<SEC-DOCUMENT>0001179706-11-000181.txt : 20111128
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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001179706-11-000181
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	3
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20111117
FILED AS OF DATE:		20111128
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20111128

ISSUER:		

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			HEWLETT PACKARD CO
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000047217
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	COMPUTER & OFFICE EQUIPMENT [3570]
		IRS NUMBER:				941081436
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1031

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		3000 HANOVER ST
		STREET 2:		MS 1050
		CITY:			PALO ALTO
		STATE:			CA
		ZIP:			94304
		BUSINESS PHONE:		6508571501

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		3000 HANOVER ST
		STREET 2:		MS 1050
		CITY:			PALO ALTO
		STATE:			CA
		ZIP:			94304

REPORTING-OWNER:	

	OWNER DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			WHITWORTH RALPH V
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001052622

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		3
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-04423
		FILM NUMBER:		111229496

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		RELATIONAL INVESTORS LLC
		STREET 2:		12400 HIGH BLUFF DRIVE, SUITE 600
		CITY:			SAN DIEGO
		STATE:			CA
		ZIP:			92130
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    <periodOfReport>2011-11-17</periodOfReport>

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    <issuer>
        <issuerCik>0000047217</issuerCik>
        <issuerName>HEWLETT PACKARD CO</issuerName>
        <issuerTradingSymbol>HPQ</issuerTradingSymbol>
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            <rptOwnerName>WHITWORTH RALPH V</rptOwnerName>
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            <rptOwnerStreet1>C/O HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2>3000 HANOVER STREET</rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>PALO ALTO</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>CA</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>94304</rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription></rptOwnerStateDescription>
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            <isDirector>1</isDirector>
            <isOfficer>0</isOfficer>
            <isTenPercentOwner>0</isTenPercentOwner>
            <isOther>0</isOther>
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        <nonDerivativeHolding>
            <securityTitle>
                <value>Common Stock</value>
            </securityTitle>
            <postTransactionAmounts>
                <sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
                    <value>0</value>
                </sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
            </postTransactionAmounts>
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                    <value></value>
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            <securityTitle>
                <value>Common Stock</value>
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            <postTransactionAmounts>
                <sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
                    <value>17251400</value>
                </sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
            </postTransactionAmounts>
            <ownershipNature>
                <directOrIndirectOwnership>
                    <value>I</value>
                </directOrIndirectOwnership>
                <natureOfOwnership>
                    <value>Relational Investors LLC</value>
                    <footnoteId id="F1"/>
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    <footnotes>
        <footnote id="F1">Reporting person is a Principal of Relational Investors LLC (&quot;RILLC&quot;). RILLC is the record owner of 200 shares and sole general partner, or the sole managing member of the general partner, of Relational Investors, L.P., Relational Fund Partners, L.P., Relational Coast Partners, L.P., RH Fund 1, L.P., RH Fund 6, L.P., Relational Investors VIII, L.P., Relational Investors IX, L.P., Relational Investors X, L.P., Relational Investors XV, L.P., Relational Investors XVI, L.P., Relational Investors XX, L.P., Relational Investors XXII, L.P., Relational Investors XXIII, L.P., and Relational Investors Alpha Fund I, L.P.  These Limited Partnerships own a total of 12,479,482 shares. An additional 4,771,718 shares are held in accounts managed by RILLC.  Reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of these securities except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein.</footnote>
    </footnotes>

    <remarks></remarks>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>David Ritenour as Attorney-in-Fact for Ralph V. Whitworth</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2011-11-28</signatureDate>
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<title>EDS senior management has for some time been subject to certain
guidelines as to the timing of trades in company securities.  These guidelines
were established to protect the interests of EDS and to help individual
officers avoid inadvertent violations of</title>



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<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:right'><b>Exhibit 24</b></p>



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<p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";text-align:center'><b><u>POWER OF ATTORNEY</u></b></p>

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<p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";text-align:justify'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Know all by these presents that the
undersigned hereby constitutes and appoints Michael J. Holston, Paul T. Porrini
and David Ritenour, and each of them, signing singly, his or her true and
lawful attorney-in-fact to:</p>



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    &nbsp;</td>
    <td width="7%" valign="top" align="justify">
    <p align="left"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman">(1)</font></td>
    <td width="93%" valign="top" align="justify">
    <p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0">
    <font size="2" face="Times New Roman">execute for and on behalf of the
    undersigned, in the undersigned's capacity as a director of Hewlett-Packard
    Company (&quot;HP&quot;), any Forms 3, 4 and 5 or&nbsp; any amendments thereto, in
    accordance with Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
    amended (the &quot;Exchange Act&quot;), and the rules thereunder;<br>
&nbsp;</font></td>
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    &nbsp;</td>
    <td width="7%" valign="top" align="justify">
    <p align="left"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman">(2)</font></td>
    <td width="93%" valign="top" align="justify">
    <p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0">
    <font size="2" face="Times New Roman">do and perform any and all acts for
    and on behalf of the undersigned which may be necessary or desirable to
    complete the execution of any such Forms 3, 4 or&nbsp; 5 and any amendments
    thereto and the timely filing of such form with the United States Securities
    and Exchange Commission and any stock exchange or similar authority; and<br>
&nbsp;</font></td>
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    &nbsp;</td>
    <td width="7%" valign="top" align="justify">
    <p align="left"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman">(3)</font></td>
    <td width="93%" valign="top" align="justify">
    <p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0">
    <font size="2" face="Times New Roman">take any other action of any type
    whatsoever in connection with the foregoing which, in the opinion of such
    attorney-in-fact, may be of benefit to, in the best interest of, or legally
    required by, the undersigned, it being understood that the documents
    executed by such attorney-in-fact on behalf of the undersigned, pursuant to
    this Power of Attorney shall be in such form and shall contain such terms
    and conditions as such attorney-in-fact may approve in his or her
    discretion.</font></td>
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<p style='margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; margin-top:0in'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The undersigned hereby grants to each such
attorney-in-fact full power and authority to do and perform all and every act
and thing whatsoever requisite, necessary, or proper to be done in the exercise
of any of the rights and powers herein granted, as fully to all intents and
purposes as such attorney-in-fact might or could do if personally present, with
full power of substitution or revocation, hereby ratifying and confirming all
that such attorney-in-fact, or his or her substitute or substitutes, shall
lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue of this Power of Attorney and the
rights and powers herein granted.&nbsp; The undersigned acknowledges that the
foregoing attorneys-in-fact, in serving in such capacity at the request of the
undersigned, are not assuming, nor is HP assuming, any of the undersigned's
responsibilities to comply with Section 16 of the Exchange Act.</p>

<p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";text-align:justify'>&nbsp;</p>

<p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";text-align:justify'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; This Power of Attorney shall remain in full
force and effect until the undersigned is no longer required to file Forms 3, 4
and 5 with respect to the undersigned's holdings of and transactions in
securities issued by HP, unless earlier revoked by the undersigned in a signed
writing delivered to the foregoing attorneys-in-fact.</p>

<p style='margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";text-align:justify;margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; margin-top:0in'>&nbsp;</p>

<p style='margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";text-align:justify;margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; margin-top:0in'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The undersigned understands and acknowledges that the
Securities and Exchange Commission requires any electronic requests for a Form
ID and/or Passphrase be authenticated. The undersigned hereby confirms the
authenticity of any such electronic request submitted for a Form ID and/or
Passphrase, or any update thereto, by any of the foregoing attorneys-in-fact on
or after the date hereof.</p>

<p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";text-align:justify'>&nbsp;</p>

<p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";text-align:justify'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has
caused this Power of Attorney to be executed as of this 21st day of November, 2011.</p>

<p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";text-align:justify'>&nbsp;</p>

<p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";text-align:justify'>&nbsp;</p>

<p style='margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";margin-left:0;text-align:justify; margin-right:0in; margin-top:0in'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;<u>
/S/ RALPH V. WHITWORTH&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
</u></p>

<p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Ralph V. Whitworth</p>


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