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Filed Pursuant to Rule 424(b)(2)
Registration No. 333-276221
PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT
(To Prospectus dated December 22, 2023)
27,000,000 Shares


Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company
7.625% Series C Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock
We are offering 27,000,000 shares of our 7.625% Series C Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock, par value $0.01 per share (the “Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock”).
On January 9, 2024, we entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (as amended or supplemented from time to time, the “Merger Agreement”), by and among Juniper Networks, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Juniper”), HPE and Jasmine Acquisition Sub, Inc., a Delaware corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary of HPE (“Merger Sub”). Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, subject to the terms and conditions set forth therein, Merger Sub will merge with and into Juniper, with Juniper continuing as the surviving corporation (the “Surviving Corporation”) and as a wholly owned subsidiary of HPE (the “Juniper Acquisition”).
We intend to use the net proceeds from this offering to fund all or a portion of the consideration for the Juniper Acquisition, to pay related fees and expenses, and, if any proceeds remain thereafter, for other general corporate purposes, which may include, among other uses, repaying certain indebtedness of HPE, Juniper and their respective subsidiaries. See “Use of Proceeds.”
Dividends on the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock will be payable on a cumulative basis when, as and if declared by the Board of Directors (the “Board”), or an authorized committee thereof, at an annual rate of 7.625% on the liquidation preference of $50.00 per share. We may pay declared dividends in cash or, subject to certain limitations, in shares of our common stock or in any combination of cash and shares of our common stock on March 1, June 1, September 1 and December 1 of each year, commencing on December 1, 2024, and ending on, and including, September 1, 2027.
Unless earlier converted, each share of the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock will automatically convert on the second business day immediately following the last Trading Day (as defined herein) of the Settlement Period (as defined herein) into between 2.5352 and 3.1056 shares of our common stock (respectively, the “Minimum Conversion Rate” and the “Maximum Conversion Rate”), each, subject to anti-dilution adjustments as described herein. The number of shares of our common stock issuable on conversion of the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock will be determined based on the Average VWAP (as defined herein) per share of our common stock over the 20 consecutive Trading Day period beginning on, and including, the 21st Scheduled Trading Day (as defined herein) immediately preceding September 1, 2027 (the “Settlement Period”). At any time prior to September 1, 2027, holders may elect to convert each share of the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock into shares of our common stock at the Minimum Conversion Rate, subject to anti-dilution adjustments as described herein. If holders elect to convert any shares of the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock during a specified period beginning on the effective date of a Fundamental Change (as defined herein), such shares of the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock will be converted into shares of our common stock at the Fundamental Change Conversion Rate (as defined herein), and the holders will also be entitled to receive a Fundamental Change Dividend Make-Whole Amount and Accumulated Dividend Amount (each as defined herein).
As described herein, we will have the option to redeem the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock, in whole but not in part, at the redemption amount set forth herein if (x) the consummation of the Juniper Acquisition does not occur on or before the later of (i) the date that is five business days after October 9, 2025 and (ii) the date that is five business days after any later date to which we and Juniper may agree to extend the “End Date” in the Merger Agreement or (y) we notify the holders in writing that we will not pursue the consummation of the Juniper Acquisition. If we do not consummate the Juniper Acquisition, we may decide not to exercise our acquisition termination redemption option, in which case the net proceeds from this offering would be available for general corporate purposes. Accordingly, if you decide to purchase the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock in this offering, you should be willing to do so whether or not we complete the Juniper Acquisition.
Prior to this offering, there has been no public market for the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock. We intend to apply to list the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock on the New York Stock Exchange (the “NYSE”) under the symbol “HPEPrC.” If the application is approved, we expect trading of the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock on the NYSE to begin within 30 days after the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock is first issued. Our common stock is listed on the NYSE and trades under the symbol “HPE.” The last reported sale price of our common stock on the NYSE on September 6, 2024, was $17.53 per share.
Investing in the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock involves certain risks. You should carefully consider all the information contained or incorporated by reference in this prospectus supplement prior to investing in the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock. In particular, we urge you to carefully consider the information set forth in the section titled “Risk Factors” beginning on page S-24 of this prospectus supplement.
 
Per Share
Total
Public Offering Price(1)
$50.00
$1,350,000,000
Underwriting Discount(1)(2)
$1.25
$33,750,000
Proceeds to the Company (before expenses)
$48.75
$1,316,250,000
(1)
Assumes no exercise of the underwriters’ option to purchase additional Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock described below.
(2)
See “Underwriting” for a description of the compensation payable to underwriters.
The underwriters have the option to purchase up to an additional 3,000,000 shares of the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock at the public offering price less the applicable underwriting discount, solely to cover over-allotments, if any. The underwriters may exercise this option within 30 days of the date of this prospectus supplement. See “Underwriting.”

Neither the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) nor any state securities commission has approved or disapproved of these securities or determined if this prospectus supplement or the prospectus to which it relates is truthful or complete. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.
The underwriters expect to deliver the shares of the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock against payment therefor on or about September 13, 2024.

Joint Book-Running Managers (listed in alphabetical order)
Citigroup
J.P. Morgan
Mizuho
Joint Bookrunners
Barclays
 
BNP PARIBAS
Deutsche Bank Securities
HSBC
Wells Fargo Securities
Co-Managers
Academy Securities
ANZ Securities
CIBC Capital Markets
Credit Agricole CIB
ING
Loop Capital Markets
Santander
SOCIETE GENERALE
Standard Chartered Bank
TD Securities
US Bancorp
 
The date of this prospectus supplement is September 10, 2024.

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You should rely only on the information contained or incorporated by reference in this prospectus supplement, in the accompanying prospectus, or in any free writing prospectus filed by us with the SEC. We have not, and the underwriters have not, authorized anyone to provide you with different information. We are not, and the underwriters are not, making an offer of the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock covered by this prospectus supplement in any jurisdiction where the offer is not permitted. The information contained or incorporated by reference in this prospectus supplement or the accompanying prospectus is accurate only as of their respective dates, regardless of the time of delivery of this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus, or of any sale of the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock. You should not assume that the information contained in or incorporated by reference in this prospectus supplement or the accompanying prospectus is accurate as of any date other than the respective dates thereof. Our business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects may have changed since those dates.

