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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>As filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission on September 20, 2001</B></FONT>

<P align="right"><FONT size="2">Registration No.&nbsp;333-&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT>

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<P align="center"><FONT size="2">UNITED STATES<BR>
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION<BR>
Washington, D.C. 20549</FONT>



<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>FORM S-8<BR>
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933</B></FONT>



<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>DELL COMPUTER CORPORATION</B><BR>
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)</FONT>


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        <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px"><FONT size="2"><B>Delaware</B><BR>
(State or other jurisdiction of<BR>
incorporation or organization)</FONT></DIV></TD>
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<B>74-2487834</B><BR>
(I.R.S. Employer<BR>
Identification No.)</FONT></DIV></TD>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>807 Las Cimas Parkway<BR>
Austin, Texas 78746</B><BR>
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)</FONT>



<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>DELL COMPUTER CORPORATION<BR>
DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLAN</B><BR>
(Full title of the Plan)</FONT>


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        <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px"><FONT size="2">Thomas B. Green<BR>
Senior Vice President, Law and Administration<BR>
Dell Computer Corporation<BR>
807 Las Cimas Parkway<BR>
Austin, Texas 78746<BR>
(512) 338-4400<BR>
(Name, address and telephone number, including<BR>
area code, of agent for service)</FONT></DIV></TD>
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<I>Copies to:</I><BR>
Thomas H. Welch, Jr.<BR>
Vice President &#151; Legal<BR>
Dell Computer Corporation<BR>
807 Las Cimas Parkway<BR>
Austin, Texas 78746</FONT></DIV></TD>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE</B></FONT>

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<TD NOWRAP align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px"><FONT size="2">500,000 shares (2)
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        <TD colspan="2" align="center" valign="top"><FONT size="2">$9,250,000</FONT></TD>
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  <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">Estimated solely for purposes of calculating the registration fee, in accordance with Rule&nbsp;457(h), on the basis of the price of securities of the
same class, as determined in accordance with Rule&nbsp;457(c), using the average of
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  <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">Pursuant to Rule&nbsp;416, there are also being registered such additional shares of Common Stock as may become issuable pursuant to the antidilution
provisions of the Dell Computer Corporation Deferred Compensation Plan.</FONT></TD>
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<FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;In addition, pursuant to Rule&nbsp;416(c) under the Securities act of 1933,
this Registration Statement also covers an indeterminate amount of interests to
be offered or sold pursuant to the employee benefit plan described herein.</FONT>

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<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#000">PART II INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#001">ITEM 3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#002">ITEM 4. Description of Securities</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#003">ITEM 5. Interests of Named Experts And Counsel</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#004">ITEM 6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#005">ITEM 7. Exemption From Registration Claimed</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#006">ITEM 8. Exhibits</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#007">ITEM 9. Undertakings</A></TD></TR>
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<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="d90769ex23.txt">EX-23 Consent of Independent Accountants</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="d90769ex99-1.txt">EX-99.1 Amended/Restated Deferred Compensation</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="d90769ex99-2.txt">EX-99.2 Trust Agreement Effective March 31, 1997</A></TD></TR>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>PART II<BR>
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT</B></FONT>

<P align="left"><FONT size="2"><B>ITEM 3. <i>Incorporation of Documents by Reference.</i></B></FONT>

<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The following documents, which have been filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission (the &#147;Commission&#148;) pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934, as amended (the &#147;Exchange Act&#148;), by Dell Computer Corporation
(Commission File No.&nbsp;0-17017), a Delaware corporation (the
&#147;Company&#148;), or by the Dell Computer Corporation Deferred
Compensation Plan (Commission File
No.&nbsp;<U>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</U> ) (the &#147;Plan&#148;), are incorporated herein by reference and made a part hereof:</FONT>

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        <TD width="93%"><FONT size="2">The Company's Quarterly Report on Form&nbsp;10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended May&nbsp;4,
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        <TD width="93%"><FONT size="2">The description of the Common Stock contained in the
Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;8-A dated June&nbsp;20, 1988, including
any amendment or report filed to update such description; and</FONT></TD>
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Form&nbsp;11-K for the year ended December 31, 2000.</FONT></TD>
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<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;All documents
filed by the Company or the Plan pursuant to Sections&nbsp;13(a), 13(c), 14
and 15(d) of the Exchange Act subsequent to the effective date of this
Registration Statement, prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment to
this Registration Statement indicating that all securities offered hereby have
been sold or deregistering all securities then remaining unsold, shall be
deemed to be incorporated by reference herein and to be a part hereof from the
date of filing of such documents. Any statement contained herein or in any
document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference herein shall be
deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of this Registration Statement
to the extent that a statement contained herein or in any other subsequently
filed document which also is or is deemed to be incorporated by reference
herein modifies or supersedes such statement. Any such statement so modified or
superseded shall not be deemed to constitute a part of this Registration
Statement, except as so modified or superseded.</FONT>

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<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Not applicable.</FONT>

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<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;None.</FONT>

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<P align="left"><FONT size="2"><B>ITEM 6. <i>Indemnification of Directors and Officers.</i></B></FONT>

<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Article&nbsp;Tenth of the Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Company
provides that the Company shall, to the fullest extent permitted by the
Delaware General Corporation Law (the &#147;DGCL&#148;), indemnify its officers and
directors and may, to the fullest extent permitted by Delaware law or to such
lesser extent as is determined in the discretion of the Board of Directors,
indemnify certain other persons. Pursuant to Section&nbsp;145 of the DGCL, the
Company generally has the power to indemnify its present and former directors
and officers against expenses and liabilities incurred by them in connection
with any suit to which they are, or are threatened to be made, a party by
reason of their serving in those positions so long as they acted in good faith
and in a manner they reasonably believed to be in, or not opposed to, the best
interests of the Company, and with respect to any criminal action, they had no
reasonable cause to believe their conduct was unlawful. With respect to suits
by or in the right of the Company, however, indemnification is generally
limited to attorneys&#146; fees and other expenses and is not available if the
person is adjudged to be liable to the Company unless the court determines that
indemnification is appropriate.</FONT>

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<P><FONT size="2">The statute expressly provides that the power to indemnify authorized
thereby is not exclusive of any rights granted under any by-law, agreement,
vote of stockholders or disinterested directors, or otherwise. The Company also
has the power to purchase and maintain insurance for its directors and
officers.</FONT>

<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The preceding discussion of the Company&#146;s Certificate of Incorporation and Section&nbsp;145 of the DGCL is not intended to be exhaustive and is qualified by
the Certificate of Incorporation and Section&nbsp;145 of the DGCL.</FONT>

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<P align="left"><FONT size="2"><B>ITEM 7. <i>Exemption From Registration Claimed.</i></B></FONT>

<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Not applicable.</FONT>

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<P align="left"><FONT size="2"><B>ITEM 8. <i>Exhibits.</i></B></FONT>

<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Unless otherwise indicated below as being incorporated by reference to
another filing of the Company with the Commission, each of the following
exhibits is filed herewith:</FONT>

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Rights Agreement, dated as of November&nbsp;29, 1995
(incorporated by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;4 to the Company&#146;s
Report on Form&nbsp;8-K dated November&nbsp;29, 1995 and filed on
November&nbsp;30, 1995).</FONT></TD>
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Consent of Independent Accountants.</FONT></TD>
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Power of Attorney (set forth on signature page).</FONT></TD>
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Amended and Restated Dell Computer Corporation Deferred
Compensation Plan, effective January&nbsp;1, 2001.</FONT></TD>
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Trust Agreement between Dell Computer Corporation and The
Chase Manhattan Bank, N.A, effective March&nbsp;31, 1997.</FONT></TD>
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<P><FONT size="2">The Company hereby undertakes:</FONT>

<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement:</FONT>

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        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a)&nbsp;To include any prospectus required by Section&nbsp;10(a)(3) of the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the &#147;Securities Act&#148;);</FONT></TD>
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        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b)&nbsp;To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after
the effective date of this Registration Statement (or the most recent
post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the
aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in
this Registration Statement;</FONT></TD>
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        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c)&nbsp;To include any material information with respect to the plan of
distribution not previously disclosed in this Registration Statement or
any material change to such information in this Registration Statement.</FONT></TD>
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<P><FONT size="2">Provided, however, that paragraphs (1)(a) and (1)(b) do not apply if the
information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those
paragraphs is contained in periodic reports filed by the Company or
the Plan pursuant to
Section&nbsp;13 or Section&nbsp;15(d) of the Exchange Act that are incorporated by
reference in this Registration Statement.</FONT>

<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the
Securities Act, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new
registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the
offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona
fide offering thereof.</FONT>

<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any
of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of
the offering.</FONT>

<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(4)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;That, for the purposes of determining any liability under the
Securities Act, each filing of the Company&#146;s annual report pursuant to Section
13(a) or Section&nbsp;15(d) of the Exchange Act (and, where applicable, each filing
of an employee benefit plan&#146;s annual report pursuant to Section&nbsp;15(d) of the
Exchange Act) that is incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement
shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities
offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be
deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.</FONT>

<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(5)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the
Securities Act may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons
of the Company pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the Company
has been advised that in the opinion of the Commission such indemnification is
against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is, therefore,
unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such
liabilities (other than the payment by the Company of expenses incurred or paid
by a director, officer or controlling person of the Company in the successful
defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director,
officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being
registered, the Company will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter
has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate
jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public
policy as expressed in the Securities Act and will be governed by the final
adjudication of such issue.</FONT>

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<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<b><i>The
Registrant.</i></b> Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Company
certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the
requirements for filing on Form&nbsp;S-8 and has duly caused this Registration
Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly
authorized, in the City of Austin, State of Texas, on the 20th day of September
2001.</FONT>

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<TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">Date:&nbsp;&nbsp;September&nbsp;20, 2001</FONT></TD>
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        <TD  align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2"><u>/s/ MICHAEL S. DELL</u><BR>
Michael S. Dell,<BR>
<I>Chairman of the Board and<BR>
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<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this
Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the
capacities indicated on the dates and each person whose signature
appears below hereby authorizes and appoints each of Michael S. Dell and Thomas
B. Green as his or her attorney-in-fact to sign on his or her behalf
individually and in the capacity stated below all amendments and post-effective
amendments to this registration statement as that attorney-in-fact may deem
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Michael S. Dell</FONT></TD>
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Chairman of the Board and Chief<BR>
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Donald J. Carty</FONT></TD>
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William H. Gray III</FONT></TD>
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Michael H. Jordan</FONT></TD>
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        <TD align="center" valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ JUDY C. LEWENT<BR>
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Judy C. Lewent</FONT></TD>
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Thomas W. Luce III</FONT></TD>
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Klaus S. Luft</FONT></TD>
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        <TD align="center" valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ ALEX J. MANDL<BR>
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Alex J. Mandl</FONT></TD>
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        <TD align="center" valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ MICHAEL A. MILES<BR>
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Michael A. Miles</FONT></TD>
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Samuel A. Nunn, Jr.</FONT></TD>
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Morton L. Topfer</FONT></TD>
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James M. Schneider</FONT></TD>
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Financial Officer (principal<BR>
financial and accounting officer)</FONT></DIV></TD>
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<P><FONT size="2"><B><I>The Plan.</I></B><I>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</I>Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Dell
Computer Corporation Deferred Compensation Plan has duly caused this
Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned,
thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Austin, State of Texas, on
this 20th day of September, 2001.</FONT>

