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SANTA CLARA, Calif.--([ BUSINESS WIRE ])--Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) today announced it is offering, subject to market and other conditions, a series of senior notes.

Agilent intends to use the net proceeds from the offeringfor general corporate purposes, which will include the repayment of its 4.45 percent senior notes due in September 2012.

Barclays Capital Inc., J.P. Morgan Securities LLC and Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Inc. are acting as joint book-running managers.

This press release does not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any of the securities, nor shall there be any sale of these securities in any state in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such state. The offering of securities may be made only by means of a prospectus supplement and accompanying prospectus. Copies of the prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus can be obtained from:

Barclays Capital Inc.
745 Seventh Avenue
New York, New York 10019
(888) 603-5847

J.P. Morgan Securities LLC
383 Madison Avenue
New York, NY 10179
(212) 834-4533

Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Inc.
One Bryant Park
New York, NY 10036
(800) 294-1322

About Agilent Technologies

Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) is the world's premier measurement company and a technology leader in chemical analysis, life sciences, diagnostics, electronics and communications. The company's 20,000 employees serve customers in more than 100 countries. Agilent had net revenues of $6.6 billion in fiscal 2011. Information about Agilent is available at [ www.agilent.com ].

The issuer of the securities that are the subject of this press release has filed a registration statement (including a prospectus) with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") for the offering to which this communication relates. Before you invest, you should read the prospectus in that registration statement and other documents the issuer has filed with the SEC for more complete information about the issuer and this offering. You may get these documents for free by visiting EDGAR on the SEC website at [ www.sec.gov ]. Alternatively, the issuer, any underwriter or any dealer participating in the offering will arrange to send you a prospectus if you request by calling any of the underwriters at the numbers listed above or the issuer at (408)553-2424.

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