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<B><FONT SIZE=5><P ALIGN="CENTER">CURRENT REPORT</P>
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</B><P ALIGN="CENTER">Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934<br>
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Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported):   September 30, 2002</P>
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<B><FONT SIZE=6><P ALIGN="CENTER">Electronic Data Systems Corporation<br>
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      <td width="33%" align="center">01-11779</td>
      <td width="34%" align="center">75-2548221</td>
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      <td width="33%" align="center">(Sate or Other Jurisdiction<br>
      of Incorporation)</td>
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<P ALIGN="CENTER" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0">5400 Legacy Drive</P>
<P ALIGN="CENTER" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0">Plano, Texas 75024-3105</P>
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Registrant's telephone number, including area code:  (972) 604-6000</P>
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<P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">Item 9.  Regulation FD Disclosure.</P>
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<P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">Electronic Data Systems Corporation, a Delaware corporation (&quot;EDS&quot;), hereby furnishes the following information under Item 9.  Pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission, such information is not deemed to be filed  hereunder.  </P>
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<P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">On September 30, 2002, EDS posted the following open letter
to shareholders on its website (www.eds.com). </P>
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<B><P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">&#9;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &#9;Exhibit<br>
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<P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 99.1&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Text of open letter to shareholders of Electronic Data Systems Corporation
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September 30, 2002.<br>
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<P ALIGN="CENTER">SIGNATURES</P>
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<P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">&#9;Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.</P>
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<P style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0">&#9;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &#9;ELECTRONIC DATA SYSTEMS</P>
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<P style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0">October 1, 2002&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &#9;By:&#9;<U>&#9;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &#9;/s/ D. Gilbert
Friedlander&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &#9;&#9;&#9;</P>
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EDS 8K
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported):   September 30, 2002
Electronic Data Systems Corporation
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
01-11779
75-2548221
(Sate or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation)
(Commission
File Number)
(IRS Employer
Identification No.
5400 Legacy Drive
Plano, Texas 75024-3105
(Address of Principal Executive Offices,
Including Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code:  (972) 604-6000
Item 9.  Regulation FD Disclosure.
Electronic Data Systems Corporation, a Delaware corporation ("EDS"), hereby furnishes the following information under Item 9.  Pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission, such information is not deemed to be filed  hereunder.
On September 30, 2002, EDS posted the following open letter
to shareholders on its website (www.eds.com).
Exhibit
Number
Description of Document
99.1           
Text of open letter to shareholders of Electronic Data Systems Corporation
posted on the company's website on
September 30, 2002.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
ELECTRONIC DATA SYSTEMS
CORPORATION
October 1, 2002                                                                                                   	By:
/s/ D. Gilbert
Friedlander
D. Gilbert Friedlander, Senior Vice
President, General Counsel and Secretary
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