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) October 26, 2004 (October 21, 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) Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions: [_] Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) [_] Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) [_] Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) [_] Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)) CASS INFORMATION SYSTEMS, INC. FORM 8-K ITEM 2.02. RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION. On October 21, 2004, the registrant issued a press release announcing its preliminary results of operations for the quarter ended September 30, 2004. 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 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. ITEM 9.01. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS. (c) Exhibits Exhibit No. Description ----------- ----------- 99.1 Press Release dated October 21, 2004, issued by Cass Information Systems, Inc. (the Registrant) 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. October 26, 2004 By: /s/ Lawrence A. Collett --------------------------- Lawrence A. Collett Chairman and Chief Executive Officer October 26, 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 October 21, 2004. 4