UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

SCHEDULE 14A

Proxy Statement Pursuant to Section 14(a) of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

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To our fellow Stockholders:

We are pleased and excited to invite you to attend the second annual meeting of stockholders of Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company on Wednesday, March 22, 2017 at 9:00 a.m., Pacific Time. The annual meeting is a time for us to reflect on our first year of business and share our business strategy. We have much to be proud of including our business performance, our best-in-class governance profile, and our transformative portfolio alignment. We also have much work to do, as we head into our second year with a vision, strategy, and leadership team fully focused on accelerating next.

This year's annual meeting will again 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). Hosting a virtual meeting will facilitate stockholder attendance and participation by enabling our stockholders to participate fully from any location around the world. In addition, the online format will allow us to communicate with you in advance of the meeting by visiting www.proxyvote.com for beneficial owners and proxyvote.com/hpe for registered stockholders. 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 of Internet availability instead of a paper copy of this proxy statement and our 2016 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 2016 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 to us. 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.

Finally, I want to sincerely thank each of you for your ongoing support as a stockholder of Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company.

Sincerely,

Patricia F. Russo
Chair of the Board

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​ HEWLETT PACKARD ENTERPRISE COMPANY

3000 Hanover Street
Palo Alto, California 94304
(650) 857-1501

NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS

		By order of the Board of Directors,
		JOHN F. SCHULTZ Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary

This notice of annual meeting and proxy statement and form of proxy are being distributed
and made available on or about February 6, 2017.

Important Notice Regarding the Availability of Proxy Materials for the Stockholder Meeting to Be Held on March 22, 2017.
This proxy statement and Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company's 2016 Annual Report are available electronically at
www.hpe.com/investor/stockholdermeeting2017 and with your 16-digit control number at by visiting www.proxyvote.com for beneficial owners and proxyvote.com/hpe for registered stockholders.

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​ Proxy Statement Executive Summary

The following is a summary of proposals to be voted on at the annual meeting. This is only a summary, and it may not contain all of the information that is important to you. For more complete information, please review the proxy statement as well as our 2016 Annual Report, which includes our Annual Report on Form 10-K. References to "Hewlett Packard Enterprise," "HPE," "the Company," "we," "us" or "our" refer to Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company.

On November 1, 2015, HP Inc., formerly known as Hewlett-Packard Company (referred to in this proxy statement as "HP", "HPI", "HP Inc.", "HP Co.", "Parent", or "our former parent") spun-off Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company, pursuant to a separation and distribution agreement. To effect the spin-off, HP Inc. distributed all of the shares of Hewlett Packard Enterprise common stock owned by HP Inc. to its stockholders on November 1, 2015. Holders of HP Inc. common stock received one share of Hewlett Packard Enterprise common stock for every share of HP Inc. stock held as of the record date. As a result of the spin-off, we now operate as an independent, publicly-traded company.

ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS

PROPOSALS TO BE VOTED ON AND BOARD VOTING RECOMMENDATIONS

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​ Corporate Governance

Our Board of Directors is committed to excellence in corporate governance. We know that our long-standing tradition of principled, ethical governance benefits you, our stockholders, as well as our customers, employees and communities, and we have developed and continue to maintain a governance profile that aligns with industry-leading standards. We believe that the high standards set by our governance structure have had and will continue to have a direct impact on the strength of our business. The following table presents a brief summary of highlights of our governance profile, followed by more in-depth descriptions of some of the key aspects of our governance structure.

STOCKHOLDER OUTREACH

We have designed a multi-faceted stockholder outreach program focused on providing relevant and accessible information to, and soliciting feedback from, our stockholders. The key elements of our stockholder outreach program are the Fall Securities Analyst Meeting, the Winter Board Outreach Program and the Spring Annual Stockholders Meeting.

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​ Corporate Governance (continued)

Our comprehensive stockholder engagement program is supplemented by our year-round investor relations outreach program that includes post-earnings communications, roadshows, bus tours, one-on-one conferences, group meetings, technology webcasts, and general availability to respond to investor inquiries.

We design our outreach program to provide continuous and meaningful stockholder engagement and participation. Our committed Board of Directors and management team value these interactions and invest meaningful time and resources to ensure that they have an open line of communication with stockholders. During fiscal 2017, our extensive board outreach efforts included off-season engagement with holders of more than 37% of our outstanding common stock as of October 2016. Our discussions with institutional investors involved such topics as corporate strategy, recent significant transactions, capital allocation, governance trends and policies, compensation, and corporate citizenship and responsibility. Additionally, our virtual meeting format and pre-meeting forum for our 2016 annual meeting provided for effortless attendance and participation for all our stockholders around the world. Stockholders and other stakeholders may directly communicate with our Board by contacting: Secretary to the Board of Directors, 3000 Hanover Street, MS 1050, Palo Alto, California 94304; e-mail: bod-hpe@hpe.com.

CORPORATE CITIZENSHIP THROUGH LIVING PROGRESS

We take a thoughtful approach to our global citizenship efforts, called our Living Progress program. This initiative is overseen by the NGSR Committee which regularly reviews, assesses, reports and provides guidance to management and the Board regarding HPE's policies and programs relating to global citizenship and the impact of HPE's operations on employees, customers, suppliers, partners and communities worldwide. Our commitment to corporate citizenship has been rewarded, earning us the distinction of Industry Leader in the 2016 Dow Jones Sustainability Index. HPE holds the highest industry score globally in five DJSI sections: Corporate Governance, Innovation Management, Corporate Citizenship & Philanthropy, Digital Inclusion and Labor Practice Indicators and Human Rights. HPE was also ranked #4 on Gartner's Top 10 and Master High-Tech Supply Chains for 2016, receiving a perfect sustainability score. A few highlights of our Living Progress initiative are detailed below.

HEWLETT PACKARD ENTERPRISE BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Establishment of the Board

As our former parent company prepared to separate into two independent, publicly traded companies, Hewlett Packard Enterprise and HP Inc., the Parent NGSR Committee established two new boards to provide excellent strategic direction and oversight to both companies. In late 2014, the Parent NGSR Committee, working with management and an outside director search firm, embarked on a thorough, global search with a focus on finding world-class directors with the diversity of skills, experience, ethnicity and gender to best compliment those of the existing directors, resulting in exceptional leadership for both companies.

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The Parent NGSR Committee used a variety of methods for identifying and evaluating nominees for director, solicited recommendations from stockholders and diversity advocate groups, and examined each candidate's professional background and business history extensively to achieve a balance of knowledge, experience and capability on our board. The selection criteria for new directors included:

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diversity of background and experience, including: senior leadership and operating experience in a publicly listed company; board experience in a publicly listed company; financial, industrial/technical, brand marketing or international expertise; and



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experience as an investor with a commitment to enhancing stockholder value and representation of the interests across our stockholder base.

Finally, each candidate was evaluated to assess whether he or she (i) had appropriate time to devote to the board and company, (ii) did not have any real or perceived conflicts, (iii) demonstrated the ability to develop a good working relationship with other members of the board of directors, and (iv) would contribute to the board's working relationship with senior management.

The allocation of legacy HP Co. board members to the new Hewlett Packard Enterprise Board was finalized upon completion of the assessment of the full portfolio of skills and experience of current and prospective board members in such a manner to achieve an optimal mix for each post-separation board and an effective committee composition, while maintaining strong continuity and institutional knowledge on each resulting board. Eight of our 14 directors are legacy Hewlett-Packard Company directors.

We are committed to implementing and following high standards of corporate governance, which we believe are vital to the success of our business, creation of value for our stockholders and maintenance of our integrity in the marketplace. Our commitment to excellence in governance policies and practices, inherited from the long-standing tradition of our former parent, Hewlett-Packard Company, has flourished throughout our first year of business.

