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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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):
December 28, 2006
Affiliated Computer Services, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
         
Delaware
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation) 		  1-12665
(Commission File Number) 		  51-0310342
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)
2828 North Haskell Avenue
Dallas, Texas 75204
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
(214) 841-6111
(Registrant’s telephone number including area code)
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address if changed since last report)
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:
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o   Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
 
o   Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
 
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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers
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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
On November 27, 2006, Affiliated Computer Services, Inc. (the “Company”) announced the completion of the Company’s internal investigation into its historical stock option practices and the actions it is taking in response to the findings of the investigation. As a result of the internal investigation, it was determined that the accounting measurement dates used in pricing certain option grants were incorrect.
In that announcement, the Company indicated that it would be amending the exercise price of outstanding stock options to the correct accounting measurement date to avoid adverse tax consequences to individual option holders under Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code and that all Company employees and executives (other than Mark A. King, former President and Chief Executive Officer; Warren D. Edwards, former Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer; and one management employee referenced in the announcement) would be reimbursed to offset any individual loss of economic benefit or tax impact related to such re-priced stock options.
The Company is not re-pricing all option grants for which accounting measurement dates were adjusted. Option grants to executives and employees will be re-priced only to the extent necessary to avoid adverse tax consequences to the individuals.
For clarification, the Company determined that the accounting measurement dates related to the option grants listed below as well as certain other of the Company’s option grants required correction under applicable accounting guidelines and, accordingly, as previously announced, the Company will incur incremental cumulative non-cash compensation expense through June 30, 2006 of approximately $51 million (exclusive of tax effects) related to these incorrect accounting measurement dates. The accounting guidelines used by the Company, with the concurrence of its independent registered public accounting firm, in determining the correct accounting measurement date for its option grants required clear evidence of final corporate action approving the option grants. Therefore, while the internal investigation did not conclude that option grant dates with respect to certain grants had been selected with hindsight, the Company nevertheless concluded in many cases that the accounting measurement dates for these grants should be adjusted because the final corporate action occurred after the original grant date. For example, as previously announced, the investigation could not conclude that the reported grant date of July 23, 2002 was selected using hindsight. However, the Company adjusted the accounting measurement date for this grant from Tuesday, July 23, 2002 to Friday, July 26, 2002 because the formal compensation committee meeting in which the grant was authorized occurred on Sunday, July 28, 2002, even though the investigation found evidence, though inconclusive, supporting contemporaneous and informal selection of the July 23, 2002 grant date. This 3-day accounting measurement date adjustment resulted in the exercise price of the grant increasing from $35.75 per share (the closing price of ACS common stock on July 23, 2002) to $37.57 per share (the closing price of ACS common stock on July 26, 2002, the last trading day preceding the formal compensation committee meeting on July 28, 2002). The July 23, 2002 option grant was re-priced to the adjusted measurement date solely to the extent required to avoid adverse tax consequences to the individual option holders under Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code (i.e., for options under the grant which vest on or after January 1, 2005).
Effective as of December 28, 2006, the following option grants previously issued to the Company’s current named executive officers, other executive officers and former executive officers(1) have been amended as set forth below in order to re-price all or a portion of the respective option grant to the correct accounting measurement date.
                                         
                    Original           Exercise
        Original   Total   Exercise   Number   Price of
        Grant   Options   Price of   of Shares   Re-priced
Name of Executive Officer   Title   Date   Granted   Options   Re-Priced   Shares
Lynn Blodgett  
President and Chief Executive Officer
  7/11/2000     100,000     $ 16.4375       20,000     $ 23.47  
Lynn Blodgett  
President and Chief Executive Officer
  9/26/2001     72,000     $ 38.66       28,800     $ 44.87  
Lynn Blodgett  
President and Chief Executive Officer
  7/23/2002     75,000     $ 35.75       45,000     $ 37.57  
Harvey V. Braswell  
Executive Vice President — Sales
  3/21/2001     150,000     $ 29.525       60,000     $ 34.67  
Harvey V. Braswell  
Executive Vice President — Sales
  7/23/2002     50,000     $ 35.75       30,000     $ 37.57  
John M. Brophy  
Former Executive
Vice President
  9/26/2001     200,000     $ 38.66       80,000     $ 44.87  

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                    Original           Exercise
        Original   Total   Exercise   Number   Price of
        Grant   Options   Price of   of Shares   Re-priced
Name of Executive Officer   Title   Date   Granted   Options   Re-Priced   Shares
John M. Brophy  
Former Executive
Vice President
  7/23/2002     75,000     $ 35.75       75,000     $ 37.57  
Thomas Burlin  
Executive Vice President and Group President – Government Solutions Group
  6/13/2005     100,000     $ 50.81       100,000     $ 51.83  
Darwin Deason  
Chairman
  7/23/2002     600,000     $ 35.75       360,000     $ 37.57  
William L. Deckelman, Jr.  
Executive Vice President, Corporate Secretary and General Counsel
  3/7/2000   50,000(2)   $ 15.7188       10,000     $ 18.06  
William L. Deckelman, Jr.  
Executive Vice President, Corporate Secretary and General Counsel
  7/11/2000   15,000(2)   $ 16.4375       3,000     $ 23.47  
William L. Deckelman, Jr.  
Executive Vice President, Corporate Secretary and General Counsel
  3/21/2001   25,000(2)   $ 29.525       10,000     $ 34.67  
William L. Deckelman, Jr.  
Executive Vice President, Corporate Secretary and General Counsel
  7/23/2002   25,000(2)   $ 35.75       15,000     $ 37.57  
Donald Liedtke  
Former Executive
Vice President
  7/23/2002     50,000     $ 35.75       10,000     $ 37.57  
John H. Rexford  
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
  7/23/2002     50,000     $ 35.75       30,000     $ 37.57  
 
(1)   With regards to the options for the Company’s other named executive officers, as listed in the Company’s Proxy Statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 3, 2005: (i) Mark A. King and Warren D. Edwards each entered into a Separation Agreement, each of which Separation Agreements have previously been filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission as exhibits to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on November 27, 2006 and are incorporated by reference herein, which, among other things, modify the terms of options held by them; and (ii) Jeffrey A. Rich does not hold any Company stock options, as the Company previously purchased from Mr. Rich all options granted to him that were vested as of the date of his Agreement with the Company dated September 30, 2005.
 
(2)   Represents one-half of the original grant, with the other half being held for the benefit of a former spouse pursuant to a qualified domestic relations order.

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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.
                 
    AFFILIATED COMPUTER SERVICES, INC.    
 
                
Date: January 5, 2007
                
    By:   /s/ John H. Rexford    
             
 
      Name:   John H. Rexford    
 
      Title:   Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer    

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