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Exhibit 10.36  

 
 

AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
  2005 DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLAN    
    
    (Amended and Restated Effective November 14, 2006)    
    

 Section 1.    Establishment and Purpose of Plan.  

        The Agilent Technologies, Inc. 2005 Deferred Compensation Plan was adopted and established effective November 1, 2004. The Plan continues the
program of deferred compensation embodied in the document for the Agilent Technologies, Inc. Deferred Compensation Plan (the "Prior Plan Document") in a manner designed to comply with the
requirements of the American Jobs Creation Act of 2004. The rules of this Plan document, rather than those of the Prior Plan Document, will govern new deferrals. The Plan provides deferred
compensation for a select group of management or highly compensated employees as established in Title I of ERISA. 

        The
Plan is intended to be an unfunded and unsecured deferred compensation arrangement between the Participant and Agilent, in which the Participant agrees to give up a portion of the
Participant's current compensation in exchange for Agilent's unfunded and unsecured promise to make a payment at a future date, as specified in Section 6. Agilent retains the right, as provided
in Section 13, to amend or terminate the Plan at any time. Certain capitalized words used in the text of the Plan are defined in Section 21 in alphabetical order. 

 Section 2.    Participation in the Plan.  

        2.1   All
Eligible Employees on the U.S. payroll of Agilent are eligible to defer Base Pay, Bonus or awards under the Agilent Technologies, Inc. Long-Term
Performance Plan ("LTPP") under the Plan if they have Base Pay, at the time of election as specified in Section 3.1(a), equal to or in excess of the Base Pay Threshold. In addition, the
Committee may provide that company contributions may be made to the Plan for the benefit of a Participant under the terms and conditions as may be specified by Agilent, in any manner Agilent deems
appropriate; provided, however, that any such contribution shall comply with Section 409A of the Code, and any contribution made with respect to a Covered Officer must be consistent with the
requirements for deductibility of compensation under Section 162(m) of the Code. 

 Section 3.    Timing and Amounts of Deferred Compensation.  

        Eligible Employees shall make elections to participate in the Plan, as follows: 

        3.1    Base Pay Deferrals.    

        (a)    Timing of Base Pay Deferral.    With respect to a deferral of Base Pay, an election to participate must be made
on or before December 31, or such earlier date established by the Committee, of the calendar year preceding the calendar year with respect to which an election to defer Base Pay is made, in
accordance with procedures established by the Committee. Notwithstanding the foregoing, a newly hired Eligible Employee may make an initial deferral election by the date the Committee specifies after
the individual receives enrollment materials. Currently, the Committee has specified that for a newly hired Eligible Employee an initial deferral election must be made within 30 days of
becoming an Eligible Employee. 

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        (b)    Amount of Base Pay Deferral.    The amount that will be deferred from Base Pay for an Eligible Employee is
determined as follows: 

        (i)    The
Eligible Employee will elect an annual whole dollar amount to be deferred from Base Pay. The maximum annual whole dollar amount of Base Pay that may be deferred each
calendar year is equal to the amount that Base Pay exceeds the Base Pay Threshold. 

        (ii)   The
annual whole dollar amount of Base Pay will be divided equally into the number of pay periods falling within the calendar year to which the election pertains (the
"Pay Period Deferral Amount"). 

        (iii)  The
Pay Period Deferral Amount or parts thereof will be deferred to the extent that a Participant has cash compensation sufficient to cover the Pay Period Deferral
Amount or parts thereof. 

        (c)    Suspension and Reinstatement of Deferral.    In situations where a Participant's participation in the Plan is
suspended as described in Section 3.5, all deferrals cease. If the Participant is reinstated into the Plan during the same calendar year as the suspension, the per pay period Deferred Amount
will be reinstated and deferred for the pay periods remaining in the calendar year. 

        3.2    Bonus Deferrals.    

        (a)    Timing of Bonus Deferral.    Participants must make an election to defer a Bonus according to rules and
procedures established by the Committee and designed to comply with the advance election provisions of Section 409A of the Code. Notwithstanding the foregoing, an election to defer a Bonus
payable for a period after the fiscal year begins may be amended or revoked at any time prior to the date on which it becomes irrevocable, in accordance with any rules and procedures established by
the Committee. Notwithstanding the foregoing, a newly hired Eligible Employee may make an initial bonus deferral election by the date the Committee specifies (currently 30 days after becoming
an Eligible Employee), which date shall comply with applicable law. 

        (b)    Amount of Bonus Deferral.    An Eligible Employee may defer any portion, up to 95%, of any Bonus to which he or
she may become entitled, so long as the deferral amount is expressed in terms of a whole percentage point. Once an election is made by an Eligible Employee to defer any portion or all of a Bonus, the
appropriate dollar amount will be withheld from the Bonus when this amount would have otherwise been paid. 

        3.3    LTPP Deferrals.    

        (a)    Timing of LTPP Award Deferral.    Participants must make an election to defer an LTPP Award on or before
December 31, or such earlier date established by the Committee, of the calendar year immediately preceding the calendar year in which a performance period under the LTPP ends,
according to rules and procedures established by the Committee and designed to comply with the advance election provisions of Section 409A of the Code. Notwithstanding the foregoing, a newly
hired Eligible Employee may make an initial LTPP Award deferral election by the date the Committee specifies (currently 30 days after becoming an Eligible Employee), which date shall comply
with applicable law. 

        (b)    Amount of Deferral of LTPP Award.    An Eligible Employee may defer any portion, up to 95%, of any LTPP Award
to which he or she may become entitled, so long as the deferral amount is expressed in terms of a whole percentage point. Once an election is made by an Eligible Employee to defer any portion or all
of a Bonus, the appropriate dollar amount will be withheld from the Bonus when this amount would have otherwise been paid. 

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        3.4    Effect of Taxes on Maximum Deferrals.    Notwithstanding any provision herein to the contrary, Agilent may
withhold Taxes from any cash payment made under the Plan or Bonus plan or arrangement, owing as a result of any deferral or payment hereunder, as Agilent deems appropriate in its sole discretion. If,
with respect to the pay period within which a deferral, payment or Bonus is made under the Plan or Bonus plan or arrangement, or the Participant receives insufficient actual cash compensation to cover
such Taxes, then Agilent may withhold any remaining Taxes owing from the Participant's subsequent cash compensation received, until such Tax obligation is satisfied, or otherwise make appropriate
arrangements with the Participant for satisfaction of such obligation. 

