Directorate Change

    -- WITH LOGO -- TO BUSINESS AND TECHNOLOGY EDITORS: 
                                        
              Fred Hassan Steps Down From EDS Board of Directors 
     
    PLANO, Texas, Oct. 21 -- EDS (NYSE: EDS) today announced Fred Hassan has 
resigned from its board of directors effective immediately.  
    Hassan, who was elected to the board in February 2003, said he is stepping 
down to focus on his new responsibilities as chairman and chief executive 
officer of Schering-Plough Corporation.  Hassan joined Schering-Plough in 
April. 
    "Fred is leading a major turnaround initiative at Schering-Plough, and we 
fully understand his decision to focus on that task.  We wish him the best in 
this endeavor," said Mike Jordan, chairman and CEO.  
    EDS, which now has nine directors, has no immediate plans to replace 
Hassan.  
 
    About EDS 
    EDS, the premier global outsourcing services company, delivers superior 
returns to clients through its cost-effective, high-value services model.  
EDS' core portfolio comprises information-technology and business process 
outsourcing services, as well as information-technology transformation 
services.  EDS' two complementary, subsidiary businesses are A.T. Kearney, one 
of the world's leading high-value management consultancies, and PLM Solutions, 
a leader in product data management, collaboration and product design 
software.  With 2002 revenue of $21.5 billion, EDS is ranked 80th on the 
Fortune 500.  The company's stock is traded on the New York and London stock 
exchanges.  Learn more at www.eds.com . 
 
     CONTACT: 
     Jeff Baum 
     972-797-9495 
     [e-mail]  
 
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