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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * ELIAS HOWARD D   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol EMC CORP [EMC] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) Pres., EMC Global Services (Last) (First) (Middle) EMC CORPORATION, 176 SOUTH STREET 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 08/04/2009 (Street) HOPKINTON, MA 01748 4. If Amendment, Date 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 (City) (State) (Zip) 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 08/04/2009   A   99,000 (1) A $ 0 762,469 (2) D   Common Stock 08/04/2009   A   66,000 (3) A $ 0 828,469 D

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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 Underlying Securities (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 of Derivative Security: 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

Stock Option Right To Buy

$ 15.31

08/04/2009

A

42,000

(4)

08/04/2019

Common Stock

42,000

$ 0

42,000

D

Stock Option Right To Buy

$ 15.31

08/04/2009

A

28,000

(5)

08/04/2019

Common Stock

28,000

$ 0

28,000

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
ELIAS HOWARD D EMC CORPORATION 176 SOUTH STREET HOPKINTON, MA 01748			Pres., EMC Global Services

Signatures

/s/ Jacquelyn A. Connelly, Attorney In Fact		08/06/2009
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

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**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	Restricted Stock Units granted under the Amended and Restated EMC Corporation 2003 Stock Plan, which are subject to forfeiture upon certain events. The restricted stock units will vest only in the the event that 2010 performance targets approved by the Board of Directors are met. If such targets are met, one-third of the restricted stock units will vest in 2011, one-third will vest on February 1, 2012 and one-third will vest on February 1, 2013.
(2)	Includes 750 shares acquired under the EMC Corporation 1989 Employee Stock Purchase Plan in June 2009.
(3)	Restricted Stock Units granted under the Amended and Restated EMC Corporation 2003 Stock Plan, which are subject to forfeiture upon certain events. The restricted stock units will vest ratably over four years beginning one year from the date of grant.
(4)	Options granted under the Amended and Restated EMC Corporation 2003 Stock Plan, which are subject to certain restrictions on transfer and are subject to forfeiture upon certain events. The options will vest only in the event that 2010 performance targets approved by the Board of Directors are met. If such targets are met, one-quarter of the options will vest in 2011, one-quarter will vest on February 1, 2012, one-quarter will vest on February 1, 2013 and one-quarter will vest on February 1, 2014.
(5)	Options granted under the Amended and Restated EMC Corporation 2003 Stock Plan, which are subject to certain restrictions on transfer and are subject to forfeiture upon certain events. The options will vest ratably over five years beginning one year from the date of grant.

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