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Legacy U.S. HPInc Retirement (Pension) Plans -- RP, DPSP, and CAPP.
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The legacy U.S. HPInc retirement plans -- the RP, DPSP, and CAPP.
For details on the current HP retirement plans, including current postal addresses -- go to Current HP Retirement Plans
The key document for a US employee retirement or health plan is the legal Summary Plan Description (SPD). It includes plan details and an address at the employer for appeals. The current SPD takes precedence over any other written, online, or verbal information you may have been given -- but is still subject to change. The employer's plan administrator is required by law to provide the SPD upon request. How to obtain and decode: https://www.hpalumni.org/SPD-decode The first two segments of a plan number are the "EIN" -- IRS Employer Identification Number. For example, 94-1081436 for HP.
HP DPSP: 94-1081436-001 "Hewlett-Packard Company Deferred Profit Sharing Plan" A defined contribution plan.
- US payroll. Participant before Nov 1, 1993. Closed to new participants on Nov 1, 1993.
- Benefit amount is based on pay and years of service. Upon leaving, benefits are paid as either a fixed monthly annuity or a single lump-sum.
- HPAA's copy, which may be out of date: [new version coming 10/2023] Jan 2013 RP/DPSP SPD (For reference: Jan 2008 RP/DPSP SPD version Jan 2013 RP/DPSP SPD version)
HP RP: 94-1081436-003 "Hewlett-Packard Company Retirement Plan, a sub-plan of the Hewlett-Packard Company Pension Plan" A defined benefit plan.
- US payroll. Employed on or before Dec 31, 2002. Closed to new participants on Jan 1, 2003. -
- Benefit amount is based on pay and years of service. Upon leaving, benefits are paid as either a fixed monthly annuity or a single lump-sum.
- HPAA's copy, which may be out of date: [new version coming 10/2023] Jan 2013 RP/DPSP SPD (For reference: Jan 2008 RP/DPSP SPD version Jan 2013 RP/DPSP SPD version)
EDS Retirement Plan: 94-1081436-003 "EDS Retirement Plan, a sub-plan of the Hewlett-Packard Company Pension Plan" A defined benefit plan.
- HPAA's copy, which may be out of date: EDS Retirement Plan Summary Plan Description (SPD) [Browser tab displays: "HA Normal" -- where "HA" means "Hewitt Associates."]
Log into the plan administrator's website or call. They are required by law to provide the SPD upon request. (The mailing about the 2020 EDS lump-sum pension buyout offer did not include the SPD -- which covers many key details, including annual interest credit, QDRO, and surviving spouse provisions.)
HP CAPP: 94-1081436-003 "Hewlett-Packard Company Cash Account Pension Plan, a sub-plan of the Hewlett-Packard Company Pension Plan" (Not to be confused with "TAXCAP" -- HP's original name for the company's 401(k) program.) A defined benefit plan.
- US payroll. Hired or rehired by HP between Jan 1, 2003 and Dec 31, 2005. (DEC Pension Plan prior to Mar 1, 1996.) Closed to new participants on Jan 1, 2006.
- Benefit amount is based on pay and years of service. Upon leaving, benefits are paid as either a fixed monthly annuity or a single lump-sum.
- HPAA's copy, which may be out of date: [new version coming 10/2023] CAPP SPD (For reference: Jan 2008 CAPP version )
Assume that any addresses given in an SPD are extinct. (Hanover Street, Compaq Center, Pruneridge Ave, America Center Drive, Legacy Drive, Forest Lane, Maynard, etc.) Use the current corporate headquarters address instead: HP Inc headquarters 10300 Energy Drive, Spring, TX 77389. (At a US Post Office window, you can specify Certified Mail combined with Return Receipt.)
Info on the continuing HP 401(k) plan -- which started in 1984: HP Retirement Plans
Death benefit. HP formerly had a $5,000 employee/retiree death benefit. The amount had not changed in decades -- and was seldom collected because heirs did not know about it. HP ended this practice in 2010, as did Agilent. (More on death or disability of a former employee: Reporting death or disability of a former employee.)
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