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

September 16, 2006
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:

o   Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

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o   Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

o   Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 



Item 1.01.                   Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

On September 21, 2006, the HR and Compensation Committee (the “HRC”) of the Board of Directors of Hewlett-Packard Company (“HP”) approved the amendment and restatement of the Hewlett-Packard Company Excess Benefit Retirement Plan (“EBP”) to make certain conforming changes required for compliance with American Jobs Creation Act of 2004, and, effective January 1, 2007, to provide for the transfer of the EBP account to the Hewlett-Packard Company 2005 Executive Deferred Compensation Plan (the “EDCP”) following a participant’s termination.  In addition, the HRC approved the amendment and restatement of the EDCP to provide for a special enrollment period during October of 2006, to restrict eligibility based on rate of pay, to permit HP to pass through administrative costs to participants, and to make certain conforming changes to allow for the transfer of EBP accounts into the EDCP and the subsequent investment of EBP accounts within the EDCP by such participants.  The amended and restated EDCP and amended and restated EBP are filed with this report as Exhibits 10.1 and 10.2, respectively.

Item 7.01.      Regulation FD Disclosure.

On September 21, 2006, HP issued a press release announcing a press briefing entitled “HP Announces Press Briefing on Board Leak Investigation” and a media alert providing details regarding access to and participation in that press briefing.  Copies of the press release and the media alert are filed with this report as Exhibit 99.1 and Exhibit 99.2, respectively.

Item 8.01.      Other Events.

On September 16, 2006, HP entered into Mutual Release and Indemnification Agreement (the “Release Agreement”) with George A. Keyworth II and Thomas J. Perkins, each a former member of the Board of Directors of HP.  The Release Agreement provides for, among other things, mutual releases of claims between HP and its directors, officers and employees and each of Dr. Keyworth and Mr. Perkins; a reservation of rights by each of Dr. Keyworth and Mr. Perkins to prosecute any claims against all security, investigative or business intelligence firms, the agents, contractors or subcontractors used by those firms, and any other third parties who may have unlawfully requested or directed such firms to obtain personal information about Dr. Keyworth, Mr. Perkins or any of their respective family members; mutual non-disparagement provisions; indemnity provisions; and an agreement by HP to pay any reasonable expenses that Dr. Keyworth and Mr. Perkins have already incurred in connection with the negotiation of the Release Agreement, any reasonable expenses that Dr. Keyworth and Mr. Perkins may incur in connection with responding to any inquiries by governmental agencies or other parties to legal proceedings relating to third party access to personal information about Dr. Keyworth, Mr. Perkins or any of their respective family members, and any reasonable expenses that Dr. Keyworth and Mr. Perkins may incur prior to September 15, 2007 to facilitate remediation relating to any common carrier, internet service provider, credit card company, credit reporting agency or other similar entity. The Release Agreement in no way limits the ability of the parties to respond or cooperate with any government inquiry or investigation into these issues.

HP recently has received a request from the Division of Enforcement of the Securities and Exchange Commission for records and information relating to the resignation of Mr. Perkins from HP’s Board of Directors, HP’s May 22, 2006 and September 6, 2006 filings with the Commission on Form 8-K, and investigations conducted by HP or any of its directors into possible sources of leaks of HP confidential information.  HP intends to cooperate fully with this request.

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Item 9.01.  Financial Statements and Exhibits.

Exhibit
Number

 

Description

10.1

 

Hewlett-Packard Company 2005 Executive Deferred Compensation Plan, as amended and restated (filed herewith)

10.2

 

Hewlett-Packard Company Excess Benefit Retirement Plan, as amended and restated (filed herewith)

99.1

 

Text of press release issued by Hewlett-Packard Company, dated September 21, 2006, entitled “HP Announces Press Briefing on Board Leak Investigation” (furnished herewith)

99.2

 

Text of media alert issued by Hewlett-Packard Company (furnished herewith)

 

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SIGNATURES

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: September 21, 2006

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

10.1

 

Hewlett-Packard Company 2005 Executive Deferred Compensation Plan, as amended and restated (filed herewith)

10.2

 

Hewlett-Packard Company Excess Benefit Retirement Plan, as amended and restated (filed herewith)

99.1

 

Text of press release issued by Hewlett-Packard Company, dated September 21, 2006, entitled “HP Announces Press Briefing on Board Leak Investigation” (furnished herewith)

99.2

 

Text of media alert issued by Hewlett-Packard Company (furnished herewith)

 

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Exhibit 10.1

HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY
2005 EXECUTIVE DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLAN
(Amended and restated effective October 1, 2006)

The Hewlett-Packard Company 2005 Executive Deferred Compensation Plan is hereby amended and restated effective October 1, 2006 to permit Eligible Employees and Outside Directors to defer receipt of certain compensation and to provide matching contributions for certain employees who are not active participants in one of HP’s defined benefit retirement plans pursuant to the terms and provisions set forth below.

The Plan is intended: (1) to comply with Code section 409A and official guidance issued thereunder; and (2) with respect to the portion of the Plan covering Eligible Employees, to be “a plan which is unfunded and is maintained by an employer primarily for the purpose of providing deferred compensation for a select group of management or highly compensated employees” within the meaning of sections 201(2), 301(a)(3) and 401(a)(1) of ERISA. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Plan, this Plan shall be interpreted, operated and administered in a manner consistent with these intentions.

ARTICLE I: DEFINITIONS

Wherever used herein the following terms shall have the meanings hereinafter set forth:

“ Account ” means a bookkeeping account established by HP for (i) each Participant electing to defer Eligible Income under the Plan, and (ii) each Rollover Participant.

“ Actual Pay ” means “Covered Compensation” as defined in the 2000 restatement of the Hewlett-Packard Company 401(k) Plan, and “Eligible Pay” as to be defined in the 2006 restatement of the Hewlett-Packard Company 401(k) Plan, as each is amended from time to time, without giving effect to the Code section 401(a)(17) limitation set forth in each definition and the exclusion of pay deferred under this Plan.

“ Affiliate ” means any corporation or other entity that is treated as a single employer with HP under Code section 414.

“ Annual Rate of Pay ” means the annual rate of pay, which is the sum of an employee’s base pay and targeted incentive amount, as reflected in the compensation data in GHRMS, which is the global database for human resources information, and as adjusted for such employee’s employment status, including part-time status.

“ Annual Retainer ” means the “Cash Payment” portion of the Annual Retainer as defined in the Hewlett-Packard Company 1997 Director Stock Plan, as amended from time to time.

“ Beneficiary ” means the person or persons or trust designated by a Participant to receive any amounts payable under the Plan in the event of the Participant’s death. HP has established procedures governing the form and manner in which a Participant may designate a Beneficiary (the “2004 Procedures”). Only a Beneficiary designation submitted in accordance with the 2004 Procedures and that is received by HP before the death of the Participant shall be a valid Beneficiary designation. If there is no valid Beneficiary designation in effect upon the death of a Participant, any remaining Account balance shall be paid in the following order: (i) to that person’s spouse; (ii) if no spouse is living at the time of such payment, then to that person’s living children, in equal shares; (iii) if neither a spouse nor children



 

are living, then to that person’s living parents, in equal shares; (iv) if neither spouse, nor children, nor parents are living, then to that person’s living brothers and sisters, in equal shares; and (v) if none of the individuals described in (i) through (iv) are living, to that person’s estate. A person’s domestic partner shall be considered a person’s spouse for purposes of this paragraph. HP shall determine a person’s status as a domestic partner in a uniform and nondiscriminatory manner.

“ Bonus Eligible Employee ” means an individual who is an Employee on November 1 preceding the Plan Year within which deferrals are to be made (i) whose job position has a title of Director (or whose job function is, in the sole and absolute discretion of HP, equivalent to a “Director” position) or above, and (ii) whose Annual Rate of Pay is equal to or greater than the dollar limit for highly compensated employees as defined in Section 414(q)(1)(B)(i) of the Code plus $30,000.

