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) March 20, 2001 -------------- DENDRITE INTERNATIONAL, INC. - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter) New Jersey 0-26138 22-2786386 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (State or Other Jurisdiction (Commission (I.R.S. Employer of Incorporation) File Number) Identification No.) 1200 Mount Kemble Avenue, Morristown, New Jersey 07960-6767 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code) Registrant's telephone number, including area code (973) 425-1200 --------------------- INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN THE REPORT Item 5. Other Events. Option Exercise. On March 16, 2001 John E. Bailye, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of Dendrite International, Inc. (the "Company") exercised options for 200,000 shares of the Company common stock at an exercise price of $6.4167 per share and continues to hold the shares, no shares having been sold into the market. Item 7. Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Information and Exhibits. (c) Exhibits. None SIGNATURE 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. DENDRITE INTERNATIONAL, INC. Dated: March ___, 2001 By: _______________________________ Christine A. Pellizzari Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary