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
March 23, 2016
Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported)
HEWLETT PACKARD ENTERPRISE COMPANY
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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| DELAWARE | | 001-37483 | | 47-3298624 |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | | (Commission File Number) | | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
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3000 HANOVER STREET, PALO ALTO, CA | | | | 94304 |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | | | | (Zip code) |
(650) 687-5817
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
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| Item 5.07 | Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders. |
On March 23, 2016, Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company (“the Company”) held its 2016 annual meeting of stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”). At the Annual Meeting, the Company’s stockholders voted on four proposals and cast their votes as described below. The proposals are described in the Company’s definitive proxy statement on Schedule 14A filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on February 12, 2016.
Proposal 1
The Company’s stockholders elected fourteen individuals to the Company’s (“Board of Directors”) for the succeeding year or until their successors are duly qualified and elected as set forth below:
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Name | | Votes For | | Votes Against | | Abstentions | | Broker Non-Votes |
| Daniel Ammann | | 1,241,051,416 | | 7,734,763 | | 2,023,146 | | 228,013,953 |
| Marc L. Andreessen | | 1,012,950,766 | | 235,888,723 | | 1,969,836 | | 228,013,953 |
| Michael J. Angelakis | | 1,244,270,250 | | 4,521,090 | | 2,017,985 | | 228,013,953 |
| Leslie A. Brun | | 1,220,061,912 | | 28,624,243 | | 2,123,170 | | 228,013,953 |
| Pamela L. Carter | | 1,240,294,751 | | 8,425,283 | | 2,089,291 | | 228,013,953 |
| Klaus Kleinfeld | | 1,215,186,226 | | 33,459,118 | | 2,163,981 | | 228,013,953 |
| Raymond J. Lane | | 1,011,330,329 | | 237,494,513 | | 1,984,483 | | 228,013,953 |
| Ann M. Livermore | | 1,243,765,175 | | 5,313,528 | | 1,730,622 | | 228,013,953 |
| Raymond E. Ozzie | | 1,245,297,863 | | 3,547,536 | | 1,963,926 | | 228,013,953 |
| Gary M. Reiner | | 1,245,446,540 | | 3,381,092 | | 1,981,693 | | 228,013,953 |
| Patricia F. Russo | | 1,208,017,058 | | 34,859,780 | | 7,932,487 | | 228,013,953 |
| Lip-Bu Tan | | 796,303,460 | | 452,446,740 | | 2,059,125 | | 228,013,953 |
| Margaret C. Whitman | | 1,225,284,957 | | 23,604,272 | | 1,920,096 | | 228,013,953 |
| Mary Agnes Wilderotter | | 1,195,639,094 | | 53,128,457 | | 2,041,774 | | 228,013,953 |
Proposal 2
The Company’s stockholders ratified the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending October 31, 2016 as set forth below:
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Votes For | | Votes Against | | Abstentions | | Broker Non-Votes |
| 1,460,429,391 | | 13,593,957 | | 4,799,930 | | 0 |
Proposal 3
The Company’s stockholders cast their votes with respect to the advisory vote to approve executive compensation as set forth below:
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Votes For | | Votes Against | | Abstentions | | Broker Non-Votes |
| 1,175,016,847 | | 69,113,202 | | 6,679,276 | | 228,013,953 |
Proposal 4
The Company’s stockholders cast their votes with respect to the advisory vote on the frequency of future advisory votes on executive compensation as set forth below:
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1 Year | | 2 Year | | 3 Year | | Abstentions |
| 1,141,109,133 | | 16,931,795 | | 89,824,424 | | 2,943,973 |
After considering the results of the stockholder advisory vote, the Company has determined that the frequency for which the Company should include an advisory vote regarding the compensation of its named executive officers in its future proxy statements for stockholder consideration shall be every year, until the next required vote on the frequency of such an advisory vote or the Board otherwise determines that a different frequency for such advisory vote is in the best interest of the Company and its stockholders.
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.
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| | | | HEWLETT PACKARD ENTERPRISE COMPANY |
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| DATE: March 24, 2016 | | | | By: | | /s/ RISHI VARMA |
| | | | Name: | | Rishi Varma |
| | | | Title: | | Senior Vice President, Deputy General Counsel and Assistant Secretary |
