=============================================================================== SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549-1004 FORM 8-K CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 May 16, 2001 Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported) HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) DELAWARE 1-4423 94-1081436 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (State or other jurisdiction (Commission (I.R.S. Employer of incorporation) File Number) Identification No.) 3000 HANOVER STREET, PALO ALTO, CA 94304 (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code) (650) 857-1501 ---------------------------------------------------- (Registrant's telephone number, including area code) =============================================================================== ITEM 5. OTHER EVENTS. On May 16, 2001, Hewlett-Packard Company ("HP") issued a press release containing financial information for the quarter ended April 30, 2001 and forward-looking statements relating to the third quarter of its fiscal year 2001. The press release entitled "HP Reports Second Quarter Results" dated May 16, 2001 is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated by reference herein. ITEM 7. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS. Exhibit 99.1 Press release entitled "HP Reports Second Quarter Results" dated May 16, 2001. SIGNATURE Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized. HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY Date: May 16, 2001 By: /s/ CHARLES N. CHARNAS ----------------------------------- Name: Charles N. Charnas Title: Assistant Secretary and Senior Managing Counsel INDEX TO EXHIBITS FILED WITH THE CURRENT REPORT ON FORM 8-K DATED MAY 16, 2001 Exhibit Description ----------- ---------------------------------------------------------------- 99.1 Press release entitled "HP Reports Second Quarter Results" dated May 16, 2001.