“ Code ” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

“ Code Section 401(a)(17) Limit ” means the amount specified under Code section 401(a)(17) in effect on January 1 of the Plan Year.

“ Committee ” means the HR and Compensation Committee of HP’s Board of Directors.

“ CPB Plan ” means the Hewlett-Packard Company Performance Bonus Plan, as amended from time to time.

“ Deferral Form ” means a written or electronic form provided by HP pursuant to which an Eligible Employee or Outside Director may elect to defer amounts under the Plan.

“ Director ” means the title for an employee who has a job grade of E4 or S4 and above.

“ EBP ” means the Hewlett-Packard Company Excess Benefit Retirement Plan, as amended from time to time.

“ Eligible Employee ” means an individual who is (i) a Bonus Eligible Employee, (ii) a Match Eligible Employee (for Plan Years after 2005), (iii) an Employee whose Annual Rate of Pay, as of the first day of November preceding the Plan Year within which the deferral is to be made, exceeds the Code Section 401(a)(17) Limit for the Plan Year in which the deferral is to be made, or (iv) a combination or all of the foregoing. An individual’s status as an Eligible Employee shall be determined by HP in its sole discretion.

Effective October 1, 2006 and solely for purposes of the October 2006 special enrollment period for Employees who participate in the 2004 and 2005 (Spring) Long-Term Performance Cash Programs and are otherwise eligible to participate in this Plan, the date to determine enrollment eligibility shall be September 15, 2006 rather than November 1, 2006.

“ Eligible Income ” means Actual Pay, Annual Retainer and Incentive Awards.

“ Employee ” means an individual who is a regular employee on the U.S. payroll of HP or its Affiliates, other than a temporary or intermittent employee. The term “Employee” shall not include a person hired as an independent contractor, leased employee, consultant, or a person otherwise designated by HP or an Affiliate as not eligible to participate in the Plan, even if such person is determined to be an “employee” of HP or an Affiliate by any governmental or judicial authority.

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“ EPfR Plan ” means the Hewlett-Packard Company Executive Pay-for-Results Plan, as amended from time to time.

“ ERISA ” means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended.

“ HP ” means Hewlett-Packard Company or any successor corporation or other entity.

“ HP Matching Contributions ” means the matching contributions as defined in Section 4.1.

“ Incentive Award ” means an amount payable to an Eligible Employee under a cash bonus or incentive compensation plan of HP or an Affiliate that the Committee has deemed eligible for deferral, including bonuses paid under the EPfR Plan, the PfR Plan, the CPB Plan, the Hewlett-Packard Financial Services Incentive Compensation Plan and the Shoreline Investment Management Company Performance Incentive Plan.

“ Investment Options ” means the investment options, as determined from time to time by HP, used to credit earnings, gains and losses on Account balances.

“ Key Employee ” means an Employee treated as a “specified employee” under Code section 409A(a)(2)(B)(i), i.e., a key employee (as defined in Code section 416(i) without regard to paragraph (5) thereof) of a corporation the stock of which is publicly traded on an established securities market or otherwise. HP shall determine which Employees will be deemed a Key Employee for purposes of this Plan during a Plan Year based on the twelve-month period ending on the September 30 prior to the Plan Year.

“ Match Eligible Employee ” means an individual (i) who is eligible for the six percent (6%) match under the Hewlett-Packard Company 401(k) Plan, and (ii) whose Annual Rate of Pay, as of the first day of November preceding the Plan Year within which the deferral is to be made, exceeds the Code Section 401(a)(17) Limit for such Plan Year.

“ Outside Director ” means an individual who is a member of HP’s Board of Directors and not an Employee of HP.

“ Participant ” means an Eligible Employee or Outside Director who elects or has elected to defer amounts under the Plan.

“ PfR Plan ” means the Hewlett-Packard Company Pay-for-Results Short-Term Bonus Plan, as amended from time to time.

“ Plan ” means this Hewlett-Packard Company 2005 Executive Deferred Compensation Plan, as set forth herein and as amended from time to time.

“ Plan Committee ” means the committee in which the Committee delegates certain authority to act on various compensation and benefit matters.

“ Plan Year ” means January 1 through December 31.

“ Retirement Date ” means the date on which a Participant has completed at least 15 years of service, as measured from such Participant’s last hire date, and has attained age 55.

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“ Rollover Participant ” means an individual with an Account in the Plan transferred from either (i) a Rollover Plan in accordance with the provisions of Article IX or (ii) the EBP. The term Rollover Participant may also refer to an individual who has previously been a Participant in the Plan, or an existing Participant at the time of transfer.

“ Rollover Plan ” means either (1) a nonqualified deferred compensation plan of a business entity acquired by HP or an Affiliate through acquisition of a majority of the voting interest in, or substantially all of the assets of, such entity, or (2) any plan or program of HP or an Affiliate pursuant to the termination of which an Account is established for a Participant or Rollover Participant.

“ Termination Date ” means the date on which the Participant experiences a “separation from service” as defined under Code section 409A.

“ Termination of Employment ” or “ Terminates Employment ” means a “separation from service” with HP and its Affiliates as defined under Code section 409A.

ARTICLE II: PARTICIPATION

Participation in the Plan shall be limited to Eligible Employees and Outside Directors. HP shall notify any Employee of his status as an Eligible Employee at such time and in such manner as HP shall determine. An Eligible Employee or Outside Director shall become a Participant by making a deferral election under Article III.

ARTICLE III: PARTICIPANT ACCOUNTS

3.1           Employee Deferral Elections . Deferrals may be made by an Eligible Employee with respect to the following types of Eligible Income, as permitted by HP:

(a)           Annual Rate of Pay .

(i)            An Eligible Employee whose Annual Rate of Pay, as of the first day of November preceding the Plan Year within which the deferral is to be made, exceeds the Code Section 401(a)(17) Limit for the Plan Year in which the deferral is to be made, may elect to defer a portion of his Actual Pay. In order to elect to defer Annual Rate of Pay earned during a Plan Year, an Eligible Employee shall submit an irrevocable Deferral Form with HP before the beginning of such Plan Year.

(ii)           The portion of his Annual Rate of Pay that an Eligible Employee elects to defer for a Plan Year shall be stated as a whole dollar amount. The minimum amount of Annual Rate of Pay that an Eligible Employee may elect to defer in a Plan Year is $1,200. The maximum amount is equal to the greater of $1,200 or the Eligible Employee’s Annual Rate of Pay that exceeds the Code Section 401(a)(17) Limit. If the Internal Revenue Service does not publish the Code Section 401(a)(17) Limit for the Plan Year prior to enrollment, HP has the discretion to determine eligibility to elect to defer Annual Rate of Pay; provided, however, if a Participant is determined to be ineligible to elect to defer Annual Rate of Pay under paragraph (i) above for a Plan Year, any Annual Rate of Pay deferrals the Participant elected for the Plan Year shall be void

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(including, without limitation, deferrals made during the October 2006 special enrollment period).

(iii)          The deferral amount designated by an Eligible Employee will be deducted in equal installments over the pay periods falling within the Plan Year to which the election pertains.

(b)           Incentive Awards . A Bonus Eligible Employee may elect to defer any portion of an Incentive Award up to 95%, expressed as whole percentage points. In order to elect to defer an Incentive Award, a Bonus Eligible Employee shall submit an irrevocable Deferral Form with HP before the beginning of the Plan Year in which the performance period to which Incentive Award pertains begins, in accordance with procedures that HP determines in its discretion. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if HP determines that a Bonus Eligible Employee may elect to defer a portion of the Incentive Award at a later time under Code section 409A, a Bonus Eligible Employee may elect to defer a portion of the Incentive Award by filing an irrevocable Deferral Form at such later time as determined by HP in accordance with Code section 409A.

