Edgar Filing: DELL INC

Ownership Submission

FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
INITIAL STATEMENT OF 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 ^*

Â Sheskey Susan E

2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
09/01/2005

3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
DELL INC [DELL]

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

ONE DELL WAY

4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

_____ Director	_____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below)	_____ Other (specify below)
Vice President

5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)

(Street)

ROUND ROCK,Â TXÂ 78682

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 Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 4)	2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4)	3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Common Stock	317,939 ⁽¹⁾	D	Â

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security		6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Nonqualified Stock Options	Â ⁽²⁾	03/20/2006	Common Stock	131,192	$ 0.8	D	Â
Nonqualified Stock Options	Â ⁽²⁾	06/14/2006	Common Stock	320,000	$ 1.6057	D	Â
Nonqualified Stock Options	Â ⁽²⁾	03/21/2007	Common Stock	139,424	$ 3.33	D	Â
Nonqualified Stock Options	Â ⁽²⁾	07/18/2007	Common Stock	49,760	$ 9.26	D	Â
Nonqualified Stock Options	Â ⁽²⁾	03/20/2008	Common Stock	69,644	$ 12.74	D	Â
Nonqualified Stock Options	Â ⁽³⁾	07/17/2008	Common Stock	12,460	$ 28.9	D	Â
Nonqualified Stock Options	Â ⁽²⁾	03/26/2009	Common Stock	21,819	$ 30.43	D	Â
Nonqualified Stock Options	Â ⁽²⁾	09/23/2009	Common Stock	24,140	$ 44.6875	D	Â
Nonqualified Stock Options	Â ⁽²⁾	03/24/2010	Common Stock	9,221	$ 45.9	D	Â
Nonqualified Stock Options	Â ⁽⁴⁾	08/22/2010	Common Stock	74,600	$ 37.5938	D	Â
Nonqualified Stock Options	Â ⁽⁵⁾	02/12/2011	Common Stock	30,565	$ 22.9375	D	Â
Nonqualified Stock Options	Â ⁽⁶⁾	09/06/2011	Common Stock	36,175	$ 22.1	D	Â
Nonqualified Stock Options	Â ⁽⁷⁾	03/07/2012	Common Stock	31,150	$ 27.64	D	Â
Nonqualified Stock Options	Â ⁽⁸⁾	09/05/2012	Common Stock	36,305	$ 25.45	D	Â
Nonqualified Stock Options	Â ⁽⁹⁾	03/06/2013	Common Stock	33,415	$ 26.185	D	Â
Nonqualified Stock Options	Â ⁽¹⁰⁾	09/04/2013	Common Stock	26,385	$ 34.24	D	Â
Nonqualified Stock Options	Â ⁽¹¹⁾	03/04/2014	Common Stock	27,390	$ 32.985	D	Â
Nonqualified Stock Options	Â ⁽¹²⁾	09/02/2014	Common Stock	27,725	$ 35.35	D	Â
Nonqualified Stock Options	Â ⁽¹³⁾	03/03/2015	Common Stock	48,795	$ 40.17	D	Â

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Sheskey Susan E ONE DELL WAY ROUND ROCK,Â TXÂ 78682	Â	Â	Â Vice President	Â

Signatures

/s/ Thomas H. Welch, Jr., Attorney in Fact		09/06/2005
^**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	Represents 309,587 unrestricted shares and 8,352 restricted shares lapsing as follows: 2,088 shares on 3/3 of 2009 through 2012.
(2)	Currently exercisable.
(3)	Exercisable as follows: 9,968 share currently exercisable and 2,492 shares on 7/17/2006.
(4)	Exercisable as follows: 59,680 shares currently exercisable and 7,460 shares on 8/22 of 2006 and 2007.
(5)	Exercisable as follows: 24,452 shares currently exercisable and 6,113 shares on 2/12/2006.
(6)	Exercisable as follows: 21,705 shares currently exercisable and 7,235 shares on 9/6 of 2005 and 2006.
(7)	Exercisable as follows: 18,690 shares currently exercisable and 6,230 shares on 3/7 of 2006 and 2007.
(8)	Exercisable as follows: 14,522 shares currently exercisable and 7,261 shares on 9/5 of 2005 through 2007.
(9)	Exercisable as follows: 13,366 shares currently exercisable and 6,683 shares on 3/6 of 2006 through 2008.
(10)	Exercisable as follows: 5,277 shares currently exercisable and 5,277 shares on 9/4 of 2005 through 2008.
(11)	Exercisable as follows: 5,478 shares currently exercisable and 5,478 shares on 3/4 of 2006 through 2009.
(12)	Exercisable as follows: 5,545 shares on 9/2 of 2005 through 2009.
(13)	Exercisable as follows: 9,759 shares on 3/3 of 2006 through 2010.

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