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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
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Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): January 17, 2007
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Dell Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware 0-17017 74-2487834
(State or other jurisdiction (Commission (IRS Employer
of incorporation) File Number) Identification No.)
One Dell Way, Round Rock, Texas 78682
(Address of principal executive offices) (zip code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (512) 338-4400
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to
simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the
following provisions:
|_| Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR
230.425)
|_| Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.14a-12)
|_| Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange
Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
|_| Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange
Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
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Item 3.01 Notice of Delisting or Failure to Satisfy a Continued Listing Rule or
Standard; Transfer of Listing.
On January 17, 2007, the NASDAQ Listing Qualifications Panel granted the
company's request for continued listing on The NASDAQ Stock Market, subject to
the following conditions: The company must provide NASDAQ with certain
information regarding the previously announced Audit Committee investigation by
March 1, 2007, and file its delinquent periodic reports, along with any required
restatements of prior financial statements, by March 14, 2007. As previously
announced, the company is not in compliance with NASDAQ Marketplace Rule
4310(c)(14) because it has not timely filed its Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q
for the periods ended August 4, 2006 and November 3, 2006.
A copy of the press release issued on January 23, 2007, announcing the Panel's
decision, is attached as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
99.1 Press Release, dated January 23, 2007
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 hereunto duly authorized.
DELL INC.
Date: January 23, 2007 By: /s/ Thomas H. Welch, Jr.
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Thomas H. Welch, Jr.
Vice President and Assistant Secretary
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit
No. Description of Exhibit
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99.1 Press Release, dated January 23, 2007
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