3.2           Outside Director Deferral Elections. In order to elect to defer a portion of his Annual Retainer earned during a Plan Year, an Outside Director shall submit an irrevocable Deferral Form with HP before the beginning of such Plan Year, but no earlier than the first day of November preceding the Plan Year within which the deferral is to be made. The portion of his Annual Retainer that an Outside Director elects to defer for a Plan Year shall be stated as a whole dollar amount.

3.3           Crediting of Deferrals . Eligible Income deferred by a Participant under the Plan shall be credited to the Participant’s Account as soon as administratively practicable after the amounts would have otherwise been paid to the Participant.

3.4           Vesting on Eligible Income . A Participant shall at all times be 100% vested in any Eligible Income deferred under this Plan and credited to his Account.

3.5           Administrative Charges . The administrative cost associated with this Plan may be debited to a Participant’s Account in a manner determined by the Plan Committee or its designee, in its sole discretion.

ARTICLE IV: MATCH ON DEFERRALS

4.1           HP Matching Contributions. At the end of each Plan Year beginning with the 2006 Plan Year, HP shall credit a Match Eligible Employee’s Account with HP Matching Contributions. The HP Matching Contributions shall be a dollar-for-dollar match of the Match Eligible Employee’s deferral of Actual Pay for the Plan Year; provided that the maximum amount of such deferrals eligible for matching shall be limited to six percent (6%) of the Match Eligible Employee’s Actual Pay that exceeds the Code Section 401(a)(17) Limit. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the maximum amount of HP Matching Contributions for a Plan Year for a Match Eligible Employee shall be equal to six percent (6%) of the Code Section 401(a)(17) Limit for the Plan Year.

4.2           Crediting of HP Matching Contributions. HP Matching Contributions for a Plan Year shall be credited to the Accounts of Match Eligible Employees as soon as administratively practicable after the end of the Plan Year. The Account of a Participant shall be credited with HP Matching Contributions for a Plan Year only if such Participant has not terminated employment with HP and its

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Affiliates prior to the end of the Plan Year, unless such termination is due to death, disability or is after Participant’s Retirement Date.

4.3           Vesting of HP Matching Contributions.

(a)           Vesting Schedule. A Participant’s interest in HP Matching Contributions shall vest as follows:

(i)            For Participants who were hired by HP or an Affiliate prior to January 1, 2006, the Participant will be fully vested in HP Matching Contributions credited to such Participant’s Account.

(ii)           For Participants who were hired by HP or its Affiliates on or after January 1, 2006, the Participant will be vested in HP Matching Contributions credited to such Participant’s Account when such Participant would be vested in HP Matching Contributions credited to his or her account under the Hewlett-Packard Company 401(k) Plan. Notwithstanding the foregoing, a Participant will be fully vested in HP Matching Contributions credited to his or her Account if Participant’s employment with HP and its Affiliates is terminated due to death or disability, or after Participant has reached his or her Retirement Date.

(b)             Forfeiture of HP Matching Contributions. Except as otherwise provided above, upon termination of employment with HP and its Affiliates, a Participant shall forfeit the nonvested portion of his or her Account and applicable earnings thereon.

ARTICLE V: INVESTMENT OPTIONS, EARNINGS CREDITED AND DISTRIBUTION
OF ACCOUNT BALANCE

5.1           Investment Options and Earnings

(a)           Investment Options and Procedures. HP shall select the Investment Options to be available under the Plan, and shall specify procedures by which a Participant may make an election as to the deemed investment of amounts credited to his Accounts among the Investment Options, as well as the procedures by which a Participant may change his investment selection. Nothing in this Plan, however, will require HP to invest any amounts in such Investment Options or otherwise.

(b)           Earnings . HP shall periodically credit gains, losses and earnings to a Participant’s Account, until the full balance of the Account has been distributed. Amounts shall be credited to a Participant’s Account under this Section based on the results that would have been achieved had amounts credited to the Account been invested as soon as practicable after crediting into the Investment Options selected by the Participant.

Any portion of an Incentive Award that qualifies as “performance-based compensation” under Code section 162(m) and is deferred under the Plan by a Participant who qualifies as a “covered employee” under Code section 162(m) shall be credited with earnings and otherwise administered in a manner so that the ultimate payment(s) of the deferred amount remains so qualified.

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5.2           Time and Form of Payment Elections

(a)           The Deferral Form . Each Deferral Form shall specify the date on which payment of the aggregate of the deferred amount and any HP Matching Contributions for the Plan Year (and earnings thereon) is to commence. Such payment date shall be at least three (3) years after the Plan Year in which the deferrals are being made. Each Deferral Form shall also specify the form for payment of the deferred amount and any HP Matching Contributions for the Plan Year (and earnings thereon). A Participant may elect payment in the form of a single lump sum payment or annual installment payments for a period of not less than two (2) but no more than fifteen (15) years. Annual installment payments will be paid once a year beginning on the date specified on the applicable Deferral Form or as otherwise provided herein.

(i)            Default Elections . If a Participant fails to specify the date on which payment of the deferred amount and any HP Matching Contributions for the Plan Year (and earnings thereon) is to commence, then Participant will be deemed to have elected distribution at Participant’s Termination Date, subject to Sections 5.3 or 5.4 below. If a Participant fails to make an effective payment form designation on a Deferral Form, the amount deferred and any HP Matching Contributions for the Plan Year (and earnings thereon) under such Deferral Form will be distributed in a single lump sum in the year elected.

(b)           Payment shall be made in January of the year that a Participant elects for a distribution.

(c)           A Participant may also elect on a Deferral Form that payments of that Plan Year’s deferrals and any HP Matching Contributions (and earnings thereon) shall be paid in the month following the month in which Participant’s Termination Date occurs (in the case of installment payments, the first installment shall be paid in the January following Participant’s Termination Date, and subsequent installments shall be made each January thereafter), if Participant’s Termination Date is after his Retirement Date or Participant is an Outside Director.

(d)           Except for Participants who are Outside Directors, if a Participant’s, Termination Date precedes his or her Retirement Date, such Participant shall be deemed to have elected on each Deferral Form that such Plan Year’s deferrals and any HP Matching Contributions (and earnings thereon) shall be paid in a single lump sum in the month following the month in which the Participant Terminates Employment, subject to Section 5.3 below.

5.3           Automatic Distributions . Notwithstanding any payment elections made on Deferral Forms and Section 5.2:

(a)           Distribution to Key Employees . Distributions may not commence to a Key Employee upon a Termination of Employment before the date which is six months after the date of the Key Employee’s Termination of Employment. If distributions are to be paid in a lump sum, such lump sum payment shall be distributed in the seventh month after the Termination of Employment. If distributions are to be paid in installments and the first installment is payable during this six-month period, such installment shall be distributed in the seventh month after the Termination of Employment.

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(b)           Distributions Upon Death . If a Participant dies before full distribution of his Account balance, any balance shall be distributed in a lump sum payment to the Participant’s Beneficiary in the month following the month in which the Participant’s death occurs.

5.4           Withdrawals for Unforeseeable Emergency . Upon approval by the Plan Committee, a Participant may withdraw all or any portion of his vested Account balance for an Unforeseeable Emergency. The amounts distributed with respect to an Unforeseeable Emergency may not exceed the amounts necessary to satisfy such Unforeseeable Emergency plus amounts necessary to pay taxes reasonably anticipated as a result of the distribution, after taking into account the extent to which such hardship is or may be relieved through reimbursement or compensation by insurance or otherwise or by liquidation of the Participant’s assets (to the extent the liquidation of such assets would not itself cause severe financial hardship) or by cessation of deferrals under this Plan. “Unforeseeable Emergency” means for this purpose a severe financial hardship to a Participant resulting from an illness or accident of the Participant, the Participant’s spouse, or a dependent (as defined in Code section 152(a)) of the Participant, loss of the Participant’s property due to casualty, or other similar extraordinary and unforeseeable circumstances arising as a result of events beyond the control of the Participant.

