FORM 10­K

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

[X] ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 [FEE REQUIRED]

For the fiscal year ended June 30, 1996

OR

[ ] TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 [NO FEE REQUIRED]

Commission file number 1-5397

AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)

22­1467904
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

One ADP Boulevard, Roseland, New Jersey 07068
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code: 201­994­5000

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:


Title of each className of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, $.10 Par Value (voting)

New York Stock Exchange
Chicago Stock Exchange
Pacific Stock Exchange
Liquid Yield Option Notes due 2012 New York Stock Exchange

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: NONE

Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the Registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to the filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes x No

Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S­K (§229.405 of this chapter) is not contained herein and will not be contained, to the best of Registrant's knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10­K or any amendment to this Form 10­K. [x]

The aggregate market value of the voting stock held by non­affiliates of the Registrant as of September 13, 1996 was $12,171,600,382. On September 13, 1996, there were 290,038,815 shares of Common Stock outstanding.

DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

Portions of the Registrant's 1996 Annual Report to Shareholders Parts I, II & IV
Portions of the Registrant's Proxy Statement for Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be held on November 12, 1996. Part III

Part I

Item 1. Business

Automatic Data Processing, Inc., incorporated in Delaware in 1961, and its subsidiaries (collectively, "ADP") are engaged in the computing services business. The following summary describes ADP's activities.

Industry Segment

All of ADP's computing services enable clients to process and/or distribute data (their own, ADP's or that of third parties) and/or to interactively access and utilize ADP and third party databases and information, utilizing ADP's batch, interactive and client site systems.

Employer Services

ADP's Employer Services offers a comprehensive range of payroll, payroll tax deposit and reporting, human resources (HR), benefits outsourcing, timekeeping, 401(k) recordkeeping, and unemployment compensation management services. These services are provided to over 350,000 clients engaged in a wide variety of businesses. In addition to its direct marketing, ADP has marketing relationships with many banks and accountants whereby ADP offers its services to their business clients. Employer services are offered from 40 computer centers and 73 satellite sales and service centers in the United States, 14 computer centers in Western Europe and one center in Canada. For clients who desire to do their own processing, client site payroll and HR software is available.

Payroll and tax filing services comprise over 87% of Employer Services' revenue. Payroll services include the preparation of pay checks and direct deposits, along with supporting journals, summaries and management reports. ADP also supplies the quarterly and annual social security, medicare, and federal, state and local income tax withholding reports required to be filed by employers and employees.

ADP's tax filing services process federal, state and local payroll taxes on behalf of ADP clients and remit such taxes to the appropriate taxing authorities when due. As new products evolve (such as new hire reporting, ADP check/full service direct deposit and wage garnishment payment), the ADP Tax Filing center is also responsible for the efficient movement of funds and information to third parties. Over 260,000 clients rely on tax filing to assure regulatory compliance.

Approximately 45% of Employer Services' payroll and payroll tax filing services revenue for the past three fiscal years have been attributable to its heartland accounts (companies with between 1 and 99 employees), approximately 40% to major accounts (between 100 and 999 employees) and approximately 15% to national accounts (with 1,000 or more employees).

Autopay continues to be ADP's most popular, flexible and comprehensive payroll product with over 225,000 clients. Recently, PC/Payroll for Windows was introduced. ADP offers EasyPay, a simple, low-cost, outsourcing payroll solution for approximately 100,000 clients in the heartland market. For heartland clients who prefer client site processing for managing payroll and payroll taxes, ADP has a PC-based product called SoftPay. For national accounts clients, ADP's Client Server Series provides fully integrated client site payroll, HR and benefits administration and outsourcing services. ADP's Application Group installs and implements client server systems for ADP clients and other users of server technology.

Full Service Direct Deposit in association with major bank partners permits employers to easily, rapidly and economically make electronic direct deposits to employee bank accounts. ADP's joint venture with Checkfree Corporation provides electronic banking and bill payment services to small businesses to help them manage money and improve their accounts payable process.

ADP's HR services, operating in conjunction with a client's payroll database, provide comprehensive recordkeeping HR services, including benefits administration and outsourcing, applicant tracking, employee history and position control. The various HR systems run on standalone PC's, local or wide area networks or client/server systems.

ADP Total Time provides a comprehensive time­keeping system fully integrated into ADP's payroll systems. ADP's unemployment compensation service aids clients in managing and reducing unemployment insurance costs. ADP's Peachtree and One Write accounting packages are sold through retail channels.

