8-K



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


August 19, 2003
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
of incorporation)
(Commission File Number)
 
(I.R.S. Employer
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 7. STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.
   
(c) The following exhibits are being filed or furnished with this report:
   
Exhibit 99.1 Text of press release issued by Hewlett-Packard Company dated August 19, 2003, titled "HP Reports Third Quarter 2003 Results" (solely furnished and not filed herewith, pursuant to Item 12).
   
Exhibit 99.2 GAAP Financial Statements for the fiscal quarter ended July 31, 2003.
   
   
ITEM 12. RESULTS OF OPERATION AND FINANCIAL CONDITION.
   
  On August 19, 2003, HP issued a press release relating to the results of its third fiscal quarter ended July 31, 2003. A copy of the text of the press release, entitled "HP Reports Third Quarter 2003 Results," is furnished (not filed) as Exhibit 99.1 hereto. The information in Exhibit 99.1 attached hereto shall not be deemed "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

Attached to the text of HP's press release announcing earnings for its fiscal quarter ended July 31, 2003 were the GAAP financial statements filed herewith as Exhibit 99.2. Exhibit 99.2 is filed for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and therefore may be incorporated by reference into filings under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.



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: August 19, 2003 By:   /s/   CHARLES N. CHARNAS
   
  Name: Charles N. Charnas
  Title: Vice President, Deputy General Counsel
    and Assistant Secretary
 

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit
Number
Description
     
99.1 Text of press release issued by Hewlett-Packard Company dated August 19, 2003, titled "HP Reports Third Quarter 2003 Results" (solely furnished and not filed herewith, pursuant to Item 12).
     
99.2 GAAP Financial Statements for the fiscal quarter ended July 31, 2003.