UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 | |||
FORM | |||
CURRENT REPORT | |||
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 | |||
Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported) | |||
HEWLETT PACKARD ENTERPRISE COMPANY | |||
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) | |||
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
(Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip code) |
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code) |
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 | ||
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 5.07 | Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders. |
On April 1, 2020, Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company (“the Company”) held its 2020 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 13, 2020. |
Proposal 1 | Election of Directors |
The Company’s stockholders elected 13 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 | 971,619,109 | 4,966,550 | 1,344,778 | 146,616,896 |
Pamela L. Carter | 962,087,956 | 14,624,754 | 1,217,727 | 146,616,896 |
Jean M. Hobby | 971,901,450 | 4,771,008 | 1,257,979 | 146,616,896 |
George R. Kurtz | 969,496,318 | 7,109,078 | 1,325,041 | 146,616,896 |
Raymond J. Lane | 850,323,197 | 126,295,349 | 1,311,891 | 146,616,896 |
Ann M. Livermore | 968,889,337 | 8,035,937 | 1,005,163 | 146,616,896 |
Antonio F. Neri | 971,709,393 | 5,016,228 | 1,204,816 | 146,616,896 |
Charles H. Noski | 971,150,004 | 5,398,100 | 1,382,333 | 146,616,896 |
Raymond E. Ozzie | 974,173,560 | 2,426,075 | 1,330,802 | 146,616,896 |
Gary M. Reiner | 964,667,021 | 11,937,941 | 1,325,475 | 146,616,896 |
Patricia F. Russo | 950,057,940 | 26,648,253 | 1,224,244 | 146,616,896 |
Lip-Bu Tan | 722,565,295 | 253,981,808 | 1,383,334 | 146,616,896 |
Mary Agnes Wilderotter | 869,163,050 | 107,534,909 | 1,232,478 | 146,616,896 |
Proposal 2 | Ratification of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm |
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, 2020 as set forth below: |
Votes For | Votes Against | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes | |||||
1,116,252,880 | 6,006,043 | 2,288,410 | 0 |
Proposal 3 | Advisory Vote to Approve Executive Compensation |
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 | |||||
903,860,331 | 71,537,773 | 2,532,333 | 146,616,896 |
Proposal 4 | Stockholder Proposal Entitled: "Shareholder Approval of Bylaw Amendments" |
The Company’s stockholders did not approve a stockholder proposal seeking to require stockholder approval of, or non-binding vote on, as applicable, all amendments to the Company's Bylaws, as set forth below: |
Votes For | Votes Against | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes | |||||
18,128,075 | 951,032,166 | 8,770,196 | 146,616,896 |
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, 2020 | By: | /s/ RISHI VARMA | ||
Name: | Rishi Varma | |||
Title: | Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Assistant Secretary | |||