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<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=5><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION<BR>  </B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><B>WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549  </B></FONT></P>

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<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=5><B>FORM S-8<BR>  </B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><B>REGISTRATION STATEMENT<BR>
UNDER<BR>
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933  </B></FONT></P>

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<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=5><B>EMC CORPORATION<BR>  </B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>(Exact name of issuer as specified in its charter) </FONT></P>

<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><B>MASSACHUSETTS<BR>  </B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>(State or other jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization) </FONT></P>

<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><B>04-2680009<BR>  </B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number) </FONT></P>

<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><B>35 Parkwood Drive<BR>
Hopkinton, Massachusetts 01748<BR>  </B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>(Address of Principal Executive Offices) </FONT></P>

<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><B>EMC Corporation 1989 Employee Stock Purchase Plan<BR>  </B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>(Full Title of the Plan) </FONT></P>

<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><B>Paul T. Dacier, Esq.<BR>
Senior Vice President and General Counsel<BR>
EMC Corporation<BR>
171 South Street<BR>
Hopkinton, Massachusetts 01748<BR>  </B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>(Name and Address of Agent for Service) </FONT></P>

<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><B>(508) 435-1000<BR>  </B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>(Telephone Number, Including Area Code for Agent for Service) </FONT></P>

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<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><B>CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE  </B></FONT></P>

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<TD WIDTH="30%"><FONT SIZE=2>EMC Corporation 1989 Employee Stock Purchase Plan</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="30%"><FONT SIZE=2>Common Stock, par value $.01 per share</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="22%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>10,000,000 shares</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="15%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>$6.225</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="15%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>$62,250,000</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="15%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>$5,727</FONT></TD>
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<DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(1)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>Also
registered hereunder are such additional number of shares of Common Stock, presently indeterminable, as may be necessary to satisfy the anti-dilution provisions of
the EMC Corporation 1989 Employee Stock Purchase Plan, as amended, to which this Registration Statement relates.
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(2)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>Estimated
solely for the purpose of determining the registration fee pursuant to Rule&nbsp;457(h) on the basis of the average of the high and low sale prices of the Common Stock on
the New York Stock Exchange on June&nbsp;21, 2002.
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(3)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>In
accordance with Instruction E of Form&nbsp;S-8, the registration fee is being paid with respect to the additional securities only. </FONT></DD></DL>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;EMC Corporation (the "Registrant") hereby incorporates by reference the contents of the Registrant's Registration Statements on Form&nbsp;S-8
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<TD WIDTH="88%"><FONT SIZE=2>Consent of Paul T. Dacier, Esq., Senior Vice President and General Counsel of EMC Corporation (contained in the opinion filed as Exhibit 5.1 to this Registration Statement).</FONT></TD>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant 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 Town of
Hopkinton, Commonwealth of Massachusetts on this 27<SUP>th</SUP> day of June, 2002. </FONT></P>

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/s/&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>PAUL T. DACIER</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> PAUL T. DACIER<BR></FONT> <FONT SIZE=2><I>Senior Vice President and General Counsel</I></FONT></TD>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Each
person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints Michael C. Ruettgers, William J. Teuber, Jr. and Paul T. Dacier, and each of them singly, his true and lawful
attorney-in-fact and agent with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all
amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;S-8 to be filed by EMC Corporation, and to file the same, with all exhibits
thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents full power and authority to
be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and
agents, or their substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. </FONT></P>

