Document:

Exhibit

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company
2015 EMPLOYEE STOCK PURCHASE PLAN
(As amended and restated on July 18, 2018, effective as of October 8, 2015)

1.  PURPOSE.

The purpose of this Plan is to provide an opportunity for Employees of Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company (the “Corporation”) and its Designated Affiliates to purchase Common Stock of the Corporation and thereby to have an additional incentive to contribute to the prosperity of the Corporation. It is the intention of the Corporation that the Plan qualify as an “Employee Stock Purchase Plan” under Section 423 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, although the Corporation makes no undertaking nor representation to maintain such qualification.  In addition, this Plan document authorizes the grant of options under a non-423 Plan which do not qualify under Section 423 of the Code pursuant to rules, procedures or sub-plans adopted by the Board (or its designate) designed to achieve desired tax or other objectives.

2.  DEFINITIONS.

		
	(a)
	“Affiliate” shall mean any (i) Subsidiary and (ii) any other entity other than the Corporation in an unbroken chain of entities beginning with the Corporation if, at the time of the granting of the option, each of the entities, other than the last entity in the unbroken chain, owns or controls 50 percent or more of the total ownership interest in one of the other entities in such chain.

		
	(b)
	“Board” shall mean the Board of Directors of the Corporation. 

		
	(c)
	“Code” shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, of the USA, as amended. Any reference to a section of the Code herein shall be a reference to any successor or amended section of the Code. 

		
	(d)
	“Code Section 423 Plan” shall mean an employee stock purchase plan which is designed to meet the requirements set forth in Code Section 423.

		
	(e)
	“Committee” shall mean the committee appointed by the Board in accordance with Section 14 of the Plan.

		
	(f)
	“Common Stock” shall mean the Common Stock of the Corporation, or any stock into which such Common Stock may be converted.

		
	(g)
	“Compensation” shall mean an Employee’s base cash compensation (including 13th/14th month payments or similar concepts under local law), commissions and shift premiums paid on account of personal services rendered by the Employee to the Corporation or a Designated Affiliate, but shall exclude payments for overtime, incentive compensation, incentive payments and bonuses, with any modifications determined by the Committee. The Committee shall have the authority to determine and approve all forms of pay to be included in the definition of Compensation and may change the definition on a prospective basis.

		
	(h)
	“Contributions” shall mean the payroll deductions (to the extent permitted under applicable local law) and other additional payments that the Corporation may allow to be made by a Participant to fund the exercise of options granted pursuant to the Plan if payroll deductions are not permitted under applicable local law.

		
	(i)
	“Corporation” shall mean Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company, a Delaware corporation.

		
	(j)
	“Designated Affiliate” shall mean an Affiliate, whether now existing or existing in the future, that has been designated by the Committee as eligible to participate in the Plan with respect to its Employees.  In the event the Designated Affiliate is not a Subsidiary, it shall be designated for participation in the Non-423 Plan.

		
	(k)
	“Employee” shall mean an individual classified as an employee (within the meaning of Code Section 3401(c) and the regulations thereunder or as otherwise determined under applicable local law) by the Corporation or a Designated Affiliate on the Corporation’s or such Designated Affiliate’s payroll records during the relevant participation period. Employees shall not include individuals whose customary employment is for not more than five (5) months in any calendar year (except those Employees in such category the exclusion of whom is not permitted under applicable local law) or individuals classified as independent contractors.  For purposes of clarity, regardless of any subsequent reclassification as an employee by the Corporation or a Designated Affiliate, any governmental agency, or any court, the term “Employee” shall not include the following prior to the date of the reclassification: (i) any independent contractor; (ii) any consultant; (iii) any individual performing services for the Corporation or a Designated Affiliate who has entered into an independent contractor or consultant agreement with the Corporation or a Designated Affiliate ; (iv) any individual performing services for the Corporation or a Designated Affiliate under an independent contractor or consultant agreement, a purchase order, a supplier agreement or any other agreement that the Corporation or a Designated Affiliate enters into for services; (v) any leased employee; (vi) any individual whose base wage or salary is not processed for payment by the payroll department(s) or payroll provider(s) of the Corporation or a Designated Affiliate; and (vii) any individual classified by the Corporation or a Designated Affiliate as contract labor (such as contract employees and job shoppers), regardless of length of service (unless such exclusion is not permitted under applicable local law). The Committee shall have exclusive discretion to determine whether an individual is an Employee for purposes of the Plan.  

		
	(l)
	“Entry Date” shall mean the first Trading Day of the Offering Period, or, for new Participants, the first Trading Day of their first Purchase Period.

		
	(m)
	“Fair Market Value” shall be the closing sales price for the Common Stock (or the closing bid, if no sales were reported) as quoted on the New York Stock Exchange on the date of determination if that date is a Trading Day, or if the date of determination is not a Trading Day, the last market Trading Day prior to the date of determination, as reported in The Wall Street Journal or such other source as the Committee deems reliable.

		
	(n)
	“Non-423 Plan” shall mean an employee stock purchase plan which does not meet the requirements set forth in Code Section 423.

		
	(o)
	“Offering Period” shall mean the period of up to 24 months during which an option granted pursuant to the Plan may be exercised.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, unless changed by the Committee, “Offering Period” shall mean a period of approximately six (6) months and Offering Periods shall commence on the first Trading Day on or after November 1 and May 1 of each year and terminate on the last Trading Day, respectively, of April and October.  The duration and timing of Offering Periods may be changed or modified by the Committee pursuant to Section 4.  The first Offering Period shall commence on the Plan’s effective date.

		
	(p)
	“Participant” shall mean a participant in the Plan as described in Section 5 of the Plan.

		
	(q)
	“Plan” shall mean this Employee Stock Purchase Plan which includes: (i) a Code Section 423 Plan and (ii) a Non-423 Plan.

		
	(r)
	“Purchase Date” shall mean the last Trading Day of each Purchase Period.

		
	(s)
	“Purchase Period” shall mean the period of six (6) months commencing after one Purchase Date and ending with the next Purchase Date, except that the first Purchase Period shall commence on the Plan’s effective date.  Subsequent Purchase Periods, if any, shall run consecutively after the termination of the preceding Purchase Period.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, subject to the Committee’s discretion to modify Offering Periods and Purchase Periods, “Purchase Period” shall mean the six (6) month period commencing on the first day of an Offering Period and ending on the last day of such Offering Period.

		
	(t)
	“Purchase Price” shall mean 95% of the Fair Market Value of a share of Common Stock on the Purchase Date; provided however, that the Committee may elect with respect to future Offering Periods to establish the Purchase Price as a price that is no less than 85% of the Fair Market Value of a share of Common Stock on the Entry Date or the Purchase Date, whichever is lower; provided however, that the Purchase Price may be adjusted by the Committee pursuant to Sections 7.4 and 10.

		
	(u)
	“Shareowner” shall mean a record holder of shares entitled to vote shares of Common Stock under the Corporation’s by‐laws.

		
	(v)
	“Subsidiary” shall mean any corporation (other than the Corporation) in an unbroken chain of corporations beginning with the Corporation, as described in Code Section 424(f).

		
	(w)
	“Tax-Related Items” shall mean any income tax, social insurance, payroll tax, payment on account or other tax-related items arising in relation to the Participant’s participation in the Plan.

		
	(x)
	“Trading Day” shall mean a day on which U.S. national stock exchanges and the national market system are open for trading.

3.  ELIGIBILITY.

Any Employee regularly employed on a full‐time or part‐time (20 hours or more per week on a regular schedule) basis, or on any other basis as determined by the Corporation (if required under applicable local law) for purposes of the Non-423 Plan or any separate offering under the Code Section 423 Plan, by the Corporation or by any Designated Affiliate on an Entry Date shall be eligible to participate in the Plan with respect to the Offering Period commencing on such Entry Date, provided that the Committee may establish administrative rules requiring that employment commence some minimum period (e.g., one pay period) prior to an Entry Date to be eligible to participate with respect to the Offering Period beginning on that Entry Date. The Committee may also determine that a designated group of highly compensated Employees are ineligible to participate in the Plan so long as the excluded category fits within the definition of “highly compensated employee” in Code Section 414(q). No Employee may participate in the Plan if immediately after an option is granted the Employee owns or is considered to own (within the meaning of Code Section 424(d)) shares of stock, including stock which the Employee may purchase by conversion of convertible securities or under outstanding options granted by the Corporation, possessing five percent (5%) or more of the total combined 

voting power or value of all classes of stock of the Corporation or of any of its Subsidiaries. All Employees who participate in the same offering under the Plan shall have the same rights and privileges under such offering, except for differences that may be needed to facilitate compliance with applicable local law, as determined by the Corporation and that are consistent with Code Section 423(b)(5); provided, however, that Employees participating in the Non-423 Plan by means of rules, procedures or sub‐plans adopted pursuant to Section 15 need not have the same rights and privileges as Employees participating in the Code Section 423 Plan. The Board may impose restrictions on eligibility and participation of Employees who are officers and directors to facilitate compliance with federal or state securities laws or foreign laws. 

Any individual who is an Eligible Employee and who is a participant in the Hewlett- Packard Company 2011 Employee Stock Purchase Plan immediately prior to the first Offering Period shall be automatically enrolled in the first Offering Period at the same contribution rate.

4.  OFFERING PERIODS.

The Plan shall be implemented by consecutive Offering Periods with a new Offering Period commencing on the first Trading Day after the completion of the prior Offering Period, or on such other date as the Committee shall determine, and continuing thereafter for six (6) months or until terminated pursuant to Section 13 hereof. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Committee shall have the authority to change the duration of Offering Periods to cover a period of up to 24 months, or to change the commencement dates thereof, including the implementation of overlapping Offering Periods pursuant to which Participants will be deemed to enroll in a new Offering Period if the Fair Market Value of a share of Common Stock on a Purchase Date is lower than the Fair Market Value of a share of Common Stock on the Entry Date of the relevant Offering Period, with respect to future offerings without Shareowner approval if such change is announced at least five (5) days prior to the scheduled beginning of the first Offering Period to be affected thereafter. 

5.  PARTICIPATION.

		
	          5.1
	An Employee who is eligible to participate in the Plan in accordance with Section 3 may become a Participant by completing and submitting, on a date prescribed by the Committee prior to an applicable Entry Date, a completed payroll deduction authorization or, if applicable local law prohibits payroll deductions for the purpose of the Plan, other authorization stating the amount of Contributions to the Plan, expressed as any whole percentage up to ten percent (10%) of the eligible Employee’s Compensation, and Plan enrollment form provided by the Corporation or by following an electronic or other enrollment process as prescribed by the Committee.  Where applicable local law prohibits payroll deductions for the purpose of the Plan, the Corporation may permit a Participant to contribute amounts to the Plan through payment by cash, check or other means set forth in the Plan enrollment form prior to each Purchase Date.  An eligible Employee may authorize Contributions at the rate of any whole percentage of the Employee’s Compensation, not to exceed ten percent (10%) of the Employee’s Compensation. All payroll deductions may be held by the Corporation and commingled with its other corporate funds where administratively appropriate, except where applicable local law requires that Contributions to the Plan from Participants be segregated from the general corporate funds and/or deposited with an independent third party. No interest shall be paid or credited to the Participant with respect to such Contributions, unless required by local law. The Corporation shall maintain a separate bookkeeping account for each Participant under the Plan and the amount of each Participant’s Contributions shall be credited to such account. A Participant may not make any additional payments into such account. 

		
	          5.2
	Under procedures established by the Committee, a Participant may withdraw from the Plan during an Offering Period, by completing and filing a new payroll deduction authorization or, if applicable local law prohibits payroll deductions for the purpose of the Plan, other Contribution authorization and Plan enrollment form with the Corporation or by following electronic or other procedures prescribed by the Committee, prior to the change enrollment deadline established by the Corporation. If a Participant withdraws from the Plan during an Offering Period, his or her accumulated Contributions will be refunded to the Participant without interest. The Committee may establish rules limiting the frequency with which Participants may withdraw and re‐enroll in the Plan and may impose a waiting period on Participants wishing to re‐enroll following withdrawal. 

		
	         5.3
	A Participant may change his or her rate of Contributions at any time by filing a new payroll deduction authorization or, if applicable local law prohibits payroll deductions for the purpose of the Plan, other authorization stating the amount of Contributions to the Plan expressed as any whole percentage up to ten percent (10%) of the eligible Employee’s Compensation and Plan enrollment form or by following electronic or other procedures prescribed by the Committee. If a Participant has not followed such procedures to change the rate of Contributions, the rate of Contributions shall continue at the originally elected rate throughout the Offering Period and future Offering Periods. In accordance with Section 423(b)(8) of the Code, the Committee may reduce a Participant’s Contributions to zero percent (0%) at any time during an Offering Period. 

6.  TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT.

In the event any Participant terminates employment with the Corporation or any of its Designated Affiliates for any reason (including death) prior to the expiration of an Offering Period, the Participant’s participation in the Plan shall terminate and all amounts credited to the Participant’s account shall be paid to the Participant or, in the case of death, to the Participant’s heirs or estate, without interest. Whether a termination of employment has occurred shall be determined by the Committee. The Committee may also establish rules regarding when leaves of absence or changes of employment status will be considered to be a termination of employment, including rules regarding transfer of employment among Designated Affiliates, Affiliates and the Corporation, and the Committee may establish termination‐of‐employment procedures for this Plan that are independent of similar rules established under other benefit plans of the Corporation and its Affiliates.

7.  OFFERING.

		
	           7.1
	Subject to adjustment as set forth in Section 10, the maximum number of shares of Common Stock that may be issued pursuant to the Plan shall be 80,000,000. If, on a given Purchase Date, the number of shares with respect to which options are to be exercised exceeds the number of shares then available under the Plan, the Corporation shall make a pro rata allocation of the shares remaining available for purchase in as uniform a manner as shall be practicable and as it shall determine to be equitable.  For avoidance of doubt, the limitation set forth in this Section may be used to satisfy purchases of shares of Common Stock under either the Code Section 423 Plan or the Non-423 Plan.

		
	          7.2
	Each Offering Period shall be determined by the Committee. Unless otherwise determined by the Committee, the Plan will operate with successive six (6) month Offering Periods commencing at the beginning of each fiscal year half. The Committee shall 

have the power to change the duration of future Offering Periods, without Shareowner approval, and without regard to the expectations of any Participants. 

		
	         7.3
	Each eligible Employee who has elected to participate as provided in Section 5.1 shall be granted an option to purchase that number of shares of Common Stock (not to exceed 5,000 shares, subject to adjustment under Section 10 of the Plan) which may be purchased with the Contributions accumulated on behalf of such Employee during each Offering Period at the Purchase Price specified in Section 7.4 below, subject to the additional limitation that no Employee shall be granted an option to purchase Common Stock under the Plan at a rate which exceeds U.S. twenty‐five thousand dollars (U.S. $25,000) of the Fair Market Value of such Common Stock (determined at the time such option is granted) for each calendar year in which such option is outstanding at any time.  For purposes of the Plan, an option is “granted” on a Participant’s Entry Date. An option will expire upon the earlier to occur of (i) the termination of a Participant’s participation in the Plan; or (ii) the termination of an Offering Period. This section shall be interpreted so as to comply with Code Section 423(b)(8). 

