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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 17, 2002
  
  
  
                               HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY
               (Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
  
  
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             DELAWARE                             1-4423                     94-1081436
  (State of other jurisdiction of        (Commission File Number)          (I.R.S. Employee
   incorporation or organization)                                       Identification Number)
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                                 3000 HANOVER STREET
                                 PALO ALTO, CA 94034
                      (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 17, 2002, Hewlett-Packard Company, a Delaware corporation (the
  "Company"), issued a press release announcing the results of the preliminary
  tally of votes by the independent inspector of elections in connection with HP's
  proposed issuance of shares as a part of its pending merger transaction with
  Compaq Computer Corporation. A copy of this press release is attached as an
  exhibit to this Current Report on Form 8-K.
  
  
  ITEM 7.  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS
  
  (c)      Exhibits.
  
           99.1     Press release of Hewlett-Packard Company, issued on April 17,
                    2002.
  
  
                                      SIGNATURE
  
           Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
  the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
  undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
  
                                                   HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY
  
  
  Date:  April 17, 2002                            By:  /s/  Charles N. Charnas
                                                        ------------------------
                                                          Charles N. Charnas
                                                          Assistant Secretary
  
  
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                                    EXHIBIT INDEX
  
   99.1     Press release of Hewlett-Packard Company, issued on April 17, 2002.
  
  
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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 17, 2002
  
                               HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY
               (Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
  DELAWARE                             1-4423                     94-1081436
  (State of other jurisdiction of        (Commission File Number)          (I.R.S. Employee
   incorporation or organization)                                       Identification Number)
  3000 HANOVER STREET
                                 PALO ALTO, CA 94034
                      (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 17, 2002, Hewlett-Packard Company, a Delaware corporation (the
  "Company"), issued a press release announcing the results of the preliminary
  tally of votes by the independent inspector of elections in connection with HP's
  proposed issuance of shares as a part of its pending merger transaction with
  Compaq Computer Corporation. A copy of this press release is attached as an
  exhibit to this Current Report on Form 8-K.
  
  ITEM 7.  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS
  
  (c)      Exhibits.
  
           99.1     Press release of Hewlett-Packard Company, issued on April 17,
                    2002.
  
                                      SIGNATURE
  
           Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
  the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
  undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
  
                                                   HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY
  
  Date:  April 17, 2002                            By:  /s/  Charles N. Charnas
                                                        ------------------------
                                                          Charles N. Charnas
                                                          Assistant Secretary
  
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  EXHIBIT INDEX
  
   99.1     Press release of Hewlett-Packard Company, issued on April 17, 2002.
  
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