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                                    UNITED STATES
  
                         SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
  
                               Washington, D.C. 20549
  
                                      FORM 8-K
  
                                   CURRENT REPORT
  
     Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934
  
         Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) November 20, 2001
  
                             AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
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               (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
  
             Delaware                      001-15405                77-0518772
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  (State or other jurisdiction of   (Commission File Number)      (IRS Employer
  incorporation or organization)                               Identification No.)
  
                   395 Page Mill Road, Palo Alto, California 94306
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                 (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
  
          Registrant's telephone number, including area code (650) 752-5000
  
  
  
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     (Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last
                                      report)
  
  
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  Item 5.  Other Events.
  
  On November 20, 2001, Agilent Technologies, Inc. issued the press release
  attached as Exhibit 99.1.
  
  
  Item 7.  Financial Statements and Exhibits
  (a)  Exhibits
  
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  Exhibit No.                            Description
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  99.1                                   Pricing of Private Offering of 3% Senior
                                         Convertible Debentures due 2021
  
  
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                                     SIGNATURES
  
             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.
  
                                    AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
  
  
  
                                    By:   /s/ Marie Oh Huber
                                        -----------------------------------
                                        Name:  Marie Oh Huber
                                        Title: Vice President, Assistant Secretary
                                               and Assistant General Counsel
  
  Date:  November 20, 2001
  
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                                    EXHIBIT INDEX
  
  
  
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  Exhibit No.                          Description
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  99.1                                 Pricing of Private Offering of 3% Senior
                                       Convertible Debentures due 2021
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text: UNITED STATES
  
                         SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
  
                               Washington, D.C. 20549
  
                                      FORM 8-K
  
                                   CURRENT REPORT
  
     Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934
  
         Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) November 20, 2001
  
                             AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
                             --------------------------
               (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
  
             Delaware                      001-15405                77-0518772
             --------                      ---------                ----------
  (State or other jurisdiction of   (Commission File Number)      (IRS Employer
  incorporation or organization)                               Identification No.)
  
                   395 Page Mill Road, Palo Alto, California 94306
                   -----------------------------------------------
                 (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
  
          Registrant's telephone number, including area code (650) 752-5000
  
     --------------------------------------------------------------------------
     (Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last
                                      report)
  Item 5.  Other Events.
  
  On November 20, 2001, Agilent Technologies, Inc. issued the press release
  attached as Exhibit 99.1.
  
  Item 7.  Financial Statements and Exhibits
  (a)  Exhibits
  
  --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  Exhibit No.                            Description
  --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  99.1                                   Pricing of Private Offering of 3% Senior
                                         Convertible Debentures due 2021
  
  --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  
  --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  SIGNATURES
  
             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.
  
                                    AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
  
                                    By:   /s/ Marie Oh Huber
                                        -----------------------------------
                                        Name:  Marie Oh Huber
                                        Title: Vice President, Assistant Secretary
                                               and Assistant General Counsel
  
  Date:  November 20, 2001
  EXHIBIT INDEX
  
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  Exhibit No.                          Description
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  99.1                                 Pricing of Private Offering of 3% Senior
                                       Convertible Debentures due 2021
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