UNITED STATES
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

January 15, 2005
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)

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 5.02

Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers

Sanford M. Litvack will not stand for re-election as a director of Hewlett-Packard Company (“HP”) and will retire at HP’s annual meeting of stockholders on March 16, 2005.

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: January 21, 2005	By:	/s/  CHARLES N. CHARNAS
	Name:	Charles N. Charnas
	Title:	Vice President, Deputy General Counsel     and Assistant Secretary