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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) February 22, 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 February 22, 1996, the Board of Directors of Unisys Corporation (the
"Company") extended the Company's Preferred Share Purchase Rights (the
"Rights") for five additional years. The Rights are now set to expire
on March 17, 2001.
Item 7. Exhibits.
4. Amendment No. 1, dated as of February 22, 1996, to the Rights
Agreement, dated as of March 7, 1986, between Unisys Corporation
(then named Burroughs Corporation) and Harris Trust Company of
New York, As Rights Agent.
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: February 26, 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.
4. Amendment No. 1, dated as of February 22, 1996, to the Rights
Agreement, dated as of March 7, 1986, between Unisys Corporation
(then named Burroughs Corporation) and Harris Trust Company of
New York, as Rights Agent.
EXHIBIT 4
AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO RIGHTS AGREEMENT
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AMENDMENT, dated as of February 22, 1996, to the Rights
Agreement, dated as of March 7, 1986 (the "Rights Agreement"),
between Unisys Corporation, a Delaware corporation (then named
Burroughs Corporation) (the "Company"), and Harris Trust Company of
New York, as Rights Agent (the "Rights Agent").
The Company and the Rights Agent have heretofore executed and
entered into the Rights Agreement. Pursuant to Section 26 of the
Rights Agreement, the Company and the Rights Agent may from time to
time supplement or amend the Rights Agreement in accordance with the
provisions of Section 26 thereof. All acts and things necessary to
make this Amendment a valid agreement, enforceable according to its
terms, have been done and performed, and the execution and delivery
of this Amendment by the Company and the Rights Agent have been in
all respects duly authorized by the Company and the Rights Agent.
In consideration of the foregoing and the mutual agreements set
forth herein, the parties hereto agree as follows:
1. Subsection (a)(i) of Section 7 of the Rights Agreement shall
be deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:
(i) the close of business on March 17, 2001 (the
"Final Expiration Date"), or
2. This Amendment to the Rights Agreement shall be governed by
and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware
and for all purposes shall be governed by and construed in accordance
with the laws of such State applicable to contracts to be made and
performed entirely within such State.
3. This Amendment to the Rights Agreement may be executed in
any number of counterparts and each of such counterparts shall for
all purposes be deemed an original and all such counterparts shall
together constitute but one and the same instrument. Terms not
defined herein shall, unless the context otherwise requires, have the
meanings assigned to such terms in the Rights Agreement.
4. Except as expressly set forth herein, this Amendment to the
Rights Agreement shall not by implication or otherwise alter, modify,
amend or in any way affect any of the terms, conditions, obligations,
covenants or agreements contained in the Rights Agreement, all of
which are ratified and affirmed in all respects and shall continue in
full force and effect.
5. If any term, provision, covenant or restriction of this
Amendment to the Rights Agreement is held by a court of competent
jurisdiction or other authority to be invalid, void or unenforceable,
the remainder of the terms, provisions, covenants and restrictions of
this Amendment to the Rights Agreement, and of the Rights Agreement,
shall remain in full force and effect and shall in no way be
affected, impaired or invalidated
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this
Amendment to be duly executed and attested, all as of the date and
year first above written.
Attest: UNISYS CORPORATION
By: /s/ Nancy S. Sundheim By: /s/ Harold S. Barron
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Attest: HARRIS TRUST COMPANY OF NEW YORK
By: /s/ Richard C. Carlson By: /s/ Charles V. Zade
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