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休士顿 – 2024年9月9日 ——惠普企业公司（NYSE：HPE）今日宣布 主权与科技（HPE）宣布，根据市场和其他条件，已经展开一项13.5亿（2700万股）HPE必先转换优先股系列C的发行（“发行”），此发行为经承销注册公开发行。此外，HPE预计在发行中向承销商授权30天期权购买多达15000万（300万股）优先股，以弥补超额配售，如果有的话。HPE打算使用此次发行的净收益来资助先前宣布的待完成收购Juniper Networks, Inc.（“Juniper 收购”）的全部或部分交易对价，支付相关费用和开支，如果之后还有资金剩余，作为其他一般企业用途。 各优先股每股优先转换股的清算首选股价为50.00美元。除非根据持有人的选择或根据HPE的选择在2027年9月1日前早期转换，否则每股优先转换股将自动根据适用的换股比率转换为普通股的数量。优先股的换股比率、股息率和其他条款将在定价时确定。如果Juniper 收购未在特定期限内完成，HPE将有权（但无义务）赎回全部或不少于全部的优先股。目前，优先股尚未有公开市场。HPE打算申请在纽交所上市优先股，股票代码为“HPEPrC”。 此新闻稿仅供参考，并不构成出售或购买优先股的要约。在任何此类要约、征求讯息或销售将被视为违法的法域中，不会进行要约、征求讯息或销售。

 

每个优先股将有50.00美元的清算首选股价。除非根据持有人的选择或根据HPE的选择在2027年9月1日前早期转换，否则每股优先转换股将自动根据适用的换股比率转换为普通股的数量。优先股的换股比率、股息率和其他条款将在定价时确定。如果Juniper 收购未在特定期限内完成，HPE将有权（但无义务）赎回全部或不少于全部的优先股。目前，优先股尚未有公开市场。HPE打算申请在纽交所上市优先股，股票代码为“HPEPrC”。

 

此新闻稿仅供参考，并不构成出售或购买优先股的要约。在任何此类要约、征求讯息或销售将被视为违法的法域中，不会进行要约、征求讯息或销售。任何优先股的要约仅通过与此次发行相关的招股说明书补充说明和相关基本招股说明书进行。

 

花旗集团，J.P.摩根和瑞穗将作为本次申购的联合主承销商。慧与科技已向美国证券交易委员会（SEC）提交了一份架构注册声明（包括基本说明书和相关的初步说明书补充），用于本次申购。在您投资之前，您应该阅读初步说明书补充，随附的说明书，以及慧与科技已提交或将提交给SEC的其他文件，以了解更完整的慧与科技和本次申购的信息。您可以通过访问SEC网站上的EDGAR免费获得这些文件。或者，如果您通过联系花旗环球市场公司（Citigroup Global Markets Inc.），地址：1155 Long Island Avenue, Edgewood, NY 11717，电话：1-800-831-9146，J.P.摩根证券有限责任公司（J.P. Morgan Securities LLC），地址：1155 Long Island Avenue, Edgewood, NY 11717，或者邮件：prospectus-eq_fi@jpmchase.com和postsalemanualrequests@broadridge.com，或者瑞穗证券美国有限责任公司（Mizuho Securities USA LLC），注意事项：U.S. ECM Desk, 1271 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10020，电话：（212）205-7602，电子邮件：US-ECM@mizuhogroup.com要求，这些承销商将安排给您发送初步说明书补充和随附的说明书。

 

关于慧与科技

慧与科技（NYSE：HPE）是全球边缘到云端的公司，帮助组织从他们的所有数据中获得价值，无论在哪里。慧与科技建立在重新想像未来和创新以推进人们生活和工作方式方面的数十年基础上，以服务的形式提供独特、开放和智能的技术解决方案。慧与科技提供的服务涵盖云服务、计算、高性能计算和人工智能、智能边缘、软体和储存，为所有云和边缘提供一致的体验，帮助客户开发新的业务模式，以新的方式参与，并提高运营绩效。

前瞻性陈述

This press release 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 HPE and its consolidated subsidiaries 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 anticipated financial or operational benefits associated with the segment realignment that became effective as of the beginning of the first quarter of fiscal 2024;  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, 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 future orders, including as-a-service orders; any statements of the plans, strategies, and objectives of management for future operations, as well as the execution and consummation of corporate transactions or contemplated acquisitions (including but not limited to our proposed acquisition of Juniper Networks, Inc.) and dispositions (including but not limited to the disposition of H3C shares 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 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 HPE; any statements regarding current or future macroeconomic trends or events and the impacts of those trends and events on HPE and our financial performance, including but not limited to supply chain, demand for our products and services, and access to liquidity, and our actions to mitigate such impacts on our business; the scope and duration of outbreaks, epidemics, pandemics, or public health crises, the ongoing conflicts between Russia and Ukraine and in the Middle East, and the relationship 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 HPE; and any statements of assumptions underlying any of the foregoing.  Risks, uncertainties, and assumptions include the need to address the many challenges facing HPE’s businesses; the competitive pressures faced by HPE’s businesses; risks associated with executing HPE’s strategy; the impact of macroeconomic and geopolitical trends and events, including but not limited to supply chain constraints, the use and development of artificial intelligence, the inflationary environment (though easing), the ongoing conflicts between Russia and Ukraine and in the Middle East, and the relationship between China and the U.S.; the need to effectively manage third-party suppliers and distribute HPE’s products and services; the protection of HPE’s intellectual property assets, including intellectual property licensed from third parties and intellectual property shared with its former parent; risks associated with HPE’s international operations (including from public health crises, such as pandemics or epidemics, and 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 HPE’s transformation and mix shift of its portfolio of offerings; the execution and performance of contracts by HPE and its suppliers, customers, clients, and partners, including any impact thereon resulting from macroeconomic or geopolitical events, such as those mentioned above; the prospect of a shutdown of the U.S. federal government; 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 H3C shares and the receipt of proceeds therefrom and completion of our proposed acquisition of Juniper Networks, Inc. and our ability to integrate and implement our plans, forecasts, and other expectations with respect to the consolidated business; 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 tax law changes and related guidance or regulations; andother risks that are described herein, including but not limited to the risks described in HPE’s Annual Report on Form 10-k for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2023, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, Current Reports on Form 8-k, and in other filings made by HPE from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission.  HPE assumes no obligation and does not intend to update these forward-looking statements, except as required by applicable law.

媒体联系人:

Laura Keller

laura.keller@hpe.com

投资人联络:

Paul Glaser

investor.relations@hpe.com