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
Claudine B. Malone
7570 Potomac Falls Road
VA, McLean 22102
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
FY '99 ended 1/29/99
5. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Year)
6. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)
(X) Director ( ) 10% Owner ( ) Officer (give title below) ( ) Other
(specify below)
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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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Common Stock 1 | | | | | |177600 |D | |
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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|$1.069 | | | | |2 |8/19/|Common Stock| | |38400 |D | |
ns | | | | | | |04 | | | | | | |
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Nonqualified Stock Optio|$2.322 | | | | |3 |8/24/|Common Stock| | |76800 |D | |
ns | | | | | | |05 | | | | | | |
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Nonqualified Stock Optio|$4.144 | | | | |4 |8/29/|Common Stock| | |115200 |D | |
ns | | | | | | |06 | | | | | | |
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Nonqualified Stock Optio|$18.52 | | | | |5 |7/18/|Common Stock| | |76800 |D | |
ns | | | | | | |07 | | | | | | |
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Nonqualified Stock Optio|$57.797 |7/17/|A |11246 |A |6 |7/17/|Common Stock|11246 |N/A | |D | |
ns | | 1998| | | | |08 | | | | | | |
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Nonqualified Stock Optio|$57.797 |8/18/|G |11246 |D |6 |7/17/|Common Stock|11246 |N/A |0 |D | |
ns | | 1998| | | | |08 | | | | | | |
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Nonqualified Stock Optio|$57.797 |8/18/|G |11246 |A |6 |7/17/|Common Stock|11246 |N/A |11246 |I |By Family Tr|
ns | | 1998| | | | |08 | | | | | |ust 7 |
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Explanation of Responses:
1. The information contained in this Form 5 has been adjusted to take into
account the two-for-one stock splits paid on March 5 and September 4 of 1998,
but has not been adjusted for the one paid on March 6, 1999.
2. Exercisable on 8/19/99.
3. Exercisable in accordance with the following schedule: 38,400 shares on
8/24 of each year from 1999 through 2000.
4. Exercisable in accordance with the following schedule: 38,400 shares on
8/29 of each year from 1999 through 2001.
5. Exercisable in accordance with the following schedule: 19,200 shares on
7/18 of each year from 1999 through 2002.
6. Exercisable in accordance with the following schedule: 2,249 shares on 7/17
of each year from 1999 through 2002 and 2,250 shares on 7/17/03.
7. Held by a trust established for the benefit of the reporting person's family.
