Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co — M&A Activity 2021

Jul 1, 2021

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
July 1, 2021
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.)

11445 COMPAQ CENTER WEST DRIVE,	77070
(Address of principal executive offices)	(Zip code)

(650)
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

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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
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Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure

The information contained in this Item 7.01 and in the accompanying Exhibit 99.1 shall not be deemed filed for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or incorporated by reference in any filing under the Exchange Act or the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.

On July 1, 2021, Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company issued a press release announcing that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Zerto. The press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 hereto and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits .

Exhibit No.	Description
99.1	Press Release of Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company, dated July 1, 2021 .

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: July 1, 2021	By:	/s/ RISHI VARMA
	Name:	Rishi Varma
	Title:	Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary