UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):September 1, 2005
Dell Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 0-17017 | 74-2487834 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
One Dell Way, Round Rock, Texas 78682
(Address of principal executive offices) (zip code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (512) 338-4400
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers.
On September 1, 2005, Thomas W. Luce, III gave notice to the Company that he will resign as a director on September 2, 2005. Mr. Luce has been appointed by President George W. Bush to serve as Assistant Secretary of Education (Planning, Evaluation and Policy Development). In accordance with the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws, the Board of Directors has reduced the size of the board from ten to nine, to be effective as of Mr. Luce’s resignation.
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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.
| DELL INC. | ||||
| Date: September 2, 2005 | By: | /s/ LAWRENCE P. TU | ||
| Lawrence P. Tu | ||||
| Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary | ||||
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