Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co — M&A Activity 2017

Mar 2, 2017

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 March 2, 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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Item 8.01
On March 2, 2017, Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company (“HPE”) issued a news release announcing details relating to the spin-off and subsequent merger of its enterprise services business. A copy of the news release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.

Item 9.01	Financial Statements and Exhibits.
Exhibit Number	Description
Exhibit 99.1	News Release dated March 2, 2017 entitled “HPE Announces Details for Completion of Spin-Off and Merger of its Enterprise Services Business”

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: March 2, 2017	By:	/s/ RISHI VARMA
	Name:	Rishi Varma
	Title:	Senior Vice President, Deputy General Counsel and Assistant Secretary