content: 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
  
  
  
                                    July 7, 2004
                                    ------------
                                   Date of Report
                          (Date of Earliest Event Reported)
  
  
  
                             Total System Services, Inc.
                            -----------------------------
                            (Exact Name of Registrant as
                              Specified in its Charter)
  
  
  
      Georgia                          1-10254                   58-1493818
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  (State of                          (Commission File          (IRS Employer
  Incorporation)                       Number)              Identification Number)
  
  
                     1600 First Avenue, Columbus, Georgia 31901
                  --------------------------------------------------
                 (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
  
                                   (706) 649-2267
                                   --------------
                (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
  
  
                  ---------------------------------------------------
            (Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
  
  <PAGE>
  
  
  Item 5.           Other Events.
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       On July 7, 2004, Total System Services,  Inc. ("Registrant") issued a press
  release announcing that it is in exclusive negotiations with J.P. Morgan Chase &
  Co. to provide processing services for the 87 million cardmembers of  Chase Card
  Services.
  
       A copy of Registrant's press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and
  incorporated herein by reference.
  
  Item 7.           Financial Statements and Exhibits.
  -------           -----------------------------------
  
                    (c)            Exhibits
  
                    99.1 -         Registrant's press release dated July 7, 2004
  
  <PAGE>
  
                                                       Signature
                                                       ----------
  
       Pursuant to the  requirements  of the  Securities  Exchange Act of 1934, as
  amended,  Registrant  has caused  this  report to be signed on its behalf by the
  undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
  
  
                                                  TOTAL SYSTEM SERVICES, INC.
                                                     ("Registrant")
  
  Dated:  July 7, 2004                            By:/s/ Kathleen Moates
         --------------------                        -------------------
                                                     Kathleen Moates
                                                     Senior Deputy General Counsel
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text: 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
  
                                    July 7, 2004
                                    ------------
                                   Date of Report
                          (Date of Earliest Event Reported)
  
                             Total System Services, Inc.
                            -----------------------------
                            (Exact Name of Registrant as
                              Specified in its Charter)
  
      Georgia                          1-10254                   58-1493818
  ------------------               ------------------         ------------------
  (State of                          (Commission File          (IRS Employer
  Incorporation)                       Number)              Identification Number)
  
                     1600 First Avenue, Columbus, Georgia 31901
                  --------------------------------------------------
                 (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
  
                                   (706) 649-2267
                                   --------------
                (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
  
                  ---------------------------------------------------
            (Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
  Item 5.           Other Events.
  -------           ----------------
  
       On July 7, 2004, Total System Services,  Inc. ("Registrant") issued a press
  release announcing that it is in exclusive negotiations with J.P. Morgan Chase &
  Co. to provide processing services for the 87 million cardmembers of  Chase Card
  Services.
  
       A copy of Registrant's press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and
  incorporated herein by reference.
  
  Item 7.           Financial Statements and Exhibits.
  -------           -----------------------------------
  
                    (c)            Exhibits
  
                    99.1 -         Registrant's press release dated July 7, 2004
  Signature
                                                       ----------
  
       Pursuant to the  requirements  of the  Securities  Exchange Act of 1934, as
  amended,  Registrant  has caused  this  report to be signed on its behalf by the
  undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
  
                                                  TOTAL SYSTEM SERVICES, INC.
                                                     ("Registrant")
  
  Dated:  July 7, 2004                            By:/s/ Kathleen Moates
         --------------------                        -------------------
                                                     Kathleen Moates
                                                     Senior Deputy General Counsel