FORM 5	UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549	OMB APPROVAL
__Check this box if no longer     subject to Section 16.  Form 4  or Form 5 obligations may  continue.  See Instruction 1(b).   ___Form 3 Holdings Reported   ___Form 4 Transactions Reported	ANNUAL STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP 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.	OMB Number: 3235-0362 Expires: January 31, 2005 Estimated average burden hours per response 1.0
(Print or Type Responses)

1.  Name and Address of Reporting Person*

   BAKER, III     JAMES        A. 2.  Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol

 ELECTRONIC DATA SYSTEMS CORPORATION ("EDS") 6.  Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to issuer (Check all that apply)
 _X__Director             ___10% Owner
 ___Officer or  ___Other (Below)

  (Last)             (First)             (Middle)

  5400 LEGACY DRIVE 3.  I.R.S. Identification Number of Reporting Person, if an entity (voluntary)
  4.  Statement for Month/Day/Year

  12/31/02 6. (Continued) - Title:
 

                      (Street)
  PLANO        TX        75024 5.  If Amendment, Date of Original
  7.  Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Lines)
     __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	2. Transaction Date (Month/ Day/Year)	2A. Transaction Date (Month/ Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 & 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 & 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Ownership (Instr. 4)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price
Common Stock	5/1/02		A		1,820	A		13,088**	D

**This total includes 1,820 unvested restricted sotck units granted pursuant to a Rule 16b-3 qualified plan awarded to the Reporting
     Person on 5/1/02, and vests in the amount of 607, 607, 606 on each of 5/1/03, 5/3/04 and 5/2/05 respectively.

 

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 Exer- sable and Expiration Date (Month/Day /Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security (Iinstr. 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 Owner-ship (Instr. 4)

(A)

(D)

Date Exer- cisable

Expira tion Date

Title

Amount or No. of shares

Nonemployee Director Stock Option (right to buy)- 6/7/96 Grant

1,500*

D

Nonemployee Director Stock Option (right to buy)- 7/1/97 Grant

1,500*

D

Nonemployee Director Stock Option (right to buy)- 6/1/98 Grant

1,500*

D

Nonemployee Director Stock Option (right to buy)- 6/1/99 Grant

1,500*

D

Nonemployee Director Stock Option (right to buy)- 6/1/00 Grant

4,000*

D

Nonemployee Director Stock Option (right to buy)- 6/1/01 Grant

4,000*

D

Nonemployee Director Stock Option (right to buy)- 5/1/02 Grant

$54.19

5/1/02

A

4,000

(1)

(1)

Common Stock

4,000

4,000

D

Phantom Stock Units (Dividend Equivalents)

1 for 1

3/02-12/02

A

27

(2)

(2)

Common Stock

27

(2)

1,361

D

Explanation of Responses:

*Totals were as of 12/31/02
(1)  This grant under Issuer's Amended and Restated Stock Incentive Plan ("SIP") was made pre-Sarbanes Oxley and is timely reported
       via Form 5.  The shares vest in one-third increments on the anniversary of the Grant Date, and become 100% exercisable upon the
       event of Director's retirement or death.
(2)  Director may elect payment date to be (i) five years after termination of status as a Director; or (ii) upon termination of status as
       a Director.  Dividend equivalents were for 3/11/02, 6/10/02, 9/10/02, 12/10/02 and ranged from a price of $16.75 to $63.96.
                    /S/  LINDA EPSTEIN                                 02/12 /03    
   Linda Epstein as Attorney-in-Fact for                    Date
   James A. Baker, III

**Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute federal Criminal Violations.
See 18 U.S.C 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 788ff(a).