EX-3.2 3 hpinc-restatedcertificateo.htm EX-3.2 Document
Exhibit 3.2
RESTATED CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION OF

HP INC.

(Originally incorporated on February 11, 1998
under the name Hewlett-Packard Company)


ARTICLE I

The name of this corporation is HP Inc. (the “Corporation”).

ARTICLE II

The address of the Corporation’s registered office in the State of Delaware is 1209 Orange Street, Wilmington, Delaware 19801, County of New Castle. The name of its registered agent at such address is The Corporation Trust Company.

ARTICLE III

The nature of the business or purposes to be conducted or promoted by the Corporation is to engage in any lawful act or activity for which corporations may be organized under the General Corporation Law of Delaware.

ARTICLE IV

The Corporation is authorized to issue two classes of stock to be designated, respectively, Preferred Stock, par value $0.01 per share (“Preferred”), and Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share (“Common”). The total number of shares of Common that the Corporation shall have authority to issue is 9,600,000,000. The total number of shares of Preferred that the Corporation shall have authority to issue is 300,000,000. The Preferred Stock may be issued from time to time in one or more series.

The Corporation shall from time to time in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware increase the authorized amount of its Common if at any time the number of Common shares remaining unissued and available for issuance shall not be sufficient to permit conversion of the Preferred.

The Board of Directors is hereby authorized, subject to limitations prescribed by law and the provisions of this Article IV, by resolution to provide for the issuance of the shares of Preferred in one or more series, and to establish from time to time the number of shares to be included in each such series, and to fix the designation, powers, privileges, preferences, and relative participating, optional or other rights, if any, of the shares of each such series and the qualifications, limitations or restrictions thereof.




The authority of the Board with respect to each series shall include, but not be limited to, determination of the following:

A.The number of shares constituting that series (including an increase or decrease in the number of shares of any such series (but not below the number of shares in any such series then outstanding)) and the distinctive designation of that series;

B.The dividend rate on the shares of that series, whether dividends shall be cumulative, and, if so, from which date or dates, and the relative rights of priority, if any, of payment of dividends on shares of that series;

C.Whether that series shall have the voting rights (including multiple or fractional votes per share) in addition to the voting rights provided by law, and, if so, the terms of such voting rights;

D.Whether that series shall have conversion privileges, and, if so, the terms and conditions of such privileges, including provision for adjustment of the conversion rate in such events as the Board of Directors shall determine;

E.Whether or not the shares of that series shall be redeemable, and, if so, the terms and conditions of such redemption, including the date or dates upon or after which they shall be redeemable, and the amount per share payable in case of redemption, which amount may vary under different conditions and at different redemption rates;

F.Whether that series shall have a sinking fund for the redemption or purchase of shares of that series, and, if so, the terms and the amount of such sinking funds;

G.The rights of the shares of that series in the event of voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Corporation, and the relative rights of priority, if any, of payment of shares of that series; and

H.Any other relative rights, preferences and limitations of that series.

Pursuant to the authority conferred by this Article IV, the following series of Preferred Stock have been designated, each such series consisting of such number of shares, with such voting powers and with such designations, preferences and relative, participating, optional or other special rights, and qualifications, limitations or restrictions therefor as are stated and expressed in Exhibits A and B:

Exhibit A: Series A Junior Participating Redeemable Preferred Stock
Exhibit B: Series A Junior Participating Preferred Stock

No holders of shares of the corporation of any class, now or hereafter authorized, shall have any preferential or preemptive rights to subscribe for, purchase or receive any shares of the corporation of any class, now or hereafter authorized, or any options or warrants for such shares,
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or any rights to subscribe for, purchase or receive any securities convertible to or exchangeable for such shares, which may at any time be issued, sold or offered for sale by the corporation, except in the case of any shares of Preferred Stock to which such rights are specifically granted by any resolution or resolutions of the Board of Directors adopted pursuant to this Article IV.

ARTICLE V

The Corporation is to have perpetual existence.

