The Plan may be amended, suspended or terminated at any time and from time to time, by action of the O&C Committee, provided no such amendment, suspension or termination adversely affects any Participant’s right to receive any amount to which they have become entitled under the terms of this Plan prior to such amendment, suspension or termination. In order to be effective, any amendment of this Plan or any Award must be in writing. No oral statement, representation or the like shall have the effect of amending or modifying this Plan or any Award, or otherwise have any binding effect on the Company, the O&C Committee, the Executive Team, or any individual who has been delegated authority by the O&C Committee or the Executive Team to administer this Plan.

Amendment of Plan. The Board may amend, suspend or terminate the Plan or any portion thereof at any time; provided that if at any time the approval of the Company’s stockholders is required as to any modification or amendment under Section 422 of the Code or any successor provision with respect to Incentive Stock Options, the Board may not effect such modification or amendment without such approval. Unless otherwise specified in the amendment, any amendment to the Plan adopted in accordance with this Section 11(d) shall apply to, and be binding on the holders of, all Awards outstanding under the Plan at the time the amendment is adopted, provided the Board determines that such amendment, taking into account any related action, does not materially and adversely affect the rights of Participants under the Plan.

This Agreement shall be subject to the terms of the Plan, as amended from time to time, except that, subject to Sections 20, 22 and 24, and the provisions of the Addendum hereto, the Award which is the subject of this Agreement may not be materially adversely affected by any amendment or termination of the Plan approved after the Award Date without your written consent.

The Compensation Committee shall have final authority to interpret the provisions of the Plan and may make any determination and take any action that the Committee deems necessary or desirable for the administration of the Plan. Interpretations by the Compensation Committee shall be conclusive and binding on all participants and their designated beneficiaries. The Compensation Committee may amend, alter, suspend, discontinue or terminate the Plan or any portion thereof at any time. It is the responsibility of the Senior Vice President, General Counsel & Corporate Secretary # to cause each person selected to participate in the Plan to be furnished with a copy of the Plan and to be notified in writing of such selection, the applicable goals and the range of the awards for which the participant is eligible; # to cause the awards to be calculated in accordance with the Plan; and # except to the extent reserved to the CEO or the Compensation Committee hereunder, to administer the Plan consistent with its express provisions.

The Board or Committee shall have complete and exclusive power and authority to amend or modify the Plan in any or all respects, except for those persons ineligible to participate. However, no such amendment or modification shall adversely affect the rights and obligations with respect to unvested stock issuances at the time outstanding under the Plan unless the Participant consents to such amendment or modification. In addition, certain amendments may require stockholder approval pursuant to applicable laws and regulations.

Amendment of the Plan. The Board may at any time and from time to time amend the Plan in any respect, except that without the approval within 12 months of such Board action by the stockholders, no amendment shall be made increasing the number of shares approved for the Plan or making any other change that would require stockholder approval in order for the Plan, as amended, to qualify as an “employee stock purchase plan” under Section 423(b) of the U.S. Code.

This Plan may be amended, suspended or terminated at any time by the Board of Directors of the Company. However, no amendment, suspension or termination of the Plan may, without the consent of a participant, alter or impair any of the rights previously granted under the Plan. Any amendment or termination shall comply with the restrictions of Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code ("[Section 409A]") to the extent applicable. No amendment or termination of the Plan may accelerate a scheduled payment of amounts subject to Section 409A, nor may any amendment or termination permit a subsequent deferral of amounts subject to Section 409A.

In the event of a termination of the Plan in whole or in part or upon the complete discontinuance of Transitional Pay Contributions, a Member affected by such termination or discontinuance shall be fully vested in his Account.

AMENDMENT AND TERMINATION. The Board or the Committee may at any time amend, suspend, discontinue or terminate the Plan; provided, however, that no such amendment, suspension, discontinuance or termination shall adversely affect the rights of any Participant in respect of any Plan Year which has already commenced and no such action shall be effective without approval by the stockholders of the Company to the extent necessary to continue to qualify the amounts payable hereunder to Covered Employees as performance-based compensation under [Section 162(m)].

Any amendment or termination of the Plan will not affect the entitlement of any Participant or the Beneficiary of a Participant whose Termination Date occurs before the amendment or termination. All benefits to which any Participant or Beneficiary may be entitled shall be determined under the Plan as in effect at the time of the Participant’s Termination Date and shall not be affected by any subsequent change in the provisions of the Plan; provided, that HP reserves the right to change the Investment Options with respect to any Participant or Beneficiary. Participants and Beneficiaries will be given notice prior to the discontinuance of the Plan, change in Investment Options available or reduction of any benefits provided by the Plan.