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                        SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                           Washington, D.C. 20549-1004
  
  
                                     FORM 8-K
                     CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OF
                        THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
  
         Date of Report (date of earliest event reported): April 7, 2000
  
                              HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY
              (Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
  
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             Delaware                                      3570                          941081436
  (State or other jurisdiction of              (Primary Standard Industrial          (I.R.S.  Employer
  incorporation or organization)                Classification Code Number)        Identification Number)
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                                3000 Hanover Street
                                Palo Alto, CA 94304
  
                     (Address of principal executive offices)
  
                                  (650) 857-1501
               (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
  
  
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  ITEM 5.  OTHER EVENTS
  
       On April 7, 2000, Hewlett-Packard Company issued a press release announcing
  that the Board of Directors approved the declaration of a dividend of all of
  Hewlett Packard Company's shares of Agilent Technologies, Inc. common stock. The
  press release is attached as Exhibit 99 to this Form 8-K.
  
  ITEM 7.  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS
  
           (c)  Exhibits.
  
                Exhibit 99   Hewlett-Packard Company Press Release issued April
                             7, 2000.
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                                     SIGNATURE
  
            Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act or 1934,
  the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
  undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
  
                                               /s/ Ann Baskins
                                               -------------------------------
                                                          (Registrant)
  
  Date:  April 7, 2000
  
                                               By: /s/ Ann Baskins
                                                  ----------------------------
                                                  Vice President, Secretary
                                                  and General Counsel
  
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                                   EXHIBIT INDEX
  
  Exhibit
  Number
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  99  Hewlett-Packard Company Press Release issued April 7, 2000.
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text: SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                           Washington, D.C. 20549-1004
  
                                     FORM 8-K
                     CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OF
                        THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
  
         Date of Report (date of earliest event reported): April 7, 2000
  
                              HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY
              (Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
  Delaware                                      3570                          941081436
  (State or other jurisdiction of              (Primary Standard Industrial          (I.R.S.  Employer
  incorporation or organization)                Classification Code Number)        Identification Number)
  3000 Hanover Street
                                Palo Alto, CA 94304
  
                     (Address of principal executive offices)
  
                                  (650) 857-1501
               (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
  ITEM 5.  OTHER EVENTS
  
       On April 7, 2000, Hewlett-Packard Company issued a press release announcing
  that the Board of Directors approved the declaration of a dividend of all of
  Hewlett Packard Company's shares of Agilent Technologies, Inc. common stock. The
  press release is attached as Exhibit 99 to this Form 8-K.
  
  ITEM 7.  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS
  
           (c)  Exhibits.
  
                Exhibit 99   Hewlett-Packard Company Press Release issued April
                             7, 2000.
  SIGNATURE
  
            Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act or 1934,
  the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
  undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
  
                                               /s/ Ann Baskins
                                               -------------------------------
                                                          (Registrant)
  
  Date:  April 7, 2000
  
                                               By: /s/ Ann Baskins
                                                  ----------------------------
                                                  Vice President, Secretary
                                                  and General Counsel
  EXHIBIT INDEX
  
  Exhibit
  Number
  ------
  
  99  Hewlett-Packard Company Press Release issued April 7, 2000.