COMPAQ CEO CAPELLAS SPEAKS AFTER SHAREHOLDERS APPROVE MERGER WITH HEWLETT PACKARD

Compaq CEO Michael Capellas speaks after shareholders approved the merger of Compaq with Hewlett-Packard by a nine to one margin at a special meeting held March 20, 2002 in Houston. Compaq Computer Corp. shareholders on Wednesday approved Hewlett-Packard Co.'s nearly $20 billion acquisition of the company in a clear victory that could pave the way for the computer industry's largest merger ever. REUTERS/Richard Carson