ARTICLE VI

For the management of the business and for the conduct of the affairs of the Corporation, and in further definition, limitation and regulation of the powers of the Corporation, of its directors and of its stockholders or any class thereof, as the case may be, it is further provided that:

A.The management of the business and the conduct of the affairs of the Corporation shall be vested in its Board of Directors. The number of directors of this Corporation shall be not less than eight (8) nor more than seventeen (17). The exact number of directors shall be fixed and may be changed from time to time, within the limits specified above, by an amendment to the Bylaws duly adopted by the stockholders or by the Board of Directors.

B.In furtherance and not in limitation of the powers conferred by the laws of the State of Delaware, the Board of Directors is expressly authorized to make, alter, amend, or repeal the Bylaws of the Corporation.

C.The directors of the Corporation need not be elected by written ballot unless the Bylaws of the Corporation so provide.

D.Advance notice of stockholder nomination for the election of directors and of any other business to be brought by stockholders before any meeting of the stockholders of the Corporation shall be given in the manner provided in the Bylaws of the Corporation.

E.No action shall be taken by the stockholders of the Corporation except at an annual or special meeting of the stockholders called in accordance with the Bylaws and no action shall be taken by the stockholders by written consent.

ARTICLE VII

No holder of stock of any class or series shall be entitled to cumulative voting rights as to any election of directors of the Corporation.

ARTICLE VIII

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[Reserved]

ARTICLE IX

The Corporation reserves the right to amend, alter, change, or repeal any provision contained in this Certificate of Incorporation, in the manner now or hereafter prescribed by the laws of the State of Delaware, and all rights conferred herein are granted subject to this reservation.

ARTICLE X

A.To the fullest extent permitted by the Delaware General Corporation Law as the same exists or as may hereafter be amended, no director or officer of the Corporation shall be personally liable to the Corporation or its stockholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director or officer, as applicable.

B.The Corporation may indemnify to the fullest extent permitted by law any person made or threatened to be made a party to an action or proceeding, whether criminal, civil, administrative or investigative, by reason of the fact that he, his testator or intestate is or was a director, officer or employee of the Corporation or any predecessor of the Corporation or serves or served at any other enterprise as a director, officer or employee at the request of the Corporation or any predecessor to the Corporation.

C.Neither any amendment nor repeal of this Article X, nor the adoption of any provision of the Corporation’s Certificate of Incorporation inconsistent with this Article X, shall eliminate or reduce the effect of this Article X, with respect of any matter occurring, or any action or proceeding accruing or arising or that, but for this Article X, would accrue or arise, prior to such amendment, repeal, or adoption of an inconsistent provision.

ARTICLE XI

Meetings of stockholders may be held within or without the State of Delaware, as the Bylaws may provide. The books of the Corporation may be kept (subject to any provision contained in the laws of the State of Delaware) outside of the State of Delaware at such place or places as may be designated from time to time by the Board of Directors or in the Bylaws of the Corporation.


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In witness whereof, this Restated Certificate of Incorporation, which only restates and integrates and does not further amend the provisions of the Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation as heretofore amended or supplemented, there being no discrepancies between those provisions and the provisions of this Restated Certificate of Incorporation, and it having been duly adopted by the Board of Directors in accordance with Section 245 of the Delaware General Corporation Law, has been executed by its duly authorized officer on the date set forth below.


HP INC.

By:    /s/ Rick Hansen
    Rick Hansen
    SVP, Deputy General Counsel,
    Corporate and Corporate Secretary


