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): April 1, 1998 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 This document consists of 2 pages. Item 5. Other Events Reference is made to Item 3 of Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1997. On April 1, 1998, a jury in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York entered a verdict in favor of Accuscan, Inc. against Registrant for infringement of a patent which expired in 1993. The verdict in favor of Accuscan was for $40,000,000. Registrant believes that the verdict should be set aside and will make appropriate motions to the Court regarding the verdict and will vigorously pursue any appeal required. - ------------------------------------------------------------ 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 By: MARTIN S. WAGNER Assistant Secretary Dated: April 6, 1998 -- 2 --