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HP in talks to buy Electronic Data Systems

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May.12
  Hewlett-Packard is in advanced talks to buy Electronic Data Systems for about $12 billion to compete with IBM in the business info. Technology

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Jul.25
  Mountain View: The all-cash price works out to $52 per share, a 33% premium above Mercury's closing price of $39 in the over-the-counter market.    Hurd is betting Mercury's product line will justify the ...

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Sep.20 HP set to buy a pair of firms  Hewlett-Packard is unveiling plans to acquire San Diego's Peregrine Systems Inc. and AppIQ

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Jul.21 'Poison pill' policy to ward off suitors  Hewlett-Packard will adopt a provision to ward off unwanted suitors who pursue a hostile takeover Apr.3 Compaq integration `largely complete'

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Aug.19 Business PC Market Deal with HP. AMD Jul.30 HP Turned Down PWC Merger Again May.7 SJ Arena going to be HP Pavilion  The arena had been known as the Compaq Center since last year under a $47 million, 15-year sponsorship deal May.6 Shares Up After Merger, New Symbol May.3 Compaq acquisition officially closed  Investors will receive 0.6325 shares of HP for every Compaq share they own. Ticker symbol will change from HWP to HPQ Apr.17 Independent: investors approve vote  51.4% of those cast, were voted in favor of acquisition of Compaq, though the result still is not final Apr.10 'Extraordinary' steps before merger vote  Two days shareholders voted on the Compaq, Fiorina told another exec they might have to take 'extraordinary' steps Apr.1 Merger opponent Hewlett not in board  Hewlett-Packard board has reversed itself and decided against nominating dissident member Walter Hewlett Mar.19 CEO claims victory in merger vote
  Dissident board member W. Hewlett insisted the vote remained too close to call
 The turbulent shareholder meeting drew more than 2,000 mom-and-pop investors, current and past Hewlett-Packard employees. The 15,000 layoffs that are expected if the deal goes through. HP shares fell 45 cents, more than 2 percent, to $18.80
Mar.18 Last-minute bids for support on vote  CEO Carly Fiorina and dissident director Walter Hewlett hit the phones to make pitches on acquisition of Compaq Mar.17 Merger contest too close to call  CEO Fiorina told her employees in an e-mail that talk of a feud between her and sons of the founders was 'lazy reporting' Mar.14 2 more big investors shun merger  Pension fund managers and Ohio state workers will vote against, but two large investors backed the deal Mar.11 Board might resign if merger rejected Mar.10 Walter Hewlett Confident Merger to Fall Mar.6 Regulators Approve HP-Compaq Deal  Antitrust regulators have given their okay to the biggest merger in high tech history Mar.5 Research firm recommends merger  A highly influential proxy research firm recommended investors to approve the proposed $22 billion acquisition of Compaq Feb.26 Potential windfall for CEOs is hidden  Walter Hewlett claims HP and Compaq have hidden that their CEOs would reap tens of millions if merger goes through Feb.22 HP Fires Back at Walter Hewlett  In a scathing letter to investors Hewlett-Packard is saying the strategy that doesn't acquire Compaq would not work

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Dec.13 Opposition to merger is widespread  Walter Hewlett appealed to directors and the board of Compaq to scuttle merger because of what enormous unhappiness Dec.7 Packard Foundation against merger  Hewlett-Packard largest shareholder plans to vote against the $25 billion acquisition of Compaq Nov.15 CEOs reject $22M in merger bonuses  HP and Compaq CEOs withdrew from a bonus program for completing the merger Nov.6 Founder family oppose Compaq deal
  The family and foundation of William Hewlett will vote their 5% stake against the takeover
Sep.3 HP buying Compaq for $25 billion
  The new company with annual earnings of $3.9 billion and 145,000 employees would rival IBM

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