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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
________________________________
FORM 10-Q
(Mark One)
 
QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the quarterly period ended
April 30, 2020
Or
TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the transition period from            to            
Commission file number
1-4423
_________________________________________
HP INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware

94-1081436
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
 
(I.R.S. employer
identification no.)
1501 Page Mill Road

94304
Palo Alto,
California
 
(Zip code)
(Address of principal executive offices)
 
 
(650) 857-1501
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
_______________________________________
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934:
Title of each class
Trading Symbol(s)
Name of each exchange on which registered
Common stock, par value $0.01 per share
HPQ
New York Stock Exchange
Preferred Share Purchase Rights
 
New York Stock Exchange
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes  No 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files). Yes  No 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
Large accelerated filer Accelerated filer
Non-accelerated filer  Smaller reporting company
                                 Emerging growth company
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes  No 
The number of shares of HP common stock outstanding as of April 30, 2020 was 1,429,956,853 shares.
 




HP INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Form 10-Q
For the Quarterly Period ended April 30, 2020
Table of Contents
In this report on Form 10-Q, for all periods presented, “we”, “us”, “our”, “company”, the “Company”, “HP” and “HP Inc.” refer to HP Inc. (formerly Hewlett-Packard Company) and its consolidated subsidiaries.


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Forward-Looking Statements
This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, including “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” in Item 2 of Part I, contains forward-looking statements based on current expectations and assumptions that involve risks and uncertainties. If the risks or uncertainties ever materialize or the assumptions prove incorrect, the results of HP Inc. and its consolidated subsidiaries (“HP”) may differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements and assumptions. All statements other than statements of historical fact are statements that could be deemed forward-looking statements, including, but not limited to, any statements regarding the potential impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and the actions by governments, businesses and individuals in response to the situation; projections of net revenue, margins, expenses, effective tax rates, net earnings, net earnings per share, cash flows, benefit plan funding, deferred taxes, share repurchases, foreign currency exchange rates or other financial items; any projections of the amount, timing or impact of cost savings or restructuring and other charges, planned structural cost reductions and productivity initiatives; any statements of the plans, strategies and objectives of management for future operations, including, but not limited to, our business model and transformation, our sustainability goals, our go-to-market strategy, the execution of restructuring plans and any resulting cost savings, net revenue or profitability improvements or other financial impacts; any statements concerning the expected development, performance, market share or competitive performance relating to products or services; any statements regarding current or future macroeconomic trends or events and the impact of those trends and events on HP and its financial performance; any statements regarding pending investigations, claims or disputes; any statements of expectation or belief, including with respect to the timing and expected benefits of acquisitions and other business combination and investment transactions; and any statements of assumptions underlying any of the foregoing. Forward-looking statements can also generally be identified by words such as “future,” “anticipates,” “believes,” “estimates,” “expects,” “intends,” “plans,” “predicts,” “projects,” “will,” “would,” “could,” “can,” “may,” and similar terms. Risks, uncertainties and assumptions include factors relating to the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and the actions by governments, businesses and individuals in response to the situation, the effects of which may give rise to or amplify the risks associated with many of these factors listed here; HP’s ability to execute on its strategic plan, including the recently announced initiatives, business model changes and transformation; execution of planned structural cost reductions and productivity initiatives; HP’s ability to complete any contemplated share repurchases, other capital return programs or other strategic transactions; the need to address the many challenges facing HP’s businesses; the competitive pressures faced by HP’s businesses; risks associated with executing HP’s strategy and business model changes and transformation; successfully innovating, developing and executing HP’s go-to-market strategy, including online, omnichannel and contractual sales, in an evolving distribution and reseller landscape; the development and transition of new products and services and the enhancement of existing products and services to meet customer needs and respond to emerging technological trends; successfully competing and maintaining the value proposition of HP’s products, including supplies; the need to manage third-party suppliers, manage HP’s global, multi-tier distribution network, limit potential misuse of pricing programs by HP’s channel partners, adapt to new or changing marketplaces and effectively deliver HP’s services; challenges to HP’s ability to accurately forecast inventories, demand and pricing, which may be due to HP’s multi-tiered channel, sales of HP’s products to unauthorized resellers or unauthorized resale of HP’s products; integration and other risks associated with business combination and investment transactions; the results of the restructuring plans, including estimates and assumptions related to the cost (including any possible disruption of HP’s business) and the anticipated benefits of the restructuring plans; the protection of HP’s intellectual property assets, including intellectual property licensed from third parties; the hiring and retention of key employees; the impact of macroeconomic and geopolitical trends and events; risks associated with HP’s international operations; the execution and performance of contracts by HP and its suppliers, customers, clients and partners; disruptions in operations from system security risks, data protection breaches, cyberattacks, extreme weather conditions, medical epidemics or pandemics such as the COVID-19 pandemic, and other natural or manmade disasters or catastrophic events; the impact of changes in tax laws; potential liabilities and costs from pending or potential investigations, claims and disputes; and other risks that are described herein, including but not limited to the items discussed in “Risk Factors” in Item 1A of Part II of this report as well as in Item 1A “Risk Factors” of Part I in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2019 and that are otherwise described or updated from time to time in HP’s other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”). The forward-looking statements in this report are made as of the date of this filing and HP assumes no obligation and does not intend to update these forward-looking statements.

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Part I. Financial Information

ITEM 1. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data.
Index
 
Page


4


HP INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Consolidated Condensed Statements of Earnings
(Unaudited)
 
Three months ended April 30
 
Six months ended April 30
 
2020
 
2019
 
2020
 
2019
 
In millions, except per share amounts
Net revenue
$
12,469

 
$
14,036

 
$
27,087

 
$
28,746

Costs and expenses:
 
 
 

 
 
 
 
Cost of revenue
9,976

 
11,307

 
21,722

 
23,405

Research and development
338

 
353

 
738

 
697

Selling, general and administrative
1,216

 
1,339

 
2,506

 
2,587

Restructuring and other charges
81

 
69

 
372

 
124

Acquisition-related charges
3

 
11

 
3

 
21

Amortization of intangible assets
29

 
29

 
55

 
58

Total costs and expenses
11,643

 
13,108

 
25,396

 
26,892

Earnings from operations
826

 
928
 
1,691

 
1,854

Interest and other, net

 
(45
)
 
13

 
(71
)
Earnings before taxes
826

 
883
 
1,704

 
1,783

Provision for taxes
(62
)
 
(101
)
 
(262
)
 
(198
)
Net earnings
$
764

 
$
782

 
$
1,442

 
$
1,585

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net earnings per share:
 

 
 

 
 
 
 
Basic
$
0.53

 
$
0.51

 
$
1.00

 
$
1.03

Diluted
$
0.53

 
$
0.51

 
$
0.99

 
$
1.02

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Weighted-average shares used to compute net earnings per share:
 

 
 

 
 
 
 
Basic
1,435

 
1,529

 
1,444

 
1,543

Diluted
1,440

 
1,536

 
1,450

 
1,551

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements.


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HP INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Consolidated Condensed Statements of Comprehensive Income
(Unaudited)
 
Three months ended April 30
 
Six months ended April 30
 
2020
 
2019
 
2020
 
2019
 
In millions
Net earnings
$
764

 
$
782

 
$
1,442

 
$
1,585

Other comprehensive income (loss) before taxes:
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Change in unrealized components of available-for-sale debt securities:
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Unrealized losses arising during the period
(2
)
 

 
(1
)
 

Losses reclassified into earnings

 
3

 

 
3

 
(2
)
 
3

 
(1
)
 
3

Change in unrealized components of cash flow hedges:
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Unrealized gains arising during the period
231

 
198

 
291

 
91

(Gains) losses reclassified into earnings
(53
)
 
6

 
(112
)
 
(173
)

178

 
204

 
179

 
(82
)
Change in unrealized components of defined benefit plans:
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Losses arising during the period
(1
)
 
(4
)
 
(1
)
 
(4
)
Amortization of actuarial loss and prior service benefit
21

 
12

 
41

 
23

Curtailments, settlements and other
1

 
1

 
1

 
(1
)

21

 
9

 
41

 
18

Change in cumulative translation adjustment
(17
)
 
13

 
(11
)
 
8

Other comprehensive income (loss) before taxes
180

 
229

 
208

 
(53
)
Provision for taxes
(22
)
 
(42
)
 
(33
)
 
(2
)
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of taxes
158

 
187

 
175

 
(55
)
Comprehensive income
$
922

 
$
969

 
$
1,617

 
$
1,530

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements.

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HP INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Consolidated Condensed Balance Sheets
(Unaudited)
 
As of
 
April 30, 2020
 
October 31, 2019
 
In millions, except par value 
ASSETS
 

 
 

Current assets:
 

 
 

Cash and cash equivalents
$
4,054

 
$
4,537

Accounts receivable, net
5,146

 
6,031

Inventory
6,354

 
5,734

Other current assets
4,106

 
3,875

Total current assets
19,660

 
20,177

Property, plant and equipment, net
2,714

 
2,794

Goodwill
6,370

 
6,372

Other non-current assets
5,029

 
4,124

Total assets
$
33,773

 
$
33,467

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ DEFICIT
 

 
 

Current liabilities:
 

 
 

Notes payable and short-term borrowings
$
1,551

 
$
357

Accounts payable
14,195

 
14,793

Other current liabilities
9,530

 
10,143

Total current liabilities
25,276

 
25,293

Long-term debt
3,941

 
4,780

Other non-current liabilities
5,299

 
4,587

Stockholders’ deficit:
 

 
 

Preferred stock, $0.01 par value (300 shares authorized; none issued)

 

Common stock, $0.01 par value (9,600 shares authorized; 1,430 and 1,458 shares issued and outstanding at April 30, 2020 and October 31, 2019, respectively)
14

 
15

Additional paid-in capital
926

 
835

Accumulated deficit
(633
)
 
(818
)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss
(1,050
)
 
(1,225
)
Total stockholders’ deficit
(743
)
 
(1,193
)
Total liabilities and stockholders’ deficit
$
33,773

 
$
33,467

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements.

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HP INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Consolidated Condensed Statements of Cash Flows
(Unaudited)
 
Six months ended April 30
 
2020
 
2019
 
In millions
Cash flows from operating activities:
 

 
 

Net earnings
$
1,442

 
$
1,585

Adjustments to reconcile net earnings to net cash provided by operating activities:
 

 
 

Depreciation and amortization
396

 
349

Stock-based compensation expense
172

 
173

Restructuring and other charges
372

 
124

Deferred taxes on earnings
114

 
118

Other, net
153

 
113

Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of acquisitions:
 

 
 

Accounts receivable
856

 
(103
)
Inventory
(645
)
 
362

Accounts payable
(518
)
 
(963
)
Net investment in leases
(85
)
 

Taxes on earnings
(149
)
 

Restructuring and other
(337
)
 
(79
)
Other assets and liabilities
(996
)
 
44

Net cash provided by operating activities
775

 
1,723

Cash flows from investing activities:
 

 
 

Investment in property, plant and equipment
(347
)
 
(303
)
Proceeds from sale of property, plant and equipment
3

 

Purchases of available-for-sale securities and other investments
(303
)
 
(69
)
Maturities and sales of available-for-sale securities and other investments
303

 
754

Collateral posted for derivative instruments

 
(32
)
Collateral returned for derivative instruments

 
32

Payment made in connection with business acquisitions, net of cash acquired
(36
)
 
(404
)
Net cash used in investing activities
(380
)
 
(22
)
Cash flows from financing activities:
 

 
 

Payments of short-term borrowings with original maturities less than 90 days, net
613

 
(856
)
Proceeds from short-term borrowings with original maturities greater than 90 days
11

 

Proceeds from debt, net of issuance costs
58

 
64

Payment of debt
(126
)
 
(538
)
Stock-based award activities
(112
)
 
(76
)
Repurchase of common stock
(814
)
 
(1,411
)
Cash dividends paid
(508
)
 
(494
)
Net cash used in financing activities
(878
)
 
(3,311
)
Decrease in cash and cash equivalents
(483
)
 
(1,610
)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period
4,537

 
5,166

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period
$
4,054

 
$
3,556

Supplemental schedule of non-cash activities:
 

 
 

Purchase of assets under finance leases
$
19

 
$
165

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements.

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HP INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Consolidated Condensed Statements of Stockholders’ Deficit
(Unaudited)
 
Common Stock
 
Additional
Paid-in Capital
 
 
 
Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive Loss
 
 Total Stockholders’ Deficit
 
Number of Shares
 
Par Value
 
 
Accumulated Deficit
 
 
 
In millions, except number of shares in thousands
Balance January 31, 2019
1,539,372

 
$
15

 
$
666

 
$
(1,431
)
 
$
(1,087
)
 
$
(1,837
)
Net earnings
 
 
 
 
 
 
782

 
 
 
782

Other comprehensive income, net of taxes
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
187

 
187

Comprehensive income
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
969

Issuance of common stock in connection with employee stock plans and other
765

 
 
 
5

 
 
 
 
 
5

Repurchases of common stock
(33,845
)
 
 
 
(14
)
 
(679
)
 
 
 
(693
)
Cash dividends
 
 
 
 
 
 
3

 
 
 
3

Stock-based compensation expense
 
 
 
 
66

 
 
 
 
 
66

Balance April 30, 2019
1,506,292

 
$
15

 
$
723

 
$
(1,325
)
 
$
(900
)
 
$
(1,487
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Balance January 31, 2020
1,433,346

 
$
14

 
$
866

 
$
(1,306
)
 
$
(1,208
)
 
$
(1,634
)
Net earnings
 
 
 
 
 
 
764

 
 
 
764

Other comprehensive income, net of taxes
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
158

 
158

Comprehensive income
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
922

Issuance of common stock in connection with employee stock plans and other
954

 
 
 


 
 
 
 
 

Repurchases of common stock
(4,343
)
 


 
(3
)
 
(94
)
 
 
 
(97
)
Cash dividends
 
 
 
 
 
 
3

 
 
 
3

Stock-based compensation expense
 
 
 
 
63

 
 
 
 
 
63

Balance April 30, 2020
1,429,957

 
$
14

 
$
926

 
$
(633
)
 
$
(1,050
)
 
$
(743
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Common Stock
 
Additional
Paid-in Capital
 
 
 
Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive Loss
 
 Total Stockholders’ Deficit
 
Number of Shares
 
Par Value
 
 
Accumulated Deficit
 
 
 
In millions, except number of shares in thousands
Balance October 31, 2018
1,560,270

 
$
16

 
$
663

 
$
(473
)
 
$
(845
)
 
$
(639
)
Net earnings


 


 


 
1,585

 


 
1,585

Other comprehensive loss, net of taxes


 


 


 


 
(55
)
 
(55
)
Comprehensive income


 


 


 


 


 
1,530

Issuance of common stock in connection with employee stock plans and other
12,144

 


 
(86
)
 


 


 
(86
)
Repurchases of common stock
(66,122
)
 
(1
)
 
(27
)
 
(1,381
)
 


 
(1,409
)
Cash dividends ($0.32 per common share)


 


 


 
(493
)
 


 
(493
)
Stock-based compensation expense


 


 
173

 


 


 
173

Adjustment for adoption of accounting standards


 


 


 
(563
)
 


 
(563
)
Balance April 30, 2019
1,506,292

 
$
15

 
$
723

 
$
(1,325
)
 
$
(900
)
 
$
(1,487
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Balance October 31, 2019
1,457,719

 
$
15

 
$
835

 
$
(818
)
 
$
(1,225
)
 
$
(1,193
)
Net earnings


 


 


 
1,442

 


 
1,442

Other comprehensive income, net of taxes


 


 


 


 
175

 
175

Comprehensive income


 


 


 


 


 
1,617

Issuance of common stock in connection with employee stock plans and other
10,763

 


 
(58
)
 


 


 
(58
)
Repurchases of common stock
(38,525
)
 
(1
)
 
(23
)
 
(776
)
 


 
(800
)
Cash dividends ($0.35 per common share)


 


 


 
(508
)
 


 
(508
)
Stock-based compensation expense


 


 
172

 


 


 
172

Adjustment for adoption of accounting standards (Note 1)


 


 


 
27

 


 
27

Balance April 30, 2020
1,429,957

 
$
14

 
$
926

 
$
(633
)
 
$
(1,050
)
 
$
(743
)
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements.

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HP INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements
(Unaudited)
Note 1: Basis of Presentation
Basis of Presentation
The accompanying Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements of HP and its wholly-owned subsidiaries are prepared in conformity with United States (“U.S.”) generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”). The interim financial information is unaudited but reflects all normal adjustments that are necessary to provide a fair statement of results for the interim periods presented. This interim information should be read in conjunction with the Consolidated Financial Statements for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2019 in the Annual Report on Form 10-K, filed on December 12, 2019. The Consolidated Condensed Balance Sheet for October 31, 2019 was derived from audited financial statements.
Principles of Consolidation
The Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements include the accounts of HP and its subsidiaries and affiliates in which HP has a controlling financial interest or is the primary beneficiary. All intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated.
Use of Estimates
The preparation of financial statements in accordance with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in HP’s Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements and accompanying notes. Actual results may differ materially from those estimates. As of April 30, 2020, the extent to which the COVID-19 pandemic will impact our business going forward depends on numerous dynamic factors which we cannot reliably predict. As a result, many of our estimates and assumptions required increased judgment and carry a higher degree of variability and volatility. As the events continue to evolve with respect to the pandemic, our estimates may materially change in future periods.
Separation Transaction
On November 1, 2015, Hewlett-Packard Company completed the separation of Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company (“Hewlett Packard Enterprise”), Hewlett-Packard Company’s former enterprise technology infrastructure, software, services and financing businesses (the “Separation”). In connection with the Separation, HP and Hewlett Packard Enterprise entered into a separation and distribution agreement, an employee matters agreement and various other agreements which remain enforceable and provide a framework for the continuing relationships between the parties. For more information on the impacts of these agreements, see Note 6, “Supplementary Financial Information”, Note 12, “Litigation and Contingencies” and Note 13, “Guarantees, Indemnifications and Warranties”.
Recently Adopted Accounting Pronouncements
In August 2017, the FASB issued guidance, which amends the existing accounting standards for derivatives and hedging. The amendment improves the financial reporting of hedging relationships to better represent the economic results of an entity’s risk management activities in its financial statements and made certain targeted improvements to simplify the application of the hedge accounting guidance in current U.S. GAAP. HP adopted this guidance in the first quarter of fiscal year 2020. The implementation of this guidance did not have a material impact on its Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements.
In February 2016, the FASB issued amended guidance on the accounting for leasing transactions. The primary objective of this update is to increase transparency and comparability among organizations by requiring lessees to recognize a lease liability for the obligation to make lease payments and a right-of-use (“ROU”) asset for the right to use the underlying asset over the lease term. The guidance also results in some changes to lessor accounting and requires additional disclosures about all leasing arrangements.
HP adopted the standard (the “new lease standard”) as of November 1, 2019 using a modified retrospective approach, with the cumulative effect adjustment to the opening balance of accumulated deficit as of the adoption date. HP elected to apply the practical expedient using the transition option whereby prior comparative periods were not retrospectively adjusted in the Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements. HP also elected the package of practical expedients, which does not require reassessment of initial direct costs, classification of a lease, and definition of a lease. The Company has elected not to record leases with an initial term of 12 months or less on the Consolidated Condensed Balance Sheets. Lease expense on such leases is recognized on a straight-line basis over the lease term. HP has also elected the lessee practical expedient to combine lease and non-lease components for certain asset classes.
The adoption of the new lease standard resulted in the recognition of $1.2 billion in operating lease liabilities and $1.2 billion of related ROU assets on the Consolidated Condensed Balance Sheets. The net impact of adoption to accumulated deficit as on November 1, 2019 is not considered material. As of November 1, 2019, there were no material finance leases for which HP was a lessee.
The new lease standard also made some changes to lessor accounting, including alignment with the new revenue recognition standard. HP now records revenue upfront on certain aspects of its as-a-service offerings and reflects financing of these offerings

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HP INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements (Continued)
(Unaudited)
Note 1: Basis of Presentation (Continued)

as cash flows from financing activities on the Consolidated Condensed Statements of Cash Flows. These changes did not have a material impact on the Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements.
Refer to Note 14 “Leases” for additional disclosures related to leases.
Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements Not Yet Adopted
In June 2016, the FASB issued guidance, which requires credit losses on financial assets measured at amortized cost basis to be presented at the net amount expected to be collected, not based on incurred losses. Further, credit losses on available-for-sale debt securities should be recorded through an allowance for credit losses limited to the amount by which fair value is below amortized cost. HP will adopt the guidance in the first quarter of fiscal year 2021 using a modified retrospective approach. HP is currently evaluating the impact of this guidance on the Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements.
Revenue Recognition
General
HP recognizes revenues at a point in time or over time depicting the transfer of promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which HP expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services. HP follows the five-step model for revenue recognition as summarized below:
1. Identify the contract with a customer - A contract with customer exists when (i) it is approved and signed by all parties,
(ii) each party’s rights and obligations can be identified, (iii) payment terms are defined, (iv) it has commercial substance and (v) the customer has the ability and intent to pay. HP evaluates customers’ ability to pay based on various factors like historical payment experience, financial metrics and customer credit scores. While the majority of our sales contracts contain standard terms and conditions, there are certain contracts with non-standard terms and conditions.
2. Identify the performance obligations in the contract - HP evaluates each performance obligation in an arrangement to
determine whether it is distinct, such as hardware and/or service. A performance obligation constitutes distinct goods or services when the customer can benefit from such goods or services either on its own or together with other resources that are readily available to the customer and the performance obligation is distinct within the context of the contract.
3. Determine the transaction price - Transaction price is the amount of consideration to which HP expects to be entitled in
exchange for transferring goods or services to the customer. If the transaction price includes a variable amount, HP estimates the amount it expects to be entitled to using either the expected value or the most likely amount method.
HP reduces the transaction price at the time of revenue recognition for customer and distributor programs and incentive
offerings, rebates, promotions, other volume-based incentives and expected returns. HP uses estimates to determine the expected variable consideration for such programs based on factors like historical experience, expected consumer behavior and market conditions.
HP has elected the practical expedient of not accounting for significant financing components if the period between
revenue recognition and when the customer pays for the product or service is one year or less.
4. Allocate the transaction price to performance obligations in the contract - When a sales arrangement contains multiple
performance obligations, such as hardware and/or services, HP allocates revenue to each performance obligation in proportion to their selling price. The selling price for each performance obligation is based on its Standalone Selling Price (“SSP”). HP establishes SSP using the price charged for a performance obligation when sold separately (“observable price”) and, in some instances, using the price established by management having the relevant authority. When observable price is not available, HP establishes SSP based on management judgment considering internal factors such as margin objectives, pricing practices and controls, customer segment pricing strategies and the product life cycle. Consideration is also given to market conditions such as competitor pricing strategies and technology industry life cycles.
5. Recognize revenue when (or as) the performance obligation is satisfied - Revenue is recognized when, or as, a
performance obligation is satisfied by transferring control of a promised good or service to a customer. HP generally invoices the customer upon delivery of the goods or services and the payments are due as per contract terms. For fixed price support or maintenance contracts that are in the nature of stand-ready obligations, payments are generally received in advance from customers and revenue is recognized on a straight-line basis over the duration of the contract.
HP reports revenue net of any taxes collected from customers and remitted to government authorities, and the collected taxes are recorded as other current liabilities until remitted to the relevant government authority. HP includes costs related to shipping and handling in cost of revenue.
HP records revenue on a gross basis when HP is a principal in the transaction and on a net basis when HP is acting as an agent between the customer and the vendor. HP considers several factors to determine whether it is acting as a principal or an agent, most notably whether HP is the primary obligor to the customer, has established its own pricing and has inventory and credit risks.

