SEC Form 4
FORM 4 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
Hooper Joan S

(Last) (First) (Middle)
ONE DELL WAY

(Street)
ROUND ROCK TX 78682

(City) (State) (Zip)
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
DELL INC [ DELL ]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
Director 10% Owner
X Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
Principle Accounting Officer
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
03/09/2006
4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
X Form filed by One Reporting Person
Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Stock 03/09/2006 A 138,169(1) A $0.00 170,169 D
Common Stock 03/09/2006 A 16,164(2) A $0.00 186,333(3) D
Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3) 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year) 7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4) 8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5) 9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4) 10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Explanation of Responses:
1. Restricted stock units scheduled to vest as follows: 34,542 units on 3/9/2007, 43,178 units on 3/9/2009 and 60,449 units on 3/9/2011.
2. Represents the minimum of a performance based stock unit grant of 20,205 units. In no event will less than 80% of the target,nor more than 120% be earned based on Dell's performance. Units will vest as follows: 3,233 on 3/26 of 2007 and 3,233 on 3/9 of 2008-2010 and 3,232 on 3/9/11.
3. Represents 7,034 shares, 24,966 restricted shares vesting as follows: 2,136 shares on 3/3 of '09 through '12 and 3,289 shares on 11/03 of '06 through '09 and 3,266 shares on 11/03/2010 and the restricted and perfomance based units described in footnotes #1 and #2.
Remarks:
/s/ Thomas H. Welch, Jr., Attorney-in-Fact 03/13/2006
** Signature of Reporting Person Date
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