2016 Proxy Statement/2015 Annual Report
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Proxy Statement 2015 Annual Report Hewlett Packard Proxy Statement Page 1 Enterprise 2015 Annual Report Dear Stockholders, On November 1st, we made history by launching Hewlett Packard Enterprise. I couldn’t be more proud of how we executed this incredibly complex separation—one of the largest ever. Throughout the year-long separation process, we saw no disruption to our customers and partners, and we continued to drive the business forward. And now, we’re off and running as Hewlett Packard Enterprise. We have a focused, well- defined strategy to be more agile and flexible than ever before. Hewlett Packard Enterprise is already the No. 1 or No. 2 provider of servers, storage, software, and wired and wireless networking, and we are strongly positioned to deliver it all—hardware, software and services—to our customers. As I’ve mentioned before, we’re now living in an era of disruption, what we call the idea economy. Companies today can turn ideas into reality in a fraction of the time it took just five or ten years ago. And it’s no secret that technology is fueling that speed. In order to be successful today, organizations need a technology partner that allows them to pivot when the inevitable disruption arrives, execute on good ideas and deliver value faster than their competitors. While each of our businesses faces different challenges and opportunities, Hewlett Packard Enterprise as a whole is tightly aligned around the following four critical transformation areas: • Transform to a hybrid infrastructure. Ensuring customers have the right mix of traditional IT and cloud solutions to help them be agile in today’s changing environment. • Protect your digital enterprise. Building security into the fabric of the enterprise to help customers proactively detect and respond to threats across any device and location. Hewlett Packard Proxy Statement Enterprise 2015 Annual Report • Empower a data-driven organization. Helping customers generate real-time, actionable insights from 100% of the data that matters. • Enable workplace productivity. Allowing organizations to deliver rich, secure digital experiences to their customers and partners, no matter where they are or how they connect. Innovation remains at our core. Hewlett Packard Enterprise has introduced breakthrough solutions and services that position us at the forefront of new markets. Our investments today and tomorrow will allow us to continue strengthening our market share and to drive long-term growth. As a trusted partner, Hewlett Packard Enterprise provides not only the complete technology solutions to help transform customers, but the invaluable expertise gained from our own transformation. The result is a tremendous financial and growth opportunity. Fortune favors the bold, and I am excited to be a part of this truly historic moment for our company, our customers, our partners, and the industry at large. Here’s to innovation. To new beginnings. And to going further, faster. Sincerely, Hewlett Packard Proxy Statement Page 3 Enterprise 2015 Annual Report Board of Directors* Dan Ammann Ann M. Livermore Marc L. Andreessen Raymond E. Ozzie Mike Angelakis Gary M. Reiner Les Brun Patricia F. Russo Pamela L. Carter Lip-Bu Tan Klaus Kleinfeld Margaret C. Whitman Raymond J. Lane Mary Agnes Wilderotter** Executive Team* Martin Fink Antonio Neri Executive Vice President, Executive Vice President and Chief Technology Officer and General Manager, Director of Hewlett Packard Labs Enterprise Group Henry Gomez John Schultz Executive Vice President, Executive Vice President, Chief Marketing and General Counsel and Communications Officer Corporate Secretary John Hinshaw Tim Stonesifer Executive Vice President and Executive Vice President, Chief Customer Officer Chief Financial Officer Chris Hsu Meg Whitman Executive Vice President, President and Chief Executive Officer Chief Operating Officer Robert Youngjohns Alan May Executive Vice President and Executive Vice President, General Manager, Human Resources HPE Software Mike Nefkens Executive Vice President and General Manager, Enterprise Services *Members of the Board and Executive Team as of December 31, 2015. **Member of the Board as of February 10, 2016. [THIS PAGE INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK] HEWLETT PACKARD ENTERPRISE COMPANY 2016 PROXY STATEMENT Patricia F. Russo Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company Chairman of the Board 3000 Hanover Street Margaret C. Whitman Palo Alto, CA 94304 President and Chief Executive Officer www.hpe.com To our Stockholders: We are pleased and excited to invite you to attend the first annual meeting of stockholders of Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company on March 23, 2016 at 2:00 p.m., Pacific Time. This annual meeting will be a completely virtual meeting of stockholders, which will be conducted via live webcast. You will be able to attend the annual meeting of stockholders online and submit your questions during the meeting by visiting HPE.onlineshareholdermeeting.com.You also will be able to vote your shares electronically at the annual meeting (other than shares held through our 401(k) Plan, which must be voted prior to the meeting). For our first annual meeting of stockholders, we are excited to embrace the latest technology to provide ease of access, real-time communication and cost savings for our stockholders and the company. Hosting a virtual meeting will facilitate stockholder attendance and participation since stockholders can participate from any location around the world. In addition, the online format will allow us to communicate with you in advance of the meeting via a pre-meeting forum that you can enter by visiting www.theinvestornetwork.com/forum/hpe. Details regarding how to attend the meeting online and the business to be conducted at the annual meeting are more fully described in the accompanying Notice of Annual Meeting and Proxy Statement. We are pleased to provide access to our proxy materials over the Internet under the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s “notice and access” rules. As a result, we are mailing to many of our stockholders a notice instead of a paper copy of this proxy statement and our 2015 Annual Report. The notice contains instructions on how to access those documents over the Internet. The notice also contains instructions on how each of those stockholders can receive a paper copy of our proxy materials, including this proxy statement, our 2015 Annual Report, and a form of proxy card or voting instruction card. All stockholders who do not receive a notice, including stockholders who have previously requested to receive paper copies of proxy materials, will receive a paper copy of the proxy materials by mail unless they have previously requested delivery of proxy materials electronically. Continuing to employ this distribution process will conserve natural resources and reduce the costs of printing and distributing our proxy materials. Your vote is important. Regardless of whether you plan to participate in the annual meeting, we hope you will vote as soon as possible. You may vote by proxy over the Internet or by telephone, or, if you received paper copies of the proxy materials by mail, you may also vote by mail by following the instructions on the proxy card or voting instruction card. Voting over the Internet or by telephone, written proxy or voting instruction card will ensure your representation at the annual meeting regardless of whether you attend the virtual meeting. Thank you for your ongoing support of, and continued interest in, Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company. Sincerely, Patricia F. Russo Margaret C. Whitman Chairman of the Board President and Chief Executive Officer [THIS PAGE INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK] 2016 PROXY STATEMENT HEWLETT PACKARD ENTERPRISE COMPANY 3000 Hanover Street Palo Alto, California 94304 NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS Time and Date 2:00 p.m., Pacific Time, on Wednesday, March 23, 2016 Place Online at HPE.onlineshareholdermeeting.com Items of Business (1) To elect the 14 directors named in this proxy statement (2) To ratify the appointment of the independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending October 31, 2016 (3) To approve, on an advisory basis, the company’s executive compensation (4) To approve, on an advisory basis, the frequency of future advisory votes on executive compensation (5) To consider such other business as may properly come before the meeting Adjournments and Any action on the items of business described above may be considered at the annual meeting at the time and Postponements on the date specified above or at any time and date to which the annual meeting may be properly adjourned or postponed. Record Date You are entitled to vote only if you were a Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company stockholder as of the close of business on January 26, 2016. Virtual Meeting Stockholders of record as of January 26, 2016 will be able to participate in the annual meeting by visiting Admission HPE.onlineshareholdermeeting.com. To participate in the annual meeting, you will need the 16-digit control number included on your notice of Internet availability of the proxy materials, on your proxy card or on the instructions that accompanied your proxy materials. The annual meeting will begin promptly at 2:00 p.m., Pacific Time. Online check-in will begin at 1:30 p.m., Pacific Time, and you should allow ample time for the online check-in procedures. Pre-Meeting Forum The online format for the annual meeting also allows us to communicate more effectively with you via a pre- meeting forum that you can enter by visiting www.theinvestornetwork.com/forum/hpe. On our pre-meeting forum, you can submit questions in advance of the annual meeting, and also access copies of our proxy statement and annual report. Voting Your vote is very important. Regardless of whether you plan to participate in the annual meeting, we hope you will vote as soon as possible. You may vote your shares over the Internet or via a toll-free telephone number. If you received a paper copy of a proxy or voting instruction card by mail, you may submit your proxy or voting instruction card for the annual meeting by completing, signing, dating and returning your proxy or voting instruction card in the pre-addressed envelope provided.