=============================================================================== 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 July 26, 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 July 26, 2001, Hewlett-Packard Company ("HP") issued a press release entitled "HP Updates Guidance; Announces 6,000 Job Cuts" that 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 Updates Guidance; Announces 6,000 Job Cuts" dated July 26, 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: July 26, 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 JULY 26, 2001 Exhibit Description ----------- ---------------------------------------------------------------- 99.1 Press release entitled "HP Updates Guidance; Announces 6,000 Job Cuts" dated July 26, 2001.