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
Thomas B. Green
One Dell Way
TX, Round Rock 78682-2244
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
1/2002
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)
Senior Vice President, Law and Administration and Secretary
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 | | | | | |166317 |D | |
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Common Stock | | | | | |17736 |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 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|$1.446 | | | | |1 |7/11/|Common Stock| | |384000 |D | |
ns | | | | | | |2006 | | | | | | |
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Nonqualified Stock Optio|$9.26 | | | | |2 |7/18/|Common Stock| | |240000 |D | |
ns | | | | | | |2007 | | | | | | |
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Nonqualified Stock Optio|$10.157 | | | | |3 |12/22|Common Stock| | |200000 |D | |
ns | | | | | | |/2007| | | | | | |
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Nonqualified Stock Optio|$12.738 | | | | |1 |3/20/|Common Stock| | |174768 |D | |
ns | | | | | | |2008 | | | | | | |
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Nonqualified Stock Optio|$24.09 |6/18/|A |750000 |A |4 |6/18/|Common Stock|750000 |N/A |750000 |D | |
n | | 2001| | | | |2011 | | | | | | |
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Nonqualified Stock Optio|$22.94 |2/12/|A |200000 |A |5 |2/12/|Common Stock|200000 |N/A |200000 |D | |
ns | | 2001| | | | |2011 | | | | | | |
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Nonqualified Stock Optio|$22.10 |9/6/ |A |200000 |A |6 |9/6/2|Common Stock|200000 |N/A |200000 |D | |
ns | |2001 | | | | |011 | | | | | | |
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Nonqualified Stock Optio|$28.899 | | | | |7 |7/17/|Common Stock| | |86520 |D | |
ns | | | | | | |2008 | | | | | | |
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Nonqualified Stock Optio|$37.5938| | | | |8 |8/22/|Common Stock| | |75000 |D | |
n | | | | | | |2010 | | | | | | |
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Nonqualified Stock Optio|$30.43 | | | | |9 |3/26/|Common Stock| | |69228 |D | |
ns | | | | | | |2009 | | | | | | |
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Nonqualified Stock Optio|$37.5938| | | | |10 |8/22/|Common Stock| | |75000 |D | |
ns | | | | | | |2010 | | | | | | |
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Nnonqualified Stock Opti|$43.438 | | | | |11 |3/02/|Common Stock| | |265000 |D | |
ons | | | | | | |2010 | | | | | | |
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Nonqualified Stock Optio|$44.6875| | | | |12 |9/23/|Common Stock| | |89510 |D | |
ns | | | | | | |2009 | | | | | | |
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Nonqualified Stock Optio|$45.90 | | | | |13 |3/24/|Common Stock| | |29826 |D | |
ns | | | | | | |2010 | | | | | | |
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Explanation of Responses:
1. Currently exercisable.
2. Exercisable in accordance with the following schedule: 48,000 shares on
7/18 of each year from 1998 through 2002.
3. Exercisable in accordance with the following schedule: 40,000 shares on
12/22 of each year from 1998 through 2002.
4. Exercisable in accordance with the following schedule: 150,000 shares on
6/18 of each year from 2002 through 2006.
5. Exercisable in accordance with the following schedule: 40,000 shares on
2/12 of each year from 2002 through 2006.
6. Exercisable in accordance with the following schedule: 40,000 shares on 9/6
of each year from 2002 through 2006.
7. Exercisable in accordance with the following schedule: 17,304 shares on
7/17 of each year from 2002 through 2006.
8. Exercisable in accordance with the following schedule: 15,000 shares on
8/22 of each year from 2003 through 2007.
9. Exercisiable according to the following schedule: 17,307 shares on 3/26/00
and 3/26/01, and 34,614 shares on 3/26/02.
10. Exercisable in accordance with the following schedule: 15,000 shares on
8/22 of each year from 2001 through 2005.
11. Exercisable in accordance with the following schedule: 53,000 shares on
3/2 of each year from 2001 through 2005.
12. Exercisable according to the following schedule: 17,902 shares on 9/23 of
each year from 2000 through 2004.
13. Exercisable in accordance with the following schedule: 7,456 on 3/24/2001,
7,457 shares on 3/24/2002 and 14,913 shares on 3/24/2003.