ADP also offers 401(k) recordkeeping, benefits administration and benefits consulting. Comprehensive 401(k) administrative services relating to defined benefit plans, flexible spending, healthcare and other group benefits are offered.

As more ADP clients become multinational in scope, it becomes increasingly important to offer services on a global scale. Last January, ADP acquired Paris-based GSI, Europe's largest provider of payroll and related HR services. In Europe, ADP's services for payroll and HR management are now provided in Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Spain, Switzerland and the United Kingdom. This makes ADP the first provider of integrated payroll and HR services to U.S. corporations and their European subsidiaries.

Brokerage Services

ADP's Brokerage Services provides high quality, high speed securities transaction processing, investor support tools, market data services, and investor communications related services to the financial community worldwide. ADP is the largest provider of such third­party processing and retail equity information systems in the U.S. and Canada. Brokerage Services now supplies over 2,600 firms globally with technology­based information solutions.

ADP provides front­office database, news, analytic and quotation services for the investment and brokerage community through terminals located on brokers' desks. ADP provides such services through interactive work stations (utilizing client-server architecture) for all active equity securities, commodities, currencies, and interest rate futures. ADP also offers its international clients real-time news processing systems, real-time fixed income, foreign exchange and money market information, and sophisticated analytics. ADP's Power Partner service is based on state-of-the-art "object linking and embedding technology" which allows clients to modularly build, and seamlessly integrate, market information, securities processing systems, broker productivity tools, client applications and third party software into their workstations. Global Treasury Information Services (GTIS) keeps its clients in tune with price information, news and commentary on world markets in the areas of fixed income, foreign exchange, money markets, futures and metals. Information is contributed directly to GTIS by key institutions (e.g., banks and brokers) who participate in these markets.

Brokerage Services continued its expansion in the institutional marketplace with several acquisitions. The DAIS Group provides sophisticated quantitative models to help portfolio managers assess risk and select stocks. Merrin Financial provides automated securities trade order management and routing solutions for investment managers and securities brokers. Information Catalysts (ICI) markets automated and fixed income trading, operations and accounting software for domestic and international banks and securities brokerage firms.

ADP provides back­office stock brokerage and related financial computing services such as trade processing, cage management, stock loan accounting, on­line inquiry and data collection, portfolio reporting, order matching and on­line trading. All of these services are offered in the United States and Canada. ADP's GlossTrader client-server system offers global multicurrency clearance and settlement services for international securities.

ADP provides shareholder communication services in the United States and Canada, handling all shareholder mailings and proxy processing for shareholders whose securities are left in "street name" in the custody of ADP's "nominee" clients (principally brokerage firms and banks). In fiscal 1996, ADP processed over 235 million shareholder mailings for over 12,000 publicly held corporations, mutual funds and financial institutions. Shareholder ballots representing approximately 127 billion shares were electronically processed. As part of its shareholder communication services, ADP introduced StreetLink, a quickly deliverable laser printed alternative to expensive quarterly mailings to shareholders. Proxy Edge is an electronic voting service which dramatically improves voting efficiency and record keeping. PhoneVOTE Services enables mutual fund shareholders to vote their proxy over the telephone for same­day tabulation.

Dealer Services

ADP's Dealer Services provides industry-specific computing, data and professional services to automobile, truck and farm equipment dealers and manufacturers in the U.S., Canada, Europe, Asia and Latin America. Over 16,000 dealers use ADP's on­site systems and communications networks to manage every area of sales and operations. ADP addresses critical dealership areas and offers software and professional services to improve consumer loyalty, asset management, innovative technology, employee productivity training, manufacturer relations, business improvements and real­time information access. It offers clients a service solution which includes ADP computer hardware, licensed software, software support and hardware maintenance services. Clients use ADP's systems to manage their accounting, inventory, factory communications, scheduling, leasing, sales and service activities. In addition, ADP offers more than 95 manufacturer subsystems for pricing updates and factory ordering.

ADP establishes and maintains communications networks for its clients which allow interactive communications between manufacturers and their respective dealers. These communication networks are used for new vehicle ordering, status inquiry and warranty claims, parts and vehicle locating, credit checks, vehicle repair estimating, vehicle registration and vehicle lienholder information.