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Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer<BR></FONT> <FONT SIZE=2><I>(Principal Financial Officer)</I></FONT></TD>
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/s/&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>MARK A. LINK</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> Mark A. Link</FONT></TD>
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Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer<BR></FONT> <FONT SIZE=2><I>(Principal Accounting Officer)</I></FONT></TD>
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/s/&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>MICHAEL J. CRONIN</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> Michael J. Cronin</FONT></TD>
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/s/&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>JOHN R. EGAN</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> John R. Egan</FONT></TD>
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/s/&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>W. PAUL FITZGERALD</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> W. Paul Fitzgerald</FONT></TD>
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
EMC CORPORATION
(Exact name of issuer as specified in its charter)
MASSACHUSETTS
(State or other jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization)
04-2680009
(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)
35 Parkwood Drive
Hopkinton, Massachusetts 01748
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
EMC Corporation 1989 Employee Stock Purchase Plan
(Full Title of the Plan)
Paul T. Dacier, Esq.
Senior Vice President and General Counsel
EMC Corporation
171 South Street
Hopkinton, Massachusetts 01748
(Name and Address of Agent for Service)
(508) 435-1000
(Telephone Number, Including Area Code for Agent for Service)
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
Title of Securities to be Registered
Amount to be Registered(1)
Proposed Maximum Offering Price Per Share(2)
Proposed Maximum Aggregate Offering Price(2)
Amount of Registration Fee(3)
EMC Corporation 1989 Employee Stock Purchase Plan
Common Stock, par value $.01 per share
10,000,000 shares
$6.225
$62,250,000
$5,727
(1)
Also
registered hereunder are such additional number of shares of Common Stock, presently indeterminable, as may be necessary to satisfy the anti-dilution provisions of
the EMC Corporation 1989 Employee Stock Purchase Plan, as amended, to which this Registration Statement relates.
(2)
Estimated
solely for the purpose of determining the registration fee pursuant to Rule 457(h) on the basis of the average of the high and low sale prices of the Common Stock on
the New York Stock Exchange on June 21, 2002.
(3)
In
accordance with Instruction E of Form S-8, the registration fee is being paid with respect to the additional securities only.
PART II
EMC Corporation (the "Registrant") hereby incorporates by reference the contents of the Registrant's Registration Statements on Form S-8
(Registration Nos. 33-29198, 33-41328, 33-71262, 333-05133 and 333-90331).
Item 8. Exhibits
Exhibit
Number
Title of Exhibit
4.1
EMC Corporation 1989 Employee Stock Purchase Plan, as amended to date.
5.1
Opinion of Paul T. Dacier, Esq., Senior Vice President and General Counsel of EMC Corporation, as to the legality of the securities being registered.
23.1
Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP.
23.2
Consent of Paul T. Dacier, Esq., Senior Vice President and General Counsel of EMC Corporation (contained in the opinion filed as Exhibit 5.1 to this Registration Statement).
24.1
Power of Attorney (included on the signature pages to this Registration Statement).
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant 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 Town of
Hopkinton, Commonwealth of Massachusetts on this 27
th
day of June, 2002.
EMC CORPORATION
By:
/s/
PAUL T. DACIER
PAUL T. DACIER
Senior Vice President and General Counsel
Each
person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints Michael C. Ruettgers, William J. Teuber, Jr. and Paul T. Dacier, and each of them singly, his true and lawful
attorney-in-fact and agent with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all
amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement on Form S-8 to be filed by EMC Corporation, and to file the same, with all exhibits
thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents full power and authority to
be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and
agents, or their substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated as of June 27, 2002.
Signature
Title
/s/
MICHAEL C. RUETTGERS
Michael C. Ruettgers
Executive Chairman of the Board of Directors
(Principal Executive Officer)
/s/
JOSEPH M. TUCCI
Joseph M. Tucci
President, Chief Executive Officer and Director
/s/
WILLIAM J. TEUBER, JR.
William J. Teuber, Jr.
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
(Principal Financial Officer)
/s/
MARK A. LINK
Mark A. Link
Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer
(Principal Accounting Officer)
/s/
MICHAEL J. CRONIN
Michael J. Cronin
Director
/s/
JOHN R. EGAN
John R. Egan
Director
/s/
W. PAUL FITZGERALD
W. Paul Fitzgerald
Director
/s/
WINDLE B. PRIEM
Windle B. Priem
Director
/s/
ALFRED M. ZEIEN
Alfred M. Zeien
Director
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit
Number
Title of Exhibit
4.1
EMC Corporation 1989 Employee Stock Purchase Plan, as amended to date.
5.1
Opinion of Paul T. Dacier, Esq., Senior Vice President and General Counsel of EMC Corporation, as to the legality of the securities being registered.
23.1
Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP.
23.2
Consent of Paul T. Dacier, Esq., Senior Vice President and General Counsel of EMC Corporation (contained in the opinion filed as Exhibit 5.1 to this Registration Statement).
24.1
Power of Attorney (included on the signature pages to this Registration Statement).
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