Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company
3000 Hanover Street
Palo Alto, California 94304
(650) 687-5817
November 21, 2016
VIA EDGAR
Securities and Exchange Commission
100 F Street, NE
Washington, DC 20549
| Re: | Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company |
| Registration Statement on Form S-4 (File No. 333-214570) |
Ladies and Gentlemen:
This letter is sent on behalf of Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company (the “Company”) in connection with the above-referenced Registration Statement on Form S-4 (the “Registration Statement”) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) by the Company pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”). Pursuant to Rule 461 promulgated under the Securities Act, the Company hereby respectfully requests that the effective time of the Registration Statement be accelerated to the earlier of 10:00 a.m., Eastern Time, on November 23, 2016 or as soon thereafter as practicable.
The Company hereby acknowledges that:
| • | should the Commission or the staff, acting pursuant to delegated authority, declare the Registration Statement effective, it does not foreclose the Commission from taking any action with respect to the Registration Statement; |
| • | the action of the Commission or the staff, acting pursuant to delegated authority, in declaring the Registration Statement effective, does not relieve the Company from its full responsibility for the adequacy and accuracy of the disclosure in the Registration Statement; and |
| • | the Company may not assert staff comments and the declaration of effectiveness as a defense in any proceeding initiated by the Commission or any person under the federal securities laws of the United States. |
[Signature page follows]
| Very truly yours, |
| /s/ Rishi Varma |
| Rishi Varma |
| Senior Vice President, Deputy General |
| Counsel and Assistant Secretary |
| cc: | Andrew L. Fabens, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP |
[SIGNATURE PAGE TO HPE ACCELERATION REQUEST]