SEC Form 4

FORM 4		UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940	OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0287 Estimated average burden hours per response: 0.5
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* Merchant Rahul N (Last) (First) (Middle) 1133 INNOVATION WAY (Street) SUNNYVALE CA 94089 (City) (State) (Zip)	2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol JUNIPER NETWORKS INC [ JNPR ]	5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) X Director 10% Owner Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
	3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 07/02/2025
	4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)	6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) X Form filed by One Reporting Person Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price
Common Stock	07/02/2025		D		76,013	D	(1)	0	D
Common Stock	07/02/2025		D		12,511	D	(1)	0	I	By Trust(2)

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
RSU Award	$0	07/02/2025		D			6,840	(3)	(4)	Common Stock	6,840	(3)	0	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. Pursuant to an Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of January 9, 2024 (the "Merger Agreement"), entered into by and among Juniper Networks, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Issuer"), Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company, a Delaware corporation ("Parent"), and Jasmine Acquisition Sub, Inc., a Delaware corporation and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Parent ("Merger Sub"), on July 2, 2025, in accordance with the Merger Agreement, Merger Sub merged with and into the Issuer, with the Issuer surviving such merger as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Parent (the "Merger"). In connection with the Merger, each outstanding share of Issuer common stock ("Share") was converted into the right to receive an amount equal to $40.00 per share in cash, without interest (the "Merger Consideration").

2. Shares held by two family trusts for the benefit of Mr. Merchant and his wife. Mr. Merchant serves as the trustee for one trust, and his wife serves as the trustee for the other trust.

3. Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, each Issuer restricted stock unit ("RSU") award outstanding immediately prior to the effective time of the Merger and held by a non-employee member of the Issuer's board of directors was cancelled and converted into the right to receive an amount of cash equal to the product of (A) the number of Shares that were subject to such Issuer RSU award as of immediately prior to the effective time of the Merger, multiplied by (B) the Merger Consideration.

4. Not applicable.

	By: /s/ Colin Lloyd, as attorney-in-fact For: Rahul Merchant	07/02/2025
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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