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Agilent Issues  (Jan 3, 2024)

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Benefits: (All benefits -- including health and financial benefits.) Agilent Service Center -- toll-free 1-877-989-2727 (operated by Fidelity.)

Stock: You may now have stock in HP, HPE, Agilent, Keysight, or DXC in various accounts – and may not have received cash payouts for Micro Focus and Perspecta. Due to spinoffs and splits, current cost basis depends on when you acquired each block of shares. Members have found that plan administrators, transfer agents, and brokerages vary significantly in how (or if) they track gain/loss and cost basis for the many complex HP-related stock events -- and what (if anything) they report to the IRS. Stock Recovery and Cost Basis

Links and HPAA member advice on Agilent and Keysight stock: Agilent Stock 

Key: Agilent is the legal successor to the Hewlett-Packard business units -- instrument, medical, analytical, component, etc. -- that were that were transferred to Agilent on May 2, 2000. In general, responsibility for commitments to former employees of those business units rests with Agilent. (In turn, Keysight is now the legal successor to the HP/Agilent/Keysight instrument business.)

Make sure that the legal successor to every company you ever worked for has your current postal address. Even if not classified by the company as a "Retiree" or if long gone -- in case of pension plan changes, employment lawsuits, settlements, or other issues. Update address at former company

Former employee or retiree of which company? (Includes any retiree health coverage, pension, 401(k), etc. )

- Left the Hewlett-Packard Company before the May 2, 2000 Agilent spinoff and had worked in the HP businesses that became Agilent -- instrument, medical, analytical, component, etc. -- classified as a former employee or retiree of Agilent and sent a notice at that time.

- If worked in the HP or Agilent instrument business, reclassified in the Nov 1, 2014 Keysight spinoff as a former employee or retiree of Keysight and sent a notice at that time.  HPAA's Keysight page: Keysight

Employment verification and experience letters for Hewlett-Packard, Hewlett Packard Enterprise, and related companies. Employment and Experience Verification

Agilent Benefits. Retiree medical, retirement plan, deferred profit-sharing plan, 401(k) plan, employee stock ownership, and stock options are all administered by the Agilent Service Center at Fidelity.
1-877-989-2727 (Source: HP/HPE/Agilent/Keysight Bay Area Retired Employees Club )

Local social club. HP/HPE/Agilent/Keysight Retired Employees Club -- Bay Area.  https://hpretirees.org/myhprec/club-brochure/  (click "View Fullscreen")

Reconnect, celebrate the good times, and appreciate those who have passed. There are many HP-related social groups on Facebook, including: HP, Agilent, and Keysight. Private, independent online forums operated and moderated by people from each community. Leading HP-related Facebook groups: https://www.hpalumni.org/facebook

Contacting Agilent. Links to pages on Agilent's company website:

- The "Contact Us" page has a link for "General Suggestions and Feedback" emails -- and gives the postal address for the company's worldwide headquarters. https://www.agilent.com/en/contact-us/page

- The "Leadership" page gives the names of senior executives -- including the CEO, head of Human Resources, and the chief legal officer (General Counsel.)  https://www.agilent.com/about/companyinfo/leadership/

- The "Contact Us" page has a search directory of local company offices worldwide. https://www.agilent.com/en/contact-us/page

Corporate Headquarters: 5301 Stevens Creek Blvd, Santa Clara, CA 95051  (800) 227-9770 (At a Post Office window, you can specify Certified Mail combined with Return Receipt.)

Other links:

HPAA's Keysight information.

HP, Agilent, Keysight History Links

Contacts for former HP and HPE employees

Dave and Bill - 1960's management meeting.

Reading lines written for them in a skit at a 1960's management meeting.


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