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休士頓 – 2024年9月9日 ——惠普企業公司（NYSE：HPE）今日宣布 主權與科技（HPE）宣布，根據市場和其他條件，已經展開一項13.5億（2700萬股）HPE必先轉換優先股系列C的發行（“發行”），此發行為經承銷註冊公開發行。此外，HPE預計在發行中向承銷商授權30天期權購買多達15000萬（300萬股）優先股，以彌補超額配售，如果有的話。HPE打算使用此次發行的凈收益來資助先前宣布的待完成收購Juniper Networks, Inc.（“Juniper 收購”）的全部或部分交易對價，支付相關費用和開支，如果之後還有資金剩餘，作為其他一般企業用途。 各優先股每股優先轉換股的清算首選股價為50.00美元。除非根據持有人的選擇或根據HPE的選擇在2027年9月1日前早期轉換，否則每股優先轉換股將自動根據適用的換股比率轉換為普通股的數量。優先股的換股比率、股息率和其他條款將在定價時確定。如果Juniper 收購未在特定期限內完成，HPE將有權（但無義務）贖回全部或不少於全部的優先股。目前，優先股尚未有公開市場。HPE打算申請在紐交所上市優先股，股票代碼為“HPEPrC”。 此新聞稿僅供參考，並不構成出售或購買優先股的要約。在任何此類要約、徵求訊息或銷售將被視為違法的法域中，不會進行要約、徵求訊息或銷售。

 

每個優先股將有50.00美元的清算首選股價。除非根據持有人的選擇或根據HPE的選擇在2027年9月1日前早期轉換，否則每股優先轉換股將自動根據適用的換股比率轉換為普通股的數量。優先股的換股比率、股息率和其他條款將在定價時確定。如果Juniper 收購未在特定期限內完成，HPE將有權（但無義務）贖回全部或不少於全部的優先股。目前，優先股尚未有公開市場。HPE打算申請在紐交所上市優先股，股票代碼為“HPEPrC”。

 

此新聞稿僅供參考，並不構成出售或購買優先股的要約。在任何此類要約、徵求訊息或銷售將被視為違法的法域中，不會進行要約、徵求訊息或銷售。任何優先股的要約僅通過與此次發行相關的招股說明書補充說明和相關基本招股說明書進行。

 

花旗集團，J.P.摩根和瑞穗將作為本次申購的聯合主承銷商。慧與科技已向美國證券交易委員會（SEC）提交了一份架構註冊聲明（包括基本說明書和相關的初步說明書補充），用於本次申購。在您投資之前，您應該閱讀初步說明書補充，隨附的說明書，以及慧與科技已提交或將提交給SEC的其他文件，以了解更完整的慧與科技和本次申購的信息。您可以通過訪問SEC網站上的EDGAR免費獲得這些文件。或者，如果您通過聯繫花旗環球市場公司（Citigroup Global Markets Inc.），地址：1155 Long Island Avenue, Edgewood, NY 11717，電話：1-800-831-9146，J.P.摩根證券有限責任公司（J.P. Morgan Securities LLC），地址：1155 Long Island Avenue, Edgewood, NY 11717，或者郵件：prospectus-eq_fi@jpmchase.com和postsalemanualrequests@broadridge.com，或者瑞穗證券美國有限責任公司（Mizuho Securities USA LLC），注意事項：U.S. ECM Desk, 1271 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10020，電話：（212）205-7602，電子郵件：US-ECM@mizuhogroup.com要求，這些承銷商將安排給您發送初步說明書補充和隨附的說明書。

 

關於慧與科技

慧與科技（NYSE：HPE）是全球邊緣到雲端的公司，幫助組織從他們的所有數據中獲得價值，無論在哪裡。慧與科技建立在重新想像未來和創新以推進人們生活和工作方式方面的數十年基礎上，以服務的形式提供獨特、開放和智能的技術解決方案。慧與科技提供的服務涵蓋雲服務、計算、高性能計算和人工智能、智能邊緣、軟體和儲存，為所有雲和邊緣提供一致的體驗，幫助客戶開發新的業務模式，以新的方式參與，並提高運營績效。

前瞻性陳述

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.

媒體聯繫人:

Laura Keller

laura.keller@hpe.com

投資人聯絡:

Paul Glaser

investor.relations@hpe.com