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Summary.     Click for More > Walter Hewlett sues HP Merger opponent Hewlett not in board 'Extraordinary' steps before merger vote Independent: investors approve vote Walter Hewlett Thrown Off Board Judge rules Compaq deal can continue  A judge cleared Hewlett-Packard of allegations it acted improperly in the vicious proxy fight over the acquisition 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 Merger Layoffs Will Hit At Least 15,000  CEO Carly Fiorina says she will try to keep the lid on layoffs SJ Arena going to be HP Pavilion Earnings expectations met Contract workers to be fired $1.3 billion services deal with CIBC HP to cut additional 1,800 jobs  The company blamed the reductions on a continued market slowdown and to have a competitive structure
Quarterly results will beat forecasts HP earnings soar HP Fires Back at Walter Hewlett Potential windfall for CEOs is hidden Research firm recommends merger Regulators Approve HP-Compaq Deal 2 more big investors shun merger Merger contest too close to call Last-minute bids for support on vote CEO claims victory in merger vote
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  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...
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Quarterly results will beat forecasts  Revenue likely would drop slightly from the 4th quarter figure of $10.9 billion HP earnings soar  First-quarter profits more than tripled on strong computer and printer sales and beat Wall Street expectations 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 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 Research firm recommends merger  A highly influential proxy research firm recommended investors to approve the proposed $22 billion acquisition of Compaq Regulators Approve HP-Compaq Deal  Antitrust regulators have given their okay to the biggest merger in high tech history Walter Hewlett Confident Merger to Fall Board might resign if merger rejected 2 more big investors shun merger  Pension fund managers and Ohio state workers will vote against, but two large investors backed the deal 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' 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 CEO claims victory in merger vote

January 2002 ... more > Top ^
Jan.18  Battle of shareholder letters
Jan.23  Race to build molecular computer
Jan.26  HP: 65% of Employees Support Merger
Jan.30  HP supplies technology for Dreamworks

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Feb.28  Memos to back up CEO pay claims

March 2002 ... more > Top ^
Mar.3  Investors Discuss Fiorina Replacement
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Mar.7  Standard & Poor's cuts credit ratings
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  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.22 Stock sags on report of low sales Mar.28 Walter Hewlett sues HP  Hewlett accused Hewlett-Packard of improperly enticing a big investor to back $19 billion buyout of Compaq

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Apr.1 Merger opponent Hewlett not in board  Hewlett-Packard board has reversed itself and decided against nominating dissident member Walter Hewlett Apr.2 HP asks judge to dismiss Hewlett lawsuit Apr.5 Fiorina Set for Pay Hike on Compaq Deal 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.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.26 Walter Hewlett Thrown Off Board  Son of one of the founders lost his seat after shareholders approved a new slate that deliberately excluded him Apr.30 Judge rules Compaq deal can continue
  A judge cleared Hewlett-Packard of allegations it acted improperly in the vicious proxy fight over the acquisition
Hewlett gives up after judge OKs deal

May 2002 ... more > Top ^
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
May.6 Shares Up After Merger, New Symbol May.7 Merger Layoffs Will Hit At Least 15,000
  CEO Carly Fiorina says she will try to keep the lid on layoffs
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.14 Earnings expectations met  In its last quarter of life without Compaq, Hewlett-Packard reported sharply higher earnings

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Jun.4 Cost cuts achieved ahead of schedule Jun.6 Walter Hewlett Planned to Sell Shares Jun.20 Contract workers to be fired  Hewlett-Packard may dismiss some of the 4,000 contract employees after mandatory three-week break Jun.25 Focus on Photos

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Jul.15 Infrastructure software lines discontinued Jul.29 New Line of Photo Printers Jul.30 HP Turned Down PWC Merger Again

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Aug.13 New financial services unit Aug.19 Business PC Market Deal with HP Aug.27 Combined HP reports first results

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Sep.9 Researchers Make Memory from Molecules Sep.12 HP Sees Higher Server Revenues Sep.17 $1.3 billion services deal with CIBC  Under the 7-year agreement Hewlett-Packard will provide computer services to Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce. Sep.18 HP Leads in Data Storage Market Sep.20 BEA and HP Team Up Against IBM Sep.25 HP to cut additional 1,800 jobs
  The company blamed the reductions on a continued market slowdown and to have a competitive structure
Sep.30 HP sues EMC, for Patent Infringement

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Oct.8 CEO Says HP Ready for Dell Competition Oct.10 PC That Works Like a TV, Too

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Nov.11 Capellas to Leave

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Dec.6 HP Plans Holidays Without Pay Dec.11 Impressive Progress After Merger HP, NEC in Computer Services Deal