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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) March 29, 1996
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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)
Township Line and Union Meeting Roads,
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)
Item 5. Other Events.
On April 1, 1996, the Company issued a press release announcing
that it had sold $425 million aggregate principal amount of 12% Senior Notes
due 2003 in a private placement through Bear, Stearns & Co. Inc. and Merrill
Lynch & Co. Proceeds will be used for general corporate purposes, including
the retirement of debt. The press release is filed as an exhibit hereto.
Item 7. Exhibits.
See Exhibit Index.
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: April 2, 1996 By: /s/Harold S. Barron
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Harold S. Barron
Senior Vice President,
General Counsel and
Secretary
EXHIBIT INDEX
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Exhibit
No.
99 Press Release dated April 1, 1996
EXHIBIT 99
UNISYS Corporation NEWS RELEASE
P.O. Box 500
Blue Bell PA 19424-0001
Contact: J. Peter Hynes, Unisys, (215) 986-6948
Internet: hynespet@po7.bb.unisys.com
UNISYS ANNOUNCES PRIVATE PLACEMENT OF $425 MILLION SENIOR NOTES
BLUE BELL, PA, APRIL 1, 1996 -- Unisys Corporation announced today
that it has sold $425 million aggregate principal amount of 12% Senior
Notes due 2003 in a private placement transaction through Bear,
Stearns & Co. Inc. and Merrill Lynch & Co. Proceeds will be used for
general corporate purposes, including the retirement of debt.
These securities have not been registered under the Securities Act of
1933 and may not be offered or sold in the U.S. or to U.S. persons
except in accordance with the resale restrictions applicable thereto.
These securities having been previously sold, this announcement
appears as a matter of record only.
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