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This excerpt taken from the HPQ DEF 14A filed Jan 27, 2010. ELECTION OF DIRECTORS There are eleven nominees for election to our Board this year. All of the nominees except Marc L. Andreessen have served as directors since the last annual meeting. Mr. Andreessen was elected by the Board to serve as a director effective September 17, 2009. HP's Bylaws fix the current number of directors at eleven. Each director is elected annually to serve until the next annual meeting or until his or her successor is elected. There are no family relationships among our executive officers and directors. Each director nominee who receives more "FOR" votes than "AGAINST" votes representing shares of HP common stock present in person or represented by proxy and entitled to be voted at the annual meeting will be elected. If you sign your proxy or voting instruction card but do not give instructions with respect to voting for directors, your shares will be voted for the eleven persons recommended by the Board. If you wish to give specific instructions with respect to voting for directors, you may do so by indicating your instructions on your proxy or voting instruction card. You may cumulate your votes in favor of one or more directors. If you wish to cumulate your votes, you will need to indicate explicitly your intent to cumulate your votes among the eleven persons who will be voted upon at the annual meeting. See "Questions and Answers—Voting Information—Is cumulative voting permitted for the election of directors?" for further information about how to cumulate your votes. Mark V. Hurd, Michael J. Holston and Paul T. Porrini, as proxy holders, reserve the right to cumulate votes and cast such votes in favor of the election of some or all of the applicable nominees in their sole discretion, except that a stockholder's votes will not be cast for a nominee as to whom such stockholder instructs that such votes be cast "AGAINST" or "ABSTAIN." All of the nominees have indicated to HP that they will be available to serve as directors. In the event that any nominee should become unavailable, however, the proxy holders, Mr. Hurd, Mr. Holston and Mr. Porrini, will vote for a nominee or nominees designated by the Board. If an incumbent director nominee receives a greater number of votes against his or her election than votes for such election, he or she is required to tender his or her resignation for consideration by the Nominating and Governance Committee in accordance with Section V of HP's Corporate Governance Guidelines and as described under "Corporate Governance Principles and Board Matters—Board Policy Regarding Voting for Directors." Our Board recommends a vote FOR the election to the Board of the each of the following nominees.
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26 This excerpt taken from the HPQ DEF 14A filed Jan 20, 2009. ELECTION OF DIRECTORS There are ten nominees for election to our Board this year. All of the nominees except Rajiv L. Gupta have served as directors since the last annual meeting. Mr. Gupta was elected by the Board to serve as a director effective January 14, 2009. Current director Richard A. Hackborn has decided not to stand for re-election this year. HP's Bylaws fix the current number of directors at eleven. As a result of Mr. Hackborn's decision not to stand for re-election, that number will be reduced to ten immediately prior to the commencement of the meeting. Each director is elected annually to serve until the next annual meeting or until his or her successor is elected. There are no family relationships among our executive officers and directors. Each director nominee who receives more "FOR" votes than "AGAINST" votes representing shares of HP common stock present in person or represented by proxy and entitled to be voted at the annual meeting will be elected. If you sign your proxy or voting instruction card but do not give instructions with respect to voting for directors, your shares will be voted for the ten persons recommended by the Board. If you wish to give specific instructions with respect to voting for directors, you may do so by indicating your instructions on your proxy or voting instruction card. You may cumulate your votes in favor of one or more directors. If you wish to cumulate your votes, you will need to indicate explicitly your intent to cumulate your votes among the ten persons who will be voted upon at the annual meeting. See "Questions and Answers—Voting Information—Is cumulative voting permitted for the election of directors?" for further information about how to cumulate your votes. Mark V. Hurd, Michael J. Holston and Paul T. Porrini, as proxy holders, reserve the right to cumulate votes and cast such votes in favor of the election of some or all of the applicable nominees in their sole discretion, except that a stockholder's votes will not be cast for a nominee as to whom such stockholder instructs that such votes be cast "AGAINST" or "ABSTAIN." All of the nominees have indicated to HP that they will be available to serve as directors. In the event that any nominee should become unavailable, however, the proxy holders, Mr. Hurd, Mr. Holston and Mr. Porrini, will vote for a nominee or nominees designated by the Board. If an incumbent director nominee receives a greater number of votes against his or her election than votes for such election, he or she is required to tender his or her resignation for consideration by the Nominating and Governance Committee in accordance with Section V of HP's Corporate Governance Guidelines and as described on page 19. Our Board recommends a vote FOR the election to the Board of the each of the following nominees.
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25 This excerpt taken from the HPQ DEF 14A filed Jan 29, 2008. ELECTION OF DIRECTORS There are ten nominees for election to our Board this year. All of the nominees except Joel G. Hyatt and John R. Joyce have served as directors since the last annual meeting. Messrs. Hyatt and Joyce were elected by the Board to serve as directors effective May 17, 2007. Each director is elected annually to serve until the next annual meeting or until his or her successor is elected. There are no family relationships among our executive officers and directors. Each director nominee who receives more "FOR" votes than "AGAINST" votes representing shares of HP common stock present in person or represented by proxy and entitled to be voted at the annual meeting will be elected. If you sign your proxy or voting instruction card but do not give instructions with respect to voting for directors, your shares will be voted for the ten persons recommended by the Board. If you wish to give specific instructions with respect to voting for directors, you may do so by indicating your instructions on your proxy or voting instruction card. You may cumulate your votes in favor of one or more directors. If you wish to cumulate your votes, you will need to indicate explicitly your intent to cumulate your votes among the ten persons who will be voted upon at the annual meeting. See "Questions and Answers—Voting Information—Is cumulative voting permitted for the election of directors?" for further information about how to cumulate your votes. Mark V. Hurd and Michael J. Holston, as proxy holders, reserve the right to cumulate votes and cast such votes in favor of the election of some or all of the applicable nominees in their sole discretion, except that a stockholder's votes will not be cast for a nominee as to whom such stockholder instructs that such votes be cast "AGAINST" or "ABSTAIN." All of the nominees have indicated to HP that they will be available to serve as directors. In the event that any nominee should become unavailable, however, the proxy holders, Mr. Hurd and Mr. Holston, will vote for a nominee or nominees designated by the Board. If an incumbent director nominee receives a greater number of votes against his or her election than votes for such election, he or she is required to tender his or her resignation for consideration by the Nominating and Governance Committee in accordance with Section V of HP's Corporate Governance Guidelines and as described on page 18. This excerpt taken from the HPQ DEF 14A filed Jan 23, 2007. ELECTION OF DIRECTORS There are eight nominees for election to our Board this year. All of the nominees except G. Kennedy Thompson have served as directors since the last annual meeting. Mr. Thompson was elected by the Board to serve as a director effective November 16, 2006. Each director is elected annually to serve until the next annual meeting or until his or her successor is elected. There are no family relationships among our executive officers and directors. If you sign your proxy or voting instruction card but do not give instructions with respect to voting for directors, your shares will be voted for the eight persons recommended by the Board. If you wish to give specific instructions with respect to voting for directors, you may do so by indicating your instructions on your proxy or voting instruction card. You may cumulate your votes in favor of one or more directors. If you wish to cumulate your votes, you will need to indicate explicitly your intent to cumulate your votes among the eight persons who will be voted upon at the annual meeting. See "Questions and Answers—Voting Information 18. Is cumulative voting permitted for the election of directors?" for further information about how to cumulate your votes. Mark V. Hurd and Charles N. Charnas, as proxy holders, reserve the right to cumulate votes and cast such votes in favor of the election of some or all of the applicable nominees in their sole discretion, except that a stockholder's votes will not be cast for a nominee as to whom such stockholder instructs that such votes be cast "AGAINST" or "ABSTAIN." All of the nominees have indicated to HP that they will be available to serve as directors. In the event that any nominee should become unavailable, however, the proxy holders, Mr. Hurd and Mr. Charnas, will vote for a nominee or nominees designated by the Board. If an incumbent director nominee receives a greater number of votes "AGAINST" his or her election than votes "FOR" such election, he or she is required to tender his or her resignation for consideration by the Nominating and Governance Committee in accordance with Section V. of the Corporate Governance Guidelines and as described on page 10. | EXCERPTS ON THIS PAGE:
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