Notwithstanding Section 3.1, if the Plan Committee approves a distribution, or the Committee approves this decision upon appeal, under this Section, the Participant’s deferrals under the Plan shall cease. The Participant will be allowed to enroll if eligible at the beginning of the next enrollment period following six (6) months after the date of distribution.

5.5           Effect of Taxation . If the Internal Revenue Service or a court of competent jurisdiction determines that Plan benefits are includible in the gross income of a Participant under Code section 409A prior to actual receipt of the benefits, HP shall immediately distribute the benefits found to be so includible to the Participant.

ARTICLE VI: ADMINISTRATION

6.1           General Administration . The Plan Committee shall be responsible for the operation and administration of the Plan and for carrying out the provisions hereof. The Plan Committee shall have the full authority and discretion to make, amend, interpret, and enforce all appropriate rules and regulations for the administration of this Plan and decide or resolve any and all questions, including interpretations of this Plan, as may arise in connection with this Plan. Any such action taken by the Plan Committee shall be final and conclusive on any party. The Plan Committee’s prior exercise of discretionary authority shall not obligate it to exercise its authority in a like fashion thereafter. The Committee and the Plan Committee shall be entitled to rely conclusively upon all tables, valuations, certificates, opinions and reports furnished by any actuary, accountant, controller, counsel or other person employed or engaged by HP with respect to the Plan. The Committee and the Plan Committee may, from time to time, delegate to others, including employees of HP, such administrative duties as it sees fit.

6.2           Claims for Benefits : The following applies to Participants who are not Outside Directors:

(a)           Filing a Claim . A Participant or his authorized representative may file a claim for benefits under the Plan. Any claim must be in writing and submitted to the Plan Committee at such address as may be specified from time to time. Claimants will be notified in writing of approved claims, which will be processed as claimed. A claim is considered approved only if its approval is communicated in writing to a claimant.

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(b)           Denial of Claim . In the case of the denial of a claim respecting benefits paid or payable with respect to a Participant, a written notice will be furnished to the claimant within 90 days of the date on which the claim is received. If circumstances (such as for a meeting) require a longer period, the claimant will be notified in writing, prior to the expiration of the 90-day period, of the reasons for an extension of time; provided, however, that no extensions will be permitted beyond 90 days after the expiration of the initial 90-day period.

(c)           Reasons for Denial . A denial or partial denial of a claim will be dated and signed on behalf of the Plan Committee and will clearly set forth:

(i)            the specific reason or reasons for the denial;

(ii)           specific reference to pertinent Plan provisions on which the denial is based;

(iii)          a description of any additional material or information necessary for the claimant to perfect the claim and an explanation of why such material or information is necessary; and

(iv)          an explanation of the procedure for review of the denied or partially denied claim set forth below, including the claimant’s right to bring a civil action under ERISA section 502(a) following an adverse benefit determination on review.

(d)           Review of Denial . Upon denial of a claim, in whole or in part, a claimant or his duly authorized representative will have the right to submit a written request to the Committee for a full and fair review of the denied claim by filing a written notice of appeal with the Committee within 60 days of the receipt by the claimant of written notice of the denial of the claim. A claimant or the claimant’s authorized representative will have, upon request and free of charge, reasonable access to, and copies of, all documents, records, and other information relevant to the claimant’s claim for benefits and may submit issues and comments in writing, except for privileged or confidential documentation. The review will take into account all comments, documents, records, and other information submitted by the claimant relating to the claim, without regard to whether such information was submitted or considered in the initial benefit determination.

If the claimant fails to file a request for review within 60 days of the denial notification, the claim will be deemed abandoned and the claimant precluded from reasserting it. If the claimant does file a request for review, his request must include a description of the issues and evidence he deems relevant. Failure to raise issues or present evidence on review will preclude those issues or evidence from being presented in any subsequent proceeding or judicial review of the claim.

(e)           Decision Upon Review . The Committee or its delegate will provide a written decision on review. If the claim is denied on review, the decision shall set forth:

(i)            the specific reason or reasons for the adverse determination;

(ii)           specific reference to pertinent Plan provisions on which the adverse determination is based;

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(iii)          a statement that the claimant is entitled to receive, upon request and free of charge, reasonable access to, and copies of, all documents, records, and other information relevant to the claimant’s claim for benefits; and

(iv)          a statement describing any voluntary appeal procedures offered by the Plan and the claimant’s right to obtain the information about such procedures, as well as a statement of the claimant’s right to bring a civil action under ERISA section 502(a).

A decision will be rendered no more than 60 days after the receipt of the request for review, except that such period may be extended for an additional 60 days if the Committee determines that circumstances (such as for a meeting) require such extension. If an extension of time is required, written notice of the extension will be furnished to the claimant before the end of the initial 60-day period.

(f)            Finality of Determinations; Exhaustion of Remedies . To the extent permitted by law, decisions reached under the claims procedures set forth in this Section shall be final and binding on all parties. No legal action for benefits under the Plan shall be brought unless and until the claimant has exhausted his remedies under this Section. In any such legal action, the claimant may only present evidence and theories which the claimant presented during the claims procedure. Any claims which the claimant does not in good faith pursue through the review stage of the procedure shall be treated as having been irrevocably waived. Judicial review of a claimant’s denied claim shall be limited to a determination of whether the denial was an abuse of discretion based on the evidence and theories the claimant presented during the claims procedure. Any suit or legal action initiated by a claimant under the Plan must be brought by the claimant no later than one year following a final decision on the claim for benefits. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in no event may a claimant initiate suit or legal action more than two years after the facts giving rise to the action occurred. The foregoing limitations on suits or legal actions for benefits will apply in any forum where a claimant initiates such suit or legal action.

ARTICLE VII: AMENDMENT AND TERMINATION

7.1           Amendment or Termination . HP reserves the right to amend or terminate the Plan when, in the sole discretion of HP, such amendment or termination is advisable, pursuant to a resolution or other action taken by the Committee.

Any amendment or termination of the Plan will not affect the entitlement of any Participant or the Beneficiary of a Participant whose Termination Date occurs before the amendment or termination. All benefits to which any Participant or Beneficiary may be entitled shall be determined under the Plan as in effect at the time of the Participant’s Termination Date and shall not be affected by any subsequent change in the provisions of the Plan; provided, that HP reserves the right to change the Investment Options with respect to any Participant or Beneficiary. Participants and Beneficiaries will be given notice prior to the discontinuance of the Plan, change in Investment Options available or reduction of any benefits provided by the Plan.

7.2           Effect of Amendment or Termination . No amendment or termination of the Plan shall adversely affect the rights of any Participant to amounts credited to his Account as of the effective date of such amendment or termination. Upon termination of the Plan, distribution of balances in Accounts shall be made to Participants and Beneficiaries in the manner and at the time described in Article V,

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unless HP determines in its sole discretion that all such amounts shall be distributed upon termination in accordance with the requirements under Code section 409A. Upon termination of the Plan, no further deferrals of Eligible Income shall be permitted; however, earnings, gains and losses shall continue to be credited to Account balances in accordance with Article V until the Account balances are fully distributed.

ARTICLE VIII: GENERAL PROVISIONS

8.1           Rights Unsecured . The right of a Participant or his Beneficiary to receive a distribution hereunder shall be an unsecured claim against the general assets of HP, and neither the Participant nor his Beneficiary shall have any preferred rights in or against any amount credited to any Account or any other assets of HP. The Plan at all times shall be considered entirely unfunded for tax purposes. Any funds set aside by HP for the purpose of meetings its obligations under the Plan, including any amounts held by a trustee, shall continue for all purposes to be part of the general assets of HP and shall be available to its general creditors in the event of HP’s bankruptcy or insolvency. HP’s obligation under this Plan shall be that of an unfunded and unsecured promise to pay money in the future.

8.2           No Guarantee of Benefits . Nothing contained in the Plan shall constitute a guarantee by HP or any other person or entity that the assets of HP will be sufficient to pay any benefits hereunder.

