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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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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * SIMPSON LOUIS A   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol SAIC, Inc. [SAI] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) __X__ Director _____ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) (Last) (First) (Middle) 10260 CAMPUS POINT DRIVE 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 10/16/2006 (Street) SAN DIEGO, CA 92121 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

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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

Class A Preferred Stock (1)

(2)

10/16/2006

A

2,000

(2)

(3)

Common Stock

2,000

(4)

2,000

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
SIMPSON LOUIS A 10260 CAMPUS POINT DRIVE SAN DIEGO, CA 92121	X

Signatures

By: N. Walker, Attorney-in-fact		10/18/2006
**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)	On October 16, 2006, SAIC, Inc. became the successor to Science Applications International Corporation pursuant to a merger. The merger resulted in SAIC, Inc. becoming the parent holding company of Science Applications International Corporation, but did not alter the proportionate interests of security holders.
(2)	Class A Preferred Stock is convertible into Common Stock on a 1 for 1 basis on and after the following dates and in the proportionate amounts for each Series: 20% allocated to Series A-1 and convertible on January 11, 2007; 20% allocated to Series A-2 and convertible on April 11, 2007; 30% allocated to Series A-3 and convertible on July 10, 2007; 30% allocated to Series A-4 and convertible on October 8, 2007.
(3)	Class A Preferred Stock has no expiration date.
(4)	Received in a reorganization merger with Science Applications International Corporation ("Old SAIC"). On the effective date of the merger, the closing price for SAIC, Inc.'s common stock (into which the Class A preferred shares will become convertible on a one-for-one basis) was $18.11 per share; the securities of Old SAIC were not listed on any securities exchange.

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