================================================================================ 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) -- August 26, 2003 ------------------------------------------------------------------- ZIMMER HOLDINGS, INC. (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) DELAWARE 001-16407 13-4151777 - ---------------------------- ------------------------ ------------------- (State or other jurisdiction (Commission File Number) (IRS Employer of Incorporation) Identification No.) 345 EAST MAIN STREET, WARSAW, INDIANA 46580 - ------------------------------------------------------- ------------------- (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code) (574) 267-6131 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Registrant's telephone number, including area code) ================================================================================ Item 5. Other Events. See press release attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1. Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits. (c) Exhibits. 99.1 Press Release of Zimmer Holdings, Inc., dated August 26, 2003. 2 SIGNATURE Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Zimmer Holdings, Inc. has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized. ZIMMER HOLDINGS, INC. By: /s/ David C. Dvorak -------------------------------------- David C. Dvorak Senior Vice President, Corporate Affairs, General Counsel and Secretary Date: August 26, 2003 3 EXHIBIT INDEX EXHIBIT NO. DESCRIPTION - ---------- -------------------------------------------------------------- 99.1 Press Release of Zimmer Holdings, Inc., dated August 26, 2003. 4