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The following is an excerpt from a DEF 14A SEC Filing, filed by HEWLETT PACKARD CO on 1/29/2008.

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DIRECTOR COMPENSATION AND STOCK OWNERSHIP GUIDELINES

Employee directors do not receive any separate compensation for their Board activities. Non-employee directors receive the compensation described below.

Each non-employee director is entitled to receive an annual cash retainer of $50,000 but may elect to receive an equivalent amount of securities in lieu of the cash retainer. In addition, each non-employee director is entitled to receive an annual retainer of $150,000 in the form of restricted stock or stock options. Under special circumstances, the securities portion of the annual retainer may be paid in cash, but no such exceptions were made during fiscal 2007. The restricted stock awards are determined based on the fair market value of HP common stock on the grant date, and stock options are determined based on a Black-Scholes option valuation model. The restricted stock and options generally vest after one year from the date of grant. Non-employee directors may elect to defer the cash portion of their annual retainer under the Hewlett-Packard Company 2005 Executive Deferred Compensation Plan. Under that plan, investment earnings are credited based on investment choices that are available to employees under the HP 401(k) Plan, and there is no formula that would result in above-market earnings or a preferential interest rate. None of the non-employee directors made any cash deferrals in fiscal 2007.

In addition to the annual retainer, non-employee directors who serve as chairs of standing committees receive a retainer for such service in the amount of $15,000 for the chair of the Audit Committee and $10,000 for the chair of other Board committees. In addition, effective in February 2007, the lead independent director receives an additional retainer of $75,000 per year. Non-employee directors also receive $2,000 for each Board meeting attended in excess of six per year, and $2,000 for each committee meeting attended in excess of six per year for each standing committee on which the non-employee director serves. Non-employee directors are reimbursed for their expenses in connection with attending Board meetings (including expenses related to spouses when spouses are invited to attend Board events), and non-employee directors may use the company aircraft for travel to and from HP events. Each non-employee director also may receive up to $2,500 worth of HP equipment each year. In addition, each non-employee director is eligible to participate in the product matching portion of the HP Employee Giving Program. Under this program, each non-employee director may contribute up to $20,000 worth of HP products each year to a school or qualified charity by paying 25% of the list price of those products, with HP paying the remaining 75%.

Fiscal 2007 Non-Employee Director Compensation

The following table provides information on compensation for non-employee directors who served during fiscal 2007:

Fees
Earned
or Paid
in All Other Cash(1) Stock Awards(2) Option Awards(2) Compensation(3) Total Name ($) ($) ($) ($) ($)
Lawrence T. Babbio, Jr. 75,000 69,871 102,062 740 247,673 Sari M. Baldauf 49,333 78,502 93,149 580 221,564 Richard A. Hackborn 111,000 171,937 - 15,324 298,261 John H. Hammergren 13,000 3,015 197,810 - 213,825 Joel Z. Hyatt - 63,481 - 292 63,773 John R. Joyce 22,917 47,620 - 219 70,756 Robert L. Ryan 83,000 171,937 - 17,139 272,076 Lucille S. Salhany 84,000 171,937 - 1,320 257,257 G. Kennedy Thompson 12,000 142,071 - 1,055 155,126


º (1)
º For purposes of determining director compensation, the term of office for directors begins in March and ends the following February, which does not coincide with HP's November through October fiscal year. Cash amounts included in the table above represent the portion of the annual retainers elected to be received in cash, committee chair fees, lead independent director

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fees and additional meeting fees earned with respect to service during HP's 2007 fiscal year. See "Additional Information About Fees Earned or Paid in Cash in Fiscal 2007" below.

º (2)
º The dollar amounts shown for stock awards and option awards represents the dollar amount of those awards recognized for financial statement reporting purposes with respect to fiscal 2007 in compliance with Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 123 (revised 2004) "Share-Based Payment" ("SFAS 123R") for stock options and restricted stock awards that vested in fiscal 2007. These amounts reflect HP's accounting expense for these awards and do not correspond to the actual value that may be recognized by the directors with respect to these awards. For information on the assumptions used to calculate the value of the awards, refer to Note 2 to HP's consolidated financial statements in its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2007, as filed with the SEC on December 18, 2007. In accordance with SEC rules, the amounts shown exclude the impact of estimated forfeitures related to service-based vesting conditions. See "Additional Information About Non-Employee Director Equity Awards" below.