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ABOUT THIS PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT
This document is in two parts. The first part is this prospectus supplement, which describes the specific terms of this offering of the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock, and also adds to and updates information contained in the accompanying prospectus and the documents incorporated by reference. The second part is the accompanying prospectus, which gives more general information about securities we may offer from time to time. To the extent there is a conflict between the information contained in this prospectus supplement, on the one hand, and the information contained in the accompanying prospectus or any document incorporated by reference, on the other hand, you should rely on the information in this prospectus supplement.
You should read this prospectus supplement, the accompanying prospectus and the documents incorporated by reference before making an investment decision. You should also read and consider the information in the documents we have referred you to in the section of this prospectus supplement entitled “Information Incorporated by Reference.”
In this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus, unless otherwise specified or unless the context otherwise requires, references to “USD,” “dollars,” “$” and “U.S.$” are to U.S. dollars, and references to “Hewlett Packard Enterprise,” “HPE,” “we,” “us” or “our” refer to Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company, and not to any of our subsidiaries, unless otherwise indicated.
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NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES
This prospectus supplement includes certain financial measures of HPE and Juniper that are not required by, or prepared in accordance with, generally accepted accounting principles in the United States (“GAAP”). We refer to these measures as “non-GAAP” financial measures. HPE believes that providing certain non-GAAP financial measures in addition to the related GAAP measures provides investors with greater transparency to the information used by HPE’s management in its financial and operational decision making and allows investors to see results “through the eyes” of management. HPE further believes that providing this information provides HPE’s investors with a supplemental view to understand HPE’s and Juniper’s operating performance and to evaluate the efficacy of the methodology and information used by HPE’s management to evaluate and measure such performance. Disclosure of these non-GAAP financial measures also facilitates the comparisons of HPE’s and Juniper’s operating performance with the performance of other companies in HPE’s and Juniper’s industry that supplement their GAAP results with non-GAAP financial measures that may be calculated in a similar manner.
These measures are not in accordance with, or an alternative to, GAAP, and may be different from non-GAAP measures used by other companies. In addition, other companies, including companies in our industry, may calculate such measures differently, which reduces its usefulness as a comparative measure. Investors should not rely on any single financial measure when evaluating our business. This information should be considered as supplemental in nature and is not meant as a substitute for our operating results in accordance with GAAP. Investors should review the GAAP financial measures included in this prospectus supplement. When viewed in conjunction with our GAAP results and the accompanying reconciliations, we believe these non-GAAP measures provide greater transparency and a more complete understanding of factors affecting our business than GAAP measures alone.
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FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
This prospectus supplement, the accompanying prospectus and the documents incorporated by reference in this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus contain, or will contain, 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 Company and its consolidated subsidiaries (“Hewlett Packard Enterprise”) may differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements and assumptions. The words “believe”, “expect”, “anticipate”, “guide”, “optimistic”, “intend”, “aim”, “will”, “estimates”, “may”, “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:
any anticipated financial or operational benefits associated with the segment realignment that became effective as of the beginning of the first quarter of fiscal year 2024;
any projections, estimations or expectations of addressable markets and their sizes, revenue (including annualized revenue run-rate), margins, expenses (including stock-based compensation expenses), investments, effective tax rates, interest rates, the impact of tax law changes 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 or estimations of future orders, including as-a-service orders;
any statements of the plans, strategies, and objectives of management for future operations, as well as the execution and consummation of corporate transactions or contemplated acquisitions and anticipated synergies thereto (including but not limited to our proposed acquisition of Juniper Networks, Inc.) and dispositions (including but not limited to the disposition of H3C shares and the receipt of proceeds therefrom), 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 artificial intelligence-related and other products and services offered by Hewlett Packard Enterprise;
any statements regarding current or future macroeconomic trends or events and the impacts of those trends and events on Hewlett Packard Enterprise and our financial performance, including but not limited to supply chain, demand for our products and services, and access to liquidity, and our actions to mitigate such impacts on our business;
the scope and duration of outbreaks, epidemics, pandemics, or public health crises, the ongoing conflicts between Russia and Ukraine and in the Middle East, and the relationship between China and the U.S., and 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 statements regarding future regulatory trends and the resulting legal and reputational exposure, including but not limited to those relating to environmental, social, governance, cybersecurity, data privacy, and artificial intelligence issues, among others;
any statements regarding pending investigations, claims, or disputes;
any statements of expectation or belief, including those relating to future guidance and the financial performance of Hewlett Packard Enterprise; and
any statements of assumptions underlying any of the foregoing.
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Risks, uncertainties, and assumptions include the need to address the many challenges facing Hewlett Packard Enterprise’s businesses;
the competitive pressures faced by Hewlett Packard Enterprise’s businesses;
risks associated with executing Hewlett Packard Enterprise’s strategy;
the impact of macroeconomic and geopolitical trends and events, including but not limited to supply chain constraints, the use and development of artificial intelligence, the inflationary environment (though easing), the ongoing conflicts between Russia and Ukraine and in the Middle East, and the relationship between China and the U.S.;
the need to effectively manage third-party suppliers and distribute Hewlett Packard Enterprise’s products and services;
the protection of Hewlett Packard Enterprise’s intellectual property assets, including intellectual property licensed from third parties and intellectual property shared with its former parent;
risks associated with Hewlett Packard Enterprise’s international operations (including from public health crises, such as pandemics or epidemics, and geopolitical events, such as those mentioned above);
the development and transition of new products and services and the enhancement of existing products and services to meet customer needs and respond to emerging technological trends;
the execution of Hewlett Packard Enterprise’s transformation and mix shift of its portfolio of offerings;
the execution and performance of contracts by Hewlett Packard Enterprise and its suppliers, customers, clients, and partners, including any impact thereon resulting from macroeconomic or geopolitical events, such as those mentioned above;
the prospect of a shutdown of the U.S. federal government;
the hiring and retention of key employees;
the execution, integration, consummation and other risks associated with business combination, disposition and investment transactions, including but not limited to the risks associated with the disposition of H3C shares and the receipt of proceeds therefrom and completion of our proposed acquisition of Juniper Networks, Inc. and our ability to integrate and implement our plans, forecasts, and other expectations with respect to the consolidated business;
the impact of changes to privacy, cybersecurity, environmental, global trade, and other governmental regulations;
changes in our product, lease, intellectual property, or real estate portfolio;
the payment or non-payment of a dividend for any period;
the efficacy of using non-GAAP, rather than GAAP, financial measures in business projections and planning;
the judgments required in connection with determining revenue recognition;
impact of company policies and related compliance; utility of segment realignments;
allowances for recovery of receivables and warranty obligations;
provisions for, and resolution of, pending investigations, claims, and disputes;
the impacts of tax law changes and related guidance or regulations; and
other risks that are described in “Risk Factors” on page S-24 of this prospectus supplement and in our other filings with the SEC, including but not limited to the risks described under the caption “Risk Factors” contained in Part I, Item 1A of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2023 and under the caption “Risk Factors” contained in Part II, Item 1A of our Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarters ended January 31, 2024, April 30, 2024 and July 31, 2024, and in other filings made by us from time to time with the SEC or in materials incorporated herein or therein.
We assume no obligation and do not intend to update these forward-looking statements, except as required by applicable law.
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SUMMARY
This summary highlights selected information from this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus and provides an overview of our company. You should read the following summary together with the entire prospectus supplement and accompanying prospectus and the documents incorporated by reference, including our consolidated financial statements and related notes. You should carefully consider, among other things, the matters discussed in “Risk Factors” in this prospectus supplement and in the documents incorporated by reference.
Our Company
We are a global technology leader focused on developing intelligent solutions that allow customers to capture, analyze and act upon data seamlessly from edge to cloud. We enable customers to accelerate business outcomes by driving new business models, creating new customer and employee experiences, and increasing operational efficiency today and into the future. Our customers range from small-and-medium-sized businesses to large global enterprises and governmental entities. Our legacy dates back to a partnership founded in 1939 by William R. Hewlett and David Packard, and we strive every day to uphold and enhance that legacy through our dedication to providing innovative technological solutions to our customers.
We organize our business into the following five reportable segments:
Server. This segment consists of general-purpose servers for multi-workload computing and workload-optimized servers to deliver the best performance and value for demanding applications and integrated systems comprised of software and hardware designed to address High-Performance Computing and Supercomputing (including exascale applications), Artificial Intelligence (“AI”), Data Analytics, and Transaction Processing workloads for government and commercial customers globally. This portfolio of products includes our secure and versatile HPE ProLiant Rack and Tower servers; HPE Synergy, a composable infrastructure for traditional and cloud-native applications; HPE Scale Up Servers product lines for critical applications, including large enterprise software applications and data analytics platforms; HPE Edgeline servers; HPE Cray EX; HPE Cray XD (formerly known as HPE Apollo); and HPE NonStop. Server offerings also include operational and support services sold with systems and as standalone services.
Hybrid Cloud. This segment offers a wide variety of cloud-native and hybrid solutions across storage, private cloud and the infrastructure software-as-a-service space. Storage includes data storage and data management offerings with the HPE Alletra Storage portfolio; unstructured data solutions and analytics for AI; data protection and archiving; and storage networking. It also includes AIOps-driven intelligence with HPE InfoSight and HPE CloudPhysics. In private cloud, our HPE GreenLake offerings include new cloud-native offerings and capabilities for virtual machines, containers, and bare metal; a full suite of private cloud offerings that enable customers to self-manage or choose a fully managed experience; and a portfolio of world-class AI infrastructure delivered as-a-service. This segment also provides self-service private cloud on-demand with HPE GreenLake for Private Cloud Business Edition. Infrastructure software includes monitoring and observability for day two operations and beyond through our acquisition of OpsRamp and unified data access through our HPE Ezmeral Data Fabric and analytics suite, which helps move and transform data for use in AI and other applications. Hybrid Cloud segment also includes data lifecycle management and protection through our suite of offerings, including Zerto Disaster Recovery.
Intelligent Edge. Our Intelligent Edge business offers wired and wireless local area networks, campus, branch, and data center switching, software-defined wide-area networks, private and public cellular network software, network security, and associated services that enable secure connectivity for businesses of any size. The HPE Aruba Networking product portfolio includes hardware products such as Wi-Fi access points, switches, and gateways. The HPE Aruba Networking software and services portfolio includes cloud-based management, network management, network access control, software-defined wide-area networking, network security, analytics and assurance, location services software, private and public cellular core software, and professional and support services, as well as as-a-service and consumption models through the HPE GreenLake edge-to-cloud platform for the Intelligent Edge portfolio of products. Intelligent Edge offerings are consolidated in the edge service platform, which takes a cloud-native approach that provides customers with a unified framework to
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meet their connectivity, security, and financial needs across campus, branch, data center, and remote worker environments. Upon the consummation of the Juniper Acquisition, we expect the Juniper business to be included in our Intelligent Edge Segment.
Financial Services. HPE’s Financial Services provides flexible investment solutions, such as leasing, financing, IT consumption, utility programs, and asset management services for customers that facilitate unique technology deployment models and the acquisition of complete IT solutions, including hardware, software, and services from Hewlett Packard Enterprise and others. Financial Services also supports financial solutions for on-premise flexible consumption models, such as our HPE GreenLake edge-to-cloud platform.
Corporate Investments and Other. This segment includes (i) the Advisory and Professional Services business, which primarily offers consultative-led services, HPE and partner technology expertise and advice, implementation services, and complex solution engagement capabilities; (ii) the Communications and Media Solutions business, which primarily offers software and related services to the telecommunications industry; and (iii) Hewlett Packard Labs, which is responsible for research and development.
HPE also seeks to help its customers unlock the power of AI throughout their businesses. Our AI capabilities span the AI lifecycle – from training to fine tuning to inferencing – and encompass both products and services. Our AI business is built on large-scale infrastructure expertise, including in technologies like direct liquid cooling, that are powering our large AI systems for large language model builders, service providers, and supercomputing users. From these foundations, we have been expanding our AI portfolio – including through the recent introduction of HPE Private Cloud AI – which is specifically engineered for enterprise customers. While we are still in the early stages of adoption of this technology, we believe in the possibility of significant market expansion in this area.
We have observed continued momentum in the AI market, as evidenced by strong customer demand for HPE’s AI systems. Since the first quarter of fiscal year 2023, cumulative AI systems orders have increased significantly, translating into rising quarterly AI systems revenues and elevated levels of AI systems’ quarter-end backlog. We have observed customers exploring new ways to use AI and building the business cases to which they want to apply AI tools, which signals potential growth of our already robust pipeline.
We recently announced that we are deepening our strong partnership with NVIDIA, through NVIDIA AI Computing by HPE, a portfolio of co-developed AI solutions and joint go-to-market integrations that we believe will enable enterprises to accelerate adoption of generative AI. One of those solutions, HPE Private Cloud AI, is a turnkey solution that makes it simple for enterprises of various sizes to gain an energy-efficient, fast, and flexible option for sustainably developing and deploying generative AI applications. Additionally, we further expanded our NVIDIA partnership by adding NVIDIA NIM Agent Blueprints to HPE Private Cloud AI for multiple generative AI use cases. We believe that integrating this catalog of pre-trained, customizable AI workflows into our HPE Private Cloud AI stack, enables customers to more easily deploy key AI use cases.
Overall, the demand environment during the third quarter of fiscal year 2024 improved, with orders growing sequentially compared to the prior year period, driven partially by orders for our Intelligent Edge offerings recovering in line with industry peers, our Gen11 product continuing to ramp ahead of expectations, and strong demand for HPE’s Alletra MP offering.
Recent Developments
Pending Acquisition of Juniper
On January 9, 2024, we entered into the Merger Agreement, pursuant to which, subject to the terms and conditions set forth therein, Merger Sub will merge with and into Juniper, with Juniper continuing as the surviving corporation and as a wholly owned subsidiary of HPE.
Pursuant to and subject to the terms and conditions of the Merger Agreement, at the effective time of the Juniper Acquisition (the “Effective Time”), each share of common stock, par value $0.00001 per share, of Juniper (“Juniper Common Stock”) issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time (other than shares of Juniper Common Stock that are (i) owned by Juniper as treasury stock, which shares will be canceled and will cease to exist, (ii) owned by HPE or Merger Sub, which shares will be canceled and will cease to exist, (iii) held by any subsidiary of Juniper or HPE (other than Merger Sub), which shares will be converted into such
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number of shares of common stock of the Surviving Corporation so as to maintain relative ownership percentages, or (iv) shares of Juniper Common Stock as to which dissenters’ rights have been properly perfected in accordance with the General Corporate Law of the State of Delaware), will be converted into the right to receive $40.00 per share in cash, without interest and subject to any applicable withholding taxes (the “Merger Consideration”). In addition, pursuant to and subject to the terms and conditions of the Merger Agreement, at the Effective Time, equity awards granted under the Juniper equity incentive plans and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time will be treated as follows: (i) each outstanding option to purchase shares of Juniper Common Stock will be converted into an option with substantially the same terms and conditions to purchase our common stock; (ii) each restricted stock unit award in respect of shares of Juniper Common Stock held by non-employee members of the Board of Directors of Juniper will be converted into the right to receive the Merger Consideration in respect of each such share; and (iii) each restricted stock unit award in respect of shares of Juniper Common Stock held by individuals other than non-employee members of the Board of Directors of Juniper will be converted into a time-vesting restricted stock unit award with substantially the same terms and conditions (except that no performance goals shall apply) in respect of our common stock (in the case of performance-vesting Juniper restricted stock unit awards, with the number of shares determined based on actual performance in respect of performance or measurement periods that have been completed and for which performance has been determined in the ordinary course of business, and otherwise based on target performance). The number of shares of our common stock subject to the converted awards (and in the case of options, the exercise price) will be determined based on an equity award exchange ratio intended to substantially preserve the value of the converted awards as of and immediately following the Effective Time. We estimate the aggregate amount of cash consideration required in connection with the Merger Consideration to be approximately $14.0 billion.
Under the terms of the Merger Agreement, the completion of the Juniper Acquisition is subject to certain customary closing conditions, including, among others: (i) the adoption of the Merger Agreement by the affirmative vote of the holders of at least a majority of the outstanding shares of Juniper Common Stock entitled to vote thereon, which was obtained on April 2, 2024; (ii) the absence of any injunction, order or law preventing, prohibiting or making illegal the consummation of the Juniper Acquisition; (iii) the expiration or termination of the waiting period applicable to the Juniper Acquisition under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as amended (the “HSR Act”), and the receipt of all other required approvals, consents or clearances under specified foreign antitrust laws and foreign investment laws without imposition of a Burdensome Condition (as defined in the Merger Agreement); (iv) the accuracy of the parties’ representations and warranties in the Merger Agreement, subject to specified materiality qualifications; (v) compliance by the parties with their respective covenants in the Merger Agreement in all material respects; and (vi) in the case of the obligations of HPE and Merger Sub to effect the Juniper Acquisition, the absence of a material adverse effect with respect to Juniper that is continuing as of the closing. There can be no assurance that all of the conditions to the Merger Acquisition will be so satisfied or waived, or that we, Merger Sub and Juniper will be able to consummate the Juniper Acquisition on a timely basis or at all. If these conditions are not satisfied or waived, HPE and Juniper will be unable to complete the Juniper Acquisition.
Each of HPE and Juniper may terminate the Merger Agreement under certain specified circumstances, including upon the failure of the Effective Time to have occurred on or before January 9, 2025, subject to automatic extension for up to three additional periods each of three months if all conditions to the Juniper Acquisition other than the conditions relating to regulatory approvals have been satisfied as of that date (such date, as applicable, the “End Date”).
If the Merger Agreement is terminated (i) by either HPE or Juniper upon the failure of the Effective Time to have occurred on or before the applicable End Date or (ii) by either HPE or Juniper in the event of a final and non-appealable governmental order, decree, ruling or other action relating to specified regulatory approvals that permanently restrains, enjoins or otherwise prohibits the consummation of the Juniper Acquisition, and, in each case, at the time of such termination the closing conditions relating to obtaining specified regulatory approvals or the absence of any injunction, order or law relating to specified regulatory approvals preventing, prohibiting or making illegal the consummation of the Juniper Acquisition have not been satisfied, but all other conditions to closing have been satisfied or waived (except for those conditions which by their nature are to be satisfied at closing, provided that such conditions would be satisfied if the closing were to take place on such date), HPE is
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required to pay Juniper a termination fee of $815 million (the “HPE Termination Fee”). HPE is also required to pay Juniper the HPE Termination Fee if the Merger Agreement is terminated by Juniper due to an uncured material breach by HPE of its covenants in the Merger Agreement to use reasonable best efforts to obtain required regulatory approvals.
HPE expects that the Juniper Acquisition will be completed in late calendar year 2024 or early calendar year 2025, subject to receipt of regulatory approvals and satisfaction or waiver of the other closing conditions specified in the Merger Agreement. The completion of this offering of the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock is not contingent on the consummation of the Juniper Acquisition, nor is the Juniper Acquisition contingent on this offering.
We will have the option to redeem the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock, in whole but not in part, at the redemption amount set forth herein if (x) the consummation of the Juniper Acquisition does not occur on or before the later of (i) the date that is five business days after October 9, 2025 and (ii) the date that is five business days after any later date to which Juniper and we may agree to extend the “End Date” in the Merger Agreement or (y) we notify the holders in writing that we will not pursue the consummation of the Juniper Acquisition. If we do not consummate the Juniper Acquisition, we may decide not to exercise our acquisition termination redemption option, in which case the net proceeds from this offering would be available for general corporate purposes. Accordingly, if you decide to purchase the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock in this offering, you should be willing to do so whether or not we complete the Juniper Acquisition.
Combining HPE and Juniper’s complementary portfolios is expected to create a new networking leader with a comprehensive portfolio that will present customers and partners with a compelling new choice to drive business value. The increase of AI and hybrid cloud-driven business is accelerating demand for secure, unified technology solutions that connect, protect, and analyze companies’ data from edge to cloud.
The foregoing description of the Juniper Acquisition and the Merger Agreement does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Merger Agreement. For more information regarding the Juniper Acquisition, see “Where You Can Find More Information” in this prospectus supplement.
Sale of H3C Shares
On May 26, 2023, H3C Holdings Limited (“H3C Holdings”) and Izar Holding Co. (“Izar”, and together with H3C Holdings, the “HPE Parties”), each a wholly-owned subsidiary of HPE, entered into an agreement to sell a portion of HPE’s stake in H3C Technologies Co., Limited (“H3C”) through a put sale agreement. The HPE Parties entered into a Put Share Purchase Agreement (the “Original Share Purchase Agreement”) with Unisplendour International Technology Limited (“UNIS”), a Hong Kong incorporated company and subsidiary of Unisplendour Corporation, an information technology services company, governing the sale of all of the shares of H3C held by the HPE Parties (the “HPE H3C Shares”), which represent 49% of the total issued share capital of H3C.
On May 24, 2024, (i) the HPE Parties and UNIS entered into an Amended and Restated Put Share Purchase Agreement (the “A&R SPA”) and (ii) H3C Holdings and UNIS entered into an Agreement on Subsequent Arrangements (“Subsequent Arrangements Agreement”), which, taken together, revise the arrangements governing the aforementioned sale as previously set forth in the Original Share Purchase Agreement. Pursuant to and subject to the terms and conditions of the A&R SPA, the HPE Parties sold to UNIS 30% of the total issued share capital of H3C for cash consideration of approximately $2.1 billion in gross proceeds on September 4, 2024 (the “Initial H3C Share Sale”), while preserving an option to sell the HPE Parties’ remaining 19% of the total issued share capital of H3C for approximately $1.4 billion to UNIS at a later date.
It is expected that all of the approximately $2.0 billion in proceeds, net of cash taxes and certain fees, from the Initial H3C Share Sale will be utilized to fund the consideration for the Juniper Acquisition and pay related fees and expenses.
Term Loan Facilities
In connection with our entry into the Merger Agreement, we obtained a commitment letter from Citigroup Global Markets Inc., JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., Mizuho Bank, Ltd. and certain other financial institutions (collectively, the “Commitment Parties”), pursuant to which the Commitment Parties agreed to provide, subject
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to customary conditions including the consummation of the Juniper Acquisition, up to $14.0 billion of senior unsecured delayed draw term loan facilities, comprised of an $11.0 billion 364-day tranche (the “364-Day Facility”) and a $3.0 billion three-year tranche (the “Three-Year Facility” and, together with the 364-Day Facility, the “Term Loan Facilities”). The commitments under the 364-Day Facility were reduced by the approximately $2.0 billion in proceeds, net of cash taxes and certain fees, we received from the Initial H3C Share Sale and will be further reduced on a dollar-for-dollar basis by the net proceeds from this offering. Prior to closing of the Juniper Acquisition, we expect to enter into definitive credit agreements evidencing the 364-Day Facility and the Three-Year Facility. The Term Loan Facilities will be provided on a delayed draw basis and are expected to be funded substantially concurrently with, and the funding thereof is conditioned upon, the closing of the Juniper Acquisition. The purpose of the Term Loan Facilities is to finance all or a portion of the consideration payable by us pursuant to the Merger Agreement and pay certain related fees and expenses.
Concurrent Senior Notes Offering
On September 10, 2024, HPE announced an offering of senior unsecured notes (the “Concurrent Senior Notes Offering”) pursuant to a separate prospectus supplement. The size, tranching, tenor and the pricing terms of the Concurrent Senior Notes Offering have not yet been determined. There can be no assurance that the Concurrent Senior Notes Offering will be completed on the terms described in the separate prospectus supplement or at all. The closing of this offering of Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock is not subject to the completion of the Concurrent Senior Notes Offering.
Corporate Information
Hewlett Packard Enterprise was incorporated in Delaware in 2015. The address of our principal executive offices is 1701 East Mossy Oaks Road, Spring, Texas 77389.
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SUMMARY FINANCIAL INFORMATION
The information below is only a summary and should be read in conjunction with HPE’s audited and unaudited consolidated financial statements in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended October 31, 2023, our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended January 31, 2024, our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended April 30, 2024 and our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended July 31, 2024, as well as Juniper’s audited consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2023 and unaudited consolidated financial statements for the three and six months ended June 30, 2024, which are included in our Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on September 9, 2024, which are incorporated by reference herein.
This summary financial information includes non-GAAP financial measures of HPE and Juniper on a standalone and a combined company basis. See “Non-GAAP Financial Measures” for additional information.
Reconciliation of HPE GAAP Net Earnings to HPE Non-GAAP Adjusted EBITDA
 