DATED: April 25, 2024



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Exhibit A

Series A Junior Participating Redeemable Preferred Stock


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CERTIFICATE OF DESIGNATION
OF
SERIES A JUNIOR PARTICIPATING REDEEMABLE PREFERRED STOCK
OF
HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY
Pursuant to Section 151 of the
General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware
The following resolutions were duly adopted by the Board of Directors (the “Board of Directors”) of Hewlett-Packard Company, a Delaware corporation (the “Corporation”), pursuant to the provisions of Section 151 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware:
WHEREAS, the Corporation has entered into an exchange agreement (the “Exchange Agreement”) with Hewlett-Packard Software, LLC (the “Affiliate”), pursuant to which the Corporation has agreed to issue to the Affiliate shares of a series of preferred stock of the Corporation having the powers, preferences and relative participating, optional or other special rights set forth herein, in exchange for the shares of common stock of the Corporation, par value $0.01 per share (the “Common Stock”), held by the Affiliate;
WHEREAS, the Corporation, Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company and the other parties thereto are expected to enter into a Separation and Distribution Agreement (the “SDA”);
WHEREAS, the Board of Directors is authorized, subject to limitations prescribed by law and the provisions of the Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation, as amended (the “Charter”), by resolution to provide for the issuance of shares of preferred stock of the Corporation in one or more series, and to establish from time to time the number of shares to be included in each such series, and to fix the designation, powers, privileges, preferences, and relative participating, optional or other rights, if any, of the shares of each such series and the qualifications, limitations or restrictions thereof;
WHEREAS, the Board of Directors has determined that it is in the best interests of the Corporation and its stockholders to designate a new series of preferred stock of the Corporation; and
WHEREAS, it is the desire of the Board of Directors, pursuant to its authority as aforesaid, to establish and fix the terms of a series of preferred stock of the Corporation and the number of shares constituting such series.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that, pursuant to Article IV of the Charter (which authorizes 300,000,000 shares of Preferred Stock, par value $0.01 per share (the “Preferred Stock”)) and the authority conferred on the Board of Directors, the Board of Directors hereby fixes the designation, powers, privileges, preferences, and relative participating, optional or other rights, and the qualifications, limitations or restrictions thereof, of a new series of Preferred Stock; and be it further

