FORWARD-LOOKING
STATEMENTS
This prospectus supplement, the accompanying prospectus and the
documents incorporated by reference into this prospectus supplement
and the accompanying prospectus contain forward-looking statements
based on current expectations and assumptions that involve risks
and uncertainties. If the risks or uncertainties ever materialize
or the assumptions prove incorrect, the results of HP Inc. and its
consolidated subsidiaries may differ materially from those
expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements and
assumptions.
All statements other than statements of historical fact are
statements that could be deemed forward-looking statements,
including, but not limited to, any statements regarding the
consummation of the Poly Acquisition; the potential impact of the
COVID-19 pandemic and the actions by governments, businesses and
individuals in response to the situation; projections of net
revenue, margins, expenses, effective tax rates, net earnings, net
earnings per share, cash flows, benefit plan funding, deferred
taxes, share repurchases, foreign currency exchange rates or other
financial items; any projections of the amount, timing or impact of
cost savings or restructuring and other charges, planned structural
cost reductions and productivity initiatives; any statements of the
plans, strategies and objectives of management for future
operations, including, but not limited to, our business model and
transformation, our sustainability goals, our go-to-market
strategy, the execution of restructuring plans and any resulting
cost savings, net revenue or profitability improvements or other
financial impacts; any statements concerning the expected
development, demand, performance, market share or competitive
performance relating to products or services; any statements
concerning potential supply constraints, component shortages,
manufacturing disruptions or logistics challenges; any statements
regarding current or future macroeconomic trends or events and the
impact of those trends and events on HP and its financial
performance; any statements regarding pending investigations,
claims, disputes or other litigation matters; any statements of
expectation or belief, including with respect to the timing and
expected benefits of acquisitions and other business combination
and investment transactions; and any statements of assumptions
underlying any of the foregoing. Forward-looking statements can
also generally be identified by words such as “future,”
“anticipates,” “believes,” “estimates,” “expects,” “intends,”
“plans,” “predicts,” “projects,” “will,” “would,” “could,” “can,”
“may,” and similar terms.
Risks, uncertainties and assumptions include factors relating to
the consummation of the Poly Acquisition; the effects of the
COVID-19 pandemic and the actions by governments, businesses and
individuals in response to the situation, the effects of which may
give rise to or amplify the risks associated with many of these
factors listed here; the need to manage (and reliance on)
third-party suppliers, including with respect to component
shortages, and the need to manage HP’s global, multi-tier
distribution network, limit potential misuse of pricing programs by
HP’s channel partners, adapt to new or changing marketplaces and
effectively deliver HP’s services; HP’s ability to execute on its
strategic plan, including the previously announced initiatives,
business model changes and transformation; execution of planned
structural cost reductions and productivity initiatives; HP’s
ability to complete any contemplated share repurchases, other
capital return programs or other strategic transactions; the
competitive pressures faced by HP’s businesses; risks associated
with executing HP’s strategy and business model changes and
transformation; successfully innovating, developing and executing
HP’s go-to-market strategy, including online, omnichannel and
contractual sales, in an evolving distribution, reseller and
customer landscape; the development and transition of new products
and services and the enhancement of existing products and services
to meet evolving customer needs and respond to emerging
technological trends; successfully competing and maintaining the
value proposition of HP’s products, including supplies; challenges
to HP’s ability to accurately forecast inventories, demand and
pricing, which may be due to HP’s multi-tiered channel, sales of
HP’s products to unauthorized resellers or unauthorized resale of
HP’s products or our uneven sales cycle; integration and other
risks associated with business combination and investment
transactions; the results of the restructuring plans, including
estimates and assumptions related to the cost (including any
possible disruption of HP’s business) and the anticipated benefits
of the restructuring plans; the protection of HP’s intellectual
property assets, including intellectual property licensed from
third parties; the hiring and retention of key employees; the
impact of macroeconomic and geopolitical trends, changes and
events, including the Russian invasion of Ukraine and its regional
and global ramifications and the effects of inflation; risks
associated with HP’s international operations; the execution and
performance of contracts by HP and its suppliers, customers,
clients and partners, including logistical challenges with respect
to such execution and performance; changes in estimates and
assumptions HP makes in connection with the preparation of its
financial statements; disruptions in operations from system
security risks, data protection breaches, cyberattacks, extreme
weather conditions or other effects of climate change, medical
epidemics or pandemics such as the COVID-19 pandemic, and other
natural or manmade disasters or catastrophic events; the impact of
changes to federal, state, local and foreign laws and