For the fiscal years ended October 31,
In millions
2023
2022
2021
Net Earnings
$ 2,025
$868
$3,427
Provision for taxes
205
8
160
Earnings from equity interests
(245)
(215)
(180)
Litigation judgement
(2,351)
Interest and other, net
104
121
76
Depreciation
2,328
2,187
2,243
Amortization of intangible assets
288
293
354
Amortization of initial direct costs
4
8
Impairment of goodwill
905
Transformation costs
283
473
930
Disaster (recovery) charges
(12)
159
16
Stock based compensation expense
428
391
372
Acquisition, disposition and other related charges
69
19
36
Adjusted EBITDA
$ 5,473
$ 5,213
$5,091
Summary Combined Company Financial Information
The information below includes certain combined company financial information that is based on historical financial information prepared by HPE and Juniper. This combined company financial information represents the summation of the standalone financial information prepared by HPE and the standalone financial information prepared by Juniper, with expected synergies added where indicated to reflect combined company financial information. This combined company financial information has not been prepared in accordance with Article 11 of Regulation S-X and does not give effect to the pro forma adjustments that might be required in connection with the preparation of pro forma financial information in accordance with Article 11 of Regulation S-X, and is not indicative of what the combined company’s performance would have been had HPE and Juniper been a combined company for the periods presented. As a result, the combined company financial information presented below could materially differ from financial information determined in accordance with Article 11 of Regulation S-X. In addition, the combined company financial information does not reflect future changes or future events resulting from the Juniper Acquisition that may occur, including restructuring activities or other costs related to the integration of the HPE and Juniper businesses, and does not consider potential impacts of current market conditions on revenues, expense efficiencies or asset dispositions.
As a result, investors should not place any undue reliance on the combined company financial information. The combined company financial information is for informational purposes only and is not necessarily indicative of the financial position or results of operations that would have actually occurred had the Juniper Acquisition and the other transactions contemplated under the Merger Agreement been completed as of the dates indicated, nor is such combined company financial information indicative of the future operating results or financial position of the combined company if the Juniper Acquisition, and other transactions contemplated under the Merger Agreement, are consummated.
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This summary combined company financial information includes certain financial measures for the last twelve months (“LTM”). In the case of HPE, LTM represents the twelve-month period ended July 31, 2024 and is calculated by adding the applicable financial data for the nine months ended July 31, 2024 to the corresponding amount for the year ended October 31, 2023, and then subtracting the corresponding amount for the nine months ended July 31, 2023. In the case of Juniper, LTM represents the twelve-month period ended June 30, 2024 and is calculated by adding the applicable financial data for the six months ended June 30, 2024 to the corresponding amount for the year ended December 31, 2023, and then subtracting the corresponding amount for the six months ended June 30, 2023.
Reconciliation of GAAP Net Earnings to Non-GAAP Adjusted EBITDA
HPE
In millions
For the nine
months
ended
July 31,
2024
For the
year ended
October
31, 2023
For the nine
months
ended
July 31,
2023
Last twelve
months
(LTM)
ended
July 31, 2024
Net Earnings
$ 1,213
$ 2,025
$ 1,383
$ 1,855
Provision for taxes
323
205
298
230
Earnings from equity interests
(161)
(245)
(180)
(226)
Interest and other, net
122
104
81
145
Depreciation
1,726
2,328
1,745
2,309
Amortization of intangible assets
198
288
216
270
Transformation costs
67
283
227
123
Disaster (recovery) charges
(34)
(12)
2
(48)
Stock based compensation expense
341
428
357
412
Divestiture related exit costs
35
35
Acquisition, disposition and other related charges
126
69
51
144
Adjusted EBITDA
$ 3,956
$ 5,473
$ 4,180
$ 5,249
Juniper
In millions
For the six
months
ended
June 30,
2024
For the year
ended
December 31,
2023
For the six
months
ended
June 30,
2023
Last twelve
months
(LTM) ended
June 30,
2024
Net Earnings
$33
$310
$110
$ 233
Provision for taxes
(16)
30
35
(21)
Earnings from equity interests(1)
4
10
4
10
Interest and other, net(1)
10
121
108
23
Depreciation(1)
54
127
65
116
Amortization of intangible assets(1)
28
68
34
62
Transformation costs(1)
6
98
16
88
Disaster (recovery) charges
Stock based compensation expense(1)
145
286
125
306
Divestiture related exit costs
Acquisition, disposition and other related charges(1)
37
37
Other(1)
4
16
12
8
Adjusted EBITDA
$ 305
$ 1,066
$ 509
$ 862
(1)
Standalone financial data of Juniper has been reclassified to enhance comparability to the corresponding financial data of HPE.
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Combined Company
In millions
LTM(1)
HPE Adjusted EBITDA
$ 5,249
Juniper Adjusted EBITDA
862
Combined Company Adjusted EBITDA (excl. synergies)
$6,111
Expected Synergies(2)
450
Adjusted EBITDA (incl. synergies)(2)
$ 6,561
(1)
In the case of HPE, LTM represents the twelve-month period ended July 31, 2024. In the case of Juniper, LTM represents the twelve-month period ended June 30, 2024.
(2)
This combined company financial information includes the realization of certain annual run-rate cost savings from operating efficiencies, synergies or other restructuring activities which might result within three years after the Merger. The anticipated benefits and cost savings of the Merger may not be realized fully or at all, may take longer to realize than expected or could have other adverse effects that HPE and Juniper do not currently foresee. Some of the assumptions that HPE and Juniper have made, such as the achievement of these synergies, may not be realized. Therefore, actual outcomes and results may differ materially from the synergies presented herein.
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THE OFFERING
The following contains a summary of information about this offering and is provided solely for your convenience. The summary is not intended to be complete. For a more detailed description of the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock, see “Description of Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock.” You should read this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus and the documents incorporated by reference in this prospectus supplement and in the accompanying prospectus carefully before making an investment decision.
Issuer
Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company.
Securities Offered
27,000,000 shares of our 7.625% Series C Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock, par value $0.01 per share (the “Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock”).
Underwriters’ Option
The underwriters have the option to purchase up to an additional 3,000,000 shares of the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock at the public offering price less the applicable underwriting discount, solely to cover over-allotments, if any. The underwriters may exercise this option within 30 days of the date of this prospectus supplement.
Public Offering Price
$50.00 per share of the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock.
Liquidation Preference
$50.00 per share of the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock.
Dividends
7.625% on the liquidation preference of $50.00 per share of the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock per annum.
Dividends shall accumulate from the most recent date as to which dividends shall have been paid or, if no dividends have been paid, from (and including) the first original issue date of shares of the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock (the “Initial Issue Date”), whether or not in any dividend period or periods there have been funds legally available or shares of our common stock legally permitted to be issued for the payment of such dividends and, to the extent that our Board of Directors, or an authorized committee thereof, declares (out of funds legally available for payment, in the case of dividends paid in cash, and shares of common stock legally permitted to be issued, in the case of dividends paid in common stock) a dividend payable with respect to the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock, we will pay such dividend in cash or, subject to certain limitations, by delivery of shares of our common stock or through any combination of cash and shares of our common stock, as determined by the Board Of Directors, or an authorized committee thereof, in its sole discretion; provided, however, that any unpaid dividends on the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock will continue to accumulate, except as described below.
If declared, dividends will be payable on the relevant dividend payment date (as described below) to holders of record of the Mandatory Convertible Preferred
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Stock on the immediately preceding February 15, May 15, August 15 or November 15, as applicable (each a “Regular Record Date”), whether or not such holders convert their shares of the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock or such shares of the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock are automatically converted after the Regular Record Date corresponding to such dividend payment date and on or prior to the related dividend payment date; provided that the Regular Record Date for any such dividend shall not precede the date on which such dividend was so declared. The expected dividend payable on the first dividend payment date is approximately $0.83 per share of the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock. Each subsequent dividend is expected to be $0.95 per share of the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock. Accumulated dividends on shares of the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock will not bear interest, nor shall additional dividends be payable thereon, if they are paid subsequent to the applicable dividend payment date. See “Description of Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock—Dividends.”
If we elect to make any payment of a declared dividend, or any portion thereof, in shares of our common stock, such shares shall be valued for such purpose at 97% of the Average VWAP (as defined under “Description of Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock—Certain Definitions”) per share of our common stock over the five consecutive Trading Days (as defined under “Description of Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock—Certain Definitions”) period beginning on, and including, the sixth Scheduled Trading Day (as defined under “Description of Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock—Certain Definitions”) prior to the applicable dividend payment date (such average, the “Average Price”).
Notwithstanding the foregoing, in no event will the number of shares of our common stock to be delivered in connection with any declared dividend, including any declared dividend payable in connection with a conversion, exceed a number of shares equal to:

the declared dividend, divided by

$5.64, which amount represents approximately 35% of the Initial Price (as defined below) (subject to adjustment in a manner inversely proportional to any anti-dilution adjustment to each Fixed Conversion Rate, as described below) (such dollar amount, as adjusted, the “Floor Price”).
To the extent that the amount of any declared dividend exceeds the product of (x) the number of shares of our common stock delivered in connection with such declared dividend and (y) 97% of the Average Price,
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we will, if we are legally able to do so, and to the extent permitted under the terms of the documents governing our indebtedness, notwithstanding any notice by us to the contrary, pay such excess amount in cash (computed to the nearest cent) pro rata per share to the holders of the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock. Any such payment in cash may not be permitted by our then existing debt instruments. To the extent that we are not able to pay such excess amount in cash under applicable law and in compliance with our indebtedness, we will not have any obligation to pay such amount in cash or deliver additional shares of our common stock in respect of such amount, and such amount will not form a part of the cumulative dividends that may be deemed to accumulate on the shares of the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock.
The “Initial Price” is calculated by dividing $50.00 by the Maximum Conversion Rate and initially equals approximately $16.10, the closing price of our common stock on September 10, 2024.
Dividend Payment Dates
March 1, June 1, September 1 and December 1, commencing on December 1, 2024, and ending on, and including, September 1, 2027.
Acquisition Termination Redemption
If (x) the consummation of the Juniper Acquisition (as defined in “Description of Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock— Acquisition Termination Redemption”) does not occur on or before the later of (i) the date that is five business days after October 9, 2025, and (ii) the date that is five business days after any later date to which Juniper and we may agree to extend the “End Date” in the Merger Agreement or (y) we notify the holders in writing that we will not pursue the consummation of the Juniper Acquisition, we may, at our option, give notice of acquisition termination redemption to the holders. If we provide such notice, we will redeem the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock on the Acquisition Termination Redemption Date (as defined in “Description of Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock— Acquisition Termination Redemption”), in whole but not in part, at a redemption amount per share of the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock equal to the Acquisition Termination Make-Whole Amount (as described herein).
Mandatory Conversion Date
The second business day immediately following the last trading day of the Settlement Period. The Mandatory Conversion Date is expected to be September 1, 2027.
Mandatory Conversion
On the Mandatory Conversion Date, each outstanding share of the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock, unless earlier converted, will automatically convert into a number of shares of our common stock equal to the conversion rate as described below.
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If we declare a dividend on the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock for the dividend period ending on, but excluding September 1, 2027, we will pay such dividend to the holders of record on the immediately preceding Regular Record Date.
If, on or prior to the Mandatory Conversion Date, we have not declared all or any portion of the accumulated and unpaid dividends on the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock, the conversion rate will be adjusted so that holders receive an additional number of shares of our common stock equal to:

