Filed by Xerox Corporation
Pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act of 1933
and deemed filed pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Subject Company: Affiliated Computer Services, Inc.
Commission File No.: 1-12665
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For Immediate Release | Xerox Corporation 45 Glover Avenue P.O. Box 4505 Norwalk, CT 06856-4505
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Review Period Expires for Xerox Acquisition of ACS
NORWALK, Conn., Nov. 17, 2009 Xerox Corporation (NYSE: XRX) announced today that the Hart-Scott-Rodino review period for its acquisition of Affiliated Computer Services, Inc. (NYSE: ACS) has expired.
Xerox announced on Sept. 28, 2009, that it had entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger to acquire ACS in a cash and stock transaction.
The expiration of the HSR waiting period satisfies one of the conditions to the closing of the acquisition. The closing of the acquisition is also subject to other customary closing conditions, including foreign regulatory approvals and the approval of the ACS and Xerox stockholders.
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Media Contacts:
Bill McKee, Xerox Corporation, +1-585-423-4476, Bill.McKee@xerox.com
Carl Langsenkamp, Xerox Corporation, +1-585-423-5782,
Carl.Langsenkamp@xerox.com
Note: Xerox and ACS urge investors and security holders to read the definitive joint proxy statement/prospectus regarding the proposed transaction before making any voting or investment decision when it becomes available because it will contain important information. You may obtain a free copy of the joint proxy statement/ prospectus, as well as other filings containing information about Xerox and ACS, without charge, at the Securities and Exchange Commissions (SEC) Internet site (http://www.sec.gov). Copies of the definitive joint proxy statement/prospectus and the filings with the SEC that will be incorporated by reference in the definitive joint proxy statement/prospectus can also be obtained, when available, without charge, from Xeroxs website, http://www.xerox.com, under the heading Investor Relations and then under the heading SEC Filings. You may also obtain these documents, without charge, from ACSs website, http://www.acs-inc.com, under the tab Investor Relations and then under the heading SEC Filings. Information regarding participants or persons who may be deemed to be participants in the solicitation of proxies in respect of the proposed transaction is contained in Xeroxs proxy statement for its most recent annual meeting and ACSs proxy statement for its most recent annual meeting, both as filed with the SEC. This material contains forward-looking statements which involve a number of significant risks and uncertainties.
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