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): August 4, 2004 SS&C Technologies, Inc. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Exact name of registrant as specified in charter) Delaware 000-28430 06-1169696 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (State or other juris- (Commission (IRS Employer diction of incorporation File Number) Identification No.) 80 Lamberton Road, Windsor, CT 06095 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code) Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (860) 298-4500 Not Applicable -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Former name or former address, if changed since last report) Item 5. Other Events and Regulation FD Disclosure. On August 4, 2004, SS&C Technologies, Inc. announced that its Board of Directors had declared a semi-annual cash dividend of $0.07 per share on its common stock. The full text of the press release issued in connection with the announcement is filed as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated herein by reference. Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits (c) Exhibits 99.1 Press release dated August 4, 2004 SIGNATURE 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. Date: August 4, 2004 SS&C TECHNOLOGIES, INC. By: /s/ Patrick J. Pedonti ---------------------------------------- Patrick J. Pedonti Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer EXHIBIT INDEX Exhibit No. Description ----------- ----------- 99.1 Press release dated August 4, 2004