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
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report (date of Earliest Event Reported) — October 23, 2006
THE ULTIMATE SOFTWARE GROUP, INC.
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 000-24347 | 65-0694077 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of Incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
| 2000 Ultimate Way, Weston, Florida | 33326 | |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
(954) 331-7000
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):
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Item 5.02. Departure of Directors of Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers
(d) Election of New Director
On October 23, 2006, Alois T. Leiter was elected as a director to the Board of Directors of The Ultimate Software Group, Inc. (the “Company”).
Mr. Leiter has not been named as a member of any of the committees of the Company’s Board of Directors.
For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2005 and for the nine months ended September 30, 2006, the Company contributed a total of approximately $84,000 and $78,000, respectively, to Leiter’s Landing, Mr. Leiter’s non-profit charitable organization benefiting children.
The Registrant hereby provides the information set forth in the press release issued on October 27, 2006, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Information and Exhibits
(c) Exhibit
| Number | Description | |
| 99.1 | Press Release, dated October 27, 2006 |
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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 thereunto duly authorized.
| THE ULTIMATE SOFTWARE GROUP, INC. | ||||
| By: | /s/ Mitchell K. Dauerman | |||
| Mitchell K. Dauerman | ||||
| Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer) | ||||
Dated: October 27, 2006
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