UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, DC 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 20, 2004 CDW Corporation (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter) Illinois 0-21796 36-3310735 -------- ------- ---------- (State or Other Jurisdiction (Commission File Number) (IRS Employer of Incorporation) Identification No.) 200 N. Milwaukee Ave. Vernon Hills, Illinois 60061 ---------------------- ----- (Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code) Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (847) 465-6000 --------------- Item 7. Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Information and Exhibits. Exhibit 99, Press Release dated July 20, 2004, announcing second quarter 2004 earnings. Item 12. Results of Operations and Financial Condition. The following information is furnished pursuant to Item 12, "Disclosure of Results of Operations and Financial Condition." On July 20, 2004, CDW Corporation (the "Registrant") issued a press release announcing its second quarter 2004 earnings. A copy of the press release is filed as Exhibit 99. 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. CDW CORPORATION Date: July 20, 2004 By: /s/ Barbara A. Klein ------------------------- Barbara A. Klein Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer EXHIBIT INDEX Exhibit Number Exhibit - -------------- ------- 99 Press release dated July 20, 2004, announcing second quarter 2004 earnings.