        3.5    Suspension.    A Participant's participation in the Plan shall be suspended for any period during which he or
she: 

        (i)    Is
on a formal leave of absence without pay authorized by Agilent; 

        (ii)   Is
on military leave, in accordance with Agilent's policy with respect to such leaves; or 

        (iii)  Ceases
to qualify as an Eligible Employee but remains an Employee. However, during any such suspension period, the Participant's Accounts shall continue to share in
the Plan, and such Participant may continue to make investment directions pursuant to Section 5 hereof. 

        3.6    End of Suspension.    When a Participant returns from a suspension period during a calendar year in which an
election for that Participant exists, the Pay Period Deferral Amount for any remaining pay periods will be deferred. Any amounts that would have been deferred during the suspension period if
such suspension had not occurred will no longer be considered part of the election for Deferral Amounts. 

        3.7    Committee Discretion.    Notwithstanding anything in this Section 3 to the contrary, the Committee shall
have the discretion to modify the availability and timing of a valid deferral election under this Section 3, in any manner it deems appropriate; provided, however, that any alteration shall
comply with Section 409A of the Code, and any alteration with respect to a Covered Officer must be consistent with the requirements for deductibility of compensation under Section 162(m)
of the Code. 

        3.8    Company Contributions.    Notwithstanding anything provided in this Section 3 or otherwise in the Plan
to the contrary, the Committee shall have the discretion to provide that company contributions may be made to the Plan for the benefit of a Participant under the terms and conditions as may be
specified by Agilent, in any manner Agilent deems appropriate; provided, however, that any such contribution shall comply with Section 409A of the Code. 

 Section 4.    Crediting of Deferral Accounts.  

        Amounts deferred pursuant to Section 3 shall be credited to a Deferral Account in the name of the Participant. Deferred Amounts arising from deferrals of
Base Pay shall be credited to a Deferral Account at least quarterly. Deferrals resulting from amounts credited to a Participant's Deferral Account from the deferral of Bonuses shall be credited to a
Deferral Account as soon as practicable after such Bonus would otherwise have been paid. Deferrals resulting from amounts credited to a Participant's Deferral Account from the deferral of LTPP Awards
shall be credited to a Deferral Account as soon as practicable after such LTPP Award would otherwise have been paid. The Participant's rights in the Deferral Account shall be no greater than the
rights of any other unsecured general creditor of Agilent. Deferred Amounts and Earnings thereon invested hereunder shall for all purposes be part of the general funds of Agilent. Any payout to a
Participant of amounts credited to a Participant's Deferral Account is not due, nor are such amounts ascertainable, until the Payout Commencement Date. 

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 Section 5.    Earnings on the Deferral Account.  

        5.1    Crediting in General.    Amounts in a Participant's Deferral Account will be credited at least quarterly with
Earnings until such amounts are paid out to the Participant under this Plan as set forth in Section 6. All Earnings attributable to the Deferral Account shall be added to the liability of and
retained therein by Agilent. Any such addition to the liability shall be appropriately reflected on the books and records of Agilent and identified as an addition to the total sum owing the
Participant. The Deferral Account of a Rollover Participant shall be credited with Earnings at the same time and accounted for in the same manner as the Deferral Account of a Participant (regardless
of the Rollover Participant's eligibility to participate in the Plan), pro-rated to reflect the date on which the deferral account from a Rollover Plan is transferred into the Plan. 

        5.2    Hypothetical Investment Options.    Except as otherwise provided in this Section 5.2, and subject to
provisions of Section 4, the Committee may, in its discretion, offer Participants a choice among various Hypothetical Investment Options on which their Deferral Accounts may be credited. Such a
choice is nominal in nature, and grants Participants no real or beneficial interest in any specific fund or property. Provision of a choice among Hypothetical Investment Options grants the Participant
no ability to affect the actual aggregate investments Agilent may or may not make to cover its obligations under the Plan. Any adjustments Agilent may make in its actual investments for the Plan may
only be instigated by Agilent, and may or may not bear a resemblance to the Participants' hypothetical investment choices on an account-by-account basis. The timing, allowance
and frequency of hypothetical investment choices, and a Participant's ability to change how his or her Deferral Account is credited, is within the sole discretion of the Committee. 

        5.3    Investment Directions.    A Participant may direct the deemed investment of the Participant's Deferred Amounts
among the Hypothetical Investment Options, in the manner prescribed by Agilent at the time of enrollment or re-enrollment. Investment elections shall be in such minimum percentage amounts
with respect to each Fund as permitted by Agilent. Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan to the contrary, all deferrals of non-cash LTPP Awards shall be deemed to be invested
wholly in Shares, and such Shares shall be credited with dividend equivalents until such Shares are paid out in accordance with Section 6. Dividend equivalents shall be automatically deemed
reinvested in additional Shares under the Plan. 

        5.4    Reinvestment Directions.    On a daily basis, by instructing Agilent in the manner prescribed, a Participant
may direct the reinvestment of the Participant's Deferral Accounts among the various Hypothetical Investment Options. A Participant shall specify the reinvestment amounts of the Participant's Deferred
Account to be invested in such Hypothetical Investment Options. Reinvestment directions shall be in such minimum dollar or percentage amounts as permitted by Agilent. Notwithstanding any other
provision of the Plan to the contrary, Participants may not direct the reinvestment of their deferral of non-cash LTPP Awards. 

        5.5    No Investment Directions.    In the event that the Participant fails to direct his or her investment, a
Participant's Deferral Account shall be credited with the deemed return on investment in Vanguard Institutional Index 500 Fund. Notwithstanding the foregoing, all deferrals of non-cash
LTPP Awards shall be deemed to be invested wholly in Shares, and such deferrals shall be credited with any fluctuations in the value of the Shares in accordance with Section 5.1. 

 Section 6.    Payout to the Participants.  

        6.1    Termination.    If a Participant's Deferral Account balance is equal to or greater than $25,000 on the
Termination Date, the form and commencement of benefit may be made in accordance with the Participant's election at the time of deferral and this Section 6.1. 

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        (a)    Form of Payout.    A Participant making a valid election under this Section 6.1, and whose Termination Date
occurs during the first six (6) months of the calendar year, may elect to receive either (a) a single lump sum payout in the first pay period in January of the year following the
Termination Year, or (b) a payout in annual installments over a five (5) to fifteen (15) year period beginning with the first pay period in January following the Termination Year.
A Participant making a valid election under this Section 6.1, and whose Termination Date occurs during the second six (6) months of the calendar year, may elect to receive either (a) a
single lump sum payout in the first pay period in January of the second year following the Termination Year, or (b) a payout in annual installments over a five (5) to fifteen
(15) year period beginning with the first pay period in January of the second year following the Termination Year. 

        (b)    Commencement of Payout.    A Participant making a valid election under this Section 6.1 may elect to
further defer the Payout Commencement Date, under either the single lump sum or the annual installment election addressed in Section 6.1(a), by an additional one (1), two (2) or three
(3) years. 

        (c)    Earnings on Deferral Accounts.    Whatever the form of payout under Section 6, and whatever the timing
of the Payout Commencement Date, the Deferral Account of a Participant shall continue to be credited with Earnings until all amounts in such an account are paid out to the Participant. 

        6.2    Default Form and Commencement of Payout.    If a valid election under Section 6.1 is not made, and the
Participant's Deferral Account balance is equal to or greater than $25,000 on the Termination Date, then the Participant shall receive his or her payout in annual installments over the fifteen
(15) year period beginning with the first pay period in January following the Termination Year; provided, that if the Termination Date occurs within the second six months of the calendar year,
payment of such annual installments will begin with the first pay period in January of the second year following the Termination Year. If, however, such Deferral Account balance is less than $25,000
on the Termination Date, then the Participant shall receive a single lump sum payout at the first pay period in January
following the Termination Year; provided, that if the Termination Date occurs within the second six months of the calendar year, payment of such of such lump sum will be made in the first pay period
in January of the second year following the Termination Year. 

        6.3    Death of Participant.    If a Participant dies and an election was made under Section 6.1, the
Beneficiary will be paid according to the election even though the election was not made twelve (12) months or more prior to the Participant's death. If the Participant dies and no valid
election was made, and the Participant's Deferral Account balance is equal to or greater than $25,000 on the date of death, then the Beneficiary will receive the payout in annual installments over the
fifteen (15) year period beginning in the first pay period in January in the calendar year following the year of the Participant's death. If, however, such Deferral Account balance is less than
$25,000 on the date of death, then the Beneficiary shall receive a single lump sum in the first pay period of January of the year following the year of death. 

        6.4    Special Rules for Participants with Deferrals of LTPP Awards.    In the event that the payout of a Deferral
Account includes the deferral of non-cash LTPP Awards, then (1) the payout of an LTPP Deferral Account shall be made solely in Shares, and (2) if the payout takes the form of
annual installments, then subject to such rules and procedures as may be established by the Committee, each installment shall consist proportionally of (A) the LTPP Deferral Account and
(B) the sum of the Base Pay Deferral Account and Bonus Deferral Account. 

        6.5    Special Rule for Director Service.    A Participant may not defer compensation for any period during which he
or she ceases to qualify as an Eligible Employee, but is then a Director of Agilent. However, a Participant making a valid election under Section 6.1 may elect that, during such 

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suspension
period, the employee's Deferral Account shall continue to share in the Plan, and such employee's Termination Date shall be the date he or she ceases to be either an employee or a Director. 

        6.6    Committee Discretion.    Notwithstanding anything in this Section 6 to the contrary, the Committee shall
have the discretion to modify the availability and timing of a valid election under Section 6.1, and the timing, form and amount of any payout, in any manner it deems appropriate (except that
any modification to any election by, or payout to, a Participant who is then serving as a member of the Committee may not be voted on by that member); provided, however, that any alteration must
comply with Section 409A of the Code, and any alteration with respect to a Covered Officer must be consistent with the requirements for deductibility of compensation under Section 162(m)
of the Code. 

        6.7    Specified Employees.    Notwithstanding any other Plan provision, no payment to a "specified employee" (as
defined in Section 409A of the Code) shall commence earlier than six (6) months after the date of such individual's Termination Date (except in the case of a termination by death). The
commencement
of a validly elected payment should be delayed to the day that is at least six (6) months after such separation. 

 Section 7.    Hardship Provision for Unforeseeable Emergencies.  

        Neither
the Participant nor his or her Beneficiary is eligible to withdraw amounts credited to a Deferral Account prior to the time specified in Section 6. However, such credited
amounts may be subject to early withdrawal if (1) an unforeseeable emergency occurs that is caused by a sudden and unexpected illness or accident of the Participant or of a dependent (as
defined in Section 152(a) of the Code) of the Participant, loss of the Participant's property due to casualty, or other similar extraordinary and unforeseeable circumstances arising as a result
of events beyond the Participant's or Beneficiary's control, (2) such circumstances would result in severe financial hardship to the individual if early withdrawal is not permitted, and
(3) any other requirements established under the Code and regulations promulgated thereunder, applying the standards established under Section 457 of the Code and the regulations
promulgated thereunder, are satisfied. A severe financial hardship exists only when all other reasonably available financial resources have been exhausted, including but not limited to
(1) reimbursement or compensation by insurance or otherwise, (2) liquidation of the Participant's assets, to the extent that liquidation of such assets would not itself cause severe
financial hardship, or (3) cessation of deferrals under the Plan. Examples of what are not considered to be unforeseeable emergencies include the need to send a Participant's child to college
or the desire to purchase a home. 

        The
Committee shall have sole discretion to determine whether to approve any hardship withdrawal, which amount will be limited to the amount necessary to meet the emergency. The
Committee's decision is final and binding on all interested parties. A Participant who is then serving as a member of the Committee shall not vote on whether or not he or she is eligible for such a
hardship withdrawal. 

 Section 8.    Designation of Beneficiary.  

        The
Participant shall, in accordance with procedures established by the Committee, (1) designate a Beneficiary hereunder, and (2) shall have the right thereafter to change
such designation. Notwithstanding the foregoing, with respect to an employee who became a Plan Participant during the Transition Period, all existing beneficiary designations on file with the Agilent
Plan shall be deemed and treated as designations under this Plan. In the case of a Participant's death, payment due under this Plan shall be made to the designated Beneficiary or, in the absence of
such designation, by will or the laws of descent and distribution in the Participant's state of residence at the time of his or her death. 

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 Section 9.    Change in Control.  

        9.1    Discretion to Accelerate.    In the event of a proposed change in control of Agilent, as defined below, the
Committee shall have complete authority and discretion, but no obligation, to accelerate payments of all Participants, both terminated and active Participants. 

        9.2    Proposed Change in Control.    A "proposed change in control" shall mean (1) a tender offer by any
person or entity, other than Agilent or an Agilent subsidiary, to acquire securities representing 40 percent or more of the voting power of Agilent or (2) the submission to Agilent's
shareholders for approval of a transaction involving the sale of all or substantially all of the assets of Agilent or a merger of Agilent with or into another corporation. 

        9.3    Request for Negotiation.    The Committee may also ask the Board of Directors to negotiate, as part of any
agreement involving the sale or merger of Agilent, or a sale of substantially all of Agilent's assets or a similar transaction, terms providing for protection of Participants and their interests in
the Plan. 

 Section 10.    Limitation on Assignments.  

        Benefits under this Plan are not subject to anticipation, alienation, sale, transfer, assignment, pledge, encumbrance, attachment or garnishments by creditors of
the Participant or the Participant's Beneficiary and any attempt to do so shall be void. 

 Section 11.    Administration.  

        11.1    Administration by Committee.    The Committee shall administer the Plan. Notwithstanding any provision of the
Plan to the contrary, no member of the Committee shall be entitled to vote on any matter which would create a significant risk that such member could be treated as being in constructive receipt of
some or all of his or her Deferral Account. The Committee shall have the sole authority to interpret the Plan, to establish and revise rules and regulations relating to the Plan and to make any other
determinations that it believes necessary or advisable for the administration of the Plan. Decisions and determinations by the Committee shall be final and binding upon all parties, including
shareholders, Participants, Beneficiaries and other employees. The Committee may delegate its administrative responsibilities, as it deems appropriate. 

        11.2    Books and Records.    Books and records maintained for the purpose of the Plan shall be maintained by the
officers and employees of Agilent at its expense and subject to supervision and control of the Committee. 

 Section 12.    No Funding Obligation.  

        Agilent is under no obligation to transfer amounts credited to the Participant's Deferral Account to any trust or escrow account, and Agilent is under no
obligation to secure any amount credited to a Participant's Deferral Account by any specific assets of Agilent or any other asset in which Agilent has an interest. This Plan shall not be construed to
require Agilent to fund any of the benefits provided hereunder nor to establish a trust for such purpose. Agilent may make such arrangements as it desires to provide for the payment of benefits,
including, but not limited to, the establishment of a grantor trust or such other equivalent arrangements as Agilent may decide. No such arrangement shall cause the Plan to be a funded plan within the
meaning of Title I of ERISA, nor shall any such arrangement change the nature of the obligation of Agilent nor the rights of the Participants under the Plan as provided in this document. Neither the
Participant nor his or her estate shall have any rights against Agilent with respect to any portion of the Deferral Account except as a general unsecured creditor. No Participant has an interest in
his or her Deferral Account until the Participant actually receives the deferred payment. 

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 Section 13.    Amendment and Termination of the Plan.  

        Agilent, by action of the Committee, in its sole discretion may suspend or terminate the Plan or revise or amend it in any respect whatsoever; provided, however,
that amounts already credited to Deferral Accounts will continue to be owed to the Participants or Beneficiaries and will continue to accrue Earnings and continue to be a liability of Agilent. Any
amendment or termination of the Plan will not affect the entitlement of any Participant or the Beneficiary of a Participant who terminates employment before the amendment or termination. All benefits
to which any Participant or Beneficiary may be entitled shall be determined under the Plan as in effect at the time the Participant terminates employment and shall not be affected by any subsequent
change in the provisions of the Plan; provided, however, that Agilent reserves the right to change the basis of return on investment of the Deferral Account with respect to any Participant or
Beneficiary. Participants or Beneficiaries will be given notice prior to the discontinuance of the Plan or reduction of any benefits provided by the Plan. Notwithstanding any other provision of the
Plan, Agilent may without Participant or Beneficiary consent amend the Plan or change the Plan's administrative rules and procedures or modify the terms of a deferral election to comply with
Section 409A of the Code. 

 Section 14.    Tax Withholding.  

        If Agilent concludes that Tax is owing with respect to any deferral of income or payment hereunder, Agilent shall withhold such amounts from any payments due the
Participant, or otherwise make appropriate arrangements with the Participant or his or her Beneficiary for satisfaction of such obligation. 

 Section 15.    Choice of Law.  

        This Plan, and all rights under this Plan, shall be interpreted and construed in accordance with ERISA and, to the extent not preempted, the law of the State of
California, unless otherwise stated in the Plan. 

 Section 16.    Notice.  

        Any written notice to Agilent required by any of the provisions of this Plan shall be addressed to the chief personnel officer of Agilent or his or her delegate
and shall become effective when it is received. 

 Section 17.    No Employment Rights.  

        Nothing in the Plan, nor any action of Agilent pursuant to the Plan, shall be deemed to give any person any right to remain in the employ of Agilent or affect the
right of Agilent to terminate a person's employment at any time and for any reason. 

 Section 18.    Severability of Provisions.  

        If any particular provision of this Plan is found to be invalid or unenforceable, such provision shall not affect any other provisions of the Plan, but the Plan
shall be construed in all respects as if such invalid provision had been omitted. 

 Section 19.    Rollovers from other Plans.  

        19.1    Discretion to Accept.    The Committee shall have complete authority and discretion, but no obligation, to
allow the Plan to create Deferral Accounts for Rollover Participants and credit such accounts with amounts to reflect the Rollover Participant's deferral account in a Rollover Plan. The amounts
credited to such Deferral Accounts are fully subject to the provisions of this Plan. Reference 

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in
the Plan to such a crediting as a "rollover" or "transfer" of assets from a Rollover Plan is nominal in nature, and confers no additional rights upon a Rollover Participant other than those
specifically set forth in the Plan. 