		
	          7.4
	The Committee has the right to establish that the Purchase Price under each option shall be the lower of: (i) a percentage (not less than eighty‐five percent (85%)) established by the Committee (“Designated Percentage”) of the Fair Market Value of the Common Stock on the Entry Date on which an option is granted, or (ii) the Designated Percentage of the Fair Market Value of the Common Stock on the Purchase Date on which the Common Stock is purchased. The Committee may change the Designated Percentage with respect to any future Offering Period, but not below eighty‐five percent (85%), and the Committee may determine with respect to any prospective Offering Period that the Purchase Price shall be the Designated Percentage of the Fair Market Value of the Common Stock on the Purchase Date. 

		
	          7.5
	For purposes of the Code Section 423 Plan only, and unless the Committee otherwise determines, each Designated Affiliate shall be deemed to participate in a separate offering from the Corporation or any other Designated Affiliate, provided that the terms of participation within any such offering are the same for all Participants in such offering, to comply with Code Section 423.

8.  PURCHASE OF STOCK.

Upon the expiration of each Purchase Period, a Participant’s option shall be exercised automatically for the purchase of that number of whole shares of Common Stock which the accumulated Contributions credited to the Participant’s account at that time shall purchase at the applicable Purchase Price. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Corporation or its designee may make such provisions and take such action as it deems necessary or appropriate for the withholding of Tax-Related Items which the Corporation or its Designated Affiliate is required or permitted by applicable law or regulation of any governmental authority to withhold. Each Participant, however, shall be responsible for payment of all individual Tax-Related Items arising under the Plan. 

9.  PAYMENT AND DELIVERY.

As soon as practicable after the exercise of an option, the Corporation shall deliver to the Participant a record of the Common Stock purchased and the balance of any amount of Contributions credited to the Participant’s account not used for the purchase, except as specified below. The Committee may permit or require that shares delivered to a Participant be deposited directly with a broker designated by the Committee or with a designated agent of the Corporation, and the Committee may utilize electronic or automated methods 

of share transfer. The Committee may require that shares be held by such broker or agent for a designated period and/or may establish, for purposes of the Code Section 423 Plan, procedures to permit tracking of disqualifying dispositions of such shares. The Corporation shall retain the amount of payroll deductions used to purchase Common Stock as payment for the Common Stock and the Common Stock shall then be fully paid and non‐assessable. No Participant shall have any voting, dividend, or other Shareowner rights with respect to shares subject to any option granted under the Plan until the shares subject to the option have been purchased and delivered to the Participant as provided in this Section 9. 

10.  RECAPITALIZATION.

If after the grant of an option, but prior to the purchase of Common Stock under the option, there is any increase or decrease in the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock because of a stock split, stock or extraordinary cash dividend, combination or recapitalization of shares subject to options, the number of shares to be purchased pursuant to an option, the price per share of Common Stock covered by an option and the maximum number of shares specified in Section 7.1 shall be appropriately adjusted by the Board, and the Board shall take any further actions which, in the exercise of its discretion, may be necessary or appropriate for an equitable adjustment under the circumstances. 

The Board’s determinations under this Section 10 shall be conclusive and binding on all parties. 

11.  MERGER, LIQUIDATION, OTHER CORPORATION TRANSACTIONS.

In the event of the proposed liquidation or dissolution of the Corporation, the Offering Period will terminate immediately prior to the consummation of such proposed transaction, unless otherwise provided by the Board in its sole discretion, and all outstanding options shall automatically terminate and the amounts of all payroll deductions, or other form of Contributions where applicable, will be refunded without interest (except as may be required by applicable local law, as determined by the Corporation) to the Participants. 

In the event of a proposed sale of all or substantially all of the assets of the Corporation, or the merger or consolidation of the Corporation with or into another corporation, then in the sole discretion of the Board, (1) each option shall be assumed or an equivalent option shall be substituted by the successor corporation or parent or subsidiary of such successor corporation, (2) a date established by the Board on or before the date of consummation of such merger, consolidation or sale shall be treated as a Purchase Date, and all outstanding options shall be exercised on such date, or (3) all outstanding options shall terminate and the accumulated Contributions will be refunded without interest to the Participants. 

12.  TRANSFERABILITY.

Options granted to Participants may not be voluntarily or involuntarily assigned, transferred, pledged, or otherwise disposed of in any way, and any attempted assignment, transfer, pledge, or other disposition shall be null and void and without effect. If a Participant in any manner attempts to transfer, assign or otherwise encumber his or her rights or interests under the Plan, other than as set forth in Section 22 and as permitted by the Code, such act shall be treated as an election by the Participant to discontinue participation in the Plan pursuant to Section 5.2. 

13.  AMENDMENT OR TERMINATION OF THE PLAN.

		
	13.1
	The Plan shall continue in effect until the ten-year anniversary of the effective date of the Plan set forth in Section 20 unless otherwise terminated earlier in accordance with Section 13.2. 

		
	13.2
	The Board may, in its sole discretion, insofar as permitted by law, terminate or suspend the Plan, or revise or amend it in any respect whatsoever, except that, without approval of the Shareowners, no such revision or amendment shall increase the number of shares subject to the Plan, other than an adjustment under Section 10 of the Plan or materially increase the class of Employees eligible to participate in the Plan. 

14.  ADMINISTRATION.

The Board shall appoint a Committee consisting of at least two members who will serve for such period of time as the Board may specify and whom the Board may remove at any time. The Committee will have the authority and responsibility for the day‐to‐day administration of the Plan, the authority and responsibility specifically provided in this Plan and any additional duty, responsibility and authority delegated to the Committee by the Board, which may include any of the functions assigned to the Board in this Plan. The Committee may delegate to one or more individuals the day‐to‐day administration of the Plan. The Committee shall have full power and authority to promulgate any rules and regulations which it deems necessary for the proper administration of the Plan, to interpret the provisions and supervise the administration of the Plan, to designate Designated Affiliates under the Plan, to make factual determinations relevant to Plan entitlements and to take all action in connection with administration of the Plan as it deems necessary or advisable, consistent with the delegation from the Board. Decisions of the Board and the Committee shall be final and binding upon all participants. Any decision reduced to writing and signed by a majority of the members of the Committee shall be fully effective as if it had been made at a meeting of the Committee duly held. The Corporation shall pay all expenses incurred in the administration of the Plan. No Board or Committee member shall be liable for any action or determination made in good faith with respect to the Plan or any option granted hereunder. 

15.  COMMITTEE RULES FOR FOREIGN JURISDICTIONS AND THE NON-423 PLAN.

		
	15.1
	The Committee may adopt rules or procedures relating to the operation and administration of the Plan to accommodate the specific requirements of local laws and procedures.  Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Committee is specifically authorized to adopt rules and procedures regarding handling of Contributions, payment of interest, conversion of local currency, payroll tax, withholding procedures and handling of share issuances which vary with local legal requirements.

