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Forward
-
looking statements
This
presentation
contains
forward
-
looking
statements
within
the
meaning
of
the
safe
harbor
provisions
of
the
Private
Securities
Litigation
Reform
Act
of
1995
.
Such
statements
involve
risks,
uncertainties,
and
assumptions
.
If
the
risks
or
uncertainties
ever
materialize
or
the
assumptions
prove
incorrect,
the
results
of
Hewlett
Packard
Enterprise
Company
and
its
consolidated
subsidiaries
(“Hewlett
Packard
Enterprise”)
may
differ
materially
from
those
expressed
or
implied
by
such
forward
-
looking
statements
and
assumptions
.
The
words
“believe”,
“expect”,
“anticipate”,
“guide”,
“optimistic”,
“intend”,
“aim”,
“will”,
“estimates”,
“may”,
“could”,
“should”
and
similar
expressions
are
intended
to
identify
such
forward
-
looking
statements
.
All
statements
other
than
statements
of
historical
fact
are
statements
that
could
be
deemed
forward
-
looking
statements,
including
but
not
limited
to
any
statements
regarding
the
ongoing
integration
of
Juniper
Networks,
Inc
.
,
and
any
projections,
estimates,
or
expectations
of
savings
or
synergy
realizations
in
connection
therewith
;
any
projections,
estimations,
or
expectations
of
addressable
markets
and
their
sizes,
revenue
(including
annualized
revenue
run
-
rate),
margins,
expenses
(including
stock
-
based
compensation
expenses),
investments,
effective
tax
rates,
interest
rates,
the
impact
of
tax
law
changes
and
related
guidance
and
regulations,
the
impact
of
changes
in
trade
policies
and
restrictions
and
the
uncertainty
created
thereby,
net
earnings,
net
earnings
per
share,
cash
flows,
liquidity
and
capital
resources,
inventory,
goodwill,
impairment
charges,
hedges
and
derivatives
and
related
offsets,
order
backlog,
benefit
plan
funding,
deferred
tax
assets,
share
repurchases,
currency
exchange
rates,
repayments
of
debts
including
our
asset
-
backed
debt
securities,
or
other
financial
items
;
recent
amendments
to
accounting
guidance
and
any
potential
impacts
on
our
financial
reporting
therefrom
;
any
projections
or
estimations
of
orders
;
any
projections
of
the
amount,
timing,
or
impact
of
cost
savings
or
restructuring
charges
;
any
statements
of
the
plans,
strategies,
and
objectives
of
management
for
future
operations,
as
well
as
the
execution
and
consummation
of
cost
reduction
program,
corporate
transactions
or
contemplated
acquisitions
and
dispositions
(including
but
not
limited
to
the
disposition
of
shares
of
H
3
C
Technologies
Co
.
,
Limited
(“H
3
C”)
and
the
receipt
of
proceeds
therefrom),
research
and
development
expenditures,
and
any
resulting
benefit,
cost
savings,
charges,
or
revenue
or
profitability
improvements
;
any
statements
concerning
the
expected
development,
performance,
market
share,
or
competitive
performance
relating
to
our
products
or
services
;
any
statements
concerning
technological
and
market
trends,
the
pace
of
technological
innovation,
and
adoption
of
new
technologies,
including
artificial
intelligence
-
related
and
other
products
and
services
offered
by
Hewlett
Packard
Enterprise
;
any
statements
regarding
current
or
future
macroeconomic
trends
or
events
and
the
impacts
of
those
trends
and
events
on
Hewlett
Packard
Enterprise
and
our
financial
performance,
including
but
not
limited
to
supply
chain
dynamics,
uncertain
global
trade
policies
and/or
restrictions,
and
demand
for
our
products
and
services,
and
our
actions
to
mitigate
such
impacts
on
our
business
;
the
scope
and
duration
of
the
ongoing
conflicts
and
geopolitical
tensions,
including
but
not
limited
to
those
between
Russia
and
Ukraine,
in
the
Middle
East,
and
between
China
and
the
U
.
S
.
,
and
our
actions
in
response
thereto,
and
their
impacts
on
our
business,
operations,
liquidity
and
capital
resources,
employees,
customers,
partners,
supply
chain,
financial
results,
and
the
world
economy
;
any
statements
regarding
future
regulatory
trends
and
the
resulting
legal
and
reputational
exposure,
including
but
not
limited
to
those
relating
to
environmental,
social,
governance,
cybersecurity,
data
privacy,
and
artificial
intelligence
issues,
among
others
;
any
statements
regarding
pending
investigations,
claims,
or
disputes
;
any
statements
of
expectation
or
belief,
including
those
relating
to
future
guidance
and
the
financial
performance
of
Hewlett
Packard
Enterprise
;
and
any
statements
of
assumptions
underlying
any
of
the
foregoing
.