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Notes to Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements (Continued)
(Unaudited)
Note 1: Basis of Presentation (Continued)

Hardware
HP transfers control of the products to the customer at the time the product is delivered to the customer and recognizes revenue accordingly, unless customer acceptance is uncertain or significant obligations to the customer remain unfulfilled. HP records revenue from the sale of equipment under sales-type leases as revenue at the commencement of the lease.
Services
HP recognizes revenue from fixed-price support, maintenance and other service contracts over time depicting the pattern of service delivery and recognizes the costs associated with these contracts as incurred.
Contract Assets and Liabilities
Contract assets are rights to consideration in exchange for goods or services that HP has transferred to a customer when such right is conditional on something other than the passage of time. Such contract assets are not material to HP’s Consolidated Financial Statements.
Contract liabilities are recorded as deferred revenues when amounts invoiced to customers are more than the revenues recognized or when payments are received in advance for fixed price support or maintenance contracts. The short-term and long-term deferred revenues are reported within the other current liabilities and other non-current liabilities respectively.
Cost to obtain a contract and fulfillment cost
Incremental direct costs of obtaining a contract primarily consist of sales commissions. HP has elected the practical expedient to expense as incurred the costs to obtain a contract with a benefit period equal to or less than one year. For contracts with a period of benefit greater than one year, HP capitalizes incremental costs of obtaining a contract with a customer and amortizes these costs over their expected period of benefit provided such costs are recoverable.
Fulfillment costs consist of set-up and transition costs related to other service contracts. These costs generate or enhance resources of HP that will be used in satisfying the performance obligation in the future and are capitalized and amortized over the expected period of the benefit, provided such costs are recoverable.
See Note 6, “Supplementary Financial Information” for details on net revenue by region, cost to obtain a contract and fulfillment cost, contract liabilities and value of remaining performance obligations.
Leases
At the inception of a contract, HP assesses whether the contract is, or contains, a lease. The assessment is based on (1) whether the contract involves the use of a distinct identified asset, (2) whether HP obtains the right to substantially all the economic benefit from the use of the asset throughout the period, and (3) whether HP has the right to direct the use of the asset.
All significant lease arrangements are recognized at lease commencement. Leases with a lease term of 12 months or less at inception are not recorded on the Consolidated Condensed Balance Sheets and are expensed on a straight-line basis over the lease term in the Consolidated Condensed Statement of Earnings. HP determines the lease term by assuming the exercise of renewal options that are reasonably certain. As most of the leases do not provide an implicit interest rate, HP uses the unsecured borrowing rate and risk-adjusts that rate to approximate a collateralized rate at the commencement date to determine the present value of future payments that are reasonably certain.



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Notes to Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements (Continued)
(Unaudited)


Note 2. Segment Information
HP is a leading global provider of personal computing and other access devices, imaging and printing products, and related technologies, solutions and services. HP sells to individual consumers, small- and medium-sized businesses (“SMBs”) and large enterprises, including customers in the government, health and education sectors.
HP’s operations are organized into three reportable segments: Personal Systems, Printing and Corporate Investments. HP’s organizational structure is based on many factors that the chief operating decision maker (“CODM”) uses to evaluate, view and run its business operations, which include, but are not limited to, customer base and homogeneity of products and technology. The segments are based on this organizational structure and information reviewed by HP’s CODM to evaluate segment results. The CODM uses several metrics to evaluate the performance of the overall business, including earnings from operations, and uses these results to allocate resources to each of the segments.
A summary description of each segment is as follows:
Personal Systems offers commercial and consumer desktop and notebook personal computers (“PCs”), workstations, thin clients, commercial mobility devices, retail point-of-sale (“POS”) systems, displays and other related accessories, software, support and services. HP groups commercial notebooks, commercial desktops, commercial services, commercial mobility devices, commercial detachables and convertibles, workstations, retail POS systems and thin clients into commercial PCs and consumer notebooks, consumer desktops, consumer services and consumer detachables into consumer PCs when describing performance in these markets. Described below are HP’s global business capabilities within Personal Systems:
Commercial PCs are optimized for use by enterprise, public sector and SMB customers, with a focus on robust designs, security, serviceability, connectivity, reliability and manageability in networked and cloud-based environments. Additionally, HP offers a range of services and solutions to enterprise, public sector and SMB customers to help them manage the lifecycle of their PC and mobility installed base. 
Consumer PCs are optimized for consumer usage, focusing on gaming, consuming multi-media for entertainment, managing personal life activities, staying connected, sharing information, getting things done for work including creating content, staying informed and security.
Personal Systems groups its global business capabilities into the following business units when reporting business performance:
Notebooks consists of consumer notebooks, commercial notebooks, mobile workstations and commercial mobility devices;
Desktops includes consumer desktops, commercial desktops, thin clients, and retail POS systems;
Workstations consists of desktop workstations and accessories; and
Other consists of consumer and commercial services as well as other Personal Systems capabilities.
Printing provides consumer and commercial printer hardware, supplies, services and solutions, as well as scanning devices. Printing is also focused on imaging solutions in the commercial and industrial markets. Described below are HP’s global business capabilities within Printing.
Office Printing Solutions delivers HP’s office printers, supplies, services and solutions to SMBs and large enterprises. It also includes OEM hardware and solutions, and some Samsung-branded supplies. HP goes to market through its extensive channel network and directly with HP sales.
Home Printing Solutions delivers innovative printing products, supplies, services and solutions for the home, home business and micro business customers utilizing both HP’s Ink and Laser technologies. It also includes some Samsung-branded supplies.
Graphics Solutions delivers large-format, commercial and industrial solutions and supplies to print service providers and packaging converters through a wide portfolio of printers and presses (HP DesignJet, HP Latex, HP Stitch, HP Indigo and HP PageWide Web Presses).
3D Printing & Digital Manufacturing offers a portfolio of additive manufacturing solutions and supplies to help customers succeed in their additive and digital manufacturing journey. HP offers complete solutions in collaboration with an ecosystem of partners.
Printing groups its global business capabilities into the following business units when reporting business performance:

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Notes to Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements (Continued)
(Unaudited)
Note 2: Segment Information (Continued)

Commercial Hardware consists of office printing solutions, graphics solutions and 3D printing & digital manufacturing, excluding supplies;
Consumer Hardware consists of home printing solutions, excluding supplies; and
Supplies comprises a set of highly innovative consumable products, ranging from ink and laser cartridges to media, graphics supplies and 3D printing & digital manufacturing supplies, for recurring use in consumer and commercial hardware.
Corporate Investments includes HP Labs and certain business incubation and investment projects.
The accounting policies HP uses to derive segment results are substantially the same as those used by HP in preparing these financial statements. HP derives the results of the business segments directly from its internal management reporting system.
HP does not allocate certain operating expenses, which it manages at the corporate level, to its segments. These unallocated amounts include certain corporate governance costs and infrastructure investments, stock-based compensation expense, restructuring and other charges, acquisition-related charges and amortization of intangible assets.


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Notes to Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements (Continued)
(Unaudited)
Note 2: Segment Information (Continued)

Segment Operating Results from Operations and the reconciliation to HP consolidated results were as follows:
 
Three months ended April 30
 
Six months ended April 30
 
2020
 
2019
 
2020
 
2019
 
In millions
Net revenue:
 
 
 
 
Notebooks
$
5,083

 
$
5,099

 
$
11,057

 
$
11,018

Desktops
2,409

 
2,940

 
5,332

 
5,797

Workstations
439

 
569

 
1,033

 
1,131

Other
382

 
313

 
783

 
632

Personal Systems
8,313

 
8,921

 
18,205

 
18,578

Supplies
2,841

 
3,331

 
5,882

 
6,598

Commercial Hardware
808

 
1,179

 
1,884

 
2,269

Consumer Hardware
509

 
606

 
1,116

 
1,305

Printing
4,158

 
5,116

 
8,882

 
10,172

Corporate Investments

 

 
1

 
1

Total segment net revenue
12,471

 
14,037

 
27,088

 
28,751

Other
(2
)
 
(1
)
 
(1
)
 
(5
)
Total net revenue
$
12,469

 
$
14,036

 
$
27,087

 
$
28,746

 
 

 
 

 
 
 
 
Earnings before taxes:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Personal Systems
$
552

 
$
385

 
$
1,214

 
$
795

Printing
548

 
839

 
1,302

 
1,660

Corporate Investments
(14
)
 
(24
)
 
(27
)
 
(48
)
Total segment earnings from operations
$
1,086

 
$
1,200

 
$
2,489

 
$
2,407

Corporate and unallocated costs and other
(84
)
 
(97
)
 
(196
)
 
(177
)
Stock-based compensation expense
(63
)
 
(66
)
 
(172
)
 
(173
)
Restructuring and other charges
(81
)
 
(69
)
 
(372
)
 
(124
)
Acquisition-related charges
(3
)
 
(11
)
 
(3
)
 
(21
)
Amortization of intangible assets
(29
)
 
(29
)
 
(55
)
 
(58
)
Interest and other, net

 
(45
)
 
13

 
(71
)
Total earnings before taxes
$
826

 
$
883

 
$
1,704

 
$
1,783




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Notes to Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements
(Unaudited)

Note 3: Restructuring and Other Charges
Summary of Restructuring Plans
HP’s restructuring activities for the six months ended April 30, 2020 and 2019 summarized by plan were as follows:
 
Fiscal 2020 Plan
 


 
Severance and EER
 
Non-labor
 
Other prior-year Plans (1)
 
Total
 
In millions
Accrued balance as of October 31, 2019
$
76

 
$

 
$
66

 
$
142

Charges
282

 
2

 
1

 
285

Cash payments
(205
)
 
(2
)
 
(40
)
 
(247
)
Non-cash and other adjustments
(49
)
(2 
) 

 
(3
)
 
(52
)
Accrued balance as of April 30, 2020
$
104

 
$

 
$
24

 
$
128

Total costs incurred to date as of April 30, 2020
$
364

 
$
2

 
$
1,817

 
$
2,183

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Reflected in Consolidated Condensed Balance Sheets
 
 
 
 

 

Other current liabilities
$
104

 
$

 
$
24

 
$
128

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Accrued balance as of October 31, 2018
$

 
$

 
$
59

 
$
59

Charges

 

 
116

 
116

Cash payments

 

 
(72
)
 
(72
)
Non-cash and other adjustments

 

 
(14
)
 
(14
)
Accrued balance as of April 30, 2019
$

 
$

 
$
89

 
$
89



HP’s restructuring charges for the three months ended April 30, 2020 summarized by the plans outlined below were as follows:
 
Fiscal 2020 Plan
 
 
 
 
 
Severance and EER
 
Non-labor
 
Other prior-year plans(1)
 
Total
 
In millions
For the three months ended April 30, 2020
$
26

 
$
2

 
$

 
$
28

    
(1) 
Primarily includes the fiscal 2017 plan along with other legacy plans, all of which are substantially complete. HP does not expect any further material activity associated with these plans.

(2) 
Includes reclassification of liability related to the Enhanced Early Retirement (“EER”) plan of $44 million for certain healthcare and medical savings account benefits to pension and post-retirement plans. See Note 4 “Retirement and Post -Retirement Benefit Plans” for further information.

Fiscal 2020 Plan
On September 30, 2019, HP’s Board of Directors approved the Fiscal 2020 Plan intended to optimize and simplify its operating model and cost structure that HP expects will be implemented through fiscal 2022. HP expects to reduce global headcount by approximately 7,000 to 9,000 employees through a combination of employee exits and voluntary EER. HP estimates that it will incur pre-tax charges of approximately $1.0 billion relating to labor and non-labor actions. HP expects to incur approximately $0.9 billion primarily in labor costs related to workforce reductions and the remaining costs will relate to non-labor actions and other charges.



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Notes to Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements (Continued)
(Unaudited)
Note 3: Restructuring and Other Charges (Continued)

Other charges
Other charges include non-recurring costs, including those as a result of Separation, information technology rationalization efforts and proxy contest activities, and are distinct from ongoing operational costs. These costs primarily relate to third-party legal, professional services and other non-recurring costs. For the three and six months ended April 30, 2020, HP incurred $53 million and $87 million of other charges, respectively. For the three and six months ended April 30, 2019, HP incurred $6 million and $8 million of other charges, respectively.

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Notes to Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements
(Unaudited)

Note 4: Retirement and Post-Retirement Benefit Plans
The components of HP’s pension and post-retirement benefit (credit) cost recognized in the Consolidated Condensed Statements of Earnings were as follows:
 
Three months ended April 30
 
U.S. Defined Benefit Plans
 
Non-U.S. Defined Benefit Plans
 
Post-Retirement Benefit Plans
 
2020
 
2019
 
2020
 
2019
 
2020
 
2019
 
In millions
Service cost
$

 
$

 
$
15

 
$
15

 
$
1

 
$

Interest cost
103

 
123

 
4

 
6

 
2

 
4

Expected return on plan assets
(175
)
 
(146
)
 
(10
)
 
(9
)
 
(5
)
 
(5
)
Amortization and deferrals:
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Actuarial loss (gain)
16

 
15

 
11

 
8

 
(3
)
 
(8
)
Prior service benefit

 

 

 

 
(3
)
 
(3
)
Net periodic (credit) benefit cost
(56
)
 
(8
)
 
20

 
20

 
(8
)
 
(12
)
Settlement loss
1

 
1

 

 

 

 

Total periodic (credit) benefit cost
$
(55
)
 
$
(7
)
 
$
20

 
$
20

 
$
(8
)
 
$
(12
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Six months ended April 30
 
U.S. Defined Benefit Plans
 
Non-U.S. Defined Benefit Plans
 
Post- Retirement Benefit Plans
 
2020
 
2019
 
2020
 
2019
 
2020
 
2019
 
In millions
Service cost
$

 
$

 
$
31

 
$
29

 
$
1

 
$

Interest cost
206

 
246

 
9

 
12

 
5

 
8

Expected return on plan assets
(350
)
 
(291
)
 
(21
)
 
(19
)
 
(11
)
 
(10
)
Amortization and deferrals:


 


 


 


 


 


Actuarial loss (gain)
32

 
30

 
21

 
16

 
(5
)
 
(16
)
Prior service benefit

 

 
(1
)
 
(1
)
 
(6
)
 
(6
)
Net periodic (credit) benefit cost
(112
)
 
(15
)
 
39

 
37

 
(16
)
 
(24
)
Settlement loss
1

 
1

 

 

 

 

Special termination benefits

 

 

 

 
44

 

Total periodic (credit) benefit cost
$
(111
)
 
$
(14
)
 
$
39

 
$
37

 
$
28

 
$
(24
)

Employer Contributions and Funding Policy
HP’s policy is to fund its pension plans so that it makes at least the minimum contribution required by local government, funding and taxing authorities.
During fiscal year 2020, HP anticipates making contributions of approximately $76 million to its non-U.S. pension plans, approximately $36 million to its U.S. non-qualified plan participants and approximately $6 million to cover benefit claims under HP’s post-retirement benefit plans. During the six months ended April 30, 2020, HP contributed $24 million to its non-U.S. pension plans, paid $15 million to cover benefit payments to U.S. non-qualified plan participants and paid $3 million to cover benefit claims under HP’s post-retirement benefit plans.
HP’s pension and other post-retirement benefit costs and obligations depend on various assumptions. Differences between expected and actual returns on investments and changes in discount rates and other actuarial assumptions are reflected as unrecognized gains or losses, and such gains or losses are amortized to earnings in future periods. A deterioration in the funded status of a plan could result in a need for additional company contributions or an increase in net pension and post-retirement benefit costs in future periods. Actuarial gains or losses are determined at the measurement date and amortized over the remaining service life for active plans or the life expectancy of plan participants for frozen plans.

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Notes to Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements (Continued)
(Unaudited)
Note 4: Retirement and Post-Retirement Benefit Plans (Continued)

Retirement Incentive Program
As part of the Fiscal 2020 Plan, HP announced the voluntary EER program for its U.S. employees in October 2019. Voluntary participation in the EER program was limited to those employees who are at least 50 years old with 20 or more years of service at HP. Employees accepted into the EER program will leave HP on dates ranging from December 31, 2019 to September 30, 2020. The EER benefit will be a cash lump sum payment which is calculated based on years of service at HP at the time of the retirement and ranging from 13 to 52 weeks of pay.
All employees participating in the EER program were offered the opportunity to continue health care coverage at the active employee contribution rates for up to 36 months following retirement. In addition, HP provided up to $12,000 in employer credits under the Retirement Medical Savings Account (“RMSA”) program. In relation to the continued health care coverage and employer credits under the RMSA program, HP recognized special termination benefit costs of $44 million as restructuring and other charges for the six months ended April 30, 2020.
Lump Sum Program
HP is currently offering a lump sum program that began June 3, 2020, whereby certain terminated vested participants of the HP Inc. Pension Plan (“Pension Plan”) could elect to take a one-time voluntary lump sum payment equal to the present value of future benefits. This program closes on July 15, 2020. Payment will be made from plan assets in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2020 and settlement expense will be recorded in such quarter.


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Notes to Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements
(Unaudited)

Note 5: Taxes on Earnings
Provision for Taxes
HP’s effective tax rate was 7.6% and 11.4% for the three months ended April 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively and 15.4% and 11.1% for the six months ended April 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively. The difference between the U.S. federal statutory tax rate of 21% and HP’s effective tax rate for the three and six months ended April 30, 2020 is primarily due to audit settlements in various jurisdictions and favorable tax rates associated with certain earnings from HP’s operations in lower-tax jurisdictions throughout the world. For the three and six months ended April 30, 2019, HP’s effective tax rate generally differs from the U.S. federal statutory rate of 21% due to favorable tax rates associated with certain earnings from HP’s operations in lower-tax jurisdictions throughout the world.
During the three and six months ended April 30, 2020, HP recorded $59 million and $66 million, respectively, of net tax benefits related to discrete items in the provision for taxes. These amounts included tax benefits of $42 million and $40 million related to audit settlements in various jurisdictions, $11 million and $17 million related to acquisition charges, and $7 million and $55 million related to restructuring charges for the three and six months ended April 30, 2020, respectively. These benefits were partially offset by uncertain tax position charges of $3 million and $51 million for the three and six months ended April 30, 2020 respectively. For the three and six months ended April 30, 2020, excess tax benefits associated with stock options, restricted stock units and performance-adjusted restricted stock units were immaterial.
During the three and six months ended April 30, 2019, HP recorded $40 million and $49 million, respectively, of net tax benefits related to discrete items in the provision for taxes. These amounts included tax benefits of $42 million and $48 million related to one-time items for the three and six months ended April 30, 2019, respectively, and $14 million and$26 million related to restructuring charges for the three and six months ended April 30, 2019, respectively. These benefits were partially offset by uncertain tax position charges of$12 million and $32 million for the three and six months ended April 30, 2019, respectively, and other charges of $4 million and $14 million for the three and six months ended April 30, 2019, respectively. The six months ended April 30, 2019 also included a tax benefit of $21 million related to final tax reform adjustments. In addition to the discrete items mentioned above, HP recorded $20 million of excess tax benefits associated with stock options, restricted stock units and performance-adjusted restricted stock units for the six months ended April 30, 2019.
Uncertain Tax Positions
As of April 30, 2020, the amount of gross unrecognized tax benefits was $965 million, of which up to $818 million would affect HP’s effective tax rate if realized. Total gross unrecognized tax benefits increased by $36 million for the six months ended April 30, 2020. HP recognizes interest income from favorable settlements and interest expense and penalties accrued on unrecognized tax benefits in the provision for taxes in the Consolidated Condensed Statements of Earnings. As of April 30, 2020 and 2019, HP had accrued $29 million and $193 million, respectively, for interest and penalties.
HP engages in continuous discussions and negotiations with taxing authorities regarding tax matters in various jurisdictions. HP expects to complete resolution of certain tax years with various tax authorities within the next 12 months. HP believes it is reasonably possible that its existing gross unrecognized tax benefits may be reduced by up to $86 million within the next 12 months, affecting HP’s effective tax rate if realized.
HP is subject to income tax in the United States and approximately 58 other countries and is subject to routine corporate income tax audits in many of these jurisdictions. In addition, HP is subject to numerous ongoing audits by federal, state and foreign tax authorities. The U.S. Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) is conducting an audit of HP’s 2016 income tax return.

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Consolidated Condensed Statements of Earnings (Continued)
(Unaudited)

Note 6: Supplementary Financial Information
Accounts Receivable, net
 
As of
 
April 30, 2020
 
October 31, 2019
 
In millions
Accounts receivable
$
5,266

 
$
6,142

Allowance for doubtful accounts
(120
)
 
(111
)
 
$
5,146

 
$
6,031


The allowance for doubtful accounts related to accounts receivable and changes were as follows:
 
Six months ended April 30, 2020
 
In millions
Balance at beginning of period
$
111

Provision for doubtful accounts
32

Deductions, net of recoveries
(23
)
Balance at end of period
$
120


HP has third-party arrangements, consisting of revolving short-term financing, which provide liquidity to certain partners to facilitate their working capital requirements. These financing arrangements, which in certain circumstances may contain partial recourse, result in a transfer of HP’s receivables and risk to the third party. As these transfers qualify as true sales under the applicable accounting guidance, the receivables are de-recognized from the Consolidated Condensed Balance Sheets upon transfer, and HP receives a payment for the receivables from the third party within a mutually agreed upon time period. For arrangements involving an element of recourse, the recourse obligation is measured using market data from similar transactions and reported as a current liability in the Consolidated Condensed Balance Sheets. The recourse obligations as of April 30, 2020 and October 31, 2019 were not material. The costs associated with the sale of trade receivables for the three and six months ended April 30, 2020 and 2019 were not material.
The following is a summary of the activity under these arrangements:
 
Three months ended April 30
 
Six months ended April 30
 
2020
 
2019
 
2020
 
2019
 
In millions
Balance at beginning of period(1)
$
88

 
$
194

 
$
235

 
$
165

Trade receivables sold
2,323

 
2,490

 
5,181

 
5,525

Cash receipts
(2,286
)
 
(2,498
)
 
(5,291
)
 
(5,507
)
Foreign currency and other
(1
)
 
(4
)
 
(1
)
 
(1
)
Balance at end of period(1)
$
124

 
$
182

 
$
124

 
$
182


(1) 
Amounts outstanding from third parties reported in Accounts Receivable in the Consolidated Condensed Balance Sheets.


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Notes to Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements (Continued)
(Unaudited)
Note 6: Supplementary Financial Information (Continued)

Inventory
 
As of
 
April 30, 2020
 
October 31, 2019
 
In millions
Finished goods
$
3,874

 
$
3,855

Purchased parts and fabricated assemblies
2,480

 
1,879

 
$
6,354

 
$
5,734



Other Current Assets
 
As of
 
April 30, 2020
 
October 31, 2019
 
In millions
Supplier and other receivables
$
2,094

 
$
1,951

Prepaid and other current assets
1,173

 
967

Value-added taxes receivable
839

 
957

 
$
4,106

 
$
3,875



Property, Plant and Equipment, net
 
As of
 
April 30, 2020
 
October 31, 2019
 
In millions
Land, buildings and leasehold improvements
$
2,046

 
$
1,977

Machinery and equipment, including equipment held for lease
5,201

 
5,060

 
7,247

 
7,037

Accumulated depreciation
(4,533
)
 
(4,243
)
 
$
2,714

 
$
2,794



Other Non-Current Assets
 
As of
 
April 30, 2020
 
October 31, 2019
 
In millions
Deferred tax assets
$
2,452

 
$
2,620

Right-of-use assets from operating leases, net(1)
1,111

 

Intangible assets
592

 
661

Tax indemnifications receivable
35

 
42

Other(2)
839

 
801

 
$
5,029

 
$
4,124

(1)  
See Note 1, “Basis of Presentation” and Note 14, “Leases” for detailed information.
(2) 
Includes marketable equity securities and mutual funds classified as available-for-sale investments of $52 million and $56 million as of April 30, 2020 and October 31, 2019, respectively. See Note 8, “Financial Instruments” for detailed information.

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Notes to Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements (Continued)
(Unaudited)
Note 6: Supplementary Financial Information (Continued)

Other Current Liabilities
 
As of
 
April 30, 2020
 
October 31, 2019
 
In millions
Sales and marketing programs
$
3,029

 
$
3,361

Deferred revenue
1,208

 
1,178

Other accrued taxes
907

 
1,060

Employee compensation and benefit
795

 
1,103

Warranty
645

 
663

Operating lease liabilities(1)
242

 

Tax liability
192

 
237

Other
2,512

 
2,541

 
$
9,530

 
$
10,143


(1)  
See Note 1, “Basis of Presentation” and Note 14, “Leases” for detailed information.

Other Non-Current Liabilities
 
As of
 
April 30, 2020
 
October 31, 2019
 
In millions
Pension, post-retirement, and post-employment liabilities
$
1,599

 
$
1,762

Deferred revenue
1,042

 
1,069

Operating lease liabilities(1)
899

 

Tax liability
843

 
848

Deferred tax liability
62

 
60

Other
854

 
848

 
$
5,299

 
$
4,587


(1)     See Note 1, “Basis of Presentation” and Note 14, “Leases” for detailed information.

Interest and other, net
 
Three months ended April 30
 
Six months ended April 30
 
2020
 
2019
 
2020
 
2019
 
In millions
Tax indemnifications
$
1

 
$
5

 
$
1

 
$
15

Interest expense on borrowings
(64
)
 
(61
)
 
(122
)
 
(125
)
Other, net
63

 
11

 
134

 
39

 
$

 
$
(45
)

$
13

 
$
(71
)







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Notes to Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements (Continued)
(Unaudited)
Note 6: Supplementary Financial Information (Continued)

Net revenue by region
 
Three months ended April 30
 
Six months ended April 30
 
2020
 
2019
 
2020
 
2019
 
In millions
Americas
$
5,205

 
$
5,785

 
$
11,164

 
$
11,817

Europe, Middle East and Africa
4,654

 
5,110

 
9,886

 
10,468

Asia-Pacific and Japan
2,610

 
3,141

 
6,037

 
6,461

Total net revenue
$
12,469

 
$
14,036


$
27,087

 
$
28,746



Value of Remaining Performance Obligations
As of April 30, 2020, the estimated value of transaction price allocated to remaining performance obligations was $4.3 billion. HP expects to recognize approximately $1.8 billion of the unearned amount in next 12 months and $2.5 billion thereafter.
HP has elected the practical expedients and accordingly does not disclose the aggregate amount of the transaction price allocated to remaining performance obligations if:
the contract has an original expected duration of one year or less; or
the revenue from the performance obligation is recognized over time on an as-invoiced basis when the amount corresponds directly with the value to the customer; or
the portion of the transaction price that is variable in nature is allocated entirely to a wholly unsatisfied performance obligation.
The remaining performance obligations are subject to change and may be affected by various factors, such as termination of contracts, contract modifications and adjustment for currency.
Contract Liabilities
As of April 30, 2020 and October 31, 2019, HP’s contract liabilities balances were $2.3 billion and $2.1 billion, respectively, included in Other Current Liabilities and Other Non-Current Liabilities in the Consolidated Condensed Balance Sheet.
The increase in the contract liabilities balance for the six months ended April 30, 2020 is primarily driven by sales of fixed price support and maintenance services, partially offset by $631 million of revenue recognized that were included in the contract liabilities balance as of October 31, 2019.




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Notes to Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements (Continued)
(Unaudited)

Note 7: Fair Value
Fair value is defined as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability (an exit price) in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date.
Fair Value Hierarchy
HP uses valuation techniques that are based upon observable and unobservable inputs. Observable inputs are developed using market data such as publicly available information and reflect the assumptions market participants would use, while unobservable inputs are developed using the best information available about the assumptions market participants would use.
Assets and liabilities are classified in the fair value hierarchy based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement:
Level 1—Quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.
Level 2—Quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets, quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active, inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the asset or liability and market-corroborated inputs.
Level 3—Unobservable inputs for the asset or liability.
The fair value hierarchy gives the highest priority to observable inputs and lowest priority to unobservable inputs.
The following table presents HP’s assets and liabilities that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis:
 
As of April 30, 2020
 
As of October 31, 2019
 
Fair Value Measured Using
 
 
 
Fair Value Measured Using
 
 
 
Level 1
 
Level 2
 
Level 3
 
Total
 
Level 1
 
Level 2
 
Level 3
 
Total
 
In millions
Assets:
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Cash Equivalents:
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Corporate debt
$

 
$
622

 
$

 
$
622

 
$

 
$
1,283

 
$

 
$
1,283

Government debt(1)
2,207

 

 

 
2,207

 
2,422

 

 

 
2,422

Available-for-Sale Investments:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Marketable equity securities and Mutual funds
4

 
48

 

 
52

 
6

 
50

 

 
56

Derivative Instruments:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Interest rate contracts

 
14

 

 
14

 

 
4

 

 
4

Foreign currency contracts

 
538

 

 
538

 

 
381

 

 
381

Other derivatives

 
12

 

 
12

 

 
7

 

 
7

Total Assets
$
2,211

 
$
1,234

 
$

 
$
3,445

 
$
2,428

 
$
1,725

 
$

 
$
4,153

Liabilities:
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Derivative Instruments:
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Interest rate contracts
$

 
$
8

 
$

 
$
8

 
$

 
$

 
$

 
$

Foreign currency contracts

 
135

 

 
135

 

 
165

 

 
165

Other derivatives

 
1

 

 
1

 

 
1

 

 
1

Total Liabilities
$

 
$
144

 
$

 
$
144

 
$

 
$
166

 
$

 
$
166



(1) Government debt includes instruments such as U.S. treasury notes, U.S agency securities and non-U.S. government bonds. Money market funds invested in government debt and traded in active markets are included in Level 1.

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Notes to Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements (Continued)
(Unaudited)
Note 7: Fair Value (Continued)

Valuation Techniques
Cash Equivalents and Investments: HP holds time deposits, money market funds, mutual funds, other debt securities primarily consisting of corporate and foreign government notes and bonds, and common stock and equivalents. HP values cash equivalents and equity investments using quoted market prices, alternative pricing sources, including net asset value, or models utilizing market observable inputs. The fair value of debt investments was based on quoted market prices or model-driven valuations using inputs primarily derived from or corroborated by observable market data, and, in certain instances, valuation models that utilize assumptions which cannot be corroborated with observable market data.
Derivative Instruments: From time to time, HP uses forward contracts, interest rate and total return swaps, treasury rate locks and, at times, option contracts to hedge certain foreign currency interest rate and return on certain investment exposures. HP uses industry standard valuation models to measure fair value. Where applicable, these models project future cash flows and discount the future amounts to present value using market-based observable inputs, including interest rate curves, HP and counterparty credit risk, foreign exchange rates, and forward and spot prices for currencies and interest rates. See Note 8, “Financial Instruments” for a further discussion of HP’s use of derivative instruments.
Other Fair Value Disclosures
Short- and Long-Term Debt: HP estimates the fair value of its debt primarily using an expected present value technique, which is based on observable market inputs using interest rates currently available to companies of similar credit standing for similar terms and remaining maturities and considering its own credit risk. The portion of HP’s debt that is hedged is reflected in the Consolidated Condensed Balance Sheets as an amount equal to the debt’s carrying amount and a fair value adjustment representing changes in the fair value of the hedged debt obligations arising from movements in benchmark interest rates. The fair value of HP’s short- and long-term debt was $5.7 billion as of April 30, 2020, compared to its carrying amount of $5.5 billion at that date. The fair value of HP’s short- and long-term debt was $5.4 billion as of October 31, 2019, compared to its carrying value of $5.1 billion at that date. If measured at fair value in the Consolidated Condensed Balance Sheets, short- and long-term debt would be classified in Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.
Other Financial Instruments: For the balance of HP’s financial instruments, primarily accounts receivable, accounts payable and financial liabilities included in Other current liabilities on the Consolidated Condensed Balance Sheets, the carrying amounts approximate fair value due to their short maturities. If measured at fair value in the Consolidated Condensed Balance Sheets, these other financial instruments would be classified in Level 2 or Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy.
Non-Marketable Equity Investments and Non-Financial Assets: HP’s non-marketable equity investments are measured at cost less impairment, adjusted for observable price changes. HP’s non-financial assets, such as intangible assets, goodwill and property, plant and equipment, are recorded at fair value in the period an impairment charge is recognized. If measured at fair value in the Consolidated Condensed Balance Sheets these would generally be classified within Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy.


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Notes to Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements (Continued)
(Unaudited)


Note 8: Financial Instruments
Cash Equivalents and Available-for-Sale Investments
 
As of April 30, 2020
 
As of October 31, 2019
 
Cost
 
Gross Unrealized Gain
 
Gross Unrealized Loss
 
Fair Value
 
Cost
 
Gross Unrealized Gain
 
Gross Unrealized Loss
 
Fair Value
 
In millions
Cash Equivalents:
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Corporate debt
$
622

 
$

 
$

 
$
622

 
$
1,283

 
$

 
$

 
$
1,283

Government debt
2,207

 

 

 
2,207

 
2,422

 

 

 
2,422

Total cash equivalents
2,829

 

 

 
2,829

 
3,705

 

 

 
3,705

Available-for-Sale Investments:
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Marketable equity securities and Mutual funds
39

 
13

 

 
52

 
40

 
16

 

 
56

Total available-for-sale investments
39

 
13

 

 
52

 
40

 
16

 

 
56

Total cash equivalents and available-for-sale investments
$
2,868

 
$
13

 
$

 
$
2,881

 
$
3,745

 
$
16

 
$

 
$
3,761


All highly liquid investments with original maturities of three months or less at the date of acquisition are considered cash equivalents. As of April 30, 2020 and October 31, 2019, the carrying amount of cash equivalents approximated fair value due to the short period of time to maturity. The estimated fair value of the available-for-sale investments may not be representative of values that will be realized in the future.
Equity securities in privately held companies are included in Other non-current assets in the Consolidated Condensed Balance Sheets. These amounted to $40 million and $46 million as of April 30, 2020 and October 31, 2019, respectively.
Derivative Instruments
HP uses derivatives to offset business exposure to foreign currency and interest rate risk on expected future cash flows and on certain existing assets and liabilities. As part of its risk management strategy, HP uses derivative instruments, primarily forward contracts, interest rate swaps, total return swaps, treasury rate locks and, at times, option contracts to hedge certain foreign currency, interest rate and, return on certain investment exposures. HP may designate its derivative contracts as fair value hedges or cash flow hedges and classifies the cash flows with the activities that correspond to the underlying hedged items. Additionally, for derivatives not designated as hedging instruments, HP categorizes those economic hedges as other derivatives. HP recognizes all derivative instruments at fair value in the Consolidated Condensed Balance Sheets.
As a result of its use of derivative instruments, HP is exposed to the risk that its counterparties will fail to meet their contractual obligations. Master netting agreements mitigate credit exposure to counterparties by permitting HP to net amounts due from HP to counterparty against amounts due to HP from the same counterparty under certain conditions. To further limit credit risk, HP has collateral security agreements that allow HP’s custodian to hold collateral from, or require HP to post collateral to, counterparties when aggregate derivative fair values exceed contractually established thresholds which are generally based on the credit ratings of HP and its counterparties. If HP’s or the counterparty’s credit rating falls below a specified credit rating, either party has the right to request full collateralization of the derivatives’ net liability position. The fair value of derivatives with credit contingent features in a net liability position was $29 million and $45 million as of April 30, 2020 and as of October 31, 2019, respectively, all of which were fully collateralized within two business days.
Under HP’s derivative contracts, the counterparty can terminate all outstanding trades following a covered change of control event affecting HP that results in the surviving entity being rated below a specified credit rating. This credit contingent provision did not affect HP’s financial position or cash flows as of April 30, 2020 and October 31, 2019.




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Notes to Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements (Continued)
(Unaudited)
Note 8: Financial Instruments (Continued)

Fair Value Hedges
HP enters into fair value hedges, such as interest rate swaps, to reduce the exposure of its debt portfolio to changes in fair value resulting from changes in interest rates by achieving a primarily U.S. dollar London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”)-based floating interest expense.
For derivative instruments that are designated and qualify as fair value hedges, HP recognizes the change in fair value of the derivative instrument, as well as the offsetting change in the fair value of the hedged item, in Interest and other, net in the Consolidated Condensed Statements of Earnings in the period of change.
Cash Flow Hedges
HP uses forward contracts, treasury rate locks and, at times, option contracts designated as cash flow hedges to protect against the foreign currency exchange and interest rate risks inherent in its forecasted net revenue, cost of revenue, operating expenses and debt issuance. HP’s foreign currency cash flow hedges mature predominantly within twelve months; however, hedges related to long-term procurement arrangements extend several years.
For derivative instruments that are designated and qualify as cash flow hedges, HP initially records changes in fair value of the derivative instrument in accumulated other comprehensive income/loss (“AOCI”) as a separate component of stockholders’ deficit in the Consolidated Condensed Balance Sheets and subsequently reclassifies these amounts into earnings in the period during which the hedged transaction is recognized in earnings. HP reports the changes in the fair value of the derivative instrument in the same financial statement line item as changes in the fair value of the hedged item.
In March 2020, HP entered into a series of treasury rate lock agreements with notional amounts totaling $750 million to hedge the exposure to variability in future cash flows resulting from changes in interest rate related to an anticipated issuance of long-term debt. These agreements were designated as cash flow hedges.
Other Derivatives
Other derivatives not designated as hedging instruments consist primarily of forward contracts used to hedge foreign currency-denominated balance sheet exposures. HP uses total return swaps to hedge its executive deferred compensation plan liability.
For derivative instruments not designated as hedging instruments, HP recognizes changes in fair value of the derivative instrument, as well as the offsetting change in the fair value of the hedged item, in Interest and other, net in the Consolidated Condensed Statements of Earnings in the period of change.
Hedge Effectiveness
For interest rate swaps designated as fair value hedges, HP measures hedge effectiveness by offsetting the change in fair value of the hedged item with the change in fair value of the derivative. For foreign currency options and forward contracts designated as cash flow hedges, HP measures hedge effectiveness by comparing the cumulative change in fair value of the hedge contract with the cumulative change in fair value of the hedged item, both of which are based on forward rates.
As of April 30, 2020 and 2019, no portion of the hedging instruments’ gain or loss was excluded from the assessment of effectiveness for fair value and cash flow hedges.
Fair Value of Derivative Instruments in the Consolidated Condensed Balance Sheets
The gross notional and fair value of derivative instruments in the Consolidated Condensed Balance Sheets were as follows:

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Notes to Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements (Continued)
(Unaudited)
Note 8: Financial Instruments (Continued)

 
As of April 30, 2020
 
As of October 31, 2019
 
Outstanding Gross Notional
 
Other Current Assets
 
Other Non-Current Assets
 
Other Current Liabilities
 
Other Non-Current Liabilities
 
Outstanding Gross Notional
 
Other Current Assets
 
Other Non-Current Assets
 
Other Current Liabilities
 
Other Non-Current Liabilities
 
In millions
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Fair value hedges:
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Interest rate contracts
$
750

 
$

 
$
14

 
$

 
$

 
$
750

 
$

 
$
4

 
$

 
$




 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


Cash flow hedges:


 


 


 


 


 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Foreign currency contracts
15,530

 
388

 
131

 
81

 
21

 
15,639

 
260

 
111

 
123

 
28

Interest rate contracts
750

 

 

 
8

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total derivatives designated as hedging instruments
17,030

 
388

 
145

 
89

 
21

 
16,389

 
260

 
115

 
123

 
28

Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Foreign currency contracts
4,666

 
19

 

 
33

 

 
7,146

 
10

 

 
14

 

Other derivatives
119

 
12

 

 
1

 

 
134

 
7

 

 
1

 

Total derivatives not designated as hedging instruments
4,785

 
31

 

 
34

 

 
7,280

 
17

 

 
15

 

Total derivatives
$
21,815

 
$
419

 
$
145

 
$
123

 
$
21

 
$
23,669

 
$
277

 
$
115

 
$
138

 
$
28

Offsetting of Derivative Instruments
HP recognizes all derivative instruments on a gross basis in the Consolidated Condensed Balance Sheets. HP does not offset the fair value of its derivative instruments against the fair value of cash collateral posted under its collateral security agreements. As of April 30, 2020 and October 31, 2019, information related to the potential effect of HP’s master netting agreements and collateral security agreements was as follows:
 
In the Consolidated Condensed Balance Sheets
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Gross Amounts Not Offset
 
 
 
 
 
Gross Amount
Recognized
(i)
Gross Amount
Offset
(ii)
Net Amount
Presented
(iii) = (i)–(ii)
 
Derivatives
(iv)
 
Financial
Collateral
(v)
 
 
 
Net Amount
(vi) = (iii)–(iv)–(v)
 
In millions
As of April 30, 2020
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 
 
 

Derivative assets
$
564

 
$

 
$
564

 
$
112

 
$
497

(1) 
 
$
(45
)
Derivative liabilities
$
144

 
$

 
$
144

 
$
112

 
$
29

(2) 
 
$
3

As of October 31, 2019
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 
 
 

Derivative assets
$
392

 
$

 
$
392

 
$
113

 
$
259

(1) 
 
$
20

Derivative liabilities
$
166

 
$

 
$
166

 
$
113

 
$
43

(2) 
 
$
10

(1) 
Represents the cash collateral posted by counterparties as of the respective reporting date for HP’s asset position, net of derivative amounts that could be offset, as of, generally, two business days prior to the respective reporting date.
(2) 
Represents the collateral posted by HP through re-use of counterparty cash collateral as of the respective reporting date for HP’s liability position, net of derivative amounts that could be offset, as of, generally, two business days prior to the respective reporting date.


