Shareholder Derivative Action

On November 30, 2012, Bottini & Bottini, Inc. filed a shareholder derivative action against various current and former officers and directors of the Hewlett-Packard Company, as well as Deloitte LLP and KPMG LLP, alleging breaches of fiduciary duty and other wrongdoing associated with Hewlett-Packard's acquisition of Autonomy plc and false and misleading statements the defendants caused Hewlett-Packard to issue during the Relevant Time Period, which is defined as August 19, 2011 to the present.

Bottini & Bottini, Inc. is lead counsel in a shareholder derivative action against officers and directors of Career Education, Inc. The complaint was filed on December 22, 2011 and is pending in federal court in Chicago. By Order dated August 13, 2012, the Court denied Defendants' Motion to Dismiss and held that Plaintiff had adequately alleged demand futility and had standing to assert the claims alleged in the complaint on behalf of the Company. The case is currently in the discovery phase.