RESOLVED, that each share of such new series of Preferred Stock shall rank equally in all respects with each other share of such series and shall be subject to the following provisions:
Section 1. Designation and Number. The Board of Directors hereby designates a series of preferred stock of the Corporation entitled the “Series A Junior Participating Redeemable Preferred Stock” (the “Series A Junior Participating Redeemable Preferred Stock”). The total number of Series A Junior Participating Redeemable Preferred Stock that may be issued pursuant to this Designation shall be 72,410,357, but such Series A Junior Participating Redeemable Preferred Stock shall only be issuable pursuant to the Exchange Agreement.
Section 2. Ranking. The Series A Junior Participating Redeemable Preferred Stock shall, with respect to the payment of distributions of the Corporation and rights upon the dissolution, liquidation or winding-up of the Corporation, subject to Section 3 of this Designation, rank: (i) junior to any other series of Preferred Stock, and (ii) pari passu with the Common Stock.
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Section 3. Distributions; Liquidation Rights. The holders of Series A Junior Participating Redeemable Preferred Stock shall be entitled to receive, on a pari passu basis, any distributions payable to holders of Common Stock, except that they shall not be entitled to receive any distribution by the Corporation of common shares of Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company (“HPE”), par value $0.01 per share (“HPE Common Stock”).
Section 4. Maturity. The Series A Junior Participating Redeemable Preferred Stock shall be perpetual.
Section 5. Redemption.
(a) Optional Redemption. Prior to the Record Date for the Distribution (as such terms are defined in the SDA), the Corporation may, at its option and without further notice required, redeem at any time all (but not less than all) of the Series A Junior Participating Redeemable Preferred Stock at a redemption rate of one share of Common Stock for each share of Series A Junior Participating Redeemable Preferred Stock.
(b) Mandatory Redemption. At the Effective Time (as defined in the SDA), each share of the Series A Junior Participating Redeemable Preferred Stock shall, without any further action on the part of the Corporation or any holder thereof, be redeemed at the redemption rate set forth in Section 5(c).
(c) Redemption Rate. Upon the occurrence of a mandatory redemption set forth in Section 5(b), each share of Series A Junior Participating Redeemable Preferred Stock shall be redeemed for a number of shares of HPE Common Stock having a value (based on the average of the high and low “when issued” trading price of HPE Common Stock trading under the symbol “HPE WI” on the NYSE on the Trading Day that immediately precedes the Distribution Date (as defined in the SDA)) equal to the value of one share of Common Stock (based on the average of the high and low “regular way” trading price of Common Stock trading under the symbol “HPQ” on the NYSE on the Trading Day that immediately precedes the Distribution Date); provided that the Corporation shall deliver cash in lieu of any fractional shares of HPE Common Stock to which a holder of shares of Series A Junior Participating Redeemable Preferred Stock would otherwise be entitled after giving effect to the calculation set forth in this Section 5(c). “Trading Day” shall mean a day on which shares of common stock of each of the Corporation and HPE are traded (including on a “when issued” basis in the case of HPE) on the New York Stock Exchange (the “NYSE”).
(d) Except as provided in this Section 5, the Series A Junior Participating Redeemable Preferred Stock is not convertible into or redeemable for any other property or securities of the Corporation or HPE.
(e) Shares of Series A Junior Participating Redeemable Preferred Stock that have been issued and redeemed or reacquired in any manner shall (upon compliance with any applicable provisions of the laws of Delaware) have the status of authorized but unissued shares of Preferred Stock undesignated as to series, and may be designated or re-designated and issued or reissued, as the case may be, as part of any series of Preferred Stock; provided that any issuance of such shares as Series A Junior Participating Redeemable Preferred Stock must be in compliance with the terms hereof.
Section 6. Voting Rights.
(a) Each share of Series A Junior Participating Redeemable Preferred Stock shall entitle the holder thereof to one vote on all matters submitted to a vote of the stockholders of the Corporation; provided that while these shares are held by a subsidiary of the Corporation, they will not be entitled to any voting rights except as hereinafter provided in this Section 6, as otherwise provided in the Charter or as otherwise required by law.
(b) The affirmative consent or approval of holders of any materially and disproportionately adversely affected outstanding shares of Series A Junior Participating Redeemable Preferred Stock shall be required to alter, repeal or amend any provisions of the Charter or this Certificate, whether by merger, consolidation, combination, reclassification or otherwise (an “Event”), if the alteration, repeal or amendment would materially and disproportionately adversely affect the rights, powers or preferences of the holders of shares of Series A Junior Participating Redeemable Preferred Stock; provided, however, that (i) an Event will not be deemed to materially and disproportionately adversely affect such rights, powers or preferences, in each such case where each share of Series A Junior Participating Redeemable Preferred Stock remains outstanding without a material change to its terms and rights or is converted into or exchanged for preferred stock of the surviving entity having preferences and other rights, privileges, voting powers, restrictions, limitations and terms or conditions of redemption thereof identical in all material respects to that of a share of Series A Junior Participating Redeemable Preferred Stock; (ii) the creation, or increase in the authorized number of shares, of Common Stock or Preferred Stock of any kind will not be deemed
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to materially and disproportionately adversely affect such rights, powers or preferences; and (iii) the Distribution will not be deemed to materially and disproportionately adversely affect such rights, powers or preferences.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Corporation has caused this Certificate to be signed in its name and on its behalf by its Senior Vice President, Deputy General Counsel and Assistant Secretary on October 20, 2015.

HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY
By: /s/ Rishi Varma
Name: Rishi Varma
Title: Senior Vice President, Deputy
                                 General Counsel and Assistant
Secretary


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Exhibit B

Series A Junior Participating Preferred Stock


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CERTIFICATE OF DESIGNATIONS
of
SERIES A JUNIOR PARTICIPATING PREFERRED STOCK
of
HP INC.

