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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001645590-26-000045"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "HPE"
cik: "0001645590"
company_name: "Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co"
filed_at: "2026-05-14T11:28:34+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-14T11:30:16.692691+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.8
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.8
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# HPE closes sale of 13.8% stake in H3C for $986.8M; expects remaining 5.2% for $370.4M

## Summary
- Closed sale of 13.8% of H3C to seven Chinese entities (including UNIS, Cinda, CITIC) for ~$986.8M.
- Remaining 5.2% stake to UNIS expected to close in H1 2026 for ~$370.4M; total deal value ~$1.357B.
- Buyers include state-linked asset managers; agreements were previously disclosed in Nov/Dec 2025 8-Ks.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001645590-26-000045
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: HPE
- cik: 0001645590
- company_name: Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co
- filed_at: 2026-05-14T11:28:34+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.8
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.8
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 7.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1645590/000164559026000045/0001645590-26-000045-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1645590/000164559026000045/hpe-20260513.htm

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