UNITED STATES

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

February 22, 2007

Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported)

HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

DELAWARE

 

1-4423

 

94-1081436

(State or other jurisdiction

 

(Commission File Number)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

of incorporation)

 

 

 

Identification No.)

 

 

 

 

 

3000 HANOVER STREET, PALO ALTO, CA

 

94304

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

(Zip code)

 

(650) 857-1501

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

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Item 8.01. Other Events.

On February 22, 2007, Hewlett-Packard Company (“HP”) entered into an Underwriting Agreement (the “Underwriting Agreement”) with Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. and J.P. Morgan Securities Inc., as representatives of the several Underwriters named therein, for the issuance and sale by HP of $600,000,000 aggregate principal amount of the Floating Rate Global Notes due March 1, 2012 (the “Floating Rate Notes”), $900,000,000 aggregate principal amount of the 5.25% Global Notes due March 1, 2012 (the “2012 Global Notes”), and $500,000,000 aggregate principal amount of the 5.40% Global Notes due March 1, 2017 (the “2017 Global Notes”) (collectively, the “Notes”). The Notes were registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, pursuant to HP’s shelf registration statement on Form S-3 (file no. 333-134327).  The closing of the offering occurred on February 27, 2007.

The Underwriting Agreement is attached hereto as Exhibit 1.1. The forms of the Floating Rate Notes, the 2012 Global Notes and the 2017 Global Notes are attached hereto as Exhibit 4.1, Exhibit 4.2 and Exhibit 4.3, respectively.

Item 9.01.  Financial Statements and Exhibits.

Exhibit
Number

 

Description

1.1

 

Underwriting Agreement dated February 22, 2007

4.1

 

Form of Floating Rate Global Note due March 1, 2012

4.2

 

Form of 5.25% Global Note due March 1, 2012

4.3

 

Form of 5.40% Global Note due March 1, 2017

 

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SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DATE: February 28, 2007

 

By:

 

/s/ CHARLES N. CHARNAS

 

 

 

Name:

 

Charles N. Charnas

 

 

Title:

 

Vice President, Deputy General Counsel and Assistant Secretary

 

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EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit
Number

 

Description

1.1

 

Underwriting Agreement dated February 22, 2007

4.1

 

Form of Floating Rate Global Note due March 1, 2012

4.2

 

Form of 5.25% Fixed Rate Global Note due March 1, 2012

4.3

 

Form of 5.40% Fixed Rate Global Note due March 1, 2017

 

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