Item 8.01 Other Events.
On March 7, 2023, Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company (“Hewlett Packard Enterprise”) launched and priced an offering of $1,300,000,000
aggregate principal amount of 5.900% notes due 2024 and $400,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 6.102% notes due 2026 (collectively, the “Notes”) pursuant to an underwriting agreement dated March 7, 2023 (the “Underwriting Agreement”) among
Hewlett Packard Enterprise and J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, HSBC Securities (USA) Inc. and NatWest Markets Securities Inc., as representatives of the several underwriters named in Schedule 1 therein. The offer and sale of the Notes was registered
under Hewlett Packard Enterprise’s registration statement on Form S-3 filed on December 10, 2020) (File No. 333-251271). Hewlett Packard Enterprise intends to use the net proceeds of the offering, together with cash on hand, to refinance upcoming
debt maturities and for general corporate purposes. The Notes offering is expected to close on March 21, 2023.
The Notes are Hewlett Packard Enterprise’s senior unsecured obligations and rank equally in right of payment with all of Hewlett Packard
Enterprise’s existing and future senior unsecured indebtedness.
A copy of the Underwriting Agreement is filed as Exhibit 1.1 to this Current Report and is incorporated herein by reference.
Forward-looking statements
This document contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such statements involve risks, uncertainties and assumptions. If the risks or uncertainties ever
materialize or the assumptions prove incorrect, the results of Hewlett Packard Enterprise and its consolidated subsidiaries may differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements and assumptions. The words ‘‘believe’’,
‘‘expect’’, ‘‘anticipate’’, ‘‘intend’’, ‘‘will’’, ‘‘estimates’’, ‘‘may’’, ‘‘likely’’, ‘‘could’’, ‘‘should’’ and similar expressions are intended to identify such forward-looking statements. All statements other than statements of historical fact are
statements that could be deemed forward-looking statements, including but not limited to the scope and duration of the novel coronavirus pandemic (‘‘COVID-19’’), other outbreaks, epidemics, pandemics, or public health crises, and the ongoing conflict
between Russia and Ukraine, our actions in response thereto, and their impacts on our business, operations, liquidity and capital resources, employees, customers, partners, supply chain, financial results, and the world economy; any projections or
expectations of revenue, margins, expenses, investments, effective tax rates, interest rates, the impact of tax law changes (including those in the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022) and related guidance and regulations, net earnings, net earnings per
share, cash flows, liquidity and capital resources, inventory, goodwill, impairment charges, hedges and derivatives and related offsets, order backlog, benefit plan funding, deferred tax assets, share repurchases, currency exchange rates, repayments of
debts including our asset-backed debt securities, or other financial items; recent amendments to accounting guidance and any potential impacts on our financial reporting therefrom; any projections of the amount, execution, timing, and results of any
transformation or impact of cost savings, restructuring plans, including estimates and assumptions related to the anticipated benefits, cost savings, or charges of implementing such transformation and restructuring plans; any statements of the plans,
strategies, and objectives of management for future operations, as well as the execution of corporate transactions or contemplated acquisitions, research and development expenditures, and any resulting benefit, cost savings, charges, or revenue or
profitability improvements; any statements concerning the expected development, performance, market share, or competitive performance relating to products or services; any statements concerning technological and market trends, the pace of technological
innovation, and adoption of new technologies, including products and services offered by Hewlett Packard Enterprise; any statements regarding current or future macroeconomic trends or events and the impact of those trends and events on Hewlett Packard
Enterprise and our financial performance, including but not limited to supply chain, inflation, and demand for our products and services, and our actions to mitigate such impacts on our business; any statements regarding future regulatory trends and
the resulting legal and reputational exposure, including but not limited to those relating to environmental, social, and governance issues; any statements regarding pending investigations, claims, or disputes; any statements of expectation or belief;
and any statements of assumptions underlying any of the foregoing.