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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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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) February 2, 1998
COMPUTER SCIENCES CORPORATION
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
NEVADA 1-4850 95-2043126
(State or Other Jurisdiction (Commission (I.R.S. Employer
of Incorporation) File Number) Identification No.)
2100 East Grand Avenue
El Segundo, California 90245
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code (310) 615-0311
Not Applicable
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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Item 5. Other Events.
On February 2, 1998, the Board of Directors of the Registrant declared a
2-for-1 stock split in the form of a 100% stock dividend with respect to the
Common Stock, par value $1.00 per share, of the Registrant, payable to holders
of record on March 2, 1998. A copy of a press release of the Registrant dated
February 4, 1998, which corrects the press release of the Registrant dated
February 2, 1998 describing the stock split, is included as Exhibit 99.1
hereto.
Item 7. Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Information and
Exhibits.
The exhibit listed below is filed as a part of this report:
99.1 Press Release of the Registrant dated February 4, 1998
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 thereto duly authorized.
COMPUTER SCIENCES CORPORATION
Dated: February 4, 1998 By /s/ Scott M. Delanty
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Scott M. Delanty
Vice President and Controller
Chief Accounting Officer
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EXHIBIT 99.1
News Release
Contact: Bruce Plowman, FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Spencer Davis Moved on PR Newswire
310.615.0311 February 4, 1998
CSC PAYMENT DATE FOR THE 2-FOR-1 STOCK SPLIT WILL BE
MARCH 23, 1998 FOR SHAREHOLDERS OF RECORD MARCH 2, 1998
EL SEGUNDO, Calif., February 4, 1998 -- Computer Sciences Corporation
(NYSE:CSC) announced that the payment date for the stock split in the form of
a stock dividend announced two days ago will be March 23, 1998 for
shareholders of record on March 2, 1998.
This announcement is intended to correct the press release of February 2,
1998 which did not indicate the correct payment date.
CSC has 44,000 employees in nearly 600 offices worldwide with revenue of
$6.3 billion for the 12 months ended December 26, 1997. CSC provides clients
with a wide range of professional services including management consulting,
information systems consulting and integration, and outsourcing. More
information about CSC is available at http://www.csc.com.
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