º (3)
º Amounts in this column represent the dollar value of dividends paid on stock awards and the cost to HP of product donations made on behalf of non-employee directors pursuant to the product matching portion of the HP Employee Giving Program.

Additional Information About Fees Earned or Paid in Cash in Fiscal 2007

The following table provides additional information about fees earned or paid in cash to non-employee directors in fiscal 2007:

Committee Chair/Lead Annual Independent Additional Retainers Director Fees Meeting Fees Total Name ($) ($) ($) ($)
Lawrence T. Babbio, Jr.(1) 50,000 15,000 10,000 75,000 Sari M. Baldauf(2) 33,333 - 16,000 49,333 Richard A. Hackborn(3) 50,000 55,000 6,000 111,000 John H. Hammergren(4) - 5,000 8,000 13,000 Joel Z. Hyatt - - - - John R. Joyce(5) 22,917 - - 22,917 Robert L. Ryan 50,000 15,000 18,000 83,000 Lucille S. Salhany 50,000 10,000 24,000 84,000 G. Kennedy Thompson - - 12,000 12,000


º (1)
º The $15,000 paid to Mr. Babbio for committee chair/lead independent director fees includes a $5,000 fee paid for his service as chair of the former Acquisitions Committee, which was prorated to reflect the dissolution of that committee in May 2007.

º (2)
º The $33,333 annual retainer paid to Ms. Baldauf represents the portion of Ms. Baldauf's $50,000 cash annual retainer for the March 2007 through February 2008 Board term that was earned during fiscal 2007. Ms. Baldauf did not elect to receive in cash any portion of her annual retainer for the March 2006 through February 2007 Board term.

º (3)
º The $55,000 paid to Mr. Hackborn for committee chair/lead independent director fees represents a prorated amount of $50,000 paid for his service as lead independent director from February 2007, the effective date of the Board's approval of the $75,000 annual retainer paid to the lead independent director, through the end of fiscal 2007 and a $5,000 fee paid for his service as chair of the Technology Committee, which was prorated to reflect the reconstitution of that committee in May 2007.

º (4)
º The $5,000 paid to Mr. Hammergren for committee chair/lead independent director fees represents a fee for his service as chair of the Finance and Investment Committee, which was prorated to reflect the re-formation of that committee in May 2007.

º (5)
º Mr. Joyce was elected to the Board effective May 17, 2007. Mr. Joyce received a prorated retainer of $166,667 for service from May 2007 through February 2008, $41,667 of which he elected to receive in cash. The $22,917 cash annual retainer paid to Mr. Joyce represents the portion of that $41,667 that was earned during fiscal 2007.

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Additional Information About Non-Employee Director Equity Awards

The following table provides additional information about non-employee director equity awards, including the stock awards and option awards made to non-employee directors during fiscal 2007, the grant date fair value of each of those awards and the number of stock awards and option awards outstanding as of the end of fiscal 2007:

Grant Date Fair Value of Stock and Stock Option Option Awards Awards Awards Stock Option Granted Granted Granted Awards Awards During During During Outstanding Outstanding Fiscal Fiscal Fiscal at Fiscal at Fiscal 2007 2007 2007(1) Year End Year End Name (#) (#) ($) (#) (#)
Lawrence T. Babbio, Jr. - 8,021 150,014 - 103,879 Sari M. Baldauf 3,628 - 150,018 3,628 17,332 Richard A. Hackborn 3,628 - 150,018 3,628 40,000 John H. Hammergren - 10,694 200,006 - 28,026 Joel Z. Hyatt(2) 3,650 - 166,696 3,650 - John R. Joyce(3) 2,738 - 125,044 2,738 - Robert L. Ryan 3,628 - 150,018 3,628 - Lucille S. Salhany 3,628 - 150,018 3,628 94,655 G. Kennedy Thompson(4) 6,009 - 250,025 6,009 -


º (1)
º Represents the fair value of stock options and stock awards granted in fiscal 2007, calculated in accordance with SFAS 123R. For stock awards, that number is calculated by multiplying the fair market value of HP's common stock on the date of grant by the number of shares awarded. For option awards, that number is calculated by multiplying the Black-Scholes value determined as of the date of grant by the number of options awarded.

º (2)
º Mr. Hyatt was elected to the Board effective May 17, 2007. Mr. Hyatt received a prorated annual retainer of $166,667 that he elected to receive in the form of 3,650 shares of restricted stock for service from May 2007 through February 2008.

