UNITED STATESSECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSIONWASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
	FORM	8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OFTHE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
December 4, 2025
February 4, 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 jurisdictionof incorporation)	(Commission File Number)		(I.R.S. EmployerIdentification No.)

1701 East Mossy Oaks Road,

Spring,

77389

(Address of principal executive offices)

(Zip code)


(678)			259-9860
(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

7.625% Series C Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock, par value $0.01 per share

~~HPEPRC~~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 27.0201 ~~Results~~Regulation ofFD ~~Operations and Financial Condition~~Disclosure. The information contained in this Item 2.02 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 (the “Securities Act”), except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.

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~~Item~~On ~~7.01~~February ~~Regulation~~4, FD2026, ~~Disclosure.~~the ~~The~~Board ~~information~~of ~~contained~~Directors inof ~~this~~Hewlett ~~Item~~Packard Enterprise Company ("HPE" or the "Company") approved declaring a cash dividend of $0.953125 per share of its 7.01625% ~~shall~~Series ~~not~~C beMandatory ~~deemed~~Convertible ~~filed~~Preferred ~~for~~Stock, ~~purposes~~payable on March 1, 2026, to holders of ~~Section~~record 18as of the ~~Exchange~~close ~~Act~~of business on February 15, or2026. ~~incorporated~~If bythe ~~reference~~dividend inpayment ~~any~~date ~~filing~~is ~~under~~not ~~the~~a ~~Exchange~~business ~~Act~~day, orpayment will be made on the ~~Securities~~next ~~Act~~succeeding business day, ~~except~~without asany ~~shall~~interest beor ~~expressly~~other ~~set~~payment ~~forth~~in bylieu ~~specific~~of ~~reference~~interest inaccruing ~~such~~with ~~filing~~respect to this delay.

~~HPE~~The isdeclaration ~~also~~and ~~announcing~~payment aof ~~quarterly~~such dividend ofis ~~$0.1425~~at ~~common per share,~~ the ~~first~~sole indiscretion ~~Hewlett~~of ~~Packard~~the ~~Enterprise's~~Board ~~fiscal year 2026, payable on or about January 16, 2026, to stockholders~~ of ~~record~~Directors as of the ~~close of business on December 19~~Company, ~~2025.~~and ~~Each quarterly dividend~~ must be declared by the Board of Directors out of legally available sources prior to payment.

Forward-looking statements.

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: February 4, 2026

By:

/s/ David Antczak

Name:

David Antczak

Title:

Senior Vice President, General Counsel
and Corporate Secretary

This Form 8-K and the press release contain forward-looking statements within the meaning of the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such statements involve risks, uncertainties, and assumptions. If the risks or uncertainties ever materialize or the assumptions prove incorrect, the results of Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company and its consolidated subsidiaries (“Hewlett Packard Enterprise”) may differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements and assumptions. The words “believe”, “expect”, “anticipate”, “guide”, “optimistic”, “intend”, “aim”, “will”, “estimates”, “may”, “could”, “should” and similar expressions are intended to identify such forward-looking statements. All statements other than statements of historical fact are statements that could be deemed forward-looking statements, including but not limited to any statements related to any anticipated financial or operational benefits associated with the segment realignment that went into effect starting the first quarter of fiscal 2026, any statements regarding the ongoing integration of Juniper Networks, Inc., and any projections, estimates, or expectations of savings or synergy realizations in connection therewith; any projections, estimations, or expectations of addressable markets and their sizes, revenue (including annualized revenue run-rate), margins, expenses (including stock-based compensation expenses), investments, effective tax rates, interest rates, the impact of tax law changes and related guidance and regulations, the impact of changes in trade policies and restrictions and the uncertainty created thereby, net earnings, net earnings per share, cash flows, liquidity and capital resources, inventory, goodwill, impairment charges, order backlog, share repurchases, currency exchange rates, repayments of debts including our asset-backed debt securities, or other financial items; recent amendments to accounting guidance and any potential impacts on our financial reporting therefrom; any projections or estimations of orders; any projections of the amount, timing, or impact of cost saving actions; any statements of the plans, strategies, and objectives of management for future operations, as well as the execution and consummation of corporate transactions or contemplated acquisitions and dispositions (including but not limited to the disposition of shares of H3C Technologies Co., Limited (“H3C”) and the receipt of proceeds therefrom), research and development expenditures, and any resulting benefit, cost savings, charges, or revenue or profitability improvements; any statements concerning the expected development, performance, market share, or competitive performance relating to our products or services; any statements concerning technological and market trends, the pace of technological innovation, and adoption of new technologies, including artificial intelligence-related and other products and services offered by Hewlett Packard Enterprise; any statements regarding current or future macroeconomic trends or events and the impacts of those trends and events on Hewlett Packard Enterprise and our financial performance, including our actions to mitigate such impacts on our business; any statements regarding future regulatory trends and the resulting legal and reputational exposure, including but not