Risks,
uncertainties,
and
assumptions
include
the
need
to
address
the
many
challenges
facing
Hewlett
Packard
Enterprise’s
businesses
;
the
competitive
pressures
faced
by
Hewlett
Packard
Enterprise’s
businesses
;
risks
associated
with
executing
Hewlett
Packard
Enterprise’s
strategy
;
the
impact
of
macroeconomic
and
geopolitical
trends
and
events,
including
but
not
limited
to
those
mentioned
above
;
the
need
to
effectively
manage
third
-
party
suppliers
and
distribute
Hewlett
Packard
Enterprise's
products
and
services
;
the
protection
of
Hewlett
Packard
Enterprise's
intellectual
property
assets,
including
intellectual
property
licensed
from
third
parties
and
intellectual
property
shared
with
its
former
parent
;
risks
associated
with
Hewlett
Packard
Enterprise's
international
operations
(including
from
geopolitical
events,
such
as
those
mentioned
above)
;
the
development
and
transition
of
new
products
and
services
and
the
enhancement
of
existing
products
and
services
to
meet
customer
needs
and
respond
to
emerging
technological
trends
;
the
execution
of
Hewlett
Packard
Enterprise’s
transformation
and
mix
shift
of
its
portfolio
of
offerings
;
the
execution
and
performance
of
contracts
by
Hewlett
Packard
Enterprise
and
its
suppliers,
customers,
clients,
and
partners,
including
any
impact
thereon
resulting
from
macroeconomic
or
geopolitical
events,
such
as
those
mentioned
above
;
the
hiring
and
retention
of
key
employees
;
the
execution,
integration,
consummation,
and
other
risks
associated
with
business
combination,
disposition,
and
investment
transactions,
including
but
not
limited
to
the
risks
associated
with
the
disposition
of
H
3
C
shares
and
the
receipt
of
proceeds
therefrom
and
successful
integration
of
Juniper
Networks,
Inc
.
,
including
our
ability
to
implement
our
plans
and
forecasts
and
realize
our
anticipated
financial
and
operational
benefits
with
respect
to
the
consolidated
business
;
the
execution,
timing,
and
results
of
any
cost
reduction
program,
including
estimates
and
assumptions
related
to
the
costs
and
anticipated
benefits
of
implementing
such
plan
;
the
impact
of
changes
to
privacy,
cybersecurity,
environmental,
global
trade,
and
other
governmental
regulations
;
changes
in
our
product,
lease,
intellectual
property,
or
real
estate
portfolio
;
the
payment
or
non
-
payment
of
a
dividend
for
any
period
;
the
efficacy
of
using
non
-
GAAP,
rather
than
GAAP,
financial
measures
in
business
projections
and
planning
;
the
judgments
required
in
connection
with
determining
revenue
recognition
;
impact
of
company
policies
and
related
compliance
;
utility
of
segment
realignments
;
allowances
for
recovery
of
receivables
and
warranty
obligations
;
provisions
for,
and
resolution
of,
pending
investigations,
claims,
and
disputes
;
the
impacts
of
legal
and
regulatory
changes
and
related
guidance
;
and
other
risks
that
are
described
in
Hewlett
Packard
Enterprise’s
Annual
Report
on
Form
10
-
K
for
the
fiscal
year
ended
October
31
,
2024
,
subsequent
Quarterly
Reports
on
Form
10
-
Q,
Current
Reports
on
Form
8
-
K,
and
in
other
filings
made
by
Hewlett
Packard
Enterprise
from
time
to
time
with
the
Securities
and
Exchange
Commission
.
As
in
prior
periods,
the
financial
information
set
forth
in
this
presentation,
including
tax
-
related
items,
reflects
estimates
based
on
information
available
at
this
time
.
While
Hewlett
Packard
Enterprise
believes
these
estimates
to
be
reasonable,
these
amounts
could
differ
materially
from
reported
amounts
in
the
Hewlett
Packard
Enterprise’s
Quarterly
Report
on
Form
10
-
Q
for
the
fiscal
year
ended
July
31
,
2025
.
Hewlett
Packard
Enterprise
assumes
no
obligation
and
does
not
intend
to
update
these
forward
-
looking
statements,
except
as
required
by
applicable
law
.
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