AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING INC — Director's Dealing 2003

Oct 1, 2003

SEC Form 4/A — Form 4/A

Issuer: AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING INC (ADP)
CIK: 0000008670
Period of Report: 2003-08-11

Reporting Person: TISCH LAURENCE A (Director)

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2003-08-11	Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$37.81	A	10000	Acquired	2013-08-10	Common Stock (10000.00)	Direct
2003-08-11	Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$37.81	A	12500	Acquired	2013-08-10	Common Stock (12500.00)	Direct

Footnotes

F1: Effective October 1, 2003, optionees who retire from the Company's Board of Directors after being non-employee directors for at least 10 years will, subject to the following sentence, have up to 36 months to exercise their vested options. The options' normal expiration dates will not, in any event, be modified or otherwise changed.

F2: Will vest equally over 5 years

F3: Vesting as 3500/5000/4000 shares