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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
April 2, 2025
Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported)
HEWLETT PACKARD ENTERPRISE COMPANY
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware001-3748347-3298624
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
(Commission File Number)
 
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
1701 East Mossy Oaks Road,Spring,TX77389
 (Address of principal executive offices)
(Zip code)

(678)259-9860
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
 
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
 
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act:
Title of each classTrading Symbol(s)Name of each exchange on which registered
Common stock, par value $0.01 per shareHPENYSE
7.625% Series C Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock, par value $0.01 per shareHPEPRCNYSE

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
☐Emerging growth company
☐
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.



Item 5.02Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
On April 2, 2025, at the 2025 annual meeting of stockholders (the “2025 Annual Meeting”) of Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company (the “Company”), the Company's stockholders approved (1) an amendment (“Amendment No. 4”) to the Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company 2021 Stock Incentive Plan (the “SIP Plan”) to increase the number of shares of common stock reserved for issuance under the 2021 Plan by 22 million (22,000,000) shares, and (2) an amendment ("Amendment No. 1") to the Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company 2015 Employee Share Purchase Plan (the "ESP Plan") to extend the term of the ESP Plan by ten (10) years. The Company's Board of Directors approved Amendment No. 4 to the SIP Plan and Amendment No. 1 to the ESP Plan, subject to stockholder approval, on February 6, 2025.
The foregoing descriptions of Amendment No. 4 to the SIP Plan and Amendment No. 1 to the ESP Plan are qualified in their entirety by reference to Amendment No. 4 and Amendment No. 1, which are filed as Exhibits 10.1 and 10.2, respectively, to this report.
A more complete description of (i) the terms of Amendment No. 4 and the SIP Plan can be found in "Proposal no. 3: Vote to approve Amendment No. 4 to the Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company 2021 Stock Incentive Plan to increase the plan's shares available for issuance" on pages 57 to 65 of the Company's definitive proxy statement on Schedule 14A filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on February 12, 2025 (the “2025 Proxy Statement”), and (ii) the terms of Amendment No. 1 and the ESP Plan can be found in "Proposal no. 4: Vote to approve Amendment No. 1 to the Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company 2015 Employee Share Purchase Plan to extend the plan's duration" on pages 66 to 69 of the Company's 2025 Proxy Statement, which descriptions are incorporated by reference herein.

Item 5.07Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
On April 2, 2025, the Company held its 2025 Annual Meeting. At the 2025 Annual Meeting, the Company's stockholders voted on six proposals and cast their votes as described below. The proposals are described in the Company's 2025 Proxy Statement.

Proposal 1
The Company's stockholders cast their votes to elect 12 individuals to the Company's Board of Directors for the succeeding year or until their successors are duly qualified and elected as set forth below:

NameVotes ForVotes AgainstAbstentionsBroker Non-Votes
Pamela L. Carter948,964,57343,464,2721,365,600153,093,912
Frank A. D'Amelio989,222,8403,167,4531,404,152153,093,912
Regina E. Dugan989,469,2843,041,9221,283,239153,093,912
Jean M. Hobby988,534,7123,964,1901,295,543153,093,912
Raymond J. Lane986,478,4375,968,5431,347,465153,093,912
Ann M. Livermore975,467,08316,548,7921,778,570153,093,912
Bethany J. Mayer958,413,07834,085,5781,295,789153,093,912
Antonio F. Neri988,570,0843,946,9411,277,420153,093,912
Charles H. Noski975,898,63416,501,9101,393,901153,093,912
Raymond E. Ozzie988,615,1193,797,6941,381,632153,093,912
Gary M. Reiner972,020,25520,369,9451,404,245153,093,912
Patricia F. Russo940,852,94051,824,2941,117,211153,093,912



Proposal 2
The Company's stockholders cast their votes to ratify the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending October 31, 2025 as set forth below:

Votes ForVotes AgainstAbstentionsBroker Non-Votes
 1,118,842,324  26,571,929  1,474,104 —

Proposal 3
The Company's stockholders cast their votes to approve Amendment No. 4 to the Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company 2021 Stock Incentive Plan, as set forth below:

Votes ForVotes AgainstAbstentionsBroker Non-Votes
695,894,511295,039,3602,860,574153,093,912

Proposal 4
The Company's stockholders cast their votes to approve Amendment No. 1 to the Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company 2015 Employee Stock Purchase Plan, as set forth below:

Votes ForVotes AgainstAbstentionsBroker Non-Votes
985,703,5996,804,6491,286,197153,093,912

Proposal 5
The Company's stockholders cast their votes with respect to the advisory vote to approve executive compensation as set forth below:

Votes ForVotes AgainstAbstentionsBroker Non-Votes
886,480,847104,459,2322,854,366153,093,912

Proposal 6
The Company's stockholders cast their votes with respect to the stockholder proposal entitled: "Transparency in Lobbying", as set forth below:

Votes ForVotes AgainstAbstentionsBroker Non-Votes
213,898,665773,254,1996,641,581153,093,912




Item 9.01Financial Statements and Exhibits.
Exhibit NumberDescription
104Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)


SIGNATURE
        Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
HEWLETT PACKARD ENTERPRISE COMPANY
DATE: April 4, 2025By: /s/ David Antczak
Name:David Antczak
Title:Senior Vice President, General Counsel
and Corporate Secretary