3 Com, Inc - Recent Material Event
Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure
On April 7, 2010 3Com Corporation and Hewlett-Packard Company received approval of HPs acquisition
of 3Com from Chinas Ministry of Commerce under Chinas Anti-Monopoly Law. This approval is the
last of the required regulatory approvals. The parties expect to close the transaction on or about
April 12, 2010.
Safe Harbor
This Current Report on Form 8-K contains forward-looking statements made pursuant to the safe
harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking
statements include, without limitation, statements regarding the target completion date for our
merger with Hewlett-Packard Company. Actual results could differ materially from those anticipated
in these forward-looking statements as a result of various factors, including, without limitation,
our inability to consummate the transaction and those other factors set forth under Part II Item 1A
Risk Factors in our Form 10-Q for the quarter ended February 26, 2010. All forward-looking
statements included in this document are based on our assessment of information available to us at
the time this report is filed. We have no intent, and disclaim any obligation, to update any
forward-looking statements.
The information in Item 7.01 of this Form 8-K shall not be deemed filed for purposes of
Section 18 of the Exchange Act, or incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act
of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific
reference in such a filing.
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly
caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| 3COM CORPORATION |
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| Date: April 7, 2010 | By: | /s/ Neal D. Goldman | ||
| Neal D. Goldman | ||||
| Executive Vice President, Chief Administrative and Legal Officer | ||||
