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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 19, 2001
  
                             AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
                             --------------------------
               (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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                  Delaware                                  001-15405                                  77-0518772
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      (State or other jurisdiction of               (Commission File Number)                (IRS Employer Identification No.)
       incorporation or organization)
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                   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
  
  
  
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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.
  
  Agilent Technologies, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), entered into
  the (1) Amendment to 364 Day Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of
  November 19, 2001 among the Company, the banks, financial institutions and other
  institutional lenders parties to the Credit Agreement (collectively, the
  "Lenders") and Citicorp USA, Inc. as agent for the Lenders and (2) First
  Amendment to Five Year Credit Agreement dated as of November 19, 2001 among the
  Company, the banks, financial institutions and other institutional lenders
  parties to the Credit Agreement (collectively, the "Lenders") and Citicorp USA,
  Inc. as agent for the Lenders (collectively, the " Bank Amendments"). The Bank
  Amendments are attached as Exhibit 99.1 and Exhibit 99.2, respectively.
  
  Item 7.    Financial Statements and Exhibits
  
  (a)    Exhibits
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  Exhibit No.                                                  Description
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  99.1                                                         Amendment to 364 Day Amended and Restated Credit
                                                               Agreement dated as of November 19, 2001 among Agilent
                                                               Technologies, Inc., a Delaware corporation, the banks,
                                                               financial institutions and other institutional lenders
                                                               parties to the Credit Agreement (collectively, the
                                                               "Lenders") and Citicorp USA, Inc. as agent for the
                                                               Lenders
  ------------------------------------------------------------ ---------------------------------------------------------
  99.2                                                         First Amendment to Five Year Credit Agreement dated as
                                                               of November 19, 2001 among Agilent Technologies, Inc.,
                                                               a Delaware corporation, the banks, financial institutions
                                                               and other institutional lenders parties to the Credit
                                                               Agreement (collectively, the "Lenders") and Citicorp USA,
                                                               Inc. as agent for the Lenders
  ------------------------------------------------------------ ---------------------------------------------------------
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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 19, 2001
  
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                                    EXHIBIT INDEX
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  Exhibit No.                                                  Description
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  99.1                                                         Amendment to 364 Day Amended and Restated Credit
                                                               Agreement dated as of November 19, 2001 among Agilent
                                                               Technologies, Inc., a Delaware corporation, the banks,
                                                               financial institutions and other institutional lenders
                                                               parties to the Credit Agreement (collectively, the
                                                               "Lenders") and Citicorp USA, Inc. as agent for the
                                                               Lenders
  ------------------------------------------------------------ ---------------------------------------------------------
  99.2                                                         First Amendment to Five Year Credit Agreement dated as
                                                               of November 19, 2001 among Agilent Technologies, Inc.,
                                                               a Delaware corporation, the banks, financial institutions
                                                               and other institutional lenders parties to the Credit
                                                               Agreement (collectively, the "Lenders") and Citicorp USA,
                                                               Inc. as agent for the Lenders
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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 19, 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 Identification No.)
       incorporation or organization)
  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.
  
  Agilent Technologies, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), entered into
  the (1) Amendment to 364 Day Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of
  November 19, 2001 among the Company, the banks, financial institutions and other
  institutional lenders parties to the Credit Agreement (collectively, the
  "Lenders") and Citicorp USA, Inc. as agent for the Lenders and (2) First
  Amendment to Five Year Credit Agreement dated as of November 19, 2001 among the
  Company, the banks, financial institutions and other institutional lenders
  parties to the Credit Agreement (collectively, the "Lenders") and Citicorp USA,
  Inc. as agent for the Lenders (collectively, the " Bank Amendments"). The Bank
  Amendments are attached as Exhibit 99.1 and Exhibit 99.2, respectively.
  
  Item 7.    Financial Statements and Exhibits
  
  (a)    Exhibits
  ------------------------------------------------------------ ---------------------------------------------------------
  Exhibit No.                                                  Description
  ------------------------------------------------------------ ---------------------------------------------------------
  99.1                                                         Amendment to 364 Day Amended and Restated Credit
                                                               Agreement dated as of November 19, 2001 among Agilent
                                                               Technologies, Inc., a Delaware corporation, the banks,
                                                               financial institutions and other institutional lenders
                                                               parties to the Credit Agreement (collectively, the
                                                               "Lenders") and Citicorp USA, Inc. as agent for the
                                                               Lenders
  ------------------------------------------------------------ ---------------------------------------------------------
  99.2                                                         First Amendment to Five Year Credit Agreement dated as
                                                               of November 19, 2001 among Agilent Technologies, Inc.,
                                                               a Delaware corporation, the banks, financial institutions
                                                               and other institutional lenders parties to the Credit
                                                               Agreement (collectively, the "Lenders") and Citicorp USA,
                                                               Inc. as agent for the Lenders
  ------------------------------------------------------------ ---------------------------------------------------------
  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 19, 2001
  EXHIBIT INDEX
  ------------------------------------------------------------ ---------------------------------------------------------
  Exhibit No.                                                  Description
  ------------------------------------------------------------ ---------------------------------------------------------
  99.1                                                         Amendment to 364 Day Amended and Restated Credit
                                                               Agreement dated as of November 19, 2001 among Agilent
                                                               Technologies, Inc., a Delaware corporation, the banks,
                                                               financial institutions and other institutional lenders
                                                               parties to the Credit Agreement (collectively, the
                                                               "Lenders") and Citicorp USA, Inc. as agent for the
                                                               Lenders
  ------------------------------------------------------------ ---------------------------------------------------------
  99.2                                                         First Amendment to Five Year Credit Agreement dated as
                                                               of November 19, 2001 among Agilent Technologies, Inc.,
                                                               a Delaware corporation, the banks, financial institutions
                                                               and other institutional lenders parties to the Credit
                                                               Agreement (collectively, the "Lenders") and Citicorp USA,
                                                               Inc. as agent for the Lenders
  ------------------------------------------------------------ ---------------------------------------------------------