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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
  
                             AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
               (Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
  
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                    Delaware                            3825                        77-0518772
        (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) 850-1501
               (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
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  ITEM 5.  OTHER EVENTS
  
           On April 7, 2000, Agilent Technologies, Inc. issued a press release
  announcing that the Board of Directors of Hewlett-Packard Company approved the
  declaration by Hewlett-Packard Company 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    Agilent Technologies, Inc. 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.
  
                                              AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
                                                         (Registrant)
  
  Date:  April 10, 2000
  
                                              By: /s/ D. Craig Nordlund
                                                 --------------------------
                                              D. Craig Nordlund
                                              Senior Vice President, General
                                                    Counsel and Secretary
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                                    EXHIBIT INDEX
  
  Exhibit
  Number
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  99       Agilent Technologies, Inc. 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
  
                             AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
               (Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
  Delaware                            3825                        77-0518772
        (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) 850-1501
               (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
  ITEM 5.  OTHER EVENTS
  
           On April 7, 2000, Agilent Technologies, Inc. issued a press release
  announcing that the Board of Directors of Hewlett-Packard Company approved the
  declaration by Hewlett-Packard Company 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    Agilent Technologies, Inc. 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.
  
                                              AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
                                                         (Registrant)
  
  Date:  April 10, 2000
  
                                              By: /s/ D. Craig Nordlund
                                                 --------------------------
                                              D. Craig Nordlund
                                              Senior Vice President, General
                                                    Counsel and Secretary
  EXHIBIT INDEX
  
  Exhibit
  Number
  ------
  
  99       Agilent Technologies, Inc. Press Release issued April 7, 2000.