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Benefits Administration Committee of the Dell Computer Corporation
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Thomas B. Green<BR>
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Rights Agreement, dated as of November&nbsp;29,
1995 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;4 to
the Company&#146;s Report on Form&nbsp;8-K dated November
29, 1995 and filed on November&nbsp;30, 1995).</FONT></TD>
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Consent of Independent Accountants.</FONT></TD>
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Power of Attorney (set forth on signature page).</FONT></TD>
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Amended and Restated Dell Computer Corporation
Deferred Compensation Plan, effective January&nbsp;1,
2001.</FONT></TD>
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Trust Agreement between Dell Computer
Corporation and The Chase Manhattan Bank, N.A.,
effective March&nbsp;31, 1997.</FONT></TD>
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Dell Computer Corporation Form S-8
Table of Contents
As filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission on September 20, 2001
Registration No. 333-
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
DELL COMPUTER CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
74-2487834
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
807 Las Cimas Parkway
Austin, Texas 78746
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
DELL COMPUTER CORPORATION
DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLAN
(Full title of the Plan)
Thomas B. Green
Senior Vice President, Law and Administration
Dell Computer Corporation
807 Las Cimas Parkway
Austin, Texas 78746
(512) 338-4400
(Name, address and telephone number, including
area code, of agent for service)
Copies to:
Thomas H. Welch, Jr.
Vice President — Legal
Dell Computer Corporation
807 Las Cimas Parkway
Austin, Texas 78746
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
Proposed maximum
Proposed maximum
Title of securities
Amount to be
offering price per
aggregate offering
Amount of
to be registered
registered
share (1)
price
registration fee
Common Stock
500,000 shares (2)
$18.50
$9,250,000
$2,442
(1)
Estimated solely for purposes of calculating the registration fee, in accordance with Rule 457(h), on the basis of the price of securities of the
same class, as determined in accordance with Rule 457(c), using the average of
the high and low prices for the Common
Stock reported on the Nasdaq Stock Market on
September 19, 2001.
(2)
Pursuant to Rule 416, there are also being registered such additional shares of Common Stock as may become issuable pursuant to the antidilution
provisions of the Dell Computer Corporation Deferred Compensation Plan.
In addition, pursuant to Rule 416(c) under the Securities act of 1933,
this Registration Statement also covers an indeterminate amount of interests to
be offered or sold pursuant to the employee benefit plan described herein.
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PART II INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
ITEM 3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference
ITEM 4. Description of Securities
ITEM 5. Interests of Named Experts And Counsel
ITEM 6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers
ITEM 7. Exemption From Registration Claimed
ITEM 8. Exhibits
ITEM 9. Undertakings
SIGNATURES
EXHIBIT INDEX
EX-23 Consent of Independent Accountants
EX-99.1 Amended/Restated Deferred Compensation
EX-99.2 Trust Agreement Effective March 31, 1997
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PART II
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
ITEM 3.
Incorporation of Documents by Reference.
The following documents, which have been filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission (the "Commission") pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), by Dell Computer Corporation
(Commission File No. 0-17017), a Delaware corporation (the
"Company"), or by the Dell Computer Corporation Deferred
Compensation Plan (Commission File
No.
) (the "Plan"), are incorporated herein by reference and made a part hereof:
(a)
The Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended
February 2, 2001;
(b)
The Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended May 4,
2001;
(c)
The Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended August 3, 2001;
(d)
The description of the Common Stock contained in the
Registration Statement on Form 8-A dated June 20, 1988, including
any amendment or report filed to update such description; and
(e)
The Plan's Annual Report
Form 11-K for the year ended December 31, 2000.
All documents
filed by the Company or the Plan pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14
and 15(d) of the Exchange Act subsequent to the effective date of this
Registration Statement, prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment to
this Registration Statement indicating that all securities offered hereby have
been sold or deregistering all securities then remaining unsold, shall be
deemed to be incorporated by reference herein and to be a part hereof from the
date of filing of such documents. Any statement contained herein or in any
document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference herein shall be
deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of this Registration Statement
to the extent that a statement contained herein or in any other subsequently
filed document which also is or is deemed to be incorporated by reference
herein modifies or supersedes such statement. Any such statement so modified or
superseded shall not be deemed to constitute a part of this Registration
Statement, except as so modified or superseded.
ITEM 4.
Description of Securities.
Not applicable.
ITEM 5.
Interests of Named Experts And Counsel.
None.
ITEM 6.
Indemnification of Directors and Officers.
Article Tenth of the Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Company
provides that the Company shall, to the fullest extent permitted by the
Delaware General Corporation Law (the "DGCL"), indemnify its officers and
directors and may, to the fullest extent permitted by Delaware law or to such
lesser extent as is determined in the discretion of the Board of Directors,
indemnify certain other persons. Pursuant to Section 145 of the DGCL, the
Company generally has the power to indemnify its present and former directors
and officers against expenses and liabilities incurred by them in connection
with any suit to which they are, or are threatened to be made, a party by
reason of their serving in those positions so long as they acted in good faith
and in a manner they reasonably believed to be in, or not opposed to, the best
interests of the Company, and with respect to any criminal action, they had no
reasonable cause to believe their conduct was unlawful. With respect to suits
by or in the right of the Company, however, indemnification is generally
limited to attorneys' fees and other expenses and is not available if the
person is adjudged to be liable to the Company unless the court determines that
indemnification is appropriate.
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The statute expressly provides that the power to indemnify authorized
thereby is not exclusive of any rights granted under any by-law, agreement,
vote of stockholders or disinterested directors, or otherwise. The Company also
