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On April 1, 2026, at the 2026 annual meeting of stockholders (the “2026 Annual Meeting”) of Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company (the “Company”), the Company's stockholders approved an amendment (“Amendment No. 5”) to the Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company 2021 Stock Incentive Plan (the “SIP Plan”) to increase the number of shares of common stock reserved for issuance under the 2021 Plan by 22 million (22,000,000) shares. The Company's Board of Directors approved Amendment No. 5 to the SIP Plan, subject to stockholder approval, on February 5, 2026.

The foregoing descriptions of Amendment No. 5 to the SIP Plan is qualified in their entirety by reference to Amendment No. 5, which is filed as Exhibit 10.1 to this report.

A more complete description of the terms of Amendment No. 5 and the SIP Plan can be found in "Proposal no. 3: Vote to approve Amendment No. 5 to the Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company 2021 Stock Incentive Plan to increase the plan's shares available for issuance" on pages 59 to 67 of the Company's definitive proxy statement on Schedule 14A filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on February 11, 2026 (the “2026 Proxy Statement”), which description is incorporated by reference herein.

On April 1, 2026, the Company held its 2026 Annual Meeting. At the 2026 Annual Meeting, the Company's stockholders voted on five proposals and cast their votes as described below. The proposals are described in the Company's 2026 Proxy Statement.

Proposal 1

The Company's stockholders cast their votes to elect 12 individuals to the Company's Board of Directors for the succeeding year or until their successors are duly qualified and elected as set forth below:

Proposal 2

The Company's stockholders cast their votes to ratify the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending October 31, 2026 as set forth below:

Proposal 3

The Company's stockholders cast their votes to approve Amendment No. 5 to the Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company 2021 Stock Incentive Plan, as set forth below:

Proposal 4

The Company's stockholders cast their votes with respect to the advisory vote to approve executive compensation as set forth below:

Proposal 5

The Company's stockholders cast their votes with respect to the stockholder proposal entitled: "Report on Discrimination in Charitable Support", as set forth below:

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Exhibit 10.1

AMENDMENT NO. 5 TO THE HEWLETT PACKARD ENTERPRISE COMPANY 2021 STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN

This Amendment No. 5 (the “Amendment”) to the Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company 2021 Stock Incentive Plan, as amended (the “Plan”) is adopted by the Board of Directors (“Board”) of Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company, a Delaware corporation (the “Company”) on February 5, 2026. This Amendment will become effective upon approval by the Company’s stockholders at the Company’s 2026 annual meeting.

WHEREAS, the Plan was adopted, upon receipt of approval by the Company’s stockholders, effective as of April 14, 2021 and was most recently amended, upon receipt of approval by the Company’s stockholders, effective as of April 2, 2025.

WHEREAS, the Board desires to further amend the Plan, subject to approval of the Company’s stockholders, to increase the number of shares of Company common stock available for issuance thereunder; and

WHEREAS, if the Company’s stockholders fail to approve this Amendment, the existing Plan shall continue in full force and effect.

NOW, THEREFORE, the Plan is hereby amended as follows:

Section 3(a) of the Plan is hereby deleted and replaced in its entirety with the following:

“3(a)    Aggregate Limits. Subject to the provisions of Sections 3(b) and 15 of the Plan, the aggregate number of Shares which may be delivered under the Plan shall not exceed the sum of (i) one hundred and six million (106,000,000), plus (ii) the number of remaining Shares available for grant under the Prior Plan (not subject to outstanding awards under the Prior Plan and not delivered out of the Shares reserved thereunder) as of April 14, 2021 (the “Effective Date”), plus (iii) the number of Shares that would have otherwise become available under the Prior Plan after the Effective Date pursuant to forfeiture, termination or lapse of a Prior Plan award, or satisfaction of a Prior Plan award thereunder in cash or property other than Shares (the combined total of (i), (ii) and (iii) being referred to as the “Available Shares”). The Shares subject to the Plan may be either Shares reacquired by the Company, including Shares purchased in the open market, or authorized but unissued Shares.”

Section 3(d) of the Plan is hereby deleted and replaced in its entirety with the following:

“3(d)    ISO Share Limits. Subject to the provisions of Section 15 of the Plan, the aggregate number of Shares that may be subject to all Incentive Stock Options granted under the Plan is one hundred and six million (106,000,000) Shares. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Plan, the foregoing Incentive Stock Option limit shall be subject to adjustment under Section 15(a) of the Plan only to the extent that such adjustment will not affect the status of any Award’s qualification as an Incentive Stock Options under the Plan.”

Except as expressly set forth in this Amendment, all other terms and conditions of the Plan shall remain in full force and effect.