		
	15.2
	The Committee may also adopt rules, procedures or sub-plans applicable to particular Affiliates or locations, which rules, procedures or sub-plans may be designed to be outside the scope of Code Section 423.  The terms of such rules, procedures or sub-plans may take precedence over other provisions of this Plan, with the exception of Section 7.1, but unless otherwise expressly superseded by the terms of such rule, procedure or sub-plan, the provisions of this Plan shall govern the operation of the Plan.  To the extent inconsistent with the requirements of Code Section 423, such rules, procedures or sub-plans shall be considered part of the Non-423 Plan, and the options granted thereunder shall not be considered to comply with Section 423.

16.  SECURITIES LAWS REQUIREMENTS.

The Corporation shall not be under any obligation to issue Common Stock upon the exercise of any option unless and until the Corporation has determined that: (i) it and the Participant have taken all actions required to register the Common Stock under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder or to perfect an exemption from the registration requirements thereof; 

(ii) any applicable listing requirement of any stock exchange on which the Common Stock is listed has been satisfied; and (iii) all other applicable provisions of state, federal and applicable foreign law have been satisfied. 

17.  GOVERNMENTAL REGULATIONS.

This Plan and the Corporation’s obligation to sell and deliver shares of its stock under the Plan shall be subject to the approval of any governmental authority required in connection with the Plan or the authorization, issuance, sale, or delivery of stock hereunder. 

18.  NO ENLARGEMENT OF EMPLOYEE RIGHTS.

Nothing contained in this Plan shall be deemed to give any Employee the right to be retained in the employ or service of the Corporation or any Designated Affiliate or to interfere with the right of the Corporation or Designated Affiliate to discharge any Employee at any time. 

19.  GOVERNING LAW.

This Plan shall be governed by the laws of the State of Delaware, U.S.A., without regard to that State’s choice of law rules. 

20.  EFFECTIVE DATE.

This Plan shall become effective upon its approval by the Shareowners of the Corporation. 

21.  REPORTS.

Individual accounts shall be maintained for each Participant in the Plan. Statements of account shall be given to Participants at least annually, which statements shall set forth the amounts of Contributions, the Purchase Price, the number of shares purchased and the remaining cash balance, if any. 

22.  DESIGNATION OF BENEFICIARY FOR OWNED SHARES.

With respect to shares of Common Stock purchased by the Participant pursuant to the Plan and held in an account maintained by the Corporation or its assignee on the Participant’s behalf, the Participant may be permitted to file a written designation of beneficiary. The Participant may change such designation of beneficiary at any time by written notice. Subject to applicable local legal requirements, in the event of a Participant’s death, the Corporation or its assignee shall deliver such shares of Common Stock to the designated beneficiary. 

Subject to applicable local law, in the event of the death of a Participant and in the absence of a beneficiary validly designated who is living at the time of such Participant’s death, the Corporation shall deliver such shares of Common Stock to the executor or administrator of the estate of the Participant, or if no such executor or administrator has been appointed (to the knowledge of the Corporation), the Corporation in its sole discretion, may deliver (or cause its assignee to deliver) such shares of Common Stock to the spouse, dependent or relative of the Participant, or if no spouse, dependent or relative is known to the Corporation, then to such other person as the Corporation may determine. 

23.    CODE SECTION 409A; QUALIFICATION OF PLAN.

Options to purchase shares under the Code Section 423 Plan are exempt from the application of Section 409A of the Code.  Options granted under the Non-423 Plan are intended to be exempt from the application of Section 409A under the short-term deferral exemption and any ambiguities shall be construed and interpreted in accordance with such intent. Options granted to U.S. taxpayers under the Non-423 Plan are subject to such terms and conditions that will permit such options to satisfy the requirements of the short-term deferral exception available under Section 409A, including the requirement that the shares subject to an option be delivered within the short-term deferral period. In the case of a Participant who would otherwise be subject to Section 409A, to the extent the Corporation determines that an option or the exercise, payment, settlement or deferral thereof is subject to Section Code 409A, the option will be granted, exercised, paid, settled or deferred in a manner that will comply with Code Section 409A, including U.S. Department of Treasury regulations and other interpretive guidance issued thereunder, including without limitation any such regulations or other guidance that may be issued after the Effective Date. Anything in the foregoing to the contrary notwithstanding, the Corporation shall have no liability to a Participant or any other party if the option that is intended to be exempt from, or compliant with Code Section 409A is not so exempt or compliant or for any action taken by the Corporation with respect thereto. 

Although the Corporation may endeavor to (i) qualify on option for favorable tax treatment under the laws of the U.S. or jurisdictions outside of the U.S. or (ii) avoid adverse tax treatment (e.g., under Section 409A of the Code), the Corporation makes no representation to that effect and expressly disavows any covenant to maintain favorable or avoid unfavorable tax treatment, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Plan. The Corporation is not constrained in its corporate activities without regard to the potential negative tax impact on Participants under the Plan.Exhibit

GRANT AGREEMENT [U.S. RSU Agreement]

	
				
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Restricted Stock Units

THIS GRANT AGREEMENT, as of the Grant Date noted above between Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company, a Delaware Corporation (“Company”), and the employee named above (“Employee”), is entered into as follows:

WHEREAS, the continued participation of the Employee is considered by the Company to be important for the Company's continued growth; and

WHEREAS, in order to align the interests of the Employee with those of the shareholders of the Company and to facilitate the consistent governance of its internal affairs, and to give the Employee an incentive to continue in the employ of the Company (or its Affiliates or Subsidiaries), to accept ancillary agreements designed to protect the legitimate business interests of the Company that are made a condition of this grant, the HR and Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of the Company or its delegates (“Committee”) has determined that the Employee shall be granted restricted stock units representing hypothetical shares of the Company’s common stock (“RSUs”), with each RSU equal in value to one share of the Company’s $0.01 par value common stock (“Share”), subject to the restrictions stated below and in accordance with the terms and conditions of the plan named above (“Plan”), a copy of which can be found on the Long-term Incentives website along with a copy of the related prospectus.  The Plan and the related prospectus also can be obtained by written or telephonic request to the Company Secretary.  Unless otherwise defined in this Grant Agreement, any capitalized terms in this Grant Agreement shall have the meaning ascribed to such terms in the Plan. 

THEREFORE, the parties agree as follows:

		
	1.
	Grant of Restricted Stock Units.

Subject to the terms and conditions of this Grant Agreement and of the Plan, the Company hereby grants to the Employee the number of RSUs set forth above. 

		
	2.
	Vesting Schedule.

The interest of the Employee in the RSUs shall vest according to the vesting schedule set forth above, or if earlier, in accordance with Section 8 or 9, below, except to the extent a severance plan applicable to the Employee provides otherwise.  Unless the provisions of Section 8, 9 or 10 apply, the Employee must remain in the employ of the Company, any Subsidiary or Affiliate on a continuous basis through the close of business on the applicable Vesting Date, as set forth above, and the Employee must be in compliance with the requirements and conditions provided for in the Plan and this Grant Agreement for the interest of the Employee in the RSUs to become fully vested on that date.   

