Hewlett-Packard (HPQ)

(a)           An Awardee may file a written designation of a beneficiary who is to receive the Awardee’s rights pursuant to Awardee’s Award or the Awardee may include his or her Awards in an omnibus beneficiary designation for all benefits under the Plan. To the extent that Awardee has completed a designation of beneficiary while employed with Hewlett-Packard Company, such beneficiary designation shall remain in effect with respect to any Award hereunder until changed by the Awardee to the extent enforceable under Applicable Law.

(b)           Such designation of beneficiary may be changed by the Awardee at any time by written notice. In the event of the death of an Awardee and in the absence of a beneficiary validly designated under the Plan who is living at the time of such Awardee’s death, the Company shall allow the executor or administrator of the estate of the Awardee to exercise the Award, or if no such executor or administrator has been appointed (to the knowledge of the Company), the Company, in its discretion, may allow the spouse or one or more dependents or relatives of the Awardee to exercise the Award to the extent permissible under Applicable Law.

16.   DESIGNATION OF BENEFICIARY.

(a)

An Awardee may file a written designation of a beneficiary who is to receive the Awardee's rights pursuant to Awardee's Award or the Awardee may include his or her Awards in an omnibus beneficiary designation for all benefits under the Plan. To the extent that Awardee has completed a designation of beneficiary while employed with Hewlett-Packard Company, such beneficiary designation shall remain in effect with respect to any Award hereunder until changed by the Awardee.



(b)

Such designation of beneficiary may be changed by the Awardee at any time by written notice. In the event of the death of an Awardee and in the absence of a beneficiary validly designated under the Plan who is living at the time of such Awardee's death, the Company shall allow the executor or administrator of the estate of the Awardee to exercise the Award, or if no such executor or administrator has been appointed (to the knowledge of the Company), the Company, in its discretion, may allow the spouse or one or more dependents or relatives of the Awardee to exercise the Award.

16.   DESIGNATION OF BENEFICIARY.

(a)

An
Awardee may file a written designation of a beneficiary who is to receive the Awardee's rights pursuant to Awardee's Award or the Awardee may
include his or her Awards in an omnibus beneficiary designation for all benefits under the Plan. To the extent that Awardee has completed a designation of beneficiary while employed with
Hewlett-Packard Company, such beneficiary designation shall remain in effect with respect to any Award hereunder until changed by the Awardee.




(b)

Such
designation of beneficiary may be changed by the Awardee at any time by written notice. In the event of the death of an Awardee and in the absence of a
beneficiary validly designated under the Plan who is living at the time of such Awardee's death, the Company shall allow the executor or administrator of the estate of the Awardee to exercise the
Award, or if no such executor or administrator has been appointed (to the knowledge of the Company), the Company, in its discretion, may allow the spouse or one or more dependents or relatives of the
Awardee to exercise the Award.

16. DESIGNATION OF BENEFICIARY.

(a)           An Awardee may file a written designation of a beneficiary who is to receive the Awardee’s rights pursuant to Awardee’s Award or the Awardee may include his or her Awards in an omnibus beneficiary designation for all benefits under the Plan. To the extent that Awardee has completed a designation of beneficiary while employed with Hewlett-Packard Company, such beneficiary designation shall remain in effect with respect to any Award hereunder until changed by the Awardee.

(b)           Such designation of beneficiary may be changed by the Awardee at any time by written notice. In the event of the death of an Awardee and in the absence of a beneficiary validly designated under the Plan who is living at the time of such Awardee’s death, the Company shall allow the executor or administrator of the estate of the Awardee to exercise the Award, or if no such executor or administrator has been appointed (to the knowledge of the Company), the Company, in its discretion, may allow the spouse or one or more dependents or relatives of the Awardee to exercise the Award.

Section 9.    Designation of Beneficiary.

        The Participant shall, by notice to the Company in the form and manner prescribed by the Company, (1) at the time of the first election to designate a Beneficiary hereunder, and (2) shall have the right thereafter to change any Beneficiary previously designated by the Participant. In the case of a Participant's death, payment due under this Plan shall be made to the designated Beneficiary. To be valid, a Beneficiary designation must be received by the Company prior to the Participant's death. If there is no valid Beneficiary designation in effect with respect to the Participant at the time of his or her death, the amount (if any) otherwise payable to the Beneficiary shall instead be paid to all members (in equal shares) of the first class in which there are living members on the date of the Participant's death, in the following order of priority: (I) the Participant's spouse; (II) the Participant's children; (III) the Participant's parents; (IV) the Participant's brothers and sisters; (V) the Participant's estate. Solely for purposes of the immediately preceding sentence, the term "spouse" shall include domestic partners. For such purposes, a "domestic partner" shall mean the person with whom the Participant has signed and filed a notarized declaration of domestic partnership form as prescribed by the Company.

        Effective January 5, 2004, the Company adopted revised procedures governing the form and manner in which a Participant may designate a Beneficiary (the "2004 Procedures"). Effective for any death occurring on or after April 1, 2004, only a Beneficiary designation submitted in accordance with the 2004 Procedures shall be a valid Beneficiary designation. Accordingly, for deaths occurring on or after April 1, 2004, any Beneficiary designation submitted not in accordance with the 2004 Procedures, including any Beneficiary designation on file with the Company as of January 4, 2004, shall be invalid.

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        Notwithstanding the above, if any payment due a person remains unpaid at his or her death, the payment will be made to (i) that person's spouse; (ii) if no spouse is living at the time of such payment, then his or her living children, in equal shares; (iii) if neither a spouse nor children are living, then his or her living parents, in equal shares; (iv) if neither spouse, nor children, nor parents are living, then his or her living brothers and sisters, in equal shares; and (v) if none of the individuals described in (i) through (iv) are living, to his or her estate. A person's domestic partner shall be considered a person's spouse for purposes of this paragraph. The Committee shall determine a person's status as a domestic partner in a uniform and nondiscriminatory manner. Such a determination shall be binding and conclusive on all parties.