ADP continues to automate the business processes for its clients through value-added products such as paperless parts cataloging, repair shop pricing and scheduling, laser printing, and data archiving and document storage. ADP's Laser Station replaces pre-printed, multipart, carbonized forms with customized laser­printed originals, allowing dealers to print from a single laser printer all types of customer communications, including customer satisfaction surveys, service reminders, invoices and statements. ADP's Document Storage & Data Archiving product is designed to create a paperless office, using optical disk and scanning technologies to electronically scan, store and retrieve purchase orders, invoices, checks, other documents and even customer signatures. ADP's New Vehicle Order System increases vehicle order accuracy, improves vehicle management and reduces floor plan interest expense. The Used Vehicle Network helps dealers manage their used vehicles more efficiently.

As industry change accelerated, ADP introduced its Advisor family of products. Super Service Advisor fully automates the reservation and service write­up process using hand-held wireless, electronic clipboard technology. Sales Advisor is a complete retail sales process application designed to improve sales performance and customer handling. The ADP Sales Kiosk is a state­of­the­art interactive sales presentation tool, and ADP's Relationship Marketing System (RMS) automates all phases of customer contact from initial prospect through the purchase life cycle and on-going service.

Changes in customer expectations and manufacturer's requirements are modifying how the traditional dealership conducts business. In response to these changes, ADP is providing consulting services to its dealer clients to help them reengineer their management processes. It also offers solutions to help employee productivity and training, and provides the tools and services necessary to improve dealership productivity and profitability.

Claims Services

ADP provides auto repair estimating and parts availability services to insurance companies, claims adjusters, repair shops and salvage yards involved in auto collision repair and valuation in the United States and Canada. The services include automated collision damage repair estimating for cars and trucks, vehicle valuation services for total losses, and parts locating and pricing services to auto insurers and repairers to facilitate the claims settlement and parts locating processes. ADP provides management information and vehicle damageability and repair cost statistics to insurance companies, government agencies and automobile manufacturers. A pen-based, mobile auto estimating system, using state-of-the-art technology and graphical user interfaces, was recently introduced. Satellite and voice-based trading networks for the location and pricing of recycled parts, and ADP's salvage-related products and services, have been significantly expanded.

ADP provides services that evaluate the appropriateness of medical treatment and invoicing for auto accident victims. The core product, Provider Bill Audit, is an expert system that performs fee and utilization audits of medical provider bills involving soft tissue injury and that provides auto insurers with a consistent methodology for assessing the proper diagnoses and treatment of automobile-related injuries.

ADP also provides a property loss repair and replacement system to assist in settling homeowners' claims.

Nature of Services Provided

In each of Employer Services, Dealer Services, Claims Services and most of Brokerage Services, ADP's services primarily involve the processing and utilization of client and/or third party data. In the front­office component of the Brokerage Services business, the primary service takes the form of providing securities, commodities and currencies quotation data (which data is provided by various exchanges) and news to clients; this front­office component represents less than 10% of consolidated revenue.

Services to all industries are generally available by the electronic transmission (through communications lines) of computer­generated data and information from and to clients. Services are offered through a variety of systems and networks which run on industry-standard operating systems. Virtually none of ADP's services require ADP­proprietary hardware and/or operating systems.

All of ADP's services utilize somewhat similar facilities, computers, communications networks, salesforces, and client service support personnel. ADP's businesses share numerous facilities, selected computer rooms and communications networks, and ADP occasionally transfers some of its employees among business units. The input and output of all of ADP's businesses is data and information. On occasion ADP has transferred services and products between business units.

While the labor intensiveness of a service may vary somewhat based on the degree of automation and complexity in providing the service, all services use the same basic functions as described above. None of ADP's service offerings are particularly capital intensive.

Markets and Marketing Methods

All of ADP's services are sold broadly across the United States and Canada. Non­North American services amounted to approximately 11% of fiscal 1996 revenue. All services use common marketing techniques, including direct sales methodologies with emphasis on referral sources.

None of ADP's major business groups have a single homogenous client base or market. For example, while Brokerage Services primarily serves the retail brokerage market, it also serves banks, commodity dealers, the institutional brokerage market and individual non­brokerage corporations. Dealer Services primarily serves automobile dealers, but also serves truck and agricultural equipment dealers, auto repair shops, used car lots, state departments of motor vehicles, and manufacturers of automobiles, trucks and agricultural equipment. Claims Services has many clients who are insurance companies, but also provides services to automobile manufacturers, body repair shops, salvage yards, distributors of new and used automobile parts and other non­insurance clients. Employer Services has clients from a large variety of industries and markets. Within this client base are concentrations of clients in specific industries. While concentrations of clients exist, no one business group is material to ADP's overall revenue. Employer Services also sells to auto dealers, brokerage clients, and insurance clients.

