Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) 8-K Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

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 Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported) April 4, 2018
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		94,304
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (650) 687-5817

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Item 5.07

Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

On April 4, 2018, Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company (“the Company”) held its 2018 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 14, 2018.

Proposal 1

    The Company’s stockholders elected thirteen individuals to the Company's Board of Directors (“Board of Directors”) for the succeeding year or until their successors are duly qualified and elected as set forth below:

Name	Votes For		Votes Against		Abstentions	Broker Non-Votes
Daniel Ammann		1,210,342,532		5,101,628	1,351,181	185,417,065
Michael J. Angelakis		1,199,673,154		15,225,559	1,896,628	185,417,065
Leslie A. Brun		1,190,570,704		24,353,316	1,871,321	185,417,065
Pamela L. Carter		1,200,760,709		14,781,788	1,252,844	185,417,065
Raymond J. Lane		978,280,991		237,268,749	1,245,601	185,417,065
Ann M. Livermore		1,209,649,149		6,109,822	1,036,370	185,417,065
Antonio F. Neri		1,210,327,044		5,186,925	1,281,372	185,417,065
Raymond E. Ozzie		1,210,356,341		5,059,458	1,379,542	185,417,065
Gary M. Reiner		1,205,993,519		9,445,785	1,356,037	185,417,065
Patricia F. Russo		1,136,255,330		78,118,931	2,421,080	185,417,065
Lip-Bu Tan		1,063,594,265		151,755,691	1,445,385	185,417,065
Margaret C. Whitman		1,208,708,497		7,003,964	1,082,880	185,417,065
Mary Agnes Wilderotter		1,200,344,413		15,202,054	1,248,874	185,417,065

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, 2018 as set forth below:

Votes For	Votes Against	Abstentions	Broker Non-Votes
1,366,207,709	32,246,312	3,758,385	0

Proposal 3

    The Company’s stockholders cast their votes with respect to the advisory vote to approve executive compensation as set forth below:

Votes For	Votes Against	Abstentions	Broker Non-Votes
1,152,209,494	61,705,062	2,880,785	185,417,065

Proposal 4

    The Company’s stockholders did not approve a stockholder proposal to provide for right to act by written consent, as set forth below:

Votes For	Votes Against	Abstentions	Broker Non-Votes
578,760,743	634,148,436	3,886,162	185,417,065

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: April 9, 2018	By:	/s/ RISHI VARMA
	Name:	Rishi Varma
	Title:	General Counsel and Assistant Secretary