(Pursuant to Section 151 of the
Delaware General Corporation Law)

HP Inc., a corporation organized and existing under the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (hereinafter called the “Corporation”), hereby certifies that the following resolution was adopted by the Board of Directors of the Corporation as required by Section 151 of the General Corporation Law at a meeting duly called and held on February 20, 2020:

RESOLVED, that pursuant to the authority granted to and vested in the Board of Directors of this Corporation (hereinafter called the “Board of Directors” or the “Board”) in accordance with the provisions of the Certificate of Incorporation, the Board of Directors hereby creates a series of Preferred Stock, par value $0.01 per share, of the Corporation (the “Preferred Stock”), and hereby states the designation and number of shares, and fixes the relative rights, preferences, and limitations thereof as follows:

Series A Junior Participating Preferred Stock:

Section 1. Designation and Amount. The shares of such series shall be designated as “Series A Junior Participating Preferred Stock” (the “Series A Preferred Stock”) and the number of shares constituting the Series A Preferred Stock shall be 50,000,000. Such number of shares may be increased or decreased by resolution of the Board of Directors; provided that no decrease shall reduce the number of shares of Series A Preferred Stock to a number less than the number of shares then outstanding plus the number of shares reserved for issuance upon the exercise of outstanding options, rights or warrants or upon the conversion of any outstanding securities issued by the Corporation convertible into Series A Preferred Stock.

Section 2. Dividends and Distributions.

(A) Subject to the rights of the holders of any shares of any series of Preferred Stock (or any similar stock) ranking prior and superior to the Series A Preferred Stock with respect to dividends, the holders of shares of Series A Preferred Stock, in preference to the holders of Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share (the “Common Stock”), of the Corporation, and of any other junior stock, shall be entitled to receive, when, as and if declared by the Board of Directors out of funds legally available for the purpose, quarterly dividends payable in cash on the first day of March, June, September and December in each year (each such date being referred to herein as a “Quarterly Dividend Payment Date”), commencing on the first Quarterly Dividend Payment Date after the first issuance of a share or fraction of a share of Series A Preferred Stock, in an amount per share (rounded to the nearest cent) equal to the greater of (a) $1 or (b) subject to the provision for adjustment hereinafter set forth, 100 times the aggregate per share amount of all
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cash dividends, and 100 times the aggregate per share amount (payable in kind) of all non-cash dividends or other distributions, other than a dividend payable in shares of Common Stock or a subdivision of the outstanding shares of Common Stock (by reclassification or otherwise), declared on the Common Stock since the immediately preceding Quarterly Dividend Payment Date or, with respect to the first Quarterly Dividend Payment Date, since the first issuance of any share or fraction of a share of Series A Preferred Stock. In the event the Corporation shall at any time declare or pay any dividend on the Common Stock payable in shares of Common Stock, or effect a subdivision or combination or consolidation of the outstanding shares of Common Stock (by reclassification or otherwise than by payment of a dividend in shares of Common Stock) into a greater or lesser number of shares of Common Stock, then in each such case the amount to which holders of shares of Series A Preferred Stock were entitled immediately prior to such event under clause (b) of the preceding sentence shall be adjusted by multiplying such amount by a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately after such event and the denominator of which is the number of shares of Common Stock that were outstanding immediately prior to such event.

(B) The Corporation shall declare a dividend or distribution on the Series A Preferred Stock as provided in paragraph (A) of this Section immediately after it declares a dividend or distribution on the Common Stock (other than a dividend payable in shares of Common Stock); provided that, in the event no dividend or distribution shall have been declared on the Common Stock during the period between any Quarterly Dividend Payment Date and the next subsequent Quarterly Dividend Payment Date, a dividend of $1 per share on the Series A Preferred Stock shall nevertheless be payable on such subsequent Quarterly Dividend Payment Date.

(C) Dividends shall begin to accrue and be cumulative on outstanding shares of Series A Preferred Stock from the Quarterly Dividend Payment Date next preceding the date of issue of such shares, unless the date of issue of such shares is prior to the record date for the first Quarterly Dividend Payment Date, in which case dividends on such shares shall begin to accrue from the date of issue of such shares, or unless the date of issue is a Quarterly Dividend Payment Date or is a date after the record date for the determination of holders of shares of Series A Preferred Stock entitled to receive a quarterly dividend and before such Quarterly Dividend Payment Date, in either of which events such dividends shall begin to accrue and be cumulative from such Quarterly Dividend Payment Date. Accrued but unpaid dividends shall not bear interest. Dividends paid on the shares of Series A Preferred Stock in an amount less than the total amount of such dividends at the time accrued and payable on such shares shall be allocated pro rata on a share-by-share basis among all such shares at the time outstanding. The Board of Directors may fix a record date for the determination of holders of shares of Series A Preferred Stock entitled to receive payment of a dividend or distribution declared thereon, which record date shall be not more than 60 days prior to the date fixed for the payment thereof.
Section 3. Voting Rights. The holders of shares of Series A Preferred Stock shall have the following voting rights:

