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Annual planning meeting

Fiorina informed several directors talked to press. All denied on phone call.

Article in Wall Street Journal Inside information

Call with board Results of outside counsel investigation: Believed at least 3 board members responsible- only Tom Perkins named- he admitted to being a second source

Board meeting: Fiorina: fired (chairman & CFO) Dunn: new chairman Wayman: interim CEO To investigate Wayman referred Dunn to HP's chief of global security who referred her to Ron DeLia at Security Outsourcing Solutions (SOS)

Delivery of preliminary findings- from SOS to Dunn Source of leak not found. Dunn hoped investigation effected members

Dunn had DeLia begin investigation "Project Kona"

Annual 3 day Strategic planning meeting

Dunn receives email of major leak: Article on CNET with inside information from meeting; Dunn forwarded email to board

Hunsaker assembled team to investigate (KONA II)

Jan 30-Feb 1: Surveillance of Keyworth, Keyworth's wife, & Dawn Kawamoto (CNET journalist) Nothing turned up

HP: Examined internal phone and internet records; Nothing turned up SOS: obtained private phone logs Hunsaker (HP): emailed to ensure methods were "above board"

Team sent Kawamoto a message pretending to be a board member with inside information. Kawamoto replied to call.

Team briefed Dunn "considering all investigation efforts"

Dunn encouraged teams efforts

DeLia's team had obtained more than 240 telephone, cell phone, and fax records

DeLia informed group that logs showed several calls from Kawamoto to Keyworth

HP investigator contacted two superiors stating his concerns on legality and to cease DeLia's methods for obtaining phone records

Hunsaker gave investigation report and evidence pointed to Keyworth II.

Hurd (CEO) spoke with Keyworth and gave him several chances to come forward but he did not.

Keyworth notified of findings- his reply "Why didn't you just ask me?" Meeting: board voted 6 to 3 asking for his resignation- he refused. Perkins resigned

Perkins wrote board saying he had proof his phone records were hacked illegally

Newsweek ran cover story about HP's methods