the amount of such undeclared, accumulated and unpaid dividends per share of the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock (such amount, the “Additional Conversion Amount”), divided by

the greater of (x) the Floor Price and (y) 97% of the Average Price (calculated using September 1, 2027 as the applicable dividend payment date).
To the extent that the Additional Conversion Amount exceeds the product of such number of additional shares and 97% of the Average Price, we will, if we are legally able to do so, and to the extent permitted under the terms of the documents governing our indebtedness , declare and pay such excess amount in cash (computed to the nearest cent) pro rata per share of the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock, to the holders of the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock. Any such payment in cash may not be permitted by our then existing debt instruments. To the extent that we are not able to pay such excess amount in cash under applicable law and in compliance with our indebtedness, we will not have any obligation to pay such amount in cash or deliver additional shares of our common stock in respect of such amount, and such amount will not form a part of the cumulative dividends on the shares of the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock.
Conversion Rate
Upon conversion on the Mandatory Conversion Date, the conversion rate for each share of the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock will be not more than 2.5352 shares of our common stock (the “Maximum Conversion Rate”) and not less than 3.1056 shares of our common stock (the “Minimum Conversion Rate”), depending on the Applicable Market Value of our common stock, as described below and subject to certain anti-dilution adjustments described herein.
The “Applicable Market Value” of our common stock is the Average VWAP per share of our common stock over the Settlement Period. The “Settlement Period” is the 20 consecutive Trading Day period beginning on, and including, the 21st Scheduled Trading Day immediately preceding September 1, 2027. The
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conversion rate will be calculated as described under “Description of Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock—Mandatory Conversion.”
The following table illustrates hypothetical conversion rates per share of the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock, subject to certain anti-dilution adjustments described herein.
Assumed Applicable Market
Value of our
common stock
Assumed Conversion Rate
(number
of shares of our common
stock to be
received upon mandatory
conversion
of each share of the
Mandatory
Convertible Preferred Stock)
Greater than the Threshold Appreciation Price
2.5352 shares of common stock
 
 
Equal to or less than the Threshold Appreciation Price but greater than or equal to the Initial Price
Between 2.5352 and 3.1056 shares of common stock, determined by dividing $50.00 by the Applicable Market Value of our common stock
 
 
Less than the Initial Price
3.1056 shares of common stock
The “Threshold Appreciation Price,” which is equal to approximately $19.72, is calculated by dividing $50.00 by the Minimum Conversion Rate, and represents approximately 22.5% appreciation over the Initial Price.
Early Conversion at the Option of the Holder
Other than during a Fundamental Change Conversion Period (as defined below), at any time prior to September 1, 2027, holders of the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock have the option to elect to convert their shares of the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock, in whole or in part (but in no event in increments of less than one share of the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock), into shares of our common stock at the Minimum Conversion Rate, as described under “Description of Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock—Early Conversion at the Option of the Holder.” This Minimum Conversion Rate is subject to certain anti-dilution adjustments described herein.
If, as of any Early Conversion Date (as defined herein), we have not declared and paid all or any portion of the accumulated and unpaid dividends for all full dividend periods ending on or before the Dividend Payment Date (as defined herein) immediately prior to such Early Conversion Date, the conversion rate for such early conversion will be
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adjusted so that holders converting their Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock at such time will receive an additional number of shares of our common stock equal to:

the aggregate amount of undeclared, accumulated and unpaid dividends per share of the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock for all such prior full dividend periods (such amount, the “Early Conversion Additional Amount”), divided by

the greater of (x) the Floor Price and (y) the Average VWAP per share of our common stock over the 20 consecutive Trading Day period commencing on, and including, the 21st Scheduled Trading Day immediately preceding the Early Conversion Date (such Average VWAP, the “Early Conversion Average Price”).
To the extent that the Early Conversion Additional Amount exceeds the product of such number of additional shares and the Early Conversion Average Price, we will not have any obligation to pay the shortfall in cash or deliver shares of our common stock in respect of such shortfall.
Conversion at the Option of the Holder upon a Fundamental Change; Fundamental Change Dividend Make-Whole Amount
If a “Fundamental Change” (as defined under “Description of Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock—Conversion at the Option of the Holder upon Fundamental Change; Fundamental Change Dividend Make-Whole Amount”) occurs on or prior to September 1, 2027, holders of the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock will have the right during the Fundamental Change Conversion Period (as defined under “Description of Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock—Conversion at the Option of the Holder upon Fundamental Change; Fundamental Change Dividend Make-Whole Amount”) to convert their shares of the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock, in whole or in part (but in no event in increments of less than one share of the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock), into shares of our common stock (or units of exchange property as described in “Description of Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock—Conversion at the Option of the Holder upon Fundamental Change; Fundamental Change Dividend Make-Whole Amount”) at the “Fundamental Change Conversion Rate.” The Fundamental Change Conversion Rate will be determined based on the effective date of the Fundamental Change (the “Fundamental Change Effective Date”) and the price paid or deemed paid per share of our common stock in such Fundamental Change (the “Fundamental Change Stock Price”).
Holders who convert their Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock within the Fundamental Change
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Conversion Period will also receive a “Fundamental Change Dividend Make-Whole Amount” equal to the present value (calculated using a discount rate of 4.67% per annum) of all dividend payments on their shares of the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock (excluding any Accumulated Dividend Amount (as defined under “Description of Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock—Conversion at the Option of the Holder upon Fundamental Change; Fundamental Change Dividend Make-Whole Amount —Fundamental Change Dividend Make-Whole Amount and Accumulated Dividend Amount”)) for (i) the partial dividend period, if any, from, and including, the Fundamental Change Effective Date to, but excluding, the next dividend payment date and (ii) all remaining full dividend periods from, and including, the dividend payment date following the Fundamental Change Effective Date to, but excluding, September 1, 2027. If we elect to pay the Fundamental Change Dividend Make-Whole Amount in shares of our common stock (or units of exchange property) in lieu of cash, the number of shares of our common stock (or units of exchange property) that we will deliver will equal (x) the Fundamental Change Dividend Make-Whole Amount, divided by (y) the greater of the Floor Price and 97% of the Fundamental Change Stock Price.
In addition, to the extent that the Accumulated Dividend Amount exists as of the Fundamental Change Effective Date, holders who convert their Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock within the Fundamental Change Conversion Period will be entitled to receive such Accumulated Dividend Amount in cash (to the extent we are legally permitted to make such payment in cash and to the extent permitted under the terms of the documents governing our indebtedness) or shares of our common stock or any combination thereof, at our election, upon conversion. If we elect to pay the Accumulated Dividend Amount in shares of our common stock (or units of exchange property) in lieu of cash, the number of shares of our common stock (or units of exchange property) that we will deliver will equal (x) the Accumulated Dividend Amount, divided by (y) the greater of the Floor Price and 97% of the Fundamental Change Stock Price.
To the extent that the sum of the Fundamental Change Dividend Make-Whole Amount and Accumulated Dividend Amount or the dollar amount of any portion thereof paid in shares of our common stock (or units of exchange property) exceeds the product of (x) the number of additional shares we deliver in respect thereof and (y) 97% of the Fundamental Change Stock Price, we will, if we are legally able to do so, and to the extent permitted under the terms of the documents governing our indebtedness, pay such excess amount in cash (computed to the nearest cent) pro rata per share
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to the eligible holders of the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock. Any such payment in cash may not be permitted by our then existing debt instruments. To the extent that we are not able to pay such excess amount in cash under applicable law and in compliance with our indebtedness, we will not have any obligation to pay such amount in cash or deliver additional shares of our common stock in respect of such amount, and such amount will not form a part of the cumulative dividends that may be deemed to accumulate on the shares of the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock.
See “Description of Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock—Conversion at the Option of the Holder upon Fundamental Change; Fundamental Change Dividend Make-Whole Amount.”
Voting Power
Except as specifically required by Delaware law or our amended and restated certificate of incorporation (the “certificate of incorporation”), and except for the limited voting and consent rights described herein, the holders of the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock will have no voting rights or powers.
Whenever dividends on any shares of the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock have not been declared and paid for the equivalent of six or more dividend periods, whether or not for consecutive dividend periods, the authorized number of directors on our Board of Directors will, at the next annual meeting of stockholders or at a special meeting of stockholders, automatically be increased by two, and the holders of the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock, voting together as a single class with holders of any and all other series of Voting Preferred Stock (as defined in “Description of Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock—Voting Power”) then outstanding, will be entitled, at our next annual meeting of stockholders or at a special meeting of stockholders, if any, to vote for the election of a total of two additional members of our Board of Directors, subject to certain limitations. See “Description of Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock—Voting Power.”
So long as any shares of the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock are outstanding, we will not, without the affirmative vote or consent of holders of at least two-thirds in voting power of the outstanding shares of the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock and all other series of Voting Preferred Stock at the time outstanding and entitled to vote thereon, voting together as a single class:
1.
amend or alter the provisions of our certificate of incorporation so as to authorize or create, or increase the authorized number of, any class or series of Senior Stock (as defined below);
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2.
amend, alter or repeal the provisions of our certificate of incorporation (the “Certificate of Incorporation”) or the certificate of designations governing the terms of the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock (the “Certificate of Designations”) so as to materially and adversely affect the special rights, preferences or voting powers of the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock; or
3.
consummate a binding share exchange or reclassification involving the shares of the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock, a merger or consolidation of us with another entity or a conversion of the Company or domestication in or transfer to a foreign jurisdiction, unless, in each case: (i) the shares of the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock remain outstanding following the consummation of such binding share exchange, reclassification, merger or consolidation or, in the case of (x) any such merger or consolidation with respect to which we are not the surviving or resulting entity (or in which the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock is otherwise exchanged or reclassified) or (y) any such conversion, domestication or transfer, are converted or reclassified into or exchanged for preference securities of the surviving or resulting entity, of the converted, domesticated or transferred entity or, in either case, such entity’s ultimate parent; and (ii) the shares of the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock that remain outstanding or such shares of preference securities, as the case may be, have such rights, preferences and voting powers that, taken as a whole, are not materially less favorable to the holders thereof than the rights, preferences and voting powers, taken as a whole, of the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock immediately prior to the consummation of such transaction, in each case, subject to certain exceptions.
For more information about voting rights, see “Description of Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock—Voting Power.”
Ranking
The Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock, with respect to dividend rights and/or distribution rights upon our liquidation, winding-up or dissolution, as applicable, will rank:

senior to (i) our common stock, (ii) our Series B Junior Participating Redeemable Preferred Stock (as defined in “Description of Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock—Ranking”) and
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(iii) each other class or series of our capital stock established after the Initial Issue Date, the terms of which do not expressly provide that such class or series ranks either (x) senior to the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock as to dividend rights and distribution rights upon our liquidation, winding-up or dissolution or (y) on parity with the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock as to dividend rights and distribution rights upon our liquidation, winding-up or dissolution (which we refer to collectively as “Junior Stock”);

on parity with any class or series of our capital stock established after the Initial Issue Date the terms of which expressly provide that such class or series will rank on parity with the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock as to dividend rights and distribution rights upon our liquidation, winding-up or dissolution (which we refer to collectively as “Parity Stock”);

junior to each class or series of our capital stock established after the Initial Issue Date, the terms of which expressly provide that such class or series will rank senior to the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock as to dividend rights or distribution rights upon our liquidation, winding-up or dissolution (which we refer to collectively as “Senior Stock”); and