        19.2    Status of Rollover Participants.    A Rollover Participant and his or her Beneficiary are fully subject to the
provisions of this Plan, except as otherwise expressly set forth herein. A Rollover Participant who is not already a Participant in the Plan and is not otherwise eligible to participate in the Plan at
the time of rollover, shall not be entitled to make any additional deferrals under the Plan unless and until he or she has become an Eligible Employee under the terms of the Plan. 

        19.3    Payment to Rollover Participants.    If at the time of rollover or transfer, payments from a Rollover
Participant's account in a Rollover Plan have already commenced from a Rollover Plan, he or she shall continue to receive such payments in accordance with the form and timing of payment provisions of
such plan. If a Rollover Participant is not yet eligible to receive payments from the Rollover Plan at the time of the rollover or transfer, he or she is bound by the payout provisions of this Plan. 

 Section 20.    Code Section 162(m).  

        With respect to Covered Officers, this Plan is designed to satisfy the special requirements for performance-based compensation set forth in
Section 162(m)(4)(C) of the Code, and the Plan shall be so construed. Furthermore, if a provision of the Plan as it relates to a Covered Officer causes a deferral or payment to fail to satisfy
these special requirements, the Plan shall be deemed amended to satisfy the requirements to the extent permitted by law and subject to Committee approval. Notwithstanding any other provision of the
Plan, the maximum amount that is not "performance-based" (as defined in Section 162(m)(4)(C) of the Code) which may be paid to a Covered Officer under the Plan in any fiscal year shall not
exceed one million dollars ($1,000,000) less the amount of other compensation paid to the Participant by the Company in such fiscal year that is not "performance-based" (as defined in
Section 162(m)(4)(C) of the Code), which amounts shall be reasonably determined by the Committee at the time of the proposed payout. Any amount which is not paid to the Covered Officer in a
fiscal year as a result of this limitation shall be paid to the Covered Officer in the next fiscal year, subject to compliance with the foregoing limitations, or if sooner, as soon as reasonably
practicable following the Participant's ceasing to be a Covered Officer. 

 Section 21.    Definitions.  

        21.1     Agilent means Agilent Technologies, Inc., a Delaware corporation, and any business entity within
the Agilent consolidated group. 

        21.2     Base Pay means the annual base salary rate of cash compensation for employees on the U.S. payroll of
Agilent, excluding bonuses, incentive compensation, commissions, overtime pay, Bonuses, severance payments, shift differential, payments under the Agilent Technologies, Inc. Disability Plan or
the HP Income Protection Plan, the Agilent or HP Supplemental Income Protection Plan, or any other additional compensation. 

        21.3     Base Pay Threshold means the amount defined in Code Section 401(a)(17), as adjusted by the
Secretary of the Treasury under Code Section 415(d), in effect on January 1st of the calendar year for which amounts are to be deferred. 

        21.4     Beneficiary means the person or persons designated by a Participant pursuant to Section 8, in
accordance with and accepted by Agilent, to receive any amounts payable under the Plan in the event of the Participant's death. 

        21.5     Bonus shall have the same meaning as "Variable Payment" as set forth in the Agilent
Technologies, Inc. Performance-Based Compensation Plan for Covered Employees, as amended and 

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restated
effective November 1, 2006, and shall have the same meaning as "Variable Payment" and "Variable Pay" as set forth in the Agilent Technologies, Inc.
Pay-For-Results Plan for Non-Covered Employees, as amended and restated effective November 1, 2006 (PFR Plan) or any other management bonus plan or
arrangement that provides a bonus compensation opportunity to Eligible Employees as defined by the Committee from time to time. Bonus does not include any sales incentive compensation or commission. 

        21.6     Code means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time. 

        21.7     Committee means the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of Agilent or its delegate. 

        21.8     Covered Officer shall have the same meaning as "covered employee" does under Code Section 162(m). 

        21.9     Deferral Account means the account balance of a Participant in the Plan created from Deferred Amounts or
from a credit to a Participant's account from a Rollover Plan, and the Earnings thereon prior to a payout to the Participant. 

        21.10     Deferred Amount means the amount the Participant elects to have deferred from Base Pay and/or a Bonus,
pursuant to Section 3, or in the case of a Director who is a Participant, the amount the Director elects to have deferred from his or her annual cash retainer and committee fees. 

        21.11     Director means an individual who is serving as a member of Agilent's Board of Directors and who is not
then an employee of Agilent or any of Agilent's affiliates. 

        21.12     Earnings means the deemed return on investment (or charge on investment loss) allocated to a
Participant's Deferral Account, based on the return of the Hypothetical Investment Options. 

        21.13     Eligible Employee means an employee on the U.S. payroll of Agilent who has a Base Pay rate at the time of
election as specified in Section 3 equal to or in excess of the Base Pay Threshold. 

        21.14     ERISA means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended from time to time. 

        21.15     HP means Hewlett-Packard Company, a Delaware corporation. 

        21.16     Hypothetical Investment Options means those options listed in Appendix A of this Plan. Said
options are at the sole discretion of and subject to amendment or termination by the Committee. 

        21.17     LTPP means the Agilent Technologies, Inc. Long-Term Performance Plan, as it may be
amended from time to time. 

        21.18     LTPP Award means any award to be delivered to a Participant at the end of a performance period under the
terms of the LTPP. 

        21.19     Participant means any individual who has a Deferral Account under the Plan or who is receiving or
entitled to receive benefits under the Plan. The term Participant also refers to a Rollover Participant, except where expressly provided otherwise. 

        21.20     Payout Commencement Date means the date on which the payout to a Participant of amounts credited to his
or her Deferral Account first commences. 

        21.21     Plan, unless preceded by "Rollover", in which case the term refers to a Rollover Plan, means the Agilent
Technologies, Inc. 2005 Deferred Compensation Plan. 

        21.22     Retirement Date means the date on which a Participant has met the definition of Retirement, as defined in
the Retirement Plan. For this purpose, the Committee may, in its discretion, 

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the years of service of a Rollover Participant to include the years of service with the employer for which a Rollover Participant worked immediately preceding employment with Agilent. 

        21.23     Retirement Plan means the Agilent Technologies, Inc. Retirement Plan as may be amended from time
to time. 

        21.24     Rollover Participant means an individual with a Deferral Account in the Plan transferred from a Rollover
Plan in accordance with the provisions of Section 19. The term Rollover Participant may also refer to an individual who has previously been a Participant in the Plan, or an existing Participant
at the time of transfer. 

        21.25     Rollover Plan means: 

        (a)   The
nonqualified deferred compensation plan of any other employing business entity within the HP consolidated group, until the Distribution Date; or 

        (b)   The
Hewlett-Packard Company Officers Early Retirement Plan, to the extent a Deferral Account is created or added to for a Participant or Rollover Participant, due to the
termination of this plan; or 

        (c)   The
nonqualified deferred compensation plan of a business entity acquired by Agilent through acquisition of a majority of the voting interest in, or substantially all of
the assets of, such entity. 

        21.26     Shares means shares of the common stock of Agilent Technologies, Inc. 

        21.27     Tax or (Taxes) means any federal, state, local, or any other governmental income tax, employment tax,
payroll tax, excise tax, or any other tax or assessment owing with respect to amounts deferred, any Earnings thereon, and any payments made to Participants or Beneficiaries under the Plan. 

        21.28     Termination Date means the date on which the Participant ceases to be an employee or Director of Agilent. 

        21.29     Termination Year means the calendar year within which a Participant's Termination Date falls. 

        21.30     Transition Period means the period commencing with the beginning of Agilent's Payroll Date, and ending on
the Distribution Date (as such terms are defined in the Master Separation and Distribution Agreement between HP and Agilent, effective August 12, 1999). 

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APPENDIX A 

Hypothetical Investment Options  

	Barclays Global I Investors EAFE EQUITY INDEX	 	 
	Barclays Global I Investors US DEBT INDEX	 	 
	Domini Social Equity	 	 
	Fidelity Freedom Funds	 	 
	Fidelity Contra Fund	 	 
	Fidelity Growth & Income Fund	 	 
	Fidelity Low Priced Stock Fund	 	 
	Fidelity Magellan Fund	 	 
	Goldman Sachs Small CAP Value Fund	 	 
	Harbor Capital Appreciation Fund	 	 
	Mainstay ICAP Equity	 	 
	Old Mutual Copper Rock Emerging Growth Fund	 	 
	Pimco Total Return Fund	 	 
	Spartan Extended Money Market Index	 	 
	Spartan US Equity Index Fund	 	 
	State Street Golbal Advisors TIPS Index Fund	 	 
	Templeton Foreign Fund	 	 
	Deutsche Asset Management Stable Value Fund	 	 
	Vanguard Balanced Index Fund	 	 
	Vanguard Institutional Index Fund	 	 
	Agilent Technologies, Inc. common stock (for deferral of LTPP Awards

and Agilent company contributions only, as determined by the Committee)	 	 

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AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC. PERFORMANCE-BASED COMPENSATION
  PLAN FOR COVERED EMPLOYEES    
    
    Amended and Restated Effective November 1, 2006    
    

        1.    Purpose.    The purpose of the Agilent Technologies, Inc. Performance-Based Compensation Plan for Covered
Employees is to provide certain employees of Agilent Technologies, Inc. and its subsidiaries with incentive compensation based upon the level of achievement of financial, business and other
performance criteria. 

        2.    Definitions.    As used in the Plan, the following terms shall have the meanings set forth below: 

	(a)
	"Affiliate" shall mean (i) any entity that, directly or indirectly, is controlled by the Company and (ii) any entity in
which the Company has a significant equity interest, in either case as determined by the Committee.

	(b)
	"AFM" shall mean the Company's Accounting and Financial Manual, as posted from time to time on the Company's internal web site.

	(c)
	"Base Pay" shall mean the annual base rate of cash compensation, excluding bonuses, commissions, overtime pay, Variable Payments,
Target Variable Payments, shift differential, payments under the Agilent Technologies, Inc. Disability Plan and the Agilent Technologies, Inc. Supplemental Income Protection Plan, or any
other additional compensation.

	(d)
	"Board" shall mean the Board of Directors of the Company.

	(e)
	"Code" shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and the regulations promulgated thereunder, all as amended from time to time and
any successors thereto.

	(f)
	"Committee" shall mean the Committee designated pursuant to Section 4 of the Plan.

	(g)
	"Company" shall mean Agilent Technologies, Inc., a Delaware corporation.

	(h)
	"Covered Officer" shall mean at any date (i) any individual who with respect to the previous taxable year of the Company, was a
"covered employee" of the Company within the meaning of Section 162(m); provided, however that the term "Covered Officer" shall not include any such individual who is designated by the
Committee, in its sole discretion, at the time of any Variable Payment or at any subsequent time, as reasonably expected not to be such a "covered employee" with respect to the then current taxable
year of the Company, and (ii) any individual who is designated by the Committee, in its sole discretion, at the time of any Variable Payment or at any subsequent time, as reasonably expected to
be such a "covered employee" with respect to the then current taxable year of the Company or with respect to the taxable year of the Company in which any applicable Variable Payment will be paid.

	(i)
	"Fiscal Year" shall mean the twelve-month period from November 1 through October 31.

	(j)
	"Net Order Dollars" shall be as defined in the Company's Corporate Marketing Policy, as posted on the Company's internal web site at
the start of the Performance Period.

	(k)
	"Net Profit Dollars" shall be as defined in the AFM at the start of the Performance Period.

	(l)
	"Net Profit Growth" shall be defined with respect to any Performance Period as determined by the Committee, in its sole discretion. 

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	(m)
	"Net Revenue Dollars" shall be as defined in the AFM at the start of the Performance Period.

	(n)
	"Participant" shall mean each salaried employee of the Company or its Affiliates in active service whose position is designated by the
Committee as eligible for participation in the Plan and who is selected by the Committee for participation in the Plan prior to the Predetermination Date.

	(o)
	"Performance Measure" shall mean any measurable criteria tied to the Company's success that the Committee may determine, including Net
Order Dollars, Net Profit Dollars, Net Profit Growth, Net Revenue Dollars, Revenue Growth, individual performance, earnings per share, return on assets, return on equity, return on invested capital,
other Company and business unit financial objectives, customer satisfaction indicators and operational efficiency measures.

