; ii) a 2009 supplemental performance-based cash incentive opportunity amount; iii) quarterly and annual performance metrics for each of the NEOs; iv) incentive compensation payments based on individual Performance Factor ratings; v) eligibility requirements; and, vi) adjustment rights for the Company to adjust incentive payments downward and recover payments in whole or in part based on certain factors.

The 2009 performance metrics for the Company’s NEOs will be based solely on achievement of earnings per share targets.

The above description is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Form of 2009 Executive Performance Agreement, which is filed with this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

     c)     Exhibits

99.1

Form of 2009 Executive Performance Agreement

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.

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit
Number		Description
99.1		Form of 2009 Executive Performance Agreement