8-K



SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549-1004



FORM 8-K



CURRENT REPORT

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934


May 18, 2004
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
of incorporation)
(Commission File Number)
 
(I.R.S. Employer
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)





ITEM 7. STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.
   
(c) The following exhibits are being filed or furnished with this report:
   
Exhibit 99.1 Text of the press release issued by Hewlett-Packard Company dated May 18, 2004, entitled "HP Reports Second Quarter 2004 Results," the non-GAAP consolidated condensed statement of earnings and the consolidated condensed GAAP statement of cash flows (furnished herewith).
   
Exhibit 99.2 GAAP consolidated condensed quarterly financial statements and segment information for the fiscal quarter and six months ended April 30, 2004 (filed herewith).
   
   
   
ITEM 12. RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION.
   
  On May 18, 2004, HP issued a press release relating to the results of its fiscal quarter and six months ended April 30, 2004. A copy of the text of the press release entitled "HP Reports Second Quarter 2004 Results," the non-GAAP consolidated condensed statement of earnings and the consolidated condensed GAAP statement of cash flows is furnished (not filed) as Exhibit 99.1 hereto. The information in Exhibit 99.1 attached hereto shall not be deemed "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

The GAAP consolidated condensed quarterly financial statements and segment information for the fiscal quarter and six months ended April 30, 2004, attached as Exhibit 99.2, are filed herewith for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and therefore may be incorporated by reference into filings under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.



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: May 18, 2004 By:  /s/ Charles N. Charnas
   
  Name: Charles N. Charnas
  Title: Vice President, Deputy General Counsel
    and Assistant Secretary
 

EXHIBIT INDEX


Exhibit
Number
Description
   
99.1 Text of the press release issued by Hewlett-Packard Company dated May 18, 2004, entitled "HP Reports Second Quarter 2004 Results," the non-GAAP consolidated condensed statement of earnings and the consolidated condensed GAAP statement of cash flows (furnished herewith).
   
99.2 GAAP consolidated condensed quarterly financial statements and segment information  for the fiscal quarter and six months ended April 30, 2004 (filed herewith).