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): NOVEMBER 5, 2001 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) (650) 857-1501 (Registrant's telephone number, including area code) ITEM 5. OTHER EVENTS Attached as an exhibit to this Current Report on Form 8-K are the Amended and Restated Bylaws of Hewlett-Packard Company, a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), which were approved and adopted by the Board of Directors of the Company on August 25, 2001. The Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Company attached as an exhibit to this Current Report on Form 8-K are being filed by the Company to correct errors contained in the Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Company attached as an exhibit to the registration statement on Form 8-A filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 4, 2001. ITEM 7. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS (c) Exhibits 3.1 Amended and Restated Bylaws of Hewlett-Packard Company 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. HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY Date: November 5, 2001 By: /s/ Charles N. Charnas ----------------------------------- Charles N. Charnas Assistant Secretary -3- EXHIBIT INDEX EXHIBIT DESCRIPTION 3.1 Amended and Restated Bylaws of Hewlett-Packard Company -4-