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): JULY 29, 1999 ------------- SODEXHO MARRIOTT SERVICES, INC. ------------------------------------------------------ (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) DELAWARE 1-12188 52-0936594 ---------------------------- ------------- ------------------- (State or other jurisdiction (Commission (IRS Employer of incorporation) File Number) Identification No.) 9801 WASHINGTONIAN BOULEVARD, GAITHERSBURG, MARYLAND 20878 ---------------------------------------------------- ------------- (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code) Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (301) 987-4431 -------------- ITEM 5. OTHER EVENTS. - ------------------------------- On July 29, 1999, Sodexho Marriott Services, Inc. released details of the Company's Investor Conference held in New York, New York. ITEM 7. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS. - ---------------------------------------------------- (c) The following exhibit is filed as part of this Form 8-K. Exhibit No. Description -------------------- ------------------------------------------------- 99 Press release, dated July 29, 1999. -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. SODEXHO MARRIOTT SERVICES, INC. Date: July 29, 1999 By: /s/ LAWRENCE E. HYATT ------------------------------ ----------------------------- Lawrence E. Hyatt Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer -3- INDEX TO EXHIBITS - ----------------- Exhibit No. Description - ---------------------- ------------------------------------------------------- 99 Press release issued July 29, 1999, relating to Sodexho Marriott Services, Inc.'s Investor Conference held in New York, New York. -4-