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|F O R M 4| Washington, D.C. 20549 | OMB APPROVAL |
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STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP |OMB Number 3235-0287|
[ ] Check this box if |Expires: December 31, 2001|
no longer Subject Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, |Estimated ave. burden |
to Section 16. Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or |hours per response.....0.5|
Section 30(f) of the Investment Company Act 1940 ----------------------------
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|1.Name and Address of Reporting Person* |2.Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol |6.Relationship of Reporting Person to |
| | | Issuer (Check all Applicable) |
|Larson Peter N |Compaq Computer Corporation (CPQ) | |
| | | X Director 10% Owner |
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| (Last) (First) (MI)|3.IRS or Soc. Sec. No. |4.Statement for Month/ | Officer Other |
| | of Reporting Person | Year |---(give title below) ---(Specify below)|
| 20555 SH 249 | (Voluntary) | | |
| M/C 110701 | | July 2000 | |
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|----------------------------------------| |------------------------|----------------------------------------|
| (Street) | |5.If Amendment, Date of |7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing |
| | | Original (Month/Year) | (Check Applicable Line) |
| | | | |
|Houston TX 77070 | | | X Form filed by One Reporting Person |
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| | | | Form filed by More than One |
| | | |--- Reporting Person |
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| (City) (State) (Zip) |
| TABLE I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of or Beneficially Owned |
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|1.Title of Security |2.Transac- |3.Trans. |4.Security Acquired (A) or |5.Amount of |6. |7.Nature of Indirect|
| (Instr. 3) | tion Date | Code | Disposed of (D) | Securities |Own.| Beneficial |
| |(Mon/Day/Yr)|(Instr.8)| (Instr. 3, 4 & 5) | Beneficially |Form| Ownership |
| | |---------|-------------------------------| Owned at End of|(D) | (Instr. 4) |
| | | | | |(A) | | Month |or | |
| | |Code| V | Amount |(D) | Price | (Instr. 3 & 4) |(I) | |
|-------------------------------|------------|----|----|----------------|----|---------|-----------------|----|--------------------|
|<S> |<C> |<C> |<C> |<C> |<C> |<C> |<C> |<C> |<C> |
|Common Stock | 3/29/00 | G | V | 3,000 (01) | D | | | D | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
|-------------------------------|------------|----|----|----------------|----|---------|-----------------|----|--------------------|
|Common Stock | 6/15/00 | G | V | 4,116 (01) | D | | | D | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
|-------------------------------|------------|----|----|----------------|----|---------|-----------------|----|--------------------|
|Common Stock | 7/28/00 | M | | 30,000 | A |$ 3.2500 | | D | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
|-------------------------------|------------|----|----|----------------|----|---------|-----------------|----|--------------------|
|Common Stock | 7/28/00 | S | | 30,000 (02) | D |$28.7813 | 13,000 | D | |
|-------------------------------|------------|----|----|----------------|----|---------|-----------------|----|--------------------|
Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class securities owned directly or indirectly. SEC 1474 (7-96)
*If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
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FORM 4 (continued) TABLE II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible security)
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|1.Title of|2.Conver-|3. |4.Tran- |5.Number of |6.Date |7.Title and Amount |8.Price of|9.Number |10. |11.Nature |
|Derivative|sion or |Trans| saction| Derivative |Exercisable| of Underlying |Derivative| of |Own.| of |
|Security |Exercise |Date | Code | Securities |and | Securities |Security |Derivative|Form|Indirect |
|(Instr. 3)|Price of |(Mon/|(Instr.8)| Acquired (A) or |Expiration | (Instr. 3 & 4) |(Instr. 5)|Securities|of |Beneficial|
| |Deriva- | Day/| | Disposed of (D) |Date | | |Benefi- |Deri|Ownership |
| |tive |Year)| | (Instr. 3, 4 & 5) |(Month/Day/| | |cially |Sec.|(Instr. 4)|
| |Security | | | | Year) | | |Owned at |Dir.| |
| | | | | |-----------|---------------------| |End of |(D) | |
| | | | | | | | |Amount or | |Month |or | |
| | | |---------|---------------------|Date |Exp. | Title |Number of | |(Instr. 4)|Ind.| |
| | | |Code| V | (A) | (D) |Exbl.|Date | |Shares | | |(I) | |
|----------|---------|-----|----|----|----------|----------|-----|-----|----------|----------|----------|----------|----|----------|
|<S> |<C> |<C> |<C> |<C> |<C> |<C> |<C> |<C> |<C> |<C> |<C> |<C> |<C> |<C> |
|Stock |$ 3.2300 |7/28/| M | | | 30,000 |4/23 |4/22/|Common | 30,000 | | 0 | D | |
|Option | |2000 | | | | |1994 |2003 |Stock | | | | | |
|(Right to | | | | | | |(03) | | | | | | | |
| buy) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|----------|---------|-----|----|----|----------|----------|-----|-----|----------|----------|----------|----------|----|----------|
|Stock |$30.0000 |4/27 | A | V | 25,000 | |4/27/|4/26/|Common | 25,000 | | 25,000 | D | |
|Option | |2000 | | | | |2001 |2010 |Stock | | | | | |
|(Right to | | | | | | |(04) | | | | | | | |
|buy) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|----------|---------|-----|----|----|----------|----------|-----|-----|----------|----------|----------|---------|----|----------|
|Stock |$15.0000 |4/27/| A | V | 2,333 | |4/27/|4/26/|Common | 2,333 | | 2,333 | D | |
|Option | |2000 | | | | |2001 |2010 |Stock | | | | | |
|(Right to | | | | | | |(05) | | | | | | | |
|buy) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Explanation of Responses:
(01) Transfer of shares to the Larson Family Foundation, Inc. of which the reporting person has no interest.
(02) The reporting person is subject to the issuer's policy that restricts trading in the issuer's stock to a
limited period following the issuer's earnings release for the preceding fiscal period.
(03) Grant is 100% exercisable one year from date of grant.
(04) Grant is 50% exercisable one year from date of grant and remaining 50% exercisable two years from date of grant.
(05) Grant is 100% exercisable one year from date of grant.
**Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal /s/ Linda S. Auwers August 9, 2000
Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a). --------------------------------------- --------------
Linda S. Auwers, Attorney-in-Fact Date
**Signature of Reporting Person
Note: File three copies of this form, one of which must be manually signed.
If space provided is insufficient, see Instruction 6 for procedure. SEC 1474 (7-96)
Potential persons who are to respond to the collection of information contained in this form are not
required to respond unless the form displays a currently valid OMD Number
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