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 July 7, 2004 ------------ Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported) Total System Services, Inc. ----------------------------- (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter) Georgia 1-10254 58-1493818 - ------------------ ------------------ ------------------ (State of (Commission File (IRS Employer Incorporation) Number) Identification Number) 1600 First Avenue, Columbus, Georgia 31901 -------------------------------------------------- (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code) (706) 649-2267 -------------- (Registrant's telephone number, including area code) --------------------------------------------------- (Former name or former address, if changed since last report) Item 5. Other Events. - ------- ---------------- On July 7, 2004, Total System Services, Inc. ("Registrant") issued a press release announcing that it is in exclusive negotiations with J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. to provide processing services for the 87 million cardmembers of Chase Card Services. A copy of Registrant's press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference. Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits. - ------- ----------------------------------- (c) Exhibits 99.1 - Registrant's press release dated July 7, 2004 Signature ---------- Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, Registrant has caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized. TOTAL SYSTEM SERVICES, INC. ("Registrant") Dated: July 7, 2004 By:/s/ Kathleen Moates -------------------- ------------------- Kathleen Moates Senior Deputy General Counsel