UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 5
ANNUAL STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP
( ) Check box if no longer subject to Section 16.
Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instructions 1(b).
( ) Form 3 Holdings Reported
( ) Form 4 Transactions Reported
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person
James T. Vanderslice
One Dell Way
TX, Round Rock 78682
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Dell Computer Corporation (DELL)
3. IRS or Social Security Number of Reporting Person (Voluntary)
4. Statement for Month/Year
Fiscal Year 2001
5. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Year)
6. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)
( ) Director ( ) 10% Owner (X) Officer (give title below) ( ) Other
(specify below)
Vice Chairman
7. Individual or Joint/Group Reporting (Check Applicable Line)
(X) Form filed by One Reporting Person
( ) Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
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Table I -- Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned |
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1. Title of Security |2. |3. |4.Securities Acquired (A) |5.Amount of |6.Dir |7.Nature of Indirect |
|Transaction| or Disposed of (D) | Securities |ect | Beneficial Ownership |
|Date |Code| | Beneficially |(D)or | |
| | | | A/| | Owned at |Indir | |
| | | Amount | D | Price | End of Year |ect(I)| |
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Common Stock | | | | | |811650 1 |D | |
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Common Stock | | | | | |145 |I |Employer 401(k) |
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Table II -- Derivative Securitites Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned |
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1.Title of Derivative |2.Con |3. |4. |5.Number of De |6.Date Exer|7.Title and Amount |8.Price|9.Number |10.|11.Nature of|
Security |version |Transaction rivative Secu |cisable and| of Underlying |of Deri|of Deriva |Dir|Indirect |
|or Exer |Date |Code| rities Acqui |Expiration | Securities |vative |tive |ect|Beneficial |
|cise Pr | | | red(A) or Dis |Date(Month/| |Secu |Securities |(D)|Ownership |
|ice of | | | posed of(D) |Day/Year) | |rity |Benefi |or | |
|Deriva | | | |Date |Expir| | |ficially |Ind| |
|tive | | | | A/|Exer-|ation| Title and Number | |Owned at |ire| |
|Secu | | | | D |cisa-|Date | of Shares | |End of |ct | |
|rity | | | Amount | |ble | | | |Year |(I)| |
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Nonqualified Stock Optio|$37.5938|8/22/|A |250000 |A |2 |8/22/|Common Stock|250000 |N/A |250000 |D | |
n | | 2000| | | | |2010 | | | | | | |
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Nonqualified Stock Optio|$37.5938|8/22/|A |250000 |A |3 |8/22/|Common Stock|250000 |N/A |250000 |D | |
ns | | 2000| | | | |2010 | | | | | | |
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Nnonqualified Stock Opti|$43.438 |3/2/ |A |750000 |A |4 |3/02/|Common Stock|750000 |N/A |750000 |D | |
ons | |2000 | | | | |10 | | | | | | |
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Nonqualified Stock Optio|$41.41 | | | | |5 |12/13|Common Stock| | |1500000 |D | |
ns | | | | | | |/09 | | | | | | |
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Explanation of Responses:
1. Represents 211,650 shares held free of restrictions and 600,000 shares of
restricted stock scheduled to vest according to the following schedule: 300,
000 shares on 12/13 of each year from 2001 through 2002.
2. Exercisable according to the following schedule: 50,000 shares on 8/22 of
each year from 2003 through 2007.
3. Exercisable according to the following schedule: 50,000 shares on 8/22 of
each year from 2001 through 2005.
4. Exercisable according to the following schedule: 150,000 shares on 3/2 of
each year from 2001 through 2005.
5. Exercisable according to the following schedule: 300,000 shares on 12/13 of
each year from 2000 through 2004.