Xerox is reportedly planning a cash-and-stock offer for HP – CNBC, CNBC

Xeroxis planning to make a cash-and-stock offer for personal-computer and printer maker HP, the (Wall Street Journal) reported late Tuesday evening.

The company’s board discussed the possibility on Tuesday, people familiar with the matter told the Journal, adding that Xerox has an

Xerox, which makes printers and copiers, has a market cap of $ 8. 05 billion, less than a third ofHP’s$ 27. billion market value.

A spokesperson at HP said the company “doesn’t comment on rumors.”Representatives from Xerox were not immediately available to respond to CNBC’s emailed request for comments.

As both companies look to cut costs, sources told the Journal that combining the companies could save more than $ 2 billion in expenses.

Last month,HP said it will cut between 7, 000 and 9, 000 jobsby the end of fiscal 2022 as part of a broader restructuring plan that it estimates will save $ 1 billion a year. That would amount to almost 16% of its 55, 000 employees worldwide, according to FactSet.

HP was created after Hewlett-Packard separated its enterprise business – Hewlett Packard Enterprise – that sells data storage equipment, servers, and other related services.

Xerox said on Tuesday it willsell its 25% stake in Fuji Xerox, the joint venture between the company and Japan’sFujifilm, for $ 2.3 billion. Investor activism stopped a deal in 2018 that would’ve merged Xerox into Fuji Xerox and given Fujifilm control , Reuters reported.

Read the Wall Street Journal’s story about Xerox’s ambitious plans to try and buy HP here .