Walter Hewlett Dumped From HP Board
News Hewlett-Packard said on Monday that it will not renominate Walter Hewlett to its board of directors. But Walter made a number of conciliatory comments at the shareholders' meeting about supporting the merger if it went through.
[April 2, 2002, 10:49]
HP Merger Lawsuit Dismissed
News In his lawsuit, Walter Hewlett had alleged the vote was tainted. In a statement, Walter Hewlett said he was "disappointed" with the court's decision, but grateful that it acted quickly. The decision is a huge setback for former director Walter...
[May 1, 2002, 8:37]
Court Gives Go-ahead To Hewlett Lawsuit
News A Delaware judge ruled Monday that Walter Hewlett may pursue a lawsuit against Hewlett-Packard, a decision that could pose problems for the company's proposed $19bn merger with Compaq Computer. Hewlett, the HP director who opposes the company's...
[April 9, 2002, 8:34]
Brief: HP Vote 'neither Free Nor Fair'
News Hewlett-Packard's efforts to sway the vote of Deutsche Bank in favour of the Compaq acquisition were tantamount to vote-buying, lawyers for Walter Hewlett argued in legal papers made public Monday. The brief was filed Friday, in lieu of a closing...
[April 30, 2002, 11:51]
HP Explains Hewlett Ousting
News Hewlett-Packard's board of directors tried on Tuesday to reach out to the company's employees, outlining its reasons for not renominating Walter Hewlett as a director. Tuesday's letter says HP board members met with Hewlett a day before the lawsuit...
[April 3, 2002, 11:55]
Hewlett Blasts HP-Compaq Integration
News Opening arguments began in Delaware on Tuesday in the HP versus Hewlett trial, with the lawyer for dissident shareholder Walter Hewlett displaying a host of internal emails contending that the proposed merger of Hewlett-Packard and Compaq Computer...
[April 24, 2002, 7:32]
HP Fires Worker Who 'leaked Info'
News The actions HP took to win support from Deutsche Bank are the subject of a lawsuit from dissident board member Walter Hewlett. Hewlett's lawsuit seeking to throw out the results of the vote is scheduled to go to trial Tuesday in Delaware.
[April 19, 2002, 7:32]
HP Ready To Get Down To Business
News Even before then board member Walter Hewlett declared his opposition in November, many analysts were panning the deal. Certainly the attention from Walter Hewlett encouraged them to tune up that planning process," said Martin Reynolds, an analyst...
[May 7, 2002, 10:39]
HP Exec Hits Back At Vote Critics
News The voicemail could figure prominently in a lawsuit brought by merger opponent Walter Hewlett, who is seeking to have the results of HP's shareholder vote overturned. Hewlett-Packard's chief financial officer, Bob Wayman, sent a memo to employees...
[April 12, 2002, 11:44]
HP Leadership Picks Hint At Product Fates
News HP has said it believes it has won by a slim but sufficient margin, while opponent Walter Hewlett, a director on HP's board, has refused to concede defeat. Hewlett has also filed a lawsuit seeking to have votes in favor of the deal thrown out.
[April 4, 2002, 11:10]
HPQ: The New Hewlett-Packard Is Go
News Wed 1 May: A Delaware judge throws out Walter Hewlett's challenge to the Hewlett-Packard shareholder vote, ruling that the vote was legal HP merger lawsuit dismissed Fri 3 May: Compaq will live on in the new Hewlett-Packard symbol for the New York...
[May 7, 2002, 16:19]
HP Tempers Profit Report With Caution
News Of that $149m, "$75m was directly associated with advertisements and proxy solicitation," the result of the drawn-out battle with Walter Hewlett, who spearheaded the effort to convince shareholders to block the merger.
[May 15, 2002, 9:24]
HP Announces Final Results Of Vote Count
News The final tally comes a day after a Delaware court rejected a lawsuit from Walter Hewlett seeking to overturn the results of the 19 March shareholder vote. Hewlett-Packard has announced that a final tally shows its shareholders have approved the...
[May 2, 2002, 9:53]
HP Integration Carries On In Merger Limbo
News Instead, three weeks later, the company is set to go to court and defend itself against a lawsuit from dissident director Walter Hewlett, who is asking the Delaware Chancery Court to overturn the vote by HP shareholders to approve the deal.
[April 22, 2002, 15:48]
HP Judge Promises Swift Decision
News The trial that pitted HP against board member Walter Hewlett came to an abrupt conclusion Thursday afternoon as both sides declined to make closing arguments. In late March, he filed a lawsuit claiming that HP improperly garnered votes for the...
[April 26, 2002, 8:57]
