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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001645590-25-000048"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "HPE"
cik: "0001645590"
company_name: "Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co"
filed_at: "2025-04-04T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-23T21:06:52.626764+00:00"
event_type: "other"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.5
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# HPE shareholders approve 22M share increase for stock plan and extend ESPP to 2035

## Summary
- Shareholders approved adding 22M shares to the 2021 Stock Incentive Plan (total 84M shares).
- Shareholders approved extending Employee Stock Purchase Plan by 10 years to April 2, 2035.
- All 12 director nominees elected; Ernst & Young ratified as auditor; advisory say-on-pay passed.
- Stockholder proposal on lobbying transparency failed with 22% support.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001645590-25-000048
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: HPE
- cik: 0001645590
- company_name: Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co
- filed_at: 2025-04-04T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.5
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 5.07, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1645590/000164559025000048/0001645590-25-000048-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1645590/000164559025000048/hpe-20250402.htm

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