junior to our existing and future indebtedness and other liabilities.
In addition, with respect to dividend rights and distribution rights upon our liquidation, winding-up or dissolution, the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock will be structurally subordinated to any existing and future indebtedness and other liabilities of each of our subsidiaries. See “Risk Factors—Risks Relating to Ownership of the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock and Our Common Stock—The Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock will rank junior to all of our and our subsidiaries’ consolidated liabilities and may rank junior to future classes or series of our capital stock.”
At July 31, 2024, we had consolidated indebtedness totaling approximately $11.8 billion outstanding and an additional $4.8 billion of borrowing capacity under our revolving credit facilities.
For information concerning the ranking of the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock, see “Description of Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock—Ranking.”
Use of Proceeds
We estimate that the net proceeds to us, after deducting the underwriting discounts and estimated offering expenses payable by us, will be approximately $1.32 billion, or $1.46 billion if the underwriters exercise their over-allotment option in full. We intend to use the
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net proceeds of this offering for the funding of the Juniper Acquisition, to pay related fees and expenses, and, if any proceeds remain thereafter, and for other general corporate purposes.
Certain U.S. Federal Income Tax Considerations
Certain U.S. federal income tax consequences of acquiring, owning, converting and disposing of the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock and of owning and disposing of any common stock received in respect of the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock are described in “Certain United States Federal Income Tax Considerations.”
Transfer Agent
Equiniti Trust Company, LLC is the transfer agent and registrar for the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock and our common stock.
Listing
We intend to apply to list the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock on the NYSE under the symbol “HPEPrC.” If the application is approved, we expect trading in the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock on the NYSE to begin within 30 days after the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock is first issued. Our common stock is listed on the NYSE under the symbol “HPE.”
Payment and Settlement
The Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock is expected to be delivered against payment on September 13, 2024. The shares of the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock will be registered in the name of a nominee of DTC. In general, beneficial ownership interests in the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock will be shown on, and transfers of these beneficial ownership interests will be effected only through, records maintained by DTC and its direct and indirect participants.
Risk Factors
See the sections entitled “Risk Factors” beginning on page S-24 and in the 2023 10-K, Q1 2024 10-Q, Q2 2024 10-Q and Q3 2024 10-Q, as updated by our subsequent filings under the Exchange Act, incorporated by reference herein and any amendments thereof, for a discussion of some of the factors you should consider before investing in the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock.
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RISK FACTORS
An investment in the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock represents a high degree of risk. In consultation with your own financial and legal advisors, and in addition to the other information contained in, or incorporated by reference into, this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus, you should carefully consider the following discussion of risks before deciding whether an investment in the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock is suitable for you. In addition, before investing in the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock you should carefully consider the other risks, uncertainties and assumptions that are set forth under the caption “Risk Factors,” contained in Part I, Item 1A of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2023 and Part II, Item 1A of our Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarters ended January 31, 2024, April 30, 2024 and July 31, 2024, as well as the risks, uncertainties and assumptions that are set forth under the caption “Risks Related to the Merger,” contained in Part II, Item 1A of Juniper’s Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarters ended March 31, 2024 and June 30, 2024, and the factors set forth under the caption “Risks Related to the Merger” contained in Part I, Item 1A of Juniper’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2023, each of which are incorporated by reference in this prospectus supplement, or any similar caption in the documents that we subsequently file with the SEC that are deemed to be incorporated by reference in this prospectus supplement, and in any free writing prospectus that we provide you in connection with the offering of the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock pursuant to this prospectus supplement. The risks and uncertainties discussed below and in the documents referred to above, as well as other matters discussed in this prospectus supplement and in those documents, could materially and adversely affect our business, financial condition, liquidity and results of operations and the market price of the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock and our common stock. Moreover, the risks and uncertainties discussed below and in the foregoing documents are not the only risks and uncertainties that we face, and our business, financial condition, liquidity and results of operations and the market price of the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock and our common stock could be materially adversely affected by other matters that are not known to us or that we currently do not consider to be material risks to our business.
Risks Relating to Ownership of the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock and Our Common Stock
You will bear the risk of a decline in the market price of our common stock between the pricing date for the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock and the Mandatory Conversion Date.
The number of shares of our common stock that you will receive upon mandatory conversion of the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock is not fixed, but instead will depend on the Applicable Market Value of our common stock. The aggregate market value of the shares of our common stock that you would receive upon mandatory conversion may be less than the aggregate liquidation preference of the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock. Specifically, if the Applicable Market Value of our common stock is less than the Initial Price, the market value of our common stock that you would receive upon mandatory conversion of each share of the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock will be less than the $50.00 liquidation preference of the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock, and an investment in the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock would result in a loss, without taking into consideration the payment of dividends. Accordingly, you will bear the risk of a decline in the market price of our common stock. Any such decline could be substantial.
In addition, because the number of shares delivered to you upon mandatory conversion will be based upon the Applicable Market Value, which is the Average VWAP per share of our common stock over the Settlement Period, which is the 20 consecutive Trading Day period beginning on, and including, the 21st Scheduled Trading Day immediately preceding September 1, 2027, the shares of common stock you receive upon mandatory conversion may be worth less than the shares of common stock you would have received had the Applicable Market Value been equal to the VWAP per share of our common stock on the Mandatory Conversion Date or the Average VWAP of our common stock over a different period of days.
Purchasers of the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock may not realize any or all of the benefit of an increase in the market price of shares of our common stock. The opportunity for equity appreciation provided by your investment in the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock is less than that provided by a direct investment in our common stock.
The market value of each share of our common stock that you would receive upon mandatory conversion of each share of the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock on the Mandatory Conversion Date (assuming that dividends on shares of the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock will be declared and paid in cash) will only
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exceed the liquidation preference of $50.00 per share of the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock if the Applicable Market Value of our common stock exceeds the Threshold Appreciation Price. The Threshold Appreciation Price represents an appreciation of approximately 22.5% over the Initial Price. If the Applicable Market Value of our common stock is greater than the Threshold Appreciation Price, you would receive on the Mandatory Conversion Date approximately 81.6% (which percentage is approximately equal to the Initial Price divided by the Threshold Appreciation Price) of the value of our common stock that you would have received if you had made a direct investment in shares of our common stock on the date of this prospectus supplement. This means that the opportunity for equity appreciation provided by an investment in the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock is less than that provided by a direct investment in our common stock.
In addition, if the market value of our common stock appreciates and the Applicable Market Value of our common stock is equal to or greater than the Initial Price but less than or equal to the Threshold Appreciation Price, the aggregate market value of shares of our common stock that you would receive upon mandatory conversion (assuming that all dividends on the shares of the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock will be declared and paid in cash) will only be equal to the aggregate liquidation preference of the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock, and you will realize no equity appreciation on our common stock.
Sales or issuances of substantial amounts of our common stock in the public market, or the perception that these sales or issuances may occur, or the conversion of the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock or the payment of dividends on the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock in the form of shares of our common stock, could cause the market price of the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock and our common stock to decline.
Sales or issuances of substantial amounts of our common stock or other securities convertible or exchangeable into shares of our common stock in the public market or the conversion of the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock or the payment of dividends on the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock in the form of shares of our common stock, could cause the market price of the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock or our common stock to decline. This could also impair our ability to raise additional capital through the sale of our equity securities. Future sales or issuances of our common stock or other equity-related securities could be dilutive to holders of our common stock and could adversely affect their voting and other rights and economic interests, including holders of any shares of common stock issued upon conversion of the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock and/or as dividends on the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock, and could have a similar impact with respect to the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock. Holders of our common stock, including holders of any shares of common stock issued upon conversion of the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock and/or as dividends on the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock, may also experience additional dilution upon future equity issuances or upon the settlement of equity awards granted to our employees, executive officers and directors under our equity incentive plans.
Regulatory actions may adversely affect the trading price and liquidity of the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock.
Investors in, and potential purchasers of, the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock who employ, or seek to employ, a convertible arbitrage strategy with respect to the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock may be adversely impacted by regulatory developments that may limit or restrict such a strategy. The SEC and other regulatory and self-regulatory authorities have implemented various rules and may adopt additional rules in the future that restrict and otherwise regulate short selling and over-the-counter swaps and security-based swaps, which restrictions and regulations may adversely affect the ability of investors in, or potential purchasers of, the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock to conduct a convertible arbitrage strategy with respect to the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock. This could, in turn, adversely affect the trading price and liquidity of the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock.
The adjustment to the conversion rate and the payment of the Fundamental Change Dividend Make-Whole Amount upon the occurrence of certain Fundamental Changes may not adequately compensate you for the lost option value and lost dividends as a result of early conversion upon a Fundamental Change.
If a Fundamental Change (as defined in “Description of Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock—Conversion at the Option of the Holder upon Fundamental Change; Fundamental Change Dividend Make-Whole Amount”) occurs on or prior to the Mandatory Conversion Date, holders will be entitled to convert
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their Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock during the Fundamental Change Conversion Period at the Fundamental Change Conversion Rate (in each case as defined in “Description of Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock—Conversion at the Option of the Holder upon Fundamental Change; Fundamental Change Dividend Make-Whole Amount”). The Fundamental Change Conversion Rate will be determined as described in “Description of Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock— Conversion at the Option of the Holder upon Fundamental Change; Fundamental Change Dividend Make-Whole Amount.” In addition, with respect to shares of the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock converted during the Fundamental Change Conversion Period, holders will also receive, among other consideration, a Fundamental Change Dividend Make-Whole Amount (as defined in “Description of Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock—Conversion at the Option of the Holder upon Fundamental Change; Fundamental Change Dividend Make-Whole Amount”). We may elect to pay the Fundamental Change Dividend Make-Whole Amount by delivery of common stock, subject to the limitations described in “Description of Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock—Conversion at the Option of the Holder upon Fundamental Change; Fundamental Change Dividend Make-Whole Amount.” If these limitations on the delivery of shares of common stock in payment of the Fundamental Change Dividend Amount are reached, we will pay the shortfall in cash to the extent we are legally permitted and to the extent permitted under the documents governing our indebtedness. To the extent we are not permitted to pay such shortfall in cash under applicable law and in compliance with our indebtedness, we will not have any obligation to pay such amount in cash or deliver additional shares of common stock in respect of such amount.
Although this adjustment to the conversion rate and the payment of the Fundamental Change Dividend Make-Whole Amount are generally designed to compensate holders of the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock for the lost option value of the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock and lost dividends that you will suffer as a result of converting your Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock upon a Fundamental Change, they are only an approximation of such lost option value and lost dividends and may not adequately compensate you. In addition, if the price of our common stock is less than $4.00 per share or more than $50.00 per share (in each case, subject to adjustment), the feature of the Fundamental Change Conversion Rate will not compensate you for any loss suffered in connection with a Fundamental Change.
In addition, the agreements governing any of our and existing or future indebtedness may limit our ability to pay cash or deliver shares of our common stock, as the case may be, to converting holders upon a Fundamental Change unless we can repay or refinance the amounts outstanding under such agreements.
Furthermore, our obligation to adjust the conversion rate in connection with a Fundamental Change and pay the Fundamental Change Dividend Make-Whole Amount (whether in cash or shares of our common stock or any combination thereof) could possibly be considered a penalty, in which case the enforceability thereof would be subject to general principles of reasonableness and economic remedies.
The Fixed Conversion Rates of the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock will not be adjusted for many events that may adversely affect the market price of the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock or the common stock issuable upon conversion of the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock.
The Fixed Conversion Rates of the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock are subject to adjustment only for the issuance of certain stock dividends on our common stock, subdivisions or combinations of our common stock, the issuance of certain rights, options or warrants to holders of our common stock, distributions of capital stock, indebtedness, or assets to holders of our common stock, distributions of cash dividends above a specified threshold and certain issuer tender or exchange offers as described under “Description of Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock—Anti-Dilution Adjustments.” However, other events, such as employee and director grants that are settled in common stock and option grants or offerings of our common stock or securities convertible into shares of our common stock (other than those set forth in “Description of Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock—Anti-Dilution Adjustments”) for cash or in connection with acquisitions, or third-party tender or exchange offers, which may adversely affect the market price of our common stock, may not result in any adjustment. Further, if any of these other events adversely affects the market price of our common stock, it may also adversely affect the market price of the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock. In addition, the terms of the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock do not restrict our ability to offer common stock or securities convertible into common stock in the future or to engage in other transactions that could dilute our common stock. We have no obligation to consider the specific interests of the holders of the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock in engaging in any such offering or transaction.
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Purchasers of the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock may be adversely affected upon the issuance of a new series of preferred stock ranking senior or equally with the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock.
Our Certificate of Incorporation authorizes our Board, without the approval of our stockholders, to issue 300,000,000 shares of our preferred stock (including the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock), subject to limitations prescribed by applicable law, rules and regulations and the provisions of our Certificate of Incorporation, as shares of preferred stock in series, to establish from time to time the number of shares to be included in each such series and to fix the designation, powers, preferences and rights of the shares of each such series and the qualifications, limitations or restrictions thereof. The powers, preferences and rights of these additional series of preferred stock may be on parity with or (subject to the consent rights of the holders of Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock described under “Description of Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock—Voting Power”) senior to, the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock, which may reduce its value.
The terms of the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock will not restrict our ability to offer a new series of preferred stock that ranks equally with the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock as to dividend payments or liquidation preference in the future. In addition, the terms of the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock permit us to issue a new series of preferred stock that ranks senior to the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock as to dividend payments or liquidation preference, in each case with the consent of at least two-thirds in voting power of the outstanding shares of the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock. We have no obligation to consider the specific interests of the holders of the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock in engaging in any such offering or transaction.
You will have no rights with respect to our common stock until the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock is converted, but you may be adversely affected by certain changes made with respect to our common stock.
You will have no rights, powers or preferences with respect to our common stock, including voting powers, rights to respond to common stock tender offers, if any, and rights to receive dividends or other distributions on shares of our common stock, if any (other than through a conversion rate adjustment under certain circumstances), prior to the conversion date with respect to a conversion of the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock, but your investment in the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock may be negatively affected by these events. Upon conversion, you will be entitled to exercise the rights of a holder of the shares of common stock issuable upon conversion only as to matters for which the record date occurs after the date you are deemed to be a record holder of those shares. For example, in the event that an amendment is proposed to our Certificate of Incorporation requiring stockholder approval and the record date for determining the stockholders of record entitled to vote on the amendment occurs prior to the date you are deemed to be a record holder of the shares of common stock issuable upon conversion of your Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock, you will not be entitled to vote on the amendment (subject to certain limited exceptions and unless it would adversely affect the special rights, preferences and voting powers of the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock), even if your Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock has been converted into shares of our common stock prior to the effective date of such change, and you will nevertheless be subject to any changes in the powers, preferences or rights of our common stock. See “Description of Capital Stock” in the accompanying prospectus for further discussion of our common stock.
You will have no voting powers with respect to the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock except under limited circumstances.
