04-HP-876_10K.qxd 12/15/04 2:43 PM Page 18 PART II ITEM 5. MARKET FOR THE COMP ANY ’S COMMON STOCK  AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS The principal market on which the Company’s common stock is traded is the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol “HP”. The high and low sale prices per share for the common stock for each quarterly period during the past two fiscal years as reported in the NYSE-Composite Transaction quotations follow: The Registrant paid quarterly cash dividends during the past two years as shown in the following table: The Company paid a cash dividend of $0.0825 per share on December 1, 2004, to shareholders of record on November 15, 2004. Payment of future dividends will depend on earnings and other factors. As of December 3, 2004, there were 860 record holders of the Company’s common stock as listed by the  transfer agent’s records. (1) Includes the 1990 Stock Option Plan, the 1996 Stock Incentive Plan and the 2000 Stock Incentive Plan of the Company. (2) The Company does not maintain any equity compensation plans that have not been approved by the stockholders. Number of securities to be issued upon exercise of outstanding options, warrants and rights Weighted-average  exercise price of  outstanding options, warrants and rights Number of securities remaining  available for future issuance under  equity compensation plans (excluding securities reflected in column (a)) Plan Category: (a) (b) (c) Equity compensation plans approved by security holders  (1) 4,456,665 $ 22.028 1,157,805 Equity compensation plans not approved by security holders  (2) – – – Total 4,456,665 $ 22.028 1,157,805 The following chart sets forth information concerning the equity compensation plans of the Company as of September 30, 2004. 15 SUMMAR OF ALL EXISTING EQUITY COMPENSATION PLANS Paid per Share Total Payment Fiscal Fiscal Quarter 2003 2004 2003 2004 First $0.080 $0.080 $4,000,982 $4,011,879 Second 0.080 0.080 4,002,239 4,017,204 Third 0.080 0.080 4,002,971 4,032,709 Fourth 0.080 0.0825 4,009,076 4,160,221 2003 2004 Quarter High Low High Low First $ 30.23 $ 23.45 $ 28.37 $ 23.77 Second 28.94 22.60 30.61 27.02 Third 32.80 24.72 29.55 24.25 Fourth 30.30 25.70 29.07 24.01