º (3)
º Mr. Joyce was elected to the Board effective May 17, 2007. Mr. Joyce received a prorated retainer of $166,667 for service from May 2007 through February 2008, $125,000 of which he elected to receive in the form of 2,738 shares of restricted stock.

º (4)
º Mr. Thompson was elected to the Board effective November 16, 2006. Mr. Thompson received a prorated retainer of $50,000 that he elected to receive in the form of 1,172 shares of restricted stock for service from November 2006 through February 2007 in addition to an annual retainer that he elected to receive in the form of 4,837 shares of restricted stock for service from March 2007 through February 2008.

Non-Employee Director Stock Ownership Guidelines

Under HP's stock ownership guidelines, non-employee directors are required to accumulate over time shares of HP common stock equal in value to at least three times the value of the regular annual cash and equity retainers. Shares counted toward these guidelines include:

º •
º any shares held by the director directly or through a broker, including shares received under restricted stock grants;

º •
º restricted stock; and

º •
º vested but unexercised stock options (50% of the in-the-money value of such options is used for the calculation).

All non-employee directors with more than two years of service have met HP's stock ownership guidelines. See "Common Stock Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management" on page 26.

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PROPOSALS TO BE VOTED ON

PROPOSAL NO. 1

ELECTION OF DIRECTORS

There are ten nominees for election to our Board this year. All of the nominees except Joel G. Hyatt and John R. Joyce have served as directors since the last annual meeting. Messrs. Hyatt and Joyce were elected by the Board to serve as directors effective May 17, 2007. Each director is elected annually to serve until the next annual meeting or until his or her successor is elected. There are no family relationships among our executive officers and directors.

Each director nominee who receives more "FOR" votes than "AGAINST" votes representing shares of HP common stock present in person or represented by proxy and entitled to be voted at the annual meeting will be elected.

If you sign your proxy or voting instruction card but do not give instructions with respect to voting for directors, your shares will be voted for the ten persons recommended by the Board. If you wish to give specific instructions with respect to voting for directors, you may do so by indicating your instructions on your proxy or voting instruction card.

You may cumulate your votes in favor of one or more directors. If you wish to cumulate your votes, you will need to indicate explicitly your intent to cumulate your votes among the ten persons who will be voted upon at the annual meeting. See "Questions and Answers-Voting Information-Is cumulative voting permitted for the election of directors?" for further information about how to cumulate your votes. Mark V. Hurd and Michael J. Holston, as proxy holders, reserve the right to cumulate votes and cast such votes in favor of the election of some or all of the applicable nominees in their sole discretion, except that a stockholder's votes will not be cast for a nominee as to whom such stockholder instructs that such votes be cast "AGAINST" or "ABSTAIN."

All of the nominees have indicated to HP that they will be available to serve as directors. In the event that any nominee should become unavailable, however, the proxy holders, Mr. Hurd and Mr. Holston, will vote for a nominee or nominees designated by the Board.

If an incumbent director nominee receives a greater number of votes against his or her election than votes for such election, he or she is required to tender his or her resignation for consideration by the Nominating and Governance Committee in accordance with Section V of HP's Corporate Governance Guidelines and as described on page 18.

Our Board recommends a vote FOR the election to the Board of the each of the following nominees.

Lawrence T. Babbio, Jr. Mr. Babbio has served as a Senior Advisor to Warburg Director since 2002 Pincus, a private equity firm, since June 2007. Age 63 Previously, Mr. Babbio served as Vice Chairman and President of Verizon Communications, Inc. (formerly Bell Atlantic Corporation), a telecommunications company, from 2000 until his retirement in April 2007. He was a director of Compaq Computer Corporation from 1995 until HP's acquisition of Compaq in May 2002.

