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
August 11, 2016
Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported)
HEWLETT PACKARD ENTERPRISE COMPANY
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| DELAWARE | 001-37483 | 47-3298624 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction | (Commission | (I.R.S. Employer | ||
| of incorporation) | File Number) | Identification No.) | ||
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 7.01 | Regulation FD Disclosure. |
On August 11, 2016, Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company (“Hewlett Packard Enterprise”) issued a press release entitled “Hewlett Packard Enterprise to Acquire SGI to Extend Leadership in High Growth Big Data Analytics and High Performance Computing.” The information in the press release attached as Exhibit 99.1 shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and shall not be deemed incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
| Exhibit Number | Description | |
| Exhibit 99.1 | Press release, dated August 11, 2016, entitled “Hewlett Packard Enterprise to Acquire SGI to Extend Leadership in High Growth Big Data Analytics and High Performance Computing”. (furnished herewith) | |
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: August 11, 2016 | By: | /s/ RISHI VARMA | ||||
| Name: | Rishi Varma | |||||
| Title: | Senior Vice President, Deputy General Counsel and Assistant Secretary | |||||