		
	3.
	Benefit Upon Vesting.

Within 75 days of each Vesting Date set forth on the above vesting schedule or, if earlier, a vesting event pursuant to Section 8 or 9 below, the Company shall deliver or pay, as applicable, to the Employee (or the Employee’s guardian, estate or beneficiary in the event of Section 8 or 9) Shares or a combination of cash and Shares, as the Company determines in its sole discretion, with a value equal to:

		
	(a)
	the number of RSUs that have become vested as of such vesting date or vesting event, as applicable, multiplied by the Fair Market Value of a Share on the date on which such RSUs vested; plus 

(b)    a dividend equivalent payment determined by: 
		
	(1)
	Multiplying, separately, the number of RSUs that became vested as determined in Section 3(a) by the dividend per Share on each dividend payment date between the Grant Date and the applicable Vesting Date to determine the dividend equivalent amount for each applicable dividend payment date;

		
	(2)
	dividing the amount determined in (1i) above by the Fair Market Value of a Share on the dividend payment date to determine the number of additional whole and fractional RSUs to be credited to the Employee; and 

		
	(3)
	multiplying the number of additional RSUs determined in (2ii) above by the Fair Market Value of a Share on the Vesting Date to determine the aggregate value of dividend equivalent payments for such vested RSUs;

provided, however, that if any aggregated dividend equivalent payments in Section (b)(2ii) above to be delivered in Shares results in a payment of a fractional Share, such fractional Share shall be rounded up to the nearest whole Share.  

		
	4.
	Restrictions.

Except as otherwise provided for in this Grant Agreement, the RSUs or rights granted hereunder may not be sold, pledged or otherwise transferred.  The period of time between the Grant Date and the date the RSUs become fully vested pursuant to Section 2 is referred to herein as the “Restriction Period.”
		
	5.
	Custody of Restricted Stock Units.

The RSUs subject hereto shall be recorded in an account with the Plan broker in the name of the Employee.  Upon termination of the Restriction Period, if the Company determines, in its sole discretion, to deliver Shares pursuant to Section 3 above, such Shares shall be released into the Employee’s account; provided, however, that a portion of such Shares shall be surrendered in payment of Tax-Related Items, as defined and in accordance with Section 12 below, unless the Company, in its sole discretion, establishes alternative procedures for the payment of Tax-Related Items.

		
	6.
	No Stockholder Rights.

RSUs represent hypothetical Shares.  The Employee shall not be entitled to any of the rights or benefits generally accorded to stockholders until the Shares are issued to the Employee pursuant to the terms of this Grant Agreement and the Employee becomes a holder of record of the Shares following the vesting of the RSUs.

		
	7.
	Termination of Employment.

Except as otherwise provided for in this Grant Agreement or in the Plan or as otherwise determined by the Company in its sole discretion, if the Employee's employment with the Company, any Subsidiary or Affiliate is terminated at any time for any reason prior to the lapse of the Restriction Period, all unvested RSUs granted hereunder shall be forfeited by the Employee, except to the extent a severance plan applicable to the Employee provides otherwise.

For purposes of this Grant Agreement, the Employee's employment or service will be considered terminated as of the date he or she is no longer actively providing services to the Company, any Subsidiary or Affiliate (regardless of the reason for such termination and whether or not later found to be invalid or in breach of employment laws in the jurisdiction where the Employee is employed or retained or the terms of the Employee's employment or service agreement, if any) and will not be extended by any notice period (e.g., the Employee's period of employment or service would not include any contractual notice period or any period of “garden leave” or similar period mandated under the employment laws in the jurisdiction where the Employee is employed or retained or the terms of the Employee's employment or service agreement, if any).  The Committee shall have the exclusive discretion to determine when the Employee's employment or service is terminated for purposes of this Grant Agreement (including whether the Employee may still be considered to be providing service while on a leave of absence).

		
	8.
	Disability of the Employee.

If the Employee’s employment is terminated prior to the end of the Restriction Period by reason of the Employee’s total and permanent disability all RSUs shall immediately vest including any amounts for dividend equivalent payments on RSUs that vest at termination subject to the condition that, if applicable, the Employee shall have executed a current Agreement Regarding Confidential Information and Proprietary Developments (“ARCIPD”) that is satisfactory to the Company, and shall not have engaged in any conduct that creates a conflict of interest in the opinion of the Company.

		
	9.
	Death of the Employee.

In the event of the Employee's death prior to the end of the Restriction Period, all unvested RSUs shall immediately vest including any amounts for dividend equivalent payments on such vested RSUs.  

		
	10.
	Retirement of the Employee.  

If the Employee’s employment is terminated more than three months after the Grant Date and prior to the end of the Restriction Period by reason of the Employee’s retirement in accordance with the applicable retirement policy, all unvested RSUs shall continue to vest and payout in accordance with the vesting schedule set forth above subject to the condition that, if applicable, the Employee shall have executed a current ARCIPD that is satisfactory to the Company, and shall not have engaged in any conduct that creates a conflict of interest in the opinion of the Company.

		
	11.
	Section 409A.

This section applies to the extent the Employee is subject to taxation in the U.S.  Payments made pursuant to the Plan and this Grant Agreement are intended to comply with or qualify for an exemption from Section 409A of the Code (“Section 409A”).  The Company reserves the right, to the extent the Company deems necessary or advisable in its sole discretion, to unilaterally amend or modify the Plan and/or this Grant Agreement or adopt other policies and procedures (including amendments, policies and procedures with retroactive effect), or take any other actions, including any amendments or actions that would result in the reduction of benefits payable under this Grant Agreement, as the Company determines are necessary or appropriate to ensure that all RSUs are made in a manner that qualifies for an exemption from, or complies with, Section 409A or mitigate any additional tax, interest and/or penalties or other adverse tax consequences that may apply under Section 409A: provided however, that the Company makes no representations that the RSUs will be exempt from any penalties that may apply under Section 409A and makes no undertaking to preclude Section 409A from applying to this RSU.  For the avoidance of doubt, the Employee hereby acknowledges and agrees that the Company will have no liability to the Employee or any other party if any amounts payable under this Grant Agreement are not exempt from, or compliant with, Section 409A, or for any action taken by the Company with respect thereto.  Any payments under this Grant Agreement that are considered non-qualified deferred compensation subject to Section 409A ("NQDC") and the settlement of which is triggered by a "separation from service" (within the meaning of Section 409A) of a "specified employee" (as defined under Section 409A), shall  be made on a date that is the earliest of (a) the Employee’s death, (b) the specified settlement date and (c) the date which is one day following six months after the date of the Employee’s separation from service.  If the RSUs or dividend equivalents are considered NQDC and the payment period contemplated in Sections 8 or 10 crosses a calendar year, the RSUs or dividend equivalents shall be paid in the second calendar year.

		
	12.
	Taxes.

		
	(a)
	The Employee shall be liable for any and all taxes, including income tax, social insurance, fringe benefit tax, payroll tax, payment on account, employer taxes or other tax-related items related to the Employee’s participation in the Plan and legally applicable to or otherwise recoverable from the Employee by the Company and/or, if different, the Employee’s employer (the “Employer”) whether incurred at grant, vesting, sale, prior to vesting or at any other time (“Tax-Related Items”).  In the event that the Company or the Employer (which, for purposes of this Section 11, shall include a former employer) is required, allowed or permitted to withhold taxes as a result of the RSUs or the Shares acquired pursuant to such RSUs, or due upon receipt of dividend equivalent payments or dividends, the Employee shall surrender a sufficient number of whole Shares, make a cash payment or make adequate arrangements satisfactory to the Company and/or the Employer to withhold such taxes from Employee’s wages or other cash compensation paid to the Employee by the Company and/or the Employer at the election of the Company, in its sole discretion, or, if permissible under local law, the Company may sell or arrange for the sale of Shares that Employee acquires as necessary to cover all Tax-Related Items that the Company or the Employer has to withhold or that are legally recoverable from the Employee (such as fringe benefit tax) at the time the restrictions on the RSUs lapse, unless the Company, in its sole discretion, has established alternative procedures for such payment. However, with respect to any RSUs subject to Section 409A, the Employer shall limit the surrender of Shares to the minimum number of Shares permitted to avoid a prohibited acceleration under Section 409A. The Employee will receive a cash refund for any fraction of a surrendered Share or Shares in excess of any and all Tax-Related Items.  To the extent that any surrender of Shares or payment of cash or alternative procedure for such payment is insufficient, the Employee authorizes the Company, its Affiliates and Subsidiaries, which are qualified to deduct tax at source, to deduct from the Employee’s compensation all Tax-Related Items.  The Employee agrees to pay any Tax-Related Items that cannot be satisfied from wages or other cash compensation, to the extent permitted by Applicable Law.  

