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Other benefits issues for EDS alumni. (Electronic Data Systems Corporation) (Updated Nov 2, 2026) Not officially endorsed or supported. Click to join our forums Question? Email us: hpalumni.info@gmail.com Key contact: The HP Retirement Service Center at Fidelity is the primary administrator for HP Inc US pension and 401(k) accounts. This includes accounts for companies that Hewlett-Packard acquired before Nov 1, 2015 (Compaq, DEC, EDS, etc.) -- and historical records for accounts that were transferred to Prudential in 2020. 1-800-457-4015 (If no password, keep hitting #.) (Outside US 1-508-787-9902 collect.) https://nb.fidelity.com If difficulty on a call or chat, ask for Fidelity's "HP Inc team." (Local Fidelity offices are focused on sales.) The benefits originally promised assumed continued high profit levels. Such benefits plans were closed to new participants years before the company was sold to HP. Service at HP predecessor companies. Of HPInc's many predecessors, only HP and DEC ever built retiree healthcare trust funds. Employees of other acquisitions generally did get service credit for retiree benefits. Depending on your age and history with HP and predecessors, you may qualify for either the former, current, or DEC retiree medical plan. (For the more-generous former plan -- confusingly named "Pre-2003" -- you must have been born on or before June 30, 1957 -- unless your were in certain EER cycles or otherwise notified.) See detailed rules in the Summary Plan Description: https://www.hpalumni.org/HPIncHealthSPD.pdf If rules were misapplied or HP's records were in error, members have successfully appealed -- see page 40 of the SPD for the contact at Corporate. Search for the predecessor company in the SPD. (Ctrl-F, F3, or Command-F.) Of HPInc's many predecessors, only HP, DEC, and EDS ever built US pension plan trust funds. The DEC and EDS plans became sub-plans under the HP/HPInc plan; benefits stopped accruing; terms did not change. Employees of all acquired companies joined the HP/HPInc pension or 401(k) retirement plan in effect after the time of acquisition. Details on HP-related pensions: https://www.hpalumni.org/RetirementPlans EDS alumni report that their original EDS hire date is mentioned in their HR records at HP Inc, HPE, DXC, and Peraton. See all our information for EDS alumni -- pension, stock, career, networking, EDS history/culture -- whether or not you ever worked for HP: https://www.hpalumni.org/eds Legal successors and company names. EDS sale to Hewlett-Packard. Due to declining growth and profits, EDS stock was down to $19 -- from $72 in 2001. EDS management and board negotiated the sale for $25/share, a 32% premium. Completed Aug 26, 2008. EDS was temporarily structured as a subsidiary, "EDS, an HP Company." On Sep 23, 2009, it was renamed "HP Enterprise Services." Hewlett-Packard breakup. On Nov 1, 2015, the legal name of the Hewlett-Packard Company was changed to HP Inc. ("hp" logo, HPQ stock symbol) and a new, completely separate company focused on servers, cloud, and networking – Hewlett Packard Enterprise ("HPE" logo and stock symbol) – was spun off. Portions of HPE were later spun off into DXC and Micro Focus. Details: HP Breakup HPInc is the overall legal successor to Hewlett-Packard Company and to companies acquired before Nov 1, 2015 – Compaq, EDS, etc. – regardless of whether a business unit ended up in HPInc or HPE. Unofficial directory of HP/HPE acquisitions For employees of HP -- and predecessor companies -- who left before the HPInc/HPE separation, responsibility for any health or retirement benefits varies from country to country, depending on employee population. For the US, HPInc has responsibility. For Canada and UK, HPE has responsibility. In many countries, plans were split between HPInc and HPE. See: Where are my benefits? Which HP-related companies have me classified as a retiree or former employee? Due to acquisitions and spinoffs, may not be obvious: Which Company Make sure that the overall 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 You may have an EDS pension. If you were employed by EDS or "EDS, an HP Company" before Jan 1, 2009 -- you may have an EDS pension: https://www.hpalumni.org/edsPension UK Pensions -- HP, DEC, EDS. Links and member advice: https://www.hpalumni.org/country-uk Trade info on pension and benefits issues. Reconnect, celebrate the good times, and appreciate those who have passed. There are several active EDS-related Facebook groups -- which you can join without disclosing personal info: https://www.hpalumni.org/facebook Received a "Potential Private Retirement Benefit" letter from U.S. Social Security? Saw an ad about unclaimed property? Who to contact: https://www.hpalumni.org/PotentialBenefitLetter If the Plan Name refers to stock. EDS stock was retired when, due to declining growth and profits, EDS management and board sold the company to HP in 2008. Details: EDS Stock If you have paper stock certificates. What to do: Stock Certificates EDS 401(k): - The HP Retirement Service Center at Fidelity is the primary administrator for HP Inc US pension and 401(k) accounts. This includes accounts for companies that Hewlett-Packard acquired before Nov 1, 2015 (Compaq, DEC, EDS, etc.) -- and historical records for accounts that were transferred to Prudential in 2020. 1-800-457-4015 (If no password, keep hitting #.) (Outside US 1-508-787-9902 collect.) https://nb.fidelity.com If difficulty on a call or chat, ask for Fidelity's "HP Inc team." (Local Fidelity offices are 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. A current SPD takes precedence over any other written, online, or verbal information -- but still subject to change. The plan administrator is required by law to provide the SPD upon request. How to obtain and decode: https://www.hpalumni.org/SPD-decode - Members indicate that the EDS 401(k) was administered by Vanguard before EDS was sold to HP. Stock issues specifically for former EDS employees. https://www.hpalumni.org/StockEDS Death or disability of a former employee: Checklist for dependents and heirs Vehicle discounts. GM owned EDS from 1984 to 1996. 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