Hewlett-Packard (HPQ)

Section 7.    Special Transition Rules for Deferrals Before 2004.

        7.1    Termination After Retirement Date.    If a Participant's Termination Date is prior to January 1, 2005 and on or after his or her Retirement Date and the portion of the Participant's Deferral Account attributable to deferrals made before 2004 is no less than $15,000 on the Retirement Date, an election as to the form and commencement of benefit may be made in accordance with this Section 7.1. An election under this section is only valid if made before the date which is at least twelve (12) months prior to the Participant's Termination Date, and on or before the last day of the calendar year preceding the Termination Year.

        7.1.1    Form of Payout.    A Participant making a valid election under this Section 7.1 may elect to receive either (1) a single lump sum payout by January 15 of the year following the Termination Year, or (2) a payout in annual installments over a five (5) to fifteen (15) year period beginning with the January 15 following the Termination Year.

        7.1.2    Commencement of Payout.    A Participant making a valid election under this Section 7.1 may elect to further defer the Payout Commencement Date, under either the single lump sum or the annual installment election addressed in Section 7.1.1, by an additional one (1), two (2) or three (3) years beginning after the January 15 following the Termination Year.

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        7.1.3    Earnings on Deferral Accounts.    Whatever the form of payout under Section 7, and whatever the timing of the Payout Commencement Date, the Deferral Account of a Participant shall continue to be credited with Earnings until all amounts in such an account are paid out to the Participant.

        7.2    Default Form and Commencement of Payout.    If a Participant's Termination Date is prior to January 1, 2005 and is on or after his or her Retirement Date, a valid election under Section 7.1 is not made, and the Participant's Deferral Account balance is no less than $15,000 on the Retirement Date, then the Participant shall receive his or her payout in annual installments over the fifteen (15) year period beginning with the January 15 following the Termination Year. If, however, such Deferral Account balance is less than $15,000 on the Retirement Date, then the Participant shall receive a single lump sum payout as soon as practicable after the Retirement Date.