None of ADP's businesses are overly sensitive to price changes. Economic conditions among selected clients and groups of clients may and do have a temporary impact on demand for ADP's services.

ADP enjoys a leadership position in each of its major service offerings and does not believe any major service or business unit in ADP is subject to unique market risk.

Competition

The computing services industry is highly competitive. ADP knows of no reliable statistics by which it can determine the number of its competitors, but it believes that it is one of the largest independent computing services companies in the United States.

ADP's competitors include other independent computing services companies, divisions of diversified enterprises and banks. Another competitive factor in the computing services industry is the in­house computing function, whereby a company installs and operates its own computing systems.

Competition in the computing services industry is primarily based on service responsiveness, product quality and price. ADP believes that it is very competitive in each of these areas and that there are no material negative factors impacting ADP's competitive position in the computing services industry. No one competitor or group of competitors is dominant in the computing services industry.

Clients and Client Contracts

ADP provides computing services to over 375,000 clients. Annual revenues attributable to large client accounts range from $1 million to approximately $67 million per client, while thousands of small client accounts produce annual revenues of less than $1,000 each. ADP's largest single client accounts for approximately 2% of its annual revenue.

ADP has no material "backlog" because the period between the time a client agrees to use ADP's services and the time the service begins is generally very short and because no sale is considered firm until it is installed and begins producing revenue.

ADP's average client retention is seven years in Employer Services and is ten or more years in Brokerage, Dealer and Claims Services, and does not vary significantly from period to period.

Discounts, rebates and promotions offered by ADP to clients are not material.

ADP's services are provided under written Price Quotations or Services Agreements having varying terms and conditions. No one Price Quotation or Service Agreement is material to ADP.

Systems Development and Programming

During the fiscal years ended June 30, 1996, 1995 and 1994, ADP spent $249,635,000, $193,173,000 and $160,803,000, respectively, on systems development and programming activities for the development of new, and the improvement and maintenance of existing, computing services.

Product Development

ADP continually upgrades, enhances and expands its existing products and services. Generally, no new product or service has a significant effect on ADP's revenue or negatively impacts its existing products and services, and each existing product and service has a significant remaining life cycle.

Licenses

ADP is the licensee under a number of agreements for computer programs and databases. ADP's business is not dependent upon a single license or group of licenses. Licenses, patents, trademarks and franchises are not material to ADP's business as a whole.

Compensation of Marketing and Sales Personnel

The compensation arrangements of ADP's marketing and sales personnel vary significantly based on the tenure of the particular salesperson, with the commission­based portion of total compensation averaging approximately 40%. ADP sets minimum sales quotas on an individual basis.

Computer Systems

ADP does not manufacture computer systems or act as a distributor of computer systems. ADP may, however, be deemed to be a value­added reseller of computer systems insofar as its services often include computer equipment as part of the total service solution.

ADP's services are offered on a variety of computer platforms which run various operating systems. These computer platforms include those offered by IBM, IBM­compatibles, Digital Equipment Corporation, Apple, Motorola, Hewlett Packard and McDonnell Douglas. The industry-standard operating systems supporting such computer platforms include DOS, Windows, OS2, VSE, MVS, VMS, System 7 OS, Unix, Reality and Pick.

ADP's service warranty to its clients is that if any errors or omissions occur in its service offerings, ADP will correct them as soon as possible. In addition, ADP provides, either directly or through third parties, maintenance and support for the ADP­provided equipment and software which facilitates the delivery of its services to clients.

Number of Employees

ADP employed approximately 29,000 persons as of June 30, 1996.

Executive Officers of the Registrant

See Item 10 in Part III hereof.

Item 2. Properties

ADP leases space for more than 55 of its processing centers. In addition, ADP leases numerous small processing centers and sales offices. All of these leases, which aggregate approximately 5,020,469 square feet in the United States, Canada, Europe and Asia, expire at various times up to the year 2016. ADP owns 23 of its processing facilities and its corporate headquarters in Roseland, New Jersey, which aggregate approximately 2,331,645 square feet.

Item 3. Legal Proceedings

None

Item 4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

None

Part II

Item 5. Market for the Registrant's Common Equity and Related Stockholder Matters

See "Market Price and Dividend Data" on page 18 of the Registrant's 1996 Annual Report to Shareholders, which information is incorporated herein by reference. As of August 25, 1996, the Registrant had 27,186 registered holders of its Common Stock, par value $.10 per share. The Registrant's Common Stock is traded on the New York, Chicago and Pacific Stock Exchanges.

