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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) November 16, 1999
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.
As previously reported, on September 19, 1999 the Registrant
entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger with Nichols Research
Corporation ("Nichols") and Nevada Acquisition Corporation, a wholly owned
subsidiary of the Registrant ("Acquisition"), providing for the merger of
Acquisition with and into Nichols (the "Merger").
On November 16, 1999, the Merger was approved by the stockholders
of Nichols and was consummated as of 5:00 p.m. EST. Upon consummation of the
Merger (i) Nichols became a wholly owned subsidiary of the Registrant and
(ii) each outstanding share of common stock of Nichols was converted into
.423 shares of common stock (together with the associated preferred stock
purchase rights) of the Registrant and the right to receive cash in lieu of
fractional shares of Registrant common stock.
Attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference is a joint
press release of the Registrant and Nichols dated November 16, 1999
announcing the consummation of the Merger.
Item 7. Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Information and Exhibits.
The exhibit listed below is filed as a part of this report:
99.1 Joint Press Release of the Registrant and Nichols Research
Corporation dated November 16, 1999
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: November 16, 1999 By /s/ Scott M. Delanty
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Scott M. Delanty
Vice President and Controller
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Exhibit
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99.1 Joint Press Release of the Registrant and Nichols Research
Corporation dated November 16, 1999