HP Acquires Control of Autonomy Corporation plc

Positions HP as a leader in fast-growing enterprise information management and data marketPALO ALTO, Calif., Oct. 3, 2011 – HP today announced that it has acquired control of Autonomy Corporation plc (LSE: AU. or AU.L). Holders of 213,421,299 Autonomy shares have accepted HP’s previously announced offer to purchase the entire share capital of Autonomy at a price of £25.50 per share in cash, representing approximately 87.34 percent of the current issued share capital of Autonomy. As such, all conditions relating to the offer have now been satisfied, allowing HP to acquire control of