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Notes to Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements (Continued)
(Unaudited)
Note 8: Financial Instruments (Continued)

Effect of Derivative Instruments in the Consolidated Condensed Statements of Earnings
The pre-tax effect of derivative instruments and related hedged items in a fair value hedging relationship for the three and six months ended April 30, 2020 and 2019 were as follows:
 
 
 
 
Total amounts of income/ (expense) line items presented in the statement of financial performance in which the effects of fair value hedges are recorded
 
Gain/(Loss) Recognized in Earnings on Derivative Instrument
 
 
 
 
 
 Gain/(Loss) Recognized in Earnings on Derivative and Related Hedged Item
Derivative Instrument
 
Location
 
Three months ended April 30, 2020
 
Three months ended April 30, 2020
 
Hedged Item
 
Location
 
Three months ended April 30, 2020
 
 
 
 
In millions
 
 
 
 
 
In millions
Interest rate contracts
 
Interest and other, net
 
$

 
$
10

 
Fixed-rate debt
 
Interest and other, net
 
$
(10
)
 
 
 
 
Total amounts of income/ (expense) line items presented in the statement of financial performance in which the effects of fair value hedges are recorded
 
Gain/(Loss) Recognized in Earnings on Derivative Instrument
 
 
 
 
 
 Gain/(Loss) Recognized in Earnings on Derivative and Related Hedged Item
Derivative Instrument
 
Location
 
Six months ended April 30, 2020
 
Six months ended April 30, 2020
 
Hedged Item
 
Location
 
Six months ended April 30, 2020
 
 
 
 
In millions
 
 
 
 
 
In millions
Interest rate contracts
 
Interest and other, net
 
$
13

 
$
10

 
Fixed-rate debt
 
Interest and other, net
 
$
(10
)
 
 
 
 
Total amounts of income/ (expense) line items presented in the statement of financial performance in which the effects of fair value hedges are recorded
 
Gain/(Loss) Recognized in Earnings on Derivative Instrument
 
 
 
 
 
 Gain/(Loss) Recognized in Earnings on Derivative and Related Hedged Item
Derivative Instrument
 
Location
 
Three months ended April 30, 2019
 
Three months ended April 30, 2019
 
Hedged Item
 
Location
 
Three months ended April 30, 2019
 
 
 
 
In millions
 
 
 
 
 
In millions
Interest rate contracts
 
Interest and other, net
 
$
(45
)
 
$
4

 
Fixed-rate debt
 
Interest and other, net
 
$
(4
)
 
 
 
 
Total amounts of income/ (expense) line items presented in the statement of financial performance in which the effects of fair value hedges are recorded
 
Gain/(Loss) Recognized in Earnings on Derivative Instrument
 
 
 
 
 
 Gain/(Loss) Recognized in Earnings on Derivative and Related Hedged Item
Derivative Instrument
 
Location
 
Six months ended April 30, 2019
 
Six months ended April 30, 2019
 
Hedged Item
 
Location
 
Six months ended April 30, 2019
 
 
 
 
In millions
 
 
 
 
 
In millions
Interest rate contracts
 
Interest and other, net
 
$
(71
)
 
$
16

 
Fixed-rate debt
 
Interest and other, net
 
$
(16
)




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Notes to Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements (Continued)
(Unaudited)
Note 8: Financial Instruments (Continued)

The pre-tax effect of derivative instruments in cash flow hedging relationships for the three and six months ended April 30, 2020 and 2019 was as follows:
 
Gain/(Loss) Recognized in AOCI on Derivatives
 
 
Total amounts of income and expense line items presented in the statement of financial performance in which the effects of cash flow hedges are recorded
 
Gain /(Loss) Reclassified from AOCI Into
Earnings
 
Three months ended April 30, 2020
 
Location
 
Three months ended April 30, 2020
 
In millions
 
 
In millions
Cash flow hedges:
 

 
 
 
 

 
 

Foreign currency contracts
$
239

 
Net revenue
 
$
12,469

 
$
62

Interest rate contracts
(8
)
 
Cost of revenue
 
(9,976
)
 
(10
)

 

 
Operating expenses
 
(1,667
)
 
1

Total
$
231

 
 
 

 
$
53


 
Gain/(Loss) Recognized in AOCI on Derivatives
 
 
Total amounts of income and expense line items presented in the statement of financial performance in which the effects of cash flow hedges are recorded
 
Gain /(Loss) Reclassified from AOCI Into
Earnings
 
Six months ended April 30, 2020
 
Location
 
Six months ended April 30, 2020
 
In millions
 

In millions
Cash flow hedges:
 

 
 

 

 
 

Foreign currency contracts
$
299

 
Net revenue

$
27,087

 
$
123

Interest rate contracts
(8
)
 
Cost of revenue

(21,722
)
 
(11
)

 

 
Operating expenses

(3,674
)
 

Total
$
291

 
 

 
 
$
112


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Notes to Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements (Continued)
(Unaudited)
Note 8: Financial Instruments (Continued)

 
Gain/(Loss) Recognized in AOCI on Derivatives
 
 
Total amounts of income and expense line items presented in the statement of financial performance in which the effects of cash flow hedges are recorded
 
Gain /(Loss) Reclassified from AOCI Into
Earnings
 
Three months ended April 30, 2019
 
Location
 
Three months ended April 30, 2019
 
In millions
 

In millions
Cash flow hedges:
 

 
 

 

 
 

Foreign currency contracts
$
198

 
Net revenue

$
14,036

 
$

 
 

 
Cost of revenue

(11,307
)
 
(6
)

 

 
Operating expenses

(1,801
)
 

Total
$
198

 
 

 
 
$
(6
)

 
Gain/(Loss) Recognized in AOCI on Derivatives
 
 
Total amounts of income and expense line items presented in the statement of financial performance in which the effects of cash flow hedges are recorded
 
Gain /(Loss) Reclassified from AOCI Into
Earnings
 
Six months ended April 30, 2019
 
Location
 
Six months ended April 30, 2019
 
In millions
 

In millions
Cash flow hedges:
 

 
 

 

 
 

Foreign currency contracts
$
91

 
Net revenue

$
28,746

 
$
191

 
 

 
Cost of revenue

(23,405
)
 
(16
)

 

 
Operating expenses

(3,487
)
 
(2
)
Total
$
91

 
 

 
 
$
173


As of April 30, 2020, HP expects to reclassify an estimated accumulated other comprehensive gain of $236 million, net of taxes, to earnings within the next twelve months associated with cash flow hedges along with the earnings effects of the related forecasted transactions. The amounts ultimately reclassified into earnings could be different from the amounts previously included in AOCI based on the change of market rate, and therefore could have different impact on earnings.
The pre-tax effect of derivative instruments not designated as hedging instruments recognized in the Consolidated Condensed Statements of Earnings for the three and six months ended April 30, 2020 and 2019 was as follows:
 
Three months ended April 30
 
Six months ended April 30
 
2020
 
2019
 
2020
 
2019
 
In millions
Foreign currency contracts
$
25

 
$
(18
)
 
$
17

 
$
(58
)
Other derivatives

 
5

 
5

 
19

Total
$
25

 
$
(13
)
 
$
22

 
$
(39
)




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Consolidated Condensed Statements of Earnings (Continued)
(Unaudited)

Note 9: Borrowings
Notes Payable and Short-Term Borrowings
 
As of April 30, 2020
 
As of October 31, 2019
 
Amount
Outstanding
 
Weighted-Average
Interest Rate
 
Amount
Outstanding
 
Weighted-Average
Interest Rate
 
In millions
 
 
 
In millions
 
 
Commercial paper
$
613

 
2.3
%
 
$

 
%
Current portion of long-term debt
881

 
3.7
%
 
307

 
3.6
%
Notes payable to banks, lines of credit and other
57

 
0.9
%
 
50

 
2.0
%
 
$
1,551

 
 

 
$
357

 
 


Long-Term Debt
 
As of
 
April 30, 2020
 
October 31, 2019
 
In millions
U.S. Dollar Global Notes(1)
 

 
 

2009 Shelf Registration Statement:
 

 
 

$1,350 issued at discount to par at a price of 99.827% in December 2010 at 3.75%, due December 2020
$
649

 
$
648

$1,250 issued at discount to par at a price of 99.799% in May 2011 at 4.3%, due June 2021
667

 
667

$1,000 issued at discount to par at a price of 99.816% in September 2011 at 4.375%, due September 2021
538

 
538

$1,500 issued at discount to par at a price of 99.707% in December 2011 at 4.65%, due December 2021
695

 
695

$500 issued at discount to par at a price of 99.771% in March 2012 at 4.05%, due September 2022
499

 
499

$1,200 issued at discount to par at a price of 99.863% in September 2011 at 6.0%, due September 2041
1,199

 
1,199

 
4,247

 
4,246

Other borrowings at 0.51%-9.00%, due in calendar years 2020-2027
575

 
853

Fair value adjustment related to hedged debt
14

 
4

Unamortized debt issuance cost
(14
)
 
(16
)
Current portion of long-term debt
(881
)
 
(307
)
Total long-term debt
$
3,941

 
$
4,780

(1) 
HP may redeem some or all of the fixed-rate U.S. Dollar Global Notes at any time in accordance with the terms thereof. The U.S. Dollar Global Notes are senior unsecured debt.
In December 2019, HP filed a shelf registration statement (the “2019 Shelf Registration Statement”) with the SEC to enable the Company to offer for sale, from time to time, in one or more offerings, an unspecified amount of debt securities, common stock, preferred stock, depositary shares and warrants.
As disclosed in Note 8, “Financial Instruments”, HP uses interest rate swaps to mitigate some of the exposure of its debt portfolio to changes in fair value resulting from changes in interest rates by achieving a primarily U.S. dollar LIBOR-based floating interest expense. Interest rates shown in the table of long-term debt have not been adjusted to reflect the impact of any interest rate swaps.
Commercial Paper
As of April 30, 2020, HP maintained two commercial paper programs. HP’s U.S. program provides for the issuance of U.S. dollar-denominated commercial paper up to a maximum aggregate principal amount of $6.0 billion. HP’s euro commercial paper program provides for the issuance of commercial paper outside of the United States denominated in U.S. dollars, euros or British pounds up to a maximum aggregate principal amount of $6.0 billion or the equivalent in those alternative currencies. The combined aggregate principal amount of commercial paper outstanding under those programs at any one time cannot exceed the $6.0 billion authorized by HP’s Board of Directors.

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Notes to Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements (Continued)
(Unaudited)
Note 9: Borrowings (Continued)

Credit Facilities
As of April 30, 2020, HP maintained a $4.0 billion senior unsecured committed revolving credit facility to support the issuance of commercial paper or for general corporate purposes. Commitments under the revolving credit facility will be available until March 30, 2023. Commitment fees, interest rates and other terms of borrowing under the credit facilities vary based on HP’s external credit ratings. As of April 30, 2020, HP was in compliance with the financial covenants in the credit agreement governing the revolving credit facility.
On May 29, 2020, we entered into a 364-day revolving credit facility providing for a senior unsecured revolving credit facility with aggregate lending commitments of $1.0 billion. Commitments under the 364-day revolving credit facility will be available until May 28, 2021. Funds borrowed under this revolving credit facility may be used for general corporate purposes.
Available Borrowing Resources
As of April 30, 2020, HP had available borrowing resources of $725 million from uncommitted lines of credit in addition to the senior unsecured committed revolving credit facility.

Note 10: Stockholders’ Deficit
Share Repurchase Program
HP’s share repurchase program authorizes both open market and private repurchase transactions. During the three and six months ended April 30, 2020, HP executed share repurchases of 4 million shares and 39 million shares and settled total shares for $0.1 billion and $0.8 billion, respectively. During the three and six months ended April 30, 2019, HP executed share repurchases of 34 million and 66 million shares and settled total shares for $0.7 billion and $1.4 billion, respectively.
The shares repurchased during the six months ended April 30, 2020 and 2019 were all open market repurchase transactions. On February 22, 2020, HP’s Board of Directors increased HP’s share repurchase authorization to $15.0 billion in total. As of April 30, 2020, HP had approximately $15.0 billion remaining under the share repurchase authorizations approved by HP’s Board of Directors.
Shareholder Rights Plan
On February 20, 2020, HP’s Board of Directors adopted a shareholder rights plan and declared a dividend of one preferred share purchase right for each outstanding share of HP’s common stock to shareholders of record on March 2, 2020.  The dividend distribution was made on March 2, 2020. Each right will allow its holder to purchase from HP’s one one-hundredth of a share of Series A Junior Participating Preferred stock, par value $0.01 per share, for an exercise price of $100, once the rights become exercisable. In the event that a person or group acquires beneficial ownership of 20% or more of HP’s then outstanding common stock, subject to certain exceptions, each right would entitle its holder (other than such person or members of such group) to purchase additional shares of HP’s common stock at a substantial discount to the public market price. In addition, at any time after a person or group acquires 20% or more of HP’s outstanding common stock (unless such person or group acquires 50% or more), The Board may exchange one share of HP’s common stock for each outstanding right (other than rights owned by such person or group, which would have become void). If HP is acquired in a merger or other business combination after an acquiring person acquires 20% or more of HP’s common stock, each holder of the rights would thereafter have the right to purchase, at a substantial discount to the public market price, a number of shares of common stock of the acquiring corporation. The Board may redeem the rights for $0.01 per right, subject to adjustment, at any time before any person or group becomes an Acquiring Person (as defined in the Rights Agreement, dated as of February 20, 2020). The rights have a de minimis fair value. The rights will expire on February 20, 2021, unless terminated earlier by HP’s Board of Directors.
Preferred Stock
HP designated 50 million shares of its previously authorized preferred stock with a par value of $0.01 per share as Series A Junior Participating Preferred Stock. No preferred stock was issued and outstanding as of April 30, 2020.



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Notes to Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements (Continued)
(Unaudited)
Note 10: Stockholders' Deficit (Continued)

Tax effects related to Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)
 
Three months ended April 30
 
Six months ended April 30
 
2020
 
2019
 
2020
 
2019
 
In millions
Tax effect on change in unrealized components of cash flow hedges:
 
 
 

 
 
 
 

Tax provision on unrealized gains arising during the period
$
(33
)
 
$
(36
)
 
$
(49
)
 
$
(16
)
Tax provision (benefit) on losses (gains) reclassified into earnings
16

 
(2
)
 
26

 
20

 
(17
)
 
(38
)
 
(23
)
 
4

Tax effect on change in unrealized components of defined benefit plans:
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Tax benefit on losses arising during the period

 
1

 

 
1

Tax provision on amortization of actuarial loss and prior service benefit
(5
)
 
(3
)
 
(10
)
 
(6
)
Tax benefit on curtailments, settlements and other

 

 

 
1

 
(5
)
 
(2
)
 
(10
)
 
(4
)
Tax effect on change in cumulative translation adjustment

 
(2
)
 

 
(2
)
Tax provision on other comprehensive income (loss)
$
(22
)
 
$
(42
)
 
$
(33
)
 
$
(2
)



Changes and reclassifications related to Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), net of taxes
 
Three months ended April 30
 
Six months ended April 30
 
2020
 
2019
 
2020
 
2019
 
In millions
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of taxes:
 

 
 

 
 
 
 
Change in unrealized components of available-for-sale debt securities:
 

 
 

 
 
 
 
Unrealized losses arising during the period
$
(2
)
 
$

 
$
(1
)
 
$

Losses reclassified into earnings

 
3

 

 
3

 
(2
)
 
3

 
(1
)
 
3

Change in unrealized components of cash flow hedges:
 
 
 

 
 
 
 
Unrealized gains arising during the period
198

 
162

 
242

 
75

(Gains) losses reclassified into earnings
(37
)
 
4

 
(86
)
 
(153
)
 
161

 
166

 
156

 
(78
)
Change in unrealized components of defined benefit plans:
 

 
 

 
 
 
 
Losses arising during the period
(1
)
 
(3
)
 
(1
)
 
(3
)
Amortization of actuarial loss and prior service benefit(1)
16

 
9

 
31

 
17

Curtailments, settlements and other
1

 
1

 
1

 

 
16

 
7

 
31

 
14

Change in cumulative translation adjustment
(17
)
 
11

 
(11
)
 
6

Other comprehensive income (loss), net of taxes
$
158

 
$
187

 
$
175

 
$
(55
)
(1) 
These components are included in the computation of net pension and post-retirement benefit (credit) charges in Note 4, “Retirement and Post-Retirement Benefit Plans”.

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Notes to Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements (Continued)
(Unaudited)
Note 10: Stockholders' Deficit (Continued)

The components of AOCI, net of taxes and changes were as follows:
 
Six months ended April 30, 2020
 
Net unrealized
gains on
available-for-sale debt
securities
 
Net unrealized
gains (losses) on cash
flow hedges
 
Unrealized
components
of defined
benefit plans
 
Change in cumulative
translation
adjustment
 
Accumulated
other
comprehensive
loss
 
In millions
Balance at beginning of period
$
9

 
$
172

 
$
(1,410
)
 
$
4

 
$
(1,225
)
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications
(1
)
 
242

 
(1
)
 
(11
)
 
229

Reclassifications of (gains) losses into earnings

 
(86
)
 
31

 

 
(55
)
Reclassifications of settlements into earnings

 

 
1

 

 
1

Balance at end of period
$
8

 
$
328

 
$
(1,379
)
 
$
(7
)
 
$
(1,050
)



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Consolidated Condensed Statements of Earnings (Continued)
(Unaudited)

Note 11: Net Earnings Per Share
HP calculates basic net EPS using net earnings and the weighted-average number of shares outstanding during the reporting period. Diluted net EPS includes any dilutive effect of restricted stock units, stock options, performance-based awards and shares purchased under the 2011 employee stock purchase plan.
A reconciliation of the number of shares used for basic and diluted net EPS calculations is as follows:
 
Three months ended April 30
 
Six months ended April 30
 
2020
 
2019
 
2020
 
2019
 
In millions, except per share amounts
Numerator:
 

 
 

 
 
 
 
Net earnings
$
764

 
$
782

 
$
1,442

 
$
1,585

Denominator:
 

 
 

 
 
 
 
Weighted-average shares used to compute basic net EPS
1,435

 
1,529

 
1,444

 
1,543

Dilutive effect of employee stock plans
5

 
7

 
6

 
8

Weighted-average shares used to compute diluted net EPS
1,440

 
1,536

 
1,450

 
1,551

Net earnings per share:
 

 
 

 
 
 
 
Basic
$
0.53

 
$
0.51

 
$
1.00

 
$
1.03

Diluted
$
0.53

 
$
0.51

 
$
0.99

 
1.02

Anti-dilutive weighted-average stock-based compensation awards(1)
14

 
8

 
12

 
6


(1) 
HP excludes from the calculation of diluted net EPS stock options and restricted stock units where the assumed proceeds exceed the average market price, because their effect would be anti-dilutive. The assumed proceeds of a stock option include the sum of its exercise price, and average unrecognized compensation cost. The assumed proceeds of a restricted stock unit represent unrecognized compensation cost.

Note 12: Litigation and Contingencies
HP is involved in lawsuits, claims, investigations and proceedings, including those identified below, consisting of IP, commercial, securities, employment, employee benefits and environmental matters that arise in the ordinary course of business. HP accrues a liability when management believes that it is both probable that a liability has been incurred and the amount of loss can be reasonably estimated. HP believes it has recorded adequate provisions for any such matters and, as of April 30, 2020, it was not reasonably possible that a material loss had been incurred in excess of the amounts recognized in HP’s financial statements. HP reviews these matters at least quarterly and adjusts its accruals to reflect the impact of negotiations, settlements, rulings, advice of legal counsel, and other information and events pertaining to a particular case. Pursuant to the separation and distribution agreement, HP shares responsibility with Hewlett Packard Enterprise for certain matters, as indicated below, and Hewlett Packard Enterprise has agreed to indemnify HP in whole or in part with respect to certain matters. Based on its experience, HP believes that any damage amounts claimed in the specific matters discussed below are not a meaningful indicator of HP’s potential liability. Litigation is inherently unpredictable. However, HP believes it has valid defenses with respect to legal matters pending against it. Nevertheless, cash flows or results of operations could be materially affected in any particular period by the resolution of one or more of these contingencies.
Litigation, Proceedings and Investigations
Copyright Levies.  Proceedings are ongoing or have been concluded involving HP in certain European countries, including litigation in Belgium and other countries, seeking to impose or modify levies upon IT equipment (such as multifunction devices (“MFDs”) and PCs), alleging that these devices enable the production of private copies of copyrighted materials. The levies are generally based upon the number of products sold and the per-product amounts of the levies, which vary. Some European countries that do not yet have levies on digital devices are expected to implement similar legislation to enable them to extend existing levy schemes, while other European countries have phased out levies or are expected to limit the scope of levy schemes and applicability in the digital hardware environment, particularly with respect to sales to business users. HP, other companies and various industry associations have opposed the extension of levies to the digital environment and have advocated alternative models of compensation to rights holders.
Reprobel, a collecting society administering the remuneration for reprography to Belgian copyright holders, requested by extrajudicial means that HP amend certain copyright levy declarations submitted for inkjet MFDs sold in Belgium from January

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Notes to Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements (Continued)
(Unaudited)
Note 12: Litigation and Contingencies (Continued)

2005 to December 2009 to enable it to collect copyright levies calculated based on the generally higher copying speed when the MFDs are operated in draft print mode rather than when operated in normal print mode. In March 2010, HP filed a lawsuit against Reprobel in the Court of First Instance of Brussels seeking a declaratory judgment that no copyright levies are payable on sales of MFDs in Belgium or, alternatively, that payments already made by HP are sufficient to comply with its obligations. The Court of Appeal in Brussels (the “Court of Appeal”) stayed the proceedings and referred several questions to the Court of Justice of the European Union (“CJEU”). On November 12, 2015, the CJEU published its judgment providing that a national legislation such as the Belgian one at issue in the main proceedings is incompatible with EU law on multiple legal points, as argued by HP, and returned the proceedings to the referring court. On May 12, 2017, the Court of Appeal held that (1) reprographic copyright levies are due notwithstanding the lack of conformity of the Belgian system with EU law in certain aspects and (2) the applicable levies are to be calculated based on the objective speed of each MFD as established by an expert appointed by the Court of Appeal. HP appealed this decision before the Belgian Supreme Court on January 18, 2018.
Based on industry opposition to the extension of levies to digital products, HP’s assessments of the merits of various proceedings and HP’s estimates of the number of units impacted and the amounts of the levies, HP has accrued amounts that it believes are adequate to address the ongoing disputes.
Hewlett-Packard Company v. Oracle Corporation.  On June 15, 2011, HP filed suit against Oracle Corporation (“Oracle”) in California Superior Court in Santa Clara County in connection with Oracle’s March 2011 announcement that it was discontinuing software support for HP’s Itanium-based line of mission-critical servers. HP asserted, among other things, that Oracle’s actions breached the contract that was signed by the parties as part of the settlement of the litigation relating to Oracle’s hiring of Mark Hurd. The matter eventually progressed to trial, which was bifurcated into two phases. HP prevailed in the first phase of the trial, in which the court ruled that the contract at issue required Oracle to continue to offer its software products on HP’s Itanium-based servers for as long as HP decided to sell such servers. The second phase of the trial was then postponed by Oracle’s appeal of the trial court’s denial of Oracle’s “anti-SLAPP” motion, in which Oracle argued that HP’s damages claim infringed on Oracle’s First Amendment rights. On August 27, 2015, the California Court of Appeals rejected Oracle’s appeal. The matter was remanded to the trial court for the second phase of the trial, which began on May 23, 2016 and was submitted to the jury on June 29, 2016. On June 30, 2016, the jury returned a verdict in favor of HP, awarding HP approximately $3.0 billion in damages, which included approximately $1.7 billion for past lost profits and $1.3 billion for future lost profits. On October 20, 2016, the court entered judgment for HP for this amount with interest accruing until the judgment is paid. Oracle’s motion for new trial was denied on December 19, 2016, and Oracle filed its notice of appeal from the trial court’s judgment on January 17, 2017. On February 2, 2017, HP filed a notice of cross-appeal challenging the trial court’s denial of prejudgment interest. The case is fully briefed and awaiting the Court of Appeals to schedule oral argument. HP expects that the appeals process could take several years to complete. Litigation is unpredictable, and there can be no assurance that HP will recover damages, or that any award of damages will be for the amount awarded by the jury’s verdict. The amount ultimately awarded, if any, would be recorded in the period received. No adjustment has been recorded in the financial statements in relation to this potential award. Pursuant to the terms of the separation and distribution agreement, HP and Hewlett Packard Enterprise will share equally in any recovery from Oracle once Hewlett Packard Enterprise has been reimbursed for all costs incurred in the prosecution of the action prior to the Separation.
Forsyth, et al. v. HP Inc. and Hewlett Packard Enterprise. This is a purported class and collective action filed on August 18, 2016 in the United States District Court, Northern District of California, against HP and Hewlett Packard Enterprise alleging the defendants violated the Federal Age Discrimination in Employment Act (“ADEA”), the California Fair Employment and Housing Act, California public policy and the California Business and Professions Code by terminating older workers and replacing them with younger workers. In their initial complaint, Plaintiffs sought to certify a nationwide collective class action under the ADEA comprised of all U.S. residents employed by defendants who had their employment terminated pursuant to a workforce reduction (“WFR”) plan on or after May 23, 2012 and who were 40 years of age or older. Plaintiffs also sought to represent a Rule 23 class under California law comprised of all persons 40 years or older employed by defendants in the state of California and terminated pursuant to a WFR plan on or after May 23, 2012. In November 2016, the plaintiffs amended their complaint, adding new plaintiffs and narrowing the class period for the nationwide collective action to a period that started on December 9, 2014.  On September 20, 2017, the Court granted defendants’ motions to compel arbitration as to the party plaintiffs who signed WFR release agreements, and also stayed the entire case until the arbitrations were completed.  In October 2018, the claims of all 16 arbitration claimants were resolved. Between November 2018 and April 2019, an additional 154 individuals filed consents to opt‐in to the action as party‐plaintiffs, which brought the total number of named and opt-in plaintiffs to 193. Of the new opt-ins, 145 signed separation agreements that included class waivers and mandatory arbitration provisions. The parties have resolved the claims of 142 of those 145 opt-ins, and the remaining three opt-ins who signed separation agreements dismissed their claims without prejudice. In February 2020, the claims of thirteen additional party plaintiffs were dismissed voluntarily without prejudice, leaving the total number of named and opt-in plaintiffs at 35. On

