1 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 DATE OF REPORT (Date of earliest event reported): May 11, 2000 HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY ----------------------------------------------------- (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter) DELAWARE 1-4423 94-1081436 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (State or Other Jurisdiction of (Commission File (I.R.S. Employer Incorporation or Organization) Number) Identification Number) 3000 HANOVER STREET PALO ALTO, CA 94304 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code) Registrant's telephone number, including area code (650) 857-1501 ---------------- N/A ------------------------------------------------------------ (Former Name or Former Address if Changed Since Last Report) 2 Item 5. Other Events On or about May 11, 2000, Hewlett-Packard Company issued an Information Statement about its spin-off of Agilent Technologies, Inc. The Information Statement contains a description of the terms of the spin-off, certain tax consequences of the spin-off, Agilent Technologies and Agilent Technologies' common stock, and is attached as Exhibit 99 to this Form 8-K. Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits (c) Exhibits Exhibit 99 Information Statement dated May 11, 2000. 3 SIGNATURES 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 ------------------------------- (Registrant) Date: May 11, 2000 ------------ By: /s/ Robert P. Wayman ------------------------------- Robert P. Wayman Executive Vice President, Finance and Administration and Chief Financial Officer 4 EXHIBIT INDEX Exhibit 99 Information Statement dated May 11, 2000.