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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, 2020
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.)

6280 AMERICA CENTER DRIVE,
SAN JOSE,
CA
95002
 (Address of principal executive offices)
(Zip code)



(650)
687-5817
(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:
 
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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

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 5.07
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