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Exhibit 32

CERTIFICATION
OF
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
AND
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. 1350,
AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

        I, Margaret C. Whitman, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Hewlett-Packard Company for the first quarter ended January 31, 2012 fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and that information contained in such Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of Hewlett-Packard Company.

March 12, 2012

By: /s/ MARGARET C. WHITMAN
Margaret C. Whitman
President and Chief Executive Officer

        I, Catherine A. Lesjak, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Hewlett-Packard Company for the first quarter ended January 31, 2012 fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and that information contained in such Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of Hewlett-Packard Company.

March 12, 2012

By: /s/ CATHERINE A. LESJAK
Catherine A. Lesjak
Executive Vice President
and Chief Financial Officer

        A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 has been provided to Hewlett-Packard Company and will be retained by Hewlett-Packard Company and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.

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Exhibit 32