The Company and/or the Employer may withhold or account for Tax-Related Items by considering applicable minimum statutory withholding amounts or other applicable withholding rates, including maximum applicable rates, in which case the Employee will receive a refund of any over-withheld amount in cash and will have no entitlement to the Share equivalent.  If the obligation for Tax-Related Items is satisfied by withholding in Shares, for tax purposes, the Employee is deemed to have been issued the full number of Shares subject to the vested RSUs, notwithstanding that a number of the Shares is held back solely for the purpose of paying the Tax-Related Items due as a result of any aspect of the Employee’s participation in the Plan.

		
	(b)
	Regardless of any action the Company or the Employer takes with respect to any or all Tax-Related Items, the Employee acknowledges and agrees that the ultimate liability for all Tax-Related Items is and remains the Employee’s responsibility and may exceed the amount actually withheld by the Company or the Employer.  The Employee further acknowledges that the Company and/or the Employer: (i) make no representations nor undertakings regarding the treatment of any Tax-Related Items in connection with any aspect of this grant of RSUs or dividend equivalents, including, but not limited to, the grant, vesting or settlement of RSUs or dividend equivalents, the subsequent delivery of Shares and/or cash upon settlement of such RSUs or the subsequent sale of any Shares acquired pursuant to such RSUs and receipt of any dividends or dividend equivalent payments; and (ii) notwithstanding Section 11, do not commit to and are under no obligation to structure the terms or any aspect of this grant of RSUs and/or dividend equivalents to reduce or eliminate the Employee’s liability for Tax-Related Items or to achieve any particular tax result.  Further, if the Employee has become subject to tax in more than one jurisdiction, the Employee acknowledges that the Company and/or the Employer may be required to withhold or account for Tax-Related Items in more than one jurisdiction.  The Employee shall pay the Company or the 

Employer any amount of Tax-Related Items that the Company or the Employer may be required to withhold or account for as a result of the Employee’s participation in the Plan or the Employee’s receipt of RSUs that cannot be satisfied by the means previously described.  The Company may refuse to deliver the benefit described in Section 3 if the Employee fails to comply with the Employee’s obligations in connection with the Tax-Related Items. 

		
	(c)
	In accepting the RSUs, the Employee consents and agrees that in the event the RSUs or the dividend equivalents become subject to an employer tax that is legally permitted to be recovered from the Employee, as may be determined by the Company and/or the Employer at their sole discretion, and whether or not the Employee’s employment with the Company and/or the Employer is continuing at the time such tax becomes recoverable, the Employee will assume any liability for any such taxes that may be payable by the Company and/or the Employer in connection with the RSUs and dividend equivalents.  Further, by accepting the RSUs, the Employee agrees that the Company and/or the Employer may collect any such taxes from the Employee by any of the means set forth in this Section 12.  The Employee further agrees to execute any other consents or elections required to accomplish the above, promptly upon request of the Company.

		
	13.
	Data Privacy Consent.

		
	(a)
	The Employee hereby explicitly and unambiguously consents to the collection, use and transfer, in electronic or other form, of the Employee’s personal data as described in this Grant Agreement and any other materials by and among, as applicable, the Company, the Employer and its other Subsidiaries and Affiliates for the exclusive purpose of implementing, administering and managing the Employee’s participation in the Plan. 

		
	(b)
	The Employee understands that the Company, the Employer and its other Subsidiaries and Affiliates may hold certain personal information about the Employee, including, but not limited to, name, home address, email address, and telephone number, date of birth, social insurance number, passport or other identification number, salary, nationality, residency, status, job title, any shares of stock or directorships held in the Company, details of all RSUs, options or any other entitlement to shares of stock granted, canceled, purchased, exercised, vested, unvested or outstanding in the Employee’s favor (“Data”) for the exclusive purpose of implementing, managing and administering the Plan. 

		
	(c)
	The Employee understands that Data will be transferred to the Company or one or more stock plan service providers as may be selected by the Company from time to time, which is assisting the Company with the implementation, administration and management of the Plan.  The Employee understands that the recipients of the Data may be located in the United States or elsewhere, and that the recipient’s country of operation (e.g., the United States) may have different data privacy laws and protections than the Employee’s country.  The Employee understands that if he or she resides outside the United States, the Employee may request a list with the names and addresses of any potential recipients of the Data by contacting his or her local human resources representative.  The Employee authorizes the Company and any other possible recipients which may assist the Company (presently or in the future) with implementing, administering and managing the Plan to receive, possess, use, retain and transfer the Data, in electronic or other form, for the sole purposes of implementing, administering and managing the Employee’s participation in the Plan.  The Employee understands that Data will be held only as long as is necessary to implement, administer and manage the Employee’s participation in the Plan.  The Employee understands that if he or she resides outside the United States, the Employee may, at any time, view Data, request additional information about the storage and processing of Data, require any necessary amendments to Data or refuse or withdraw the consents herein, in any case without cost, by contacting in writing his or her local human resources representative.  

		
	(d)
	Further, the Employee understands that he or she is providing the consents herein on a purely voluntary basis.  If the Employee does not consent, or if the Employee later seeks to revoke his or her consent, the Employee's employment with the Employer will not be affected; the only consequence of refusing or withdrawing the Employee’s consent is that the Company would not be able to grant RSUs or other equity awards to the Employee or administer or maintain such awards.  Therefore, the Employee understands that refusing or withdrawing the consent may affect the Employee’s ability to participate in the Plan.  For more information on the consequences of the Employee’s refusal to consent or withdrawal of consent, the Employee understands that he or she may contact his or her local human resources representative.

		
	14.
	Plan Information.

The Employee agrees to receive copies of the Plan, the Plan prospectus and other Plan information, including information prepared to comply with Applicable Laws outside the United States, from the Long-term Incentives website and stockholder information, including copies of any annual report, proxy and Form 10-K, from the investor relations section of the Company's website at www.hpe.com.  The Employee acknowledges that copies of the Plan, Plan prospectus, Plan information and stockholder information are available upon written or telephonic request to the Company Secretary. The Employee hereby consents to receive any documents related to current or future participation in the Plan by electronic delivery and agrees to participate in the Plan through an on-line or electronic system established and maintained by the Company or a third party designated by the Company.

