Ownership Submission
FORM 4
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
TOWNSEND JEFFREY A
  2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
CERNER CORP /MO/ [CERN]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
Exec. VP & Chief of Staff
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
2800 ROCKCREEK PARKWAY
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
03/09/2012
(Street)

NORTH KANSAS CITY, MO 64117
4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3)
2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)
4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)
5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 3 and 4)
6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)
7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Stock               2,876 D  
Common Stock               17,423.09 I by 401(k) Plan

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)
2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)
5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5)
6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)
7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)
8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)
9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4)
10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)
11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Common Stock (Restricted) $ 76.86 03/09/2012   J(1) V 10,000   06/01/2013(2) 06/01/2015 Common Stock 10,000 $ 76.86 10,000 D  
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy) $ 76.86 03/09/2012   A   40,000   03/09/2014(3) 03/09/2022 Common Stock 40,000 $ 76.86 40,000 D  
Common Stock (Restricted) $ 40.95             06/01/2011 06/01/2013 Common Stock 45,000   45,000 D  
Common Stock (Restricted) $ 51.6             06/01/2012 06/01/2014 Common Stock 40,000   40,000 D  
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy) $ 20.11             03/14/2013 03/14/2018 Common Stock 60,000   60,000 D  
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy) $ 18.36             03/06/2011 03/06/2019 Common Stock 55,000   55,000 D  
Non-Quallified Stock Option (right to buy) $ 3.75             02/24/2007 02/24/2022 Common Stock 9,832   9,832 D  
Non-Quallified Stock Option (right to buy) $ 5.6475             06/12/2008 06/12/2013 Common Stock 20,000   20,000 D  
Non-Quallified Stock Option (right to buy) $ 10.495             06/03/2009 06/03/2014 Common Stock 48,000   48,000 D  
Non-Quallified Stock Option (right to buy) $ 15.7025             06/03/2010 06/03/2015 Common Stock 60,000   60,000 D  
Non-Quallified Stock Option (right to buy) $ 21.755             03/09/2011 03/09/2016 Common Stock 50,000   50,000 D  
Non-Quallified Stock Option (right to buy) $ 26.905             03/09/2012 03/09/2017 Common Stock 50,000   50,000 D  
Non-Quallified Stock Option (right to buy) $ 9.02             09/04/2008 09/04/2013 Common Stock 20,000   20,000 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
TOWNSEND JEFFREY A
2800 ROCKCREEK PARKWAY
NORTH KANSAS CITY, MO 64117
      Exec. VP & Chief of Staff  

Signatures

 /s/Tyler Wright, by Power of Attorney   03/13/2012
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) Issuance of Restricted Stock Grant pursuant to Cerner Corporation 2011 Omnibus Equity Incentive Plan - Performance Based Restricted Stock Agreement.
(2) Restricted Stock eligible for vesting, subject to reduction pursuant to subjective performance criteria, per the following schedule: 10% - 06/01/2013 10% - 06/01/2014 80% - 06/01/2015
(3) Options are exercisable per the following schedule: 40% - 03/09/2014 20% - 03/09/2015 20% - 03/09/2016 20% - 03/09/2017

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