(A) Subject to the provision for adjustment hereinafter set forth, each share of Series A Preferred Stock shall entitle the holder thereof to 100 votes on all matters submitted to a vote of the
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stockholders of the Corporation. In the event the Corporation shall at any time declare or pay any dividend on the Common Stock payable in shares of Common Stock, or effect a subdivision or combination or consolidation of the outstanding shares of Common Stock (by reclassification or otherwise than by payment of a dividend in shares of Common Stock) into a greater or lesser number of shares of Common Stock, then in each such case the number of votes per share to which holders of shares of Series A Preferred Stock were entitled immediately prior to such event shall be adjusted by multiplying such number by a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately after such event and the denominator of which is the number of shares of Common Stock that were outstanding immediately prior to such event.

(B) Except as otherwise provided herein, in any other Certificate of Designations creating a series of Preferred Stock or any similar stock, or by law, the holders of shares of Series A Preferred Stock and the holders of shares of Common Stock and any other capital stock of the Corporation having general voting rights shall vote together as one class on all matters submitted to a vote of stockholders of the Corporation.

(C) Except as set forth herein, or as otherwise provided by law, holders of Series A Preferred Stock shall have no special voting rights and their consent shall not be required (except to the extent they are entitled to vote with holders of Common Stock as set forth herein) for taking any corporate action.

Section 4. Certain Restrictions.

(A) Whenever quarterly dividends or other dividends or distributions payable on the Series A Preferred Stock as provided in Section 2 are in arrears, thereafter and until all accrued and unpaid dividends and distributions, whether or not declared, on shares of Series A Preferred Stock outstanding shall have been paid in full, the Corporation shall not:

(i)declare or pay dividends, or make any other distributions, on any shares of stock ranking junior (either as to dividends or upon liquidation, dissolution or winding up) to the Series A Preferred Stock;

(ii)declare or pay dividends, or make any other distributions, on any shares of stock ranking on a parity (either as to dividends or upon liquidation, dissolution or winding up) with the Series A Preferred Stock, except dividends paid ratably on the Series A Preferred Stock and all such parity stock on which dividends are payable or in arrears in proportion to the total amounts to which the holders of all such shares are then entitled;

(iii)redeem or purchase or otherwise acquire for consideration shares of any stock ranking junior (either as to dividends or upon liquidation, dissolution or winding up) to the Series A Preferred Stock, provided that the Corporation may at any time redeem, purchase or otherwise acquire shares of any such junior stock in exchange for shares of any stock of the Corporation ranking junior (either as to dividends or upon dissolution, liquidation or winding up) to the Series A Preferred Stock; or
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(iv)redeem or purchase or otherwise acquire for consideration any shares of Series A Preferred Stock, or any shares of stock ranking on a parity with the Series A Preferred Stock, except in accordance with a purchase offer made in writing or by publication (as determined by the Board of Directors) to all holders of such shares upon such terms as the Board of Directors, after consideration of the respective annual dividend rates and other relative rights and preferences of the respective series and classes, shall determine in good faith will result in fair and equitable treatment among the respective series or classes.

(B) The Corporation shall not permit any subsidiary of the Corporation to purchase or otherwise acquire for consideration any shares of stock of the Corporation unless the Corporation could, under paragraph (A) of this Section 4, purchase or otherwise acquire such shares at such time and in such manner.