		
	15.
	Acknowledgment and Waiver.

By accepting this grant of RSUs, the Employee understands, acknowledges and agrees that: 

		
	(a)
	except as provided in Sections 8, 9 and 10, the vesting of the RSUs is earned only by continuing as an employee with the Company or one of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates and that being hired and granted RSUs will not result in the RSUs vesting; 

		
	(b)
	this Grant Agreement and its incorporated documents reflect all agreements on its subject matters and the Employee is not accepting this Grant Agreement based on any promises, representations or inducements other than those reflected in this Grant Agreement; 

		
	(c)
	all good faith decisions and interpretations of the Committee regarding the Plan and Awards granted under the Plan are binding, conclusive and final; 

		
	(d)
	the Plan is established voluntarily by the Company, it is discretionary in nature and may be modified, amended, suspended or terminated by the Company at any time; 

 
		
	(e)
	the grant of RSUs is voluntary and occasional and does not create any contractual or other right to receive future grants of RSUs or other awards, or benefits in lieu of RSUs, even if Shares or RSUs have been granted in the past; 

		
	(f)
	all decisions with respect to future grants, if any, will be at the sole discretion of the Company; 

		
	(g)
	the Employee’s participation in the Plan shall not create a right to further employment with the Employer and shall not interfere with the ability of the Employer to terminate the Employee’s employment relationship at any time and it is expressly agreed and understood that employment is terminable at the will of either party; 

		
	(h)
	the Employee is voluntarily participating in the Plan; 

 
		
	(i)
	RSUs and their resulting benefits are extraordinary items that are outside the scope of the Employee’s employment contract, if any; 

		
	(j)
	RSUs and their resulting benefits are not intended to replace any pension rights or compensation; 

		
	(k)
	RSUs and their resulting benefits are not part of normal or expected compensation or salary for any purposes, including, but not limited to calculating any severance, resignation, termination, redundancy, dismissal, end of service payments, bonuses, long-service awards, pension or retirement or welfare benefits or similar payments; 

		
	(l)
	unless otherwise agreed by the Company, the RSUs and their resulting benefits are not granted as consideration for, or in connection with, the service the Employee may provide as a director of a Subsidiary or Affiliate; 

		
	(m)
	this grant of RSUs will not be interpreted to form an employment contract or relationship with the Company, and furthermore, this grant of RSUs will not be interpreted to form an employment contract with any Subsidiary or Affiliate; 

		
	(n)
	the future value of the underlying Shares is unknown, indeterminable and cannot be predicted with certainty; 

		
	(o)
	no claim or entitlement to compensation or damages shall arise from forfeiture of the RSUs resulting from termination of Employee’s employment (regardless of the reason for such termination and whether or not later found to be invalid or in breach of employment laws in the jurisdiction where the Employee is employed or retained or the terms of the Employee's employment or service agreement, if any), and in consideration of the grant of the RSUs to not institute any claim against the Company, the Employer or any other Subsidiary or Affiliate; 

		
	(p)
	the Company, the Employer or any other Subsidiary or Affiliate will not be liable for any foreign exchange rate fluctuation between the Employee’s local currency and the United States dollar that may affect the value of the RSUs or any amounts due to the Employee pursuant to the settlement of the RSUs or the subsequent sale of any Shares acquired upon settlement;

		
	(q)
	if the Company determines that the Employee has engaged in Detrimental Activities, or conduct prohibited by Applicable Law or any applicable policy of the Company, as in effect from time to time, or the Company is required to make recovery from the Employee under Applicable Law or a Company policy adopted to comply with applicable legal requirements, then the Company may, in its sole discretion, to the extent it determines appropriate, (i) recover from the Employee the proceeds from RSUs vested up to three years prior to the Employee’s termination of employment or any time thereafter, (ii) cancel the Employee’s outstanding RSUs, and (iii) take any other action it deems to be required and appropriate; and

		
	(r)
	the delivery of any documents related to the Plan or Awards granted under the Plan, including the Plan, this Grant Agreement, the Plan prospectus and any reports of the Company generally provided to the Company’s stockholders, may be made by electronic delivery.  Such means of electronic delivery may include the delivery of a link to a Company intranet or the Internet site of a third party involved in administering the Plan, the delivery of the document via electronic mail or other 

such means of electronic delivery specified by the Company.  The Employee may receive from the Company a paper copy of any documents delivered electronically at no cost to the Employee by contacting the Company in writing in accordance with Section 18(k).  If the attempted electronic delivery of any document fails, the Employee will be provided with a paper copy of such document. The Employee may revoke his or her consent to the electronic delivery of documents or may change the electronic mail address to which such documents are to be delivered (if the Employee has provided an electronic mail address) at any time by notifying the Company of such revoked consent or revised electronic mail address in accordance with Section 18(k).  The Employee is not required to consent to the electronic delivery of documents.

		
	16.
	No Advice Regarding Grant.  

The Company is not providing any tax, legal or financial advice, nor is the Company making any recommendations regarding the Employee’s participation in the Plan, or the Employee’s acquisition or sale of the underlying Shares.  The Employee is hereby advised to consult with his or her own personal tax, legal and financial advisors regarding his or her participation in the Plan before taking any action related to the Plan.

		
	17.
	Additional Eligibility Requirements.

In addition to any other eligibility criteria provided for in the Plan,  and as a condition of this Grant Agreement, Employee agrees to avoid “Detrimental Activities” (as defined below) if Employee is employed in a Vice-President or higher level role (which includes without limitation Executive Vice-President, Senior Vice-President,  Chief and President positions).  If such Vice-President or higher level employee does not accept this Grant Agreement within 75 days of the Grant Date set forth above or such other date as of which the Company shall require in its discretion, this grant of RSUs shall be canceled and the Employee shall have no further rights under this Grant Agreement. 

		
	(a)
	For purposes of this Grant Agreement, “Detrimental Activities” refers to conduct that is in violation of any contract or other legal obligation Employee has to the Company and any one or more of the following activities if engaged in by Employee in the twelve (12) month period following the Termination of Employment:

		
	(i)
	the provision of services to a Competitor in any role or position (as an employee, consultant, or otherwise) that would involve Conflicting Business Activities;

		
	(ii)
	knowingly participating (in person or through assistance to others) in soliciting or communicating with any customer of the Company in pursuit of a Competing Line of Business if Employee either had business-related contact with that customer or received Confidential Information about that customer in the last two years of his or her employment with Company;

		
	(iii)
	knowingly participating (in person or through assistance to others) in soliciting or communicating with an HPE Employee for the purpose of persuading or helping the HPE Employee to end or reduce his or her employment relationship with the Company if Employee either worked with that HPE Employee or received Confidential Information about that HPE Employee in the last two years of employment with Company; and,

		
	(iv)
	knowingly participating (in person or through assistance to others) in soliciting or communicating with an HPE Supplier for the purpose of persuading or helping the HPE Supplier to end or modify to HPE’s detriment an existing business relationship with the Company if Employee either worked with that HPE Supplier or received Confidential Information about that HPE Supplier in the last two years of employment with the Company;

collectively parts (i) - (iv) above shall be referred to in this Grant Agreement as the “Restrictive Covenants.”

		
	(b)
	As used here, “Competitor” means an individual, corporation, or other business entity, or separately operated business unit of such an entity, that engages in a Competing Line of Business. “Competing Line of Business” means a business that involves a product or service offered by anyone other than the Company that would replace or compete with any product or service offered or to be offered by the Company with which Employee had material involvement while employed by the Company (unless the Company is no longer engaged in or planning to engage in that line of business). “Conflicting Business Activities” means job duties or other business-related activities in the United States or in any other country where the Company business units that Employee provides services to do business, and management or supervision of such job duties or business-related activities, if such job duties or business-related activities are the same as or similar to the job duties or business-related activities that Employee participates in or receives Confidential Information or trade secrets about in the last two years of his or her employment with Company.   Employee stipulates it is reasonable for the scope of Conflicting Duties to include a national or larger geographic area given the scope of trade secret and Confidential Information made available to him or her.  “HPE Employee” means an individual employed by or retained as a consultant to Company or its subsidiaries. “HPE Supplier” means an individual, corporation, other business entity or separately operated business unit of an entity that regularly provides goods or services to the Company or its subsidiaries, including without limitation any OEM, ODM or subcontractor. “Confidential Information” has the meaning provided for in the Employee’s ARCIPD.