You will have no voting powers with respect to the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock, except with respect to certain amendments to the terms of the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock, in the case of certain dividend arrearages, in certain other limited circumstances and except as specifically required by Delaware law or by our Certificate of Incorporation. You will have no power to vote for any members of our Board except in the case of certain dividend arrearages. Whenever dividends on any shares of the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock have not been declared and paid for the equivalent of six or more dividend periods, whether or not for consecutive dividend periods, the authorized number of directors on our Board will, at the next annual meeting of stockholders or at a special meeting of stockholders, if any, automatically be increased by two and the holders of such shares of the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock, voting together as a single class with holders of other series of our Voting Preferred Stock (as defined herein) then outstanding, will be entitled, at our next annual meeting of stockholders or a special meeting of stockholders, if any, to vote for the election of a total of two additional members of our Board, subject to the terms and limitations described in “Description of Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock—Voting Power.”
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The Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock will rank junior to all of our and our subsidiaries’ consolidated liabilities and shares of capital stock, and may rank junior to future classes or series of our capital stock.
In the event of a bankruptcy, liquidation, dissolution or winding-up, our assets will be available to pay obligations on the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock only after all of our consolidated liabilities have been paid. In addition, the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock will rank (i) structurally junior to all existing and future liabilities and shares of capital stock of our subsidiaries and (ii) junior to each class or series of our capital stock established after the Initial Issue Date the terms of which expressly provide that such class or series will rank senior to the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock with respect to dividends and distributions of assets upon liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Company or certain other events. Your rights to participate in the assets of our subsidiaries upon any bankruptcy, liquidation, dissolution or winding up of any subsidiary will rank junior to the prior claims of that subsidiary’s creditors. In the event of a bankruptcy, liquidation, dissolution or winding-up, there may not be sufficient assets remaining, after paying our and our subsidiaries’ liabilities, to pay amounts due on any or all of the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock then outstanding. At July 31, 2024, we had consolidated indebtedness totaling approximately $11.8 billion outstanding and an additional $4.8 billion of borrowing capacity under our revolving credit facilities.
We may be unable to, or may choose not to, pay dividends on the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock at current or planned rates or at all.
Any future payments of cash dividends, and the amount of any cash dividends we pay, on our capital stock, including on the shares of Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock, will be determined by our Board of Directors, or an authorized committee thereof, in its sole discretion and will depend on various factors.
If upon (i) mandatory conversion, (ii) an Early Conversion (as defined herein) at the option of a holder or (iii) a conversion during the Fundamental Change Conversion Period (as defined herein), we have not declared and paid all or any portion of the accumulated and unpaid dividends payable on the outstanding shares of Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock, the applicable conversion rate will be adjusted so that converting holders receive an additional number of shares of our common stock having a market value generally equal to the amount of such undeclared, accumulated and unpaid dividends, subject to the limitations described under “Description of Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock—Mandatory Conversion,” “Description of Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock—Early Conversion at the Option of the Holder” and “Description of Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock—Conversion at the Option of the Holder upon Fundamental Change; Fundamental Change Dividend Make-Whole Amount,” respectively. As a result of such limitations, the market value of such additional number of shares of common stock may be less than the amount of such accumulated and unpaid dividends. In the case of mandatory conversion or Early Fundamental Change Conversion, if these limits to the adjustment of the conversion rate are reached, we will, if we are legally able to do so, and to the extent permitted under the terms of the documents governing our indebtedness , pay the shortfall in cash. To the extent that we are not able to pay such excess amount in cash under applicable law and in compliance with our indebtedness, we will not have any obligation to pay such amount in cash or deliver additional shares of our common stock in respect of such amount, and such amount will not form a part of the cumulative dividends that may be deemed to accumulate on the shares of the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock. We will not have an obligation to pay the shortfall in cash or deliver shares of our common stock in respect of such shortfall if these limits to the adjustment of the conversion rate are reached in the case of an Early Conversion at the option of the holder.
You may be subject to tax upon an adjustment to the conversion rate of the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock or upon a distribution paid in shares of our common stock even though you do not receive a corresponding cash distribution.
The conversion rate of the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock is subject to adjustment in certain circumstances. Refer to “Description of Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock—Anti-Dilution Adjustments.” If and to the extent that certain adjustments to the conversion rate increase the proportionate interest of a U.S. Holder (as defined under “United States Federal Income Tax Considerations”) in our assets or earnings and profits, such holder may be treated as having received a deemed distribution includable in income as a dividend without a corresponding receipt of any cash or property. In addition, we may make distributions to holders of the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock that are paid in shares of our common stock, and any such distribution is expected to be taxable for U.S. federal income tax purposes in the same manner as a cash distribution of the
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same amount. In these circumstances and possibly others, a holder of Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock may be subject to tax even though it has received no cash with which to pay that tax, thus giving rise to an out-of-pocket expense.
If you are a Non-U.S. Holder (as defined under “Certain United States Federal Income Tax Considerations”), any of these deemed dividends or distributions made in common stock generally will be subject to U.S. federal withholding tax (currently at a 30% rate, or such lower rate as may be specified by an applicable treaty), which may be withheld from cash, shares of our common stock, or sales proceeds otherwise payable to you by the applicable withholding agent.
See “Certain United States Federal Income Tax Considerations” for a further discussion of the U.S. federal tax implications for U.S. Holders and Non-U.S. Holders of the purchase, ownership, disposition and conversion of the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock and any common stock received in respect thereof.
Certain rights of the holders of the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock could delay or prevent an otherwise beneficial takeover or takeover attempt of us and, therefore, may affect the ability of holders of Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock to exercise their rights associated with a potential Fundamental Change.
Certain rights of the holders of the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock could make it more difficult or more expensive for a third party to acquire us. For example, if a Fundamental Change were to occur on or prior to September 1, 2027, holders of the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock may have the option to convert their shares of Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock, in whole or in part, at an increased conversion rate and will also be entitled to receive a Fundamental Change Dividend Make-Whole Amount equal to the present value of all remaining dividend payments on their Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock from the Fundamental Change Effective Date to, but excluding, September 1, 2027. See “Description of Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock—Conversion at the Option of the Holder upon Fundamental Change; Fundamental Change Dividend Make-Whole Amount.” These features of the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock could increase the cost of acquiring us or otherwise discourage a third party from acquiring us or removing incumbent management.
An active trading market for the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock does not exist and may not develop.
The Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock is a new issue of securities with no established trading market. The liquidity of the trading market in the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock, and the market price quoted for the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock, may be adversely affected by changes in the overall market for this type of security and by changes in our financial performance or prospects or in the prospects for companies in our industry generally. We intend to apply to list the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock on the NYSE under the symbol “HPEPrC.” Even if the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock is approved for listing on the NYSE, such listing does not guarantee that a trading market for the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock will develop or, if a trading market for the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock does develop, the depth or liquidity of that market. If an active trading market does not develop or is not maintained, the market price and liquidity of the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock may be adversely affected. In that case you may not be able to sell your Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock at a particular time or you may not be able to sell your Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock at a favorable price. In addition, as shares of the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock are converted, the liquidity of the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock that remains outstanding may decrease.
Our issuance of preferred stock, including the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock, may cause the price of our common stock to decline, which may negatively impact our common stockholders.
Our Board is authorized to issue series of shares of preferred stock without any action on the part of our stockholders and, with respect to each such series, fix, without stockholder approval (except as may be required by our Certificate of Incorporation or any certificate of designation relating to any outstanding series of preferred stock), the designation of such series, the powers (including voting powers), preferences and relative, participating, optional and other special rights, and the qualifications, limitations or restrictions thereof, of such series of preferred stock and the number of shares of such series. Any series of preferred stock we may issue in the future, including the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock, will rank senior to all of our common stock with respect to the payment of dividends or upon our liquidation, dissolution, or winding-up. For example, unless accumulated and unpaid dividends have been declared and paid, or set aside for payment, on all outstanding
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shares of the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock, if issued, for all preceding dividend periods, no dividends may be declared or paid on our common stock and we will not be permitted to purchase, redeem or otherwise acquire any of our common stock, subject to limited exceptions. Likewise, in the event of our voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding-up of our affairs, no distribution of our assets may be made to holders of our common stock until we have paid to holders of our preferred stock, including the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock, if issued, the applicable liquidation preference plus accumulated and unpaid dividends. If we issue cumulative preferred stock in the future that has preference over our common stock with respect to the payment of dividends or upon our liquidation, dissolution, or winding up, or if we issue preferred stock with voting rights that dilute the voting power of our common stockholders in the limited instances in which they have the right to vote, the market price of our common stock could decrease.
The market price and trading volume of our common stock may be volatile, which will directly affect the market price for the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock.
The market price of our common stock may be highly volatile and could be subject to wide fluctuations. In addition, the trading volume in our common stock may fluctuate and cause significant price variations to occur. You may be unable to resell your shares of common stock at or above your purchase price, if at all. Some of the factors that could negatively affect the price of our common stock or result in fluctuations in the price or trading volume of our common stock include: variations in our quarterly operating results or dividends, which variations we expect will be substantial; our policy of taking a long-term perspective on making investment, operational and strategic decisions, which is expected to result in significant and unpredictable variations in our quarterly returns; our creditworthiness, results of operations and financial condition; the credit ratings of the common stock; the prevailing interest rates or rates of return being paid by other companies similar to us and the market for similar securities; failure to meet analysts’ earnings estimates; publication of research reports about us or the investment management industry or the failure of securities analysts to cover our common stock; additions or departures of key management personnel; adverse market reaction to any indebtedness we may incur or securities we may issue in the future; actions by stockholders; changes in market valuations of similar companies; speculation in the press or investment community; changes or proposed changes in laws or regulations or differing interpretations thereof affecting our businesses or enforcement of these laws and regulations, or announcements relating to these matters; a lack of liquidity in the trading of our common stock; adverse publicity about the investment management industry generally or individual scandals, specifically; a breach of our computer systems, software or networks, or misappropriation of our proprietary information; and economic, financial, geopolitical, regulatory or judicial events or conditions that affect us or the financial markets.
Furthermore, the stock market may experience extreme volatility that, in some cases, may be unrelated or disproportionate to the operating performance of particular companies. These broad market and industry fluctuations may adversely affect the market price of our common stock, regardless of our actual operating performance. In addition, price volatility may be greater if the public float and trading volume of our common stock is low.
We expect that, generally, the market price of our common stock will significantly affect the market price of the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock. This may result in greater volatility in the market price of the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock than would be expected for nonconvertible preferred stock.
In addition, we expect that the market price of the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock will be influenced by yield and interest rates in the capital markets, the time remaining to the Mandatory Conversion Date, our creditworthiness and the occurrence of certain events affecting us that do not require an adjustment to the Fixed Conversion Rates (as defined herein). Fluctuations in yield rates in particular may give rise to arbitrage opportunities based upon changes in the relative values of the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock and our common stock. Any such arbitrage could, in turn, affect the market prices of our common stock and the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock. The market price of our common stock could also be affected by possible sales of our common stock by investors who view the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock as a more attractive means of equity participation in us and by hedging or arbitrage trading activity that we expect to develop involving our common stock. This trading activity could, in turn, affect the market price of the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock.
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Shares eligible for future sale may adversely affect our common stock price.
Sales or issuances of our common stock or other securities in the public or private market, or the perception that these sales or issuances may occur, or the conversion of our Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock or the payment of dividends on our Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock in the form of our common stock, or the perception that such conversions or dividends could occur, could cause the market price of our common stock to decline. This could also impair our ability to raise additional capital through the sale of our equity securities. Declines in the market price of our common stock may also materially and adversely affect the market price of our Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock. Future sales or issuances of our common stock or other equity-related securities could be dilutive to holders of our common stock, including holders of any shares of our common stock issued on conversion of, or as payment of dividends on, our Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock, and could adversely affect their voting and other rights and economic interests, and could have a similar impact with respect to our Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock. We cannot predict the size of future issuances of our common stock or other securities or the effect, if any, that this offering and future sales and issuances of our common stock and other securities would have on the market price of our common stock.
Our management team may invest or spend the proceeds of this offering in ways with which you may not agree or in ways which may not yield a significant return.
We estimate that the net proceeds to us, after deducting the underwriting discounts and estimated offering expenses payable by us, will be approximately $1.32 billion, or $1.46 billion if the underwriters exercise their over-allotment option in full. We intend to use the net proceeds of this offering for the funding of the Juniper Acquisition and other general corporate purposes. Our management will have considerable discretion in the application of such net proceeds, and you will not have the opportunity, as part of your investment decision, to assess whether the proceeds are being used in ways with which you would agree. The net proceeds may be used for corporate purposes that do not increase our operating results or enhance the value of our Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock or our common stock.
Reports published by securities or industry analysts, including projections in those reports that exceed our actual results, could adversely affect our share price and trading volume.
Research analysts publish their own quarterly projections regarding our operating results. These projections may vary widely from one another and may not accurately predict the results we actually achieve. Our share price may decline if we fail to meet securities research analysts’ projections. Similarly, if one or more of the analysts who covers us changes its recommendation regarding our common stock or publishes inaccurate or unfavorable research about our business, our share price could decline. If one or more of these analysts ceases coverage of us or fails to publish reports on us regularly, our share price or trading volume could decline.
Because cannot guarantee the payment of dividends on our common stock in the future, holders of our common stock may benefit from an investment in our common stock only if it appreciates in value.
We have historically paid a quarterly dividend on our common stock, but cannot guarantee that we will continue to pay cash dividends in the foreseeable future. As a result, the success of an investment in our common stock, including with respect to any shares you receive upon conversion of your Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock, may depend entirely upon future appreciation in its value. There is no guarantee that our common stock will maintain its value or appreciate in value.
The payment of any dividends, and the timing and amount thereof, is within the discretion of the Board. The Board’s decisions regarding the payment of dividends depend on many factors, such as our financial condition, earnings, capital requirements, debt service obligations, restrictive covenants in our debt, industry practice, legal requirements, regulatory constraints, and other factors that the Board deems relevant. During fiscal year 2023, we paid a quarterly dividend of $0.12 per share to our shareholders. On September 4, 2024, we declared a quarterly dividend of $0.13 per share, payable on October 18, 2024, to stockholders of record as of the close of business on September 19, 2024. We cannot guarantee that we will continue to pay a dividend in any future period.
Our Board can issue, without approval of the holders of our common stock, preferred stock with voting and conversion rights that could adversely affect the voting power of the holders of our common stock.
Our Board can issue, without approval of the holders of our common stock, preferred stock with voting and conversion rights that could adversely affect the voting power of the holders of our common stock and reduce
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the likelihood that holders of common stock will receive dividend payments. Such issuance could have the effect of decreasing the market price of our common stock. The issuance of preferred stock or even the ability to issue preferred stock could also have the effect of delaying, deterring or preventing a change of control or other corporate action.
Our substantial debt exposes us to certain risks.
Despite our current level of debt, we and our subsidiaries may be able to incur significant additional debt, including secured debt, in the future.
Our high degree of debt could have important consequences, including:
making it more difficult for us to satisfy our obligations;
increasing our vulnerability to adverse economic or industry conditions;
requiring us to dedicate a substantial portion of our cash flow from operations to payments on our debt, thereby reducing the availability of our cash flow to fund working capital, capital expenditures and other general corporate purposes;
increasing our vulnerability to, and limiting our flexibility in planning for, or reacting to, changes in our business or the industry in which we operate;
exposing us to the risk of increased interest rates as our outstanding borrowings under our revolving credit facility are subject to variable rates of interest;
placing us at a competitive disadvantage compared to our competitors that have less debt; and
limiting our ability to borrow additional funds.
If new debt is added to our and our subsidiaries’ current debt levels, the related risks that we and they face would be increased, and we may not be able to meet all our debt obligations, in whole or in part.
We may not be able to generate sufficient cash from operations to service our debt.
