Hewlett Packard Enterprise Completes Exchange Offer

PALO ALTO, CA--(Marketwired - Jan 3, 2017) - Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company ("HPE") (NYSE: HPE) announced today the final results of its previously announced offer to exchange (the "Exchange Offer") up to $14,600,000,000 aggregate principal amount of its outstanding unregistered (i) $2,250,000,000 2.450% Notes due 2017 (the "2017 Outstanding Notes"), (ii) $2,650,000,000 2.850% Notes due 2018 (the "2018 Outstanding Notes"), (iii) $3,000,000,000 3.600% Notes due 2020 (the "2020 Outstanding Notes"), (iv) $1,350,000,000 4.400% Notes due 2022 (the "2022 Outstanding Notes"), (v) $2,500,000,000 4.900% Notes due 2025 (the "2025 Outstanding Notes"), (vi) $750,000,000 6.200% Notes due 2035 (the "2035 Outstanding Notes"), (vii) $1,500,000,000 6.350% Notes due 2045 (the "2045 Outstanding Notes"), (viii) $350,000,000 Floating Rate Notes due 2017 (the "2017 Outstanding Floating Rate Notes") and (ix) $250,000,000 Floating Rate Notes due 2018 (the "2018 Outstanding Floating Rate Notes") (collectively, the "Outstanding Notes"), for a like principal amount of its new registered (i) 2.450% Notes due 2017 (the "2017 Exchange Notes"), (ii) 2.850% Notes due 2018 (the "2018 Exchange Notes"), (iii) 3.600% Notes due 2020 (the "2020 Exchange Notes"), (iv) 4.400% Notes due 2022 (the "2022 Exchange Notes"), (v) 4.900% Notes due 2025 (the "2025 Exchange Notes"), (vi) 6.200% Notes due 2035 (the "2035 Exchange Notes"), (vii) 6.350% Notes due 2045 (the "2045 Exchange Notes"), (viii) Floating Rate Notes due 2017 (the "2017 Exchange Floating Rate Notes") and (ix) Floating Rate Notes due 2018 (the "2018 Exchange Floating Rate Notes") (collectively, the "Exchange Notes").

The Exchange Offer expired at 5:00 pm, EST, on December 23, 2016. As of the expiration date, tenders of $2,242,453,000 of 2017 Outstanding Notes, $2,526,889,000 of 2018 Outstanding Notes, $2,997,450,000 of 2020 Outstanding Notes, $1,345,047,000 of 2022 Outstanding Notes, $2,489,511,000 of 2025 Outstanding Notes, $748,085,000 of 2035 Outstanding Notes, $1,492,420,000 of 2045 Outstanding Notes, $349,000,000 of 2017 Outstanding Floating Rate Notes, and $250,000,000 of 2018 Outstanding Floating Rate Notes had been received. HPE accepted all of the Outstanding Notes tendered in exchange for the Exchange Notes and settlement occurred on December 30, 2016.

This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to purchase the Exchange Notes or any other securities, and shall not constitute an offer, solicitation or sale in any state or jurisdiction in which such an offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful. 

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