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To: Oeconomicus who wrote (4471)	4/1/2002 3:25:31 PM
From: Kirk ©	Respond to of 4722

The "real HP" cbs.marketwatch.com On the chart since 1/1/00, one seems in an uptrend and the other is still going the wrong way. cbs.marketwatch.com Considering that much of the early gains in Agilent were due to games with a small float.... Still interesting how close they actually tracked until recently.

To: Oeconomicus who wrote (4471)	4/1/2002 3:52:29 PM
From: H James Morris	Respond to of 4722

Hewlett-Packard, the US computer giant seeking to merge with rival Compaq Computer, has said it will not re-nominate founder family's scion Walter Hewlett to its board of directors. Mr Hewlett has been a prominent opponent of the plans to merge with Compaq and last week filed a lawsuit against HP alleging irregularities in how the company solicited shareholder votes for the deal. The allegations that HP bought votes or improperly coerced shareholders to change their votes are false Hewlett-Packard In a statement, HP said its decision was based on Mr Hewlett's "ongoing adversarial relationship with the company" as shown by his recent decision to pursue in court his opposition to the merger plans. Mr Hewlett was not immediately available for comment. 'Spurious' HP chairman Sam Ginn said the board had at a 27 March meeting decided to re-nominate Mr Hewlett but changed its mind after being "shocked" at the "spurious" lawsuit he filed. In the statement, HP also defended itself against Mr Hewlett's allegations of vote-buying. "The allegations that HP bought votes from Deutsche Bank or improperly coerced it to change its votes are false," it said. Allegations that shareholders were misinformed about the merger were without basis, it continued. "There is more information about this merger... than for any other merger in corporate history." Too close to call HP chief executive Carly Fiorina - architect of the merger plans - has claimed victory in the shareholder vote. But the final tally is not expected to be known for several weeks. Mr Hewlett, son of HP co-founder Bill Hewlett, controlled about 18% of the shares through family holdings. He has said he believes the result is too close to call. Shareholders will vote on nominations to the board on 26 April at the company's annual meeting.