The following page includes a skills and qualifications matrix highlighting many of the key experiences and competencies our directors bring to Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company.

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Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company Board of Directors
Skills and Qualifications

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Board and Committee Meetings and Attendance

Our Board has five regularly scheduled meetings and an annual meeting of stockholders each year, in addition to special meetings scheduled as appropriate. During fiscal 2016, our Board held 17 meetings. In addition, our five committees held a total of 44 meetings. Each of the five regularly scheduled Board meetings held during fiscal 2016 included an executive session, consisting of only non-management directors, and one included a private session consisting of only independent directors. The Board expects that its members will rigorously prepare for, attend and participate in all Board and applicable Committee meetings and each annual general meeting of stockholders. When directors are unable to attend a meeting, it is our practice to provide all meeting materials to the director, and the Chair or the relevant committee chair consults with and apprises the director of the meeting's subject matter. In addition to participation at Board and committee meetings, our directors discharged their responsibilities throughout the year through personal meetings and other communications, including considerable telephone contact with our Chair, our CEO and other members of senior management regarding matters of interest.

Each of our 14 incumbent directors attended at least 75% of the total number of meetings of the Board of Directors and the total number of meetings held by all committees of the Board of Directors on which each such director served, during the period for which each such director served.

Directors are also encouraged to attend our annual meeting of stockholders. Last year, each of our directors was in attendance.

Board Leadership Structure

The Board is currently led by an independent director, Patricia F. Russo, Chair of the Board. Our Bylaws and Corporate Governance Guidelines permit the roles of chair of the Board and chief executive officer to be filled by the same or different individuals, although the Corporate Governance Guidelines express a preference for the separation of the two roles. This flexibility allows the Board to determine whether the two roles should be combined or separated based upon our needs and the Board's assessment of its leadership from time to time. The Board believes that our stockholders are best served at this time by having an independent director serve as Chair of the Board. Our Board believes this leadership structure effectively allocates authority, responsibility, and oversight between management and the independent members of our Board. It gives primary responsibility for the operational leadership and strategic direction of the Company to our CEO, while the Chair facilitates our Board's independent oversight of management, promotes communication between senior management and our Board about issues such as management development and succession planning, executive compensation, and company performance, engages with stockholders, and leads our Board's consideration of key governance matters.

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Board Structure and Committee Composition

As of the date of this proxy statement, the Board has 14 directors and the following five standing committees: (1) Audit Committee; (2) Finance and Investment Committee; (3) HR and Compensation Committee; (4) Nominating, Governance, and Social Responsibility Committee; and (5) Technology Committee. The current committee membership and the function of each of these standing committees are described below. Each of the standing committees operates under a written charter adopted by the Board. All of the committee charters are available on our website at investors.hpe.com/governance/committees#committee-charters. Each committee reviews and reassesses the adequacy of their charter annually, conducts annual evaluations of their performance with respect to their duties and responsibilities as laid out in the charter, and reports regularly to the Board with respect to the committees' activities. Additionally, the Board and each of the committees has the authority to retain, terminate and receive appropriate funding for outside advisors as the Board and/or each committee deems necessary.

The composition of each standing committee is as follows:

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Risk Oversight Role and Primary Responsibilities:

Required Qualifications:

Each director on the Audit Committee must be independent within the meaning of the New York Stock Exchange ("NYSE") standards of independence for directors and audit committee members, and must meet applicable NYSE financial literacy requirements, each as the Board determines. Finally, at least one director on the Audit Committee must be an "audit committee financial expert," as determined by the Board in accordance with SEC rules. The Board determined that each of Ms. Wilderotter, Chair of the Audit Committee, Mr. Angelakis and Mr. Brun, is an audit committee expert.

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Risk Oversight Role and Primary Responsibilities:

Required Qualifications:

A majority of the directors on the Finance and Investment Committee must be independent within the meaning of applicable laws and listing standards, as the Board determines.

Risk Oversight Role and Primary Responsibilities: