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This excerpt taken from the HPQ 8-K filed May 28, 2009.

Offering Restrictions

 

Each of the Underwriters severally represents, warrants and agrees as follows:

 

(a)           it will not offer, sell, or deliver any of the Floating Rate Global Notes due May 27, 2011, the 2.25% Global Notes due May 27, 2011 or the 2.95% Global Notes due August 15, 2012 (collectively, the “Global Notes”), directly or indirectly, or distribute the Preliminary Prospectus, and any supplement thereto, any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus and the Final Prospectus or any other offering material relating to the Global Notes, in or from any jurisdiction except under circumstances that will result in compliance with the applicable laws and regulations and which will not impose any obligations on the Company except as set forth in the Underwriting Agreement to which this Schedule V is attached.

 

(b)           in relation to each Member State of the European Economic Area which has implemented the Prospectus Directive (each, a Relevant Member State), with effect from and including the date on which the Prospectus Directive is implemented in that Relevant Member State (the Relevant Implementation Date), it has not made and will not make an offer of Global Notes to the public in that Relevant Member State, except that it may, with effect from and including the Relevant Implementation Date, make an offer of Global Notes to the public in that Relevant Member State at any time: (i) to legal entities which are authorized or regulated to operate in the financial markets or, if not so authorized or regulated, whose corporate purpose is solely to invest in securities, (ii) to any company which has two or more of (1) an average of over 250 employees during the last financial year; (2) a total balance sheet of more than €43,000,000 and (3) an annual net turnover of more than €50,000,000, as shown in its last annual or consolidated accounts, (iii) to fewer than 100 natural or legal persons (other than qualified investors as defined in the Prospectus Directive) subject to obtaining the prior consent of the representatives for any such offer, or (iv) in any other circumstances falling within Article 3(2) of the Prospectus Directive; provided that no such offer of Global Notes shall require the issuer or any underwriter to publish a prospectus pursuant to Article 3 of the Prospectus Directive.

 

For the purposes of this provision, the expression an “offer of Global Notes to the public” in relation to any Global Notes in any Relevant Member State means the communication in any form and by any means of sufficient information on the terms of the offer and the Global Notes to be offered so as to enable an investor to decide to purchase or subscribe the Global Notes, as the same may be varied in that Member State by any measure implementing the Prospectus Directive in that Member State and the expression “Prospectus Directive” means Directive 2003/71/EC and includes any relevant implementing measure in each Relevant Member State.

 

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(c)           it and each of its affiliates: (i) has only communicated or caused to be communicated and will only communicate or cause to be communicated an invitation or inducement to engage in investment activity (within the meaning of section 21 of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (the “FSMA”)) received by it in connection with the issue or sale of the Global Notes in circumstances in which section 21(1) of FSMA does not apply to us, and (ii) has complied with, and will comply with, all applicable provisions of FSMA with respect to anything done by it in relation to the Global Notes in, from or otherwise involving the United Kingdom.

 

(d)           the Global Notes may not and will not be publicly offered, distributed or re-distributed in or from Switzerland and neither the prospectus supplement, accompanying prospectus nor any other offering material relating to the Global Notes may be communicated or distributed in Switzerland in any way that could constitute a public offering within the meaning of Articles 1156 or 652a of the Swiss Code of Obligations. The prospectus supplement, accompanying prospectus or any other offering material relating to the Global Notes may not be copied, reproduced, distributed or passed on to others without our prior written consent. The prospectus supplement, accompanying prospectus or any other offering material relating to the Global Notes do not constitute a prospectus within the meaning of Articles 1156 and 652a of the Swiss Code of Obligations or a listing prospectus according to the Listing Rules of the SWX Swiss Exchange (and may not comply with the information standards required thereunder). No application for a listing of the Global Notes on any Swiss stock exchange or other Swiss regulated market has been or will be made, and the prospectus supplement, accompanying prospectus or any other offering material relating to the Global Notes may not comply with the information required under the relevant listing rules.

 

(e)           it has not offered or sold and will not offer or sell, by means of any document, any Global Notes other than (i) in circumstances which do not constitute an offer to the public within the meaning of the Companies Ordinance (Cap.32, Laws of Hong Kong), or (ii) to “professional investors” within the meaning of the Securities and Futures Ordinance (Cap.571, Laws of Hong Kong) and any rules made thereunder, or (iii) in other circumstances which do not result in the document being a “prospectus” within the meaning of the Companies Ordinance (Cap.32, Laws of Hong Kong), and that it has not issued or had in its possession for the purposes of issue, and will not issue or have in its possession for the purposes of issue, any advertisement, invitation, prospectus or other document relating to the Global Notes (in each case whether in Hong Kong or elsewhere), which is directed at, or the contents of which are likely to be accessed or read by, the public in Hong Kong (except if permitted to do so under the laws of Hong Kong) other than with respect to Global Notes which are or are intended to be disposed of only to persons outside Hong Kong or only to “professional investors” within the meaning of the Securities and Futures Ordinance (Cap. 571, Laws of Hong Kong) and any rules made thereunder.

 

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(f)            it is aware that the securities have not been and will not be registered under the Financial Investments and Exchange Law of Japan (the “Financial Investments and Exchange Law”) and has not directly or indirectly offered or sold and it will not, directly or indirectly, offer or sell any securities, directly or indirectly, in Japan or to, or for the benefit of, any resident of Japan (which term as used herein means any person resident in Japan, including any corporation or other entity organized under the laws of Japan), or to others for re-offering or resale, directly or indirectly, in Japan or to a resident of Japan, except pursuant to an exemption from the registration requirements of, and otherwise in compliance with, the Financial Investments and Exchange Law and any other applicable laws, regulations and ministerial guidelines of Japan.

 

(g)           it is aware that this prospectus has not been registered as a prospectus with the Monetary Authority of Singapore and, accordingly, neither this prospectus nor any other document or material in connection with the offer or sale, or invitation for subscription or purchase, of the Global Notes may be circulated or distributed, nor may the Global Notes be offered or sold, or be made the subject of an invitation for subscription or purchase, whether directly or indirectly, to persons in Singapore other than (i) to an institutional investor under Section 274 of the Securities and Futures Act, Chapter 289 of Singapore (the “SFA”), (ii) to a relevant person, or any person pursuant to Section 275(1A), and in accordance with the conditions, specified in Section 275 of the SFA or (iii) otherwise pursuant to, and in accordance with the conditions of, any other applicable provision of the SFA; it is also aware that where the Global Notes are subscribed or purchased under Section 275 by a relevant person which is: (a) a corporation (which is not an accredited investor) the sole business of which is to hold investments and the entire share capital of which is owned by one or more individuals, each of whom is an accredited investor; or (b) a trust (where the trustee is not an accredited investor) whose sole purpose is to hold investments and each beneficiary is an accredited investor, shares, debentures and units of shares and debentures of that corporation or the beneficiaries’ rights and interest in that trust shall not be transferable for 6 months after that corporation or that trust has acquired the Global Notes under Section 275 except: (1) to an institutional investor (for corporations under Section 274 of the SFA) or to a relevant person defined in Section 275(2) of the SFA, or any person pursuant to Section 275(1A), and in accordance with the conditions, specified in Section 275 of the SFA; (2) where no consideration is given for the transfer; or (3) by operation of law.

 

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This excerpt taken from the HPQ 8-K filed Feb 27, 2009.

Offering Restrictions

 

Each of the Underwriters severally represents, warrants and agrees as follows:

 

(a)           it will not offer, sell, or deliver any of the Floating Rate Global Notes due February 24, 2011, the 4.25% Global Notes due February 24, 2012 or the 4.75% Global Notes due June 2, 2014 (collectively, the “Global Notes”), directly or indirectly, or distribute the Preliminary Prospectus, and any supplement thereto, any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus and the Final Prospectus or any other offering material relating to the Global Notes, in or from any jurisdiction except under circumstances that will result in compliance with the applicable laws and regulations and which will not impose any obligations on the Company except as set forth in the Underwriting Agreement to which this Schedule V is attached.

 

(b)           in relation to each Member State of the European Economic Area which has implemented the Prospectus Directive (each, a Relevant Member State), with effect from and including the date on which the Prospectus Directive is implemented in that Relevant Member State (the Relevant Implementation Date), it has not made and will not make an offer of Global Notes to the public in that Relevant Member State, except that it may, with effect from and including the Relevant Implementation Date, make an offer of Global Notes to the public in that Relevant Member State at any time: (i) to legal entities which are authorized or regulated to operate in the financial markets or, if not so authorized or regulated, whose corporate purpose is solely to invest in securities, (ii) to any company which has two or more of (1) an average of over 250 employees during the last financial year; (2) a total balance sheet of more than €43,000,000 and (3) an annual net turnover of more than €50,000,000, as shown in its last annual or consolidated accounts, (iii) to fewer than 100 natural or legal persons (other than qualified investors as defined in the Prospectus Directive) subject to obtaining the prior consent of the representatives for any such offer, or (iv) in any other circumstances falling within Article 3(2) of the Prospectus Directive; provided that no such offer of Global Notes shall require the issuer or any underwriter to publish a prospectus pursuant to Article 3 of the Prospectus Directive..

 

For the purposes of this provision, the expression an “offer of Global Notes to the public” in relation to any Global Notes in any Relevant Member State means the communication in any form and by any means of sufficient information on the terms of the offer and the Global Notes to be offered so as to enable an investor to decide to purchase or subscribe the Global Notes, as the same may be varied in that Member State by any measure implementing the Prospectus Directive in that Member State and the expression “Prospectus Directive” means Directive 2003/71/EC and includes any relevant implementing measure in each Relevant Member State.

 

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(c)           it and each of its affiliates: (i) has only communicated or caused to be communicated and will only communicate or cause to be communicated an invitation or inducement to engage in investment activity (within the meaning of section 21 of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (the “FSMA”)) received by it in connection with the issue or sale of the Global Notes in circumstances in which section 21(1) of FSMA does not apply to us, and (ii) has complied with, and will comply with, all applicable provisions of FSMA with respect to anything done by it in relation to the Global Notes in, from or otherwise involving the United Kingdom.

 

(d)           the Global Notes may not and will not be publicly offered, distributed or re–distributed in or from Switzerland and neither the prospectus supplement, accompanying prospectus nor any other offering material relating to the Global Notes may be communicated or distributed in Switzerland in any way that could constitute a public offering within the meaning of Articles 1156 or 652a of the Swiss Code of Obligations. The prospectus supplement, accompanying prospectus or any other offering material relating to the Global Notes may not be copied, reproduced, distributed or passed on to others without our prior written consent. The prospectus supplement, accompanying prospectus or any other offering material relating to the Global Notes do not constitute a prospectus within the meaning of Articles 1156 and 652a of the Swiss Code of Obligations or a listing prospectus according to the Listing Rules of the SWX Swiss Exchange (and may not comply with the information standards required thereunder). No application for a listing of the Global Notes on any Swiss stock exchange or other Swiss regulated market has been or will be made, and the prospectus supplement, accompanying prospectus or any other offering material relating to the Global Notes may not comply with the information required under the relevant listing rules.

 

(e)           it has not offered or sold and will not offer or sell, by means of any document, any Global Notes other than (i) in circumstances which do not constitute an offer to the public within the meaning of the Companies Ordinance (Cap.32, Laws of Hong Kong), or (ii) to “professional investors” within the meaning of the Securities and Futures Ordinance (Cap.571, Laws of Hong Kong) and any rules made thereunder, or (iii) in other circumstances which do not result in the document being a “prospectus” within the meaning of the Companies Ordinance (Cap.32, Laws of Hong Kong), and that it has not issued or had in its possession for the purposes of issue, and will not issue or have in its possession for the purposes of issue, any advertisement, invitation, prospectus or other document relating to the Global Notes (in each case whether in Hong Kong or elsewhere), which is directed at, or the contents of which are likely to be accessed or read by, the public in Hong Kong (except if permitted to do so under the laws of Hong Kong) other than with respect to Global Notes which are or are intended to be disposed of only to persons outside Hong Kong or only to “professional investors” within the meaning of the Securities and Futures Ordinance (Cap. 571, Laws of Hong Kong) and any rules made thereunder.

 

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(f)            it is aware that the securities have not been and will not be registered under the Financial Investments and Exchange Law of Japan (the “Financial Investments and Exchange Law”) and has not directly or indirectly offered or sold and it will not, directly or indirectly, offer or sell any securities, directly or indirectly, in Japan or to, or for the benefit of, any resident of Japan (which term as used herein means any person resident in Japan, including any corporation or other entity organized under the laws of Japan), or to others for re-offering or resale, directly or indirectly, in Japan or to a resident of Japan, except pursuant to an exemption from the registration requirements of, and otherwise in compliance with, the Financial Investments and Exchange Law and any other applicable laws, regulations and ministerial guidelines of Japan.

 

(g)           it is aware that this prospectus has not been registered as a prospectus with the Monetary Authority of Singapore and, accordingly, neither this prospectus nor any other document or material in connection with the offer or sale, or invitation for subscription or purchase, of the Global Notes may be circulated or distributed, nor may the Global Notes be offered or sold, or be made the subject of an invitation for subscription or purchase, whether directly or indirectly, to persons in Singapore other than (i) to an institutional investor under Section 274 of the Securities and Futures Act, Chapter 289 of Singapore (the “SFA”), (ii) to a relevant person, or any person pursuant to Section 275(1A), and in accordance with the conditions, specified in Section 275 of the SFA or (iii) otherwise pursuant to, and in accordance with the conditions of, any other applicable provision of the SFA; it is also aware that where the Global Notes are subscribed or purchased under Section 275 by a relevant person which is: (a) a corporation (which is not an accredited investor) the sole business of which is to hold investments and the entire share capital of which is owned by one or more individuals, each of whom is an accredited investor; or (b) a trust (where the trustee is not an accredited investor) whose sole purpose is to hold investments and each beneficiary is an accredited investor, shares, debentures and units of shares and debentures of that corporation or the beneficiaries’ rights and interest in that trust shall not be transferable for 6 months after that corporation or that trust has acquired the Global Notes under Section 275 except: (1) to an institutional investor (for corporations under Section 274 of the SFA) or to a relevant person defined in Section 275(2) of the SFA, or any person pursuant to Section 275(1A), and in accordance with the conditions, specified in Section 275 of the SFA; (2) where no consideration is given for the transfer; or (3) by operation of law.

 

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This excerpt taken from the HPQ 8-K filed Dec 8, 2008.

Offering Restrictions

 

Each of the Underwriters severally represents, warrants and agrees as follows:

 

(a)                                  it will not offer, sell, or deliver any of the 6.125% Global Notes due March 1, 2014 (the “Global Notes”), directly or indirectly, or distribute the Preliminary Prospectus, and any supplement thereto, any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus and the Final Prospectus or any other offering material relating to the Global Notes, in or from any jurisdiction except under circumstances that will result in compliance with the applicable laws and regulations and which will not impose any obligations on the Company except as set forth in the Underwriting Agreement to which this Schedule V is attached.

 

(b)                                 in relation to each Member State of the European Economic Area which has implemented the Prospectus Directive (each, a Relevant Member State), with effect from and including the date on which the Prospectus Directive is implemented in that Relevant Member State (the Relevant Implementation Date), it has not made and will not make an offer of Global Notes to the public in that Relevant Member State, except that it may, with effect from and including the Relevant Implementation Date, make an offer of Global Notes to the public in that Relevant Member State at any time: (i) to legal entities which are authorized or regulated to operate in the financial markets or, if not so authorized or regulated, whose corporate purpose is solely to invest in securities, (ii) to any company which has two or more of (1) an average of over 250 employees during the last financial year; (2) a total balance sheet of more than €43,000,000 and (3) an annual net turnover of more than €50,000,000, as shown in its last annual or consolidated accounts, (iii) to fewer than 100 natural or legal persons (other than qualified investors as defined in the Prospectus Directive) subject to obtaining the prior consent of the representatives for any such offer, or (iv) in any other circumstances falling within Article 3(2) of the Prospectus Directive; provided that no such offer of Global Notes shall require the issuer or any underwriter to publish a prospectus pursuant to Article 3 of the Prospectus Directive..

 

For the purposes of this provision, the expression an “offer of Global Notes to the public” in relation to any Global Notes in any Relevant Member State means the communication in any form and by any means of sufficient information on the terms of the offer and the Global Notes to be offered so as to enable an investor to decide to purchase or subscribe the Global Notes, as the same may be varied in that Member State by any measure implementing the Prospectus Directive in that Member State and the expression “Prospectus Directive” means Directive 2003/71/EC and includes any relevant implementing measure in each Relevant Member State.

 

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(c)                                  it and each of its affiliates: (i) has only communicated or caused to be communicated and will only communicate or cause to be communicated an invitation or inducement to engage in investment activity (within the meaning of section 21 of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (the “FSMA”)) received by it in connection with the issue or sale of the Global Notes in circumstances in which section 21(1) of FSMA does not apply to us, and (ii) has complied with, and will comply with, all applicable provisions of FSMA with respect to anything done by it in relation to the Global Notes in, from or otherwise involving the United Kingdom.

 

(d)                                 it is aware that the Global Notes may not be offered or sold by means of any document other than (i) in circumstances which do not constitute an offer to the public within the meaning of the Companies Ordinance (Cap.32, Laws of Hong Kong), or (ii) to “professional investors” within the meaning of the Securities and Futures Ordinance (Cap.571, Laws of Hong Kong) and any rules made thereunder, or (iii) in other circumstances which do not result in the document being a “prospectus” within the meaning of the Companies Ordinance (Cap.32, Laws of Hong Kong), and that no advertisement, invitation or document relating to the Global Notes may be issued or may be in the possession of any person for the purpose of issue (in each case whether in Hong Kong or elsewhere), which is directed at, or the contents of which are likely to be accessed or read by, the public in Hong Kong (except if permitted to do so under the laws of Hong Kong) other than with respect to Global Notes which are or are intended to be disposed of only to persons outside Hong Kong or only to “professional investors” within the meaning of the Securities and Futures Ordinance (Cap. 571, Laws of Hong Kong) and any rules made thereunder.

 

(e)                                  it is aware that the securities have not been and will not be registered under the Securities and Exchange Law of Japan (the Securities and Exchange Law) and it will not offer or sell any securities, directly or indirectly, in Japan or to, or for the benefit of, any resident of Japan (which term as used herein means any person resident in Japan, including any corporation or other entity organized under the laws of Japan), or to others for re-offering or resale, directly or indirectly, in Japan or to a resident of Japan, except pursuant to an exemption from the registration requirements of, and otherwise in compliance with, the Securities and Exchange Law and any other applicable laws, regulations and ministerial guidelines of Japan.

 

(f)                                    it is aware that this prospectus has not been registered as a prospectus with the Monetary Authority of Singapore and, accordingly, this prospectus and any other document or material in connection with the offer or sale, or invitation for subscription or purchase, of the Global Notes will not be circulated or distributed, nor may the Global Notes be offered or sold, or be made the subject of an invitation for subscription or purchase, whether directly or indirectly, to persons in Singapore other than (i) to an institutional investor under Section 274 of the Securities and Futures Act, Chapter 289 of Singapore (the “SFA”), (ii) to a relevant person, or any person pursuant to Section 275(1A), and in accordance with the conditions, specified in Section 275 of the SFA or (iii) otherwise pursuant to, and in accordance with the conditions of, any other applicable

 

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provision of the SFA; it is also aware that where the Global Notes are subscribed or purchased under Section 275 by a relevant person which is: (a) a corporation (which is not an accredited investor) the sole business of which is to hold investments and the entire share capital of which is owned by one or more individuals, each of whom is an accredited investor; or (b) a trust (where the trustee is not an accredited investor) whose sole purpose is to hold investments and each beneficiary is an accredited investor, shares, debentures and units of shares and debentures of that corporation or the beneficiaries’ rights and interest in that trust shall not be transferable for 6 months after that corporation or that trust has acquired the Global Notes under Section 275 except: (1) to an institutional investor under Section 274 of the SFA or to a relevant person, or any person pursuant to Section 275(1A), and in accordance with the conditions, specified in Section 275 of the SFA; (2) where no consideration is given for the transfer; or (3) by operation of law.

 

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This excerpt taken from the HPQ 8-K filed Feb 29, 2008.

Offering Restrictions

Each of the Underwriters severally represents, warrants and agrees as follows:

(a)        it will not offer, sell, or deliver any of the Floating Rate Global Notes due September 3, 2009, the 4.50% Global Notes due March 1, 2013 or the 5.50% Global Notes due March 1, 2018 (collectively, the “Global Notes”), directly or indirectly, or distribute the Preliminary Prospectus, and any supplement thereto, any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus and the Final Prospectus or any other offering material relating to the Global Notes, in or from any jurisdiction except under circumstances that will result in compliance with the applicable laws and regulations and which will not impose any obligations on the Company except as set forth in the Underwriting Agreement to which this Schedule IV is attached.

(b)        in relation to each Member State of the European Economic Area which has implemented the Prospectus Directive (each, a Relevant Member State), with effect from and including the date on which the Prospectus Directive is implemented in that Relevant Member State (the Relevant Implementation Date), it has not made and will not make an offer of Global Notes to the public in that Relevant Member State prior to the publication of a prospectus in relation to the Global Notes which has been approved by the competent authority in that Relevant Member State or, where appropriate, approved in another Relevant Member State and notified to the competent authority in the Relevant Member State, all in accordance with the Prospectus Directive, except that it may, with effect from and including the Relevant Implementation Date, make an offer of Global Notes to the public in that Relevant Member State at any time: (i) to legal entities which are authorized or regulated to operate in the financial markets or, if not so authorized or regulated, whose corporate purpose is solely to invest in securities, (ii) to any company which has two or more of (1) an average of over 250 employees during the last financial year; (2) a total balance sheet of more than €43,000,000 and (3) an annual net turnover of more than €50,000,000, as shown in its last annual or consolidated accounts, (iii) to fewer than 100 natural or legal persons (other than qualified investors as defined in the Prospectus Directive) subject to obtaining the prior consent of the representatives for any such offer, or (iv) in any other circumstances which do not require the publication by the issuer of a prospectus pursuant to Article 3 of the Prospectus Directive.

For the purposes of this provision, the expression an “offer of Global Notes to the public” in relation to any Global Notes in any Relevant Member State means the communication in any form and by any means of sufficient information on the terms of the offer and the Global Notes to be offered so as to enable an investor to decide to purchase or subscribe the Global Notes, as the same may be varied in that Member State by any measure implementing the Prospectus Directive in that Member State and the expression

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“Prospectus Directive” means Directive 2003/71/EC and includes any relevant implementing measure in each Relevant Member State.

(c)        it and each of its affiliates: (i) has only communicated or caused to be communicated and will only communicate or cause to be communicated an invitation or inducement to engage in investment activity (within the meaning of section 21 of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (the “FSMA”)) received by it in connection with the issue or sale of the Global Notes in circumstances in which section 21(1) of FSMA does not apply to us, and (ii) has complied with, and will comply with, all applicable provisions of FSMA with respect to anything done by it in relation to the Global Notes in, from or otherwise involving the United Kingdom.

(d)        it is aware that the Global Notes may not be offered or sold by means of any document other than (i) in circumstances which do not constitute an offer to the public within the meaning of the Companies Ordinance (Cap.32, Laws of Hong Kong), or (ii) to “professional investors” within the meaning of the Securities and Futures Ordinance (Cap.571, Laws of Hong Kong) and any rules made thereunder, or (iii) in other circumstances which do not result in the document being a “prospectus” within the meaning of the Companies Ordinance (Cap.32, Laws of Hong Kong), and that no advertisement, invitation or document relating to the Global Notes may be issued or may be in the possession of any person for the purpose of issue (in each case whether in Hong Kong or elsewhere), which is directed at, or the contents of which are likely to be accessed or read by, the public in Hong Kong (except if permitted to do so under the laws of Hong Kong) other than with respect to Global Notes which are or are intended to be disposed of only to persons outside Hong Kong or only to “professional investors” within the meaning of the Securities and Futures Ordinance (Cap. 571, Laws of Hong Kong) and any rules made thereunder.

(e)        it is aware that the securities have not been and will not be registered under the Securities and Exchange Law of Japan (the Securities and Exchange Law) and it will not offer or sell any securities, directly or indirectly, in Japan or to, or for the benefit of, any resident of Japan (which term as used herein means any person resident in Japan, including any corporation or other entity organized under the laws of Japan), or to others for re-offering or resale, directly or indirectly, in Japan or to a resident of Japan, except pursuant to an exemption from the registration requirements of, and otherwise in compliance with, the Securities and Exchange Law and any other applicable laws, regulations and ministerial guidelines of Japan.

(f)        it is aware that this prospectus has not been registered as a prospectus with the Monetary Authority of Singapore and, accordingly, this prospectus and any other document or material in connection with the offer or sale, or invitation for subscription or purchase, of the Global Notes will not be circulated or distributed, nor may the Global Notes be offered or sold, or be made the subject of an invitation for subscription or purchase, whether directly or indirectly, to persons in Singapore other than (i) to an institutional investor under Section 274 of the Securities and Futures Act, Chapter 289 of

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Singapore (the “SFA”), (ii) to a relevant person, or any person pursuant to Section 275(1A), and in accordance with the conditions, specified in Section 275 of the SFA or (iii) otherwise pursuant to, and in accordance with the conditions of, any other applicable provision of the SFA; it is also aware that where the Global Notes are subscribed or purchased under Section 275 by a relevant person which is: (a) a corporation (which is not an accredited investor) the sole business of which is to hold investments and the entire share capital of which is owned by one or more individuals, each of whom is an accredited investor; or (b) a trust (where the trustee is not an accredited investor) whose sole purpose is to hold investments and each beneficiary is an accredited investor, shares, debentures and units of shares and debentures of that corporation or the beneficiaries’ rights and interest in that trust shall not be transferable for 6 months after that corporation or that trust has acquired the Global Notes under Section 275 except: (1) to an institutional investor under Section 274 of the SFA or to a relevant person, or any person pursuant to Section 275(1A), and in accordance with the conditions, specified in Section 275 of the SFA; (2) where no consideration is given for the transfer; or (3) by operation of law.

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This excerpt taken from the HPQ 8-K filed Jun 18, 2007.

Offering Restrictions

The Underwriter represents, warrants and agrees as follows:

                     (a)         It has not made and will not make an offer of the Global Notes to the public in a member state of the European Economic Area which has implemented the Prospectus Directive (each, a “Relevant Member State”), with effect from and including the date on which the Prospectus Directive is implemented in such Relevant Member State, prior to the publication of a prospectus in relation to the Global Notes which has been approved by the competent authority in such Relevant Member State or, where appropriate, approved in another Relevant Member State and notified to the competent authority in aforementioned Relevant Member State, all in accordance with the Prospectus Directive, except under the following exemptions under the Prospectus Directive, if they have been implemented in that such member state: (i) to legal entities which are authorized or regulated to operate in the financial markets or, if not so authorized or regulated, whose corporate purpose is solely to invest in securities; (ii) to any legal entity which has two or more of (1) an average of at least 250 employees during the last financial year; (2) a total balance sheet of more than EUR 43,000,000 and (3) an annual net turnover of more than EUR 50,000,000, as shown in its last annual or consolidated accounts; (iii) in any other circumstances falling within Article 3 of the Prospectus Directive.

                             For the purposes of this provision, the expression an “offer to the public” in relation to any Global Notes in any Relevant Member State means the communication in any form and by any means of sufficient information on the terms of the offer and any Global Notes to be offered so as to enable an investor to decide to purchase the Global Notes, as the same may be varied in such Relevant Member State by any measure implementing the Prospectus Directive in such Relevant Member State, and the expression “Prospectus Directive” means Directive 2003/71/EC and includes any relevant implementing measure in each Relevant Member State.

                      (b)         (i) It has only communicated or caused to be communicated and will only communicate or cause to be communicated an invitation or inducement to engage in investment activity (within the meaning of Section 21 of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (the “FSMA”)) received by it in connection with the issue or sale of the Global Notes in circumstances in which Section 21(1) of FSMA does not apply to HP; and (ii) it has complied and will comply with all applicable provisions of the FSMA with respect to anything done by it in relation to the Global Notes in, from or otherwise involving the United Kingdom.

                      (c)        (i) It has not distributed and will not distribute the Global Notes within the Federal Republic of Germany by way of a public offer, public advertisement or

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in any similar manner; and (ii) it has not supplied or used and will not supply or use this prospectus supplement or any other document relating to the Global Notes, as well as information or statements contained therein, directly or indirectly, in connection with any offer for subscription of the Global Notes to the public in the Federal Republic of Germany or any other means of public marketing.

                      (d)         (i) It has not offered, sold or transferred and will not offer, sell or transfer the Global Notes in or from the Netherlands as part of its initial distribution or at any time thereafter, directly or indirectly, and (ii) it has not distributed or circulated and will not distribute or circulate the Prospectus or any other document relating to the offering of the Global Notes, other than to individuals residing in or legal entities situated in The Netherlands who or which trade or invest in securities in the conduct of a business or profession (which includes banks, securities intermediaries (including dealers and brokers), insurance companies, pension funds, collective investment institution, central governments, large international and supranational organizations, other institutional investors and other parties, including treasury departments of commercial enterprises, which as an ancillary activity regularly invest in securities; hereinafter, “Professional Investors”), provided that in the offer, prospectus and in any other documents or advertisements in which a forthcoming offering of the Global Notes is publicly announced (whether electronically or otherwise) in The Netherlands it is stated that such offer is and will be exclusively made to such Professional Investors.

                      (e)         (i) The Global Notes are being issued and sold outside the Republic of France and that, in connection with its initial distribution, (ii) it has not offered or sold and will not offer or sell, directly or indirectly, any Global Notes to the public in the Republic of France, and (iii) it has not distributed and will not distribute or cause to be distributed to the public in the Republic of France this prospectus supplement or any other offering material relating to the Global Notes, and that offers, sales and distributions in the Republic of France have been and will be made only to qualified investors (investisseurs qualifiés) in accordance with Article L.411-2 of the Monetary and Financial Code and decrét no. 98-880 dated 1st October, 1998, and applicable regulations thereunder.

                      (f)         (i) It has not offered, sold or distributed and will not offer, sell or distribute the Global Notes or any copies of the prospectus or any other document relating to the Global Notes in the Republic of Italy (“Italy”) in a solicitation to the public at large (sollecitazione all’investimento) within the meaning of Article 1, paragraph 1, letter (t) of Legislative Decree No. 58 of 24 February 1998, as amended (“Legislative Decree No. 58”), other than (A) to “professional investors” (investitori professionali), as defined under Article 31, paragraph 2, of CONSOB Regulation No. 11522 of 1 July 1998, as amended; or (B) pursuant to another exemption from the rules of solicitation of investments under Article 100 of Legislative Decree No. 58; and (ii) it will offer, sell or deliver the Global Notes in Italy only (A) in compliance with Article 129 of the Italian Banking Act and the implementing instructions of the Bank of Italy, pursuant to which the issue, trading or

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placement of securities (e.g., Global Notes) in Italy is subject to prior and subsequent notification to the Bank of Italy, unless an exemption, depending inter alia on the amount of the issue and the characteristics of the securities, applies; and (B) in compliance with any other applicable requirement or limitation which may be imposed from time to time by CONSOB or the Bank of Italy and with all relevant Italian securities, tax, exchange control and other applicable laws and regulations.

                              Insofar as the requirements above are based on laws which are superseded at any time pursuant to the implementation of the Prospectus Directive, such requirements shall be replaced by the applicable requirements under the Prospectus Directive.

                      (g)         It has not offered or sold and will not offer or sell, in each case, directly or indirectly, any Global Notes in Japan or to, or for the benefit of, any resident thereof or corporation or entity organized under the laws thereof, except pursuant to an exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities and Exchange Law of Japan and otherwise in compliance with applicable provisions of Japanese law.

                      (h)         (i) It has not offered or sold and will not offer or sell the Global Notes, (ii) it has not made and will not make an invitation for subscription or purchase of the Global Notes, and (iii) it has not circulated or distributed and will not circulate or distribute this prospectus supplement or any other offering material relating to the Global Notes, whether directly or indirectly, to the public or any member of the public in Singapore other than (A) to an institutional investor or other person specified in Section 274 of the Securities and Futures Act; (B) to a sophisticated investor as defined in, and in accordance with the conditions specified in, Section 275 of the Securities and Futures Act; or (C) otherwise pursuant to, and in accordance with the conditions of, any other applicable provision of the Securities and Futures Act.

                      (i)         It has not offered or sold and will not offer or sell any of the Global Notes in Canada except on a private placement basis to accredited investors within the meaning of the applicable Canadian provincial securities and pursuant to an exemption to the requirement that we prepare and file a prospectus with the securities regulatory authorities in each province where trades of the Global Notes are made.

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