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Notes to Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements (Continued)
(Unaudited)
Note 12: Litigation and Contingencies (Continued)

January 7, 2020, the plaintiffs filed a Third Amended Complaint that seeks to represent (1) a putative nationwide ADEA collective comprised of all individuals 40 years of age and older who had their employment terminated pursuant to a WFR plan on or after December 9, 2014 and did not sign a Waiver and General Release Agreement in connection with their selection for WFR; and (2) a putative Rule 23 class under California law comprised of all individuals 40 years of age and older who had their employment terminated pursuant to a WFR plan on or after August 18, 2012 and did not sign a Waiver and General Release Agreement in connection with their selection for WFR. On February 6, 2020, Defendants moved to dismiss the complaint in its entirety. On May 18, 2020, the Court granted Defendants’ motion in part but also granted plaintiffs leave to amend their complaint to cure certain deficiencies that were the subject of Defendants’ motion. The stay of the litigation otherwise remains in place.
India Directorate of Revenue Intelligence Proceedings. On April 30 and May 10, 2010, the India Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (the “DRI”) issued show cause notices to Hewlett-Packard India Sales Private Limited (“HP India”), a subsidiary of HP, seven HP India employees and one former HP India employee alleging that HP India underpaid customs duties while importing products and spare parts into India and seeking to recover an aggregate of approximately $370 million, plus penalties. Prior to the issuance of the show cause notices, HP India deposited approximately $16 million with the DRI and agreed to post a provisional bond in exchange for the DRI’s agreement to not seize HP India products and spare parts and to not interrupt the transaction of business by HP India.
On April 11, 2012, the Bangalore Commissioner of Customs issued an order on the products-related show cause notice affirming certain duties and penalties against HP India and the named individuals of approximately $386 million, of which HP India had already deposited $9 million. On December 11, 2012, HP India voluntarily deposited an additional $10 million in connection with the products-related show cause notice. The differential duty demand is subject to interest. On April 20, 2012, the Commissioner issued an order on the parts-related show cause notice affirming certain duties and penalties against HP India and certain of the named individuals of approximately $17 million, of which HP India had already deposited $7 million. After the order, HP India deposited an additional $3 million in connection with the parts-related show cause notice so as to avoid certain penalties.
HP India filed appeals of the Commissioner’s orders before the Customs Tribunal along with applications for waiver of the pre-deposit of remaining demand amounts as a condition for hearing the appeals. The Customs Department has also filed cross-appeals before the Customs Tribunal. On January 24, 2013, the Customs Tribunal ordered HP India to deposit an additional $24 million against the products order, which HP India deposited in March 2013. The Customs Tribunal did not order any additional deposit to be made under the parts order. In December 2013, HP India filed applications before the Customs Tribunal seeking early hearing of the appeals as well as an extension of the stay of deposit as to HP India and the individuals already granted until final disposition of the appeals. On February 7, 2014, the application for extension of the stay of deposit was granted by the Customs Tribunal until disposal of the appeals. On October 27, 2014, the Customs Tribunal commenced hearings on the cross-appeals of the Commissioner’s orders. The Customs Tribunal rejected HP India’s request to remand the matter to the Commissioner on procedural grounds. The hearings scheduled to reconvene on April 6, 2015 and again on November 3, 2015 and April 11, 2016 were canceled at the request of the Customs Tribunal. A hearing on the merits of the appeal scheduled for January 15, 2019 has been cancelled. Pursuant to the separation and distribution agreement, Hewlett Packard Enterprise has agreed to indemnify HP in part, based on the extent to which any liability arises from the products and spare parts of Hewlett Packard Enterprise’s businesses.
Neodron Patent Litigation. United States. On May 21, 2019, Neodron Ltd. (“Neodron”) filed a patent infringement lawsuit against Hewlett Packard Enterprise in U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas. On the same day, Neodron filed a companion complaint with the U.S. International Trade Commission (“ITC”) pursuant to Section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930 against seven sets of respondents, including Hewlett Packard Enterprise. On May 23 and June 14, 2019, Neodron filed amended complaints in the ITC and the Western District of Texas, respectively, to replace Hewlett Packard Enterprise with HP.  Both complaints allege that certain touch-controlled devices infringe four patents owned by Neodron. On June 19, 2019, the ITC instituted an investigation. The ITC hearing has currently been suspended until further notice, but it will not occur prior to July 10, 2020. The ITC’s target date for completion of the investigation currently remains October 26, 2020. The district court action is stayed pending resolution of the ITC proceedings. In the ITC proceeding, Neodron seeks an order enjoining HP from importing, selling for importation, or selling after importation certain touch-controlled notebook computers and tablets. On June 28, 2019, Neodron filed a second lawsuit in the Western District of Texas, asserting four additional patents against HP touch-controlled devices. Neodron amended its complaint in the second lawsuit to assert a total of eight patents against HP touch-controlled devices. Neodron seeks unspecified damages and a permanent injunction, among other remedies. 

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Notes to Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements (Continued)
(Unaudited)
Note 12: Litigation and Contingencies (Continued)

Germany. On October 29, 2019, Neodron served HP with a claim of patent infringement at the Munich State Court in Germany. The patent asserted in the German case is related to a patent asserted in the ITC. This case will consist of an initial hearing in July 2020 and a formal hearing in October 2020. If the German court finds infringement of a valid patent, the court may issue an injunction as part of any remedy.
Slingshot Printing LLC Litigation. On June 11, 2019, Slingshot Printing LLC filed three complaints in U.S. District Court in the Western District of Texas alleging HP infringes or has infringed sixteen patents. On September 20, 2019, Slingshot filed a fourth complaint and amended the three earlier complaints, alleging that HP infringes or has infringed thirty-two patents. On December 12, 2019, Slingshot voluntarily dismissed its allegations as to one patent because it did not own a related patent. On January 23, 2020, Slingshot filed a fifth complaint, re-asserting the dismissed patent as well as the related patent. On February 13, 2020, Slingshot voluntarily dismissed its allegations as to another patent, which was asserted in its third complaint. On March 25, 2020, Slingshot voluntarily dismissed its allegations as to an additional patent, which was also asserted in its third complaint. Slingshot is currently asserting a total of 31 patents. The accused products include inkjet printers, cartridges, and printheads. The complaints seek monetary damages.
Electrical Workers Pension Fund, Local 103, I.B.E.W. v. HP Inc., et al.  On February 19, 2020, Electrical Workers Pension Fund, Local 103, I.B.E.W. filed a putative class action complaint against HP, Dion Weisler, Catherine Lesjak, and Steven Fieler in U.S. District Court in the Northern District of California. The complaint alleges, among other things, that from February 23, 2017 to October 3, 2019, HP and the named officers violated Sections 10(b) and 20(a) of the Exchange Act by concealing material information and making false statements about HP’s printing supplies business, including HP’s use of its four-box model to manage the demand for supplies.  Plaintiff seeks compensatory damages and other relief.
Legal Proceedings re Authentication of Supplies. Civil litigation or government investigations are pending in the United States, Italy, Israel, and the Netherlands involving supplies authentication protocols used in certain HP printers. These protocols are often referred to as Dynamic Security. The core allegations in these proceedings claim misleading or inadequate consumer notifications and permissions pertaining to the use of Dynamic Security, the impact of firmware updates, or the potential inability of cartridges with clone chips or circuitry to work in HP printers with Dynamic Security.
123Inkt Foundation litigation (Netherlands). On November 23, 2016, a foundation known as Stichting 123Inkt-Huismerk Klanten (the “Foundation”) filed a complaint in district court in Amsterdam against HP Nederland B.V. and HP Inc. arising out of the use of Dynamic Security in certain OfficeJet printers. Digital Revolution B.V. (a.k.a. 123Inkt) established the Foundation to pursue the interests of approximately 960 of its customers who transferred their claims to it. The complaint alleges: (1) violation of right of ownership; (2) destruction and damage to property; (3) computer vandalism; (4) unlawful act; (5) non-compliance; (6) unfair commercial practices; (7) misleading commercial practices; and (8) misleading advertising. The complaint seeks injunctive relief to prohibit use of Dynamic Security, damages, and attorneys’ fees. On December 27, 2017, the District Court dismissed the case and awarded fees to HP. On January 25, 2018, the Foundation filed a summons with the Amsterdam Court of Appeal to appeal. On December 17, 2019, the Court of Appeal overturned the decision of the District Court, awarded damages to the Foundation members in an amount to be later determined, but denied injunctive relief holding that the use of Dynamic Security is not inherently impermissible and the Foundation lacks legal interest to pursue such action. On March 19, 2020, the Foundation filed a cassation writ of summons with the Cassation Court (Hoge Raad der Nederlanden) appealing the decision of the Court of Appeal.
Gensin v. HP Inc. (Israel). On October 25, 2017, a purported consumer class action, captioned Gensin v. HP Inc., was filed in the District Court in Jerusalem against HP arising out of the use of Dynamic Security in certain OfficeJet printers. The petition and motion for certification as a class action alleges: (1) tortious wrongdoing in violation of the Computers Law, 5755-1995; (2) breach of Contracts Law, 5731-1970; (3) breach of the Consumer Protection Law, 5741-1981; (4) negligence; and (5) improper enrichment. The named petitioner initially sought to represent nationwide classes comprised of anyone who “owns an HP printer that has been blocked, disrupted, or interfered with by HP in the use of ink cartridges not manufactured by HP” or who “purchased ink cartridges not manufactured by HP for use in the blocked printers.” Plaintiff seeks class relief, injunctive relief, damages, and attorneys’ fees. On November 16, 2017, a second purported consumer class action was filed against HP in the Central District Court, captioned Dror v. HP, Inc., also arising out of the use of Dynamic Security in certain OfficeJet printers. The petition and motion allege similar causes of action on behalf of similar nationwide classes. After the Dror case was consolidated with the Gensin case in Jerusalem, the District Court on June 24, 2018 dismissed the Dror case and designated Gensin as the lead matter. On March 9, 2020, the petitioner moved to modify the proposed nationwide class to be comprised of “[a]ll persons who have an HP printer and whose printer was blocked or rendered unusable by HP with any ink cartridge that is not made by HP” and “[a]ll persons who purchased ink cartridges that are not made by HP, for use in the Blocked Printers.”
Parziale v. HP Inc. (United States). On August 27, 2019, a purported consumer class action was filed against HP in federal court in the Northern District of California arising out of the use of Dynamic Security in certain OfficeJet printers. The

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complaint alleges two causes of action under Florida Consumer Protection statutes: (1) violation of the Florida Deceptive and Unfair Trade Practices Act, F.S.A. §§ 501.201 et seq., and (2) violation of the Florida Misleading Advertisement Law, F.S.A. §§ 817.41 et seq. The named plaintiff seeks to represent a nationwide class of “[a]ll United States Citizens who, between the applicable statute of limitations and the present, had an HP Printer that was modified to reject third party ink cartridges or refilled HP ink cartridges.” On November 13, 2019, plaintiff filed an amended complaint, adding three causes of action to the case: (1) violation of the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act, 18 U.S.C. § 1030 et seq., (2) trespass to chattels, and (3) tortious interference with business relations. Plaintiff seeks class relief, injunctive relief, damages, including punitive damages, and attorneys’ fees. On December 30, 2019, HP moved to dismiss plaintiff’s amended complaint. On April 24, 2020, the Court granted in part and denied in part HP’s motion to dismiss. The Court dismissed plaintiff’s causes of action under the Florida Consumer Protection statutes, as well as the tortious interference with business relations claim and four of the five claims under the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act. The Court denied HP’s motion to dismiss on the remaining claims and the request for injunctive relief. The Court has granted plaintiff leave to file an amended complaint.
Consumer Protection Investigation (Italy). On September 26, 2019, the Italian Competition and Consumer Protection Authority (AGCM) served a Notice of Initiation of Proceedings on HP concerning the investigation of alleged aggressive practices involving undue influence on consumers and alleged misleading actions and omissions regarding the restriction or prevention of the use of third-party ink cartridges in HP printers, accompanied by a request for information. In such an investigation, the AGCM may impose fines for violations and impose orders to cease and desist. HP submitted its reply to the AGCM’s request for information on November 15, 2019 and has addressed subsequent requests for information. HP is awaiting the AGCM’s findings of its investigation. On May 22, 2020, the AGCM gave notice that it intends to expand its investigation into certain alleged warranty practices regarding the use of third-party cartridges.
Digital Revolution B.V. v. HP Nederland B.V., et al. (Netherlands). On March 30, 2020, Digital Revolution B.V. (a.k.a. 123Inkt) served a complaint filed in Amsterdam District Court arising out of the use of Dynamic Security in certain HP printers. The complaint alleges several causes of action: (1) abuse of dominant position; (2) misleading advertising; (3) unfair and misleading commercial practice; and (4) misleading comparative advertising. The complaint seeks injunctive relief, including prohibition of Dynamic Security and disclosure of cartridge authentication protocols, damages, and attorneys’ fees. An initial appearance date has been set for July 8, 2020.
Autonomy-Related Legal Matters
Investigations.  As a result of the findings of an ongoing investigation, HP has provided information to the U.K. Serious Fraud Office, the U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”) and the SEC related to the accounting improprieties, disclosure failures and misrepresentations at Autonomy that occurred prior to and in connection with HP’s acquisition of Autonomy. On January 19, 2015, the U.K. Serious Fraud Office notified HP that it was closing its investigation and had decided to cede jurisdiction of the investigation to the U.S. authorities. On November 14, 2016, the DOJ announced that a federal grand jury indicted Sushovan Hussain, the former CFO of Autonomy. Mr. Hussain was charged with conspiracy to commit wire fraud, securities fraud, and multiple counts of wire fraud. The indictment alleged that Mr. Hussain engaged in a scheme to defraud purchasers and sellers of securities of Autonomy and HP about the true performance of Autonomy’s business, its financial condition, and its prospects for growth. A jury trial commenced on February 26, 2018. On April 30, 2018, the jury found Mr. Hussain guilty of all charges against him. On November 15, 2016, the SEC announced that Stouffer Egan, the former CEO of Autonomy’s U.S.-based operations, settled charges relating to his participation in an accounting scheme to meet internal sales targets and analyst revenue expectations. On November 29, 2018, the DOJ announced that a federal grand jury indicted Michael Lynch, former CEO of Autonomy, and Stephen Chamberlain, former VP of Finance of Autonomy. Dr. Lynch and Mr. Chamberlain were charged with conspiracy to commit wire fraud and multiple counts of wire fraud. HP is continuing to cooperate with the ongoing enforcement actions.
Autonomy Corporation Limited v. Michael Lynch and Sushovan Hussain. On April 17, 2015, four former HP subsidiaries that became subsidiaries of Hewlett Packard Enterprise at the time of the Separation (Autonomy Corporation Limited, Hewlett Packard Vision BV, Autonomy Systems, Limited, and Autonomy, Inc.) initiated civil proceedings in the U.K. High Court of Justice against two members of Autonomy’s former management, Michael Lynch and Sushovan Hussain. The Particulars of Claim seek damages in excess of $5 billion from Messrs. Lynch and Hussain for breach of their fiduciary duties by causing Autonomy group companies to engage in improper transactions and accounting practices. On October 1, 2015, Messrs. Lynch and Hussain filed their defenses. Mr. Lynch also filed a counterclaim against Autonomy Corporation Limited seeking $160 million in damages, among other things, for alleged misstatements regarding Lynch. The Hewlett Packard Enterprise subsidiary claimants filed their replies to the defenses and the asserted counter-claim on March 11, 2016. Trial began on March 25, 2019 and was completed in January 2020. The parties are awaiting a ruling from the Court.
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HP’s business is subject to various federal, state, local and foreign laws and regulations that could result in costs or other sanctions that adversely affect our business and results of operations. For example, HP is subject to laws and regulations concerning environmental protection, including laws addressing the discharge of pollutants into the air and water, the management and disposal of hazardous substances and wastes, the clean-up of contaminated sites, the content of HP’s products and the recycling, treatment and disposal of those products, including batteries. In particular, HP faces increasing complexity in its product design and procurement operations as it adjusts to new and future requirements relating to the chemical and materials composition of its products, their safe use, the energy consumption associated with those products, climate change laws and regulations, and product repairability, reuse and take-back legislation. HP could incur substantial costs, its products could be restricted from entering certain jurisdictions, and it could face other sanctions, if it were to violate or become liable under environmental laws or if its products become noncompliant with environmental laws. HP’s potential exposure includes fines and civil or criminal sanctions, third-party property damage or personal injury claims and clean-up costs. The amount and timing of costs to comply with environmental laws are difficult to predict. 
HP is party to, or otherwise involved in, proceedings brought by U.S. or state environmental agencies under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (“CERCLA”), known as “Superfund,” or state laws similar to CERCLA, and may become a party to, or otherwise involved in, proceedings brought by private parties for contribution towards clean-up costs. HP is also conducting environmental investigations or remediations at several current or former operating sites pursuant to administrative orders or consent agreements with state environmental agencies.
The separation and distribution agreement includes provisions that provide for the allocation of environmental liabilities between HP and Hewlett Packard Enterprise including certain remediation obligations; responsibilities arising from the chemical and materials composition of their respective products, their safe use and their energy consumption; obligations under product take back legislation that addresses the collection, recycling, treatment and disposal of products; and other environmental matters. HP will generally be responsible for environmental liabilities related to the properties and other assets, including products, allocated to HP under the separation and distribution agreement and other ancillary agreements. Under these agreements, HP will indemnify Hewlett Packard Enterprise for liabilities for specified ongoing remediation projects, subject to certain limitations, and Hewlett Packard Enterprise has a payment obligation for a specified portion of the cost of those remediation projects. In addition, HP will share with Hewlett Packard Enterprise other environmental liabilities as set forth in the separation and distribution agreement. HP is indemnified in whole or in part by Hewlett Packard Enterprise for liabilities arising from the assets assigned to Hewlett Packard Enterprise and for certain environmental matters as detailed in the separation and distribution agreement.
Note 13: Guarantees, Indemnifications and Warranties
Guarantees
In the ordinary course of business, HP may issue performance guarantees to certain of its clients, customers and other parties pursuant to which HP has guaranteed the performance obligations of third parties. Some of those guarantees may be backed by standby letters of credit or surety bonds. In general, HP would be obligated to perform over the term of the guarantee in the event a specified triggering event occurs as defined by the guarantee. HP believes the likelihood of having to perform under a material guarantee is remote.
Cross-Indemnifications with Hewlett Packard Enterprise
Under the separation and distribution agreement, HP agreed to indemnify Hewlett Packard Enterprise, each of its subsidiaries and each of their respective directors, officers and employees from and against all liabilities relating to, arising out of or resulting from, among other matters, the liabilities allocated to HP as part of the Separation. Hewlett Packard Enterprise similarly agreed to indemnify HP, each of its subsidiaries and each of their respective directors, officers and employees from and against all liabilities relating to, arising out of or resulting from, among other matters, the liabilities allocated to Hewlett Packard Enterprise as part of the Separation. HP expects Hewlett Packard Enterprise to fully perform under the terms of the separation and distribution agreement.
For information on cross-indemnifications with Hewlett Packard Enterprise for litigation matters, see Note 12, “Litigation and Contingencies.”
In connection with the Separation, HP entered into the Tax Matters Agreement (“TMA”) with Hewlett Packard Enterprise, effective on November 1, 2015. The TMA provided that HP and Hewlett Packard Enterprise will share certain pre-Separation income tax liabilities. The TMA was terminated during the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2019.
Indemnifications  
In the ordinary course of business, HP enters into contractual arrangements under which HP may agree to indemnify a third party to such arrangement from any losses incurred relating to the services they perform on behalf of HP or for losses

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arising from certain events as defined within the particular contract, which may include, for example, litigation or claims relating to past performance. HP also provides indemnifications to certain vendors and customers against claims of intellectual property infringement made by third parties arising from the vendors’ and customers’ use of HP’s software products and services and certain other matters. Some indemnifications may not be subject to maximum loss clauses. Historically, payments made related to these indemnifications have been immaterial.
HP records tax indemnification receivables from various third parties for certain tax liabilities that HP is jointly and severally liable for, but for which it is indemnified by those same third parties under existing legal agreements. HP records a tax indemnification payable to various third parties under these agreements when management believes that it is both probable that a liability has been incurred and the amount can be reasonably estimated. The actual amount that the third parties pay or may be obligated to pay HP could vary depending on the outcome of certain unresolved tax matters, which may not be resolved for several years. The net payable as of April 30, 2020 and October 31, 2019 were $63 million and $57 million, respectively.
Warranties
HP accrues the estimated cost of product warranties at the time it recognizes revenue. HP engages in extensive product quality programs and processes, including actively monitoring and evaluating the quality of its component suppliers; however, contractual warranty terms, repair costs, product call rates, average cost per call, current period product shipments and ongoing product failure rates, as well as specific product class failures outside of HP’s baseline experience, affect the estimated warranty obligation.
HP’s aggregate product warranty liabilities and changes were as follows:
 
Six months ended April 30, 2020
 
In millions
Balance at beginning of period
$
922

Accruals for warranties issued
446

Adjustments related to pre-existing warranties (including changes in estimates)
(3
)
Settlements made (in cash or in kind)
(467
)
Balance at end of period
$
898




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Note 14: Leases
HP determines, at lease inception, whether or not an arrangement contains a lease. A significant portion of the operating lease portfolio includes real estate leases. Additionally, HP has identified embedded operating leases within certain outsourced supply chain contracts. Leasing arrangements typically range in terms from 1 to 20 years with varying renewal and termination options. Substantially all of HP’s leases are considered operating leases. Finance leases, short-term leases and sub-lease income were not material as of April 30, 2020 or for the three and six months ended April 30, 2020.
Lease terms include options to extend or terminate the lease when it is reasonably certain that HP will exercise such options. HP generally considers the economic life of the ROU assets to be comparable to the useful life of similar owned assets. HP’s leases generally do not provide a residual guarantee.
Operating leases are included in Other non-current assets, Other current liabilities and Other non-current liabilities. Finance leases are included in Property, plant and equipment, net, Notes payable and short-term borrowings and Long-term debt in the Consolidated Condensed Balance Sheets.
As most of the leases do not provide an implicit interest rate, HP uses the incremental borrowing rate based on the information available at the commencement date of a lease in determining the present value of lease payments. The incremental borrowing rate is determined based on the rate of interest that HP would have to pay to borrow an amount equal to the lease payments on a collateralized basis over a similar term. HP uses the unsecured borrowing rate and risk-adjusts that rate to approximate a collateralized rate.
HP has elected the practical expedient to combine lease and non-lease components as a single lease element for its real estate leases and certain outsourced supply chain contracts in calculating the ROU assets and lease liabilities. Where HP chooses not to combine the lease and non-lease components, HP allocates contract consideration to the lease and non-lease components based on relative standalone prices.
HP reviews the impairment of the ROU assets consistent with the approach applied for other long-lived assets.
The components of lease expense are as follows:
 
Three months ended April 30, 2020
 
Six months ended April 30, 2020
 
In millions
Operating lease cost
$
53

 
$
120

Variable cost
31

 
57

Total lease expense
$
84

 
$
177


All lease expenses, including variable lease costs, are primarily included in Cost of revenue and Selling, general and administrative expenses in the Consolidated Condensed Statements of Earnings based on the use of the facilities.
Variable lease expense relates primarily to leased real estate utilized for office space and outsourced warehousing. These costs primarily include adjustments for inflation, payments dependent on a rate or index or usage of asset and common area maintenance charges. These costs are not included in the lease liability and are recognized in the period in which they are incurred.
The following table presents supplemental information relating to the cash flows arising from lease transactions. Cash payments made from variable lease costs and short-term leases are not included in the measurement of operating lease liabilities, and, as such, are excluded from the amounts below:
 
Six months ended April 30, 2020
 
In millions
Cash paid for amount included in the measurement of lease liabilities
$
123

Right-of-use assets obtained in exchange of lease liabilities(1)
$
95

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Weighted-average information associated with the measurement of our remaining operating lease liabilities is as follows:
 
As of April 30, 2020
Weighted-average remaining lease term in years
7

Weighted-average discount rate
2.7
%

The following maturity analysis presents expected undiscounted cash outflows for operating leases on an annual basis for the next five years, with the exception of 2020, which presents the expected undiscounted cash outflows for operating leases for the remaining six months of the year.
 Fiscal year
In millions
2020
$
137

2021
245

2022
198

2023
152

2024
119

  Thereafter
402

Total lease payments
1,253

Less: Imputed interest
(112
)
     Total lease liabilities
$
1,141

The following table, which was included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2019, depicts gross minimum rental commitments under non-cancelable leases for real estate, personal property leases, sublease income commitments and operating lease commitments at October 31, 2019.
 Fiscal year
In millions
Less than 1 year
$
284

1-3 years
399

3-5 years
262

More than 5 years
395

Total (1)
$
1,340

(1) Amounts represent the operating lease obligations, net of total sublease income of $130 million.
There were no material operating leases that HP had entered into and that were yet to commence as of April 30, 2020.


