Form 8-K
8-K — Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co
Accession: 0001645590-26-000036
Filed: 2026-04-03
Period: 2026-04-01
CIK: 0001645590
SIC: 3570 (COMPUTER & OFFICE EQUIPMENT)
Item: Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers: Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers
Item: Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
Item: Financial Statements and Exhibits
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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
April 1, 2026
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.)
1701 East Mossy Oaks Road, Spring, TX 77389
(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:
☐ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
☐ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act:
Title of each class Trading Symbol(s) Name of each exchange on which registered
Common stock, par value $0.01 per share HPE NYSE
7.625% Series C Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock, par value $0.01 per share HPEPrC NYSE
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 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
On April 1, 2026, at the 2026 annual meeting of stockholders (the “2026 Annual Meeting”) of Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company (the “Company”), the Company's stockholders approved an amendment (“Amendment No. 5”) to the Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company 2021 Stock Incentive Plan (the “SIP Plan”) to increase the number of shares of common stock reserved for issuance under the 2021 Plan by 22 million (22,000,000) shares. The Company's Board of Directors approved Amendment No. 5 to the SIP Plan, subject to stockholder approval, on February 5, 2026.
The foregoing descriptions of Amendment No. 5 to the SIP Plan is qualified in their entirety by reference to Amendment No. 5, which is filed as Exhibit 10.1 to this report.
A more complete description of the terms of Amendment No. 5 and the SIP Plan can be found in "Proposal no. 3: Vote to approve Amendment No. 5 to the Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company 2021 Stock Incentive Plan to increase the plan's shares available for issuance" on pages 59 to 67 of the Company's definitive proxy statement on Schedule 14A filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on February 11, 2026 (the “2026 Proxy Statement”), which description is incorporated by reference herein.
Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
On April 1, 2026, the Company held its 2026 Annual Meeting. At the 2026 Annual Meeting, the Company's stockholders voted on five proposals and cast their votes as described below. The proposals are described in the Company's 2026 Proxy Statement.
Proposal 1
The Company's stockholders cast their votes to elect 12 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:
Name Votes For Votes Against Abstentions Broker Non-Votes
Robert M. Calderoni 998,182,165 7,039,522 1,490,273 157,291,562
Pamela L. Carter 967,224,802 37,838,198 1,648,960 157,291,562
Frank A. D'Amelio 987,048,199 17,942,660 1,721,101 157,291,562
Regina E. Dugan 999,466,908 5,648,304 1,596,748 157,291,562
Jean M. Hobby 999,175,720 5,951,492 1,584,748 157,291,562
Raymond J. Lane 998,218,216 6,768,744 1,725,000 157,291,562
Ann M. Livermore 987,828,053 17,236,695 1,647,212 157,291,562
Bethany J. Mayer 975,162,133 29,822,058 1,727,769 157,291,562
Antonio F. Neri 999,472,441 6,088,334 1,151,185 157,291,562
Charles H. Noski 991,483,292 13,412,898 1,815,770 157,291,562
Gary M. Reiner 984,484,240 20,398,877 1,828,843 157,291,562
Patricia F. Russo 957,364,935 47,841,595 1,505,430 157,291,562
Proposal 2
The Company's stockholders cast their votes to ratify the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending October 31, 2026 as set forth below:
Votes For Votes Against Abstentions Broker Non-Votes
1,143,409,866 18,711,455 1,882,201 —
Proposal 3
The Company's stockholders cast their votes to approve Amendment No. 5 to the Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company 2021 Stock Incentive Plan, as set forth below:
Votes For Votes Against Abstentions Broker Non-Votes
757,960,873 247,372,667 1,378,420 157,291,562
Proposal 4
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
740,427,894 264,120,706 2,163,360 157,291,562
Proposal 5
The Company's stockholders cast their votes with respect to the stockholder proposal entitled: "Report on Discrimination in Charitable Support", as set forth below:
Votes For Votes Against Abstentions Broker Non-Votes
8,378,781
990,064,677 8,268,502 157,291,562
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
Exhibit Number Description
10.1
Amendment No. 5 to the Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company 2021 Stock Incentive Plan
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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 3, 2025 By: /s/ David Antczak
Name: David Antczak
Title: Senior Vice President, General Counsel
and Corporate Secretary
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Exhibit 10.1
AMENDMENT NO. 5 TO THE
HEWLETT PACKARD ENTERPRISE COMPANY
2021 STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN
This Amendment No. 5 (the “Amendment”) to the Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company 2021 Stock Incentive Plan, as amended (the “Plan”) is adopted by the Board of Directors (“Board”) of Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company, a Delaware corporation (the “Company”) on February 5, 2026. This Amendment will become effective upon approval by the Company’s stockholders at the Company’s 2026 annual meeting.
WHEREAS, the Plan was adopted, upon receipt of approval by the Company’s stockholders, effective as of April 14, 2021 and was most recently amended, upon receipt of approval by the Company’s stockholders, effective as of April 2, 2025.
WHEREAS, the Board desires to further amend the Plan, subject to approval of the Company’s stockholders, to increase the number of shares of Company common stock available for issuance thereunder; and
WHEREAS, if the Company’s stockholders fail to approve this Amendment, the existing Plan shall continue in full force and effect.
NOW, THEREFORE, the Plan is hereby amended as follows:
Section 3(a) of the Plan is hereby deleted and replaced in its entirety with the following:
“3(a) Aggregate Limits. Subject to the provisions of Sections 3(b) and 15 of the Plan, the aggregate number of Shares which may be delivered under the Plan shall not exceed the sum of (i) one hundred and six million (106,000,000), plus (ii) the number of remaining Shares available for grant under the Prior Plan (not subject to outstanding awards under the Prior Plan and not delivered out of the Shares reserved thereunder) as of April 14, 2021 (the “Effective Date”), plus (iii) the number of Shares that would have otherwise become available under the Prior Plan after the Effective Date pursuant to forfeiture, termination or lapse of a Prior Plan award, or satisfaction of a Prior Plan award thereunder in cash or property other than Shares (the combined total of (i), (ii) and (iii) being referred to as the “Available Shares”). The Shares subject to the Plan may be either Shares reacquired by the Company, including Shares purchased in the open market, or authorized but unissued Shares.”
Section 3(d) of the Plan is hereby deleted and replaced in its entirety with the following:
“3(d) ISO Share Limits. Subject to the provisions of Section 15 of the Plan, the aggregate number of Shares that may be subject to all Incentive Stock Options granted under the Plan is one hundred and six million (106,000,000) Shares. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Plan, the foregoing Incentive Stock Option limit shall be subject to adjustment under Section 15(a) of the Plan only to the extent that such adjustment will not affect the status of any Award’s qualification as an Incentive Stock Options under the Plan.”
Except as expressly set forth in this Amendment, all other terms and conditions of the Plan shall remain in full force and effect.
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