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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) December 7, 2000
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UNISYS CORPORATION
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(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
Delaware 1-8729 38-0387840
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(State or Other (Commission File Number) (IRS Employer
Jurisdiction of Identification No.)
Incorporation)
Unisys Way
Blue Bell, Pennsylvania 19424
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
(215) 986-4011
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(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
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Item 5. Other Events.
On December 7, 2000, the Board of Directors of Unisys Corporation
(the "Company") extended the Company's Preferred Share Purchase Rights (the
"Rights") for five additional years. The Rights are now set to expire on March
17, 2006.
Item 7. Exhibits.
4 Amendment No. 2, dated as of December 7, 2000, to the Rights
Agreement, dated as of March 7, 1986, between Unisys Corporation
(then named Burroughs Corporation) and Harris Trust Company of New
York, as Rights Agent, as amended on February 22, 1996, and as
further amended on January 10, 2000.
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SIGNATURE
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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.
UNISYS CORPORATION
Date: December 20, 2000 By: /s/Harold S. Barron
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Harold S. Barron
Senior Vice President and
General Counsel
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EXHIBIT INDEX
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Exhibit
No.
4 Amendment No. 2, dated as of December 7, 2000, to the Rights Agreement,
dated as of March 7, 1986, between Unisys Corporation (then named
Burroughs Corporation) and Harris Trust Company of New York, as Rights
Agent, as amended on February 22, 1996, and as further amended on January
10, 2000.