8.3           No Enlargement of Rights . No Participant or Beneficiary shall have any right to receive a distribution under the Plan except in accordance with the terms of the Plan. Establishment of the Plan shall not be construed to give any Participant the right to continue to be employed by or provide services to HP.

8.4           Transferability . No interest of any person in, or right to receive a distribution under, the Plan shall be subject in any manner to sale, transfer, assignment, pledge, attachment, garnishment, or other alienation or encumbrance of any kind; nor may such interest or right to receive a distribution be taken, either voluntarily or involuntarily for the satisfaction of the debts of, or other obligations or claims against, such person.

8.5           Applicable Law . To the extent not preempted by federal law, the Plan shall be governed by the laws of the State of Delaware.

8.6           Incapacity of Recipient . If any person entitled to a distribution under the Plan is deemed by HP to be incapable of personally receiving and giving a valid receipt for such payment, then, unless and until a claim for such payment shall have been made by a duly appointed guardian or other legal representative of such person, HP may provide for such payment or any part thereof to be made to any other person or institution then contributing toward or providing for the care and maintenance of such person. Any such payment shall be a payment for the account of such person and a complete discharge of any liability of HP and the Plan with respect to the payment.

8.7           Taxes . HP or other payor may withhold from a benefit payment under the Plan or a Participant’s wages any federal, state, or local taxes required by law to be withheld with respect to a payment or accrual under the Plan, and shall report such payments and other Plan-related information to the appropriate governmental agencies as required under applicable laws.

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8.8           Corporate Successors . The Plan and the obligations of HP under the Plan shall become the responsibility of any successor to HP by reason of a transfer or sale of substantially all of the assets of HP or by the merger or consolidation of HP into or with any other corporation or other entity.

8.9           Unclaimed Benefits . Each Participant shall keep HP informed of his current address and the current address of his designated Beneficiary. HP shall not be obligated to search for the whereabouts of any person if the location of a person is not made known to HP.

8.10         Severability . In the event any provision of the Plan shall be held invalid or illegal for any reason, any illegality or invalidity shall not affect the remaining parts of the Plan, but the Plan shall be construed and enforced as if the illegal or invalid provision had never been inserted.

8.11         Words and Headings . Words in the masculine gender shall include the feminine and the singular shall include the plural, and vice versa, unless qualified by the context. Any headings used herein are included for ease of reference only, and are not to be construed so as to alter the terms hereof.

8.12         Domestic Relations Orders . Notwithstanding Section 8.4, all or a portion of a Participant’s Account balance may be paid to another person as specified in a domestic relations order that HP determines is qualified (a “Qualified Domestic Relations Order”). For this purpose, a Qualified Domestic Relations Order means a judgment, decree, or order (including the approval of a settlement agreement) which is:

(a)           issued pursuant to a State’s domestic relations law;

(b)           relates to the provision of child support, alimony payments or marital property rights to a spouse, former spouse, child or other dependent of the Participant;

(c)           creates or recognizes the right of a spouse, former spouse, child or other dependent of the Participant to receive all or a portion of the Participant’s benefits under the Plan;

(d)           provides for payment in an immediate lump sum as soon as practicable after HP determines that a Qualified Domestic Relations Order exists; and

(e)           meets such other requirements established by HP.

HP shall determine whether any document received by it is a Qualified Domestic Relations Order. In making this determination, HP may consider the rules applicable to “domestic relations orders” under Code section 414(p) and ERISA section 206(d), and such other rules and procedures as it deems relevant. If an order is determined to be a Qualified Domestic Relations Order, the amount to which the other person is entitled under the Order shall be paid in a single lump-sum payment as soon as practicable after such determination.

ARTICLE IX: ROLLOVERS FROM OTHER PLANS

9.1           Discretion to Accept . The Committee shall have complete authority and discretion, but no obligation, to establish an Account for a Rollover Participant and credit the Account with the amount transferred from the Rollover Participant’s account in a Rollover Plan, except that the Committee shall establish an Account for a Rollover Participant for whom benefits and liabilities have been transferred to

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this Plan from the EBP. Amounts credited to such Accounts are fully subject to the provisions of this Plan; provided, however, that a Rollover Participant from the EBP shall be deemed to have elected to invest his Account in the Stable Value Fund if such Rollover Participant fails to make an investment election. Reference in the Plan to such a crediting as a “rollover” or “transfer” from a Rollover Plan or the EBP is nominal in nature, and confers no additional rights upon a Rollover Participant other than those specifically set forth in the Plan.

9.2           Status of Rollover Participants . A Rollover Participant and his Beneficiary are fully subject to the provisions of this Plan, except as otherwise expressly set forth herein. A Rollover Participant who is not already a Participant in the Plan and is not otherwise eligible to participate in the Plan at the time of rollover, shall not be entitled to make any additional deferrals under the Plan unless and until he has become eligible to do so under the terms of the Plan.

9.3           Payments to Rollover Participants . Payments from a Rollover Participant’s Account shall be made in accordance with the form and timing of payment provisions of the Rollover Plan or the EBP, as applicable.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY has caused this Hewlett-Packard Company 2005 Executive Deferred Compensation Plan, as amended and restated effective October 1, 2006, to be executed on this 21st day of September, 2006.

 

HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY

 

 

 

 

 

/s/ LAWRENCE T. BABBIO, JR.

 

 

Lawrence T. Babbio, Jr.

 

 

Chair, HR and Compensation Committee

 

 

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Exhibit 10.2

HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY
EXCESS BENEFIT RETIREMENT PLAN

Amended and restated as of January 1, 2006

1.             Establishment and Purpose of Plan

The Hewlett-Packard Company Excess Benefit Retirement Plan was originally established effective November 1, 1983. The purpose of the Plan is to provide supplemental retirement benefits to certain employees that are not able to be provided under the Hewlett-Packard Company Deferred Profit Sharing Plan (“DPSP”) and/or the Hewlett-Packard Company Retirement Plan (“RP”) due to the limits imposed by Section 415 and Section 401(a)(17) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”). The Plan is intended to be unfunded and maintained primarily for the purpose of providing deferred compensation to a select group of management or highly compensated employees, within the meaning of Sections 201(2), 301(a)(3) and 401(a)(1) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (“ERISA”). The Plan was last restated effective January 1, 2005 to comply with the requirements of Section 409A of the Code, and is again amended and restated effective January 1, 2006.

2.             Definitions

The capitalized terms used in the Plan but not defined here are defined as under the DPSP or the RP.

(a)           “Committee” means the HR and Compensation Committee of the HP Board of Directors.

(b)           “DPSP Account” means the separate account established for each Participant under the DPSP to which has been allocated that Participant’s DPSP Contributions, including Company Contributions, Separation Contributions and Forfeitures for any Plan Year ending on or before October 31, 1993.

(c)           “EBP Account” shall mean the Account established on behalf of a Participant to which shall be credited with EBP Benefit, net of withholdings and other deductions.

(d)           “EDCP” means the Hewlett-Packard Company 2005 Executive Deferred Compensation Plan.

(e)           “HP” means the Hewlett-Packard Company or any successor corporation or other entity.

(f)            “Key Employee” means a Participant who is treated as a “specified employee” under Section 409A of the Code. For any calendar year, the Key Employee status of a Participant shall be determined during the 12-month period ending on the September 30 immediately before the beginning of such calendar year (except that December 31 shall be substituted for September 30, when and if applicable guidance permits use of a determination date immediately preceding the applicable plan year).

(g)           “Participant” means an individual meeting the requirements of Section 3(a).

(h)           “Plan” means the Hewlett-Packard Company Excess Benefit Retirement Plan, as it may be amended from time to time.

(i)            “Plan Committee” means the committee to which the Committee delegates certain authority for various HP compensation and benefit matters.



