Controls and Procedures.
−Removed: Under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our principal executive officer and principal financial officer, we conducted an evaluation of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures, as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Exchange Act as of the end of the period covered by this report (the “Evaluation Date”).
−Removed: Based on this evaluation, our principal executive officer and principal financial officer concluded as of the Evaluation Date that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective such that the information required to be disclosed by us in our SEC reports (i) is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in SEC rules and forms, and (ii) is accumulated and communicated to HP’s management, including our principal executive officer and principal financial officer, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.
+Added: Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
Under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our principal executive officer and principal financial officer, we conducted an evaluation of any changes in our internal control over financial reporting (as such term is defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Exchange Act) that occurred during our most recently completed fiscal quarter.
−Removed: Based on that evaluation, our principal executive officer and principal financial officer concluded that there has not been any change in our internal control over financial reporting during the quarter ended April 30, 2023 that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
+Added: Based on that evaluation, our principal executive officer and principal financial officer concluded that, as of such date, our disclosure controls and procedures were not effective due to material weaknesses in internal control over financial reporting described below.
+Added: Material Weaknesses in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
+Added: A material weakness is a deficiency, or a combination of deficiencies, in internal control over financial reporting, such that there is a reasonable possibility that a material misstatement of the Company’s annual or interim financial statements will not be prevented or detected on a timely basis.
+Added: We identified material weaknesses in internal control over financial reporting due to design deficiencies involving (i) recognition of revenue for a Personal Systems customer’s transactions involving third-party financing and (ii) undue reliance on a payment application for certain sales incentive programs in EMEA, associated with variable consideration of approximately 4% of total consolidated revenues, for which management did not receive the System and Organization Controls Type 1 (SOC-1) Report timely and did not have effective complementary user entity controls.
+Added: The material weakness described in clause (i) resulted in an error related to a revenue contract in our Personal Systems segment that comprises less than 1% of total consolidated revenues for the impacted periods.
+Added: As a result, we revised our prior period financial statements for this error and other previously identified errors, the impact of which was not material to our previously filed financial statements.
+Added: The error was identified by management as part of the financial statement close process for the period ended July 31, 2023.
+Added: The material weakness described in clause (ii) above did not result in any errors.
+Added: While these material weaknesses did not result in a material misstatement of our previously filed financial statements, there is a reasonable possibility that these control deficiencies could have resulted in a material misstatement in the Company's annual or interim consolidated financial statements that would not be detected.
+Added: Accordingly, we have determined that these control deficiencies constitute material weaknesses.
+Added: Remediation Plan for the Material Weaknesses
+Added: The Company’s management, under the oversight of the Audit Committee, is in the process of designing prevent and detect controls specific to the impacted business activity.
+Added: The Company’s management is also enhancing its processes and controls to help ensure the timely review of the SOC-1 report in conjunction with designing and implementing related, effective complementary user entity controls associated with the sales incentive payment processing application.
+Added: While we have taken steps to implement our remediation plan, the material weaknesses will not be considered remediated until the enhanced controls operate for a sufficient period of time and management has concluded, through testing, that the related controls are effective.
+Added: The Company will monitor the effectiveness of its remediation plan and refine its remediation plan as appropriate.
+Added: Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting
+Added: As described above, we are taking steps to remediate the material weaknesses in our internal control over financial reporting.
+Added: Other than in connection with the remediation process described above, no change in our internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Exchange Act) occurred during the quarter ended July 31, 2023 that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
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