	(p)
	"Performance Period" shall mean a six-month period of time based upon the halves of the Company's Fiscal Year, or such
other time period as shall be determined by the Committee.

	(q)
	"Plan" shall mean the Agilent Technologies, Inc. Performance-Based Compensation Plan for Covered Employees, as amended from time
to time.

	(r)
	"Predetermination Date" shall mean (i) the earlier of, a date 90 days after the commencement of the Performance Period,
or a date not later than the expiration of 25% of the Performance Period, provided that the satisfaction of selected Performance Measures is substantially uncertain at such time, or (ii) such
other date on which a performance goal is considered to be pre-established pursuant to Section 162(m).

	(s)
	"Revenue Growth" shall be defined with respect to any Performance Period as determined by the Committee, in its sole discretion.

	(t)
	"Section 162(m)" shall mean Section 162(m) of the Code.

	(u)
	"Target Variable Payment" shall mean a Variable Payment amount that may be paid if 100% of all applicable Performance Measures are
achieved in the Performance Period. The Target Variable Payment shall be equal to a fixed percentage of the Participant's Base Pay for such Performance Period. Except as otherwise provided in
Section 6, the Committee shall determine such percentage prior to the Predetermination Date.

	(v)
	"Threshold Variable Payment Percentage" shall mean a Variable Payment amount that may be paid if the minimum level (or percentage) of
applicable Performance Measures is achieved for a Performance Period.

	(w)
	"Variable Payment" shall mean a cash payment, which may be an addition to Base Pay, made pursuant to the Plan with respect to a
particular Performance Period. The amount of a Variable Payment may be less than, equal to or greater than the Target Variable Payment; provided,  however,
that a Variable Payment shall not be greater than an amount equal to two hundred percent (200%) of the Target Variable Payment. 

        3.    Eligibility.    Persons employed by the Company or any of its Affiliates during a Performance Period and in
active service are eligible to be Participants under the Plan for such Performance Period, whether or not so employed or living at the date a Variable Payment is paid, and may be considered by the
Committee for a Variable Payment. A Participant is not rendered ineligible to be a Participant by reason of being a member of the Board. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Committee
shall have sole discretion to designate or approve the Participants for any given Performance Period. 

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        4.    Administration.    

	(a)
	Unless
otherwise designated by the Board, the Compensation Committee of the Board shall be the Committee under the Plan. A director may serve as a member or an alternate member of the
Committee only during periods in which the director is an "outside director" as described in Section 162(m). Subsequent determination that a member or alternate member of the Committee was not
an "outside director" shall not invalidate the actions taken by the Committee during such period. The Committee shall have full power and authority to construe, interpret and administer the Plan. It
may issue rules and regulations for administration of the Plan and shall meet at such times and places as it may determine. A majority of the members of the Committee shall constitute a quorum and all
decisions of the Committee shall be final, conclusive and binding upon all parties, including the Company, its stockholders, employees and Participants.

	(b)
	The
expenses of the administration of the Plan shall be borne by the Company. 

        5.    Term.    Subject to Section 10(l), the amended and restated Plan shall be effective as of
November 1, 2006, and shall be applicable for future Fiscal Years of the Company unless amended or terminated by the Board or the Committee pursuant to Section 10(e). 

        6.    Determination of Plan Participants, Variable Payment Factors and Performance Measures.    

	(a)
	In General.    Prior to the Predetermination Date, the Committee shall designate or approve (A) the positions eligible
for participation in the Plan; (B) the employees in those positions who have been selected for participation in the Plan for a Performance Period; (B) the applicable Performance
Measures, the Threshold Variable Payment Percentage, the Target Variable Payment, and the maximum Variable Payments for each Participant; (iii) the percentages allocated to each Participant for
each Performance Measure, and (iv) the Performance Period. In addition, notwithstanding the foregoing, all Performance Measures pertaining to any Covered Officer shall be of such a nature that
an objective third party having knowledge of all the relevant facts could determine at the end of the Performance Period whether performance results with respect to such Performance Measures have been
achieved. 

        7.    Amount of Variable Payment.    

	(a)
	Calculation.    Within 60 days after the end of the relevant Performance Period, the Committee shall determine the
amount of the Variable Payment for each Participant by:

	(i)
	Determining
the actual performance results for each Performance Measure;

	(ii)
	Determining
the amount to which each Participant is entitled based on the percentage allocated by the Committee to each Performance Measure against the Target Variable Payment for
each Participant; and

	(iii)
	Certifying
by resolution duly adopted by the Committee the value of the Variable Payment for each Participant so determined.

	(b)
	Committee Discretion.    Notwithstanding any other provision of this Plan, the Committee may, in the exercise of its sole
discretion and based on any factors the Committee deems appropriate, reduce or eliminate to zero the amount of a Variable Payment to a Participant otherwise calculated in accordance with the
provisions of Section 7(a) prior to payment thereof. The Committee shall make a determination of whether and to what extent to reduce Variable Payments under the Plan for each Performance
Period at such time or times following the close of the Performance Period as the Committee shall deem appropriate. The reduction in the amount of a Variable Payment to a Participant for a 

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Performance
Period shall have no effect on the amount of the Variable Payment to any other Participant for such period. 

	(c)
	Maximum.    Notwithstanding any other provision of this Plan, the maximum Variable Payment that may be paid to a Covered
Officer under the Plan with respect to a particular Performance Period is $1.5 million. To the extent the period of time defining a Performance Period is changed by the Committee, then the
maximum Variable Payment that may be paid to a Covered Officer under the Plan with respect to the Performance Period is an amount that bears the same pro rata relationship to the new period of time as
the above amount does to the current six-month Performance Period as set by the Committee. 

        8.    Payment of Variable Payment.    

	(a)
	Payment
of a Variable Payment to a Participant shall be made in a cash payment as soon as practicable after determination of the amount of the Variable Payment under Section 7
above, except to the extent a Participant has made a timely election to defer the payment of all or any part of such Variable Payment under the Agilent Technologies, Inc. Deferred Compensation
Plan.

	(b)
	The
payment of a Variable Payment with respect to a specific Performance Period requires that the employee be on the Company's payroll as of the end of such Performance Period.

	(c)
	Payments
of Variable Payments to Participants who are on the payroll of Affiliates of the Company shall be paid directly by such entities. 

        9.    Changes in Status.    

	(a)
	If
during a Performance Period an employee is newly hired or promoted into a position previously designated by the Committee as eligible for participation under the Plan, such
employee is eligible for selection as a Participant as of the effective date of hire or promotion. The payment of Variable Pay with respect to all or a portion of a specific Performance Period, as
applicable, requires that the employee be on the Company's payroll in active service as of the end of such Performance Period unless the Participant is not in active service on the last day of the
Performance Period due to retirement or death, in which case the Participant will be eligible to receive a prorated Variable Payment for days worked with respect to the Performance Period. A
Participant who becomes ineligible for this Plan after the start of the Performance period is eligible to receive a prorated Variable Payment for days worked, except as provided in
Section 9(b).

	(b)
	A
Participant will forfeit any Variable Payment for a Performance Period during which a Participant is involuntarily terminated for cause or voluntarily terminates his employment with
the Company for reasons other than death, permanent and total disability or retirement, at the age and service-year level set by the Company or the local law requirements where the
Participant is employed. 

        10.    Miscellaneous.    

	(a)
	No Assignment.    No portion of any Variable Payment under the Plan may be assigned or transferred otherwise than by will or
the laws of descent and distribution prior to the payment thereof.

	(b)
	Tax Requirements.    All payments made pursuant to the Plan or deferred pursuant to Section 8(a) shall be subject to
all applicable taxes or contributions required by U.S. federal or state law or by non-U.S. local law to be withheld, in accordance with the procedures to be established by the Committee. 

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	(c)
	No Additional Participant Rights.    The selection of an individual for participation in the Plan shall not give such
Participant any right to be retained in the employ of the Company or any of its Affiliates, and the right of the Company and any such Affiliate to dismiss such Participant or to terminate any
arrangement pursuant to which any such Participant provides services to the Company, with or without cause, is specifically reserved. No person shall have claim to a Variable Payment under the Plan,
except as otherwise provided for herein, or to continued participation under the Plan. There is no obligation for uniformity of treatment of Participants under the Plan. The benefits provided for
Participants under the Plan shall be in addition to and shall in no way preclude other forms of compensation to or in respect of such Participants. It is expressly agreed and understood that the
employment is terminable at the will of either party and, if such Participant is a party to an employment contract with the Company or one of its Affiliates, in accordance with the terms and
conditions of the Participant's employment contract.

	(d)
	Liability.    The Board and the Committee shall be entitled to rely on the advice of counsel and other experts, including the
independent auditors for the Company. No member of the Board or of the Committee, any officers of the Company or its Affiliates or any of their designees shall be liable for any act or failure to act
under the Plan, except in circumstances involving bad faith on the part of such member, officer or designee.

	(e)
	Amendment; Suspension; Termination.    The Board or Committee may, at any time and from time to time, amend, suspend or
terminate the Plan or any part of the Plan as it may deem proper and in the best interests of the Company. In the case of Participants employed outside the United States, the Board, the Committee or
their designees may vary the provisions of the Plan as deemed appropriate to conform with local laws, practices and procedures. In addition, the Executive Committee of the Board or any of the General
Counsel, Secretary or Assistant Secretary of the Company is authorized to make certain minor or administrative changes required by or made desirable by government regulation. Any modification of the
Plan may affect present and future Participants and the amount of any Variable Payment hereunder.

	(f)
	Other Compensation Arrangements.    Nothing contained in the Plan shall prevent the Company or any Affiliate of the Company
from adopting or continuing in effect other compensation arrangements, which arrangements may be either generally applicable or applicable only in specific cases.

	(g)
	Governing Law.    The validity, construction and effect of the Plan and any rules and regulations relating to the Plan shall
be determined in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware and applicable federal law.

	(h)
	No Trust.    Neither the Plan nor any Variable Payments shall create or be construed to create a trust or separate fund of
any kind or a fiduciary relationship between the Company and any Participant. To the extent that the Participant acquires a right to receive payments from the Company in respect of any Variable
Payment, such right shall be no greater than the right of any unsecured general creditor of the Company.

	(i)
	Section 162(m).    All payments under this Plan are designed to satisfy the special requirements for performance-based
compensation set forth in Section 162(m)(4)(C) of the Code, and the Plan shall be so construed. Furthermore, if a provision of the Plan causes a payment to fail to satisfy these special
requirements, it shall be deemed amended to satisfy the requirements to the extent permitted by law and subject to Committee approval. 

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	(j)
	Designation of Beneficiaries.    A Participant may, if the Committee permits, designate a beneficiary or beneficiaries to
receive all or part of the Variable Payments which may be paid to the Participant, or may be payable, after such Participant's death. A designation of beneficiary shall be made in accordance with
procedures specified by the Company and may be replaced by a new designation or may be revoked by the Participant at any time. In case of the Participant's death, a Variable Payment with respect to
which a designation of beneficiary has been made (to the extent it is valid and enforceable under applicable law) shall be paid to the designated beneficiary or beneficiaries. Any Variable Payment
granted or payable to a Participant who is deceased and not subject to such a designation shall be distributed to the Participant's estate. If there shall be any question as to the legal right of any
beneficiary to receive a Variable Payment under the Plan, the amount in question may be paid to the estate of the Participant, in which event the Company or its Affiliates shall have no further
liability to anyone with respect to such amount.

	(k)
	Effect on Company Benefit Plans.    With the exception of the Agilent Technologies, Inc. Deferred Compensation Plan,
it is the intent of the Company that Company benefits payable or accruable to Participants, to the extent such benefits are based on earnings or compensation level, shall be based on Base Pay.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, this paragraph (k) shall apply to Participants outside of the United States to the extent permissible under applicable local laws.

	(l)
	Stockholder Approval.    Shareholders of the Company will be asked to approve the Plan to the extent necessary to allow the
Company under Section 162(m) to preserve the tax deductibility of payments for performance-based compensation made under the plan to Covered Officers. Plan amendments shall require stockholder
approval to the extent required by applicable law or the applicable rules of any stock exchange. 

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