Item 15. Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules

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Item 15. Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules


(a)	The following documents are filed as part of this report:


1.	Financial Statements.

See Index to Combined and Consolidated Financial Statements under Item 8 of this report.


2.	Financial Statement Schedule.

The following additional financial statement schedule should be considered in conjunction with our combined and consolidated financial statements. All other schedules have been omitted because the required information is either not applicable or not sufficiently material to require submission of the schedule.

SCHEDULE II

VALUATION AND QUALIFYING ACCOUNTS



Description	Balance at Beginning of Period		Additions Charged to Expenses or Other Accounts*		Deductions Credited to Expenses or Other Accounts**			Balance at End of Period
	(in millions)
2016
Tax valuation allowance	$	46	$	4	$	(12	)	$	38
2015
Tax valuation allowance	$	39	$	43	$	(36	)	$	46
2014
Tax valuation allowance	$	41	$	4	$	(6	)	$	39

Additions include current year additions charged to expenses and current year build due to increases in net deferred tax assets, return to provision true-ups, other adjustments and Other Comprehensive Income ("OCI") impact to deferred taxes.

** Deductions include current year releases credited to expenses and current year reductions due to decreases in net deferred tax assets, return to provision true-ups, other adjustments and OCI impact to deferred taxes.


3.	Exhibits.

Exhibits are incorporated herein by reference or are filed with this report as indicated below (numbered in accordance with Item 601 of Regulation S-K):



		Incorporation by Reference
Exhibit Number	Description	Form	Date	Exhibit Number	Filed Herewith
2.1	Separation and Distribution Agreement, dated August 1, 2014, by and between Agilent Technologies, Inc. and Keysight Technologies, Inc.**	10-12B/A	8/13/2014	2.1
2.2	Rule 2.7 Announcement, Recommended Cash Acquisition of Anite Plc by Keysight Technologies B.V. dated June 17, 2015	8-K	6/17/2015	2.1
3.1	Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Keysight Technologies, Inc.	8-K	11/3/2014	3.1
3.2	Amended and Restated Bylaws of Keysight Technologies, Inc.	8-K	11/3/2014	3.2
4.1	Indenture, dated as of October 15, 2014, between Keysight Technologies, Inc. and U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee	8-K	10/17/2014	4.1
4.2	First Supplemental Indenture, dated as of October 15, 2014, to the Indenture dated as of October 15, 2014, between Keysight Technologies, Inc. and U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee	8-K	10/17/2014	4.2
4.3	Guarantee, dated as of October 15, 2014, by Agilent Technologies, Inc. in favor of U.S. Bank National Association as Trustee for the Holders of Notes specified therein of Keysight Technologies, Inc.	8-K	10/17/2014	4.3
4.4	Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of October 15, 2014, by and among Keysight Technologies, Inc., Agilent Technologies, Inc., and Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Goldman, Sachs & Co., and Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated as representatives of the Initial Purchasers	8-K	10/17/2014	4.4
10.1	Services Agreement, dated August 1, 2014, by and between Agilent Technologies, Inc. and Keysight Technologies, Inc.	10-12B/A	8/13/2014	10.1
10.2	Tax Matters Agreement, dated August 1, 2014, by and between Agilent Technologies, Inc. and Keysight Technologies, Inc.	10-12B/A	8/13/2014	10.2
10.3	Employee Matters Agreement, dated August 1, 2014, by and between Agilent Technologies, Inc. and Keysight Technologies, Inc.	10-12B/A	8/13/2014	10.3
10.4	Intellectual Property Matters Agreement, dated August 1, 2014, by and between Agilent Technologies, Inc. and Keysight Technologies, Inc.	10-12B/A	8/13/2014	10.4
10.5	Trademark License Agreement, dated August 1, 2014, by and between Agilent Technologies, Inc. and Keysight Technologies, Inc.	10-12B/A	8/13/2014	10.5
10.6	Real Estate Matters Agreement, dated August 1, 2014, by and between Agilent Technologies, Inc. and Keysight Technologies, Inc.	10-12B/A	8/13/2014	10.6
10.7	Form of Indemnification Agreement	10-12B/A	7/18/2014	10.7
10.8	Keysight Technologies, Inc. Employee Stock Purchase Plan*	10-12B/A	7/18/2014	10.8
10.9	Keysight Technologies, Inc. 2014 Equity and Incentive Compensation Plan (As Amended and Restated on September 29, 2014)*	S-8	10/21/2014	4.3



