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): March 7, 2002 XEROX CORPORATION (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) New York 1-4471 16-0468020 (State or other (Commission File (IRS Employer jurisdiction of Number) Identification incorporation) No.) 800 Long Ridge Road P. O. Box 1600 Stamford, Connecticut 06904-1600 (Address of principal executive offices)(Zip Code) Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (203) 968-3000 Not Applicable (Former name or former address, if changed since last report) Item 5. Other Events. Reference is made to the ninth paragraph of Note 12. "Litigation" in Registrant's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the Quarter Ended September 30, 2001 regarding the shareholder derivative action commenced in the Supreme Court of the State of New York against certain current and former members of Registrant's Board of Directors concerning compensation awarded to Registrant's former Chief Executive Officer, G. Richard Thoman. On January 28, 2002 the court granted the defendants' motion to dismiss the complaint, dismissing the case in its entirety. The time during which an appeal of the court's decision could have been filed has now expired. _____________________________________________________________________________ SIGNATURES Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Registrant has duly authorized this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned duly authorized. XEROX CORPORATION /s/ MARTIN S. WAGNER ---------------------------- By: MARTIN S. WAGNER Assistant Secretary Date: March 7, 2002