Item 6. Selected Financial Data

See "Selected Financial Data" on page 16 of the Registrant's 1996 Annual Report to Shareholders, which information is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 7. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

See "Management's Discussion and Analysis" on pages 17 and 18 of the Registrant's 1996 Annual Report to Shareholders, the Letter to Shareholders on pages 2-4 of such report and the business descriptions on pages 5-15 of such report, which information is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data

The financial statements described in Item 14(a) hereof are incorporated herein.

The following supplementary data is incorporated herein by reference:

Page in 1996 Annual Report to Shareholders
Quarterly Financial Results (unaudited) for the three years ended June 30, 1996
27

Item 9. Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure

None

Part III

Item 10. Directors and Executive Officers of the Registrant

Executive Officers of the Registrant

The executive officers of the Registrant, their ages, positions and the period during which they have been employed by ADP are as follows:



Name
Age
Position
Employed by ADP Since
James B. Benson
51
Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
1977
Gary C. Butler
49
Group President of Employer Services
1975
Robert J. Casale
57
Group President of Brokerage Services
1988
G. Harry Durity
49
Vice President, Worldwide Business Development
1994
Richard J. Haviland
50
Vice President, Finance
1982
Michael R. Holmes
38
Vice President, Human Resources
1991
Peter M. Leger
45
President of Dealer Services
1992
S. Michael Martone
48
President of Claims Services
1987
Joseph B. Pirret
55
Vice President and Treasurer
1974
Arthur F. Weinbach
53
President and Chief Executive Officer
1980

Messrs. Benson, Butler, Casale, Haviland, Holmes, Pirret and Weinbach have each been employed by ADP in senior executive positions for more than the past five years.

G. Harry Durity joined ADP in August 1994 as Corporate Vice President, Worldwide Business Development. Prior to joining ADP he was Senior Vice President - Corporate Development of Revlon Consumer Products Company. Between 1990 and February 1993 when he joined Revlon, he was President of The Highlands Group, Inc.

Peter M. Leger joined ADP in March 1992 as Executive Vice President, North America of Dealer Services and was promoted to President of Dealer Services in January 1995. Prior to joining ADP, he was employed by Reuters North America in various senior executive positions.

S. Michael Martone joined ADP in 1987. Prior to his promotion to President of the Claims Solutions Group in December 1995, he held senior vice president positions in both the Employer Services Group and the Dealer Services Group.

Each of ADP's executive officers is elected for a term of one year and until their successors are chosen and qualified or until their death, resignation or removal.

Directors of the Registrant

See "Election of Directors" in the Proxy Statement for Registrant's 1996 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, which information is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 11. Executive Compensation

See "Compensation of Executive Officers" in the Proxy Statement for Registrant's 1996 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, which information is incorporated herein by reference.


Item 12. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management

See "Election of Directors--Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Managers" in the Proxy Statement for Registrant's 1996 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, which information is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 13. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions

See "Compensation of Executive Officers--Certain Transactions" in the Proxy Statement for Registrant's 1996 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, which information is incorporated herein by reference.

Part IV

Item 14. Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules, and Reports on Form 8­K

(a)1. Financial Statements

The following consolidated financial statements of Automatic Data Processing, Inc. and its subsidiaries are included in Part II, Item 8:


Page in 1996 Annual Report to Shareholders
Independent Auditors' Report
28
Consolidated Balance Sheets ­ June 30, 1996 and 1995
20
Statements of Consolidated Earnings ­ years ended June 30, 1996, 1995 and 1994
19
Statements of Shareholders' Equity ­ years ended June 30, 1996, 1995 and 1994
21
Statements of Consolidated Cash Flows ­ years ended June 30, 1996, 1995 and 1994
22
Notes to Consolidated Statements
23-27

Financial information of the Registrant is omitted because the Registrant is primarily an operating company. The Registrant's subsidiaries which are listed on Exhibit 21 attached hereto are wholly-owned.

2. Financial Statement Schedules

Page in Form 10­K
Schedule II ­ Valuation and Qualifying Accounts
15

All other Schedules have been omitted because they are inapplicable or are not required or the information is included elsewhere in the financial statements or notes thereto.

