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Other benefits issues for EDS alumni. (Electronic Data Systems Corporation) (Updated Sep 29, 2025) Not officially endorsed or supported. Click to join the HPAA Question? Email us: info@hpalumni.org Key contact: 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.) 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 – Hewlett Packard Enterprise (no hyphen, singular, "HPE" logo and stock symbol) – was spun off. Portions of HPE were later spun off into DXC and Micro Focus, which have spun off other companies. HP Inc is the overall legal successor to Hewlett-Packard and to companies acquired by Hewlett-Packard before Nov 1, 2015 – Compaq, EDS, etc. – regardless of whether a business unit ended up in HP Inc 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. For the US, HP Inc has responsibility. For Canada and UK, HPE has responsibility. In many countries, plans were split between HP Inc 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, which has been merged with an HPInc pension plan: https://www.hpalumni.org/edsPension UK Pension -- HP, DEC, EDS. HP Limited Retirement Benefits Plan, administered by Equiniti. https://hprbp.com Second Equiniti site: https://edspensions.co.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? How to decode and who to contact: "Potential Benefit" letter 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 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.) - 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 - 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 Service at predecessor companies. Of HPInc's many predecessor companies, only HP and DEC ever had retiree healthcare programs. Only HP, DEC, and EDS 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. EDS alumni report that their original EDS hire date is mentioned in their HR records at HP Inc, HPE, DXC, and Peraton. Death or disability of a former employee: Reporting death or disability of a former employee Vehicle discounts. GM owned EDS from 1984 to 1996. 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