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Sari M. Baldauf              Ms. Baldauf served as Executive Vice President and
Director since 2006          General Manager of the Networks business group of
Age 52                       Nokia Corporation, a communications company, from
                             July 1998 until February 2005. She previously held
                             various positions at Nokia since 1983. Ms. Baldauf
                             also serves as a director of SanomaWSOY, F-Secure
                             Corporation, YIT Corporation, and CapMan Plc and as
                             the non-executive chairman of the Savonlinna Opera
                             Festival and as a member of the Global Board of the
                             International Youth Foundation.
Richard A. Hackborn          Mr. Hackborn has served as HP's Lead Independent
Director since 1992          Director since September 2006. Previously,
Age 70                       Mr. Hackborn served as HP's Chairman from January
                             2000 to September 2000. He was HP's Executive Vice
                             President, Computer Products Organization from 1990
                             until his retirement in 1993 after a 33-year career
                             with HP.
John H. Hammergren           Mr. Hammergren has served as Chairman of McKesson
Director since 2005          Corporation, a healthcare services and information
Age 48                       technology company, since July 2002 and as President
                             and Chief Executive Officer of McKesson since
                             April 2001. Mr. Hammergren also is a director of
                             Nadro, S.A. de C.V. (Mexico) and Verispan LLC.
Mark V. Hurd                 Mr. Hurd has served as Chairman of HP since
Director since 2005          September 2006 and as Chief Executive Officer,
Age 51                       President and a member of the Board since April
                             2005. Prior to that, he served as Chief Executive
                             Officer of NCR Corporation, a technology company,
                             from March 2003 to March 2005 and as President from
                             July 2001 to March 2005. From September 2002 to
                             March 2003, Mr. Hurd was the Chief Operating Officer
                             of NCR, and from July 2000 until March 2003 he was
                             Chief Operating Officer of NCR's Teradata
                             data-warehousing division.
Joel Z. Hyatt                Mr. Hyatt has served as the Chief Executive Officer
Director since 2007          of Current Media, LLC, a cable and satellite
Age 57                       television company, since September 2002. From
                             September 1998 to June 2003, Mr. Hyatt was a
                             Lecturer in Entrepreneurship at the Stanford
                             University Graduate School of Business. Previously,
                             Mr. Hyatt was the founder and Chief Executive
                             Officer of Hyatt Legal Plans, Inc., a provider of
                             employer-sponsored group legal plans.
John R. Joyce                Mr. Joyce has served as a Managing Director at
Director since 2007          Silver Lake, a private equity firm, since July 2005.
Age 54                       Prior to joining Silver Lake, Mr. Joyce spent
                             30 years with IBM, a global technology firm, serving
                             most recently as Senior Vice President and Group
                             Executive of the IBM Global Services division from
                             May 2004 until July 2005 and Chief Financial Officer
                             of IBM from 1999 until May 2004. Prior to that,
                             Mr. Joyce served in a variety of roles, including
                             President, IBM Asia Pacific, and Vice President and
                             Controller for IBM's global operations. Mr. Joyce is
                             a member of the Bertelsmann AG Supervisory Board and
                             a director of Gartner, Inc., Avago Technologies
                             Limited and Serena Software, Inc.

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Robert L. Ryan               Mr. Ryan served as Senior Vice President and Chief
Director since 2004          Financial Officer of Medtronic, Inc., a medical
Age 64                       technology company, from 1993 until his retirement
                             in May 2005. He also is a director of UnitedHealth
                             Group Incorporated, General Mills,  Inc., The Black
                             and Decker Corporation and Citigroup, Inc.
Lucille S. Salhany           Ms. Salhany has served as President and Chief
Director since 2002          Executive Officer of JHMedia, a consulting company,
Age 61                       since 1997. Since 2003, she has been a partner and
                             director of Echo Bridge Entertainment, an
                             independent film distribution company. From 1999 to
                             March 2002, she was President and Chief Executive
                             Officer of LifeFX Networks, Inc., which filed for
                             federal bankruptcy protection in May 2002. From 1994
                             to 1997, Ms. Salhany was the Chief Executive Officer
                             and President of UPN (United Paramount Network), a
                             broadcasting company. From 1993 to 1994, she was
                             Chairman of Fox Broadcasting Company, a national
                             television network, and from 1991 to 1993 she was
                             Chairman of Twentieth Television, a division of Fox
                             Broadcasting Company. Ms. Salhany was a director of
                             Compaq from 1997 until HP's acquisition of Compaq in
                             May 2002. She also is a director of Ion Media
                             Networks, Inc.
G. Kennedy Thompson          Mr. Thompson has served as Chairman of Wachovia
Director since 2006          Corporation, a financial services company, since
Age 57                       February 2003 and as a director since 1999. He has
                             also served as Chief Executive Officer of Wachovia
                             since 2000 and as President since 1999. Mr. Thompson
                             also is a director of Wachovia Preferred Funding
                             Corp.

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