has the power to purchase and maintain insurance for its directors and
officers.
The preceding discussion of the Company's Certificate of Incorporation and Section 145 of the DGCL is not intended to be exhaustive and is qualified by
the Certificate of Incorporation and Section 145 of the DGCL.
ITEM 7.
Exemption From Registration Claimed.
Not applicable.
ITEM 8.
Exhibits.
Unless otherwise indicated below as being incorporated by reference to
another filing of the Company with the Commission, each of the following
exhibits is filed herewith:
Exhibit Number
Description
4
Rights Agreement, dated as of November 29, 1995
(incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4 to the Company's
Report on Form 8-K dated November 29, 1995 and filed on
November 30, 1995).
23*
Consent of Independent Accountants.
24*
Power of Attorney (set forth on signature page).
99.1*
Amended and Restated Dell Computer Corporation Deferred
Compensation Plan, effective January 1, 2001.
99.2*
Trust Agreement between Dell Computer Corporation and The
Chase Manhattan Bank, N.A, effective March 31, 1997.
*
Filed herewith.
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ITEM 9. Undertakings
The Company hereby undertakes:
(1)   To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement:
(a) To include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act");
(b) To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after
the effective date of this Registration Statement (or the most recent
post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the
aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in
this Registration Statement;
(c) To include any material information with respect to the plan of
distribution not previously disclosed in this Registration Statement or
any material change to such information in this Registration Statement.
Provided, however, that paragraphs (1)(a) and (1)(b) do not apply if the
information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those
paragraphs is contained in periodic reports filed by the Company or
the Plan pursuant to
Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act that are incorporated by
reference in this Registration Statement.
(2)   That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the
Securities Act, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new
registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the
offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona
fide offering thereof.
(3)   To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any
of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of
the offering.
(4)   That, for the purposes of determining any liability under the
Securities Act, each filing of the Company's annual report pursuant to Section
13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act (and, where applicable, each filing
of an employee benefit plan's annual report pursuant to Section 15(d) of the
Exchange Act) that is incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement
shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities
offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be
deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.
(5)   Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the
Securities Act may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons
of the Company pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the Company
has been advised that in the opinion of the Commission such indemnification is
against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is, therefore,
unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such
liabilities (other than the payment by the Company of expenses incurred or paid
by a director, officer or controlling person of the Company in the successful
defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director,
officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being
registered, the Company will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter
has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate
jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public
policy as expressed in the Securities Act and will be governed by the final
adjudication of such issue.
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SIGNATURES
The
Registrant.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Company
certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the
requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this Registration
Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly
authorized, in the City of Austin, State of Texas, on the 20th day of September
2001.
DELL COMPUTER CORPORATION
Date:  September 20, 2001
By:
/s/ MICHAEL S. DELL
Michael S. Dell,
Chairman of the Board and
Chief Executive Officer
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this
Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the
capacities indicated on the dates and each person whose signature
appears below hereby authorizes and appoints each of Michael S. Dell and Thomas
B. Green as his or her attorney-in-fact to sign on his or her behalf
individually and in the capacity stated below all amendments and post-effective
amendments to this registration statement as that attorney-in-fact may deem
necessary or appropriate.
Name
Title
Date
/s/ MICHAEL S. DELL
Michael S. Dell
Chairman of the Board and Chief
Executive Officer (principal
executive officer)
September 20, 2001
/s/ DONALD J. CARTY
Donald J. Carty
Director
September 20, 2001
/s/ WILLIAM H. GRAY III
William H. Gray III
Director
September 20, 2001
/s/ MICHAEL H. JORDAN
Michael H. Jordan
Director
September 20, 2001
/s/ JUDY C. LEWENT
Judy C. Lewent
Director
September 20, 2001
/s/ THOMAS W. LUCE III
Thomas W. Luce III
Director
September 20, 2001
/s/ KLAUS S. LUFT
Klaus S. Luft
Director
September 20, 2001
/s/ ALEX J. MANDL
Alex J. Mandl
Director
September 20, 2001
/s/ MICHAEL A. MILES
Michael A. Miles
Director
September 20, 2001
/s/ SAMUEL A. NUNN, JR.
Samuel A. Nunn, Jr.
Director
September 20, 2001
/s/ MORTON L. TOPFER
Morton L. Topfer
Director
September 20, 2001
/s/ JAMES M. SCHNEIDER
James M. Schneider
Senior Vice President and Chief
Financial Officer (principal
financial and accounting officer)
September 20, 2001
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The Plan.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Dell
Computer Corporation Deferred Compensation Plan has duly caused this
Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned,
thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Austin, State of Texas, on
this 20th day of September, 2001.
DELL COMPUTER CORPORATION
DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLAN
By:
Benefits Administration Committee of the Dell Computer Corporation
Deferred Compensation Plan
By:
/s/ THOMAS B.
GREEN
Thomas B. Green
Chairman of Benefits Administration Committee
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit Number
Description
4
Rights Agreement, dated as of November 29,
1995 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4 to
the Company's Report on Form 8-K dated November
29, 1995 and filed on November 30, 1995).
23*
Consent of Independent Accountants.
24*
Power of Attorney (set forth on signature page).
99.1*
Amended and Restated Dell Computer Corporation
Deferred Compensation Plan, effective January 1,
2001.
99.2*
Trust Agreement between Dell Computer
Corporation and The Chase Manhattan Bank, N.A.,
effective March 31, 1997.
*
Filed herewith.