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): January 25, 2005 ---------------- 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 -------------- Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions: [ ] Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) [ ] Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) [ ] Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) [ ] Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)) Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition. The following information is furnished pursuant to Item 2.02. On January 25, 2005, CDW Corporation (the "Registrant") issued a press release announcing its fourth quarter 2004 earnings. A copy of the press release is included as Exhibit 99 to this Current Report on Form 8-K. Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits. Exhibit 99, Press Release dated January 25, 2005, announcing fourth quarter 2004 earnings. 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: January 25, 2005 By: /s/ Barbara A. Klein ---------------------------------- Barbara A. Klein Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer EXHIBIT INDEX Exhibit Number Exhibit - -------- -------- 99 Press release dated January 25, 2005, announcing fourth quarter 2004 earnings.