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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.
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Management’s Discussion and Analysis of
Financial Condition and Results of Operations

This Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations (“MD&A”) is organized as follows:
Overview.  A discussion of our business and other highlights affecting the Company to provide context for the remainder of this MD&A.
Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates.  A discussion of accounting policies and estimates that we believe are important to understanding the assumptions and judgments incorporated in our reported financial results.
Results of Operations.  An analysis of our operations financial results comparing the three and six months ended April 30, 2020 to the prior-year period. A discussion of the results of operations is followed by a more detailed discussion of the results of operations by segment.
Liquidity and Capital Resources.  An analysis of changes in our cash flows and a discussion of our liquidity and financial condition.
Contractual and Other Obligations.  An overview of contractual obligations, retirement and post-retirement benefit plan contributions, cost-saving plans, uncertain tax positions and off-balance sheet arrangements of our operations.
The discussion of financial condition and results of our operations that follows provides information that will assist the reader in understanding our Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements, the changes in certain key items in those financial statements from year to year, and the primary factors that accounted for those changes, as well as how certain accounting principles, policies and estimates affect our Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements. This discussion should be read in conjunction with our Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements and the related notes that appear elsewhere in this document.

OVERVIEW
We are a leading global provider of personal computing and other access devices, imaging and printing products, and related technologies, solutions, and services. We sell to individual consumers, SMBs and large enterprises, including customers in the government, health, and education sectors. We have three reportable segments: Personal Systems, Printing and Corporate Investments. The Personal Systems segment offers commercial and consumer desktop and notebook PCs, workstations, thin clients, commercial mobility devices, retail POS systems, displays and other related accessories, software, support, and services. The Printing segment provides consumer and commercial printer hardware, supplies, solutions and services, as well as scanning devices. Corporate Investments include HP Labs and certain business incubation and investment projects.
In Personal Systems, our strategic focus is on profitable growth through market segmentation. This focus is with respect to enhanced innovation in multi-operating systems, multi-architecture, geography, customer segments and other key attributes. Additionally, we are investing in endpoint services and solutions. We are focused on services, including Device as a Service, as the market begins to shift to contractual solutions. We believe that we are well positioned due to our competitive product lineup.
In Printing, our strategic focus is on contractual solutions to serve consumers, SMBs and large enterprises through our Instant Ink Services and Managed Print Services (“MPS”) offerings, providing digital printing solutions for graphics segments and applications including commercial publishing, labels, packaging and textiles; as well as expanding our footprint in the 3D printing and digital manufacturing marketplace.
We continue to experience challenges that are representative of trends and uncertainties that may affect our business and results of operations. One set of challenges relates to dynamic market trends, such as forecasted declining PC Client markets and home printing markets. A second set of challenges relates to changes in the competitive landscape. Our primary competitors are exerting competitive pressure in targeted areas and are entering new markets, our emerging competitors are introducing new technologies and business models, and our alliance partners in some businesses are increasingly becoming our competitors in others. A third set of challenges relates to business model changes and our go-to-market execution in an evolving distribution and reseller landscape, with increasing online and omnichannel presence. Additional challenges we face at the segment level are set forth below.
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In Printing, a competitive pricing environment, including from non-original supplies (which includes imitation, refill or remanufactured alternatives), and a weakened market in certain geographies with associated pricing sensitivity of our customers present challenges. We also obtain many Printing components from single sources due to technology, availability, price, quality or other considerations. For instance, we source the majority of our A4 and a portion of our A3 portfolio of laser printer engines and laser toner cartridges from Canon. Any decision by either party to not renew our agreement with Canon or to limit or reduce the scope of the agreement could adversely affect our net revenue from LaserJet products; however, we have a long-standing business relationship with Canon and anticipate renewal of this agreement.
Our business and financial performance also depend significantly on worldwide economic conditions. Accordingly, we face global macroeconomic challenges, tariff-driven headwinds, uncertainty in the markets, volatility in exchange rates, weaker macroeconomic conditions and evolving dynamics in the global trade environment. The full impact of these and other global macroeconomic challenges on our business cannot be known at this time.
To address these challenges, we continue to pursue innovation with a view towards developing new products and services aligned with generating market demand and meeting the needs of our customers and partners. In addition, we continue to work on improving our operations and adapting our business models, with a particular focus on enhancing our end-to-end processes, analytics and efficiencies. We also continue to work on optimizing our sales coverage models, aligning our sales incentives with our strategic goals, improving channel execution and inventory management, strengthening our capabilities in our areas of strategic focus, strengthening our pricing discipline and developing and capitalizing on market opportunities.
Specifically, in October 2019, we announced cost-reduction and operational efficiency initiatives intended to simplify the way we work, move closer to our customers and facilitate specific investment in our business. These were further updated in February 2020. These efforts include transforming our operating model to integrate our sales force into a single commercial organization and reducing structural costs across the Company through our restructuring plan approved in September 2019 (the “Fiscal 2020 Plan”). We expect to invest some of the savings from these efforts across our businesses, including investing to build our digital capabilities. Over time, we expect these investments will make us more efficient and allow us to advance our positions in Personal Systems and Printing, while also disrupting new industries where we see attractive medium to long-term growth opportunities. However, the rate at which we are able to invest in our business and the returns that we are able to achieve from these investments will be affected by many factors, including the efforts to address the execution, industry and macroeconomic challenges facing our business as discussed above. As a result, we may experience delays in the anticipated timing of activities related to these efforts, and the anticipated benefits of these efforts may not materialize.
We typically experience higher net revenues in our fourth quarter compared to other quarters in our fiscal year due in part to seasonal holiday demand. Historical seasonal patterns should not be considered reliable indicators of our future net revenues or financial performance.

Our COVID-19 Response
In late 2019, COVID-19 was first identified, and in March 2020, the World Health Organization declared the outbreak of COVID-19 to be a pandemic.  As part of efforts to control and mitigate the spread of COVID-19, governmental authorities around the world have imposed a variety of restrictions such as travel bans, stay-at-home orders, quarantines, social distancing measures and temporary business closures.
This section summarizes our response to the significant impacts related to the COVID-19 pandemic that we have experienced to date, and we have included additional details as applicable throughout other sections of this report. As reflected in the discussions that follow, the impact of the pandemic and actions taken in response to it have had a variety of impacts on our results of operations for the second quarter of 2020. Through the date of this report, these impacts have continued.
Our employees. We have been focused on protecting the health and safety of our employees during the COVID-19 pandemic, and we quickly pivoted the vast majority of our employees to work from home in response to this. These arrangements have been designed to allow for continued operation of non-production business-critical functions, including financial reporting systems and internal controls. For those in manufacturing and other critical functions that could not transition to a remote model, we quickly implemented social distancing and additional safety and hygiene protocols, to protect the employees in our labs or manufacturing and production facilities.

Our communityWe are committed to taking actions to protect the communities we serve. We are also putting our resources behind efforts to support local communities and to assist in the public health response. We have

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donated millions of dollars in technology and support across Personal Systems and Printing to help students, families, and communities, including hospitals in affected areas. 
We have mobilized our 3D Printing team and Digital Manufacturing Partner Network to design, validate, and produce essential parts, such as face shields, respirators and other items. Along with our partners we have produced millions of essential parts. We are also ramping up production of 3D printed nasal swabs to help widespread testing.
We are deploying HP BioPrinters and associated supply cassettes, free of charge, to NGOs, state and local government agencies, and pharmaceutical companies to accelerate drug and vaccine research to combat COVID-19. 
We made HP Sure Click Pro security software freely available through September 2020 to help protect against cyber threats for both HP and non-HP Windows 10 PCs as a large portion of the population is currently working from home.
We have committed to donating millions of dollars in products and grants to support blended learning in local communities impacted by COVID-19 around the globe as a large portion of the world’s students are currently learning from home.

Our customers and partners. We are committed to our customers and partners and to meeting their needs. We have taken meaningful actions to remain close to our customers and partners, including implementing a variety of relief initiatives to help them navigate their operational and financial challenges. We have provided a variety of financing and leasing options for end customers. We have provided short-term market and country-specific incentives for partners. Offers vary by geography and are dependent on partner and customer eligibility. We are also offering online, on-demand learning options across a variety of topics including sales skills education, product training and industry-leading certifications, through HP University, to provide our partners with the skills and knowledge required to optimize revenue and future-proof their business. Partners can opt in for customized online digital learning paths designed to meet their specific priorities.

Supply chain. In the three months ended April 30, 2020, we experienced disruptions in our manufacturing and supply chain. This included temporary factory closures in China and Southeast Asia that impacted our own factories as well as those of our suppliers and outsourcing partners, resulting in temporary supply shortages. Additionally, we also experienced logistics challenges, including delays in delivering to our channels and end-customers as countries went into lockdown. This affected our ability to fulfill demand for Personal Systems and Printing worldwide. Manufacturing capacity returned to normalized levels in April through early May 2020.

Demand. COVID-19 has created new and different demand dynamics in the market. This is creating both challenges and opportunities across our businesses and geographies. In Personal Systems, we saw increased demand globally as the focus moved to keeping people connected, productive and secure and it reemphasized the essential role that PC plays in everyday life. In Printing, we saw a significant slowdown in Office and Graphics as offices closed and large events were canceled. During this same time, we also saw increased demand for hardware and ink supplies on the Consumer Printing side as countries went into lockdown and customers set up home office for remote working and school environments for remote learning.

Liquidity. The global disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic have negatively impacted our cash flow from operations in the three months ended April 30, 2020. While the impacts from COVID-19 pandemic are currently expected to be temporary, there is uncertainty around the extent and duration of the disruption. As a result, our liquidity and working capital needs may be impacted in future periods. We believe that our businesses are strong cash flow generators and we maintain a strong balance sheet to meet our liquidity needs. Our current cash and cash equivalents, cash flow from operating activities, available commercial paper authorization, new borrowings, and our credit facilities will be sufficient to meet our operating cash requirements, planned capital expenditures, interest and principal payments on all borrowings, pension and post-retirement funding requirements, authorized share repurchases and annual dividend payments.

The full extent of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on our business, results of operations and financial position is currently uncertain and will depend on many factors that are not within our control, including, but not limited to: the duration and scope of the pandemic; governmental, business and individuals’ actions that have been and continue to be taken in response

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to the pandemic; general economic uncertainty in key global markets and financial market volatility; global economic conditions and levels of economic growth; and the pace of recovery when the COVID-19 pandemic subsides. See the section entitled “Risk Factors” in Item 1A of Part II of this report for further information about related risks and uncertainties.

Unsolicited Exchange Offer
On March 2, 2020, Xerox Holdings Corporation (“Xerox”) commenced an unsolicited exchange offer for all outstanding shares of HP’s common stock (the “Offer”). Xerox had also previously nominated candidates for election to HP’s Board of Directors (the “Board”) at HP’s 2020 annual meeting of stockholders. On March 31, 2020, Xerox announced that the Offer had been terminated and subsequently withdrew its slate of director nominees. In order to respond to Xerox’s actions, HP incurred significant costs during the three and six months ended April 30, 2020.
For a further discussion of trends, uncertainties and other factors that could impact our operating results, see the section entitled “Risk Factors” in Item 1A of Part II of this report as well as in Item 1A of Part I in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2019.

CRITICAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES AND ESTIMATES
MD&A is based on our Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements, which have been prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP. The preparation of these financial statements requires management to make estimates, judgments and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, net revenues and expenses, and disclosure of contingent liabilities. As of April 30, 2020, the impact of COVID-19 on our business continued to unfold. As a result, many of our estimates and assumptions required increased judgment and carry a higher degree of variability and volatility. As events continue to evolve and additional information becomes available, our estimates may change in future periods. Our management believes that there have been no significant changes during the six months ended April 30, 2020 to the items that we disclosed as our critical accounting policies and estimates in MD&A in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2019, except as mentioned previously in “Note 1: Basis of Presentation”.
ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS
For a summary of recent accounting pronouncements applicable to our Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements see Note 1, “Basis of Presentation”, to the Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements in Item 1 of Part I of this report, which is incorporated herein by reference.


RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
Revenue from our international operations has historically represented, and we expect will continue to represent, a majority of our overall net revenue. As a result, our net revenue growth has been impacted, and we expect it will continue to be impacted, by fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates. In order to provide a framework for assessing performance excluding the impact of foreign currency fluctuations, we supplement the year-over-year percentage change in net revenue with the year-over-year percentage change in net revenue on a constant currency basis, which excludes the effect of foreign currency exchange fluctuations calculated by translating current period revenues using monthly average exchange rates from the comparative period and hedging activities from the prior-year period and does not adjust for any repricing or demand impacts from changes in foreign currency exchange rates. This information is provided so that net revenue can be viewed with and without the effect of fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates, which is consistent with how management evaluates our net revenue results and trends, as management does not believe that the excluded items are reflective of ongoing operating results. The constant currency measures are provided in addition to, and not as a substitute for, the year-over-year percentage change in net revenue on a GAAP basis. Other companies may calculate and define similarly labeled items differently, which may limit the usefulness of this measure for comparative purposes.
Results of operations in dollars and as a percentage of net revenue were as follows:

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Financial Condition and Results of Operations (Continued)

 
Three months ended April 30
 
Six months ended April 30
 
2020
 
2019
 
2020
 
2019
 
Dollars
 
% of Net Revenue
 
Dollars
 
% of Net Revenue
 
Dollars
 
% of Net Revenue
 
Dollars
 
% of Net Revenue
 
Dollars in millions
Net revenue
$
12,469

 
100.0
 %
 
$
14,036

 
100.0
 %
 
$
27,087

 
100.0
 %
 
$
28,746

 
100.0
 %
Cost of revenue
(9,976
)
 
(80.0
)%
 
(11,307
)
 
(80.6
)%
 
(21,722
)
 
(80.2
)%
 
(23,405
)
 
(81.4
)%
Gross profit
2,493

 
20.0
 %
 
2,729

 
19.4
 %
 
5,365

 
19.8
 %
 
5,341

 
18.6
 %
Research and development
(338
)
 
(2.7
)%
 
(353
)
 
(2.5
)%
 
(738
)
 
(2.7
)%
 
(697
)
 
(2.4
)%
Selling, general and administrative
(1,216
)
 
(9.8
)%
 
(1,339
)
 
(9.5
)%
 
(2,506
)
 
(9.3
)%
 
(2,587
)
 
(9.0
)%
Restructuring and other charges
(81
)
 
(0.7
)%
 
(69
)
 
(0.5
)%
 
(372
)
 
(1.4
)%
 
(124
)
 
(0.5
)%
Acquisition-related charges
(3
)
 
 %
 
(11
)
 
(0.1
)%
 
(3
)
 
 %
 
(21
)
 
(0.1
)%
Amortization of intangible assets
(29
)
 
(0.2
)%
 
(29
)
 
(0.2
)%
 
(55
)
 
(0.2
)%
 
(58
)
 
(0.2
)%
Earnings from operations
826

 
6.6
 %
 
928

 
6.6
 %
 
1,691

 
6.2
 %
 
1,854

 
6.4
 %
Interest and other, net

 
 %
 
(45
)
 
(0.3
)%
 
13

 
0.1
 %
 
(71
)
 
(0.2
)%
Earnings before taxes
826

 
6.6
 %
 
883

 
6.3
 %
 
1,704

 
6.3
 %
 
1,783

 
6.2
 %
Provision for taxes
(62
)
 
(0.5
)%
 
(101
)
 
(0.7
)%
 
(262
)
 
(1.0
)%
 
(198
)
 
(0.7
)%
Net earnings
$
764

 
6.1
 %
 
$
782

 
5.6
 %
 
$
1,442

 
5.3
 %
 
$
1,585

 
5.5
 %
Net Revenue
For the three months ended April 30, 2020, total net revenue decreased 11.2% (decreased 10.1% on a constant currency basis) as compared to the prior-year period. U.S. net revenue decreased 7.7% to $4.3 billion, while net revenue from international operations decreased 12.9% at $8.2 billion. The decrease in total net revenue was primarily driven by decline in Desktops, Supplies, Commercial Printing Hardware and unfavorable foreign currency impacts. The decline is driven by lower demand in Printing, as businesses have temporarily closed and office workers transitioned to working from home, as well as manufacturing and supply chain disruptions.
For the six months ended April 30, 2020, total net revenue decreased 5.8% (decreased 4.7% on a constant currency basis) as compared to the prior-year period. U.S. net revenue decreased 4.2% to $9.1 billion, while net revenue from international operations decreased 6.6% to $17.9 billion. The decrease in total net revenue was primarily driven by decline in Supplies, Desktops, Commercial Printing Hardware and unfavorable foreign currency impacts partially offset by Notebooks. The decline is driven by lower demand in Printing, as businesses have temporarily closed and office workers transitioned to working from home, as well as manufacturing and supply chain disruptions.
A detailed discussion of the factors contributing to the changes in segment net revenue is included in “Segment Information” below.
Gross Margin
For the three months ended April 30, 2020, our gross margin increased by 0.6 percentage points, as compared to the prior-year period. The increase is primarily driven by higher rate in Personal Systems due to favorable commodity costs, partially offset by unfavorable segment mix and unfavorable rate in Printing.
For the six months ended April 30, 2020, our gross margin increased by 1.2 percentage point as compared to the prior-year period. The increase is primarily driven by higher rate in Personal Systems due to favorable commodity costs, partially offset by unfavorable segment mix.
A detailed discussion of the factors contributing to the changes in segment gross margins is included under “Segment Information” below.
Operating Expenses
Research and Development (“R&D”)
R&D expense decreased 4.2% for the three months ended April 30, 2020, as compared to the prior-year period, primarily due to structural savings and expense management partially offset by continuing investments in innovation and key growth initiatives. R&D expenses increased 5.9% for the six months ended April 30, 2020 as compared to the prior-year period,

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Financial Condition and Results of Operations (Continued)

primarily due to continuing investments in innovation and key growth initiatives partially offset by structural savings and expense management.
Selling, General and Administrative (“SG&A”)
SG&A expense decreased 9.2% and 3.1% for the three and six months ended April 30, 2020, respectively, as compared to the prior-year period, driven by structural cost savings from transformation program and the benefits of temporary discretionary cost actions.
Restructuring and Other Charges
Restructuring and other charges for the three and six months ended April 30, 2020 relate primarily to the Fiscal 2020 Plan.
Amortization of Intangible Assets
Amortization of intangible assets for the three and six months ended April 30, 2020 relates primarily to intangible assets resulting from prior acquisitions.
Interest and Other, Net
Interest and other, net expense decreased by $45 million and $84 million for the three months and six months ended April 30, 2020, respectively, as compared to the prior-year period, primarily driven by Net Periodic Post-retirement Benefit Cost.
Provision for Taxes
Our effective tax rate was 7.6% and 11.4% for the three months ended April 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively, and 15.4% and 11.1% for the six months ended April 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively. The difference between the U.S. federal statutory tax rate of 21% and our effective tax rate for the three and six months ended April 30, 2020 is primarily due to audit settlements in various jurisdictions and favorable tax rates associated with certain earnings from our operations in lower-tax jurisdictions throughout the world. For the three and six months ended April 30, 2019, our effective tax rate generally differs from the U.S. federal statutory rate of 21%, primarily due to favorable tax rates associated with certain earnings from our operations in lower-tax jurisdictions throughout the world.
During the three and six months ended April 30, 2020, we recorded $59 million and $66 million respectively, of net tax benefits related to discrete items in the provision for taxes. These amounts included tax benefits of $42 million and $40 million related to audit settlements in various jurisdictions, $11 million and $17 million related to acquisition charges, and $7 million and $55 million related to restructuring charges for the three and six months ended April 30, 2020, respectively. These benefits were partially offset by uncertain tax position charges of $3 million and $51 million for the three and six months ended April 30, 2020, respectively. For the three and six months ended April 30, 2020, excess tax benefits associated with stock options, restricted stock units and performance-adjusted restricted stock units were immaterial.
During the three and six months ended April 30, 2019, we recorded $40 million and $49 million, respectively, of net income tax benefits related to discrete items in the provision for taxes. These amounts included tax benefits of $42 million and $48 million related to one-time items for the three and six months ended April 30, 2019, respectively, and $14 million and $26 million related to restructuring charges for the three and six months ended April 30, 2019, respectively. These benefits were partially offset by uncertain tax position charges of $12 million and $32 million for the three and six months ended April 30, 2019, respectively and other charges of $4 million and $14 million for the three and six months ended April 30, 2019, respectively. The six months ended April 30, 2019 also included a tax benefit of $21 million related to final tax reform adjustments. In addition to the discrete items mentioned above, we recorded $20 million of excess tax benefits associated with stock options, restricted stock units and performance-adjusted restricted stock units for the six months ended April 30, 2019.
We record a valuation allowance to reduce deferred tax assets to the amount that we are more likely than not to realize. During the three and six months ended April 30, 2020, we determined that no material adjustments were required to our valuation allowances due to the COVID-19 pandemic and its resulting impact to our business. We will continue to monitor projections and their potential impact on our assessment regarding the realizability of our deferred tax asset balances.

