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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
June 14, 2023
Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported)
HEWLETT PACKARD ENTERPRISE COMPANY
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware001-3748347-3298624
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
(Commission File Number)
 
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
1701 East Mossy Oaks Road,Spring,TX77389
 (Address of principal executive offices)
(Zip code)

(678)259-9860
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
 
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
 
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act:
Title of each classTrading Symbol(s)Name of each exchange on which registered
Common stock, par value $0.01 per shareHPENYSE
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
Emerging growth company
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.




Item 5.02Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangement of Certain Officers.

Effective as of June 14, 2023, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company (“Hewlett Packard Enterprise”) has appointed Bethany Mayer, Executive Advisor at Siris Capital Group, LLC., a private equity firm specializing in technology investments, to serve as a director of Hewlett Packard Enterprise. In addition, Ms. Mayer was appointed to serve as a member the Technology Committee of the Board, effective as of the same date.

In consideration of her service during the remainder of the current Hewlett Packard Enterprise board year, Ms. Mayer will receive pro-rata portions of the annual equity and cash retainers that are provided under the non-employee director compensation arrangements generally applicable to all Hewlett Packard Enterprise non-employee directors (the “Director Compensation Program”). Thereafter, she will participate in full in the Director Compensation Program.

Ms. Mayer does not have any family relationships with any executive officer or director of Hewlett Packard Enterprise or its affiliates. She is not a party to any transaction requiring disclosure under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.

Item 7.01Regulation FD Disclosure.
A copy of the press release announcing the election of Ms. Mayer to the Board, effective as of June 14, 2023, is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K. The information in this Item 7.01 of this Report is furnished and shall not be treated as filed for purposes of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.


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

Forward-looking statements.
This Form 8-K and the press release furnished herewith contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such statements involve risks, uncertainties, and assumptions. If the risks or uncertainties ever materialize or the assumptions prove incorrect, the results of Hewlett Packard Enterprise 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,” “intend,” “will,” "may," and similar expressions are intended to identify such forward-looking statements. If the risks or uncertainties ever materialize or the assumptions prove incorrect, the results of HPE may differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements and assumptions. All statements other than statements of historical fact are statements that could be deemed forward-looking statements, including but not limited to any projections of financial performance, plans, strategies and objectives of management for future operations or performance. Risks, uncertainties and assumptions include those that are described in HPE’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2022, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, Current Reports on Form 8-K, and that are otherwise described or updated from time to time in Hewlett Packard Enterprise’s Securities and Exchange Commission reports. Hewlett Packard Enterprise assumes no obligation and does not intend to update these forward-looking statements, except as required by applicable law.



SIGNATURE
        Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
HEWLETT PACKARD ENTERPRISE COMPANY
DATE: June 14, 2023By: /s/ Rishi Varma
Name:Rishi Varma
Title:Senior Vice President, General Counsel
and Corporate Secretary