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| Jan.18 |
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Battle of shareholder letters |
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| Jan.23 |
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Race to build molecular computer |
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| Jan.26 |
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HP: 65% of Employees Support Merger |
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| Jan.30 |
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HP supplies technology for Dreamworks |
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| Feb.4 |
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Quarterly results will beat forecasts Revenue likely would drop slightly from the 4th quarter figure of $10.9 billion
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| Feb.13 |
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HP earnings soar First-quarter profits more than tripled on strong computer and printer sales and beat Wall Street expectations
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| Feb.22 |
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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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| Feb.26 |
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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
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| Feb.28 |
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Memos to back up CEO pay claims |
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| Mar.3 |
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Investors Discuss Fiorina Replacement |
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| Mar.5 |
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Research firm recommends merger A highly influential proxy research firm recommended investors to approve the proposed $22 billion acquisition of Compaq
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| Mar.6 |
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Regulators Approve HP-Compaq Deal Antitrust regulators have given their okay to the biggest merger in high tech history
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| Mar.7 |
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Standard & Poor's cuts credit ratings |
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| Mar.10 |
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Walter Hewlett Confident Merger to Fall
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| Mar.11 |
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Board might resign if merger rejected
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| Mar.14 |
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2 more big investors shun merger Pension fund managers and Ohio state workers will vote against, but two large investors backed the deal
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| Mar.17 |
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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'
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| Mar.18 |
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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
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| Mar.19 |
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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
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| Mar.22 |
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Stock sags on report of low sales
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| Mar.28 |
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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 |
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Merger opponent Hewlett not in board Hewlett-Packard board has reversed itself and decided against nominating dissident member Walter Hewlett
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| Apr.2 |
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HP asks judge to dismiss Hewlett lawsuit
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| Apr.5 |
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Fiorina Set for Pay Hike on Compaq Deal
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| Apr.10 |
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'Extraordinary' steps before merger vote Two days shareholders voted on the Compaq, Fiorina told another exec they might have to take 'extraordinary' steps
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| Apr.17 |
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Independent: investors approve vote 51.4% of those cast, were voted in favor of acquisition of Compaq, though the result still is not final
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| Apr.26 |
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Walter Hewlett Thrown Off Board Son of one of the founders lost his seat after shareholders approved a new slate that deliberately excluded him
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| Apr.30 |
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Judge rules Compaq deal can continue| A judge cleared Hewlett-Packard of allegations it acted improperly in the vicious proxy fight over the acquisition | |
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Hewlett gives up after judge OKs deal
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| May.3 |
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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 | |
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| May.6 |
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Shares Up After Merger, New Symbol
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| May.7 |
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Merger Layoffs Will Hit At Least 15,000| CEO Carly Fiorina says she will try to keep the lid on layoffs | | |
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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
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| May.14 |
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Earnings expectations met In its last quarter of life without Compaq, Hewlett-Packard reported sharply higher earnings
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| Jun.4 |
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Cost cuts achieved ahead of schedule
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| Jun.6 |
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Walter Hewlett Planned to Sell Shares
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| Jun.20 |
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Contract workers to be fired Hewlett-Packard may dismiss some of the 4,000 contract employees after mandatory three-week break
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| Jun.25 |
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Focus on Photos
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| Jul.15 |
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Infrastructure software lines discontinued
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| Jul.29 |
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New Line of Photo Printers
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| Jul.30 |
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HP Turned Down PWC Merger Again
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| Aug.13 |
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New financial services unit
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| Aug.19 |
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Business PC Market Deal with HP
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| Aug.27 |
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Combined HP reports first results
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| Sep.9 |
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Researchers Make Memory from Molecules
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| Sep.12 |
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HP Sees Higher Server Revenues
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| Sep.17 |
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$1.3 billion services deal with CIBC Under the 7-year agreement Hewlett-Packard will provide computer services to Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce.
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| Sep.18 |
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HP Leads in Data Storage Market
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| Sep.20 |
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BEA and HP Team Up Against IBM
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| Sep.25 |
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HP to cut additional 1,800 jobs| The company blamed the reductions on a continued market slowdown and to have a competitive structure | |
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| Sep.30 |
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HP sues EMC, for Patent Infringement
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| Oct.8 |
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CEO Says HP Ready for Dell Competition
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| Oct.10 |
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PC That Works Like a TV, Too
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| Nov.11 |
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Capellas to Leave
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| Dec.6 |
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HP Plans Holidays Without Pay
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| Dec.11 |
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Impressive Progress After Merger
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HP, NEC in Computer Services Deal
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