 

(j)            “RP Benefit” shall mean the benefit due to a Participant as determined under the RP.

(k)           “Termination” means a Participant’s “separation from service,” as defined under Section 409A of the Code, with respect to all members of the Affiliated Group that includes HP.

3.             Participation

(a)           General Rule .  Any individual who is a participant in the DPSP and/or the RP and who is unable to receive the full contributions or benefits otherwise provided under those plans by reason of the limitations of Section 415 and Section 401(a)(17) of the Code shall be a Participant in this Plan.

(b)           Termination of Participation . On and before December 31, 2006, an individual shall cease to be a Participant in this Plan when all amounts have been paid to him or her under the terms of this Plan. Effective January 1, 2007, an individual shall cease to be a Participant in this Plan on the day his or her EBP Account is established and transferred from this Plan to the EDCP, in accordance with Section 4 below. Participation may terminate also for an individual who is an active employee of HP but is no longer entitled to a benefit under this Plan as a result of an increase in the Section 415 or Section 401(a)(17) limitations of the Code.

4.             Excess Benefit

(a)           Calculation of EBP Benefit .  A benefit, called an EBP Benefit, shall be calculated for each Participant following his or her Termination and shall equal:

(i)                                      The greater of (A) the RP Benefit or (B) the DPSP Account, the Participant would be entitled to if the limits of Section 415 and Section 401(a)(17) of the Code did not apply (and each expressed as a single life annuity commencing at age 65), minus

(ii)                                   The RP Benefit actually payable to the Participant (expressed as a single life annuity commencing at age 65).

In each case, the EBP Benefit shall be determined as soon as practicable after a Participant’s Termination and as of the date when all elements of compensation and service have been determined and provided to the recordkeeper. Thereafter, the EBP Benefit shall be converted to a lump sum equivalent, using the same actuarial factors that are used to convert an RP benefit from an annuity to a lump sum.

(b)           Deductions from EBP Benefit . The EBP Benefit lump sum shall be reduced by applicable state or federal withholding requirements and to cover any taxes associated with such withholdings, each determined by HP (or its designee) in its discretion, provided such withholding shall be no less than the minimum required by law. The EBP Benefit, net of such deductions, shall be credited to an EBP Account on behalf of such Participant.

(c)           Benefit Amount upon Death of Participant . Upon the death of a Participant who dies before his or her Termination, the EBP Benefit shall be determined as if the Survivor or Termination Benefit determined under the RP were payable at 100% instead of 50% of the Actuarial Equivalent benefit, although nothing in this Section is intended to increase to 100% the Survivor or Termination Benefit payable under the RP, or to pay the difference between a 50% and 100% Survivor or Termination Benefit under the RP from this Plan.

(d)           Transfer of EBP Account to EDCP . EBP Accounts maintained under this Plan for any Participant as of December 31, 2006 shall be transferred from this Plan to the EDCP, effective January 1,

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2007, and shall thereafter be a benefit payable only from the EDCP. Effective for Terminations occurring (and Accounts established) on and after January 1, 2007, any EBP Account established following a Participant’s Termination shall be transferred from this Plan to the EDCP as soon as administratively practicable after establishment of the Account, and thereafter shall not be a benefit payable from this Plan, but shall instead be a benefit payable only from the EDCP.

(d)           Crediting of Earnings . From June 1, 2000 through December 31, 2006, each EBP Account maintained under this Plan shall be credited with earnings, including gains and losses, as if invested in the DPSP.

Effective January 1, 2007, following the establishment and transfer of an EBP Account from this Plan to the EDCP, such Account shall be credited with earnings, including gains and losses, as if invested in one or more of the investment options available under the EDCP as selected by the Participant under EDCP procedures. A Participant who fails to make an investment election with respect to his or her Account shall be deemed to have elected investment of the entire Account in the Stable Value Fund.

5.             Time and Form of Distribution of EBP Accounts from the EDCP .

(a)           General Rule . For Terminations occurring on and after January 1, 2006, and except for Key Employees or as may be otherwise elected under the remainder of this section, a Participant’s EBP Account shall be distributed to him or her from the EDCP in a single lump sum in January of the year following his or her Termination.

(b)           Delayed Distribution to Key Employees . If payment under Section 5(a) would result in a distribution to a Key Employee within six months after such Termination, payment shall instead be made from the EDCP in the seventh month following such Termination (unless an election to defer payment has previously been filed by the Key Employee in accordance with the terms of the Plan).

(c)           Deferral of EBP Accounts . On and after January 1, 2006, a Participant may elect to defer receipt of his or her Account from the EDCP under procedures established by HP from time to time. All deferrals shall be governed by the terms of this Plan. Deferral elections made by Participants shall be honored if, as of the date of the Participant’s Termination (i) the Participant is age 55 or older, (ii) the value of the Participant’s EBP Account is $150,000 or more at the time the Account is established, and (iii) the Participant’s deferral election was made no later than December 31 of the year preceding the year of his or her Termination.

(d)           Period of Deferral and Form of Payment . Any election to defer receipt of an EBP Account shall provide for a deferral period of no less than five years from the date that the distribution of the EBP Account would have been made in the absence of such a deferral, and shall specify whether payment is to be made in a lump sum or 10-year installments. In the case of installments, the amount of each annual installment shall be determined by dividing the unpaid balance as of the last day of the prior Plan Year by the number of annual payments remaining to be made.

(e)           Distribution upon the Death of a Participant . Notwithstanding any election made by a Participant or any other term of this Plan or the EDCP, upon the death of a Participant prior to distribution of all amounts from his or her EBP Account, all remaining amounts in such Account (including, without limitation, any unpaid installments) shall be distributed to the Participant’s Beneficiary in a single lump sum in January of the year following such death.

(f)            Transition Rule for Pre-2005 Terminations . Each Participant with a Termination date on or before December 31, 2004 shall have an EBP Account established for him or her as soon as

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practicable, if one has not already been established. Such Account shall be established as if such Participant commenced receipt of his DPSP and/or RP benefits as of February 1, 2006, and interest shall be credited to such Account on and after that date.

For Participants with a Termination date on or before December 31, 2004 who will not attain age 55 on or before December 31, 2006, or whose EBP Account was less than $150,000 at the time of establishment, the EBP Account shall be paid in a lump sum in January of 2007. All other such Participants may make an election during the 2006 calendar year, at a time and in accordance with procedures established by HP, to defer the receipt of amounts in their EBP Accounts to a time that is no earlier than January 2008, and no later than the January of the year following the year in which the Participant attains age 70-1/2 (or January 2008, for Participant over age 70-1/2 as of that date). An election made under this subsection shall specify whether payment is to be made in the form of a lump sum or installments over a period of two to 10 years. If no election is made during this 2006 election period, payment shall be made in a lump sum in January of 2008.

For Participants with a Termination date on or before December 31, 2004 who are due to receive installment payments from an EBP Account in 2007, no such payments shall be made in 2007 (except that a Participant who is due to receive his or her last installment in 2007 shall receive such installment and shall not be eligible to receive or defer any further amounts). If elected, installment payments may again commence in January 2008.

(g)           Transition Rule for Terminations during 2005 . A Participant with a Termination date during the 2005 calendar year with an Excess Benefit Account in excess of $150,000 and who will attain age 55 on or before December 31, 2005 may make an election in 2005, in accordance with procedures established by HP, (i) to receive a lump sum payment of his or her Excess Benefit Account on or before December 31, 2005, or (ii) to defer payment of his or her Excess Benefit Account, for receipt no earlier than January 2007. If a deferral election is made, such election shall specify whether payment is to be made in the form of a lump sum or 10-year installments. If no election is made during this 2005 election period, payment shall be made in a lump sum in January of 2007. A Participant who did not elect to commence his or her RP benefit during 2005 shall have an Excess Benefit Account established as of the date of his or her termination, for disposition according to this paragraph.

(h)           Transition Rule for Elections Made by Active Employees during 2005 . A Participant who is an active employee of HP as of December 31, 2005 may make an election on or before December 31, 2005 for distribution of his or her EBP Account as of a date certain, regardless of whether or not such Participant has incurred a Termination. Such date certain shall be no earlier than January of 2007, and payment shall be made pursuant to such election regardless of whether or not the Participant has incurred a Termination as of such date. Any such election shall specify whether payment is to be made in the form of a lump sum or 10-year installments. In the event that such electing Participant has not incurred a Termination as of the time when payment is due, the amount due from this Plan shall be calculated under Section 4 as if the Participant had a Termination as of the last day of the month preceding the month in which payment is to be made. If the Participant continues to be an active employee of HP thereafter, any EBP Benefit due upon the Participant’s Termination shall be reduced by the actuarial equivalent of the amount previously distributed.

(j)            Effect of Taxation . If the Internal Revenue Service or a court of competent jurisdiction determines that the Plan benefits are includible in the gross income of a Participant under Code Section 409A prior to actual receipt of the benefits, HP shall immediately distribute the benefits found to be so includible to the Participant.

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6.             Funding Policy and Method

This Plan shall be unfunded within the meaning of Section 201(2) of ERISA. HP may establish a rabbi trust to support payment of its liabilities under this Plan but is not required to do so. Once an Excess Benefit Account is transferred from this Plan to the EDCP, such Account shall represent a liability of the EDCP and not of this Plan.

7.             Administration

The Plan Committee shall be responsible for the operation and administration of the Plan and for carrying out the provisions hereof. The Plan Committee shall have the full authority and discretion to make, amend, interpret, and enforce all appropriate rules and regulations for the administration of this Plan and decide or resolve any and all questions, including interpretations of this Plan, as may arise in connection with this Plan. Any such action taken by the Plan Committee shall be final and conclusive on any party. The Plan Committee’s prior exercise of discretionary authority shall not obligate it to exercise its authority in a like fashion thereafter. The Plan Committee shall be entitled to rely conclusively upon all tables, valuations, certificates, opinions and reports furnished by any actuary, accountant, controller, counsel or other person employed or engaged by HP with respect to the Plan. The Plan Committee may, from time to time, delegate to others, including employees of HP, such administrative duties as it sees fit.

8.             Claims and Appeals

(a)           Payment of Benefits . The payment of benefits due under the Plan shall be made at such times and in such amounts as provided for under the terms of the Plan, and in accordance with any deferral elections that are determined to be valid under the terms of the Plan. Each Participant and Beneficiary shall be obligated to keep HP informed as to his or her current address so that payments may be made as required. The mailing of a payment to the last known mailing address of a Participant or Beneficiary shall be deemed full payment of the amount so mailed.

(b)           Denial of Claim . A Participant or his authorized representative who believes that he or she is due a benefit that has not been paid may file a claim for benefits under the Plan. Any claim must be in writing and submitted to the Plan Committee at such address as may be specified from time to time. If the claim is denied, a written notice will be furnished to the claimant within 90 days after the date the claim was received. If circumstances require a longer period, the claimant will be notified in writing, prior to the expiration of the 90-day period, of the reasons for an extension of time; provided, however, that no extensions will be permitted beyond 90 days after the expiration of the initial 90-day period.

(c)           Reasons for Denial . A denial or partial denial of a claim will clearly set forth:

(i)            the specific reason or reasons for the denial;

(ii)           specific reference to pertinent Plan provisions on which the denial is based;

(iii)                                a description of any additional material or information necessary for the claimant to perfect the claim and an explanation of why such material or information is necessary; and

(iv)                               an explanation of the procedure for review of the denied or partially denied claim set forth below, including the claimant’s right to bring a civil action under ERISA section 502(a) following an adverse benefit determination on review.

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(d)           Review of Denial . Upon denial of a claim, in whole or in part, a claimant or his duly authorized representative may request a full and fair review of the denied claim by filing a written notice of appeal with the Committee. Any such appeal must be received by the Committee within 60 days of the date that the notice of the denied claim was received. A claimant or the claimant’s authorized representative will have, upon request and free of charge, reasonable access to, and copies of, all documents, records, and other information relevant to the claimant’s claim for benefits and may submit issues and comments in writing, except for privileged or confidential documentation. The review will take into account all comments, documents, records, and other information submitted by the claimant relating to the claim, without regard to whether such information was submitted or considered in the initial benefit determination.

If the claimant fails to file a request for review within 60 days of the denial notification, the claim will be deemed abandoned and the claimant precluded from reasserting it. If the claimant does file a request for review, his request must include a description of the issues and evidence he deems relevant. Failure to raise issues or present evidence on review will preclude those issues or evidence from being presented in any subsequent proceeding or judicial review of the claim.

(e)           Decision Upon Review . The Committee will provide a written decision on review. If the claim is denied on review, the decision shall set forth:

(i)                                      the specific reason or reasons for the adverse determination;

(ii)                                   specific reference to pertinent Plan provisions on which the adverse determination is based;

(iii)                                a statement that the claimant is entitled to receive, upon request and free of charge, reasonable access to, and copies of, all documents, records, and other information relevant to the claimant’s claim for benefits; and

(iv)                            a statement describing any voluntary appeal procedures offered by the Plan and the claimant’s right to obtain the information about such procedures, as well as a statement of the claimant’s right to bring a civil action under ERISA section 502(a).

A decision will be rendered at the next regularly-scheduled meeting of the Committee, unless the appeal is received within 30 days of the next meeting, in which case, a decision may be rendered no later than the next following regularly-scheduled meeting of the Committee.

(f)            Finality of Determinations; Exhaustion of Remedies . To the extent permitted by law, decisions reached under the claims procedures set forth in this Section shall be final and binding on all parties. No legal action for benefits under the Plan shall be brought unless and until the claimant has exhausted his remedies under this Section. In any such legal action, the claimant may only present evidence and theories which the claimant presented during the claims procedure. Any claims which the claimant does not in good faith pursue through the review stage of the procedure shall be treated as having been irrevocably waived. Judicial review of a claimant’s denied claim shall be limited to a determination of whether the denial was an abuse of discretion based on the evidence and theories the claimant presented during the claims procedure. Any suit or legal action initiated by a claimant under the Plan must be brought by the claimant no later than one year following a final decision on the claim for benefits. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in no event may a claimant initiate suit or legal action more than two years after the facts giving rise to the action occurred. The foregoing limitations on suits or legal actions for benefits will apply in any forum where a claimant initiates such suit or legal action.

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9.             Amendment and Termination of the Plan

HP reserves the right to amend or terminate the Plan at any time by resolution of the Committee. Any amendment or termination of the Plan will not affect the entitlement of any Participant who terminates employment before the amendment or termination. All benefits to which any Participant may be entitled shall be determined under the Plan as in effect at the time the Participant terminates employment and, except as to the method or rate at which investment earnings shall be credited to EBP Accounts, calculation of the EBP Benefit shall not be affected by any subsequent change in the provisions of the Plan. Participants will be given notice prior to the discontinuance of the Plan or reduction of any benefits provided by the Plan.

10.           General Provisions

(a)           Rights Unsecured . The right of a Participant or his Beneficiary to receive a distribution hereunder shall be an unsecured claim against the general assets of HP, and neither the Participant nor his Beneficiary shall have any preferred rights in or against any amount credited to any EBP Account under this Plan, the EDCP, or any other assets of HP. The Plan at all times shall be considered entirely unfunded for tax purposes. Any funds set aside by HP for the purpose of meetings its obligations under the Plan, including any amounts held by a trustee, shall continue for all purposes to be part of the general assets of HP and shall be available to its general creditors in the event of HP’s bankruptcy or insolvency. HP’s obligation under this Plan shall be that of an unfunded and unsecured promise to pay money in the future.

(b)           Choice of Law . To the extent not preempted by federal law, this Plan shall be interpreted and construed in accordance with the law of the State of Delaware.

