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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 5, 2023
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
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 5, 2023, at the 2023 annual meeting of stockholders (the "Annual Meeting") of Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company (the "Company"), the Company's stockholders approved an amendment ("Amendment No. 2") to the Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company 2021 Stock Incentive Plan (the "2021 Plan") to increase the number of shares of common stock reserved for issuance under the 2021 Plan by 18 million (18,000,000) shares. The Company's Board of Directors (the "Board") approved Amendment No. 2 to the 2021 Plan, subject to stockholder approval, on February 2, 2023.
The foregoing description of Amendment No. 2 to the 2021 Plan is qualified in its entirety by reference to Amendment No. 2, which is filed as Exhibit 10.1 to this report. A more complete description of the terms of Amendment No. 2 and the 2021 Plan can be found in "Proposal no. 3: Vote to approve Amendment No. 2 to the Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company 2021 Stock Incentive Plan to increase the plan's shares available for issuance" on pages 55 to 62 of the Company's definitive proxy statement on Schedule 14A filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on February 15, 2023 (the "2023 Proxy Statement"), which description is incorporated by reference herein.

Item 5.07Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
On April 5, 2023, the Company held its 2023 Annual Meeting. At the Annual Meeting, the Company's stockholders voted on five proposals and cast their votes as described below. The proposals are described in the Company's 2023 Proxy Statement.

Proposal 1
The Company's stockholders cast their votes to elect 12 individuals to the Company's Board of Directors ("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
Daniel Ammann968,289,24619,032,1882,079,203148,602,988
Pamela L. Carter952,471,13134,975,6571,953,849148,602,988
Frank A. D'Amelio983,785,7963,595,8312,019,010148,602,988
Regina E. Dugan983,992,5203,429,0691,979,048148,602,988
Jean M. Hobby974,010,27013,441,5921,948,775148,602,988
Raymond J. Lane922,728,80764,660,8002,011,030148,602,988
Ann M. Livermore956,038,06831,548,0651,814,504148,602,988
Antonio F. Neri983,678,0263,918,8351,803,776148,602,988
Charles H. Noski983,369,6963,917,2642,113,677148,602,988
Raymond E. Ozzie983,453,4493,902,8592,044,329148,602,988
Gary M. Reiner948,670,59938,621,8242,108,214148,602,988
Patricia F. Russo932,529,46254,919,2531,951,922148,602,988








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, 2023 as set forth below:

Votes ForVotes AgainstAbstentionsBroker Non-Votes
1,127,715,2808,001,4272,286,918—

Proposal 3
The Company's stockholders cast their votes to approve Amendment No. 2 to the Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company 2021 Stock Incentive Plan, as set forth below:

Votes ForVotes AgainstAbstentionsBroker Non-Votes
909,873,04177,277,0952,250,501148,602,988

Proposal 4
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
886,310,75599,981,3443,108,538148,602,988

Proposal 5
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
251,675,437730,763,1426,962,058148,602,988


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 6, 2023By: /s/ Rishi Varma
Name:Rishi Varma
Title:Senior Vice President, General Counsel
and Corporate Secretary 

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