limited to those relating to environmental, social, governance, cybersecurity, data privacy, and artificial intelligence issues, among others; any statements regarding pending investigations, claims, or disputes, including but not limited to the legal proceedings relating to the acquisition of Juniper Networks; any statements of expectation or belief, including those relating to future guidance and the financial performance of Hewlett Packard Enterprise; and any statements of assumptions underlying any of the foregoing. 

Risks, uncertainties, and assumptions include the need to address the many challenges facing Hewlett Packard Enterprise’s businesses; the competitive pressures faced by Hewlett Packard Enterprise’s businesses; risks associated with executing Hewlett Packard Enterprise’s strategy; the impact of macroeconomic and geopolitical trends and events; the need to effectively manage third-party suppliers and distribute Hewlett Packard Enterprise's products and services; the protection of Hewlett Packard Enterprise's intellectual property assets, including intellectual property licensed from third parties and intellectual property shared with its former parent; risks associated with Hewlett Packard Enterprise's international operations (including from geopolitical events and macroeconomic uncertainties); the development and transition of new products and services and the enhancement of existing products and services to meet customer needs and respond to emerging technological trends; the execution of Hewlett Packard Enterprise’s transformation and mix shift of its portfolio of offerings; the execution and performance of contracts by Hewlett Packard Enterprise and its suppliers, customers, clients, and partners, including any impact thereon resulting from macroeconomic or geopolitical events; the hiring and retention of key employees; the execution, integration, consummation, and other risks associated with business combination, disposition, and investment transactions, including but not limited to the risks associated with the disposition of H3C shares and the receipt of proceeds therefrom and successful integration of Juniper Networks, Inc., including our ability to implement our plans and forecasts and realize our anticipated financial and operational benefits with respect to the consolidated business; the execution, timing, and results of any cost reduction actions, including estimates and assumptions related to the costs and anticipated benefits of implementing such actions; the impact of changes to privacy, cybersecurity, environmental, global trade, and other governmental regulations; changes in our product, lease, intellectual property, or real estate portfolio; the payment or non-payment of a dividend for any period; the efficacy of using non-GAAP, rather than GAAP, financial measures in business projections and planning; the judgments required in connection with determining revenue recognition; impact of company policies and related compliance; utility of segment realignments; allowances for recovery of receivables and warranty obligations; provisions for, and resolution of, pending investigations, claims, and disputes; the impacts of legal and regulatory changes and related guidance; and other risks that are described in Hewlett Packard Enterprise’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2024, subsequent Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, Current Reports on Form 8-K, and in other filings made by Hewlett Packard Enterprise from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Hewlett Packard Enterprise assumes no obligation and does not intend to update these forward-looking statements, except as required by applicable law.

Item 9.01			Financial Statements and Exhibits.
			(d) Exhibits.
Exhibit Number			Description
Exhibit 99.1			Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company Press Release, dated December 4, 2025 (furnished herewith).
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