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 March 18, 2015
Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported) |
| HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY |
| (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) |
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| DELAWARE | 1-4423 | 94-1081436 |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
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| 3000 HANOVER STREET, PALO ALTO, CA | | 94304 |
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| (650) 857-1501 |
| (Registrant’s telephone number, including area code) |
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| Item 7.01 | Regulation FD Disclosure. |
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| | On March 18, 2015, the Board of Directors of Hewlett-Packard Company (“HP”) authorized a 10% increase in HP’s regular quarterly cash dividend payable to holders of record of its outstanding common stock, which will result in a dividend of $0.176 per share. The increase will be effective when the Board of Directors declares HP’s next dividend, which is expected to occur in May 2015. HP’s previously announced dividend payable on April 1, 2015 to stockholders of record on March 11, 2015 will not be increased and will remain at $0.16 per share. |
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| 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. |
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| | HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY | |
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| DATE: March 19, 2015 | By: | /s/ Rishi Varma | | |
| | Name: | Rishi Varma | |
| | Title: | Senior Vice President, Deputy General Counsel and Assistant Secretary | |
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