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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

HP Announces Revised Proposal to Acquire 3PAR for $27 per Share in Cash

How much is HP willing to continue to increase the price that it will pay for 3PAR?

—           We are focused on today’s new offer, which we believe is superior to Dell’s existing proposal.

—           We know 3PAR’s management team well and have conducted due diligence on 3PAR.

—           The deal makes good strategic sense, and we have a strong business case that will deliver shareholder value.

This is a very high premium. Is HP overpaying for 3PAR?

—           No. HP is uniquely positioned to execute this transaction by capitalizing on our global reach and complementary product portfolio, and we believe the proposal provides value to HP’s shareholders.

—           We have a strong business case and are confident this transaction makes strategic and financial sense.

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Why are you willing to spend so much for 3PAR? Aren’t there other high-end storage companies that can provide the same strategic value at a lower price?

—           We have a strong business case and are confident this transaction makes strategic and financial sense.

—           The addition of 3PAR’s next-generation storage architecture will accelerate HP’s winning Converged Infrastructure strategy in key markets and will bolster HP’s ability to deliver the highest levels of performance, efficiency and scalability to customers worldwide.

—           HP is uniquely positioned to capitalize on 3PAR’s innovative storage solutions by utilizing our global reach and superior routes to market to deliver their portfolio to enterprise customers worldwide.

Did your board unanimously approve the decision to make this proposal?

—            Our board of directors fully supports this proposal.

How was this valuation determined?

—           We know 3PAR’s business and management team very well.

—           We have built a strong business case to support our offer.

—           We are uniquely positioned with our scale, global reach and superior routes to market to create incremental value to 3PAR’s already growing business.

What is the anticipated financial impact of the transaction?

—           We expect the deal to close in calendar year 2010.

—           We have not updated the fiscal fourth quarter guidance given on our Q310 earnings call last week.

—           As for future quarters, we’ll be giving segment-level guidance at our Security Analyst Meeting in a month from now. But given the deal’s size, we do not expect that any dilution from 3PAR will be material to either our GAAP or non-GAAP earnings per share in FY11.

How do you think Dell will react to today’s announcement?

—           We cannot speak for Dell.

—           HP is confident that our offer provides the most value for 3PAR shareholders and that we are uniquely positioned to capitalize on 3PAR’s innovative storage solutions.

What comes next in the process?

—           We have submitted our revised proposal to 3PAR’s board. We look forward to their response.

—           We’re not going to get into more details about process or terms today.

THIS DOCUMENT IS FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY AND IS NOT AN OFFER TO BUY OR THE SOLICITATION OF AN OFFER TO SELL ANY SECURITIES. THE SOLICITATION AND THE OFFER TO BUY 3PAR COMMON STOCK HAS NOT YET COMMENCED AND WILL BE MADE ONLY PURSUANT TO AN OFFER TO PURCHASE AND RELATED MATERIALS THAT HP INTENDS TO FILE WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION. THOSE MATERIALS SHOULD BE READ CAREFULLY BECAUSE THEY WILL CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION, INCLUDING THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THE OFFER. ONCE FILED, COPIES OF THE TENDER OFFER STATEMENT, THE OFFER TO PURCHASE AND RELATED DOCUMENTS WILL BE MADE AVAILABLE TO 3PAR STOCKHOLDERS AT NO EXPENSE TO THEM. IN ADDITION, THOSE MATERIALS WILL BE AVAILABLE AT NO CHARGE FROM THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION THROUGH THE COMMISSION’S WEBSITE AT WWW.SEC.GOV.

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