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<P ALIGN="CENTER"><font font face="Times New Roman">UNITED STATES<br>
SECURITIES AND
  EXCHANGE COMMISSION<br>
WASHINGTON, DC 20549<br>
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FORM 8-K</font></P>
<font font face="Times New Roman"><P ALIGN="CENTER">CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT<br>
TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE<br>
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934</P>
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</font><font font face="Times New Roman">Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported):&nbsp;&nbsp; <b>
October 8,
   2004 </b></P>
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Electronic Data Systems Corporation</P>
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Delaware</font></b></P>
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(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)</font></P>
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      75024</font></b></td>

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<b>(972) 604-6000</b></P>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify"><b>Section 5 - Corporate Governance and Management</b></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><i>Item 5.02&nbsp; Departure of Directors or Principal
Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </i></p>



<p class=MsoNormal>W. Roy Dunbar, MasterCard International's president of Global
Technology and Operations, has been elected to the Board of Directors of
Electronic Data Systems
Corporation, a Delaware corporation (&quot;EDS&quot;), effective
as of October
 19, 2004.&nbsp;
Mr. Dunbar
joined MasterCard in September 2004 and is responsible for its global payments
platform and operations.&nbsp; Prior to that time, he had been employed by Eli Lilly
and Company for 14 years, most recently as president of intercontinental operations with
responsibility for sales and operations in Africa, the Middle East, the Commonwealth
of Independent States, Asia, Latin America and the Caribbean.&nbsp; From 1999 to
2003, he served as Chief Information Officer of Eli Lilly and Company.</p>



<p class=MsoNormal>Mr. Dunbar has not yet been appointed to a
committee of the EDS Board.&nbsp; EDS will file an amendment to this Form 8-K
following his appointment to a Board committee as required by the instructions
to this Item 5.02</p>

















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<P ALIGN="justify" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; text-indent:0.5in">&#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.<br>
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&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;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;ELECTRONIC DATA SYSTEMS &#9;CORPORATION</P>

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<P style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0">October 12, 2004&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;By:<U>&nbsp;&nbsp; &#9;/s/
BRUCE N. HAWTHORNE&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;&#9;&#9;</P>
</U><P style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0">&#9;&#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;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Bruce N. Hawthorne,
Executive Vice<br>
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EDS 8K
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND
  EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
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):
October 8,
   2004
Electronic Data Systems Corporation
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in
Its Charter)
Delaware
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
01-11779
75-2548221
(Commission
      File Number)
(IRS Employer
      Identification No.)
5400 Legacy Drive,
      Plano, Texas
75024
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
(Zip
      Code)
(972) 604-6000
(Registrant's Telephone
Number, Including Area Code)
(Former Name or Former
Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
Check
  the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to
  simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of
  the following provisions (
see
General Instruction A.2. below):
□
Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
□
Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
□
Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange
    Act (17 CFR
  240.14d-2(b))
□
Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange
    Act (17 CFR
  240.13e-4(c))
Section 5 - Corporate Governance and Management
Item 5.02  Departure of Directors or Principal
Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers
W. Roy Dunbar, MasterCard International's president of Global
Technology and Operations, has been elected to the Board of Directors of
Electronic Data Systems
Corporation, a Delaware corporation ("EDS"), effective
as of October
 19, 2004. 
Mr. Dunbar
joined MasterCard in September 2004 and is responsible for its global payments
platform and operations.  Prior to that time, he had been employed by Eli Lilly
and Company for 14 years, most recently as president of intercontinental operations with
responsibility for sales and operations in Africa, the Middle East, the Commonwealth
of Independent States, Asia, Latin America and the Caribbean.  From 1999 to
2003, he served as Chief Information Officer of Eli Lilly and Company.
Mr. Dunbar has not yet been appointed to a
committee of the EDS Board.  EDS will file an amendment to this Form 8-K
following his appointment to a Board committee as required by the instructions
to this Item 5.02
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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 12, 2004                                                                                                      By:
/s/
BRUCE N. HAWTHORNE
Bruce N. Hawthorne,
Executive Vice
President and Secretary
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