10.10	Form of Keysight Technologies, Inc. Global Stock Award Agreement (with deferral alternative)*	8-K	11/3/2014	10.2
10.11	Form of Keysight Technologies, Inc. Global Performance Award Agreement*	10-12B/A	7/18/2014	10.11
10.12	Form of Keysight Technologies, Inc. Global Stock Option Award Agreement*	10-12B/A	7/18/2014	10.12
10.13	Form of Keysight Technologies, Inc. Non-Employee Director Stock Option Award Agreement*	10-12B/A	7/18/2014	10.13
10.14	Form of Keysight Technologies, Inc. Non-Employee Director Stock Award Agreement*	10-12B/A	7/18/2014	10.14
10.15	Form of Keysight Technologies, Inc. 2014 Deferred Compensation Plan*	10-12B/A	7/18/2014	10.15
10.16	Form of Keysight Technologies, Inc. 2014 Frozen Deferred Compensation Plan*	10-12B/A	7/18/2014	10.16
10.17	Form of Keysight Technologies, Inc. Excess Benefit Retirement Plan*	10-12B/A	7/18/2014	10.17
10.18	Form of Keysight Technologies, Inc. Supplemental Benefit Retirement Plan*	10-12B/A	7/18/2014	10.18
10.19	Agilent Technologies, Inc. France Pension Plan*	10-12B/A	8/13/2014	10.19
10.20	Form of Change of Control Severance Agreement*	8-K	11/3/2014	10.1
10.21	Credit Agreement, dated September 15, 2014, between Keysight Technologies, Inc., Agilent Technologies, Inc. and the Lenders Party Thereto*	10-12B/A	9/22/2014	10.21
10.22	Form of Keysight Technologies, Inc. Deferral Election for Stock Award*	8-K	11/3/2014	10.3
10.23	Keysight Technologies, Inc. Officer and Executive Severance Plan (Established Effective March18, 2015)*	8-K	3/24/2015	10.1
10.24	Keysight Technologies, Inc. 2014 Equity and Incentive Compensation Plan (As Amended and Restated on January 22, 2015)*	8-K	3/24/2015	10.2
10.25	Letter Agreement, dated July 21, 2015, by and among Keysight Technologies, Inc., the Lenders party thereto and Citibank, N.A., as Administrative Agent	8-K	7/21/2015	10.2
10.26	Keysight Technologies, Inc. 2015 Performance-based Compensation Plan for covered employees (As Adopted on September 29, 2014)*	DEF 14A	2/6/2014	APPENDIX B
10.27	Keysight Technologies, Inc. 401(k) Plan (Effective as of August 1, 2014)*	10-K	12/21/2015	10.27
10.28	Keysight Technologies, Inc. Deferred Profit-Sharing Plan (Effective as of August 1, 2014)*	10-K	12/21/2015	10.28
10.29	Keysight Technologies, Inc. Retirement Plan (Effective as of August 1, 2014)*	10-K	12/21/2015	10.29
10.30	First Amendment to the Keysight Technologies, Inc. 401(k) Plan (Effective as of August 1, 2015)*	10-K	12/21/2015	10.30
10.31	First Amendment to the Keysight Technologies, Inc. Retirement Plan (Effective as of August 1, 2015)*	10-K	12/21/2015	10.31
10.32	Form of Keysight Technologies, Inc. Global Stock Award Agreement as Amended on November 15, 2016*				X
11.1	See Note 7, “Net Income Per Share,” to our Combined and Consolidated Financial Statements.				X
12.1	Computation of ratio of earnings to fixed charges.				X
14.1	See Investor Information in Item 1: Business of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.				X
21.1	Subsidiaries of Keysight Technologies, Inc.				X



23.1	Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.				X
24.1	Powers of Attorney. Contained in the signature page of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.				X
31.1	Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes‑Oxley Act of 2002.				X
31.2	Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes‑Oxley Act of 2002.				X
32.1	Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes‑Oxley Act of 2002.				X
32.2	Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes‑Oxley Act of 2002.				X
101.INS	XBRL Instance Document				X
101.SCH	XBRL Schema Document				X
101.CAL	XBRL Calculation Linkbase Document				X
101.LAB	XBRL Labels Linkbase Document				X
101.PRE	XBRL Presentation Linkbase Document				X
101.DEF	XBRL Definition Linkbase Document				X
99.1	Information Statement of Keysight Technologies, Inc., dated October 8, 2014.	8-K	11/3/2014	99.1
99.2	Press release relating to the Offer to Anite Plc.	8-K	6/17/2015	2.1


*	Indicates management contract or compensatory plan, contract or arrangement.


**	Certain schedules and exhibits have been omitted pursuant to Item 601(b)(2) of Regulation S-K. Keysight will furnish supplemental copies of any such schedules or exhibits to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission upon request.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.



		KEYSIGHT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

		BY		/s/ Stephen D. Williams
				Stephen D. Williams
				Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary

Date: December 19, 2016

POWER OF ATTORNEY

KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints Stephen D. Williams and Jeffrey Li, or any of them, his or her attorneys-in-fact, for such person in any and all capacities, to sign any amendments to this report and to file the same, with exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, hereby ratifying and confirming all that any of said attorneys-in-fact, or substitute or substitutes, may do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.



Signature	Title	Date

/s/ RONALD S. NERSESIAN	Director, President and Chief Executive Officer	December 19, 2016
Ronald S. Nersesian	(Principal Executive Officer)

/s/ NEIL DOUGHERTY	Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer	December 19, 2016
Neil Dougherty	(Principal Financial Officer)

/s/ JOHN C. SKINNER	Vice President and Corporate Controller	December 19, 2016
John C. Skinner	(Principal Accounting Officer)

/s/ PAUL N. CLARK	Chairman of the Board	December 19, 2016
Paul N. Clark

/s/ JAMES G. CULLEN	Director	December 19, 2016
James G. Cullen

/s/ CHARLES J. DOCKENDORFF	Director	December 19, 2016
Charles J. Dockendorff

/s/ JEAN M. HALLORAN	Director	December 19, 2016
Jean M. Halloran

/s/ RICHARD HAMADA	Director	December 19, 2016
Richard Hamada

/s/ ROBERT A. RANGO	Director	December 19, 2016
Robert A. Rango

/s/ MARK B. TEMPLETON	Director	December 19, 2016
Mark B. Templeton

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