UNITED STATES
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) May 24, 2011
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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)
801 Lakeview Drive, Suite 100
Blue Bell, Pennsylvania 19422
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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)
N/A
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(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors;
Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of
Certain Officers
(d) On May 24, 2011, the Board of Directors of Unisys Corporation elected
Lee D. Roberts as a director of Unisys Corporation and named him to the
Compensation Committee of the Board. There are no arrangements or
understandings between Mr. Roberts and any other person pursuant to which Mr.
Roberts was elected a director. The company is not aware of any transactions
with Mr. Roberts that would require disclosure under Item 404(a) of Regulation
S-K.
Mr. Roberts will participate in the standard non-employee director compensation
arrangements described under the heading "Compensation of Directors" in the
company's 2011 proxy statement, which was filed with the SEC on March 16, 2011.
Mr. Roberts has not yet been granted any restricted stock units in connection
with his election as a director.
A press release announcing Mr. Roberts' election to the Board is attached as
Exhibit 99.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits
(d) The following Exhibit is filed herewith:
Exhibit 99 Press Release dated May 26, 2011 announcing the election of
Lee D. Roberts
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: May 27, 2011 By: /s/ Nancy Straus Sundheim
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Nancy Straus Sundheim
Senior Vice President,
General Counsel and
Secretary
EXHIBIT INDEX
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Exhibit
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99 Press Release dated May 26, 2011 announcing the election of Lee D.
Roberts
News Release Investor Contact: Niels Christensen, 215-986-6651 Niels.Christensen@unisys.com Media Contact: Jim Kerr, 215-986-5795 Jim.Kerr@unisys.com UNISYS ELECTS LEE D. ROBERTS TO BOARD OF DIRECTORS BLUE BELL, Pa., May 26, 2011 - Unisys Corporation (NYSE: UIS) announced today that Lee D. Roberts has been elected to the Unisys Board of Directors and appointed to the Compensation Committee of the Board. Roberts is CEO and president of BlueWater Consulting, LLC, a high-tech management consulting company. Prior to that, he was general manager and vice president for Document, Content and Business Process Management at IBM Corporation. Roberts was with FileNET Corporation from 1997 until its acquisition by IBM in 2006, serving as its chairman and CEO from 2000 to 2006, its president and CEO from 1998 to 2000 and its president and chief operating officer from 1997 to 1998. Prior to FileNET, Mr. Roberts spent twenty years at IBM, where he held numerous senior management, sales and marketing roles. "We are excited to have Lee join the Unisys Board of Directors," said Unisys Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Ed Coleman. "Lee brings deep understanding of the IT industry, technology trends and customer requirements to our Board and we look forward to benefiting from his leadership and insights." Roberts is also a director of QAD Inc. ABOUT UNISYS Unisys is a worldwide information technology company. We provide a portfolio of IT services, software, and technology that solves critical problems for clients. We specialize in helping clients secure their operations, increase the efficiency and utilization of their data centers, enhance support to their end users and constituents, and modernize their enterprise applications. To provide these services and solutions, we bring together offerings and capabilities in outsourcing services, systems integration and consulting services, infrastructure services, maintenance services, and high-end server technology. With approximately 23,000 employees, Unisys serves commercial organizations and government agencies throughout the world. For more information, visit www.unisys.com. ### RELEASE NO: 0526/9044 Unisys is a registered trademark of Unisys Corporation. All other brands and products referenced herein are acknowledged to be trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders.