Member advice for former employees of related companies

This page is for former employees and retirees of spinoff and predecessor companies such as Agilent, Compaq, DEC, DXC, EDS, Keysight, Micro Focus, Tandem, etc.

Advice from HP/HPE alumni discussions. Not officially endorsed or supported. (Updated Sep 1, 2025)  Click to join the HPAA   Question? Email us: info@hpalumni.org

If you are also a former employee or retiree of HP or HPE, you should also check these contact lists:   HP Contacts   HPE Contacts

Make sure that every company you worked for (which may include both HP Inc and Hewlett Packard Enterprise) 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. (HP Inc is the overall legal successor to Hewlett-Packard before the company was split into HP Inc and Hewlett Packard Enterprise, including DEC, EDS, etc.) Update address at former company

Which HP-related companies have me classified as a retiree or former employee? Due to acquisitions and spinoffs, this may not be obvious. Check here: Which Company

HP Inc benefits for service at predecessor companies. Of HPInc's many predecessor companies, only HP and DEC ever had retiree healthcare programs. Only HP, DEC, and EDS ever had pension plans. Over the years, HP, DEC, and EDS set aside money in dedicated trust funds to pay for those programs. Therefore, employees of other acquisitions did not get credit under HP's retiree healthcare or pension programs for service at the predecessor -- but generally did get service credit for other benefits. Details: DEC Benefits  EDS Benefits

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

Death or disability of a former employee. Reporting death or disability of a former employee

Financial benefits contacts -- 401(k), pension, stock...

The HP Retirement Service Center is the primary administrator for HP Inc U.S. pension and 401(k) accounts, including any accounts for companies that Hewlett-Packard acquired before Nov 1, 2015 (Compaq, DEC, EDS, etc.) Operated by Fidelity Investments. 1-800-457-4015 (If no password, keep hitting #.) (Outside US 1-508-787-9902 collect.) https://nb.fidelity.com (Don't go to a local Fidelity office, which is focused on sales.)

- EDS. If you were employed by EDS or "EDS, an HP Company" before Jan 1, 2009 -- you may have an EDS pension, which has been merged with an HPInc pension plan: Details: hpalumni.org/eds

- DEC. If you were employed by DEC prior to Mar 1, 1996: You may have a benefit under the HP Cash Account Pension Plan. Details: hpalumni.org/DEC

The HPE Retirement Service Center is the primary administrator for Hewlett Packard Enterprise U.S. pension and 401(k) accounts, including any accounts for companies that HPE acquired since Nov 1, 2015 (Cray, Juniper, Nimble, etc.) Operated by Fidelity Investments. 1-800-409-4015 (If no password, keep hitting #.) (Outside US 1-508-787-9902 collect.)  https://nb.fidelity.com (Don't go to a local Fidelity office, which is focused on sales.)

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

If you have an existing HP 401(k) or personal brokerage account at Fidelity, go to http://netbenefits.com and use your existing username and password. Otherwise, call Fidelity 1-800-457-4015 (If no password, keep hitting #.) (Outside US 1-508-787-9902 collect.) Fidelity (Don't go to a local Fidelity office, which is focused on sales.)  

Stock. If you were ever an HP shareholder, you may now have shares of HPQ, HPE, Keysight, and/or Agilent – in different accounts. If ever an HPE shareholder, you may now have shares of DXC – and may not have received cash payouts for MFGP and PRSP. Find it all – and estimate your current cost basis: HP/HPE-Related Stocks  Due to the many complex HP-related stock events, only you – not the company, plan administrators, transfer agents, brokers, or the IRS – can reconstruct your full stock history.

W-2: You need your company W-2 if you exercised any options during the year -- even if you did not work for the company during that year. (You will also get a 1099-B from the broker. You need both documents for every option exercise.)  How to obtain your annual W-2 or final Earnings Statement: hpalumni.org/Contacts-Payroll

W-2 Wage and Tax Statement or Final Earnings Statement for U.S.

You need your company W-2 if you exercised any options during the year -- even if you did not work for the company during that year. (You will also get a 1099-B from the broker. You need both documents for every option exercise.)

Additional information

Info for those who worked at:  Agilent  Autonomy  Compaq  DEC  DXC  EDS  HP  HPE  Juniper  Keysight  Micro Focus  Perspecta  Poly  Tandem  Other acquisitions and spinoffs

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