HP to Acquire Leading Enterprise Information Management Software Company Autonomy Corporation plc
Highly complementary acquisition provides leadership position in large and growing space Expected to be accretive to non-GAAP earnings per share for HP shareholders in the first full year following completion(1) PALO ALTO,Calif., and CAMBRIDGE, England, Aug. 18, 2011 – HP (NYSE: HPQ) and Autonomy Corporation plc (LSE: AU. or AU.L) today announced the terms of a recommended transaction under which HP (through an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary, HP SPV) will acquire all of the outstanding shares of Autonomy for £25.50 ($42.11) per share in cash (the “Offer”). The transaction was