Ownership Submission
FORM 4
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN 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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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
Krakauer Mary L
  2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
EMC CORP [EMC]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
EVP, Human Resources
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
EMC CORPORATION, 176 SOUTH STREET
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
08/08/2012
(Street)

HOPKINTON, MA 01748
4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
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 Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3)
2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)
4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)
5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 3 and 4)
6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)
7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Stock 08/08/2012   A   43,769 (1) A $ 0 190,716 D  
Common Stock 08/08/2012   A   29,180 (2) A $ 0 219,896 D  
Common Stock 08/08/2012   A   149,254 (3) A $ 0 369,150 D  

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
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 Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)
7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)
8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 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 Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Stock Option Right To Buy $ 26.8 08/08/2012   A   23,406     (4) 08/08/2022 Common Stock 23,406 $ 0 23,406 D  
Stock Option Right To Buy $ 26.8 08/08/2012   A   15,604     (5) 08/08/2022 Common Stock 15,604 $ 0 15,604 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
Krakauer Mary L
EMC CORPORATION
176 SOUTH STREET
HOPKINTON, MA 01748
      EVP, Human Resources  

Signatures

 /s/Barbara E. Coluci, Attorney In Fact   08/10/2012
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(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) Restricted stock units granted under the Amended and Restated EMC Corporation 2003 Stock Plan, which are subject to forfeiture upon certain events. The restricted stock units will vest only in the event that 2013 performance targets approved by the Board of Directors are met. If such targets are met, one-third of the restricted stock units will vest in 2014, one-third will vest on February 1, 2015 and one-third will vest on February 1, 2016.
(2) Restricted stock units granted under the Amended and Restated EMC Corporation 2003 Stock Plan, which are subject to forfeiture upon certain events. The restricted stock units will vest ratably over four years beginning one year from the date of grant.
(3) Performance restricted stock units granted under the Amended and Restated EMC Corporation 2003 Stock Plan, which are subject to forfeiture upon certain events. The performance restricted stock units will vest only in the event that a three-year cumulative performance target approved by the Leadership and Compensation Committee (the "Committee") has been met. The Committee expects to determine whether the performance target has been met, in full or in part, in 2016. If such target is met, one-half of the performance restricted stock units will vest in 2016 and one-half will vest on February 1, 2017.
(4) Options granted under the Amended and Restated EMC Corporation 2003 Stock Plan, which are subject to certain restrictions on transfer and are subject to forfeiture upon certain events. The options will vest only in the event that 2013 performance targets approved by the Board of Directors are met. If such targets are met, one-quarter of the options will vest in 2014, one-quarter will vest on February 1, 2015, one-quarter will vest on February 1, 2016 and one-quarter will vest on February 1, 2017.
(5) Options granted under the Amended and Restated EMC Corporation 2003 Stock Plan, which are subject to certain restrictions on transfer and are subject to forfeiture upon certain events. The options will vest ratably over five years beginning one year from the date of grant.

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