SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549-1004
FORM 8-K
CURRENT
REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report (date of earliest event reported): January 21, 2003
Hewlett-Packard Company
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
Delaware |
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94-1081436 |
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) |
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(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
3000
Hanover Street
Palo Alto, California 94304
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
(650) 857-1501
(Registrants telephone number, including area code)
ITEM 5. OTHER EVENTS
On January 21, 2003, Hewlett-Packard Company, a Delaware corporation (the Company), issued a press release, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety, announcing that the Companys Board of Directors had voted to amend that certain Preferred Stock Rights Agreement, dated as of August 31, 2001 (the Rights Agreement), between the Company and Computershare Investor Services, LLC, to accelerate the final expiration date of the Preferred Share Purchase Rights (Rights) issued thereunder to the close of business on Tuesday, January 21, 2003, and to terminate the Rights Agreement upon the expiration of the Rights.
ITEM 7. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS
(c) Exhibits.
99.1 Press release of Hewlett-Packard Company, issued on January 21, 2003.
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SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
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HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY |
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Date: January 21, 2003 |
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/s/ Charles N. Charnas |
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Charles N. Charnas |
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Vice President, Deputy General Counsel and Assistant Secretary |
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit |
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99.1 |
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Press release of Hewlett-Packard Company, issued on January 21, 2003. |