<PAGE>
================================================================================
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 31, 2000
Electronic Data Systems Corporation
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware 01-11779 75-2548221
(State or Other Jurisdiction (Commission (IRS Employer
of Incorporation) File Number) Identification No.)
5400 Legacy Drive
Plano, Texas 75024-3105
(Address of Principal Executive Offices,
Including Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (972) 604-6000
================================================================================
<PAGE>
Item 5. Other Events.
On October 30, 2000, the Registrant entered into the Purchase Agreement
attached as Exhibit 99(a) hereto with the General Motors Hourly Rate Employees
Pension Plan (the "Hourly Plan") and Goldman, Sachs & Co. (the "Underwriter"),
in connection with the offering by the Hourly Plan of 7,500,000 shares of the
Registrant's Common Stock. Also on October 30, 2000, that Hourly Plan and the
Underwriter entered into the Pricing Agreement attached as Exhibit "A" to the
Purchase Agreement.
Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(c) Exhibits
Exhibit
Number Description of Document
------ -----------------------
99(a) Purchase Agreement dated October 30, 2000 among the Registrant,
the Hourly Plan, and the Underwriter, together with the Pricing
Agreement dated October 30, 2000, between the Hourly Plan and the
Underwriter.
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 31, 2000 By: /s/ D. Gilbert Friedlander
------------------------------------------
D. Gilbert Friedlander, Senior Vice
President, General Counsel and Secretary
2