		
	(c)
	Some activities by Employee following employment would, by their nature, involve unauthorized use or disclosure of Company trade secrets and Confidential Information, whether or not intentional, which would cause irreparable harm to the Company and be undetectable until it is too late to obtain any effective remedy.  In order to resolve any dispute over what activities would fall into this category, the parties agree that the activities prohibited by the Restrictive Covenants are activities of this nature that must be avoided by Employee in order to avoid irreparable harm to the Company. 

		
	(d)
	The Restrictive Covenants will apply and be valid notwithstanding any change in Employee’s duties, responsibilities, position, or title, or the termination of Employee’s employment with the Company irrespective of which party terminates the relationship or why; provided, however, that unless Employee is provided with written notice to the contrary at the time of termination, the restriction in part 17(a)(i) shall not apply in the event Employee’s employment with Company is involuntary terminated by Company as a direct result of a workforce restructuring program or similar reduction in force.

		
	(e)
	If Employee violates or threatens to violate a Restrictive Covenant, the Company will be entitled to: injunctive relief by temporary restraining order, temporary injunction, and/or permanent injunction;  where permitted by law, recovery of attorneys' fees and costs incurred in obtaining such relief; and, any other legal and equitable relief to which it may be entitled. Injunctive relief will not exclude other remedies that might apply. For purposes of any award of fees or costs, the Company shall be considered the prevailing party if it is awarded any part of the relief requested by it, either through partial enforcement, reformation of this Agreement, or otherwise.  If Employee is found to have violated any restrictions in the Restrictive Covenants, then the time period for such restrictions will be extended by one day for each day that Employee is found to have violated the restriction, up to a maximum extension equal to the time period originally prescribed for the restriction. If Restrictive Covenants are held unenforceable as written, the parties expressly authorize the court or arbiter to enforce the restriction to such lesser degree as would be enforceable and/or to revise, delete, or add to the unenforceable restriction to the extent necessary to enforce the intent of the parties and provide Company with effective protection.

(f)  The enforceability of the Restrictive Covenants as written (and Employee’s agreement to comply with them as a whole) and the Company’s agreement to provide Employee the items of benefit conveyed by this Grant Agreement (by way of example only, shares, stock options, stock units, restricted stock units, stock appreciation rights, or cash awards (the conveyed “Incentives”)) are mutually dependent.  In the event the Restrictive Covenants are held to be unenforceable by a court or arbiter (in whole or in any part deemed material by the Company), the Company’s obligations under this Agreement shall be voidable at the election of the Company and where permitted by law the Company shall have the right to terminate any unvested Incentives and recover from Employee the Incentive’s granted to Employee under this Grant Agreement, or if Employee no longer possesses the Incentives then the monetary value of the Incentives at the time Employee sold or otherwise transferred the Incentives to another party.

		
	(a)
	Nothing in this section prohibits Employee from reporting possible violations of law or regulation to any governmental agency or entity, or making other disclosures that are protected under the whistleblower provisions of law or regulation.  Employee does not need the prior authorization of the Company to make any such reports or disclosures, and Employee is not required to notify the Company that Employee has made such reports or disclosures.

		
	18.
	Miscellaneous.

		
	(a)
	The Company shall not be required to treat as owner of RSUs and any associated benefits hereunder, any transferee to whom such RSUs or benefits shall have been transferred in violation of any of the provisions of this Grant Agreement.

		
	(b)
	The parties agree to execute such further instruments and to take such action as may reasonably be necessary to carry out the intent of this Grant Agreement.

		
	(c)
	The Plan is incorporated herein by reference. The Plan and this Grant Agreement constitute the entire agreement of the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersede in their entirety all prior undertakings and agreements of the Company and the Employee with respect to the subject matter hereof, other than the terms of any severance plan applicable to the Employee that provides more favorable vesting, supplements and does not replace or diminish Employee’s obligations under Employee’s ARCIPD and any other agreements containing post-employment restrictive covenants.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing in the Plan or this Grant Agreement shall affect the validity or interpretation of any duly authorized written agreement between the Company and the Employee under which an award properly granted under and pursuant to the Plan serves as any part of the consideration furnished to the Employee.  This Grant Agreement is voluntarily entered into and is not a condition of employment with the Company.  This Grant Agreement is governed by the laws of the state of Delaware without regard to its conflict of law provisions.  All actions and proceedings seeking to enforce any provision of, or based on any right arising out of, this Grant Agreement must be brought against either of the parties in the courts of the State of Delaware, County of New Castle, or, if it has or can acquire jurisdiction, in the United States District Court for the District of Delaware, and each of the parties consents to the exclusive jurisdiction of such courts (and of the appropriate appellate courts) in any such action or proceeding and waives any objection to venue laid therein. Employee stipulates that this Grant Agreement involves contractual rights (such as the Restrictive Covenants) with a value in excess of US$100,000, and that Delaware Code Title 6. Commerce and Trade § 2708 applies to this Grant Agreement.

		
	(d)
	If the Employee has received this or any other document related to the Plan translated into a language other than English and if the meaning of the translated version is different than the English version, the English version will control.

		
	(e)
	The provisions of this Grant Agreement are severable and if any one or more provisions are determined to be illegal or otherwise unenforceable, in whole or in part, the remaining provisions shall nevertheless be binding and enforceable.

		
	(f)
	Notwithstanding Section 18(e), the Company’s obligations under this Grant Agreement and the Employee’s agreement to the terms of an arbitration agreement and/or an ARCIPD, if any, are mutually dependent.  In the event that the Employee breaches the arbitration agreement or the Employee’s ARCIPD is breached or found not to be binding upon the Employee for any reason by a court of law, then the Company will have no further obligation or duty to perform under the Plan or this Grant Agreement.

		
	(g)
	A waiver by the Company of a breach of any provision of this Grant Agreement shall not operate or be construed as a waiver of any other provision of this Grant Agreement, or of any subsequent breach by the Employee or any other Awardee.

		
	(h)
	The Employee may be subject to insider trading restrictions and/or market abuse laws, which may affect the Employee's ability to acquire or sell Shares or rights to Shares (e.g., RSUs) under the Plan during such times as the Employee is considered to have “inside information” regarding the Company (as defined by applicable laws).  Any restrictions under these laws or regulations are separate from and in addition to any restrictions that may be imposed under any applicable Company insider trading policy.  The Employee is responsible for ensuring compliance with any applicable restrictions and is advised to consult his or her personal legal advisor on this matter. 

		
	(i)
	The Company reserves the right to impose other requirements on the Employee’s participation in the Plan, on the RSUs and on any Shares acquired under the Plan, to the extent the Company determines it is necessary or advisable for legal or administrative reasons, and to require the Employee to sign any additional agreements or undertakings that may be necessary to accomplish the foregoing.

		
	(j)
	Any notice required or permitted hereunder to the Employee shall be given in writing and shall be deemed effectively given upon delivery to the Employee at the address then on file with the Company.

		
	(k)
	Any notice to be given under the terms of this Grant Agreement to the Company will be addressed in care of Attn: Global Equity Administration at Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company, 3000 Hanover Street, Palo Alto, California 94304, USA.

HEWLETT PACKARD ENTERPRISE COMPANY

CEO and President

    
Executive Vice President, Human Resources

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Important Note:  Your grant is subject to the terms and conditions of this Grant Agreement, including any Appendix for your country, and to the Company obtaining all necessary government approvals.  If you have questions regarding your grant, please contact Stock Plan Administration.

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