SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, DC 20549 FORM 11-K [X] ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2003 OR [ ] TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the transition period from to ---------- ---------- Commission File No. 001-11427 401K PLAN FOR EMPLOYEES OF NEW ENGLAND BUSINESS SERVICE, INC. (Full Title of Plan) NEW ENGLAND BUSINESS SERVICE, INC. 500 Main Street Groton, Massachusetts 01471 (Name of Issuer of Securities held pursuant to the Plan and address of its principal executive office) (978) 448-6111 (Telephone Number) The following exhibits are being filed as part of this Form 11-K: INDEX TO EXHIBITS Exhibit Number 1 401K Plan for Employees of New England Business Service, Inc. Financial Statements December 31, 2003 and 2002, Supplemental Schedules as of and for the year ended December 31, 2003, and Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm. 2 Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm. SIGNATURES Pursuant to the requirements of Section 15(d) of the Securities exchange act of 1934, the Committee administering the Plans has duly caused this annual report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized. 401K Plan for Employees of New England Business Service, Inc. Date: July 12, 2004 ----------------- By: /s/ Richard L. Schulte ----------------------------- Richard L. Schulte