Section 5. Reacquired Shares. Any shares of Series A Preferred Stock purchased or otherwise acquired by the Corporation in any manner whatsoever shall be retired and cancelled promptly after the acquisition thereof. All such shares shall upon their cancellation become authorized but unissued shares of Preferred Stock and may be reissued as part of a new series of Preferred Stock subject to the conditions and restrictions on issuance set forth herein, in the Certificate of Incorporation, or in any other Certificate of Designations creating a series of Preferred Stock or any similar stock or as otherwise required by law.

Section 6. Liquidation, Dissolution or Winding Up. Upon any liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Corporation, no distribution shall be made (1) to the holders of shares of stock ranking junior (either as to dividends or upon liquidation, dissolution or winding up) to the Series A Preferred Stock unless, prior thereto, the holders of shares of Series A Preferred Stock shall have received $100 per share, plus an amount equal to accrued and unpaid dividends and distributions thereon, whether or not declared, to the date of such payment, provided that the holders of shares of Series A Preferred Stock shall be entitled to receive an aggregate amount per share, subject to the provision for adjustment hereinafter set forth, equal to 100 times the aggregate amount to be distributed per share to holders of shares of Common Stock, or (2) to the holders of shares of stock ranking on a parity (either as to dividends or upon liquidation, dissolution or winding up) with the Series A Preferred Stock, except distributions made ratably on the Series A Preferred Stock and all such parity stock in proportion to the total amounts to which the holders of all such shares are entitled upon such liquidation, dissolution or winding up. In the event the Corporation shall at any time declare or pay any dividend on the Common Stock payable in shares of Common Stock, or effect a subdivision or combination or consolidation of the outstanding shares of Common Stock (by reclassification or otherwise than by payment of a dividend in shares of Common Stock) into a greater or lesser number of shares of Common Stock, then in each such case the aggregate amount to which holders of shares of Series A Preferred Stock were entitled immediately prior to such event under the proviso in clause (1) of the preceding sentence shall be adjusted by multiplying such amount by a fraction the numerator of which is the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately after such event and the denominator of
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which is the number of shares of Common Stock that were outstanding immediately prior to such event.

Section 7. Consolidation, Merger, etc. In case the Corporation shall enter into any consolidation, merger, combination or other transaction in which the shares of Common Stock are exchanged for or changed into other stock or securities, cash and/or any other property, then in any such case each share of Series A Preferred Stock shall at the same time be similarly exchanged or changed into an amount per share, subject to the provision for adjustment hereinafter set forth, equal to 100 times the aggregate amount of stock, securities, cash and/or any other property (payable in kind), as the case may be, into which or for which each share of Common Stock is changed or exchanged. In the event the Corporation shall at any time declare or pay any dividend on the Common Stock payable in shares of Common Stock, or effect a subdivision or combination or consolidation of the outstanding shares of Common Stock (by reclassification or otherwise than by payment of a dividend in shares of Common Stock) into a greater or lesser number of shares of Common Stock, then in each such case the amount set forth in the preceding sentence with respect to the exchange or change of shares of Series A Preferred Stock shall be adjusted by multiplying such amount by a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately after such event and the denominator of which is the number of shares of Common Stock that were outstanding immediately prior to such event.

Section 8. No Redemption. The shares of Series A Preferred Stock shall not be redeemable.

Section 9. Rank. The Series A Preferred Stock shall rank, with respect to the payment of dividends and the distribution of assets, junior to all series of any other class of the Corporation’s Preferred Stock.

Section 10. Amendment. The Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation shall not be amended in any manner which would materially alter or change the powers, preferences or special rights of the Series A Preferred Stock so as to affect them adversely without the affirmative vote of the holders of at least two-thirds of the outstanding shares of Series A Preferred Stock, voting together as a single class.



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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Certificate of Designations is executed on behalf of the Corporation by its Deputy General Counsel and Assistant Secretary on this 20th day of February, 2020.
/s/ Ruairidh Ross
Name: Ruairidh Ross
Title:Deputy General Counsel and Assistant Secretary, HP Inc.




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