3. The following exhibits are filed with this Form 10­K or incorporated herein by reference to the document set forth next to the exhibit in the list below:

3.1­Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation dated December 15, 1994 - incorporated by reference to Exhibit (3)-#1 to Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended June 30, 1995
3.2­By-Laws as currently in effect ­ incorporated by reference to Exhibit (3)­#2 to Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10­K for the fiscal year ended June 30, 1991
4­Indenture dated as of February 20, 1992 between Automatic Data Processing, Inc. and Bankers Trust Company, as trustee, regarding the Liquid Yield Option Notes due 2012 of the Registrant - incorporated by reference to Exhibit (4)-#1 to Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended June 30, 1992
10.1­Employment Agreement with Josh S. Weston ­ incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10(ii) to Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10­K for the fiscal year ended June 30, 1986 (Management Contract)
10.1(a)­Amendment to Employment Agreement with Josh S. Weston ­ incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10(ii)(A)­#2 to Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10­K for the fiscal year ended June 30, 1990 (Management Contract)
10.1(b)-Amendment to Employment Agreement with Josh S. Weston - incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10(ii)(A)-3 to Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10­K for the fiscal year ended June 30, 1994 (Management Contract)
10.1(c)-Amendment to Employment Agreement with Josh S. Weston (Management Contract) - incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10(ii)(A)-4 to Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended June 30, 1995
10.2-Letter Agreement dated as of August 1, 1996 between Automatic Data Processing, Inc. and Arthur F. Weinbach (Management Contract)
10.3­Agreement with Robert J. Casale ­ incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10(iii)(A)­#1 to Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10­K for the fiscal year ended June 30, 1990 (Management Contract)
10.4­Agreement with Gary C. Butler ­ incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10(iii)(A)­#2 to Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10­K for the fiscal year ended June 30, 1991 (Management Contract)
10.5­1981 Key Employees' Stock Option Plan ­ incorporated by reference to Registrant's Registration Statement No. 2­75287 on Form S­8 (Management Compensatory Plan)
10.5(a)­Amendment to 1981 Key Employees' Stock Option Plan ­ incorporated by reference to Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10­K for the fiscal year ended June 30, 1989 (Management Compensatory Plan)
10.6­Key Employees' Restricted Stock Plan ­ incorporated by reference to Registrant's Registration Statement No. 33­25290 on Form S­8 (Management Compensatory Plan)
10.7­Supplemental Officers' Retirement Plan, as amended and restated - incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10(iii)(A)-#5 to Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended June 30, 1993 (Management Compensatory Plan)
10.8­1989 Non­Employee Director Stock Option Plan ­ incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10(iii)(A)­#7 to Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10­K for the fiscal year ended June 30, 1990 (Management Compensatory Plan)
10.9­1990 Key Employees' Stock Option Plan ­ incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10(iii)(A)­#8 to Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10­K for the fiscal year ended June 30, 1990 (Management Compensatory Plan)
10.10-1994 Directors' Pension Arrangement - incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10(iii)(A)-#10 to Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended June 30, 1994 (Management Compensatory Plan)
10.11-1994 Executive Compensation Plan - incorporated by
reference to Exhibit A to Registrant's Proxy Statement for its
Annual Meeting of Stockholders held November 15, 1994
(Management Compensatory Plan)
11­Schedule of Calculation of Earnings Per Share
13­Pages 2-28 of the 1996 Annual Report to Shareholders (with the exception of the pages incorporated by reference herein, the Annual Report is not a part of this filing)
21 ­Subsidiaries of the Registrant
23­Independent Auditors' Report on Schedules and Consent
27-Financial Data Schedule

(b) None.

AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING, INC.
AND SUBSIDIARIES
SCHEDULE II ­ VALUATION AND QUALIFYING ACCOUNTS
(In thousands)

Column A
Column B
Column C
Column D
Column E
Additions
Additions
Balance at beginning of period
(1) Charged to costs and expenses
(2) Charged to other accounts­ describe
Deductions ­ describe
Balance at end of period
Year ended June 30, 1996:
Allowance for doubtful accounts:
Current
$23,035
$9,115
$4,835(B)
$2,358(A)
$34,627
Long­term
$26,166
$2,986
--
$3,425(A)
$25,727
Year ended June 30, 1995:
Allowance for doubtful accounts:
Current
$20,513
$8,415
$904(B)
$6,797(A)
$23,035
Long­term
$24,526
$3,916
--
$2,276(A)
$26,166
Year ended June 30, 1994:
Allowance for doubtful accounts:
Current
$18,112
$6,838
$492(B)
$4,929(A)
$20,513
Long­term
$21,684
$4,366
--
$1,524(A)
$24,526


(A) Doubtful accounts written off, less recoveries on accounts previously written off.
(B) Acquired in purchase/pooling transactions.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.


AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING, INC.
(Registrant)
September 23, 1996By: /s/ Arthur F. Weinbach
Arthur F. Weinbach
President and Chief Executive Officer

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the Registrant in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

SignatureTitle Date
/s/ Arthur F. Weinbach
(Arthur F. Weinbach)
President and Chief Executive Officer
(Principal Executive Officer)
September 23, 1996
/s/ Richard J. Haviland
(Richard J. Haviland)
Vice President, Finance
(Principal Financial Officer)
September 23, 1996
/s/ Josh S. Weston
(Josh S. Weston)
Chairman of the Board September 23, 1996
/s/ Gary C. Butler
(Gary C. Butler)
DirectorSeptember 23, 1996
/s/ Joseph A. Califano, Jr.
(Joseph A. Califano, Jr.)
DirectorSeptember 23, 1996
/s/ Leon G. Cooperman
(Leon G. Cooperman)
DirectorSeptember 23, 1996
____________________
(George H. Heilmeier)
DirectorSeptember __, 1996
/s/ Ann Dibble Jordan
(Ann Dibble Jordan)
DirectorSeptember 23, 1996
/s/ Harvey M. Krueger
(Harvey M. Krueger)
DirectorSeptember 23, 1996
____________________
(Charles P. Lazarus)
DirectorSeptember __, 1996
____________________
(Frederic V. Malek)
DirectorSeptember __, 1996
/s/ Henry Taub
(Henry Taub)
DirectorSeptember 23, 1996
____________________
(Laurence A. Tisch)
DirectorSeptember __, 1996

EXHIBIT 11

AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING, INC
AND SUBSIDIARIES
CALCULATION OF EARNINGS PER SHARE
(In thousands, except per share amounts)

Year ended June 30,

1996
1995
1994
1993
1992
PRIMARY EARNINGS PER SHARE:
Earnings before cumulative effect of accounting changes
$454,700
$394,830
$334,120
$294,200
$256,180
Cumulative effect of accounting changes
-
-
(4,800)
-
-
Net earnings applicable to common shares
$454,700
$394,830
$329,320
$294,200
$256,180
Average number of common shares outstanding (1)
288,967
285,112
281,780
282,654
278,090
Primary earnings per share before cumulative effect of accounting changes
$1.57
$1.38
$1.19
$1.04
$.92
Cumulative effect of accounting changes
-
-
(0.02)
-
-
Primary earnings per share (1)
$1.57
$1.38
$1.17
$1.04
$.92
FULLY DILUTED EARNINGS PER SHARE:
Net earnings used in primary earnings per share
$454,700
$394,830
$334,120
$294,200
$256,180
Adjustment for interest (net of tax) ­
Zero coupon convertible subordinated notes (5 1/4% yield)(1)
11,703
11,330
10,075
9,409
3,314
Net earnings used for fully diluted earnings per share before cumulative effect of accounting changes
$466,403
$406,160
$344,195
$303,609
$259,494
Cumulative effect of accounting changes
-
-
(4,800)
-
-
Net earnings used for fully diluted earnings per share
$466,403
$406,160
$339,395
$303,609
$259,494
Average number of shares outstanding on a fully diluted basis:
Shares used in calculating primary earnings per share
288,967
285,112
281,780
282,654
278,090
Diluted effect of all stock options outstanding after application of treasury stock method
6,483
5,836
5,382
5,962
6,360
Shares assumed to be issued upon conversion of Debentures-
Zero coupon convertible subordinated notes (5 1/4% yield)(2)
10,360
10,402
10,402
10,402
3,722
Average number of shares outstanding on a fully diluted basis:
305,810
301,350
297,564
299,018
288,172
Fully diluted earnings per share before cumulative effect of accounting changes
$1.53
$1.35
$1.16
$1.02
$.90
Cumulative effect of accounting changes
-
-
-
(0.02)
-
Fully diluted earnings per share
$1.53
$1.35
$1.14
$1.02
$.90

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(1) All share and per share information has been adjusted to reflect a two­for­one stock split on January 1, 1996.

(2) Assumed converted at the beginning of periods reported.