Our ability to make payments on, and to refinance, our debt and to fund planned capital expenditures will depend on our ability to generate cash in the future and our ability to borrow under our revolving credit facility to the extent of available borrowings. This, to a certain extent, is subject to general economic, financial, competitive, legislative, regulatory and other factors that are beyond our control. We could experience decreased revenues from our operations and could fail to generate sufficient cash to fund our liquidity needs or fail to satisfy the covenants and borrowing limitations to which we are subject under our debt instruments. We cannot assure you, however, that our business will generate sufficient cash flow from operations or that future borrowings will be available to us under the revolving credit facility or otherwise in an amount sufficient to enable us to pay our debt or to fund our other liquidity needs. We may need to refinance all or a portion of our debt on or before the maturity thereof. We cannot assure you that we will be able to refinance any of our debt on commercially reasonable terms or at all. If we cannot service our debt, we may have to take actions such as selling assets, selling equity or reducing or delaying capital expenditures, strategic acquisitions, investments and alliances. We cannot assure you that any such actions, if necessary, could be effected on commercially reasonable terms or at all.
Risks Related to the Juniper Acquisition
We may not consummate the Juniper Acquisition and this offering is not conditioned on consummation of the Juniper Acquisition.
If the Juniper Acquisition is consummated, we intend to use the net proceeds from this offering to fund all or a portion of the consideration for the Juniper Acquisition and to pay related fees and expenses. See “Use of Proceeds.” However, this offering is not conditioned upon consummation of the Juniper Acquisition. Because the Juniper Acquisition is subject to the satisfaction or waiver of certain conditions, we cannot assure you that the Juniper Acquisition will be consummated in the anticipated timeframe or at all.
Because this offering is not conditioned upon the completion of the Juniper Acquisition, upon the closing of this offering, you will become a holder of the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock regardless of whether the Juniper Acquisition is completed at such time.
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If the consummation of the Juniper Acquisition does not occur within the timing contemplated in the Merger Agreement, or if we notify the holders of the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock in writing that we will not pursue the consummation of the Juniper Acquisition, we may, at our option, give notice of Acquisition Termination Redemption to the holders.
We will have the option to redeem the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock, in whole but not in part, if (x) the consummation of the Juniper Acquisition does not occur on or before the later of (i) the date that is five business days after October 9, 2025 and (ii) the date that is five business days after any later date to which Juniper and we may agree to extend the “End Date” in the Merger Agreement or (y) we notify the holders in writing that we will not pursue the consummation of the Juniper Acquisition, at a redemption amount equal to $50.00 per share of Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock plus accumulated and unpaid dividends to, but excluding, the date of redemption (whether or not declared) or, in certain circumstances, at a redemption amount that includes a Make-Whole adjustment. Holders of the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock will not have any right to require us to redeem or repurchase the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock, whether or not we complete the Juniper Acquisition. Further, such holders will not have any right to require us to redeem or repurchase the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock if, subsequent to the completion of this offering, we or Juniper experience any changes in our business or financial condition or if the terms of the Juniper Acquisition or the financing thereof changes.
Although the redemption amount is designed to compensate you, under certain circumstances, for the lost option value of the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock and lost dividends as a result of the Acquisition Termination Redemption, it is only an approximation of such lost value and may not adequately compensate you for your actual loss. If we redeem the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock, you may not obtain your expected return and you may not be able to reinvest the proceeds from such redemption in an investment that results in a comparable return.
The proceeds of this offering will not be deposited into an escrow account in favor of holders of the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock. Our ability to pay the redemption amount to holders of the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock in connection with a redemption may be limited by our then-existing financial resources, and following our election, if any, to redeem the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock, sufficient funds may not be available when necessary to pay the redemption amount.
Failure to complete the Juniper Acquisition may adversely affect our business and our stock price.
Consummation of the Juniper Acquisition is subject to the satisfaction or waiver of certain conditions, including but not limited to (i) the adoption of the Merger Agreement by the affirmative vote of the holders of at least a majority of the outstanding shares of Juniper Common Stock entitled to vote thereon, which was obtained on April 2, 2024; (ii) the absence of any injunction, order or law preventing, prohibiting or making illegal the consummation of the Juniper Acquisition; (iii) the expiration or termination of the waiting period applicable to the Juniper Acquisition under the HSR Act, and the receipt of all other required approvals, consents or clearances under specified foreign antitrust laws and foreign investment laws without imposition of a Burdensome Condition (as defined in the Merger Agreement); (iv) the accuracy of the parties’ representations and warranties in the Merger Agreement, subject to specified materiality qualifications; (v) compliance by the parties with their respective covenants in the Merger Agreement in all material respects; and (vi) in the case of the obligations of HPE and Merger Sub to effect the Juniper Acquisition, the absence of a material adverse effect with respect to Juniper that is continuing as of the closing. There can be no assurance that all of these or other closing conditions will be satisfied in a timely manner or at all. Any delay in completing the Juniper Acquisition could cause us not to realize some or all of the anticipated benefits when expected, if at all. If the Juniper Acquisition is not completed, our stock price could be impacted to the extent it reflects an assumption that we will complete the Juniper Acquisition, and additionally, we may suffer other consequences that could adversely affect our business, results of operations, and stock price, including incurring significant acquisition costs that we would be unable to recover, negative publicity, and a negative impression of us in the investment community. Furthermore, under certain specified circumstances, including the termination of the Merger Agreement by either us or Juniper because certain required regulatory clearances are not obtained or the terms of the Merger Agreement are materially breached by us, upon termination we would be required to pay Juniper a termination fee of $815 million.
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Failure to realize the benefits expected from the Juniper Acquisition could adversely affect our business or our stock price.
There can be no assurance that we will realize any of the significant benefits that we expect to result from the Juniper Acquisition, or realize them within the anticipated timeframe. Achieving these benefits will depend, in part, on our ability to integrate Juniper’s business successfully and efficiently. The challenges involved in this integration, which will be complex and time-consuming, include the following:
preserving customer and other important relationships of Juniper and attracting new business and operational relationships;
integrating financial forecasting and controls, procedures and reporting cycles;
consolidating and integrating corporate, information technology, finance and administrative infrastructures;
coordinating sales and marketing efforts to effectively position our capabilities;
coordinating and integrating operations, including in countries in which we have not previously operated; and
integrating employees and related human capital management systems and benefits, maintaining employee morale and retaining key employees.
If we do not successfully manage these issues and the other challenges inherent in integrating an acquired business, then we may not achieve the anticipated benefits of the Juniper Acquisition on our anticipated timeframe or at all, and our revenue, expenses, operating results, financial condition and stock price could be materially adversely affected. The successful integration of Juniper will require significant management attention both before and after the completion of the Juniper Acquisition, and may divert the attention of management from our business and operational issues.
The unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial information reflecting the Juniper Acquisition included in, and incorporated by reference into, this prospectus supplement is based on assumptions and is subject to change based on various factors.
HPE and Juniper have no prior history as a combined company and their assets and operations have not been managed on a combined basis. As a result, the unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial information included in, and incorporated by reference into, this prospectus supplement, which was prepared in accordance with Article 11 of Regulation S-X and the historical financial statements of the HPE and Juniper businesses are presented for informational purposes only and are not necessarily indicative of the financial position or results of operations that would have actually occurred had the Juniper Acquisition and related financings been completed at or as of the dates indicated, nor is such unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial information indicative of the future operating results or financial position of the combined company if the Juniper Acquisition and related financings are consummated.
The unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial information does not reflect future changes or future events resulting from the Juniper Acquisition that may occur, including restructuring activities or other costs related to the integration of the HPE and Juniper businesses, and does not consider potential impacts of current market conditions on revenues, expense efficiencies or asset dispositions. The unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial information included in, and incorporated by reference into, this prospectus supplement is based in part on certain assumptions regarding the Juniper Acquisition. HPE believes the assumptions underlying such unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial information are reasonable under the circumstances, however, such assumptions and estimates are preliminary and may not prove to be accurate over time. In addition, if and to the extent there are any further changes in market conditions affecting the financings, including the results of this offering, then the pro forma condensed combined financial information and the future operating results or financial position of the combined company may be impacted, and such impact may be material. HPE has no obligation to update the pro forma condensed financial information included in, and incorporated by reference into, this prospectus supplement for any subsequent event and may not do so.
As a result, investors should not place any undue reliance on the unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial information, and our actual results following the completion of the Juniper Acquisition and related financings may differ from those that are anticipated therein.
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The combined company financial information included in this prospectus supplement has not been prepared in accordance with Article 11 of Regulation S-X, is not indicative of what the combined company’s performance would have been had HPE and Juniper been a combined company for the periods presented and should not be viewed as indicative of the combined company’s future performance.
This prospectus supplement includes certain combined company financial information that is based on historical financial information prepared by HPE and Juniper. This combined company financial information has not been prepared in accordance with Article 11 of Regulation S-X and does not give effect to the pro forma adjustments that might be required in connection with the preparation of pro forma financial information in accordance with Article 11 of Regulation S-X. As a result, the combined company financial information presented in this prospectus supplement could materially differ from financial information determined in accordance with Article 11 of Regulation S-X and is not indicative of what the combined company’s performance would have been had HPE and Juniper been a combined company for the periods presented. In addition, the combined company financial information does not reflect future changes or future events resulting from the Juniper Acquisition that may occur, including restructuring activities or other costs related to the integration of the HPE and Juniper businesses, and does not consider potential impacts of current market conditions on revenues, expense efficiencies or asset dispositions.
As a result, investors should not place any undue reliance on the combined company financial information. The combined company financial information is for informational purposes only and is not necessarily indicative of the financial position or results of operations that would have actually occurred had the Juniper Acquisition and related financings been completed as of the dates indicated, nor is such combined company financial information indicative of the future operating results or financial position of the combined company if the Juniper Acquisition and related financings are consummated.
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USE OF PROCEEDS
We estimate that the net proceeds from this offering to us, after deducting the underwriting discounts and estimated offering expenses payable by us, will be approximately $1.32 billion, or $1.46 billion if the underwriters exercise their over-allotment option in full. We intend to use the net proceeds from this offering to fund all or a portion of the consideration for the Juniper Acquisition, to pay related fees and expenses, and, if any proceeds remain thereafter, for other general corporate purposes, which may include, among other uses, repaying certain indebtedness of HPE, Juniper and their respective subsidiaries. Such net proceeds will not be deposited in an escrow account, and you will not receive a security interest in such proceeds.
Our management will retain broad discretion as to the allocation of the net proceeds from this offering. Until we use the net proceeds from this offering, we may invest the net proceeds from this offering in short term, interest bearing investments.
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UNAUDITED PRO FORMA CONDENSED COMBINED FINANCIAL INFORMATION OF HEWLETT PACKARD ENTERPRISE COMPANY AND JUNIPER NETWORKS, INC.
On January 9, 2024, Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company, a Delaware corporation (“HPE” or the “Company”), Jasmine Acquisition Sub, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Merger Sub”) and Juniper Networks, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Juniper”) entered into the Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “Merger Agreement”). Pursuant to the terms of the Merger Agreement, Merger Sub will be merged with and into Juniper, with Juniper surviving as a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company (the “Merger”).
a)
Juniper shareholders will receive $40.00 per share in cash upon the completion of the transaction, representing an equity value of approximately $13.3 billion.
b)
Consideration for the Merger will be funded in part by a portion of the proceeds from borrowings of approximately $9.5 billion, which is assumed for the purposes of this unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial information to be comprised of $6.5 billion, aggregate principal amount of senior unsecured notes, (the “Senior Notes”) and a $3.0 billion three-year term loan, with a consortium of lenders (the “Term Loan”, and together with the Senior Notes the “Debt Financing”). The Senior Notes are assumed to include four series that each pay a fixed rate of interest and mature at various tenors ranging from five to thirty years. The Term Loan interest rate is indexed to the Secured Overnight Financing Rate (“SOFR”) plus an Applicable Rate, (i.e., subject to the credit rating of the Company), plus 0.10% of a credit spread adjustment. The Debt Financing will ultimately be utilized to fund the Merger Consideration and repay all principal, interest and fees outstanding under Juniper’s current revolving credit arrangement (entered into through its credit agreement dated June 15, 2023).
c)
Consideration for the Merger is also expected to be funded by HPE’s issuance of Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock expected to result in aggregate gross proceeds of $1.5 billion, (the “Equity Financing”). The par value of these shares is assumed to be $0.01 and cumulative dividends will accrue at an estimated annual coupon of 8.0% on the liquidation preference of $50.00 per share. The shares are not expected to be redeemable, unless the Merger does not close. Further, the preferred shareholders have no voting rights unless the Company defaults on its obligation to pay dividends.
d)
HPE will also be utilizing all of the cash consideration of the $2.1 billion ($2.0 billion, net of cash tax) in gross proceeds generated from the sale of its 30% stake in H3C Technologies Co., Limited (“H3C”) to fund the Merger. The H3C sale was executed, pursuant to an Amended and Restated Put Share Agreement, dated May 24, 2024, among Unisplendour International Technology Limited and certain wholly owned subsidiaries of the Company. The sale of the 30% stake in H3C closed on September 4, 2024.
e)
In connection with the Merger, each of the outstanding and unvested equity awards of Juniper which is comprised of restricted stock units (“RSUs”), restricted stock awards (“RSAs”), performance stock awards (“PSAs”) and stock options (collectively referred to as “Juniper equity awards”) which had been previously issued to its employees, will be converted into HPE equity awards (the “new HPE equity awards”), utilizing the Exchange Ratio (as defined below). The terms and conditions of the new HPE equity awards are substantially similar to those of Juniper’s equity awards (other than certain performance vesting conditions).
Juniper equity awards held by the Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”) and certain other executives will also generally be converted into new HPE equity awards, with 30% of the equity awards of the CEO of Juniper (the “Accelerated CEO Awards”) immediately vesting on the closing date of the Merger. Further, RSUs held by the non-employee members of Juniper’s board of directors shall vest in full and be cancelled and converted such that each member will receive an amount of cash equivalent to the number of outstanding RSU awards held by each member multiplied by the merger consideration of $40.00 per share. Additionally, as a part of the compensation arrangement post-Merger close, HPE will be issuing retention, time and performance based RSU awards to the CEO of Juniper. The retention and time-based performance awards are going to vest in three equal annual installments, whereas the performance-based awards will be linked to the operating profit goals for the Networking business unit and will vest after the completion of a three-year performance period.
Additionally, Juniper also maintains an Employee Stock Purchase Plan (the “ESPP”), which as a part of the Merger will be terminated immediately prior to the Merger and all accumulated contributions remaining in the ESPP will be refunded to such participants (i.e., Juniper employees).
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The unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial information has been prepared in accordance with Article 11 of Regulation S-X. The Company and Juniper have different fiscal years: the Company’s fiscal year ends on October 31, and Juniper’s fiscal year ends on December 31. The unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial information has been prepared utilizing period ends that differ by one fiscal quarter or less, as permitted by Rule 11-02 of Regulation S-X.
The unaudited pro forma condensed combined balance sheet gives effect to the Merger, and the Financing Transactions as if consummated as of July 31, 2024, and is derived from:
For the Company, the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements as of July 31, 2024.
For Juniper, the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements as of June 30, 2024.
The unaudited pro forma condensed combined statement of operations for the year ended October 31, 2023, gives effect to the Merger and the Financing Transactions as if they had occurred on November 1, 2022, and is derived from:
For the Company, the audited consolidated financial statements for the year ended October 31, 2023.
For Juniper, the audited consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2023.
The unaudited pro forma condensed combined statement of operations for the nine months ended July 31, 2024, gives effect to the Merger and the Financing Transaction as if they had occurred on November 1, 2022, and is derived from:
For the Company, the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements for the nine months ended July 31, 2024.
For Juniper, the unaudited condensed consolidated statement of operations for the six months ended June 30, 2024, and three months ended December 31, 2023, which has been calculated by deducting Juniper’s results for the nine months ended September 30, 2023, from its results for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2023. The historical results of operations (i.e., sales, income and costs) for Juniper pertaining to the three months ended December 31, 2023, have been included in the unaudited pro forma condensed combined statement of operations for both the twelve months ended October 31, 2023, and the nine months ended June 30, 2024.
The unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial information has been prepared by the Company using the acquisition method of accounting in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“US GAAP”). The Company has been treated as the acquirer in the Merger for accounting purposes. The pro forma adjustments are based upon available information and certain assumptions that the Company believes are reasonable as of the date hereof. The unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial information is provided for illustrative and informational purposes only and does not purport to represent or be indicative of the consolidated results of operations or financial condition of the Company had the Merger been completed as of the dates presented and should not be construed as representative of the future consolidated results of operations or financial condition of the combined entity.
An updated determination of the fair value of Juniper’s assets acquired and liabilities assumed will be performed within one year of closing of the Merger. The final purchase price allocation may be materially different from the preliminary purchase consideration allocation presented in the unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial information. Any changes in the fair values of the net assets or total purchase consideration as compared with the information shown in the unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial information may change the amount of the total purchase price allocated to goodwill, and other assets and liabilities, which may impact the combined entity’s balance sheet and statement of operations. As a result of the foregoing, the pro forma adjustments are preliminary and have been made solely for the purpose of providing unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial information. Differences between these preliminary estimates and the final acquisition accounting may arise, and these differences could have a material impact on the accompanying unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial information and the combined entity’s future results of operations and financial position.
The unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial information does not reflect any expected cost savings, operating synergies, or revenue enhancements that the combined entity may achieve as a result of the Merger or the costs necessary to achieve any such cost savings, operating synergies, or revenue enhancements.
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UNAUDITED PRO FORMA CONDENSED COMBINED BALANCE SHEET
AS OF JULY 31, 2024
(in millions)
 
