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 November 21, 2017 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 of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer 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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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 |
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| Item 2.02 | Results of Operations and Financial Condition. |
The information contained in this Item 2.02 and in the accompanying Exhibit 99.1 shall not be deemed filed for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or incorporated by reference in any filing under the Exchange Act or the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing. | |
| On November 21, 2017, Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company (“HPE”) issued a press release relating to segment results for its fiscal quarter ended October 31, 2017. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference. | |
| Item 5.02 | Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangement of Certain Officers. |
HPE today announced that it has appointed Antonio Neri, currently serving as President, to serve as President and Chief Executive Officer effective as of February 1, 2018. In connection with such appointment, and effective as of February 1, Mr. Neri will be eligible to receive an annual base salary of $1 million, and a target annual cash bonus under HPE’s Pay for Results program of 150% of base salary. The Board of Directors of HPE (“Board”) has elected Mr. Neri to serve as director on the Board, also effective as of February 1, 2018. Margaret C. Whitman will remain a director on the Board. The information required by Items 401(b), (d), (e) and Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K regarding Mr. Neri, as previously reported in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2016, is incorporated herein by reference. A copy of the press release announcing the appointment of Mr. Neri is furnished as Exhibit 99.2 to this Form 8-K. | |
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
| Exhibit Number | Description |
| 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: November 21, 2017 | By: | /s/ RISHI VARMA | ||
| Name: | Rishi Varma | |||
| Title: | Senior Vice President, Deputy General Counsel and Assistant Secretary | |||