UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 4
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP
( ) Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16.
Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instructions 1(b).
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person
James M. Schneider
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/Day/Year
3/17/2003
5. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Day/Year)
6. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)
( ) Director ( ) 10% Owner (X) Officer (give title below) ( ) Other
(specify below)
Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer
7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (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. |2A. |3. |4.Securities Acquired (A) |5.Amount of |6.Dir |7.Nature of Indirect |
|Trans-|Exec- |Trans | or Disposed of (D) | Securities |ect | Beneficial Ownership |
|action|ution |action| | Beneficially |(D)or | |
| | | | | | A/| | Owned Following |Indir | |
|Date | Date |Code|V| Amount | D | Price | Reported Trans(s)|ect(I)| |
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Common Stock |3/17/ |3/17/ |M | |100000.000 |A |2.481 | |D | |
|2003 |2003 | | | | | | | | |
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Common Stock |3/17/ |3/17/ |S | |6374.000 |D |27.742 | |D | |
|2003 |2003 | | | | | | | | |
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Common Stock |3/17/ |3/17/ |S | |93626.000 |D |27.730 | |D | |
|2003 |2003 | | | | | | | | |
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Common Stock |3/18/ |3/18/ |M | |100000.000 |A |2.481 | |D | |
|2003 |2003 | | | | | | | | |
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Common Stock |3/18/ |3/18/ |S | |75400.000 |D |28.040 | |D | |
|2003 |2003 | | | | | | | | |
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Common Stock |3/18/ |3/18/ |S | |6500.000 |D |28.051 | |D | |
|2003 |2003 | | | | | | | | |
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Common Stock |3/18/ |3/18/ |S | |18100.000 |D |28.056 |21473.000 |D | |
|2003 |2003 | | | | | | | | |
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Common Stock | | | | | | | |3610.000 |I |Employer 401(k) Plan |
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Table II -- Derivative Securitites Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned |
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1.Title of |2.Con- |3. |3A. |4. |5.Number of De |6.Date Exer|7.Title and Amount |8.Price|9.Number |10.|11.Nature of|
Derivative |version |Trans- |Deemed|Trans-| rivative Secu |cisable and| of Underlying |of Deri|of Deriva |Dir|Indirect |
Security |or Exer |action | |action| rities Acqui |Expiration | Securities |vative |tive |ect|Beneficial |
|cise | |Execu-| | red(A) or Dis |Date(Month/| |Secu |Securities |(D)|Ownership |
|Price of| |ution | | posed of(D) |Day/Year) | |rity |Benefi |or | |
|Deriva- | | | | |Date |Expir| | |ficially |Ind| |
|tive | | | | | A/|Exer-|ation| Title and Number | |Owned Follow|ire| |
|Secu- |(Month/|(Month| | | | D |cisa-|Date | of Shares | |ing Reported|ct | |
|rity |Day/ |/Day/ |Code|V| Amount | |ble | | | |Trans- |(I)| |
| |Year) |Year) | | | | | | | | |action(s) | | |
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Nonqualified |$2.481 |3/17/ 2|3/17/ |M | |100000.000 |D |1 |9/16/|Common Stock|100000.| | |D | |
Stock Options| |003 |2003 | | | | | |2006 | |000 | | | | |
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Nonqualified |$2.481 |3/18/ 2|3/18/ |M | |100000.000 |D |1 |9/16/|Common Stock|100000.| |700000.000 |D | |
Stock Options| |003 |2003 | | | | | |2006 | |000 | | | | |
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Nonqualified |$25.45 | | | | | | |2 |9/5/2|Common Stock| | |200000.000 |D | |
Stock Options| | | | | | | | |012 | | | | | | |
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Nonqualified |$27.64 | | | | | | |3 |3/7/2|Common Stock| | |200000.000 |D | |
Stock Options| | | | | | | | |012 | | | | | | |
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Nonqualified |$3.335 | | | | | | |1 |3/21/|Common Stock| | |121600.000 |D | |
Stock Options| | | | | | | | |2007 | | | | | | |
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Nonqualified |$9.26 | | | | | | |1 |7/18/|Common Stock| | |96000.000 |D | |
Stock Options| | | | | | | | |2007 | | | | | | |
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Nonqualified |$12.738 | | | | | | |1 |3/20/|Common Stock| | |179940.000 |I |Family L.P. |
Stock Options| | | | | | | | |2008 | | | | | | |
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Nonqualified |$22.10 | | | | | | |4 |9/6/2|Common Stock| | |350000.000 |D | |
Stock Options| | | | | | | | |011 | | | | | | |
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Nonqualified |$22.94 | | | | | | |5 |2/12/|Common Stock| | |100000.000 |D | |
Stock Options| | | | | | | | |2011 | | | | | | |
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Nonqualified |$26.185 | | | | | | |6 |3/6/2|Common Stock| | |500000.000 |D | |
Stock Options| | | | | | | | |013 | | | | | | |
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Nonqualified |$28.899 | | | | | | |7 |7/17/|Common Stock| | |69220.000 |D | |
Stock Options| | | | | | | | |2008 | | | | | | |
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Nonqualified |$37.5938| | | | | | |8 |8/22/|Common Stock| | |100000.000 |D | |
Stock Option | | | | | | | | |2010 | | | | | | |
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Nonqualified |$30.43 | | | | | | |1 |3/26/|Common Stock| | |33870.000 |D | |
Stock Options| | | | | | | | |2009 | | | | | | |
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Nonqualified |$37.5938| | | | | | |9 |8/22/|Common Stock| | |100000.000 |D | |
Stock Options| | | | | | | | |2010 | | | | | | |
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Nnonqualified|$43.438 | | | | | | |10 |3/02/|Common Stock| | |400000.000 |D | |
Stock Option| | | | | | | | |2010 | | | | | | |
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Nonqualified |$44.6875| | | | | | |11 |9/23/|Common Stock| | |78320.000 |D | |
Stock Options| | | | | | | | |2009 | | | | | | |
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Nonqualified |$45.90 | | | | | | |12 |3/24/|Common Stock| | |16339.000 |D | |
Stock Options| | | | | | | | |2010 | | | | | | |
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Explanation of Responses:
1. Currently exercisable.
2. Exercisable in accordance with the following schedule: 40,000 shares on 9/5
of each year from 2003 through 2007.
3. Exercisable in accordance with the following schedule: 40,000 shares on 3/7
of each year from 2003 through 2007.
4. Exercisable in accordance with the following schedule: 70,000 shares on 9/6
of each year from 2002 through 2006.
5. Exercisable in accordance with the following schedule: 20,000 shares on
2/12 of each year from 2002 through 2006.
6. Exercisable according to the following schedule: 100,000 shares on 3/6 of
each year from 2004 through 2008.
7. Exercisable in accordance with the following schedule: 13,844 shares on 7/17
of each year from 2003 through 2007.
8. Exercisable according to the following schedule: 20,000 shares on 8/22 of
each year from 2003 through 2007.
9. Exercisable according to the following schedule: 20,000 shares on 8/22 of
each year from 2001 through 2005.
10. Exercisable according to the following schedule: 80,000 shares on 3/2 of
each year from 2001 through 2005.
11. Exercisable according to the following schedule: 15,664 shares on 9/23 of
each year from 2000 through 2004.
12. Exercisable according to the following schedule: 4,084 shares on 3/24/2001,
4,085 shares on 3/24/2002 and 8,170 shares on 3/24/2003.
SIGNATURE OF REPORTING PERSON
James M. Schneider
Thomas H. Welch, Jr., Attorney-in-Fact