1 ================================================================================ 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): JUNE 23, 2000 LHS GROUP INC. ------------------------------------------------------ (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) DELAWARE 000-22409 58-2224883 - ---------------------------- ------------------------ ------------------- (State or other jurisdiction (Commission File Number) (IRS Employer of incorporation) Identification No.) 6 Concourse Parkway Suite 2700 Atlanta, GA 30328 ---------------------------------------- (Address of principal executive offices) 770-280-3000 ---------------------------------------------------- (Registrant's telephone number, including area code) ================================================================================ 2 ITEM 5. OTHER EVENTS. LHS Group Inc. announced that the Registration Statement and Proxy Statement filed in connection with its merger with Sema Group plc was declared effective by the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 23, 2000. The LHS Board of Directors fixed June 14, 2000 as the record date for its special meeting to approve the merger of LHS and Sema. The special meeting to approve the merger will be held on Thursday, July 27, 2000, at 10:00 a.m. EDT, at The Westin Atlanta North at Perimeter, Seven Concourse Parkway, Atlanta, Georgia. ITEM 7. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, PRO FORMA FINANCIAL INFORMATION AND EXHIBITS. C. Exhibits. Exhibit 99 - Press release dated June 26, 2000. - 2 - 3 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. LHS GROUP INC. (Registrant) Date: June 29, 2000 By: /s/ Scott A. Wharton ------------------------ Scott A. Wharton Secretary - 3 -