Segment Information
A description of the products and services for each segment can be found in Note 2, “Segment Information” to the Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements in Item 1 of Part I of this report, which is incorporated herein by reference. Future changes to this organizational structure may result in changes to the segments disclosed.


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Management’s Discussion and Analysis of
Financial Condition and Results of Operations (Continued)


Personal Systems
 
Three months ended April 30
 
Six months ended April 30
 
2020
 
2019
 
% Change
 
2020
 
2019
 
% Change
 
Dollars in millions
Net revenue
$
8,313

 
$
8,921

 
(6.8
)%
 
$
18,205

 
$
18,578

 
(2.0
)%
Earnings from operations
$
552

 
$
385

 
43.4
 %
 
$
1,214

 
$
795

 
52.7
 %
Earnings from operations as a % of net revenue
6.6
%
 
4.3
%
 
 

 
6.7
%
 
4.3
%
 
 

The components of net revenue and the weighted net revenue change by business unit were as follows:
 
Three months ended April 30
 
Six months ended April 30
 
Net Revenue
 
Weighted Net Revenue Change(1)
 
Net Revenue
 
Weighted Net Revenue Change(1)
 
2020
 
2019
 
 
2020
 
2019
 
 
Dollars in millions
 
Percentage Points
 
Dollars in millions
 
Percentage Points
Notebooks
$
5,083

 
$
5,099

 
(0.2
)
 
$
11,057

 
$
11,018

 
0.2

Desktops
2,409

 
2,940

 
(5.9
)
 
5,332

 
5,797

 
(2.5
)
Workstations
439

 
569

 
(1.5
)
 
1,033

 
1,131

 
(0.5
)
Other
382

 
313

 
0.8

 
783

 
632

 
0.8

Total Personal Systems
$
8,313

 
$
8,921

 
(6.8
)
 
$
18,205

 
$
18,578

 
(2.0
)

(1) Weighted Net Revenue Change Percentage Points measures contribution of each business unit towards overall segment revenue growth. It is calculated by dividing the change in revenue of each business unit from the prior-year period by total segment revenue for the prior-year period.

Three months ended April 30, 2020 compared with three months ended April 30, 2019
Personal Systems net revenue decreased 6.8% (decreased 5.6% on a constant currency basis) for the three months ended April 30, 2020 as compared to the prior-year period. The net revenue decrease was primarily due to decline in Desktops and Workstations, and unfavorable foreign currency impacts, partially offset by Notebooks. The net revenue decrease was driven by a 5.0% decline in unit volume and 1.9% decline in average selling prices (“ASPs”), as compared to the prior-year period. The decrease in unit volume was driven by decline in Desktops and Workstations, partially offset by growth in Notebooks. Units shipments were impacted by demand dynamics as well as supply chain disruptions resulting from COVID-19. The decrease in ASPs was due to lower rate and unfavorable foreign currency impacts, partially offset by positive mix shifts. Consequently, Consumer revenue decreased 6.9% and Commercial revenue decreased 6.8% for the three months ended April 30, 2020 as compared to the prior-year period.
Net revenue decreased 18.1% in Desktops and 22.8% in Workstations and 0.3% in Notebooks as compared to the prior-year period.
Personal Systems earnings from operations as a percentage of net revenue increased by 2.3 percentage points for the three months ended April 30, 2020 as compared to the prior-year period, driven by increase in gross margin due to favorable commodity costs partially offset by lower ASPs and increase in logistics costs.

Six months ended April 30, 2020 compared with six months ended April 30, 2019
Personal Systems net revenue decreased 2.0% (decreased 0.7% on a constant currency basis) for the six months ended April 30, 2020 as compared to the prior-year period. The net revenue decrease was primarily due to decline in Desktops and unfavorable foreign currency impacts, partially offset by Notebooks. The net revenue decrease was driven by a 1.6% decrease in ASPs and unit volume decreased by 0.4%, as compared to the prior-year period. The decrease in ASPs was due to lower rate and unfavorable currency impacts partially offset by positive mix shifts. The decrease in unit volume was primarily due to decline in Desktops, partially offset by growth in Notebooks. Consumer revenue decreased 6.7% as compared to prior-year

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period, driven by units decline in Desktops and lower ASPs. Commercial revenue increased 0.2% as compared to the prior-year period, driven by growth in Notebooks.
Net revenue decreased 8.0% in Desktops and 8.7% in Workstations and increased 0.4% in Notebooks, as compared to the prior-year period.
Personal Systems earnings from operations as a percentage of net revenue increased 2.4 percentage points for the six months ended April 30, 2020 as compared to the prior-year period. The increase was primarily due to an increase in gross margin partially offset by an increase in operating expenses as a percentage of net revenue. The increase in gross margin was primarily due to favorable commodity costs, partially offset by lower ASPs. Operating expenses as a percentage of net revenue increased primarily due to increased investments in key growth initiatives.
Printing
 
Three months ended April 30
 
Six months ended April 30
 
2020
 
2019
 
% Change
 
2020
 
2019
 
% Change
 
Dollars in millions
Net revenue
$
4,158

 
$
5,116

 
(18.7
)%
 
$
8,882

 
$
10,172

 
(12.7
)%
Earnings from operations
$
548

 
$
839

 
(34.7
)%
 
$
1,302

 
$
1,660

 
(21.6
)%
Earnings from operations as a % of net revenue
13.2
%
 
16.4
%
 
 

 
14.7
%
 
16.3
%
 
 

The components of net revenue and the weighted net revenue change by business unit were as follows:
 
Three months ended April 30
 
Six months ended April 30
 
Net Revenue
 
Weighted Net Revenue Change(1)
 
Net Revenue
 
Weighted Net Revenue Change(1)
 
2020
 
2019
 
 
2020
 
2019
 
 
Dollars in millions
 
Percentage Points
 
Dollars in millions
 
Percentage Points
Supplies
$
2,841

 
$
3,331

 
(9.6
)
 
$
5,882

 
$
6,598

 
(7.0
)
Commercial Hardware
808

 
1,179

 
(7.2
)
 
1,884

 
2,269

 
(3.8
)
Consumer Hardware
509

 
606

 
(1.9
)
 
1,116

 
1,305

 
(1.9
)
Total Printing
$
4,158

 
$
5,116

 
(18.7
)
 
$
8,882

 
$
10,172

 
(12.7
)

(1) Weighted Net Revenue Change Percentage Points measures contribution of each business unit towards overall segment revenue growth. It is calculated by dividing the change in revenue of each business unit from the prior-year period by total segment revenue for the prior-year period.

Three months ended April 30, 2020 compared with three months ended April 30, 2019
Printing net revenue decreased 18.7% (decreased 17.9% on a constant currency basis) for the three months ended April 30, 2020 as compared to the prior-year period. The decline in net revenue was driven by declines in Supplies, Commercial Hardware and Consumer Hardware. Net revenue for Supplies decreased 14.7% as compared to the prior-year period, primarily driven by demand weakness as businesses have temporarily closed and office workers transitioned to working from home. Printer unit volume decreased 22.5% and ASPs decreased 14.0% as compared to the prior-year period. The decrease in printer unit volume was driven by unit decreases in both Commercial and Consumer Hardware. Printer ASPs decreased primarily due to lower rate in Commercial Hardware.
Net revenue for Commercial Hardware decreased by 31.5% as compared to the prior-year period, primarily due to a 28.2% decrease in ASPs and a 24.7% decrease in printer unit volume. The decrease in ASPs was driven by lower rate. The printer unit volume decline was due to lower demand for Commercial Hardware as businesses have temporarily closed and office workers transitioned to working from home.
Net revenue for Consumer Hardware decreased 16.0% as compared to the prior-year period, primarily due to a 22.1% decrease in printer unit volume partially offset by 7.8% increase in ASPs. The printer unit volume decrease was primarily due to supply chain disruptions due to COVID-19. The increase in ASPs was primarily driven by higher rate, positive mix shifts partially offset by unfavorable foreign currency impact.

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Printing earnings from operations as a percentage of net revenue decreased by 3.2 percentage points for the three months ended April 30, 2020 as compared to the prior-year period, primarily due to lower Hardware and Supplies net revenue.

Six months ended April 30, 2020 compared with six months ended April 30, 2019
Printing net revenue decreased 12.7% (decreased 11.9% on a constant currency basis) for the six months ended April 30, 2020 as compared to the prior-year period. The decline in net revenue was primarily driven by a decline in Supplies, Commercial Hardware, Consumer Hardware and unfavorable foreign currency impacts. Net revenue for Supplies decreased 10.9% as compared to the prior-year period, due to lower demand and COVID-19 related impacts. Printer unit volume decreased 16.1% and ASPs decreased 6.9% as compared to the prior-year period. The decrease in printer unit volume was primarily driven by unit decreases in both Commercial and Consumer Hardware. Printer ASPs decreased primarily due to lower rate and unfavorable foreign currency impact.
Net revenue for Commercial Hardware decreased by 17.0% as compared to the prior-year period, primarily due to a 18.1% decrease in printer volume and a decrease in ASPs by 11.8%. The printer unit volume decline was due to lower demand in Commercial Hardware as businesses have temporarily closed and office workers transitioned to working from home. The decrease in ASPs was driven by lower rate, mix shifts and unfavorable foreign currency impacts.
Net revenue for Consumer Hardware decreased 14.5% as compared to the prior-year period due to a decrease in printer unit volume by 15.8% partially offset by 1.4% increase in ASPs. The printer unit volume decrease was driven by supply chain disruptions due to COVID-19 and lower demand in the first quarter. The increase in ASPs was primarily due to higher rate, partially offset by unfavorable foreign currency impacts.
Printing earnings from operations as a percentage of net revenue decreased by 1.6 percentage points for the six months ended April 30, 2020 as compared to the prior-year period, primarily due to lower Hardware and Supplies net revenue.
Corporate Investments
The loss from operations in Corporate Investments for the three and six months ended April 30, 2020 was primarily due to expenses associated with our incubation projects.
LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES
We use cash generated by operations as our primary source of liquidity. The global disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic have negatively impacted our cash flow from operations in the three months ended April 30, 2020. While the impacts from the COVID-19 pandemic are currently expected to be temporary, there is uncertainty around its extent and duration and our liquidity and working capital needs may be impacted in the future periods. We believe that current cash, cash flow from operating activities, new borrowings, available commercial paper authorization and the credit facilities will be sufficient to meet HP’s operating cash requirements, planned capital expenditures, interest and principal payments on all borrowings, pension and post-retirement funding requirements, authorized share repurchases and annual dividend payments. Additionally, in the event that suitable businesses are available for acquisition that offer good return opportunities, the Company may obtain all or a portion of the financing for these acquisitions through additional borrowings. While our access to capital markets may be constrained and our cost of borrowing may increase under certain business, market and economic conditions, our access to a variety of funding sources to meet our liquidity needs is designed to facilitate continued access to capital resources under all such conditions. Our liquidity is subject to various risks including the risks identified in the section entitled “Risk Factors” in Item 1A of Part II of this report as well as in Item 1A of Part I in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2019 and the market risks identified in the section entitled “Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk” in Item 3 of Part I of this report, which are incorporated herein by reference.
On February 22, 2020, HP’s Board of Directors increased HP’s share repurchase authorization to $15.0 billion.
Our cash and cash equivalents balances are held in numerous locations throughout the world. We utilize a variety of planning and financing strategies in an effort to ensure that our worldwide cash is available when and where it is needed. Amounts held outside of the United States are generally utilized to support non-U.S. liquidity needs and may from time to time be distributed to the United States. The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (“TCJA”) made significant changes to the U.S. tax law, including a one-time transition tax on accumulated foreign earnings. The payments associated with this one-time transition tax will be paid over eight years and began in fiscal year 2019. We expect a significant portion of the cash and cash equivalents held by our foreign subsidiaries will no longer be subject to U.S. income tax consequences upon a subsequent repatriation to the United States as a result of the transition tax on accumulated foreign earnings. However, a portion of this cash may still be subject to foreign income tax or withholding tax consequences upon repatriation. As we evaluate the future cash needs of our operations, we may revise the amount of foreign earnings considered to be permanently reinvested in our foreign subsidiaries and how to utilize such funds, including reducing our gross debt level, or other uses.

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Management’s Discussion and Analysis of
Financial Condition and Results of Operations (Continued)


Liquidity
Our key cash flow metrics were as follows:
 
Six months ended April 30
 
2020
 
2019
 
In millions
Net cash provided by operating activities
$
775

 
$
1,723

Net cash used in investing activities
(380
)
 
(22
)
Net cash used in financing activities
(878
)
 
(3,311
)
Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents
$
(483
)
 
$
(1,610
)
Operating Activities
Compared to the corresponding period in fiscal year 2019, net cash provided by operating activities decreased by $0.9 billion for the six months ended April 30, 2020, primarily due to back-end loaded manufacturing activities impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Key Working Capital Metrics
Management utilizes current cash conversion cycle information to manage our working capital level. Our working capital metrics and cash conversion cycle impacts were as follows:
 
As of
 
As of
 
 
 
April 30, 2020
 
October 31, 2019
 
Change
 
April 30, 2019
 
October 31, 2018
 
Change
 
Y/Y Change
Days of sales outstanding in accounts receivable (“DSO”)
37

 
35

 
2

 
35

 
30

 
5

 
2

Days of supply in inventory (“DOS”)
57

 
41

 
16

 
43

 
43

 

 
14

Days of purchases outstanding in accounts payable (“DPO”)
(128
)
 
(107
)
 
(21
)
 
(110
)
 
(105
)
 
(5
)
 
(18
)
Cash conversion cycle
(34
)
 
(31
)
 
(3
)
 
(32
)
 
(32
)
 

 
(2
)
April 30, 2020 as compared to April 30, 2019
The cash conversion cycle is the sum of days of DSO and DOS less DPO. Items which may cause the cash conversion cycle in a particular period to differ from a long-term sustainable rate include, but are not limited to, changes in business mix, changes in payment terms, extent of receivables factoring, seasonal trends and the timing of revenue recognition and inventory purchases within the period.
DSO measures the average number of days our receivables are outstanding. DSO is calculated by dividing ending accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts, by a 90-day average net revenue. The increase in DSO was primarily due to unfavorable revenue linearity due to the impact of COVID-19.
DOS measures the average number of days from procurement to sale of our product. DOS is calculated by dividing ending inventory by a 90-day average cost of revenue. The increase in DOS was primarily due to increased strategic buys in Personal Systems and lower cost of revenue primarily due to the impact of COVID-19.
DPO measures the average number of days our accounts payable balances are outstanding. DPO is calculated by dividing ending accounts payable by a 90-day average cost of revenue. The increase in DPO was primarily due to increased strategic inventory purchases and lower cost of revenue primarily due to the impact of COVID-19.
Investing Activities
Compared to the corresponding period in fiscal year 2019, net cash used in investing activities increased by $0.4 billion for the six months ended April 30, 2020, primarily due to a decrease in sale of investments classified as available-for-sale investments within Other current assets of $0.7 billion, partially offset by lower net payments for acquisitions of $0.4 billion.



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Financial Condition and Results of Operations (Continued)

Financing Activities
Compared to the corresponding period in fiscal year 2019, net cash used in financing activities decreased by $2.4 billion for the six months ended April 30, 2020, primarily due to an increase in commercial paper amount of $1.5 billion, lower payment of debt of $0.4 billion and lower share repurchases amount of $0.6 billion .
Capital Resources
Debt Levels
We maintain debt levels that we establish through consideration of a number of factors, including cash flow expectations, cash requirements for operations, investment plans (including acquisitions), share repurchase activities, our cost of capital and targeted capital structure. Depending on these factors, we may, from time to time, incur additional indebtedness or refinance existing indebtedness. Outstanding borrowings increased to $5.5 billion as of April 30, 2020 as compared to $5.1 billion as of October 31, 2019, bearing weighted-average interest rates of 4.3% and 4.6% for April 30, 2020 and October 31, 2019, respectively.
Our weighted-average interest rate reflects the effective rate on our borrowings prevailing during the period and reflects the effect of interest rate swaps. For more information on our interest rate swaps, see Note 8, “Financial Instruments”, to the Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements in Item 1 of Part I of this report, which is incorporated herein by reference.
As of April 30, 2020, we maintain a senior unsecured committed revolving credit facility with aggregate lending commitments of $4.0 billion, which will be available until March 30, 2023 and is primarily to support the issuance of commercial paper. On May 29, 2020, we entered into a 364-day revolving credit facility providing for a senior unsecured revolving credit facility with aggregate lending commitments of $1.0 billion, which will be available until May 28, 2021. Funds borrowed under these revolving credit facilities may be used for general corporate purposes.

Available Borrowing Resources
We had the following resources available to obtain short or long-term financing in addition to the commercial paper and revolving credit facilities discussed above:
 
As of April 30, 2020
 
In millions
2019 Shelf Registration Statement
Unspecified

Uncommitted lines of credit
$
725

For more information on our borrowings, see Note 9, “Borrowings”, to the Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements in Item 1 of Part I of this report, which is incorporated herein by reference.
Credit Ratings
Our credit risk is evaluated by major independent rating agencies based upon publicly available information as well as information obtained in our ongoing discussions with them. While we do not have any rating downgrade triggers that would accelerate the maturity of a material amount of our debt, previous downgrades have increased the cost of borrowing under our credit facilities, have reduced market capacity for our commercial paper and have required the posting of additional collateral under some of our derivative contracts. In addition, any further downgrade to our credit ratings by any rating agencies may further impact us in a similar manner, and, depending on the extent of any such downgrade, could have a negative impact on our liquidity and capital position. We can access alternative sources of funding, including drawdowns under our credit facilities, if necessary, to offset potential reductions in the market capacity for our commercial paper.

CONTRACTUAL AND OTHER OBLIGATIONS
Retirement and Post-Retirement Benefit Plan Contributions
As of April 30, 2020, we anticipate making contributions for the remainder of fiscal year 2020 of approximately $52 million to our non-U.S. pension plans, $21 million to cover benefit payments to U.S. non-qualified pension plan participants and $3 million to cover benefit claims for our post-retirement benefit plans. Our policy is to fund our pension plans so that we meet at least the minimum contribution required by local government, funding and taxing authorities. For more information on our retirement and post-retirement benefit plans, see Note 4, “Retirement and Post-Retirement Benefit Plans”, to the Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements in Item 1 of Part I of this report, which is incorporated herein by reference.

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Management’s Discussion and Analysis of
Financial Condition and Results of Operations (Continued)

Cost Savings Plan
As a result of our approved restructuring plans, including the Fiscal 2020 Plan, we expect to make future cash payments of approximately $0.7 billion. We expect to make future cash payments of $0.2 billion in fiscal year 2020 with remaining cash payments through fiscal year 2023. For more information on our restructuring activities that are part of our cost improvements, see Note 3, “Restructuring and Other Charges”, to the Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements in Item 1 of Part I of this report, which is incorporated herein by reference.
Uncertain Tax Positions
As of April 30, 2020, we had approximately $585 million of recorded liabilities and related interest and penalties pertaining to uncertain tax positions. We are unable to make a reasonable estimate as to when cash settlement with the tax authorities might occur due to the uncertainties related to these tax matters. Payments of these obligations would result from settlements with taxing authorities. For more information on our uncertain tax positions, see Note 5, “Taxes on Earnings”, to the Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements in Item 1 of Part I of this report, which is incorporated herein by reference.
Payment of one-time transition taxes under the TCJA
The TCJA made significant changes to U.S. tax law resulting in a one-time gross transition tax of $3.0 billion on accumulated foreign earnings. We expect the actual cash payments for the tax to be much lower as we expect to reduce the overall liability by more than half once existing and future credits and other balance sheet attributes are used. The payments associated with this one-time transition tax will be paid over eight years which began fiscal year 2019.

OFF-BALANCE SHEET ARRANGEMENTS
As part of our ongoing business, we have not participated in transactions that generate material relationships with unconsolidated entities or financial partnerships, such as entities often referred to as structured finance or special purpose entities, which would have been established for the purpose of facilitating off-balance sheet arrangements or other contractually narrow or limited purposes.
We have third-party short-term financing arrangements intended to facilitate the working capital requirements of certain customers. For more information on our third-party short-term financing arrangements, see Note 6, “Supplementary Financial Information”, to the Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements in Item 1 of Part I of this report, which is incorporated herein by reference.

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Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk.
For quantitative and qualitative disclosures about market risk affecting HP, see “Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk” in Item 7A of Part II of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2019. Our exposure to market risk has not changed materially since October 31, 2019.
Item 4. Controls and Procedures.
Under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our principal executive officer and principal financial officer, we conducted an evaluation of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures, as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Exchange Act as of the end of the period covered by this report (the “Evaluation Date”). Based on this evaluation, our principal executive officer and principal financial officer concluded as of the Evaluation Date that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective such that the information required to be disclosed by us in our SEC reports (i) is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in SEC rules and forms, and (ii) is accumulated and communicated to HP’s management, including our principal executive officer and principal financial officer, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.
Under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our principal executive officer and principal financial officer, we conducted an evaluation of any changes in our internal control over financial reporting (as such term is defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Exchange Act) that occurred during our most recently completed fiscal quarter. Based on that evaluation, our principal executive officer and principal financial officer concluded that there has not been any change in our internal control over financial reporting during that quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
We do not believe there has been any material impact to our internal controls over financial reporting notwithstanding that most of our employees are working remotely due to the COVID-19 pandemic. We continue to monitor and assess the COVID-19 situation on our internal controls to address any potential impact on their design and operating effectiveness.