(c)           Assignment . The benefit payable under this Plan shall not be subject to assignment or alienation, and any attempt to do so shall be void.

(d)           Competency to Handle Benefits . If, in the opinion of the Plan Committee, any person becomes unable to properly handle any property distributable to such person under the Plan, the Plan Committee may make any reasonable arrangement for the distribution of Plan benefits on such person’s behalf as it deems appropriate. Any payment made under the preceding sentence will release HP from all further liability to the extent of the payment made.

(e)           Interpretation and Severability of Provisions . The Plan is intended to comply with Code Section 409A and guidance issued thereunder, and notwithstanding any other provision of this Plan, the Plan shall be interpreted and administered accordingly. If any provision of the Plan shall be held invalid or unenforceable, such invalidity or unenforceability shall not affect any other provision hereof, and the Plan shall be construed and enforced as if such provision had not been included.

(f)            Tax Withholding . Any amount may be withheld from any EBP Benefit or Account or any other payment otherwise due under this Plan, if determined by HP (or its designee) necessary or appropriate to comply with any Federal or state income, withholding or similar requirement of law.

(g)           No Employment Rights . Nothing in the Plan, nor any action of the Committee, the Plan Committee or HP pursuant to the Plan, shall give any person any right to remain in the employ of HP or affect the right of HP to terminate a person’s employment at any time, with or without cause.

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(h)           Determination of Beneficiary . Each Participant may designate a Beneficiary or Beneficiaries in accordance with procedures established by HP, and only a Beneficiary designation submitted in accordance with such procedures and received by HP before the death of the Participant shall be a valid Beneficiary designation. If there is no valid Beneficiary designation on file at the time of the Participant’s death, payment of his or her EBP Account shall be distributed as follows: (i) to the Participant’s spouse; (ii) if no spouse is living at the time of such payment, then the Participant’s living children, in equal shares; (iii) if neither a spouse nor children are living, then the Participant’s living parents, in equal shares; (iv) if neither spouse, nor children, nor parents are living, then the Participant’s living brothers and sisters, in equal shares; (v) if none of the individuals described in (i) through (iv) are living, to the Participant’s estate. A Participant’s domestic partner shall be considered his or her spouse for purposes of this paragraph. HP shall determine a person’s status as a domestic partner in a uniform and nondiscriminatory manner. Such a determination shall be binding and conclusive on all parties.

(i)            Domestic Relations Orders . Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan, all or a portion of a Participant’s EBP Benefit or Account may be paid to another person as specified in a domestic relations order that HP determines is qualified (a “Qualified Domestic Relations Order”). For this purpose, a Qualified Domestic Relations Order means a judgment, decree, or order (including the approval of a settlement agreement) that:

(i)            is issued pursuant to a State’s domestic relations law;

(ii)                                   relates to the provision of child support, alimony payments or marital property rights to a spouse, former spouse, child or other dependent of the Participant;

(iii)                                creates or recognizes the right of a spouse, former spouse, child or other dependent of the Participant to receive all or a portion of the Participant’s benefits under the Plan;

(iv)                               provides for payment in an immediate lump sum as soon as practicable after HP determines that a Qualified Domestic Relations Order exists; and

(v)                                  meets such other requirements established by HP.

HP shall determine whether any document received by it is a Qualified Domestic Relations Order. In making this determination, HP may consider the rules applicable to “domestic relations orders” under Code section 414(p) and ERISA section 206(d), and such other rules and procedures as it deems relevant. If an order is determined to be a Qualified Domestic Relations Order, the amount to which the other person is entitled under the Order shall be paid in a single lump-sum payment as soon as practicable after such determination.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF , Hewlett-Packard Company has caused this restatement of the Hewlett-Packard Company Excess Benefit Retirement Plan to be executed this 21st day of September, 2006, effective as of January 1, 2006.

HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ LAWRENCE T. BABBIO, JR.

 

 

 

Lawrence T. Babbio, Jr.

 

 

 

Chair, HR and Compensation Committee

 

 

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EXHIBIT 99.1

News release

HP Announces Press Briefing on Board Leak Investigation

 

 

Editorial contacts:

 

Robert Sherbin

+1 650 857 2381

robert.sherbin@hp.com

 

Ryan J. Donovan

+1 650 857 8410

ryan.j.donovan@hp.com

 

Michael Moeller

+ 1 650 2363028

michael.moeller@hp.com

 

RSVP for Press Briefing:

 

HP Media Hotline

+1 866 266 7272

pr@hp.com

www.hp.com/go/newsroom

 

Hewlett-Packard Company

3000 Hanover Street

Palo Alto, CA 94304

www.hp.com

 

PALO ALTO, Calif., Sept. 21, 2006 – HP today announced that Mark Hurd, HP chief executive officer and president, will lead a press conference on Friday, Sept. 22, at 1:05 p.m. PT, to discuss the actions HP is taking to address issues regarding the investigation of leaks from its boardroom.

 

The press conference, to be held in the company’s Palo Alto head office and also will be webcast, will include a representative from the outside law firm of Morgan, Lewis & Bockius. The representative will provide information regarding the investigation of the leaks.

 

Morgan Lewis was retained on Sept. 8 by HP to conduct a comprehensive analysis of the leak investigations. Morgan Lewis also is representing HP in connection with several government inquiries.

 

“This has nothing to do with the strategy or operations of HP,” said Hurd. “What began as an effort to prevent the leaks of confidential information from HP’s boardroom ended up heading in directions that were never anticipated. HP is working hard to determine exactly what took place and when, and without all the facts it has been difficult for us to respond to the questions that have been raised. We plan to give as much clarity as we can to these matters.”

 

About HP

HP is a technology solutions provider to consumers, businesses and institutions globally. The company’s offerings span IT infrastructure, global services, business and home computing, and imaging and printing. For the four fiscal quarters ended July 31, 2006, HP revenue totaled $90.0 billion. More information about HP (NYSE, Nasdaq: HPQ) is available at www.hp.com .

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

© 2006 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. The information contained herein is subject to change without notice. HP shall not be liable for technical or editorial errors or omissions contained herein.

 

9/2006

 


 

EXHIBIT 99.2

 

Media Alert

HP Press Briefing Details

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

RSVP for press conference:

 

HP Media Hotline

+1 866 266 7272

pr@hp.com

www.hp.com/go/newsroom

 

Christina Schneider, HP

+1 650 857 8222

christina.schneider@hp.com

 

Emma Wischhusen, HP

+1 650 857 4183

emma.wischhusen@hp.com

 

 

Hewlett-Packard Company

3000 Hanover Street

Palo Alto, CA 94304

www.hp.com

What:                             HP will conduct a press briefing to discuss the actions HP is taking to address issues regarding the investigation of leaks from its boardroom.

 

Who:                                The press briefing will be hosted by Mark Hurd, HP chief executive officer and president, and a representative of the law firm of Morgan, Lewis & Bockius.

 

When:                          Friday, Sept. 22, at 4:05 p.m. ET/1:05 p.m. PT.  Registration begins at 12:00 noon PT.

 

Where:                     HP headquarters, Building 20 Auditorium, 3000 Hanover Street, Palo Alto, Calif.

 

Simultaneous audiocast URL:

 

http://hpbroadband.com/program.aspx?key=6791HurdPressConf22Sept06

 

Replay:                    A replay of the audiocast will be available at the same website shortly after the conference and will remain available for approximately two weeks.

 

Note to editors: RSVP is required for in-person attendance. Broadcast trucks will be permitted outside to take the live audio feed, but no video cameras or live broadcasts are allowed in the building. Flash photography is not permitted.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

© 2006 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. The information contained herein is subject to change without notice. The only warranties for HP products and services are set forth in the express warranty statements accompanying such products and services. Nothing herein should be construed as constituting an additional warranty. HP shall not be liable for technical or editorial errors or omissions contained herein.

 

9/2006