HPE
Historical
(as of
July 31,
2024)
Juniper
Historical
(as of
June 30,
2024),
As
Adjusted
(Note 2)
Transaction
Accounting
Adjustments -
Merger
(Note 4 & 5)
Notes
Transaction
Accounting
Adjustments
– Debt
Financing
and Equity
Financing
(Note 6)
Notes
Transaction
Accounting
Adjustments -
H3C
Stake Sale
(Note 7)
Notes
Pro Forma
Combined
ASSETS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Current Assets:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cash and cash equivalents
$3,642
$935
$(13,079)
4(g) 5(e)
$10,924
6(a) 6(b)
$2,023
7
$4,445
Accounts receivable, net of allowances
3,857
879
 
 
 
4,736
Financing receivables, net of allowances
3,705
 
 
 
3,705
Inventory
7,679
1,012
555
4(a)
 
 
9,246
Assets held for sale
6
 
 
 
6
Other current assets
3,516
705
 
 
 
4,221
Total current assets
$22,405
$3,531
$(12,524)
 
$10,924
 
$2,023
 
$26,359
Property, plant and equipment, net
5,738
685
226
4(b)
 
 
6,649
Long-term financing receivables and other assets
11,926
1,415
(1,081)
4(f) 4(h)
 
 
12,260
Investments in equity interests
2,318
 
 
(1,419)
7
899
Goodwill
17,988
3,734
2,549
4(e)
 
 
24,271
Intangible assets, net
477
64
6,536
4(c)
 
 
7,077
Total assets
$60,852
$9,429
$(4,294)
 
$10,924
 
$604
 
$77,515
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Current Liabilities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Notes payable and short-term borrowings
3,864
 
150
6(a)
 
4,014
Accounts payable
10,085
268
 
 
 
10,353
Employee compensation and benefits
1,166
264
 
 
 
1,430
Taxes on earnings
150
108
 
 
90
7
348
Deferred revenue
3,803
1,148
 
 
 
4,951
Accrued restructuring
86
9
 
 
 
95
Liabilities held for sale
59
 
 
 
59
Other accrued liabilities
4,652
247
(2)
4(f)
 
 
4,897
Total current liabilities
$23,865
$2,044
$(2)
 
$150
 
$90
 
$26,147
Long-term debt
7,939
1,607
 
9,311
6(a)
 
18,857
Other non-current liabilities
6,914
1,276
(12)
4(f)
 
 
8,178
Commitments and Contingencies
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Stockholders’ Equity
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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HPE
Historical
(as of
July 31,
2024)
Juniper
Historical
(as of
June 30,
2024),
As
Adjusted
(Note 2)
Transaction
Accounting
Adjustments -
Merger
(Note 4 & 5)
Notes
Transaction
Accounting
Adjustments
– Debt
Financing
and Equity
Financing
(Note 6)
Notes
Transaction
Accounting
Adjustments -
H3C
Stake Sale
(Note 7)
Notes
Pro Forma
Combined
HPE stockholders’ Equity:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Mandatory convertible preferred stock
 
 
 
Common stock
13
 
 
 
13
Additional paid-in capital
28,361
6,766
(6,480)
4(d) 5(e)
1,463
6(b)
 
 
30,110
Accumulated deficit
(3,240)
(2,273)
2,209
4(d) 5(d)
 
514
7
(2,790)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss
(3,057)
9
(9)
4(d)
 
 
(3,057)
Total HPE stockholders’ equity
$22,077
$4,502
$(4,280)
 
$1,463
 
$514
 
$24,276
Non-controlling interests
57
 
 
 
57
Total stockholders’ equity
$22,134
$4,502
$(4,280)
 
1,463
 
$514
 
$24,333
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity
$60,852
$9,429
$(4,294)
 
$10,924
 
$604
 
$77,515
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UNAUDITED PRO FORMA CONDENSED COMBINED STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED OCTOBER 31, 2023
(in millions, except per share data)
 
HPE
Historical
(Fiscal
Year
Ended
October 31,
2023)
Juniper
Historical
(Fiscal
Year
Ended
December 31,
2023),
As
Adjusted
(Note 2)
Transaction
Accounting
Adjustments -
Merger
(Note 5)
Notes
Transaction
Accounting
Adjustments -
Debt
Financing
(Note 6)
Notes
Transaction
Accounting
Adjustments -
H3C Stake
Sale
(Note 7)
Notes
Pro Forma
Combined
Net Revenue:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Products
$18,100
$3,633
$
 
 
 
$21,733
Services
10,488
1,932
 
 
 
 
 
12,420
Financing income
547
 
 
547
Total net revenue
29,135
5,565
 
 
 
34,700
Costs and Expenses:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cost of products
11,958
1,792
527
5(a) 5(b) 5(e)
 
 
14,277
Cost of services
6,555
618
(16)
5(b) 5(e)
 
 
7,157
Financing cost
383
 
 
 
383
Research and development
2,349
1,083
(6)
5(b) 5(e)
 
 
3,426
Selling, general and administrative
5,160
1,435
(11)
5(b) 5(e)
 
 
6,584
Amortization of intangible assets
288
69
799
5(c)
 
 
1,156
Transformation costs
283
98
 
 
 
381
Disaster charges
1
 
 
 
1
Acquisition, disposition, and other related charges
69
64
5(d)
 
 
133
Total costs and expenses
27,046
5,095
1,357
 
 
 
33,498
Earnings from operations
2,089
470
(1,357)
 
 
 
1,202
Interest and other, net
(156)
(121)
 
(538)
6(a)
 
(815)
Tax indemnification and other adjustments
55
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
55
Non-service net periodic benefit (cost) credit
(3)
 
 
 
 
 
(3)
Gain from sale of equity interests
 
 
724
7
724
Earnings (Loss) from equity interests
245
(10)
 
 
(150)
7
85
Earnings before provision for taxes
2,230
339
(1,357)
 
(538)
 
574
 
1,248
Provision for taxes
(205)
(29)
229
5(f)
118
5(f)
(183)
7
(70)
Net earnings after taxes
2,025
310
(1,128)
 
(420)
 
391
 
1,178
Dividends on mandatory convertible preferred Stock
 
(120)
6(b)
 
(120)
Net earnings available to common shareholders
$2,025
$310
$(1,128)
 
$(540)
 
$391
 
$1,058
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HPE
Historical
(Fiscal
Year
Ended
October 31,
2023)
Juniper
Historical
(Fiscal
Year
Ended
December 31,
2023),
As
Adjusted
(Note 2)
Transaction
Accounting
Adjustments -
Merger
(Note 5)
Notes
Transaction
Accounting
Adjustments -
Debt
Financing
(Note 6)
Notes
Transaction
Accounting
Adjustments -
H3C Stake
Sale
(Note 7)
Notes
Pro Forma
Combined
Net Earnings Per Share:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Basic
$1.56
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
$0.81
Diluted
$1.54
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
$0.82
Weighted-average Shares Used to Compute Net Earnings Per Share:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Basic
1,299
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1,299
Diluted
1,316
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1,434
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UNAUDITED PRO FORMA CONDENSED COMBINED STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
FOR NINE MONTHS ENDED JULY 31, 2024
(in millions, except per share data)
 
HPE
Historical
(Nine
Months
Ended
July 31,
2024)
Juniper
Historical
(Nine
Months
Ended
June 30,
2024),
As
Adjusted
(Note 2)
Transaction
Accounting
Adjustments -
Merger
(Note 5)
Notes
Transaction
Accounting
Adjustments -
Debt
Financing
(Note 6)
Notes
Transaction
Accounting
Adjustments -
H3C
Stake Sale
(Note 7)
Notes
Pro Forma
Combined
Net Revenue:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Products
$13,134
$2,192
$
 
$
 
$
 
$15,326
Services
8,049
1,512
 
 
 
9,561
Financing income
486
 
 
 
486
Total net revenue
21,669
3,704
 
 
 
25,373
Costs and Expenses:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cost of products
8,998
1,100
(19)
5(b) 5(e)
 
 
10,079
Cost of services
5,032
463
(14)
5(b) 5(e)
 
 
5,481
Financing cost
367
 
 
 
367
Research and development
1,719
818
(27)
5(b) 5(e)
 
 
2,510
Selling, general and administrative
3,660
1,059
(29)
5(b) 5(e)
 
 
4,690
Amortization of intangible assets
198
45
606
5(c)
 
 
849
Disaster Charges
5
 
 
 
 
5
Transformation costs
67
25
 
 
 
92
Acquisition, disposition, and other related charges
126
37
 
 
 
163
Total costs and expenses
20,172
3,547
517
 
 
 
24,236
Earnings from operations
1,497
157
(517)
 
 
 
1,137
Interest and other, net
(122)
(18)