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PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1. Legal Proceedings.
Information with respect to this item may be found in Note 12, “Litigation and Contingencies” to the Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements in Item 1 of Part I of this report, which is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 1A. Risk Factors.

Our operations and financial results are subject to various risks and uncertainties, including those described in Part I, Item 1A, “Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2019, which could adversely affect our business, financial condition, results of operations, cash flows, and the trading price of our common and capital stock. Other than the risk factors set forth below, there have been no material changes in our risk factors since our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2019.

Our business, results of operations and financial condition have been adversely affected and could in the future be materially adversely affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. 
 
In March 2020, the World Health Organization declared the outbreak of a novel strain of the coronavirus (COVID-19) to be a pandemic. As part of efforts to contain the spread of COVID-19, governmental authorities have imposed various restrictions, such as travel bans, stay-at-home orders and quarantines, social distancing measures and temporary business closures. The COVID-19 pandemic and the actions taken by governments, businesses and individuals in response to the pandemic have resulted in, and are expected to continue to result in, a substantial curtailment of business activities (including the decrease in demand for a broad variety of goods and services), weakened economic conditions, supply chain disruptions, significant economic uncertainty and volatility in the financial markets, both in the United States and abroad.

The COVID-19 pandemic is adversely impacting, and is expected to continue to adversely impact, our operations and financial performance. COVID-19 related restrictions impacted the demand dynamics for certain products and services as a result of temporary closures of offices and businesses and as people moved to spending more time at home, which negatively impacted sales for both commercial Personal Systems and Print. For as long as remote working and learning practices remain prevalent, whether due to restrictions implemented by governmental authorities or businesses allowing employees to continue to work remotely, we expect decreased sales of products for in-office consumption in some markets and channels. While this decrease in demand has been partially offset by increased sales of certain products for in-home consumption, we are unable to predict for how long or to what extent this increase will continue. Moreover, our channel partners have experienced, and may continue to experience, disruptions in their operations due to governmental and business restrictions implemented in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, which has caused, and may continue to cause, reduced, or canceled orders, or collection risks. This has further adversely impacted our results of operations and we expect it to continue to have a negative impact on our results of operations.

Additionally, we have experienced temporary factory closures and other supply chain disruptions as a result of COVID-19, and we may continue to experience such disruptions. For example, in the three months ended April 30, 2020, our manufacturing sites, including sites in China and Southeast Asia, as well as those of our suppliers and outsourcing partners, were adversely impacted by COVID-19 as a result of quarantines, facility closures, including temporary factory closures, and travel and logistics restrictions. These disruptions in China and other locations such as Malaysia resulted in temporary supply shortages that affected sales worldwide for both Personal Systems and Print. We may experience further disruptions in the future, and any prolonged disruptions to our manufacturing operations and/or supply chain could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations and financial condition.

We continue to have significant sources of cash and liquidity and access to committed credit lines, but a prolonged period of generating lower cash from operations, whether as a result of reduced demand or disruptions to our manufacturing operations and/or supply chain or for other reasons, could adversely affect our financial condition.

We are also facing increased operational challenges as we take measures to support and protect employee health and safety, including limiting employee travel, closing facilities and offices, and implementing work-from-home policies for employees. In particular, our remote work arrangements, coupled with stay-at-home orders and quarantines, pose new challenges for our employees and our IT systems and extended periods of remote work arrangements could strain our business continuity plans, introduce operational risk, including but not limited to cybersecurity and IT systems management risks, and impair our ability to manage our business.


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The effects of the COVID-19 pandemic may also limit the resources afforded to or delay the implementation of our strategic initiatives or plans and make it more difficult to develop, manufacture and market innovative products and services.  If our strategic initiatives are delayed or otherwise modified, such initiatives may not achieve some or all of the expected benefits of such initiatives, which could have a material adverse effect on our competitive position, business, financial condition, results of operations and cash flows.

The ultimate impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on our operations and financial performance depends on many factors that are not within our control, including, but not limited, to: governmental, business and individuals’ actions that have been and continue to be taken in response to the pandemic; general economic uncertainty in key global markets and financial market volatility; global economic conditions and levels of economic growth; and the pace of recovery when the COVID-19 pandemic subsides.

Further, the COVID-19 pandemic, and the volatile regional and global economic conditions stemming from the pandemic, could also precipitate or aggravate the other risk factors that we identify in our 2019 Annual Report on Form 10-K, any of which could materially adversely impact our business. We also face an increased risk of litigation and governmental and regulatory scrutiny as a result of the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on economic and market conditions. Further, the COVID-19 pandemic may also affect our business and financial results in a manner that is not presently known to us or that we currently do not consider to present significant risks to our operations.

Our level of indebtedness and related debt service obligations could adversely affect our business and financial condition.
As of April 30, 2020, we had an aggregate of $5.5 billion of outstanding indebtedness that will mature between calendar year 2020 and calendar year 2041 and we had availability under our revolving credit facility of $4.0 billion and $725 million available from uncommitted lines of credit. Additionally, on May 29, 2020, we entered into a 364-day revolving credit facility providing for a senior unsecured revolving credit facility with aggregate lending commitments of $1.0 billion. We may also incur additional indebtedness in the future. Our debt level and related debt service obligations could have the effect, among other things, of reducing our flexibility to respond to changing business and economic conditions, and reducing funds available for working capital, capital expenditures, dividend repayments, acquisitions, and other general corporate purposes. Moreover, our indebtedness increases our vulnerability to general adverse economic and industry conditions. Further, we may be required to raise additional financing for working capital, capital expenditures, debt service obligations, debt refinancing, future acquisitions or other general corporate purposes. Our ability to arrange additional financing or refinancing will depend on, among other factors, our financial position and performance, as well as prevailing market conditions and other factors beyond our control, and could be adversely impacted by our debt level. Consequently, we may not be able to obtain additional financing or refinancing on terms acceptable to us or at all, which could adversely impact our ability to service our outstanding indebtedness or to repay our outstanding indebtedness as it becomes due and adversely impact our business and financial condition. Additionally, further borrowings may increase the risk of a future downgrade in our credit ratings, which could increase future debt costs and limit the future availability of debt financing.

Our business could be negatively impacted as a result of actions by activist stockholders or others.

Recently, HP was the target of a proxy contest and exchange offer by Xerox Holdings Corporation in connection with its unsolicited offer to acquire HP, which resulted in significant costs to HP.  While Xerox ultimately terminated its offer to acquire HP and withdrew the slate of director candidates it had nominated, if similar actions were taken in the future or we were the target of other activist shareholder activities in the future, our business could be adversely affected because responding to such actions can be costly and time-consuming, disruptive to our operations and divert the attention of management and our employees.  Moreover, such actions may create perceived uncertainties among current and potential customers, clients, suppliers, employees and other constituencies as to our future direction, which could result in lost sales and the loss of potential business opportunities and make it more difficult to attract and retain qualified personnel and business partners.  In addition, actual or perceived actions of activist stockholders may cause significant fluctuations in our stock price based on temporary or speculative market perceptions or other factors that do not necessarily reflect the underlying fundamentals and prospects of our business.

The shareholder rights plan adopted by our Board may impair a takeover attempt.

On February 20, 2020, our Board adopted a shareholder rights plan and declared a dividend of one preferred share purchase right for each outstanding share of our common stock to stockholders of record on March 2, 2020.  The dividend distribution was made on March 2, 2020.  In the event that a person or group acquires beneficial ownership of 20% or more of our then outstanding common stock, subject to certain exceptions, each right would entitle its holder (other than such person or members of such group) to purchase additional shares of our common stock at a substantial discount to the public market price. 

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In addition, at any time after a person or group acquires 20% or more of our outstanding common stock (unless such person or group acquires 50% or more), the Board may exchange one share of our common stock for each outstanding right (other than rights owned by such person or group, which would have become void).  The shareholder rights plan could make it more difficult for a third party to acquire the Company or a large block of our common stock without the approval of our Board.  The rights will expire on February 20, 2021, unless terminated earlier by HP’s Board of Directors.

Unanticipated changes in our tax provisions, the adoption of new tax legislation or exposure to additional tax liabilities could affect our financial performance.

We are subject to income and other taxes in the United States and various foreign jurisdictions. Our tax liabilities are affected by the amounts we charge in intercompany transactions for inventory, services, licenses, funding and other items. We are subject to ongoing tax audits in various jurisdictions. Tax authorities may disagree with these intercompany transactions or other matters and may assess additional taxes or adjust taxable income on our tax returns as a result. We regularly assess the likely outcomes of these audits in order to determine the appropriateness of our tax provision. However, we cannot assure you that we will accurately predict the outcomes of these audits, and the amounts ultimately paid upon resolution of audits could be materially different from the amounts previously included in our income tax expense and therefore could have a material impact on our tax provision, net income and cash flows.

Our effective tax rate in the future could be adversely affected by changes to our operating structure, changes in the mix of earnings in countries with differing statutory tax rates, changes in the valuation of deferred tax assets and liabilities or changes in tax laws or in their interpretation or enforcement. In addition, tax legislation has been introduced or is being considered in various jurisdictions that could significantly impact our tax rate, the carrying value of deferred tax assets, or our deferred tax liabilities. Any of these changes could affect our financial performance.
Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
Recent Sales of Unregistered Securities
There were no unregistered sales of equity securities during the period covered by this report.
Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities
The table below provides information regarding the Company’s share repurchases during the three months ended April 30, 2020.
Period
Total
Number
of Shares
Purchased
 
Average
Price Paid
per Share
 
Total Number of
Shares Purchased as
Part of Publicly
Announced Plans
or Programs
 
Approximate Dollar
Value of Shares
that May Yet Be
Purchased under the
Plans or Programs
 
In thousands, except per share amounts
February 2020
4,953

 
$
22.02

 
4,953

 
$
14,985,487

March 2020
649

 
$
21.24

 
649

 
$
14,971,698

April 2020

 
$

 

 
$
14,971,698

Total
5,603

 
 

 
5,603

 
 

The Company’s share repurchase program, which does not have a specific expiration date, authorizes repurchases in the open market or in private transactions. On February 22, 2020, HP’s Board of Directors increased HP’s remaining share repurchase authorization to $15.0 billion in total. HP intends to use repurchases from time to time to offset the dilution created by shares issued under employee stock plans and to repurchase shares opportunistically. All share repurchases settled in the second quarter of fiscal year 2020 were open market transactions. As of April 30, 2020, HP had approximately $15.0 billion remaining under the share repurchase authorizations.
Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities.
None.
Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures.
Not applicable.
Item 5. Other Information.
Not applicable.
Item 6. Exhibits.
The Exhibit Index beginning on page 63 of this report sets forth a list of exhibits.

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SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
 
HP INC.
 
/s/ STEVE FIELER
 
Steve Fieler
Chief Financial Officer
(Principal Financial Officer and
Authorized Signatory)
Date: June 5, 2020


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EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit
Number
 
 
 
Incorporated by Reference
Exhibit Description
 
Form
 
File No.
 
Exhibit(s)
 
Filing Date
2(a)
 
 
8-K
 
001-04423
 
2.1
 
November 5, 2015
2(b)
 
 
8-K
 
001-04423
 
2.2
 
November 5, 2015
2(d)
 
 
8-K
 
001-04423
 
2.4
 
November 5, 2015
3(a)
 
 
10-Q
 
001-04423
 
3(a)
 
June 12, 1998
3(b)
 
 
10-Q
 
001-04423
 
3(b)
 
March 16, 2001
3(c)
 
 
8-K
 
001-04423
 
3.2
 
October 22, 2015
3(d)
 
 
8-K
 
001-04423
 
3.1
 
April 7, 2016
3(e)
 
 
8-K
 
001-04423
 
3.1
 
February 7, 2019
3(f)
 
 
8-K
 
001-04423
 
3.1
 
February 20, 2020
4(a)
 
 
S-3
 
333-215116
 
4.1
 
December 15, 2016
4(b)
 
 
S-3
 
333-21516
 
4.2
 
December 15, 2016
4(c)
 
 
8-K
 
001-04423
 
4.2 and 4.3
 
December 2, 2010
4(d)
 
Form of Registrant’s 4.300% Global Note due June 1, 2021 and form of related Officers’ Certificate.
 
8-K
 
001-04423
 
4.5 and 4.6
 
June 1, 2011
4(e)
 
Form of Registrant’s 4.375% Global Note due September 15, 2021 and 6.000% Global Note due September 15, 2041 and form of related Officers’ Certificate.
 
8-K
 
001-04423
 
4.4, 4.5 and 4.6
 
September 19, 2011
4(f)
 
Form of Registrant’s 4.650% Global Note due December 9, 2021 and related Officers’ Certificate.
 
8-K
 
001-04423
 
4.3 and 4.4
 
December 12, 2011
4(g)
 
Form of Registrant’s 4.050% Global Note due September 15, 2022 and related Officers’ Certificate.
 
8-K
 
001-04423
 
4.2 and 4.3
 
March 12, 2012
4(h)
 
 
8-K/A
 
001-04423
 
4.1
 
June 23, 2006
4(i)
 
 
10-Q
 
001-04423
 
4(j)
 
June 5, 2018
4(j)
 
 
10-K
 
001-04423
 
4(j)
 
December 12, 2019
4(k)
 
 
8-K
 
001-04423
 
4.1
 
February 20, 2020

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Exhibit
Number
 
 
 
Incorporated by Reference
Exhibit Description
 
Form
 
File No.
 
Exhibit(s)
 
Filing Date
10(a)
 
 
S-8
 
333-114253
 
4.1
 
April 7, 2004
10(b)
 
 
8-K
 
001-04423
 
10.2
 
September 21, 2006
10(c)
 
 
8-K
 
001-04423
 
99.3
 
November 23, 2005
10(d)
 
 
10-K
 
001-04423
 
10(h)
 
December 14, 2011
10(e)
 
 
10-Q
 
001-04423
 
10(u)(u)
 
June 13, 2002
10(f)
 
 
10-Q
 
001-04423
 
10(v)(v)
 
June 13, 2002
10(g)
 
 
8-K
 
001-04423
 
10.2
 
March 22, 2005
10(h)
 
 
8-K
 
001-04423
 
10.2
 
January 24, 2008
10(i)
 
 
10-Q
 
001-04423
 
10(o)(o)
 
March 10, 2008
10(j)
 
 
10-Q
 
001-04423
 
10(p)(p)
 
March 10, 2008
10(k)
 
 
10-Q
 
001-04423
 
10(t)(t)
 
June 6, 2008
10(1)
 
 
10-Q
 
001-04423
 
10(u)(u)
 
June 6, 2008
10(m)
 
 
10-K
 
001-04423
 
10(y)(y)
 
December 18, 2008
10(n)
 
 
10-Q
 
001-04423
 
10(b)(b)(b)
 
March 10, 2009
10(o)
 
 
10-K
 
001-04423
 
10(i)(i)(i)
 
December 15, 2010
10(p)
 
 
10-K
 
001-04423
 
10(j)(j)(j)
 
December 15, 2010
10(q)
 
 
10-K
 
001-04423
 
10(k)(k)(k)
 
December 15, 2010
10(r)
 
 
8-K
 
001-04423
 
10.2
 
March 21, 2013
10(s)
 
 
10-Q
 
001-04423
 
10(u)(u)
 
March 11, 2014
10(t)
 
 
10-Q
 
001-04423
 
10(v)(v)
 
March 11, 2014
10(u)
 
 
10-Q
 
001-04423
 
10(w)(w)
 
March 11, 2014
10(v)
 
 
10-Q
 
001-04423
 
10(x)(x)
 
March 11, 2014
10(w)
 
 
10-Q
 
001-04423
 
10(y)(y)
 
March 11, 2014


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Exhibit
Number
 
 
 
Incorporated by Reference
Exhibit Description
 
Form
 
File No.
 
Exhibit(s)
 
Filing Date
10(x)
 
 
10-Q
 
001-04423
 
10(z)(z)
 
March 11, 2014
10(y)
 
 
10-Q
 
001-04423
 
10(a)(a)(a)
 
March 11, 2014
10(z)
 
 
10-Q
 
001-04423
 
10(b)(b)(b)
 
March 11, 2014
10(a)(a)
 
 
10-K
 
001-04423
 
10(c)(c)(c)
 
March 11, 2015
10(b)(b)
 
 
10-K
 
001-04423
 
10(d)(d)(d)
 
March 11, 2015
10(c)(c)
 
 
10-K
 
001-04423
 
10(e)(e)(e)
 
March 11, 2015
10(d)(d)
 
 
8-K
 
001-04423
 
10(f)(f)(f)
 
March 11, 2015
10(e)(e)
 
 
10-Q
 
001-04423
 
10(g)(g)(g)
 
March 11, 2015
10(f)(f)
 
 
10-Q
 
001-04423
 
10(h)(h)(h)
 
March 11, 2015
10(g)(g)
 
 
10-Q
 
001-04423
 
10(i)(i)(i)
 
March 11, 2015
10(h)(h)
 
 
10-Q
 
001-04423
 
10(b)(b)(b)
 
June 8, 2015
10(i)(i)
 
 
10-Q
 
001-04423
 
10(c)(c)(c)
 
June 8, 2015
10(j)(j)
 
 
10-Q
 
001-04423
 
10(j)(j)
 
June 5, 2018
10(k)(k)
 
 
10-Q
 
001-04423
 
10(k)(k)
 
March 5, 2019
10(l)(l)
 
 
10-K
 
001-04423
 
10(e)(e)(e)
 
December 16, 2015
10(m)(m)
 
 
10-K
 
001-04423
 
10(f)(f)(f)
 
December 16, 2015
10(n)(n)
 
 
10-K
 
001-04423
 
10(g)(g)(g)
 
December 16, 2015





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Exhibit
Number
 
 
 
Incorporated by Reference
 
Exhibit Description
 
Form
 
File No.
 
Exhibit(s)
 
Filing Date
10(o)(o)
 
 
10-K/A
 
001-04423
 
10(n)(n)
 
December 15, 2017
10(p)(p)
 
 
10-Q
 
001-04423
 
10(p)(p)
 
March 5, 2020
10(q)(q)
 
 
10-Q
 
001-04423
 
10(p)(p)
 
March 3, 2016
10(r)(r)
 
 
10-Q
 
001-04423
 
10(q)(q)
 
March 3, 2016
10(s)(s)
 
 
10-Q
 
001-04423
 
10(r)(r)
 
March 3, 2016
10(t)(t)
 
 
10-Q
 
001-04423
 
10(s)(s)
 
March 3, 2016
10(u)(u)
 
 
10-Q
 
001-04423
 
10(t)(t)
 
March 3, 2016
10(v)(v)
 
 
10-Q
 
001-04423
 
10(w)(w)
 
March 2, 2017
10(w)(w)
 
 
10-Q
 
001-04423
 
10(x)(x)

 
March 2, 2017
10(x)(x)
 
 
10-Q
 
001-04423
 
10(y)(y)

 
March 2, 2017
10(y)(y)
 
 
10-Q
 
001-04423
 
10(z)(z)

 
March 2, 2017
10(z)(z)
 
 
10-Q
 
001-04423
 
10(a)(a)(a)
 
March 2, 2017
10(a)(a)(a)
 
 
10-Q
 
001-04423
 
10(b)(b)(b)
 
March 1, 2018
10(b)(b)(b)
 
 
10-Q
 
001-04423
 
10(c)(c)(c)
 
March 1, 2018
10(c)(c)(c)
 
 
10-Q
 
001-04423
 
10(d)(d)(d)
 
March 1, 2018
10(d)(d)(d)
 
 
10-Q
 
001-04423
 
10(e)(e)(e)
 
March 1, 2018
10(e)(e)(e)
 
 
10-Q
 
001-04423
 
10(f)(f)(f)
 
March 1, 2018
10(f)(f)(f)
 
 
10-K
 
001-04423
 
10(g)(g)(g)
 
December 13, 2018
10(g)(g)(g)
 
 
10-K
 
001-04423
 
10(h)(h)(h)
 
December 13, 2018




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Exhibit
Number
 
 
 
Incorporated by Reference
 
Exhibit Description
 
Form
 
File No.
 
Exhibit(s)
 
Filing Date
10(h)(h)(h)

 
 
10-Q
 
001-04423
 
10(j)(j)(j)
 
March 5, 2019
10(i)(i)(i)

 
 
10-Q
 
001-04423
 
10(k)(k)(k)
 
March 5, 2019
10(j)(j)(j)

 
 
10-Q
 
001-04423
 
10(l)(l)(l)
 
August 29, 2019
10(k)(k)(k)

 
 
10-K
 
001-04423
 
10(m)(m)(m)
 
December 12, 2019
10(l)(l)(l)

 
 
10-K
 
001-04423
 
10(n)(n)(n)
 
December 12, 2019
10(m)(m)(m)

 
 
10-Q
 
001-04423
 
10(m)(m)(m)
 
March 5, 2020
10(n)(n)(n)

 
 
10-Q
 
001-04423
 
10(n)(n)(n)
 
March 5, 2020
10(o)(o)(o)

 
 
10-Q
 
001-04423
 
10(o)(o)(o)
 
March 5, 2020
10(p)(p)(p)

 
 
10-Q
 
001-04423
 
10(p)(p)(p)
 
March 5, 2020
10(q)(q)(q)

 
 
10-Q
 
001-04423
 
10(q)(q)(q)
 
March 5, 2020
10(r)(r)(r)

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
10(s)(s)(s)

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
10(t)(t)(t)

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
10(u)(u)(u)

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
31.1

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
31.2

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
32

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
101.INS

 
XBRL Instance Document - the instance document does not appear in the Interactive Data File because its XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document.†
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
101.SCH

 
Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document.†
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
101.CAL

 
Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document.†
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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101.DEF

 
Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document.†
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
101.LAB

 
Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document.†
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
101.PRE

 
Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document.†
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
104

 
The cover page from the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended April 30, 2020, formatted in Inline XBRL (included within the Exhibit 101 attachments).‡
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

*    Indicates management contract or compensatory plan, contract or arrangement.
**    Certain schedules and exhibits to this agreement have been omitted pursuant to Item 601(a)(5) of Registration S-K. A copy of any omitted schedule and/or exhibit will be furnished supplementally to the SEC upon request.
†    Filed herewith.
††    Furnished herewith.

The registrant agrees to furnish to the Commission supplementally upon request a copy of (1) any instrument with respect to long-term debt not filed herewith as to which the total amount of securities authorized thereunder does not exceed 10% of the total assets of the registrant and its subsidiaries on a consolidated basis and (2) any omitted schedules to any material plan of acquisition, disposition or reorganization set forth above.








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