PALO ALTO, Calif.--Dec. 3, 2001--Hewlett-Packard Company today announced that it has increased the size of its five-year notes offering from $750 million to $1 billion due to investor response.
The deal has a five-year term with a coupon of 5.75 percent, with a reoffer yield of 5.874 percent.
Credit Suisse First Boston and Salomon Smith Barney are co-leads while Banc of America Securities LLC and HSBC Securities (USA) Inc. are co-managers for the deal. The company's existing debt is rated "A2'' with negative outlook by Moody's Investor Service and "AA-'' (CreditWatch negative) by Standard & Poor's.