EXHIBIT 21

Name of Subsidiary
Jurisdiction of
Incorporation
ADP Atlantic, Inc.
Delaware
ADP Claims Solutions Group, Inc.
Delaware
ADP Autonom Computer GmbH
Germany
ADP Nederland B.V.
The Netherlands
ADP Central, Inc.
Delaware
ADP Credit Corp.
Delaware
ADP Dealer Services Ltd.
Canada (Federal)
ADP East, Inc.
Delaware
ADP Europe S.A.
France
ADP Financial Information Services, Inc.
Delaware
ADP Financial Information Services (UK) Limited
United Kingdom
ADP, Inc.
Delaware
ADP Insurance Company, Ltd.
Delaware
ADP Network Services International, Inc.
Delaware
ADP Network Services Limited
United Kingdom
ADP of New Jersey, Inc.
Delaware
ADP of North America, Inc.
Delaware
ADP Pacific, Inc.
Delaware
ADP Savings Association
Pennsylvania
ADP Tax Services, Inc.
Delaware
ADP Broker-Dealer, Inc.
New Jersey

In accordance with Item 601(b)(21) of Regulation S-K, the Registrant has omitted the names of particular subsidiaries because the unnamed subsidiaries, considered in the aggregate as a single subsidiary, would not have constituted a significant subsidiary as of June 30, 1996.

EXHIBIT 23

INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' REPORT ON SCHEDULE AND CONSENT

To the Board of Directors
and Shareholders of
Automatic Data Processing, Inc.
Roseland, New Jersey

We have audited the consolidated financial statements of Automatic Data Processing, Inc. as of June 30, 1996 and 1995, and for each of the three years in the period ended June 30, 1996, and have issued our report thereon dated August 14, 1996, which report includes an explanatory paragraph indicating changes in accounting principles for postemployment benefits other than pensions and for income taxes; such consolidated financial statements and report are included in your 1996 Annual Report to Shareholders and are incorporated herein by reference. Our audits also included the financial statement schedule of Automatic Data Processing, Inc., listed in Item 14. This financial statement schedule is the responsibility of the Company's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion based on our audits. In our opinion, such financial statement schedule, when considered in relation to the basic financial statements taken as a whole, present fairly in all material respects the information set forth therein.

In addition, we consent to the incorporation by reference in Automatic Data Processing, Inc.'s Registration Statement Nos. 33-45150, 33-52876, 33-55909, 33-57207, 33-58165, 33-61629, 333-01839 and 333-02331 on Form S-3 and Registration Statements Nos. 33-24987, 33-25290, 33-38338, 2-75287, 33-38366, 33­38365, 33-46168, 33-51979, 33-51977, 33-52629, 33-56419, 33-56463, 333-10281, 333-10279 and 333-10277 on Form S-8 of our report dated August 14, 1996, included in your 1996 Annual Report to Shareholders and incorporated by reference in the Annual Report on Form 10-K of Automatic Data Processing, Inc. for the year ended June 30, 1996.


/s/ Deloitte & Touche LLP
New York, New York
August 14, 1996

EXHIBIT 27

AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING, INC.
AND SUBSIDIARIES
SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA AS OF JUNE 30, 1996

Item Number Item Description
Amount
5­02(1)cash and cash items
314,416
5­02(2)marketable securities
321,743
5­02(3)(a)(1)notes and accounts receivable­trade
541,824
5­02(4)allowances for doubtful accounts
(34,627)
5­02(6)inventory
32,580
5­02(9)total current assets
1,454,283
5­02(13)property, plant and equipment
1,232,520
5­02(14)accumulated depreciation
764,254
5­02(18)total assets
3,839,885
5­02(21)total current liabilities
835,613
5­02(22)bonds, mortgages and similar debt
403,743
5­02(28)preferred stock­mandatory redemption
0
5­02(29)preferred stock­no mandatory redemption
0
5­02(30)common stock
31,428
5­02(31)other stockholders' equity
2,283,918
5­02(32)total liabilities and stockholders' equity
3,839,885
5­03(b)1(a)net sales of tangible products
0
5­03(b)1total revenues
3,566,597
5­03(b)2(a)cost of tangible goods sold
0
5­03(b)2total costs and expenses applicable to sales & revenue
2,888,684
5­03(b)3other costs and expenses
0
5­03(b)(5)provision for doubtful accounts and notes
12,792
5­03(b)(8)interest and amortization of debt discount
29,731
5-03(b)(10)income before taxes and other items
635,390
5-03(b)(11)income tax expense
180,690
5-03(b)(14)income/loss continuing operations
454,700
5-03(b)(15)discontinued operations
0
5-03(b)(17)extraordinary items
0
cumulative effect-changes
0
5-03(b)(18)in accounting principles
0
5-03(b)(19)net income or loss
454,700
5-03(b)(20)earnings per share-primary
$1.57
5-03(b)(20)earnings per share-fully diluted
$1.53